Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 1

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 0

HAMPSHIRE FOSTERING NETWORK

We support Hampshire's fostering families and their Looked After Children (LAC). Our current activities this year include:Monthly newsletter, Closed Facebook support group, annual conference, training days/conferences, training courses for the children, AQA Life Skills courses, Social events for the children & much more. This helps build resilience, help placement stability & carer retention.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 9 years

www.hfnyourvoice.org

treasurer@hfnyourvoice.uk

01264355418

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	£4	£3	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22	£11	£13	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21	£1	£1	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	£11	£9	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19	£13	£15	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/18	£21	£14	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£10	£9	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/16	£2	£4	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
Recreation

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Hampshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - HAMPSHIRE FOSTERING NETWORK core costs.
£1,995	02/12/2022	The funding will be used for a foster carers' network in Hampshire. This will enable them to arrange and access support and activities.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Hampshire Fostering Network
£10,000	14/03/2018 24	towards two years' running costs of a charity in Hampshire that provides help and support to care leavers and their carers
National Lottery Community Fund - AQA Life Skills
£2,616	21/06/2017 12	This project will deliver cookery sessions to young people in foster care, providing an opportunity for participants to obtain an accredited qualification in cooking and hygiene and improve their ....more This project will deliver cookery sessions to young people in foster care, providing an opportunity for participants to obtain an accredited qualification in cooking and hygiene and improve their skills.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

LUCINDA JANE MASON (Chair) Appointed: 2020

MR BOB CADDY Appointed: 2014

STEVEN FURMEDGE Appointed: 2016

STEPHEN WARWICK BOND Appointed: 2022

SUSAN CATHERINE WILLIAMSON Appointed: 2019

TRACEY BOURKE Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/03/2015, number: 1161000

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

11 Bishops Way
ANDOVER
Hampshire
SP10 3EH

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF “CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER” AND TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH OF FOSTER CARERS AND THE CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE WITHIN HAMPSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A. PROMOTING THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY FOSTER CARE FOR CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN'S SERVICES DEPARTMENT (“THE DEPARTMENT”), AND TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT IN THE PRACTICE AND PROMOTION OF ANTI-DISCRIMINATION, ANTI-RACISM AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES. B. SUPPORTING THE DEPARTMENT IN THEIR RECRUITMENT OF SUITABLE PERSONS TO BECOME FOSTER CARERS: AND C. SUPPORTING FOSTER CARERS THEMSELVES AND PROMOTING AND PROTECTING THEIR INTERESTS.

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