Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

    COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALE 

    This is a grant making charity, you can view its grants here
    Raising and distributing funds to support local community activity, through grant-making, and thereby improving the quality of life for the people of Calderdale
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition
    Established: 33 years

    www.cffc.co.uk

    enquiries@cffc.co.uk

    01422349700

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    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 Volun-
    teers
    30/06/22£3,058£2,647£411£60£14,066£5392.492
    30/06/21£1,610£1,739£-129£49£14,690£5183.690
    30/06/20£1,780£1,861£-81£73£12,869£4002.690
    30/06/19£1,557£1,762£-205£211£12,402£3362.3130
    30/06/18£1,137£1,478£-341£187£11,746£3482.8130
    30/06/17£1,097£1,825£-728£185£11,790£2851.9130
    30/06/16£3,772£2,071£1,701£96£11,452£4142.4130
    30/06/15£663£706£-43£131£9,798£5148.770
    30/06/14£801£833£-31£145£9,680£4937.170
    30/06/13£1,382£1,068£314£134£9,473£3934.480
    30/06/12£1,121£961£160£147£8,149£3754.760
    30/06/11£1,361£701£660£131£7,972£3866.680
    30/06/10£2,303£1,855£449£91£6,702£2971.980
    30/06/09£1,250£1,076£175£112£5,690£2833.280
    30/06/08£843£1,276£-433£148£6,016£3993.790
    30/06/07£3,597£3,082£515£148£6,976£4971.9130
    30/06/06£3,920£2,611£1,309£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/05£2,097£1,978£120£0£0£0n/a00
    30/06/04£1,602£1,893£-291£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 1%
    Liabilities/Income: 6%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 4%
    Reserves/Spending: 2.4 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
    Quick Ratio: 4.7
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • General Charitable Purposes
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    Where it operates
    • Calderdale,
    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 works here?
    • 9 employees
    • 2 volunteers

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Yorkshire Communities
    £80,000 18/06/2020
    6
    The funding will provide increased support and social capacity to voluntary organisations working in communities affected by the flooding in North Yorkshire and Humber in November 2019. The aim is to ....more
    Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - CIARA&DENNIS FEB20 - CHARITYMATCHFUNDING
    £250,000 01/04/2020
    Charity Match funding in response to Flooding from storms Ciarra & Dennis
    Power to Change - Community Foundation for Calderdale
    £10,000 01/12/2016
    2
    Funding to increase the opportunities to reduce poverty and equality through community business, accelerating the growth of community business and demonstrating the conditions required for community ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (11)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 10/11 persons

    Age Range of Trustees: 50-78
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/04/1991, number: 1002722
    • Registered at Companies House on 08/04/1991, number: 02599428
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; all on time
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from BOOTHTOWN PARTNERSHIP on 29/10/2019
    • Asset transfer in from HALIFAX TRADESMEN'S BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION on 31/03/2020
    • Asset transfer in from MARY LAW FOR POOR WIDOWS on 16/02/2021
    • Asset transfer in from EDWARD NAVEY on 03/02/2022
    Main office

    1855 Building
    Discovery Road
    HALIFAX
    HX1 2NG

    Objectives

    FOR THE SUPPORT OR PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION (INCLUDING TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT OR WORK), THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION OR ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF CALDERDALE AND ITS IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE WHICH ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

    Defined Area of Benefit:

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    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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