Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 20

FAMILIES NEED FATHERS BOTH PARENTS MATTER CYMRU

For the relief of parents and their children and other close family members living in Wales and suffering from the consequences of divorce or separation by providing advice, assistance and other support and, in so doing, helping parents stay in touch with their children after divorce or separation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£96	£86	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	48
31/03/22	£79	£69	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/21	£68	£45	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	41
31/03/20	£81	£34	£47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	74
31/03/19	£26	£23	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	227
31/03/18	£35	£25	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£13	£20	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£22	£22	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£51	£51	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£60	£58	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£163	£161	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£38	£42	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£26	£17	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.bpmuk.org

INFO@FNF-BPM.ORG.UK

07967463153

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for families & carers

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout Wales,

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
48 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	£105,384
Tudor Trust	£92,000
CAF	£2,369

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Integrated Engagement with Non-Resident Parents
£95,684	16/06/2021 36	Over three years Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru will use £95684 to increase the number of service users being supported in line with rising demand as well as providing new services ....more Over three years Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru will use £95684 to increase the number of service users being supported in line with rising demand as well as providing new services and activities. These will include suicide prevention social activities and exercise all with the purpose of improving health and wellbeing and forming social connections for a group who are very often isolated as a result of a separation.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru
£2,000	08/01/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Supporting Male Victims of Domestic Abuse
£9,700	08/06/2020 12	Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru will provide support and advice to male victims of domestic abuse across Wales but primarily in Swansea and Neath during and after the COVID-19 ....more Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru will provide support and advice to male victims of domestic abuse across Wales but primarily in Swansea and Neath during and after the COVID-19 lockdown.£9700 will fund staff and volunteers publicity IT and broadband training venue hire and insurance. Bydd Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru yn darparu cefnogaeth a chyngor i ddynion sy'n dioddef cam-drin domestig ledled Cymru ond yn bennaf yn Abertawe a Chastell-nedd yn ystod ac ar ôl cau COVID-19. Bydd £9700 yn ariannu staff a gwirfoddolwyr cyhoeddusrwydd TG a band eang hyfforddiant llogi lleoliadau ac yswiriant.
CAF - Grant to Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru
£2,369	28/05/2020	Grant to Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru to support the organisation through COVID19
Tudor Trust - Grant to Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru
£90,000	08/08/2019 36	over three years towards salary and running costs for a buddy scheme for non-resident parents and grandparents following family separation in Wales
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Male Victims of Domestic Abuse
£9,700	22/02/2019 12	Supporting Male Victims of Domestic Abuse

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-73

NICHOLAS ALAN GRAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Helpline Coordinator

RICHARD ALBERT WILLIAM BRADFORD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Engineer

AMIN KIDDY Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

ANNE O'REGAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired, Voluntary Work For Several Organisations

LYNNE BLORE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

MARK ALLAN ISHERWOOD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Assembly Member, National Assembly For Wales

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/03/2010, number: 1134723
Registered at Companies House on 18/12/2009, number: 07108520

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

FNF BOTH PARENTS MATTER CYMRU
61 COWBRIDGE ROAD EAST
CARDIFF
CF11 9AE

Objectives

1) FOR THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN, PARENTS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS IN WALES SUFFERING FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF DIVORCE OR SEPARATION, BY PROVIDING ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND OTHER SUPPORT, AND IN SO DOING, TO HELP PRESERVE CONTACT BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN AFTER DIVORCE OR SEPARATION.(2) TO FURTHER THE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN IN WALES WHOSE PARENTS HAVE DIVORCED OR SEPARATED, BY ENCOURAGING SHARED PARENTING ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ENABLE SUCH CHILDREN TO HAVE CONTINUING AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOTH PARENTS.(3) TO CONDUCT AND PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO PROBLEMS CONCERNED WITH CHILDREN IN WALES WHO ARE DEPRIVED OF THE PRESENCE OF A PARENT IN THEIR FAMILIES, AND INTO THE PROBLEMS CONCERNED WITH ESTABLISHING GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN CHILDREN AND PARENTS WHO LIVE APART FROM THEM, AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE APPROPRIATE CHANGES IN PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC OPINION.‘IN FURTHERING THESE OBJECTS, WE WILL OBSERVE THE PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD’.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALES

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