Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
      • Grant maker support: +2
      Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

      NAVAL FAMILIES FEDERATION 

      Established in 2003, the NFF represents the views, needs and 'lived experience' of families of serving personnel to their respective Chains of Command (CoC), central Government, Other Government Departments, and other key stakeholders. It provides a 'voice' to Naval Service families which informs decision-making about issues that affect them.
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      Positives:

      • 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

      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
      31/03/23£569£549£20£0£279£2545.6140
      31/03/22£607£581£26£0£259£2445140
      31/03/21£671£609£63£0£233£1833.6130
      31/03/20*£550£599£-48£0£171£1232.5130
      31/03/19£771£552£219£0£219£1152.5130
      Financial Ratios
      Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
      Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
      Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
      Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
      Liabilities/Assets: 17%
      Liabilities/Income: 10%
      Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
      Reserves/Spending: 5.6 months
      Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
      Quick Ratio: 4.9
      Asset Split ?
      Established: 6 years

      www.nff.org.uk

      contactus@nff.org.uk

      02392654374

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      UN SDGs
      ?
      Listed activities
      • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
      • Disability
      • Economic/Community Development/Employment
      • General Charitable Purposes
      GiG Classification
      • Services for families & carers
      How it operates
      • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
      • Provides advocacy/advice/information
      • Sponsors or undertakes research
      Where it operates
      • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
      Who it helps
      • Other Defined Groups
      Who works here?
      • 14 employees

      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.

      Specific Donations
      Amount When
      Months
      To be used for
      Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
      £10,000 14/08/2020
      Small grants of up to £10,000 towards creative and engaging projects, that can be delivered under social restrictions, for people from Armed Forces communities who are isolated as a result of the ....more
      Department of Health - Naval Families Federation (NFF)
      £10,000 13/08/2020
      The objective of the grant funding for the WDF is therefore to equip personal health budget holders and the PA workforce to make best use of PHBs and thereby secure improved outcomes, user experience ....more
      Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
      £111,559 01/04/2018
      Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes

      Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

      How is it governed?

      Trustees (5)
      Current Trustees appointed

      Legal constitution
      • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/02/2018, number: 1177107
      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
      • 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
      Filing Record
      5 returns made; AR20: 80 days late,
      Main office

      THE NAVAL FAMILIES FEDERATION
      BUILDING 25
      HMS EXCELLENT
      WHALE ISLAND
      PORTSMOUTH
      HAMPSHIR

      Objectives

      THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AND MILITARY EFFICIENCY, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY ASSISTING IN THE PREVENTION OF SERVING MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES (INCLUDING RESERVES), AND SERVING MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY, AND THEIR FAMILIES, BEING DISADVANTAGED THROUGH MILITARY SERVICE.2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES FAMILIES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

      Data Sources

      Charity Commission for England and Wales
      360 Giving
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