Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

READING FAMILIES' FORUM CIO

To enable young people aged 0 to 25 years with disabilities or special educational needs and their families to meet and discuss issues with service providers in Reading Borough Council, and local NHS and voluntary sector. To represent parents' and carers' views to these providers and work to coproduce policy. To promote best practice in these services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

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
31/03/23	£16	£23	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/22	£25	£20	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/21	£13	£12	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/20	£15	£20	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/19	£25	£19	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/18	£15	£22	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£20	£23	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

http://www.readingfamiliesforum.co.uk

info@readingfamiliesforum.co.uk

07516 185380

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Reading,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

KIRA MOLLY REMI LLOYD Appointed: 2023

LYNSEY MCDONALD Appointed: 2017

PAULINE HAMILTON Appointed: 2016

RAMONA GILLIAN ELIZABETH BRIDGMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2016

SERGIO DE GREGORIO Appointed: 2024

DR ALICE ELEANOR CARTER Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: HENLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/04/2016, number: 1166585

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

5 Carisbrooke Close
Caversham
Reading
RG4 6SB

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 0-15 YEARS WITH DISABILTIES AND / OR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND TO ASSIST IN ADVANCING THEM IN LIFE SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE READING BOROUGH COUNCIL AREA BY: • SETTING UP STRUCTURES AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES (SURVEYS, MEETINGS, EVENTS, INFORMATION DAYS) TO FACILITATE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FAMILIES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS; • PROMOTING AND IMPLEMENTING CO-PRODUCTION IN DECISION MAKING AND PLANNING FOR FUTURE SERVICE PROVISION, SO THAT PARENTS AND CARERS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICES;• PROMOTING THE SHARING OF BEST PRACTICE, INFORMED BY STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WITHIN HEALTH, EDUCATION, SOCIAL CARE AND DISABILITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE READING BOROUGH COUNCIL AREA

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