Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 1

BLESSING FAMILY ASSOCIATION

BFA deliver a six-month Befriend project for refugee families from French-speaking communities within Croydon who are isolated, lonely, and stressed to empower them to participate in weekly meetings. They can build knowledge on health issues. We run various sessions of dance, art, music, drama and life skills for young people with the help of volunteers to support young people.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no 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
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

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		£24	£18	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/22		£20	£16	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21		£10	£10	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20	*	£54	£48	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/19		£68	£54	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/18		£10	£9	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£6	£6	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£8	£7	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£10	£8	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£4	£4	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£9	£7	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£10	£9	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£4	£4	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£7	£7	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 17 years

blessingfamilyas@hotmail.co.uk

07944365073

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Croydon,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Blessing Family Association
£3,000	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund healthy eating sessions and healthy meal drops for children and young people from marginalised and low income backgrounds, who are isolated due to Covid-19. The funds ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund healthy eating sessions and healthy meal drops for children and young people from marginalised and low income backgrounds, who are isolated due to Covid-19. The funds will help them to improve their life skills and self-esteem.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000	21/05/2020	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 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 and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Blessing Family Association
£29,000	10/05/2017 36	This project will offer fortnightly music and dance sessions for children and young people marginalised by language barriers, obesity and discrimination. Children will benefit from increased skills, ....more This project will offer fortnightly music and dance sessions for children and young people marginalised by language barriers, obesity and discrimination. Children will benefit from increased skills, improved healthy diet and physical health.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

ELENGE MOBALI Appointed: 2021

PROSPER TEKABADIKADYO KABA

MAMIE MASUNDA Appointed: 2023

MOISE MARCEL AMOUOTO NENGOU Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/04/2007, number: 1118767

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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; AR20: 51 days late,

Main office

17 TORRIDGE ROAD
THORNTON HEATH
CR7 7EZ

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) BEING PARTICULARLY FURTHERED IN THE AREA OF LONDON ARE:1. TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY BY PROVIDING ADVICE ON SEEKING EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, DEBT AND MONEY COUNSELLING AND RELATED FINANCIAL ADVICE;2. TO PROMOTE EDUCATION ON MATTERS THAT AFFECT THE CONGOLESE AND FRENCH SPEAKING FAMILIES OF LONDON;3. TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE CONGOLESE COMMUNITY AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT;4. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONGOLESE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS; AND5. TO GENERALLY RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THE CONGOLESE FRENCH SPEAKING FAMILIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY:A. SHARING SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH CONGOLESE AND FRENCH SPEAKING FAMILIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE EUROPEAN UNION AND AFRICA;B. PROVIDING A RESEARCH AND RESOURCE FORUM FOR CONGOLESE FRENCH SPEAKING FAMILIES, LOCAL GROUPS AND GOVERNMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES;C. TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF CONGOLESE FAMILIES AND REPRESENT THEIR VIEWS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS AND REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE CROYDON

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