Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

KIDS MATTER

Our vision is for every child in need to be raised in a strong family. We reduce the impact of poverty on children through community-based programmes. We engage local churches to equip parents and carers facing disadvantages with confidence, competence, and community, enabling their children to thrive.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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 was lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 9 years

http://kidsmatter.org.uk/

info@kidsmatter.org.uk

03030401068

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
31/12/22	£453	£539	£-86	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	102
31/12/21	£621	£390	£231	£3	£520	£414	12.8	11	103
31/12/20	£325	£290	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/12/19	£217	£183	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/12/18	£194	£111	£84	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	40
31/12/17	£127	£79	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£126	£34	£92	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
102 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,342
Wates Foundation	£7,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	21/10/2022	Kids Matter: Every Child Raised in a Strong Family
National Lottery Community Fund - Kids Matter - Parenting Support Programme
£9,342	23/09/2022	This project will support children living in poverty by helping local UK churches to empower parents facing disadvantage with the competence confidence and community needed to enable their children ....more This project will support children living in poverty by helping local UK churches to empower parents facing disadvantage with the competence confidence and community needed to enable their children to thrive. The funding will support core running costs and Kids Matter programmes in Greater London. The project will offer long term emotional and practical support and breaking the cycle of social exclusion.
Wates Foundation - Babies Matter Programme - RWF May 2022
£7,000	19/05/2022	Towards costs to further develop a new programme, "Babies Matter". This includes an extra staff member (0.2 FTE) to oversee Babies Matter?s development, including programme material, ....more Towards costs to further develop a new programme, "Babies Matter". This includes an extra staff member (0.2 FTE) to oversee Babies Matter?s development, including programme material, referral pathway and training.
Joseph Rank Trust - Kids Matter
£45,000	22/10/2018 36	To fund the running costs of the charity

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

ALEXANDRA STEWART (Chair) Appointed: 2018

DR YAEL GARDNER Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY WITH SAINT PAUL ONSLOW SQUARE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE SOUTH KENSINGTON,

JULIA ELIZABETH GRANT Appointed: 2023

JOANNE WATLING Appointed: 2023

MATHEW NEVILLE Appointed: 2022

PETER BACON Appointed: 2022

REV EDWARD DIX Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders, Other trusteeships: THE ST LUKE'S MISSION INITIATIVE, THIS IS GROWTH LTD,

VICTORIA JANE NEAL Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/09/2015, number: 1163617

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

Kids Matter
18 Parsons Green
LONDON
SW6 4UH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PARENTS AND CARERS OF CHILDREN OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AND SECONDARY SCHOOL AGE, INCLUDING BY:(A) TRAINING INDIVIDUALS TO RUN PARENTING COURSES FOR THE PARENTS AND CARERS OF CHILDREN, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON COMMUNITIES WITH HIGHER LEVELS OF DEPRIVATION AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN;(B) DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING TRAINING MATERIALS; AND(C) PROVIDING ONGOING SUPPORT TO PARENTS AND CARERS,THUS EQUIPPING PARENTS AND CARERS TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH CHILDREN CAN FLOURISH, REDUCING NEGATIVE PARENTING PATTERNS, AND IMPROVING THE WELLBEING OF FAMILIES AND THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN.

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