Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIMITED 

WE PROVIDE CHILD AND FAMILY FOCUSSED SERVICES INCLUDING: CHILDCARE, EARLY EDUCATION, OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CLUBS, TRAINING, CHILDREN'S CENTRE SERVICES, FAMILY SUPPORT, VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES, FAMILY FINANCIAL ADVICE AND RELIEF FROM FOOD POVERTY.
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
Established: 18 years
(21 years as a company)

http://www.children-families.org

info@children-families.org

01795667070

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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£2,465£2,173£292£0£2,523£2,07811.577166
31/03/22£2,219£1,948£271£0£2,231£1,90011.781188
31/03/21£2,515£1,792£722£0£1,960£1,66811.267140
31/03/20£1,902£1,707£196£0£1,238£1,140880140
31/03/19£1,642£1,512£130£0£1,043£9577.674113
31/03/18£1,340£1,340£0£0£913£8888730
31/03/17£1,437£1,368£69£0£913£8827.7810
31/03/16£1,489£1,471£18£0£844£8166.7800
31/03/15£1,766£1,300£466£20£826£7637550
31/03/14£1,375£1,245£130£17£359£3253.1510
31/03/13£1,131£1,229£-97£17£230£1961.9580
31/03/12£1,122£1,216£-94£16£327£3063520
31/03/11?*£916£883£32£44£421£4125.6370
31/12/09£688£699£-11£29£388£3736.4270
31/12/08£731£653£78£30£399£3867.1260
31/12/07*£730£634£96£26£321£3216.1270

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 11.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 7.7
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 77 employees
  • 166 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£389,649
DCMS£77,521
Masonic Trust£1,500
Co-Operative Group£997
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Seashells Making Waves (Youth Service)
£9,960 04/08/2023
The funding will be used to provide additional activities and support to engage with vulnerable young people living in Sheerness Kent. The project aims to provide a safe place and a listening ear to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Enabling Better Opportunities
£9,800 28/04/2023
The funding will be used to improve the facilities at a community youth building where children and families with complex needs are supported. This project aims to improve a community space increase ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Making A Difference For Families
£349,889 14/03/2022
The group will use funding to continue its Making Difference for Families project which supports disadvantaged families on the Isle of Sheppey in Swale. The Making a Difference for Families project ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Enhancing Safety
£10,000 04/02/2022
The funding will be used to replace the security system and car park surface for a children and family centre in an area of Kent. The project aims to improve the security and accessibility of the ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,500 30/11/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Family Food Bank
£997 23/10/2021
We would like to provide food supplies for those in need of basic essentials to feed their family. We supplement these with fresh fruit, vegetables and meat from Fareshare.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£77,521 23/07/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - IT Project
£10,000 20/06/2019
12
The project will use funding to updates its IT data collection and storage systems.
National Lottery Community Fund - Seashells - You Make The Difference
£399,108 31/10/2018
36
This organisation will use the funding to continue providing a range of different services to families with a particular focus on the early years age group. Services include family support, family ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Children & Families Ltd
£29,870 08/05/2018
36
This project will provide sensory play sessions for children and young people affected by local deprivation and special educational needs. The sessions will support emotional wellbeing, provide a ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Seashells Building Project
£10,000 30/08/2017
12
The funding will be used to carry out building works including work to the windows and doors, heating system and the building exterior. This will regenerate the building so the organisation can ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Woodgrove Family Training Centre - Crèche Provision
£10,000 28/09/2016
12
The centre will purchase items including toys and furniture for a free crèche facility at a new site where they will run a range of courses for families. This will remove the childcare barrier ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Seashells learning environment for young children
£10,000 01/07/2015
12
The funding will be used to purchase new play equipment for this centre for children and families. This will improve the facilities for a growing number of service users, and provide play and ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Children & Families Ltd
£86,700 05/12/2012
36
towards three years salary of a Project Worker to develop a Family Foodbank in a disadvantaged area of Kent
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-73
  • LAUREN RABBATTS (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Further Education Development Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/07/2006, number: 1115459
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/12/2002, number: 04615904
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR11: 2 days late, AR07: 75 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from UNITED CHARITIES on 04/01/2024
Main office

Children & Families Ltd
Seashells Childrens Centre
Rose Street
SHEERNESS
ME12 1AW

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF CHILDCARE AND PARENTING TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN CAN:I) BE HEALTHYII) STAY SAFEIII) ENJOY AND ACHIEVEIV) MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONV) ACHIEVE ECONOMIC WELL-BEINGTO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF KENT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETYTO PROMOTE GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF KENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND TO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ITS RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES; AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE LIFE OF THEIR COMMUNITY IN WAYS WHICH ADDRESS AND ALLEVIATE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE.THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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