Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 1

Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 13

ABOUT WITH FRIENDS

Supporting people with learning disabilities

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 8 years

www.aboutwithfriends.co.uk

info@aboutwithfriends.co.uk

01263515230

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£1,991	£1,913	£79	£7	£809	£800	5	64	12
31/03/22	£1,696	£1,541	£155	£7	£731	£730	5.7	62	4
31/03/21	£1,392	£1,226	£167	£7	£575	£574	5.6	46	0
31/03/20	£1,399	£1,391	£7	£17	£408	£407	3.5	55	15
31/03/19	£1,397	£1,368	£29	£18	£401	£400	3.5	54	15
31/03/18	£1,278	£1,282	£-4	£20	£372	£372	3.5	52	0
31/03/17	£1,510	£1,133	£377	£22	£377	£376	4	42	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Norfolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

64 employees
12 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Workskills Access
£10,000	27/09/2018 12	The organisation will use the funding to purchase new vehicles to provide transport for adults with learning disabilities and mobile issues to work placements and charity events.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

BARBARA LLOYD-SMITH Appointed: 2021

JAMES CLAXTON (Chair) Appointed: 2021

JANET BOWER Appointed: 2023

SUZANNE SAVORY Appointed: 2020

TRACEY EDWARDS Appointed: 2021

TRISTAN JOHNSON Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/10/2015, number: 1164119

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

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
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

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

ABOUT WITH FRIENDS
22D HOLT ROAD
CROMER
NR27 9JW

Objectives

THE PROVISION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF SUPPORTED OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, LIFE AND WORK SKILLS AND SUPPORTED LIVING DEVELOPMENT FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS, KNOWN AS MEMBERS, IN THE NORFOLK AREA, WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR DISABLEMENT DUE TO THEIR LEARNING DISABILITIES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS IN LIFE.

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