Overall GiG Score: 0 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 8
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

FAMILIES IN CARE 

Families in Care provides independent Support, Advocacy, Counselling and Mindfulness for birth families involved in Child Protection and Care Proceedings.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 32 years

www.familiesincare.com

yoursupport@familiesincare.com

01912524400

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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
31/03/22£78£82£-5n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/21£88£84£4n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/20£79£82£-3n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19£81£77£4n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/18*£64£64£0£0£0£0n/a015
31/03/17£67£71£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£76£74£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£70£72£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£92£84£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£61£70£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£87£83£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£88£82£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£106£127£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£167£160£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£143£144£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£124£133£-8£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06£143£151£-8£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05*£139£135£5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£97£105£-8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 12 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Tudor Trust£87,500
The Greggs Foundation£55,440
Allen Lane Foundation£8,640
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£1,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Greggs Foundation - North East Core Funding
£55,440 25/11/2022
36
£55,440 over three years (£18,480 per year) towards the salary of an Advocacy Services Manager
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Families in Care
£8,640 04/11/2022
£8,640 single grant towards the salary of a family outreach practitioner at this charity that supports birth parents/families in Newcastle upon Tyne
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Families in Care
£1,500 18/05/2022
Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
Tudor Trust - Grant to Families in Care
£84,000 02/09/2021
36
over three years as continuation funding towards the training officer's salary at an organisation supporting families involved in the care and child protection systems in Newcastle
Tudor Trust - Grant to Families in Care
£2,000 05/02/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to Families in Care (COVID19 Grant)
£1,500 14/04/2020
as emergency funding towards the costs of devices and data to help Families in Care stay in touch with clients during the Coronavirus crisis
Tudor Trust - Grant to Families in Care
£75,000 03/08/2018
36
over three years towards the salary of a training officer at an organisation supporting families whose children are at risk of being taken into care, or are in care, in Newcastle upon Tyne
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Mentoring Mums, peer mentoring for birth mothers
£4,647 26/01/2017
Towards Mentoring Mums, peer mentoring for birth mothers
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Mindful Mums Group
£6,815 29/09/2015
Towards Mindful Mums Group
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Independent Advocacy Service for families involved with Child Protection Services
£10,000 07/05/2015
Towards Independent Advocacy Service for families involved with Child Protection Services
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Families in Care
£20,000 28/06/2012
36
towards three years' running costs of a support service in Tyne & Wear for families involved in care or adoption proceedings
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Families in Care
£20,000 29/03/2012
the salary costs of the CEO
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/01/1992, number: 1007596
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR13: 47 days late, AR09: 41 days late, AR07: 16 days late, AR05: 19 days late,
Main office

Commercial Union House
Pilgrim Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
TYNE AND WEAR
NE1 6QE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE STRESSES EXPERIENCED BY PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO CARE OR WHO ARE AT RISK OF BEING TAKEN INTO CARE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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