Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 7

CIANNA'S SMILE

Supporting families affected by Sickle cell in the Thames Valley area and raising awareness of Sickle Cell through our fundraising and awareness events.

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 material 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 is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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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	£151	£57	£93	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
05/04/22	£47	£5	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
05/04/21	£1	£1	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
05/04/20	£4	£3	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
05/04/19	£12	£1	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
05/04/18	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.ciannassmile.co.uk

info@ciannassmile.co.uk

07538919357

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, Swindon, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
17 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

BBC Children in Need	£30,500
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£7,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£5,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund	£3,000
Co-Operative Group	£2,456

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cianna's Smile
£2,456	21/10/2023	We aim to deliver inclusive social events, activity days out for children and families affected by Sickle Cell, art/music therapy events, wellness boxes, children's book club and a Pen Pal programme.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Cianna's Smile
£1,500	29/06/2022	Cianna's Smile is a support and action group for children and families affected by Sickle Cell Disease, based in Reading and working in neighbouring counties. Funding will support an outreach and ....more Cianna's Smile is a support and action group for children and families affected by Sickle Cell Disease, based in Reading and working in neighbouring counties. Funding will support an outreach and awareness campaign in Swindon with a view to expanding their services into the town.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Cianna's Smile
£7,000	06/05/2022	purchase of office equipment and digital equipment for a charity supporting disadvantaged minority communities in Berkshire
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	22/04/2022	Application to the Trustees of the Garfield Weston Foundation for a revenue grant from Cianna’s Smile
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cianna's Smile
£30,500	31/01/2022	This project will provide support and trips to children and young people with Sickle Cell Anaemia across the Thames Valley. Children and young people will increase their confidence, make new friends ....more This project will provide support and trips to children and young people with Sickle Cell Anaemia across the Thames Valley. Children and young people will increase their confidence, make new friends and understand how to manage their condition better.
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Sickle Cell support
£10,000	21/01/2022	The funding will be used to continue activities to support families and bring together communities affected my Sickle Cell Disease. The project aims to raise awareness and hold advocacy sessions to ....more The funding will be used to continue activities to support families and bring together communities affected my Sickle Cell Disease. The project aims to raise awareness and hold advocacy sessions to share information and develop relationships within the community.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Cianna's Smile
£3,000	03/11/2021 12	Small Grant unrestricted core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Cianna's Smile
£6,900	14/03/2019 12	The organisation will use funding to deliver a range of activities to support families and bring together communities affected my Sickle Cell Disease. The project aims to raise awareness of the ....more The organisation will use funding to deliver a range of activities to support families and bring together communities affected my Sickle Cell Disease. The project aims to raise awareness of the condition, reduce isolation and improve well-being.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ASHLEIGH ALI Appointed: 2022

HAYLEY KING (Chair) Appointed: 2017

MISS M CONNOR Appointed: 2018

ROSALIND SLADE Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/05/2017, number: 1173030

Gift Aid

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
Investment
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

Cianna's Smile
PO Box 3282
RG1 9PX

Objectives

1. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA IN THE THAMES VALLEY AREA BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, SUPPORT, COMFORT, SERVICES, FACILITIES AND SOCIAL EVENTS 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA

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