Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 4

KENT FAMILY MEDIATION SERVICE

A service for families experiencing distress and dispute as a result of relationship breakdown and/or divorce.

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:

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

Established: 23 years

www.kentfms.co.uk

contact@kentfms.co.uk

01795410457

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	*	£281	£296	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£309	£286	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£305	£293	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£293	£288	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£280	£306	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£284	£283	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17	*	£296	£298	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16		£287	£276	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15		£224	£265	£-41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/14		£282	£313	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13		£462	£457	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/12		£355	£306	£49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/11		£241	£265	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/10		£217	£207	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/09		£240	£224	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/08		£217	£229	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/07		£214	£228	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/06		£223	£229	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05		£192	£217	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04		£195	£195	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

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

Henry Smith Charity	£14,500
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,960
DCMS	£9,025

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Kent Family Mediation Service
£5,000	06/12/2022	towards one year's running costs of an organisation providing support and services to families in Kent experiencing difficulties arising from separation and divorce.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Kent Family Mediation Service
£9,500	08/12/2020 12	towards one year's running costs of a project providing support and services to families in Kent experiencing difficulties arising from separation and divorce.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,025	14/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Parenting After Separation
£9,960	01/08/2019 12	The organisation will use funding to offer parents who are separated the opportunity to attend an information programme to help them work towards a more positive relationship. The project aims reduce ....more The organisation will use funding to offer parents who are separated the opportunity to attend an information programme to help them work towards a more positive relationship. The project aims reduce conflict and improve their relationship for the benefit of their children.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Kent Family Mediation Service
£5,000	07/09/2017 12	towards one year's running costs of a project providing support and services to families in Kent who are experiencing difficulties arising from separation and divorce
National Lottery Community Fund - High Conflict
£9,960	08/02/2017 12	This organisation will use the funding to run sessions for separated parents who are experiencing conflict and help them work towards a more positive relationship for their children. This will ....more This organisation will use the funding to run sessions for separated parents who are experiencing conflict and help them work towards a more positive relationship for their children. This will improve family relationships and reduce the negative impact of conflict.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Kent Family Mediation Service
£10,000	10/03/2016 36	towards one year's running costs of a project in Kent that provides support and services to families experiencing difficulties arising from separation and divorce
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Kent Family Mediation Service
£8,000	11/09/2014	towards one year's running costs of a project that provides support and services to families in Kent experiencing difficulties arising from separation and divorce
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Kent Family Mediation Service
£8,000	14/03/2013	towards one year's running costs of a family mediation and child contact centre in Kent

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-86

ARDEN BHATTACHARYA Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Barrister & Retd Local Govt Of

ANN HARRISON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY CROSS, BEARSTED,

DAVID MICHAEL BATEY (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: District Judge, Other trusteeship: OSPRINGE PARISH ROOM, KENT,

GRAHAM KENNETH JONES Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Lawyer, Other trusteeship: BCNO LIMITED,

GEOFFREY BURR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/07/2001, number: 1087460
Registered at Companies House on 23/03/2001, number: 04186544

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 29 days late, AR17: 2 days late,

Main office

Office 1
2 Conqueror Court
SITTINGBOURNE
Kent
ME10 5BH

Objectives

TO ALLEVIATE HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY THE BREAKING-UP OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY INCLUDING ASSISTING SEPARATING AND/OR DIVORCING COUPLES TO RESOLVE DISPUTES, AND REACH AGREED DECISIONS ON MATTERS ARISING FROM FAMILY STRESS, ESPECIALLY MATTERS INVOLVING CHILDREN.THE CHARITY IS ALSO ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST THE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTE WITHIN FAMILIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF KENT

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