Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 16

GLOBAL ACTION ON RELOCATION AND RETURN WITH KIDS

GlobalARRK provides support to 'stuck' families in international child custody crisis. We prevent the root causes of international parental child abduction by providing specialist services: emotional support, information, signposting and peer support. We support stuck families with any secondary problems e.g. domestic abuse, homelessness. We also advocate, raise awareness & promote research.

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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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: 7 years

www.globalarrk.org

office@globalarrk.org

000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

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
05/04/23	£32	£24	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
05/04/22	£23	£12	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
05/04/21	£12	£11	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
04/04/20	£16	£9	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
04/04/19	£2	£2	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
04/04/18	£2	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

Show more rows -->

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£133,024
The Foyle Foundation	£4,000
Allen Lane Foundation	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Pathways to Safety
£103,193	29/09/2023	This funding will be used to continue whilst expanding their support and advocacy services for 600 ‘stuck’ migrant parents and families. The project aims to continue raise awareness of the ....more This funding will be used to continue whilst expanding their support and advocacy services for 600 ‘stuck’ migrant parents and families. The project aims to continue raise awareness of the project and provide the service users with counselling and mental wellbeing support.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£4,000	07/02/2023	towards core costs
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to GlobalARRK
£4,000	11/07/2022	£4,000 single grant to contribute to the salary of the CEO of this national organisation supporting 'stuck parents' in the UK.
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer to Thrive
£9,970	05/11/2021	The funding will be used to provide a new peer mentoring service for parents aiming to support families struggling to cope with increased isolation financial pressures online 'remote' court hearings ....more The funding will be used to provide a new peer mentoring service for parents aiming to support families struggling to cope with increased isolation financial pressures online 'remote' court hearings and domestic abuse which has been magnified by COVID-19.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stuck Parent Support through COVID-19
£10,000	15/05/2020 12	The funding will be used to set up a helpline to support 'Stuck Parents' who are unable to return to their home country with their children after a relationship breakdown who have been further ....more The funding will be used to set up a helpline to support 'Stuck Parents' who are unable to return to their home country with their children after a relationship breakdown who have been further affected by COVID-19. The helpline will be delivered using volunteer support reducing isolation and having early access to a specialist legal advice as well as train up 6 volunteers with lived experience.
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer to Support
£9,861	27/06/2019 12	The funding will be used to recruit a coordinator to manage a team of volunteers who will provide information and peer support to parents unable to lawfully leave the UK. The project aims to improve ....more The funding will be used to recruit a coordinator to manage a team of volunteers who will provide information and peer support to parents unable to lawfully leave the UK. The project aims to improve efficiency of the organisation and reduce waiting lists.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR ISABEL RUTH LAMONT Appointed: 2021

DR LAURA KEANE Appointed: 2023

DUNCAN MILLARD Appointed: 2021

LISA JANE BURDEN BRAIN Appointed: 2023

SOPHIA LOPEZ KHAN Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/11/2016, number: 1170455

Gift Aid

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

GlobalARRK
Unit 1.04, Newark Works
2 Foundry Way
South Quays
Bath
BA2 3DZ

Objectives

To relieve the needs of children and families at risk of, or undergoing, international custody and residence conflict including international parental child abduction, by:• Educating families and the public, raising awareness of the risks of relocating abroad and the possible legal implications for families• Supporting children and parents in need who are ‘stuck’* in a foreign country• Advocating for the rights and best interests of children and parents who are ‘stuck’* abroad• Providing families with information and signposting to mediation, counselling and other support services• Encouraging and undertaking research and study into such issues and publicising the useful results*The term ‘Stuck’ means: unable to lawfully return to live in the country they consider ‘home’ with their children after an international residence / custody dispute with the other parent

Data Sources