Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 10
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

ST CHRISTOPHER'S FAMILY CENTRE 

The charity is working with young people, children and their families through parent and toddler groups, youth clubs and after school groups, parenting classes and one to one support. The sessions with young people and families are held at St. Christopher's Family Centre and other locations at the Holme Wood estate in Bradford.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 6 years
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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
31/12/22£40£70£-30n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/12/21£97£92£5n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/20£133£96£37n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/12/19£112£87£25n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/12/18£104£88£17£0£0£0n/a07
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 4 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
Henry Smith Charity£176,100
Leeds Community Foundation£112,708
Tudor Trust£64,000
National Lottery Community Fund£29,832
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£5,500
Co-Operative Group£1,221
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to St. Christopher's Family Centre
£93,300 21/09/2023
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing support for people from disadvantaged communities in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Holmewood Family Centre
£9,974 10/02/2023
The funding will be used to deliver pre and postnatal support sessions for teenage parents. The project aims to reduce isolation improve health and wellbeing and develop peer support networks.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St. Christopher's Family Centre
£1,221 22/10/2022
We aim to give young people the opportunity to learn how to cook a healthy meal and eat together. This creates a sense of community and helps to build friendships and peer support.
Leeds Community Foundation - Year 10+ group
£9,784 18/08/2022
Grant to St Christopher's Family Centre
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to St Christopher's Family Centre
£500 15/07/2022
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The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to St Christopher's Family Centre
£5,000 03/11/2021
refurbishment of kitchen for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in West Yorkshire
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to St Christopher's Family Centre
£9,930 23/08/2021
11
Grant to St Christopher's Family Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - St Christopher's Family Centre
£9,984 14/05/2021
The funding will be used to hire a part-time youth worker for one year to deliver a range of activities for children and young people. The project aims to improve physical and mental wellbeing of the ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to St Christopher's Family Centre
£2,000 04/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£10,000 03/07/2020
Family Centre
Tudor Trust - Grant to St Christopher's Family Centre (COVID19 Grant)
£2,000 18/05/2020
as emergency funding towards food and other essentials for families in the Holme Wood area of Bradford during the Coronavirus crisis
Leeds Community Foundation - Covid-19
£5,000 15/04/2020
1
Grant to St Christopher's Family Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Engaging Young People
£9,874 13/12/2019
11
The funding will be used to deliver a range of activities for children and young people, including detached outreach, drop-in and open sports sessions. The project aims to support participants to ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Young Leaders' Project
£5,194 08/11/2019
20
Our Young Leaders Project (YLP) is intended to support young people to rise above the multiple challenges that they face locally, by equipping them to lead sessions amongst their peers, contribute to ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to St Christopher's Family Centre
£82,800 27/09/2019
36
Towards three years' running costs of a project providing support to disadvantaged families and young people in Holme Wood Estate, Bradford.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to St. Christopher's Family Centre
£82,800 11/09/2019
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing support to disadvantaged families and young people in Holme Wood Estate, Bradford
Tudor Trust - Grant to St Christopher's Family Centre
£60,000 15/07/2019
36
over three years towards the core costs of a family centre that also provides youth activities in Holme Wood, Bradford
Leeds Community Foundation - The Family Centre - Early Birds and Baby Sense
£5,000 18/03/2019
11
Support to sustain and develop our young children's project - Early Birds and Baby sense which support the emotional and physical well-being of young people whilst encouraging the development of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Centre - New Home Project
£10,000 30/08/2018
12
The group will use the funding to improve the accessibility of their premises and to run more support sessions for families.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/11/2017, number: 1175935
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from PLAYSPACE ASSOCIATION (PLAYSPACE) on 29/03/2023
Main office

St. Christophers Church
Holme Wood Road
Bradford
BD4 9EJ

Objectives

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HOLME WOOD AND BRADFORD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHING OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.B) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FAMILY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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