Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

BISHOP'S STORTFORD CHILD CONTACT CENTRE

To promote the care and upbringing of children of separated families for the public benefit by providing a safe, friendly and neutral environment for children to spend time with family members they are separated from, and the provision of other ancillary and associated services.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
31/03/24£13£10£2n/a
31/03/23£9£10£0n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

https://bsccc.co.uk/

ADMIN@BSCCC.CO.UK

07766627765

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Bishop's Stortford Child Contact Centre
£2,500 26/01/2023
to help extend a service where children of separated families can spend time with one or both parents and other family members, to cover Uttlesford district

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • HILARY REBECCA LETTIN Appointed: 2021
  • LYNNE ADAMS Appointed: 2023
  • MARK PETER CHIVERTON Appointed: 2023
  • MOIRA MARIS WEIR Appointed: 2023
  • REV JAN HENDRIK BISSCHOFF Appointed: 2022
  • ROGER GEORGE MILLS Appointed: 2022
  • SALLY JOANNE GUBB Appointed: 2022
  • SARAH JEAN FAHY (Chair) Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/03/2022, number: 1198383
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

5 Bridge Street
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
Hertfordshire
CM23 2JU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE CARE AND UPBRINGING OF CHILDREN OF SEPARATED FAMILIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING A SAFE, FRIENDLY AND NEUTRAL ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN TO SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY MEMBERS THEY ARE SEPARATED FROM, AND THE PROVISION OF OTHER ANCILLARY AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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