Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 9

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 14

FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY WINCHESTER LIMITED

We offer support and guidance to vulnerable parents and children in the Winchester district to improve parenting skills and relations between parents and children. We hold regular meetings for parents with young children under 5 and provide support and guidance in the home to parents with children between 5-13 years old.

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
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
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

Established: 13 years

www.fotfwinchester.org

contactus@fotfwinchester.org

01962 864466

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
31/03/23	£118	£106	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	38
31/03/22	£75	£82	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/21	£88	£70	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/20	£83	£71	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/19	£62	£78	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/03/18	£80	£76	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£78	£73	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£68	£73	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£84	£59	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£51	£44	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£41	£40	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£21	£17	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Hampshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
38 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

Henry Smith Charity	£222,000
DCMS	£9,250
National Lottery Community Fund	£6,780
Woodward Charitable Trust	£1,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Friends of the Family Winchester Ltd
£117,000	06/12/2022 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of project providing a befriending service for children and their families in Winchester, Hampshire.
National Lottery Community Fund - 5s to 13s Befriending Service
£6,780	29/09/2022	The funding will be used to provide a befriending service for children and young people living with disadvantaged and challenging home lives. The project aims to develop healthier relationships ....more The funding will be used to provide a befriending service for children and young people living with disadvantaged and challenging home lives. The project aims to develop healthier relationships positive futures and better wellbeing.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£1,500	11/11/2021	Core costs
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,250	10/08/2020	"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 "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."
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Friends of the Family Winchester Ltd
£105,000	11/09/2019 36	towards three years' project costs of a befriending service for children aged 5 to 13 years old from disadvantaged families in Winchester
National Lottery Community Fund - Friends of the Family - 5 - 13s
£165,524	04/02/2014 60	This project aims to support vulnerable families with children aged five to 13 by means of a volunteer befriender scheme. Volunteers are trained to work with parents and children who are struggling ....more This project aims to support vulnerable families with children aged five to 13 by means of a volunteer befriender scheme. Volunteers are trained to work with parents and children who are struggling to cope with severe challenges. The emphasis is on helping families to prevent a problem reaching crisis point, which is the stage where statutory agencies can step in. Mainly volunteers visit families in their homes, but they also might help a child with reading, swimming or simply spend time talking to them.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Friends of the Family (Winchester)
£3,000	05/12/2012	towards one year's running costs of a befriending project for young people in Hampshire

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-70

CATHRYN PERRIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant

CHRISTOPHER JOHN BALE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Charity Director, Other trusteeship: READ EASY UK,

CLAUDIA MAY DICKENS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Technical Advisor

EDWARD MARRIOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Organisational Consultant And Psychotherapist

NICOLA JANE BENNETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

REBECCA LOCKWOOD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Communications Consultant

SARAH COOTES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Teacher

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/08/2011, number: 1143462
Registered at Companies House on 24/03/2011, number: 07577875

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

27/02/2012 - Asset transfer in from FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY (WINCHESTER)
08/04/2024 - Asset transfer in from KINGS WORTHY PRE-SCHOOL

Policies in force

Complaints handling
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from KINGS WORTHY PRE-SCHOOL on 08/04/2024

Main office

16 Colebrook Street
Winchester
SO23 9LH

Objectives

TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICE IN THE WINCHESTER DISTRICT TO VULNERABLE PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN, THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP ACTIVITIES, DEVELOPING THEIR PARENTING SKILLS AND THEIR RELATIONS WITH THEIR CHILDREN.

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