Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 13

THEFDF

TheFDF provides a range of services and activities, which includes impartial, confidential, information, advice, advocacy, guidance, comfort, support and practical help to all people who have a physical and / or sensory impairment, Our aim is to overcome all social welfare and social inclusion barriers and enable everyone, as far as possible, to live an equal, inclusive and independent life.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/03/23	£62	£63	£-1	n/a
?30/03/22	£51	£67	£-16	n/a
30/03/21	£114	£51	£63	n/a
30/03/20	£45	£73	£-29	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years
(8 years as a company)

http://www.thefdf.org.uk/

Info@thefdf.org.uk

01352756618

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Disability Action - NET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
£10,560	01/11/2020	The project will enable continuation of responding to increasing referrals from family, health professionals, social worker, housing officer etc
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 De-escalation returning to normality
£29,500	04/06/2020 10	The FDF Centre for Independent Living will work with parents of disabled children and disabled adults in Flintshire Wrexham and Denbighshire who are worried about the return to the community after isolation. They will work with volunteers to support ....more The FDF Centre for Independent Living will work with parents of disabled children and disabled adults in Flintshire Wrexham and Denbighshire who are worried about the return to the community after isolation. They will work with volunteers to support those struggling with life changing experiences to rebuild their lives and reduce mental health issues. Bydd Canolfan Byw'n Annibynnol FDF yn gweithio gyda rhieni plant anabl ac oedolion anabl yn Sir y Fflint Wrecsam a Sir Ddinbych sy'n poeni am ddychwelyd i'r gymuned ar ôl ynysu. Byddant yn gweithio gyda gwirfoddolwyr i gefnogi'r rhai sy'n cael trafferth gyda phrofiadau newid bywyd i ailadeiladu eu bywydau a lleihau materion iechyd meddwl.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 19-80

ALLEN BEWLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Management Consultant

ELISABETH IVY COPELAND Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Business Support Administrator

JANET UNDERWOOD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: University Tutor

JENNIFER ANN WARD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Administrator

PATRICIA MARY ROBERTS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Programme Director

PHILIP PENK Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Retired

THOMAS JANET Appointed: 2016

VICTORIA APRIL ROSKAMS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/12/2018, number: 1181139
Registered at Companies House on 28/06/2016, number: 10255734

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

TheFDF
OLD TOWN HALL
EARL ROAD
MOLD
CH7 1AB

Objectives

A) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL AND/OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS LIVING IN WALES IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION IN ACCESSIBLE FORMATS AND AN ADVICE SERVICE TO ASSIST THEM IN THEIR FURTHER INTEGRATION IN SOCIETY; ANDB) TO EDUCATE THE WIDER PUBLIC BY RAISING AWARENESS IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL AND/OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS; ANDC) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND/OR SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; ANDD) TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, GUIDANCE, COMFORT, SUPPORT, AND PRACTICAL HELP TO ALL DISABLED AND DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE.

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