Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -2

SIBLINGSTOGETHER

- running creative and nurturing residential camps/retreats/activities for siblings in care to help strengthen their relationships with each other- provide training for those working with children in Care/Care leavers regarding sibling relationships and how best to support them- promoting the importance of strong bonds and sibling relationships in policy discussions.-empowerment projects.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 14 years

www.siblingstogether.co.uk

admin@siblingstogether.co.uk

07899892745

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/05/23		£41	£86	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/05/22		£100	£85	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/05/21	*	£66	£122	£-56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/05/20		£181	£179	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	170
31/05/19?		£292	£236	£57	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	140
30/11/17		£226	£190	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/16	*	£179	£242	£-63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/15		£256	£245	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/14	*	£191	£181	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/13		£150	£146	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/12		£136	£88	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/11		£63	£48	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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

BBC Children in Need	£29,958
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
United Saviours Charity	£4,990

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£10,000	21/10/2022	Core Funding Appeal
United Saviours Charity - Monthly Activity Days
£4,990	10/01/2020 11	Monthly Activity Days over a period of 1 year for siblings that have been separated by the care system.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to SiblingsTogether
£29,958	21/05/2019 36	This project will fund a residential programme for siblings that are separated and living in the care system. They will strengthen their sibling relationship, be more adventurous, and feel more ....more This project will fund a residential programme for siblings that are separated and living in the care system. They will strengthen their sibling relationship, be more adventurous, and feel more secure in themselves.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	13/06/2018	Main Grants award
National Lottery Community Fund - Monthly Activity days
£10,000	18/05/2018 12	The charity will run monthly activity days for separated young siblings living in care. This will provide participation in engaging activities and build positive family relationships.
Joseph Rank Trust - Siblings Together
£30,000	27/07/2017 36	To fund the running costs of the charity
Dulverton Trust - Residential Summer Camps
£64,400	08/06/2016	Residential Summer Camps
Dulverton Trust - residential summer camps
£28,284	11/06/2014	residential summer camps
Tudor Trust - Grant to Siblings Together
£54,000	20/12/2013 24	over two years as continuation funding towards a siblings befriending pilot project providing support to maintain sibling relationships for children and young people in care, operating across a ....more over two years as continuation funding towards a siblings befriending pilot project providing support to maintain sibling relationships for children and young people in care, operating across a number of local authority areas
National Lottery Community Fund - Monthly Activity Day for Siblings Seperated in Care
£10,000	16/05/2013 12	This is a project by a charity in Southwark. The group will use the funding to deliver creative activity days for separated young siblings. This will enable beneficiaries to participate in engaging ....more This is a project by a charity in Southwark. The group will use the funding to deliver creative activity days for separated young siblings. This will enable beneficiaries to participate in engaging activities together to build positive family relationships and reduce feelings of isolation.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Siblings Together
£66,505	30/11/2011	Towards the new siblings mentoring project to facilitate strong relationships between siblings in care, complementing existing services which often focus exclusively on individual children.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

DR CLARE MARSHALL-HARDY Appointed: 2022

JANE JONES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee

LUKE JOLYON MAXWELL BLAIR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Vice President

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/08/2010, number: 1137278
Registered at Companies House on 17/03/2009, number: 06848897

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
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

12 returns made; AR21: 29 days late, AR16: 45 days late, AR14: 7 days late,

Main office

320 SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD
LONDON
SE16 2HA

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WHO ARE IN SIBLING GROUPS ACROSS THE UK WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY SEPARATION WITHIN THE CARE SYSTEM, KINSHIP CARE AND ADOPTION BY:THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, RECREATION AND JOINT ACTIVITIES FOR THESE SIBLING GROUPS TO TAKE PART IN TOGETHER, INCLUDING SUPPORTING SUCH CHILDREN THROUGH MENTORING;UNDERTAKING ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE SIBLING CONTACT FOR LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN INCLUDING CARRYING OUT, COLLATING AND DISSEMINATING RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF THE CARE SYSTEM, KINSHIP CARE AND ADOPTION ON SIBLING GROUPS

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UK

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