Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 8

Accounts overdue -5
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 0

FAMILY GROUPS (BEDFORD)

To promote the benefits of positive relationships for women and girls and educate them about the detrimental effects of abusive behaviours in relationships. To advance womens skills, particularly those in need by reasons of social and economic circumstances. To promote and protect health and mental wellbeing. To promote understanding between people of different cultures and promote shared values.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather 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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	*	£160	£166	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£140	£139	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/20		£104	£151	£-47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/19		£122	£139	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18		£137	£130	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	40
31/03/17		£102	£104	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£120	£111	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£123	£109	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£108	£97	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£77	£92	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£63	£92	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£193	£150	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£190	£152	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£149	£133	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£139	£143	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£140	£132	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£160	£138	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£86	£104	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£86	£86	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 29 years

http://www.bedfordwomenscentre.org.uk

admin@bedfordwomenscentre.co.uk

01234316801

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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

Services for females

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'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

Harpur Trust	£170,860
Henry Smith Charity	£90,000
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	£9,979

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 (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-61

HAYLEY GEEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

CHRISTINE MARY JONES Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Health Visitor

CHRISTOPHER DUNCOMBE-COOPER Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Co-Ordinator

VANDA BAILEY (Chair) Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Project Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/03/1995, number: 1045275
Registered at Companies House on 14/07/1994, number: 02948661

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 27 days late, AR11: 113 days late, AR05: 0 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

Raleigh Centre
Ampthill Road
Bedford
MK42 9HE

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

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