Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 9

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES STAFFORDSHIRE

Children & Families Staffordshire aim to ensure all children and young people are supported to access the opportunities and support they need to be successful during childhood and into adulthood. The service endeavours to be preventative and is provided early in a child's/young person's life, before situations and issues escalate.

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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: 9 years

www.cafstaffordshire.org.uk

INFO@CAFSTAFFORDSHIRE.ORG.UK

01782863762

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£241	£165	£76	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/22	£113	£137	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/03/21	£151	£153	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
31/03/20	£246	£211	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
31/03/19	£224	£220	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	26
31/03/18	£249	£213	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£149	£168	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£245	£129	£116	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£360,512
BBC Children in Need	£14,365
Co-Operative Group	£3,409

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Focus
£360,512	26/05/2022	The funding will be used to continue to allow five staff to deliver bespoke and accredited family support programmes co-produced and evolved with those who use the service and freeing up hitherto ....more The funding will be used to continue to allow five staff to deliver bespoke and accredited family support programmes co-produced and evolved with those who use the service and freeing up hitherto limited capacity to address organisational development. The new project will develop a new advocacy layer that will apply learning from the local Fulfilling Lives partnership identifying and breaking down barriers to accessing services and systems as well as ensuring families are aware of and receiving statutory rights. A variety of media will be produced in relation to advocacy to enable parents to self-advocate and become better informed about their rights and the rights of their children.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to CAFS
£3,409	23/10/2021	We would train and recruit volunteers to deliver high-quality support to families of children with additional needs.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Children and Families Staffordshire
£14,365	30/11/2020	This project will provide family support to young people from a deprived area who have been isolated due to Covid-19. This will improve self-belief, engagement in EET and offer a safe space to access.
National Lottery Community Fund - Parents Together
£60,078	19/02/2019 36	This project will help to reduce isolation amongst local families. The group will work to stop the cycle of intergenerational loneliness, poverty and mental health problems within families by ....more This project will help to reduce isolation amongst local families. The group will work to stop the cycle of intergenerational loneliness, poverty and mental health problems within families by recruiting, training and matching befrienders to families identified as feeling lonely. Volunteers will initially provide a one to one befriending service, focusing on an individual's sense of connection. Parents will then receive support to become a befriender or to develop their own volunteer communities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Time to talk
£9,928	03/08/2018 12	This funding will be used to offer support and additional help to parents and carers of children experiencing a range of learning disabilities. This project aims to create relationships and challenge ....more This funding will be used to offer support and additional help to parents and carers of children experiencing a range of learning disabilities. This project aims to create relationships and challenge isolation.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Children and Families Staffordshire
£3,715	29/11/2017	We need to recruit and train additional volunteers to support children, young people and their parents and carers.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Children and Families Staffordshire
£9,999	10/08/2017 36	This project provides disabled and life-limited children and young people with one-to-one practical and emotional support. The outcomes include increased confidence and improved relationships.
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping Hands Service
£247,714	08/03/2017 36	This project will help parents in Stoke-on-Trent to better support their childrenâ€™s education, health and well-being. Trained volunteers who have experience as parents of issues including ....more This project will help parents in Stoke-on-Trent to better support their childrenâ€™s education, health and well-being. Trained volunteers who have experience as parents of issues including domestic abuse, poverty and bereavement, will provide families with practical help and support in their homes through befriending, mentoring and coaching. Young volunteers will also provide practical and emotional support for children and young people by accompanying them to activities.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Children and Families Staffordshire
£104,332	09/02/2017 36	This project will provide parenting support to families living in a deprived area. Outcomes for the children and young people include improved communication and confidence and a better interaction ....more This project will provide parenting support to families living in a deprived area. Outcomes for the children and young people include improved communication and confidence and a better interaction with primary caregivers.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Children and Families Staffordshire
£25,000	14/10/2015 12	over one year towards the core costs of a new charity working with children and families across Staffordshire

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN Appointed: 2020

MRS KATIE FORREST-HAY Appointed: 2015

PAUL JOHN BEASLEY Appointed: 2019

PETER DARTFORD (Chair) Appointed: 2023

SUSAN TAMS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired State Registered Nurse, Other trusteeship: CROSSROADS CARE STAFFORDSHIRE LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/03/2015, number: 1160984

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

Bridge Centre
Birches Head Road
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST2 8DD

Objectives

A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAVING OF LIVES OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS/CARERS OF CHILDRENB) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR ANY OTHER DISADVANTAGE OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS/CARERS OF CHILDREN

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