Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 5
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

FAMILIES FIRST BEDFORDSHIRE

Our objective is to offer preventative measures to combat difficulties for families under stress, to prevent family crisis & breakdown. We also offer crisis work & support. A wide variety of services enable adults and children to achieve their potential and enhance their life skills. We co-ordinate local Children's Centres and provide childcare for children aged 0-5 in our 3 community nurseries.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£619£644£-25£0£0£0n/a420
31/03/20£1,293£1,334£-40£0£221£2001.86015
31/03/19£1,109£1,121£-11£0£261£2112.3488
31/03/18£903£954£-51£0£319£2443.1420
31/03/17£880£811£69£0£369£2874.2350
31/03/16£915£820£94£6£300£2483.6420
31/03/15£778£807£-29£0£206£480.7450
31/03/14£754£773£-19£0£234£600.9440
31/03/13*£634£613£21£0£253£741.5370
31/03/12£664£550£113£0£232£801.8340
31/03/11£497£453£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£491£453£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£491£453£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£458£442£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£383£412£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£369£299£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 20 years

www.familiesfirstbedfordshire.org.uk

admin@familiesfirstbedfordshire.org.uk

01234341977

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Harpur Trust - Grant to Early Childhood Partnership
£87,000 07/03/2023
24
Therapeutic Service for Children and Young People
National Lottery Community Fund - Horizons Project
£499,202 29/08/2019
36
Horizons Project
BBC Children in Need - Grant to FAMILIES FIRST BEDFORDSHIRE
£119,533 28/02/2019
36
This project will provide therapy for children aged 3-14 years in Bedfordshire who have experienced domestic violence. With the support provided the children will have improved attainment levels in their education & improved emotional well-being.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Families First Bedfordshire
£4,255 19/11/2018
We want to take families who have been affected by domestic abuse on day trips during the school holidays throughout 2018.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - iRest Yoga - Wellbeing for Women
£4,850 13/06/2017
11
Grant to Families First Bedfordshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Horizons
£491,793 13/07/2016
36
A new project which will help 330 families break the negative cycle of the Toxic Trio: domestic abuse, substance misuse and mental illness through a six month programme of support. It will help mothers develop stronger bonds with their children to ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Goldington Family Centre
£30,000 29/06/2011
the salary and on costs of the Key Learning Co-ordinator, administration and supervision costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 68-80
  • CHRISTINE COLE (Chair), Occupation: Retired
  • MARTYN HALLETT, Occupation: Church Minister
  • RICHARD HOPKIN, Occupation: Retired Teacher
  • SUE ALLEN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/02/2005, number: 1108055
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/04/2004, number: 05115062
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR22: 54 days late, AR13: 1 days late,
Main office

GOLDINGTON FAMILY CENTRE
28-30 MEADWAY
BEDFORD
MK41 9HU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE LIVING IN BEDFORDSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING:(I) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS(II) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH(III) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC(IV) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE.(V) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS HAVING NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF AGE, YOUTH, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, POVERTY AND SOCIAL ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BEDFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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