Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 19

STEEL BONES

Steel Bones helps civil amputee families live life to the full, helped by a proactive peer community. The support we provide empowers the amputee and their family helping in moments of crisis. Steel Bones has a year-round calendar of events for amputees and their families. Passionately encouraging a fully inclusive society by publishing children's books and providing engaging school workshops.

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and 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

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Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£126	£135	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	78
31/03/22	£55	£91	£-36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	73
31/03/21	£132	£113	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	48
31/03/20	£79	£54	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/19	£40	£22	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/18	£15	£5	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.steelbonesuk.co.uk

hello@steelbone.co.uk

01223734000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
78 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	£235,440
DCMS	£50,624
Suffolk Community Foundation	£27,272
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£5,247

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Steel Bones
£1,043	21/10/2023	We would like to provide specific activities for young people in our community, particularly young carers and disabled children. We will host workshops and aim to create another children's book.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Steel Bones
£1,574	21/10/2023	We would like to provide specific activities for the young people in our community, particularly young carers and disabled children. We'll host school workshops and create another children's book.
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering Amputee Families overcoming the trauma of amputation
£9,400	24/06/2022	The funding will be used to equip the group's volunteers to deliver support and social activities for amputees. The project aims to help provide better access to advice and information and reduce ....more The funding will be used to equip the group's volunteers to deliver support and social activities for amputees. The project aims to help provide better access to advice and information and reduce feelings of isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering amputee families to live life to the full
£176,840	18/03/2022	The project is using funding to expand services to meet growing demand for support from the civil amputee community through face to face and online based on their current model: 1:1 support group ....more The project is using funding to expand services to meet growing demand for support from the civil amputee community through face to face and online based on their current model: 1:1 support group sessions peer support advocacy and family events.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Steel Bones
£2,629	23/10/2021	We plan to provide support packs, mentoring and online and in-person events to unite and inspire the community, and help amputee families through the trauma of limb loss.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Empowering the most vulnerable amputee families in Suffolk.
£1,000	12/03/2021	Empowering the most vulnerable amputee families in Suffolk.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Helping the amputee families get through the Pandemic
£5,000	18/02/2021 2	Helping the amputee families of Suffolk get through the Pandemic.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	02/10/2020	Steel Bones: Empowering Amputee Families live life to the full
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£50,624	22/09/2020	"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."
Suffolk Community Foundation - HELPING AMPUTEE FAMILIES
£5,000	29/06/2020 2	To provide Coronavirus support for amputee families across Suffolk.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Empowering Amputee Family Carers
£11,272	27/05/2020 11	To support the "Empowering Amputee Family Carers" Project.
Suffolk Community Foundation - AMPUTEE FAMILY GRANTS OF SUPPORT
£5,000	02/04/2020 2	To support vulnerable amputee families. Covid19
National Lottery Community Fund - STEEL BONES Support Worker Pilot For Amputee Families by Amputee Famil
£49,200	29/08/2019 12	STEEL BONES Support Worker PilotFor Amputee Families by Amputee Famil
Essex Community Foundation - Limbitless School Games
£2,000	11/09/2018	To run a pilot programme of Limitless Games in Essex schools to raise awareness of amputation

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ADAM TILBROOK Appointed: 2020

BILLIE JOANNE LAWLER Appointed: 2022

COLIN PHELPS (Chair) Appointed: 2018

EDWARD BYE Appointed: 2023

GARY HAWKSWORTH Appointed: 2023

KATE SKINNER Appointed: 2023

LEIGH JOY-STAINES Appointed: 2017

LAUREN MASON-MACKAY Appointed: 2023

SEAN GIBBONS Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/08/2017, number: 1174189

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Investment
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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

C/0 The Beeches
32 Mill Street
3 Abbeyfields
Isleham
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5RY

Objectives

OBJECTIVES1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS AND TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION OF PERSONS WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE LOSS OF A LIMB OR PART OF A LIMB.2. TO RELIEVE THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL NEEDS OF THE FAMILIES, SUPPORTERS AND CARERS OF PERSONS WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE LOSS OF A LIMB OR PART OF A LIMB.3. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION REGARDING AMPUTATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS AND TO PROMOTE GREATER AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF AMPUTEES THEIR FAMILIES, SUPPORTERS AND CARERS.4. TO INSPIRE PROACTIVE, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE SIGNPOSTING SPORTS CLUBS AND MOTIVATING SPORTS ACTIVITIES

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