Overall GiG Score: -26 ?
Finance Score: -18
Governance Score: -10
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2

RIGHT FROM THE START PARENTING PROGRAMME 

Right from the Start supports families with varied needs. We are based in a Community Hub in Bargoed High Street and provide a service throughout Caerphilly Borough. We aim to safeguard, protect and preserve the good health, both mental and physical, of families with children aged 0-25 years, preventing cruelty or maltreatment and to relieve sickness, poverty and need among families.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 28 years

www.rfts.org.uk

01443879426

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant

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
31/03/19*£194£211£-17n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/18£255£241£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£232£233£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£218£222£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£230£243£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£298£291£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£306£297£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£293£337£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£338£348£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£327£325£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£347£325£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£299£271£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£231£217£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£242£246£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£249£255£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£248£237£11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 8 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Caerphilly,

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
Tudor Trust - Grant to Right from the Start
£21,000 18/01/2018
12
towards refurbishment and equipment at a community hub supporting families in Bargoed, South Wales
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Right from the Start
£15,000 24/10/2017
12
Costs of establishing a new office, drop-in centre, charity shop and cafe in a central location and developing a support package for new volunteers to include a fixed term volunteer development ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/06/1996, number: 1056113
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR19: 25 days late, AR11: 3 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from BARGOED AND RHYMNEY VALLEY EDUCATIONAL SETTLEMENT on 17/04/2023
Main office

Unit B
31-33 High Street
BARGOED
CF818RB

Objectives

TO SAFEGUARD PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF CHILDREN TO PREVENT CRUELTY OR MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN TO RELIEVE SICKNESS POVERTY AND NEED AMONGST CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BETTER STANDARDS OF CHILD CARE

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE THE RHYMNEY VALLEY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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