Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

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:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

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: 19 years

www.abcfund.org

info@abcfund.org

07702809276

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£22	£19	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/22		£14	£11	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/21		£19	£9	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/20		£26	£30	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/19		£22	£19	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/18		£20	£15	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£17	£20	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£5	£13	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£17	£10	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£20	£14	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£17	£18	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£12	£9	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£7	£11	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£18	£13	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£12	£10	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£10	£9	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£3	£4	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£6	£5	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

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 works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 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

Co-Operative Group	£20,535
National Lottery Community Fund	£7,406
Sussex Community Foundation	£5,750

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.
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.
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.
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, Other trusteeship: BRIGHTON FIVE DEANS U3A,

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

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses 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

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