Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

FRIENDS AND FAMILIES OF SPECIAL CHILDREN LTD 

This charity was formed to take over the existing charity Friends and Families of Special Children which is an unincorporated oranisation with charity no 1114692. This duly happened with effect from 1/6/2012.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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£241£324£-82n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/22£191£292£-101n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21?£210£119£91n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/20*£255£247£8n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/19£285£227£57n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/05/18£222£189£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/17£152£137£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/16£142£114£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/15£142£110£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/14£74£62£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/13£40£51£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

friendsandfamilies.org.uk

info@friendsandfamilies.org.uk

01752204369

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Plymouth City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 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£255,589
BBC Children in Need£32,082
Devon Community Foundation£28,590
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
True Colours Trust£7,500
DCMS£6,880
Co-Operative Group£3,467
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends and Families
£3,467 21/10/2023
Adventure Club is an opportunity for children with a disability or additional need to access activities and events with their families. It also provides a chance to socialise and have fun.
Devon Community Foundation - Grant to Friends & Families Of Special Children
£4,800 18/07/2023
To replace w worn and tired, well-used item of equipment and to support the post of a Making Sense and Lending Library Co-ordinator for 12 months.
True Colours Trust - Towards the costs of activity days for families with disabled children and young people
£7,500 03/07/2023
Towards the costs of activity days for families with disabled children and young people.
Devon Community Foundation - Putting acccessablity on the map
£2,000 08/03/2023
Cost of Living - Supporting families to access additional resources to alleviate additional pressure of CoL crisis on already stretched finances.
National Lottery Community Fund - Peer 2 Peer - one step closer
£255,589 24/08/2022
The funding will help the project to work systemically as well as at a family and individual level supporting families through transition points to improve the outcomes for children and young people ....more
Devon Community Foundation - Putting acccessablity on the map
£5,000 15/08/2022
Putting acccessablity on the map
Devon Community Foundation - Little Steps Together
£4,996 18/01/2022
Sensory play groups and programme to support parents/carers of young children with SEND.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 11/12/2020
Core funding for services to support families with children with disabilities
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Friends & Families of Special Children Ltd
£32,082 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project will support disabled children and young people and their families through a range of online activities who are isolated due to Covid-19. The activities will help improve their ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,880 07/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Digital Team
£6,800 05/08/2020
2
Grant to Friends & Families Of Special Children
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Virtual Support
£4,994 28/05/2020
7
Grant to Friends & Families Of Special Children
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Adventures
£10,000 20/12/2018
12
The funding will be used to deliver a range of recreational activities for disabled young people. The project aims to improve people's confidence, self-esteem and encourage them to make connections ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends and Families of Special Children Ltd
£7,594 19/11/2018
We want to be able to continue developing activity sessions for disabled children such as bowling, swimming, sno-tubing and surfing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Friends and Families/Better Lives
£482,407 23/08/2017
60
Through an integrated and holistic support service, this group will aim to reduce isolation and financial hardship, develop coping mechanisms and improve physical and mental wellbeing amongst ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Friends & Families of Special Children
£91,053 11/10/2016
36
This project will provide activities, workshops and support groups for young carers and disabled children and young people. By attending the sessions it will give them a chance to socialise with ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Working together for better lives
£232,938 03/09/2013
36
This continuing project in Plymouth provides support to families and carers of children with special needs, enabling them to improve their mental wellbeing, better organise their finances and reduce ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-55
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/03/2011, number: 1140826
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/10/2010, number: 07414172
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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; AR20: 48 days late,
Main office

VIRGINIA HOUSE
PEACOCK LANE
PALACE STREET
BRETONSIDE
PLYMOUTH
PL4 0DQ

Objectives

A TO BRING ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICES FOR BENEFICIARIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS;B TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PERSONAL);C TO PROMOTE A FORUM THAT PROMOTES EMPOWERMENT AND PARTICIPATION FOR SERVICE USERS IN THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND THEIR FAMILIES/CARERS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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