Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 16

KIDS MATTER

Our vision is for every child in need to be raised in a strong family. We reduce the impact of poverty on children through community-based programmes. We engage local churches to equip parents and carers facing disadvantages with confidence, competence, and community, enabling their children to thrive.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£580	£620	£-41	£59	£393	£379	7.3	17	50
31/12/22	£453	£539	£-86	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£621	£390	£231	£3	£520	£414	12.8	11	103
31/12/20	£325	£290	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£217	£183	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£194	£111	£84	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£127	£79	£48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£126	£34	£92	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 7.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: INF

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 9 years

http://kidsmatter.org.uk/

info@kidsmatter.org.uk

03030401068

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

Garfield Weston Foundation	£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,342
Wates Foundation	£7,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	21/10/2022	Kids Matter: Every Child Raised in a Strong Family
National Lottery Community Fund - Kids Matter - Parenting Support Programme
£9,342	23/09/2022	This project will support children living in poverty by helping local UK churches to empower parents facing disadvantage with the competence confidence and community needed to enable their children to thrive. The funding will support core running ....more This project will support children living in poverty by helping local UK churches to empower parents facing disadvantage with the competence confidence and community needed to enable their children to thrive. The funding will support core running costs and Kids Matter programmes in Greater London. The project will offer long term emotional and practical support and breaking the cycle of social exclusion.
Wates Foundation - Babies Matter Programme - RWF May 2022
£7,000	19/05/2022	Towards costs to further develop a new programme, "Babies Matter". This includes an extra staff member (0.2 FTE) to oversee Babies Matter?s development, including programme material, referral pathway and training.
Joseph Rank Trust - Kids Matter
£45,000	22/10/2018 36	To fund the running costs of the charity

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

ALEXANDRA STEWART (Chair) Appointed: 2018

DR YAEL GARDNER Appointed: 2015

JULIA ELIZABETH GRANT Appointed: 2023

JOANNE WATLING Appointed: 2023

PETER BACON Appointed: 2022

REV EDWARD DIX Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders

VICTORIA JANE NEAL Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/09/2015, number: 1163617

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

Kids Matter
Rutland House
23-25 Friar Lane
Leicester
LE1 5QQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PARENTS AND CARERS OF CHILDREN OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AND SECONDARY SCHOOL AGE, INCLUDING BY:(A) TRAINING INDIVIDUALS TO RUN PARENTING COURSES FOR THE PARENTS AND CARERS OF CHILDREN, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON COMMUNITIES WITH HIGHER LEVELS OF DEPRIVATION AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN;(B) DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING TRAINING MATERIALS; AND(C) PROVIDING ONGOING SUPPORT TO PARENTS AND CARERS,THUS EQUIPPING PARENTS AND CARERS TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH CHILDREN CAN FLOURISH, REDUCING NEGATIVE PARENTING PATTERNS, AND IMPROVING THE WELLBEING OF FAMILIES AND THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN.

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