Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

HALO CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION 

To promote & protect physical & mental health of children & young adults living in Greater London, who have experienced the loss of a familty member or someone close to them byproviding & assisting in the provision of services related to bereavement care such as therapeutic play &counselling. To advance the education of the general public in all areas relating to bereavement.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 8 years

www.halochildrensfoundation.org.uk

info@halochildrensfoundation.org.uk

07903 709622

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£202£93£109n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/22£87£66£21n/an/an/an/an/a42
31/03/21£133£82£52n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/03/20£97£79£18n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19£82£51£30n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18*£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£11£4£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 25 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Hillingdon,

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
BBC Children in Need£32,922
City Bridge Trust£10,000
Co-Operative Group£6,469
DCMS£2,700
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Halo Children's Foundation
£1,883 21/10/2023
We would like to run a kids' club at the Halo play cafe to support children with their grief and loss when a loved one sadly dies.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Halo Children's Foundation
£4,586 23/10/2021
We would like to provide bereavement support to children and their families after the death of a loved one.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Halo Children's Foundation
£30,222 30/07/2021
This project will deliver support services for children and young people who have been bereaved in Hillingdon and support them to manage feelings of distress and trauma, share memories and connect ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Halo Children's Foundation
£2,700 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund technology, equipment and resources to support bereaved children and young people who are isolated at home due to Covid-19. Children and young people will be able to ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,700 27/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Halo Children's Foundation
£10,000 15/05/2020
A grant of £10,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
National Lottery Community Fund - Making Memories
£9,500 14/05/2018
12
The funding will provide services for young children that have lost a parent or sibling. The aim of the programme is to help tackle depression and grieving which relates to low self-esteem.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Halo Children's Foundation
£29,722 08/05/2018
36
Group sessions offering support and a range of positive activities for young people who have been bereaved. Children will benefit through improved emotional health, relationships with peers and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/05/2016, number: 1166863
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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; AR18: 1 days late,
Main office

Mailbox 24
Hayes Business Studios
4-5 Damson Drive
Hayes
UB3 3DY

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING IN GREATER LONDON, IN PARTICULAR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF A FAMILY MEMBER OR SOMEONE CLOSE TO THEM BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES RELATED TO BEREAVEMENT CARE SUCH AS THERAPEUTIC PLAY AND COUNSELLING.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO BEREAVEMENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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