Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 1

BOSOM FAMILY SUPPORT

The charity was set up to support individuals with a cancer diagnosis, and to support their families. Funds are raised to support individuals holistically after a cancer diagnosis, supporting their emotional as well as physical well being, and surrounded that individuals who understand.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/12/22		£32	£46	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	46
31/12/21		£41	£44	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/20		£49	£40	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/19?	*	£21	£19	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
01/05/18		£4	£4	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/05/17		£5	£4	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

https://www.bosomfamilysupport.com/

joanne@hopehousebfs.org

07861460754

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
46 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
Lincolnshire Community Foundation	£10,000
Virgin Money Foundation	£500
Masonic Trust	£500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Bosom Family Support
£500	17/11/2022	Grant to contribute to core costs.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500	18/01/2022	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	11/08/2020	"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."
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Bosom Family Support Scunthorpe Covid Project
£5,000	25/04/2020	Food for people suffering with cancer
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Bosom Family Support Scunthorpe Covid Project
£5,000	25/04/2020	Food for people suffering with cancer

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

KERRY BARNBY Appointed: 2020

TRACEY BROWN Appointed: 2020

DIANE STACKHOUSE Appointed: 2019

IAN SOWERBY Appointed: 2015

JANE ASHLEY Appointed: 2015

JANE WALLS Appointed: 2015

LOUISE WARD Appointed: 2015

NICOLA GLOVER Appointed: 2020

SHARON PURKINS Appointed: 2019

JOANNE SOWERBY (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: YADDLETHORPE PRE - SCHOOL,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/09/2016, number: 1169020

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR19: 13 days late,

Main office

Hope House
18 Cambridge Avenue
SCUNTHORPE
DN16 3LG

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS OF THE FAMILIES AFFECTED A CANCER DIAGNOSIS BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING COUNSELLING AND SIMILAR SUPPORT, NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES

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