Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +1

THE NATIONAL FLOOD FORUM 

Rapid deployment of post recovery advice to flooding communities, individuals and businessesA designated help line that provides support, empathy and a listening earHelp and advice to resolve issues regarding restoration of property, insurance etc.A website containing a wealth of detailed informationAdvice on flood resilience and resistanceProactively helping to form action groups
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 16 years
(22 years as a company)

www.nationalfloodforum.org.uk

info@floodforum.org.uk

01299403055

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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£771£540£231£25£430£4299.513960
31/03/22£419£360£59n/an/an/an/an/a900
31/03/21£295£306£-11n/an/an/an/an/a700
31/03/20£419£387£32n/an/an/an/an/a800
31/03/19£379£412£-33n/an/an/an/an/a200
31/03/18£378£369£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£424£469£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£402£473£-70£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£480£416£64£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£432£352£80£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£281£303£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£276£275£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£372£280£92£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£203£203£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£134£128£6£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 9.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 13 employees
  • 960 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Corvedale Catchment Flood Group
£9,570 31/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to establish a flood action group to address the impact of flooding on the local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - COMMUNITY FLOOD RESILIENCE
£7,607 08/11/2017
12
The project will deliver workshops for members of Flood Action Groups along the River Irwell covering ‘taking control of flood issues’, ‘supporting communities to prepare for flooding’ and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 43-74
  • LYNNE JONES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Bed And Breakfast Owner
  • PETER BIDE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/11/2007, number: 1121642
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/01/2002, number: 04349401
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

National Flood Forum
PO Box 7643
BEWDLEY
Worcestershire
DY12 9BL

Objectives

3.1 THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR WHERE LIFE AND PROPERTY IS AFFECTED BY OR AT RISK OF BEING AFFECTED BY FLOODING ON A SIGNIFICANT SCALE BY:3.1.1 WORKING EITHER ALONE OR WITH BUSINESSES OR OTHER STRATEGIC ORGANISATIONS, WHETHER PRIVATE, VOLUNTARY, PUBLIC OR STATUTORY, TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FLOODING, TO MINIMISE THE MATERIAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY AND THE SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF FLOODING AND TO ASSIST IN RECOVERY FROM THE EFFECTS OF FLOODING3.1.2 PROVIDING, OR ASSISTING WITH, PROMOTING OR IMPROVING ACCESS TO EDUCATION OR TRAINING WITH A VIEW TO REDUCING THE RISK OF FLOODING, MINIMISING THE MATERIAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY AND THE SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF FLOODING AND TO ASSIST IN RECOVERY FROM THE EFFECTS OF FLOODING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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