Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE FAMILY FORGE

PROVISION OF ESOL, FRIENDSHIP, EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE WITH FAMILIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. PROVISION OF CLASSES FOR FAMILY EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES INCLUDING PARENTING SKILLS, NFP, CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. PROVISION OF FINANCIAL OR PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/10/23		£15	£16	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/10/22		£30	£32	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/10/21		£24	£36	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/10/20		£39	£26	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/10/19		£23	£28	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/10/18	*	£24	£22	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/17		£16	£11	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
24/11/16		£11	£7	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.familyforge.org

info@familyforge.org

01257464813

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for families & carers

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

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

DCMS	£10,000
The Foyle Foundation	£6,000
John Moores Foundation	£4,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£3,000	28/11/2023	towards core costs (over the next 12 months)
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£3,000	30/09/2020	as a general donation for this charity who offer support services and activities for asylum seekers and refugees (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	22/07/2020	"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."
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Family Forge
£4,500	30/03/2020	Towards the From Fear to Confidence Project
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Family Forge
£8,640	01/06/2018	Towards tutor fees
National Lottery Community Fund - Project English
£10,000	09/08/2017 12	The project will provide language courses for refugees who have recently moved to the area to help them develop skills and confidence and access further training and employment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

ENISA HUSO Appointed: 2023

JOCELYN OWENS (Chair) Appointed: 2014

MICHAEL TURNER Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/05/2015, number: 1161900

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
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; AR18: 113 days late,

Main office

4 Cobbs Brow Lane
Newburgh
WIGAN
WN8 7ND

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE FAMILY FORGE ARE:•TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SPECIFIC AREA OF PERSONAL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC IN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, PROVIDING LIFE SKILLS TRAINING FOR FAMILIES, OUT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION CLUBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND SEMINARS, CONFERENCES AND LECTURES.•TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF CHRISTIAN BELIEFS AND PRACTICES.•TO ADVANCE THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCE, AND OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY THE PROVISION OF SELF CATERING, FAMILY HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AND SUCH FINANCIAL AND PRACTICAL HELP AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

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