Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 7

THREE SPIRES FAMILY SUPPORT TRUST

To practically support vulnerable families in Coventry, helping them to build relationships & networks though the provision of a Christian city centre parenting support project called Coffee Tots. We provide a safe space within a cafe setting for parents with young children with activities for children & training in life skills for parents as well as practical help & support and a listening ear.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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
31/12/22	£199	£193	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	37
31/12/21	£171	£148	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/20	£170	£155	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/12/19	£184	£180	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	55
31/12/18	£187	£183	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	70
31/12/17	£194	£177	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£155	£159	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£104	£121	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£125	£110	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£94	£92	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£81	£76	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£37	£56	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.coffeetotscoventry.co.uk

COFFEETOTS@GOOGLEMAIL.COM

07403226211

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for families & carers

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Coventry City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
37 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

Tudor Trust	£77,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£71,600
BBC Children in Need	£45,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,999
The Bishop Radford Trust	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Tudor Trust - Grant to Three Spires Family Support Trust
£75,000	22/04/2020 36	over three years as continuation funding towards the core costs of a parenting support charity in Coventry
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Three Spires Family Support Trust
£45,000	28/11/2023	This project provides play sessions in an early years café, to help build the bond between parent and child through modelling play. Children will experience more stability in their lives through ....more This project provides play sessions in an early years café, to help build the bond between parent and child through modelling play. Children will experience more stability in their lives through social and emotional connection.
National Lottery Community Fund - Coffee Tots Connects
£9,999	28/10/2022	The funding will be used to deliver drop-in 1-1 and advice support informal parenting sessions and the continuation of Baby Talk sessions. The project aims to enable parents a dedicated time to ....more The funding will be used to deliver drop-in 1-1 and advice support informal parenting sessions and the continuation of Baby Talk sessions. The project aims to enable parents a dedicated time to connect form friendships reduce their sense of isolation and improve wellbeing.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Three Spires Family Support Trust
£71,600	27/10/2022	50% of project costs over 3-years for a First 1000 Days parenting course at a family support charity in Coventry.
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Three Spires Family Support Trust
£2,000	29/07/2022	Support for Bridge programme which includes an art group, creative and music group, positive voices which have been developed to help support parents who are struggling with mental health, hardship ....more Support for Bridge programme which includes an art group, creative and music group, positive voices which have been developed to help support parents who are struggling with mental health, hardship and / or crisis.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Three Spires Family Support Trust
£2,000	03/02/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Three Spires Family Support Trust
£29,106	13/11/2017 36	This project is a baby massage course for children living in a deprived area of Birmingham. The project aims to encourage better relationships with paents and carers, enable children to have fun and ....more This project is a baby massage course for children living in a deprived area of Birmingham. The project aims to encourage better relationships with paents and carers, enable children to have fun and increase physical activity.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Coffee Tots
£5,000	05/10/2017 12	Grant to Three Spires Family Support
Tudor Trust - Grant to Three Spires Family Support Trust
£75,000	27/01/2017 36	over three years towards salary costs at a charity in Coventry working with parents at risk of isolation
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Three Spires Family Support Trust
£26,800	31/05/2013	Coventry based charity using a coffee shop environment to support isolated and vulnerable parents and children in a creative, learning and play setting. The grant provides training in cooking, IT and ....more Coventry based charity using a coffee shop environment to support isolated and vulnerable parents and children in a creative, learning and play setting. The grant provides training in cooking, IT and money management, to build skills and independence

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-77

JEAN HOWARD Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

JANE HALLIDAY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

JAMES KEVIN MCCABE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Businessman

JAYNE DAVIES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Administrator

NAOMI GREW Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Administrator

SARAH JANE OCKENDEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Teacher

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/09/2010, number: 1137825
Registered at Companies House on 06/01/2010, number: 07118015

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

Three Spires Family Support Trust (Coffee Tot
The Wave Waterpark
New Union Street
Coventry
CV1 2PS

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF PARENTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF A DROP IN CENTRE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED. RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PARENTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE PROVISION OF PARENTING SKILLS, RELATIONSHIPS, CHILDCARE AND MONEY MANAGEMENT..

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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