Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +9
    Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

    FAMILIES UNITED NETWORK 

    F.U.N. provides services and support to disabled children, young adults and their families living in Luton and Bedfordshire. We run a variety of respite and family services and activities across the year for young people living with any type of disability or additional need, and their family carers.
    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 including the Government

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 22 years

    www.familiesunitednetwork.org.uk

    info@familiesunitednetwork.org.uk

    01582 420800

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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
    31/03/23£418£443£-24n/an/an/an/an/a12
    31/03/22£342£405£-64n/an/an/an/an/a10
    31/03/21£484£331£152n/an/an/an/an/a8
    31/03/20£279£320£-41n/an/an/an/an/a10
    31/03/19£279£351£-72n/an/an/an/an/a6
    31/03/18£329£330£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£445£374£71£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£417£326£91£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£304£359£-55£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£214£247£-33£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£125£134£-9£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£73£112£-39£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£229£142£87£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£199£150£49£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£115£73£42£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£74£84£-11£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07£69£63£6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06£67£62£5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£64£54£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£78£57£21£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Recreation
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 12 volunteers

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund£80,000
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation£71,500
    BBC Children in Need£33,000
    Co-Operative Group£20,432
    Three Guineas Trust£17,000
    DCMS£12,550
    Masonic Trust£10,000
    The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£10,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Three Guineas Trust - Holiday Playscheme 2023
    £10,000 16/05/2023
    Holiday Playscheme 2023
    Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
    £10,000 16/02/2023
    Unrestricted core funding for small charities
    National Lottery Community Fund - Social and Learning Opportunities for Disabled Young People
    £60,000 30/09/2022
    This funding will be used to support weekly youth clubs and a programme of Skills Workshops delivered from the project’s fully adapted centre in Luton. Sessions will provide young disabled people ....more
    Three Guineas Trust - Holiday Play Scheme 2022
    £7,000 19/05/2022
    Holiday Play Scheme 2022
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - F.U.N. Holiday Club
    £25,000 18/03/2022
    F.U.N Holiday Club
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - FUN Clubs for disabled young people
    £5,000 18/02/2022
    Youth and Young Adult Clubs and Skills Workshops for disabled young people
    Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Families United Network - 12/01/22
    £1,500 27/01/2022
    Core Funding
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - F.U.N. Parent Carer Support Group
    £3,500 20/01/2022
    Parent support group for those with disabled children.
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Families United Network
    £15,000 25/03/2021
    23
    Social Inclusion, Training and Wellbeing Activities
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Families United Network
    £6,000 17/03/2021
    11
    Respite Club
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Families United Network
    £4,000 17/03/2021
    11
    Respite Club
    National Lottery Community Fund - New skills workshops for disabled young adults in Bedfordshire
    £10,000 28/01/2021
    11
    The funding will be used to deliver skills workshops for young people living with disabilities including budgeting food preparation hygiene employment IT and other life skills. The project aims to ....more
    The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Families United Network
    £10,000 02/12/2020
    12
    Covid additional main grant unrestricted core costs
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Families United Network
    £3,000 09/11/2020
    8
    Young Adult Social Club
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Families United Network
    £9,607 24/10/2020
    We aim to give all young people with special needs and disabilities a safe, non-judgemental environment to learn and experience new things.
    True Colours Trust - Towards the delivery of respite sessions – COVID19 response
    £5,000 06/10/2020
    Towards the delivery of respite sessions – COVID19 response
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £9,550 10/08/2020
    "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
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Families United Network
    £3,000 17/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 - Grant for online support and activity packs for disabled young people in areas of local deprivation who are isolated and lacking in support due to Covid 19. Activities will provide fun and ....more
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £3,000 27/05/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Families United Network
    £10,000 18/02/2020
    11
    Junior Saturday Respite Club
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Families United Network
    £10,825 15/11/2019
    We want to run respite clubs for children and young people with profound and complex needs.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Clubs for disabled young adults
    £10,000 22/08/2019
    12
    Youth Clubs for disabled young adults
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Families United Network
    £30,000 21/05/2019
    36
    This project is a weekly youth club providing activities for 90 disabled 10-18 year olds. The project will reduce young people's social isolation whilst improving their confidence and communication ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Families United Network
    £105,000 28/02/2019
    36
    This project will provide Saturday and holiday clubs for profoundly disabled children aged 9-18 in Luton and Bedfordshire. Each child has 1-2-1 support, the children are able to develop friendships, ....more
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Families United Network
    £7,500 12/12/2018
    11
    Youth and Young Adult Clubs for disabled young people in Luton and Bedfordshire
    National Lottery Community Fund - Performance equipment for the disabled
    £5,915 24/05/2018
    12
    The project will run new sessions for children and adults with disabilities and their families which will help provide respite.
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Weekly Youth Clubs for disabled young people aged 10-18
    £7,500 26/03/2018
    11
    Grant to Families United Network
    Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Trips and outings for disabled children and young people in Bedfordshire
    £3,000 07/12/2017
    11
    Grant to Families United Network
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Families United Network (FUN)
    £8,424 29/11/2017
    We want to provide a range of trips and outings for profoundly disabled young people aged 10-18 attending our Saturday Respite Club.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Families United Network
    £8,122 04/08/2017
    Equipment & resources for our Holiday Club help disabled young people & their families to feel less isolated, socialise & support each other
    The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Families United Network
    £40,000 21/07/2017
    Main Grant unrestricted core costs
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
    £20,000 26/06/2017
    Activity Clubs and Opportunity Play Sessions for disabled children aged 0-18 and their families.
    National Lottery Community Fund - A new minibus to transport disabled children and young people on trips
    £10,000 10/08/2016
    12
    The organisation will use the funding to purchase a new minibus to transport disabled children, young people and their families on regular trips and outings. This will provide a valuable transport ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/03/2002, number: 1091474
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment 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
    • 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
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    BRITANNIA TRADING ESTATE
    UNIT 5
    LEAGRAVE ROAD
    LUTON
    BEDFORDSHIRE
    LU3 1RJ

    Objectives

    THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE:- THE RELIEF OF NEED OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISABILITIES IN THE AREA OF LUTON AND SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND ADVICE FOR THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    BEDFORDSHIRE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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