Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 5

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE FOUNDATION FOR RIBBLE VALLEY FAMILIES

The Foundation will provide packages of therapeutic support to families identified in need of support. The intervention will consist of a joined up approach of ?Mindfulness? with ?Fusion Therapeutic Life Coaching? to promote mental wellbeing and the prevention of mental ill health. It will also deliver universal group sessions to the community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/01/23	*	£58	£42	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/01/22		£58	£42	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/01/21		£69	£50	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/01/20		£77	£71	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/01/19		£44	£61	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/01/18		£30	£30	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/17		£28	£21	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/16		£21	£14	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.frvf.co.uk

connect@frvf.co.uk

07538242314

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Lancashire, North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Focused Mental Health & Wellbeing Support
£154,753	20/10/2021	The Foundation for Ribble Valley Families (FRVF) aims to raise awareness about mental health issues improve access to swift easy and effective mental health support for those who need it and reduce ....more The Foundation for Ribble Valley Families (FRVF) aims to raise awareness about mental health issues improve access to swift easy and effective mental health support for those who need it and reduce the stigma around accessing help. Funding will enable the group to expand their mental health and wellbeing provision for families in Ribble Valley (RV). The project will provide a range of activities to support families and children.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,500	10/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Fusion Therapeutic Life-Coaching
£10,000	13/03/2020 12	The organisation will run a 1:1 early intervention programme for local families, with the aim of improving social and emotional well-being.
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving social, emotional and physical wellbeing of disadvantaged fa
£10,000	24/05/2018 12	The organisation will provide six week therapeutic support packages for local families, with the aim of improving social and emotional wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-72

DOROTHY SHEARS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

GILLIAN ANNE DARBYSHIRE Appointed: 2021

DR SUSANNAH OWEN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Gp

GILLIAN HARDING Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

HELEN EVANS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Occupational Therapist

IAN FRANK BROWN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: BUSHELL HOUSE,

LISA MARGARET EDWARDS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: HOMELESS ACTION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/03/2015, number: 1161015
Registered at Companies House on 09/01/2015, number: 09382059

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR23: 145 days late,

Main office

Trinity Community Hub
Wesleyan Row
CLITHEROE
Lancashire
BB7 2JY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF LANCASHIRE AND NORTH YORKSHIRE WITH A FOCUS ON RIBBLE VALLEY FAMILIES BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ?SOCIALLY EXCLUDED? MEANS ? BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY), OR? BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.

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