Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

OUR FATHER'S HEART

In Uganda we provide financial support to children and young adults to access education, medical provision and in the UK we work to benefit adults with a history of addiction, crime or mental health issues,to provide paid work based opportunities to promote self esteem and self confidence.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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
30/04/23		£154	£95	£59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
30/04/22		£61	£57	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
30/04/21		£43	£18	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
30/04/20		£35	£26	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
30/04/19	*	£9	£1	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
30/04/18	*	£6	£1	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

linda@choc-affair.com

07815047920

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

City Of York, Uganda,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 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

The Shears Foundation	£15,500
Two Ridings Community Foundation	£14,850
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,570
Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Shears Foundation - Our Father's Heart - Chocolate & Co
£5,500	08/04/2024 12	Chocolate & Co Cafe
The Shears Foundation - Our Father's Heart - Chocolate & Co
£10,000	06/04/2023	Chocolate & Co Cafe
National Lottery Community Fund - Chocolate & Co
£9,570	20/01/2023	The funding will be used to provide paid employment and a programme of support to beneficiaries who face barriers due to a history of addiction or a criminal record in the group’s new café. The ....more The funding will be used to provide paid employment and a programme of support to beneficiaries who face barriers due to a history of addiction or a criminal record in the group’s new café. The aim of the project is to build self-esteem within beneficiaries as they begin to overcome the stigma around their historical challenges and reintegrate within the local community.
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Chocolate & Co
£5,000	19/10/2022	Funding to purchase kitchen equipment to be able to open a community cafe they will be working with individuals with complex needs and helping them to feel connected to the community.
Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust - Chocolate & Co
£5,000	15/02/2022	Funding towards a project helping people with experience of addiction and / or the criminal justice system into employment through working as baristas on a mobile hot drinks unit
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Grant to Our Father's Heart
£9,850	20/10/2021	Funding to support the development of a social enterprise that will build the skills of people who have challenges with addiction and offending.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BEN GADDASS Appointed: 2017

BRYAN STUART ELDER Appointed: 2022

LORENA LOUISE HEALEY Appointed: 2017

RACHEL DAWN BELL Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/10/2017, number: 1175341

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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR19: 87 days late, AR18: 213 days late,

Main office

4 Mansfield House
Lowther Street
York
YO31 7NB

Objectives

The objects ('objects') of the cio for the public benefit and in accordance with christian principles are to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health and education (a) of children and young people in uganda by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind in such parts of uganda or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit and (b) of disadvantaged young people, and those who are marginalised, vulnerable and socially disconnected in the united kingdom,to advance in life and relieve needs particularly but not exclusively by the provision of training, resources and mentoring which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.

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