Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -9

Support Score: 1

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Very static board: -5
All female board: -3

Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -8

ASHLEY'S BIRTHDAY BANK

Providing for families in poverty,domestic violence, human trafficking, neglect, abuse etc with food, toys, birthday & Christmas gifts, clothing, furniture, toiletries, household items, white goods etc. Our referrals come from Social Workers, Police Liaison Officers, the local Refuges, Pastoral Care Workers etc. We run it in our spare time so every penny/item donated goes to the families in need

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Why is the Board completely female?
Why is the Board composition very static?

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/24	£44	£29	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23	£23	£22	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£19	£25	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£20	£32	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?	£34	£42	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/18	£70	£29	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/17?	£14	£11	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	£13	£8	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.ashleysbirthdaybank.com

ASHLEYSBIRTHDAYBANK@GMAIL.COM

07864840443

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Ashley's Birthday Bank
£2,000	18/05/2023 12	Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ashley's Birthday Bank
£2,009	22/10/2022	We want to ensure every child referred to us, as they are sleeping on the floor, is provided with a new bed for their comfort, safety and wellbeing.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ashley's Birthday Bank
£3,939	23/10/2021	We would like to provide shopping essentials to families in poverty, including fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, meat, toiletries and cleaning products.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ashley's Birthday Bank
£4,779	15/11/2019	We want to provide a week's worth of food shopping for 75 underprivileged families in our local area.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ashley's Birthday Bank
£3,056	29/11/2017	We want to continue helping local underprivileged families with gifts, crisis packs, food and household items etc.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANNALISA CARNEY Appointed: 2015

DANIELLE TURNER Appointed: 2016

LYNN HEWITT Appointed: 2015

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/04/2015, number: 1161258

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

17c Willow Way
Christchurch
BH23 1JJ

Objectives

THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN DORSET AND SURROUNDING AREAS, PRINCIPALLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GIFTS TO CHILDREN IN NEED.

Data Sources

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