Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

OUR FATHER'S HEART

In Uganda we provide financial support to children and young adults to access education, medical provision and in the UK we work to benefit adults with a history of addiction, crime or mental health issues,to provide paid work based opportunities to promote self esteem and self confidence.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?

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
30/04/23£154£95£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/22£61£57£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/21£43£18£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/20£35£26£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/19*£9£1£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/18*£6£1£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

linda@choc-affair.com

07815047920

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Support for addiction & substance abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of York, Uganda,
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
Two Ridings Community Foundation£16,850
The Shears Foundation£15,500
National Lottery Community Fund£9,570
Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Shears Foundation - Our Father's Heart - Chocolate & Co
£5,500 08/04/2024
12
Chocolate & Co Cafe
The Shears Foundation - Our Father's Heart - Chocolate & Co
£10,000 06/04/2023
Chocolate & Co Cafe
National Lottery Community Fund - Chocolate & Co
£9,570 20/01/2023
The funding will be used to provide paid employment and a programme of support to beneficiaries who face barriers due to a history of addiction or a criminal record in the group’s new café. The aim of the project is to build self-esteem within ....more
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Chocolate & Co
£5,000 19/10/2022
Funding to purchase kitchen equipment to be able to open a community cafe they will be working with individuals with complex needs and helping them to feel connected to the community.
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Chocolate & Co
£2,000 19/07/2022
Funding to provide activities for 3 part time employees, who have previously been affected by homelessness/addiction. This funding will give them a chance to explore their interests and build more positive relationships.
Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust - Chocolate & Co
£5,000 15/02/2022
Funding towards a project helping people with experience of addiction and / or the criminal justice system into employment through working as baristas on a mobile hot drinks unit
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Grant to Our Father's Heart
£9,850 20/10/2021
Funding to support the development of a social enterprise that will build the skills of people who have challenges with addiction and offending.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BRYAN STUART ELDER Appointed: 2022
  • LORENA LOUISE HEALEY Appointed: 2017
  • RACHEL DAWN BELL Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/10/2017, number: 1175341
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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR19: 87 days late, AR18: 213 days late,
Main office

4 Mansfield House
Lowther Street
York
YO31 7NB

Objectives

The objects ('objects') of the cio for the public benefit and in accordance with christian principles are to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health and education (a) of children and young people in uganda by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind in such parts of uganda or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit and (b) of disadvantaged young people, and those who are marginalised, vulnerable and socially disconnected in the united kingdom,to advance in life and relieve needs particularly but not exclusively by the provision of training, resources and mentoring which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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