Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

    DSDFAMILIES 

    The purpose of dsdfamilies is to promote good health and social inclusion of children with DSD (Differences of Sex Development) and to relieve the needs of children with DSD (and their families), through opportunities for greater engagement in activities, provision of educational resources and promotion of understanding and positive attitudes.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

    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
    04/04/22£16£16£0n/an/an/an/an/a4
    04/04/21£19£16£2n/an/an/an/an/a10
    04/04/20£15£13£2n/an/an/an/an/a10
    04/04/19£4£24£-19n/an/an/an/an/a10
    04/04/18*£38£17£21£0£0£0n/a05
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 8 years

    www.dsdfamilies.org

    info@dsdfamilies.org

    07855719968

    Charity Commission for England and WalesX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Social & legal advocacy
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Defined Groups
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 4 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
    Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - dsdfamilies - 16/08/21
    £1,000 07/09/2021
    Rebuilding Resilience - Peer Support and Outreach Programme
    The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to dsdfamilies
    £1,000 26/05/2021
    Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
    National Lottery Community Fund - Outreach to parents/carers of children with a Difference in Sex Develo
    £9,075 21/06/2017
    12
    The funding will be used by a charity based in Bristol, working with people in Manchester and Camden. The project aims to support parents and carers of children with a difference of sex development ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (6)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/10/2016, number: 1169896
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR18: 219 days late,
    Main office

    61 DUBLIN STREET
    EDINBURGH
    EH3 6NL

    Objectives

    TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AND SOCIAL INCLUSION, OF CHILDREN WITH DSD (DIFFERENCES OFSEX DEVELOPMENT), AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DSD AND THEIRFAMILIES, IN PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(I) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH DSD TO ENGAGE INACTIVITIES WHICH PROMOTE SKILL DEVELOPMENT, MENTAL AND PHYSICALWELLBEING AND PARTICIPATION IN THE LOCAL AND WIDER COMMUNITY.(II) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FAMILIES SUPPORTING CHILDREN TO MEET FORSOCIAL SUPPORT AND SHARING OF IDEAS AND RESOURCES(III) ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, EQUIPMENT ANDFACILITIES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES(IV) PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS DSD WITHINTHE WIDER COMMUNITY.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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