Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 1

Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 13

INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATED SYSTEMIC THERAPY

Childhood First (previously called the Peper Harow Foundation) provides integrated programmes of care, education and treatment to children and young people who are suffering the consequences of neglect and emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Activities are centered on five residential communities with attached schools and a placement and family support programme.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/03/23	£10,003	£9,831	£173	£205	£11,065	£10,523	12.8	188
31/03/22	£9,590	£9,031	£559	£143	£11,131	£10,600	14.1	174
31/03/21	£9,607	£8,679	£928	£146	£10,446	£9,476	13.1	174
31/03/20	£8,253	£8,314	£-61	£273	£8,965	£8,097	11.7	163
31/03/19	£7,598	£7,333	£265	£210	£9,158	£8,437	13.8	148
31/03/18	£7,693	£8,122	£-428	£394	£8,760	£7,779	11.5	164
31/03/17	£9,530	£8,761	£770	£134	£7,838	£5,339	7.3	194
31/03/16	£8,328	£7,936	£392	£139	£6,853	£4,430	6.7	184
31/03/15	£7,488	£7,444	£44	£182	£6,161	£3,774	6.1	184
31/03/14	£7,731	£7,101	£630	£224	£5,989	£3,637	6.1	169
31/03/13	£7,207	£6,610	£596	£229	£5,527	£3,185	5.8	154
31/03/12	£6,493	£5,981	£512	£267	£4,862	£2,470	5	154
31/03/11	£6,227	£5,169	£1,059	£349	£4,731	£2,427	5.6	143
31/03/10	£6,187	£5,722	£465	£340	£3,137	£921	1.9	147
31/03/09	£6,597	£5,749	£848	£295	£3,463	£724	1.5	157
31/03/08	£6,105	£5,678	£427	£258	£3,400	£724	1.5	157
31/03/07	£5,898	£5,611	£288	£222	£3,711	£1,095	2.3	150
31/03/06	£5,383	£5,659	£-276	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05	£4,907	£5,054	£-147	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04	£4,878	£4,766	£112	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 12.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 41 years

www.childhoodfirst.org.uk

enquiries@childhoodfirst.org.uk

0791557950

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Academic support

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

188 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£93,000	13/04/2018	Transforming Our Gables House Therapeutic Community
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Childhood First
£92,000	08/12/2016	Living room in extended residential house in Kent

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-82

GEORGIA CHATAWAY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Education Consultant

ROSEMARY BODIAM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Therapist

VINOD DIWAKAR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Medic

DR HENRIETTA HUGHES OBE FRCGP (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: THE KING'S SCHOOL OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CANTERBURY,

GEORGE VINEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Investment Manager

JEREMY BRIER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Barrister

PATRICIA PHILLIPS Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Chartered Physiotherapist

SARAH SCARRATT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Trustee

SANJAY SHAH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: VOLUNTARY SECTOR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS FORUM,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/05/1983, number: 286909
Registered at Companies House on 22/03/1983, number: 01708301

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

210 BOROUGH HIGH STREET
LONDON
SE1 1JX

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE CARE, TREATMENTS, AND REHABILITATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO ARE PSYCHOLOGICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED, TO PROMOTE FULLER UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAUSES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL DISTURBANCE AND WAYS IN WHICH THE CAUSES MAY BE REDUCED OR THEIR CONSEQUENCES AMELIORATED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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