Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION

    CFEF provides practical and emotional support to children and families each year through our diverse range of services across London. Our Services includes : Afterschool and holiday club, Parenting program, Outreach, advocacy, advice and support to asylum seekers and other undocumented migrants, who would otherwise be unable to access such representation due to their limited financial resources.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

    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 £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    01/01/24£22£19£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/01/23*£22£21£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/01/22£20£16£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/01/21£17£15£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/01/20£26£19£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/01/19*£21£15£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    01/01/18*£11£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 8 years

    cfef2@yahoo.com

    07388406924

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Recreation
    GiG Classification
    • Other welfare services
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • 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
    National Lottery Community Fund£9,766
    DCMS£9,476
    London Borough of Southwark£5,000
    United Saviours Charity£3,918
    The Childhood Trust£3,420
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £9,476 15/09/2020
    "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Holiday Club Activities
    £3,420 03/07/2020
    Summer is the perfect time to encourage children’s creativity. We are applying for a grant to deliver holiday club activities for about 20-35 children and young people living in Camberwell Green Estate, who are at risk of antisocial behaviour ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - CHILDREN & FAMILY EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION LTD
    £9,766 22/04/2020
    6
    The funding will be used to provide vital essentials for vulnerable members of the community. The project aims to equip people with the basic items they need to survive during the coronavirus crisis.
    United Saviours Charity - COVID-19
    £3,918 08/04/2020
    2
    We are seeking fund to help people facing hardship (Hard to reach) in this current virus disease to enable them to survive. Our target audience includes single parents, children and young pe older people and those living in poverty who cannot afford ....more
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Children & Families Empowerment Foundation
    £5,000 01/04/2020
    COVID-19 community grants wave 1 grant from the Finance & Governance department
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Children an Family Empowerment Foundation
    £19,198 21/05/2019
    24
    This project delivers supplementary education and development activities for children and young people living in Southwark.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Refugee women's Parenting Skills
    £8,905 06/07/2018
    12
    The funding will be used to deliver parenting support workshops and one to one advice sessions to women from the refugee community. The project aims to encourage better parenting skills, improving confidence, behaviours and chances in life for ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (3)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • ORITESHOLAYE AMIWERO Appointed: 2020
    • TOBI FALODI (Chair) Appointed: 2017
    • TOLULOPE ENOCH Appointed: 2022
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/02/2017, number: 1171571
    Gift Aid
    • NOT 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 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
    7 returns made; AR23: 118 days late, AR19: 38 days late, AR18: 4 days late,
    Main office

    54
    Camberwell Rd
    London
    SE5 0EW

    Objectives

    1)TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 9-19 YEARS LIVING IN SOUTHWARK AND SURROUNDING BOROUGHS, BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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