Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 7

LEWISHAM PARENT AND CARER'S FORUM

Lewisham Parent and Carer's Forum is represented by a group of parent carers who have a child or young person with a disability or additional need, living in the borough of Lewisham.We encourage parents and carers to participate and engage to get the best services for their children, working with the local authority, education, health and social care, support groups and universal services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity and another benefit
There are only 4 trustees
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

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		£49	£52	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22		£52	£48	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21	*	£42	£47	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20		£46	£32	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19		£27	£27	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18		£34	£33	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£29	£32	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£33	£33	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£33	£33	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.lewishamparentcarer.org.uk

INFO@LEWISHAMPARENTCARER.ORG.UK

07534568020

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for families & carers

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Lewisham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
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

City Bridge Trust	£75,125
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Department for Work and Pensions	£6,425

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Lewisham Parent and Carer's Forum
£31,500	26/01/2023 24	£31,500 over two further and final years (£16,500, £15,000) towards two part-time (6.5 hours and 7 hours per week) Specialist Development Workers, as well as associated project and management ....more £31,500 over two further and final years (£16,500, £15,000) towards two part-time (6.5 hours and 7 hours per week) Specialist Development Workers, as well as associated project and management costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cost of Living Support for Families
£10,000	02/12/2022	Funding will be used to run a weekly warm hub with meals provided for parents and carers of children with disabilities in the community. This project aims to support those impacted by the ....more Funding will be used to run a weekly warm hub with meals provided for parents and carers of children with disabilities in the community. This project aims to support those impacted by the cost-of-living crisis and ensure those caring for children with disabilities are cared for themselves.
Department for Work and Pensions - LN151
£6,425	01/04/2021	Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is a locally managed budget to supplement existing services and tailor support to the needs of individuals in the local area. The local budget is the responsibility of the ....more Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is a locally managed budget to supplement existing services and tailor support to the needs of individuals in the local area. The local budget is the responsibility of the Service Leader. FSF awards are discretionary and aimed at improving a claimants job prospects, subject to eligibility.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Lewisham Parent and Carer's Forum
£3,125	09/04/2020	A one-off, unrestricted grant of £3,125, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant’
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Lewisham Parent and Carer's Forum
£40,500	12/11/2019 36	£40,500 over three years for the two Specialist Development Workers and running costs for the Butterfly Project.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

NALAN SALIH Appointed: 2014

JULIE TARQUAIR Appointed: 2022

LOUISE ALISON HILL Appointed: 2022

PAULA CAROLYN SNASDELL Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/12/2014, number: 1159533

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR21: 31 days late, AR16: 58 days late, AR15: 451 days late,

Main office

LEEMORE CENTRAL COMMUNITY HUB
BONFIELD ROAD
LEWISHAM
LONDON
SE13 5EU

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR ADDITIONAL NEEDS AND THEIR PARENT AND FAMILIES IN LEWISHAM, LONDON; THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN SHAPING LOCAL SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION INFORMATION AND SUPPORT. IN ADVANCING THESE PURPOSES THE CHARITY SHALL WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM: A. DEVELOP STRATEGY AND REPRESENT FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; B. TO ENSURE PARENT PARTICIPATION TO ENABLE PARENTS TO GET INVOLVED IN SERVICE PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING SO THAT SERVICES MEET THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN; C. PROVIDE A LIAISON POINT FOR STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES; D. RAISE AWARENESS OF ISSUES FACED BY CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES; E. SHARE EXPERIENCES, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS WITH OTHER RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS; AND F. INFORM THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL BREACHES OF CURRENT POLICY REGARDING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

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