Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
All female board: -3
Multiple returns filed late: -3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -4

FRIENDS OF BRAM

*Activities for all children and families in Barrow in Furness - including holiday club for children, opportunities to take part in interesting trips supporting interests, intergenerational activities, sharing of skills and wisdom, seasonal and cultural activities supporting community cohesion.*Growing,cooking and eating activities supporting families in hardship.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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?
Returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 3 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/03/23	*	£289	£280	£9	n/a
31/03/22	*	£232	£238	£-6	n/a
31/03/21	*	£179	£151	£27	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

https://www.friendsofbram.com/

info@friendsofbram.com

07980793407

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

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
Cumbria Community Foundation - Slow cooker project and washing facilities
£10,031	03/02/2023 2	Slow cooker project and washing facilities
Cumbria Community Foundation - Winter Warm Spot
£1,000	01/02/2023 3	Winter Warm Spot
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends of Bram
£1,747	22/10/2022	This project will provide an outdoor learning environment within the grounds of Bram Longstaffe Nursery & Community Hub for use by the whole community. Families, children and adults.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Bram Longstaffe Community Hub
£15,000	28/07/2021	Bram Longstaffe Community Hub
Cumbria Community Foundation - Staff, food, fuel costs
£10,000	06/05/2020 2	Staff, food, fuel costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROL ELIZABETH BUDGE Appointed: 2019

JACQUELINE ANN DRAKE (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

NICOLA KELL Appointed: 2021

WILMA ANNE ANDERSON Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/10/2019, number: 1185901

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
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
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

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR23: 183 days late, AR22: 8 days late, AR21: 112 days late,

Main office

36 THE GILL
ULVERSTON
LA12 7BP

Objectives

(1) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN DURING AND OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND RELIEVE THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY AMONGST RESIDENTS OF BARROW IN FURNESS AND THESURROUNDING AREA.(2) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES PARTICULAR THOSE AIMED AT PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH, RELIEVING POVERTY AND HELPING PEOPLE MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS IN SOCIETY.(3) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BARROW IN FURNESS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OR THE ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES 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.

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