Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS 

We provide a dedicated family service which includes family support, childcare, youth provision and training.We believe our role is to build the foundations of our families futures, we achieve this through delivering:Children servicesFamily support services Volunteering opportunities Community hub for local groups/services can be delivered locally Conference room facilities hire
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 20 years

www.buildingblocksfamilycentre.co.uk

office@buildingblocksfamilycentre.co.uk

01639710076

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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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*£555£607£-52£0£144£851.73321
31/03/22£512£538£-26£0£196£1373.13016
31/03/21£704£488£216£0£240£2215.43121
31/03/20£518£530£-11£0£25£60.13120
31/03/19£496£494£2n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/03/18£336£324£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£283£287£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£240£266£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£251£254£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£241£191£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£191£210£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£210£204£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£204£183£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10?£214£187£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/08£304£290£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/07*£201£180£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/06*£25£19£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/05£3£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 24%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 59%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 7.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Neath Port Talbot,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 33 employees
  • 21 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£116,222
Masonic Trust£59,764
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£49,350
DCMS£19,880
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£59,764 27/01/2023
Talk2gether - an early intervention service for children with speech, language and communication needs who are behind in their development compared to peers.
National Lottery Community Fund - UKP COST OF LIVING - Family Hub
£9,987 17/01/2023
Resolven Building Blocks in Neath Port Talbot will provide practical support and life skills workshops for families experiencing financial difficulties due to the cost-of-living crisis. The £9987 ....more
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£1,950 05/05/2022
Covid response
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Resolven Building Blocks
£49,350 28/04/2022
50% of salary over 3-years for a Parenting Support Worker at a Family Centre in rural South Wales.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Resolven Building Blocks
£1,000 03/12/2021
This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£19,880 02/10/2020
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
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Coronavirus Food 4 All
£6,350 15/04/2020
6
Resolven Building Blocks in Neath will provide a foodbank and deliveries for families affected by food poverty and self-isolation as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. £6350 will fund rent and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Talk it Through
£99,885 20/03/2020
36
Resolven Building Blocks will deliver a mental health service for families with children and young people who have disabilities. They will offer tailored counselling sessions, peer support groups and ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 29/04/2019
Building Blocks Family Centre
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Resolven Building Blocks
£117,491 28/02/2019
36
This project will provide services for children with speech, learning, and communication difficulties. They will improve their communication skills, have better friendships, and have reduced ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Disability & Wellbeing 4 Children
£8,060 20/11/2018
12
Project Summary :_x000D_ Resolven Building Blocks in Neath Port Talbot will use the grant to run workshops for young people and children with disabilities who are experiencing emotional issues, while ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Families Together2
£433,543 29/11/2017
60
Families Together2
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Resolven Building Blocks
£14,200 26/04/2013
The salaries of 2 part-time play workers, including delivery costs. The workers will support children aged 5-14 within the Resolven ward in the Neath valley to develop their social and physical ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Families Together
£171,168 28/11/2012
48
The project, based in Resolven, will employ a Development Officer to support families who live in poverty and experience low income or unemployment. The Development Worker will provide mentoring and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-53
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/12/2003, number: 1101314
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/11/2002, number: 04589051
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
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
  • 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
19 returns made; AR23: 14 days late, AR07: 59 days late, AR06: 424 days late,
Main office

RESOLVEN BUILDING BLOCKS
RESOLVEN ICC
RESOLVEN
NEATH
NEATH PORT TALBOT
SA11 4AB

Objectives

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF DAY CARE, PLAYGROUP SESSIONS AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUBS, OTHER CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE SERVICES WITHIN NEATH PORT TALBOT (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE AREA OF BENEFIT).(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHILD, PLAY CARE AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT INCLUDING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARENTING SKILLS AND OTHER LIFE SKILLS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NEATH PORT TALBOT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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