Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 9

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 3

SIGNAL FAMILY SUPPORT LIMITED

To advance the education and to relieve the needs of children and young people on the autism spectrum and their families and carers resident in the London Borough of Lewisham. Campaigning on issues relating to the needs of our members such as education and social services and maintaining representation on several local forums and working parties.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

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		£60	£73	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/22		£70	£60	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/21		£67	£45	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20		£84	£57	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/19		£52	£60	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18		£64	£47	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£38	£50	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£54	£51	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£46	£41	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£51	£42	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£59	£46	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£9	£25	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

www.signalfamilysupport.org

admin@signalfamilysupport.org

07946632477

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Lewisham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 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

City Bridge Trust	£36,625
National Lottery Community Fund	£34,800
DCMS	£14,050
BBC Children in Need	£2,873

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Signal Family Support Ltd
£20,000	03/08/2022 24	£20,000 over two years (£10,000; £10,000) towards therapeutic counselling sessions for autistic children and young people, and their parents/carers.
National Lottery Community Fund - SIGNAL Teen Club
£34,800	29/03/2021 59	The project is using funding to run a weekly youth group in Lewisham for autistic teenagers from South East London. The project is aimed at autistic teenagers who are beginning to develop ....more The project is using funding to run a weekly youth group in Lewisham for autistic teenagers from South East London. The project is aimed at autistic teenagers who are beginning to develop independence skills and can attend without their parent/carers but find it difficult to access mainstream youth activities and are often isolated and effectively excluded from teen activities in their wider communities. The Teen Club offers autistic teenagers a safe supportive space for them to build relationships and socialise gain skills and have fun.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to SIGNAL Family Support Ltd
£9,600	15/12/2020	0
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£14,050	08/07/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
City Bridge Trust - Grant to SIGNAL Family Support Ltd
£7,025	19/06/2020	£7,025.00 towards three months of costs as outlined in your application.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to SIGNAL Family Support Ltd.
£2,873	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund additional staffing and activity packs for online sessions to support children with autism who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, this will increase social skills, ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund additional staffing and activity packs for online sessions to support children with autism who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, this will increase social skills, improve relationships with friends and increase independence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Autism-friendly Horse Riding Project
£9,900	18/04/2019 12	The project will run horse riding lessons for children living with autism. The aim is to improve social skills and reduce anxiety
BBC Children in Need - Grant to SIGNAL Family Support Ltd.
£60,000	28/02/2019 36	This project will provide trips and outings for young people with autism and their siblings. The trips will increase life skills, increase well-being and improve social skills.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to SIGNAL Family Support Limited
£24,900	28/06/2013	The charity supports children on the autistic spectrum and their families through a range of interactive projects. The funding will allow the facilitation of the projects and activities as well as ....more The charity supports children on the autistic spectrum and their families through a range of interactive projects. The funding will allow the facilitation of the projects and activities as well as help support the volunteers.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-47

TAL JAKUBOWICZOVA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Owner

YOLANDA WELCH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Finance Officer

GABRIELLE NWAORDU Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Neuroscience Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/07/2011, number: 1143147
Registered at Companies House on 16/02/2011, number: 07532242

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
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; AR16: 30 days late, AR13: 48 days late, AR12: 22 days late,

Main office

HATCHAM OAK CHILDREN'S CENTRE
WALLBUTTON ROAD
LONDON
SE4 2NX

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ALLEVIATE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS BY THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUTUAL SUPPORT, ADVICE, INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE AND THROUGH THE PROVISION, OR THE COMMISSIONING OF, FACILITIES, SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES.

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