THIS CHARITY HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTER

Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Removed: -50
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    FAMILY GROUPS (BEDFORD)

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22*£160£166£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£140£139£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20£104£151£-47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/19£122£139£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£137£130£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£102£104£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16£120£111£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£123£109£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£108£97£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£77£92£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12£63£92£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11*£193£150£43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/10£190£152£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/09£149£133£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/08£139£143£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/07£140£132£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/06£160£138£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05*£86£104£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04*£86£86£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 30 years
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    UN SDGs
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    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Practical support, advice & companionship
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Bedford, Central Bedfordshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • 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
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bedford Women's Centre
    £90,000 25/08/2022
    36
    towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing support for women affected by domestic abuse and other issues in Bedfordshire.
    Harpur Trust - Grant to Family Groups
    £148,356 07/12/2021
    Working Towards Wellness (a women's trauma responsive support service)
    Harpur Trust - Family Groups (Bedford Women's Centre)
    £22,504 09/03/2021
    Domestic Abuse Support Worker - covid
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Family Groups Bedford
    £9,979 13/11/2019
    11
    Women's Domestic Abuse Support Service
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Bedford Women's Centre run by Family Groups(Bedford)
    £4,464 23/05/2018
    9
    Community Safety Course

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/03/1995, number: 1045275
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR23: 222 days late, AR22: 27 days late, AR11: 113 days late, AR05: 0 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
    Main office


    Objectives

    1.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF ADULTS, AND CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN NEED BY REASONS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. 2.TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT CULTURES. 3.TO PROMOTE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH. 4.TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF POVERTY.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    BEDFORD

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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