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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

ABC FUND

The relief of poverty, hardship and distress within Sussex among children, young people and their families or carers, particularly those with disabilities or special needs, by such exclusive means as the trustees shall from time to time determine.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£31£29£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£22£19£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£14£11£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£19£9£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£26£30£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£20£15£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£17£20£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£5£13£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£17£10£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£20£14£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£17£18£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£12£9£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£7£11£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£18£13£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£12£10£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£10£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

www.abcfund.org

info@abcfund.org

07702809276

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Co-Operative Group£10,657
National Lottery Community Fund£7,406
Sussex Community Foundation£6,750
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Anne Bickmore Children's Fund
£4,403 21/10/2023
We would like to provide pantomime seats for families to experience live theatre and an opportunity to make memories at Christmas.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to The abc Fund
£750 16/06/2023
Funding was provided towards a a day out on the beach.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to abc Fund
£5,000 17/11/2021
3
Funding was provided towards their Christmas pantomime trip, food hampers and children's gifts.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to abc Fund
£1,000 16/11/2020
11
Funding was provided to purchase tickets for families to enjoy a day out, supporting families from East Brighton.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to ABC Fund
£6,254 24/10/2020
We would like to buy 400 seats for the local pantomime to create a lasting memory for children who live with a disability or disadvantage.
National Lottery Community Fund - ABCFUND
£7,406 29/01/2020
1
The funding will be used to upgrade the IT technology of the organisation.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to ABC Fund
£9,878 15/11/2019
We would like to put smiles on the faces of disadvantaged local children, by taking them to the Eastbourne pantomime with their families.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to the abc Fund
£500 08/02/2019
Funding was provided to support a summer holiday outing for the children from the Whitehawk After School Project.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to abcfund
£11,142 19/11/2018
We want to take 400 children and their carers/families to the pantomime. The pantomime dame is our patron.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to abc Fund
£4,000 20/11/2017
3
ABC fund provides trips and treats for underprivileged children and their families. Funding was provided towards 100 food hampers for families at Christmas time.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to ABC Fund
£5,005 04/08/2017
Helping people from all backgrounds keep their bodies (and minds) fit. Right now, we need help to update our building and equipment.
Sussex Community Foundation - Day trip to Amberley Museum
£500 17/07/2017
ABC fund provides trips and treats for underprivileged children and their families. Funding was provided for a day trip to Amberley Museum for Whitehawk After School Project.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to ABC Fund
£6,000 13/06/2013
towards the cost of a programme of activities for disadvantaged families with disabled children in Sussex
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANNE BICKMORE
  • KEVIN MAYERS Appointed: 2013
  • VALERIE CASWELL Appointed: 2013
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/02/2005, number: 1107960
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR12: 22 days late, AR11: 128 days late, AR09: 8 days late, AR07: 112 days late, AR06: 288 days late,
Main office

120b Phyllis Avenue
Peacehaven
East Sussex
BN10 7RQ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS WITHIN THE UK AMONG CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES OR CARERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH DISABILITIES OF SPECIAL NEEDS BY SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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