Finance Score: -10

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 5

Excess liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -4

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: -1

CHUF

CHUF supports the children and their families who receive treatment at the Children's Heart Unit at the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust and throughout the North of England. We raise funds for large and small pieces of equipment, facilities, aftercare, psychological and family support and research with the aim of improving the lives of child heart patients.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 9 years

www.chuf.org.uk

info@chuf.org.uk

01912813166

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		£621	£559	£61	£148	£923	£921	19.8	6	50
31/03/22		£503	£743	£-240	£127	£901	£877	14.2	4	50
31/03/21		£577	£587	£-11	£68	£1,120	£1,120	22.9	5	0
31/03/20		£612	£941	£-329	£167	£1,025	£1,025	13.1	5	150
31/03/19		£788	£577	£211	£169	£1,410	£1,410	29.3	6	120
31/03/18		£785	£828	£-43	£165	£1,192	£1,186	17.2	5	0
31/03/17		£1,335	£1,040	£295	£432	£1,245	£1,245	14.4	5	0
31/03/16	*	£2,160	£1,211	£950	£244	£950	£950	9.4	3	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 38.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 27.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 54%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 19.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

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

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

6 employees
50 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

The Shears Foundation	£16,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£15,376
DCMS	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Shears Foundation - The Children's Heart Unit Fund
£5,500	22/01/2024	Clinical Specialist Neurodevelopmental Neonatal Physiotherapist
The Shears Foundation - The Children's Heart Unit Fund
£5,500	23/01/2023	Specialist Neonatal Physiotherapist
The Shears Foundation - The Children's Heart Unit Fund
£5,000	22/07/2021	UK's Only Fontan Nurse Specialist
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	06/08/2020	"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."
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Providing breakfast and set limit food 'vouchers' for parents from the hospital canteen for 4 months during the Covid-19 pandemic
£7,688	30/07/2020	Providing breakfast and set limit food 'vouchers' for parents from the hospital canteen for 4 months during the Covid-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - providing breakfast and set limit food 'vouchers' for parents from the hospital canteen for 4 months during the Covid-19 pandemic
£7,688	30/07/2020	providing breakfast and set limit food 'vouchers' for parents from the hospital canteen for 4 months during the Covid-19 pandemic
County Durham Community Foundation - To provide psychological support for children from Teesside
£5,000	15/11/2017	To provide psychological support for children from Teesside who have serious heart conditions.
Masonic Trust - Family and Bereavement Support Worker
£45,000	20/07/2016	Family Support Service to address social and emotional challenges faced by families with children who have end stage heart disease.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ARTHUR CAMPBELL Appointed: 1993

ALEC BERRY Appointed: 2022

AMY BROOK Appointed: 2022

DAVID CROSSLAND Appointed: 2017

DUNCAN REID Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: SAINT JOHN OF GOD HOSPITALLER SERVICES,

IVAN HOLLINGSWORTH (Chair) Appointed: 2012

JOANNE MOORE Appointed: 2009

JANICE LIGHTLEY Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/03/2015, number: 1160831

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR16: 96 days late,

Main office

CHUF
Designworks Business Centre
William Street
Gateshea

Objectives

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO (OBJECTS) ARE: (1) TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PATIENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THEIR FAMILIES SUFFERING FROM CONDITIONS (AS DEFINED IN A-D BELOW), THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE: A. CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE B. HEART DISEASE ACQUIRED DURING CHILDHOOD C. PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ACQUIRED DURING CHILDHOOD D. SOLID ORGAN THORACIC TRANSPLANTATION ACQUIRED DURING CHILDHOOD 3.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC OF THE CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN (1) A-D ABOVE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE SUPPORT OF RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.

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