Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 9

ACTS FAST

We provide emotional and practical support to Parents, Carer's and Family members whose child have been affected by childhood sexual abuse. We liken a disclosure irrespective of age to a "bomb going off the shrapnel hitting everyone around" We help build resilience around the trauma. Accessing our support can be by phone, email, text, face to face support in Bournemouth, Poole and Dorchester.

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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

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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
02/04/23		£143	£91	£52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
02/04/22	*	£108	£105	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
02/04/21		£94	£92	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
02/04/20		£33	£42	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
02/04/19		£67	£55	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/18		£33	£31	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£29	£34	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£16	£5	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£5	£3	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.actsfast.org.uk

support@actsfast.org.uk

01202 797217

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bournemouth, Dorset, Hampshire, Poole,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 volunteers

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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	£367,305
People's Health Trust	£8,936
CAF	£6,708
Dorset Community Foundation	£5,316
Cheshire Community Foundation	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£4,911
Masonic Trust	£1,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Acts Fast
£1,000	30/08/2022	Introducing horticultural elements and nature walks to peer support groups for parents whose lives have been impacted by child sexual abuse
People's Health Trust - Brighter Futures
£8,936	18/07/2022	This two-year project is for parents and carers from families who have been affected by childhood sexual abuse or who are indirect victims of indecent images in East Dorset. It aims to reduce ....more This two-year project is for parents and carers from families who have been affected by childhood sexual abuse or who are indirect victims of indecent images in East Dorset. It aims to reduce isolation, loneliness and social stigma faced by this community. It provides three weekly peer support groups for participants to come together in a social spaces and take part in activities such as crafts, games, coffee and cake.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,500	16/06/2022	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Dorset Community Foundation - Brighter Futures Family Support
£4,316	12/10/2021	Supporting Connection in the Community Groups, which provide a space for families to meet on a weekly basis and receive help and support with parenting skills to support infant development
National Lottery Community Fund - ACTS FAST COVID-19 Service Response
£9,950	04/06/2021	The funding will be used to continue providing trauma informed therapeutic support to families who have been affected by childhood sexual abuse.
National Lottery Community Fund - Acts Fast
£311,935	16/12/2020 47	This project will provide support to the protective parents/carers of sexually abused children with a view to try and reduce the impact of the trauma. The funding will help cover the core costs of ....more This project will provide support to the protective parents/carers of sexually abused children with a view to try and reduce the impact of the trauma. The funding will help cover the core costs of running the service.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Therapeutic Manager Wages
£5,000	04/11/2020	Acts Fast provides emotional support, practical resources and counselling for non-abusive family members of children who have disclosed sexual abuse. Our Therapeutic Manager will assist our CEO to ....more Acts Fast provides emotional support, practical resources and counselling for non-abusive family members of children who have disclosed sexual abuse. Our Therapeutic Manager will assist our CEO to provide essential support, resources and community connections for our clients (currently 83). The funding will be used to contribute towards the wages of our Therapeutic Manager. This means Acts Fast will have greater capacity to help family members facing the devastation that happens when a child discloses sexual abuse.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Acts Fast - Child abuse support
£4,911	24/10/2020	We aim to help parents with the feelings of isolation, shame and guilt they feel, when their child discloses they have been sexually abused.
CAF - Grant to Acts Fast
£6,708	26/05/2020 3	Grant to Acts Fast to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Acts Fast - COVID-19 Response
£45,420	15/05/2020 6	The funding will be used to adapt and extent the project's services during Covid-19 in order to meet an increased demand. The project provides support to the protective parents/carer of sexually ....more The funding will be used to adapt and extent the project's services during Covid-19 in order to meet an increased demand. The project provides support to the protective parents/carer of sexually abused children.
National Lottery Community Fund - Acts Fast Trauma Model
£9,940	08/03/2019 12	The funding will be used to provide families with the practical tools in order to support a child who has experienced abuse, through the development of a trauma model. The project aims to improve ....more The funding will be used to provide families with the practical tools in order to support a child who has experienced abuse, through the development of a trauma model. The project aims to improve wellbeing.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Acts Fast
£6,821	19/11/2018	We want to provide 1 - 1 counselling for parents/carers of sexually abused children for 16 weeks.
National Lottery Community Fund - Acts Further
£9,963	27/09/2017 12	The funding will be used to support parents and carers of children who have been sexually abused. The project aims to provide emotional support and give parents practical advice about how to help ....more The funding will be used to support parents and carers of children who have been sexually abused. The project aims to provide emotional support and give parents practical advice about how to help their child recover and move forward.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

DR CHING-YU HUANG Appointed: 2018

KERENSA BUTCHER Appointed: 2024

JILL SUCKLING Appointed: 2023

JOE WHALEN Appointed: 2024

RACHEL SKINNER Appointed: 2023

SARAH VILE Appointed: 2024

SIMONE ELIZABETH WALLS-MACDONALD (Chair) Appointed: 2015

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/07/2014, number: 1157675

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR22: 81 days late,

Main office

ACTS FAST
Unit 5
Manor Farm Business Centre
Gussage St. Michael
Wimborne
Dorset

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS TO FAMILIES, PARENTS, CARERS AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY SEXUAL ABUSE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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