Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

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Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 8

FAMILY HELP DARLINGTON CIO

7 Trustees oversee the work of Family Help Darlington CIO which provides a holistic package of support including refuge accommodation, Darlington's Women's Refuge, was founded in 1976 (charity reg no 506051) in order to provide safe, temporary accommodation for women and women with children fleeing domestic abuse. There is also a telephone helpline for victims/survivors of domestic abuse.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 including the Government

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: 11 years

www.familyhelp.org.uk

info@familyhelp.org.uk

01325364486

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	£431	£356	£75	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22	£308	£318	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/21	£495	£358	£137	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	£294	£303	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/19	£297	£249	£48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/18	£269	£256	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£246	£223	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£225	£213	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£202	£225	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£209	£215	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Darlington,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£90,000
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government	£59,941
DCMS	£59,941
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£33,000
County Durham Community Foundation	£27,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£11,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,500	13/02/2023	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Family Help Darlington
£1,000	30/11/2022	Grant uplift 'Cost of Living crisis': refurbishment of the playground area for a charity supporting people experiencing domestic and sexual abuse in Durham
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	14/10/2022	Darlington Domestic Abuse Accommodation and Support.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Family Help Darlington
£10,000	17/08/2022	refurbishment of the playground area for a charity supporting people experiencing domestic and sexual abuse in Durham
County Durham Community Foundation - Playground rejuvenation and replacement
£5,000	15/07/2022	To replace outdoor safety flooring and large play equipment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Televisions for client rooms
£5,000	22/04/2022	The funding will be used to purchase new televisions for the groups refuge accommodation. This will improve the facilities for clients who are women and children fleeing domestic abuse and provide ....more The funding will be used to purchase new televisions for the groups refuge accommodation. This will improve the facilities for clients who are women and children fleeing domestic abuse and provide them with access to support and temporary safe accommodation. This aims to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
County Durham Community Foundation - Grant to Family Help Darlington
£7,000	29/03/2022	To support a refugee project.
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£59,941	05/06/2020	Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
DCMS - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£59,941	05/06/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Family Help Darlington CIO
£33,000	21/05/2020 12	One year core funding to support Family Help Darlington CIO to sustain their work to support work addressing Domestic Abuse Complex Social Issue (CSI) during COVID19
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Family Help Darlington CIO
£3,000	19/05/2020 12	Covid Fund Small Grant unrestricted core costs
County Durham Community Foundation - Generating Funding to Support Vulnerable Domestic Abuse Victims
£10,000	15/05/2020	To Support Vulnerable Domestic Abuse Victims.
County Durham Community Foundation - Sustainability and Safer Working for 2020/21
£5,000	12/05/2020	To support Family Help deliver services to clients (resident in refuge and hostel) during CV19
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£60,000	08/05/2019	Service provision and facility enhancement
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Family Help Darlington CIO
£5,282	04/08/2017	Our helpline provides urgent relief and support for victims of domestic abuse - help more local women to break free of abusive relationships
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500	06/06/2017	WCA 2017-2018 Cohort
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Family Help Darlington CIO
£25,000	27/01/2012	the salary costs of the Young Person's Support Worker including NI contribution,supervision and resources (4 part time posts)

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How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/02/2013, number: 1150798

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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

PO BOX 248
DARLINGTON
COUNTY DURHAM
DL1 1WQ

Objectives

(1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE:(A) BY PROVISION OF REFUGE ACCOMMODATION FOR WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN; AND(B) BY PROVISION OF EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT, ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND SUCH OTHER ASSISTANCE AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.(2) NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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