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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

CIANNA'S SMILE

Supporting families affected by Sickle cell in the Thames Valley area and raising awareness of Sickle Cell through our fundraising and awareness events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely 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
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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
05/04/23£151£57£93n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/22£47£5£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/21£1£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/20£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/19£12£1£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/18£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

www.ciannassmile.co.uk

info@ciannassmile.co.uk

07538919357

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Outpatient support services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, Surrey, West Berkshire, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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
BBC Children in Need£31,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£7,000
Postcode Society Trust£5,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£5,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£3,000
Co-Operative Group£2,456
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cianna's Smile
£2,456 21/10/2023
We aim to deliver inclusive social events, activity days out for children and families affected by Sickle Cell, art/music therapy events, wellness boxes, children's book club and a Pen Pal programme.
Postcode Society Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£5,000 03/04/2023
Contribution to staff salary to reduce the marginalisation and exclusion of children and young people with Sickle Cell conditions
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cianna's Smile
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Cianna's Smile
£1,500 29/06/2022
Cianna's Smile is a support and action group for children and families affected by Sickle Cell Disease, based in Reading and working in neighbouring counties. Funding will support an outreach and awareness campaign in Swindon with a view to ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Cianna's Smile
£7,000 06/05/2022
purchase of office equipment and digital equipment for a charity supporting disadvantaged minority communities in Berkshire
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 22/04/2022
Application to the Trustees of the Garfield Weston Foundation for a revenue grant from Cianna’s Smile
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cianna's Smile
£30,500 31/01/2022
This project will provide support and trips to children and young people with Sickle Cell Anaemia across the Thames Valley. Children and young people will increase their confidence, make new friends and understand how to manage their condition ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Sickle Cell support
£10,000 21/01/2022
The funding will be used to continue activities to support families and bring together communities affected my Sickle Cell Disease. The project aims to raise awareness and hold advocacy sessions to share information and develop relationships within ....more
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Cianna's Smile
£3,000 03/11/2021
12
Small Grant unrestricted core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Cianna's Smile
£6,900 14/03/2019
12
The organisation will use funding to deliver a range of activities to support families and bring together communities affected my Sickle Cell Disease. The project aims to raise awareness of the condition, reduce isolation and improve well-being.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ASHLEIGH ALI Appointed: 2022
  • HAYLEY KING (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • MISS M CONNOR Appointed: 2018
  • ROSALIND SLADE Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/05/2017, number: 1173030
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
  • Investment
  • 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
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

10 EATON PLACE
READING
RG1 7LP

Objectives

1. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA IN THE THAMES VALLEY AREA BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, SUPPORT, COMFORT, SERVICES, FACILITIES AND SOCIAL EVENTS 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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