Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

FLOURISHING FAMILIES LEEDS 

We work to bring down the barriers which hinder people from flourishing. Projects include the mentoring of children, family cookery clubs and literacy programmes
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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
31/08/23£977£190£788£14£1,292£231.5760
31/08/22£521£165£357£11£504£100.7760
31/08/21£158£134£24n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/08/20£211£88£123n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/08/19£74£72£1n/an/an/an/an/a38
31/08/18£91£53£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£7£0£6£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 2%
Reserves/Spending: 1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 82 months
Quick Ratio: INF
Asset Split ?
Established: 7 years
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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 7 employees
  • 60 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£372,001
Leeds Community Foundation£67,798
Sir George Martin Trust£9,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - Fun and Food
£2,982 30/10/2023
Grant to Flourishing Families Leeds
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Flourishing Families Leeds
£3,000 15/03/2023
Capital and core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
National Lottery Community Fund - Beyond
£255,841 17/02/2023
This funding will be used to partner with primary schools and social care services to run and deliver nutritional family literature and mentoring based clubs focusing on a fun approach which engages ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Together
£5,000 05/09/2022
Grant to Flourishing Families Leeds
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Flourishing Families Leeds
£3,000 28/02/2022
Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Leeds Community Foundation - Flourishing Futures
£10,000 01/12/2021
The Flourishing Futures Project is a 2-year project to launch our successful in-person Family Literacy clubs, Story Tellers, in East Leeds, allowing children and parents/carers to all develop ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Flourishing Families Leeds
£5,000 04/11/2021
Expanding Horizons takes on significant post-lockdown challenges faced by the poorest in our communities through mentoring for children focused on social and emotional learning and family cookery ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Cooking Together
£9,993 20/08/2021
The funding will be used to deliver cookery art and parenting sessions for parents carers and their children. The project aims to increase the beneficiaries cooking skills nutrition and food ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Flourishing Families Leeds
£30,000 17/03/2021
Grant to Flourishing Families Leeds
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Flourishing Families Leeds
£3,000 07/12/2020
Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Leeds Community Foundation - Covid-19
£10,000 30/04/2020
Grant to Flourishing Families Leeds
Leeds Community Foundation - Bigger Horizons
£4,816 21/02/2020
12
The Bigger Horizons Project builds on the success of our Horizons Project and extends financial literacy mentoring into art clubs, family cookery clubs and an art project as well as tackling ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Altogether Project
£106,167 19/12/2019
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The funding will provide support families who are disengaged from education and learning; at risk of becoming isolated and are experiencing issues with their mental health. The aim is to help to ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - The Horizons Project
£4,892 12/02/2019
12
The Horizons Project is a holistic approach to tackling the invisible barriers to children flourishing, educational engagement and longer-term employability through art and activity-based mentoring ....more
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Flourishing Families Leeds
£5,000 09/03/2018
Core costs grant for Youth Welfare & Education
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Flourishing Families Leeds
£5,000 09/03/2018
Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Flourishing Families Leeds
£5,000 09/03/2018
Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
National Lottery Community Fund - Futures Mentoring Project
£6,581 09/08/2017
12
The group will provide mentoring for children and family support activities, to equip families with the skills and confidence with the aim to create positive relationships.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/02/2017, number: 1171626
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

12 HELMSLEY DRIVE
LEEDS
LS16 5HY

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT,4.1. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN VALUES AMONG (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES LIVING IN LEEDS AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UK WHO ARE SOCIALLY ISOLATED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL POSITION, ECONOMIC POSITION OR COMMUNICATION BARRIERS INCLUDING BY PROVIDING:4.1.1. OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN MENTORING, RECREATION, OUTDOOR PURSUITS, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, SPORT, MUSIC, ARTS AND CRAFTS;4.1.2. EMOTIONAL, BEFRIENDING AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO PARENTS, GUARDIANS, CARERS AND FOR THOSE ISOLATED BY HAVING ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE; AND4.1.3. EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN LITERACY, NUMERACY, COMMUNICATION AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS; AND4.2. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL-HEALTH, UNEMPLOYMENT AND SUCH OTHER ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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