Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 14

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 20

FLAMINGO CHICKS CIO

Flamingo Chicks is an inclusive community tackling social isolation by giving all children, including disabled children and those with illnesses such as cancer, the opportunity to enjoy dance and explore movement alongside friends. We also provide a vital peer support network for parents and carers, intergenerational volunteering, global outreach and advocacy.

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Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/01/23	£214,293	£147,660	£66,633	571
31/01/22	£149,952	£137,447	£12,505	505
31/01/21	£141,782	£107,834	£33,948	547

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.flamingochicks.org

info@flamingochicks.org

01179739019

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

General outpatient health-care services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Ghana, Greece, Japan, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Throughout England And Wales, Vietnam,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
571 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

John Lyon's Charity	£95,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,720
Quartet Community Foundation	£17,637
Garfield Weston Foundation	£14,000
Crowdfunder	£13,258
DCMS	£5,684

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Flamingo Chicks
£350	26/03/2024	As requested by a donor to support the inclusive dance shops for children and peer support for parents.
National Lottery Community Fund - Performance Deconstructed: mobile pop up stage
£10,000	26/05/2023	This project will tour across London performing magical workshops delivered from a mobile pop-up stage. The project will offer a unique fusion of dance; performance and advocacy for disabled children ....more This project will tour across London performing magical workshops delivered from a mobile pop-up stage. The project will offer a unique fusion of dance; performance and advocacy for disabled children who struggle to access traditional performance venues.
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Flamingo Chicks CIO
£95,000	17/11/2022	PERFORMANCE DECONSTRUCTED - Heads of Performance & Dance salaries
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£13,258	27/06/2022	Covid response
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Flamingo Chicks
£3,000	19/11/2021 9	Towards active learning workshops aimed at children in Bristol with special educational needs and disabilities covering money and maths through the medium of movement.
Quartet Community Foundation - 'Smoosh' on Tour - in partnership with Paraorchestra and New Fosseway School
£4,487	17/08/2021 1	To involve children with disabilities school in Smoosh, a street music and dance event, in partnership with the Paraorchestra and New Fosseway Special School.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£14,000	09/07/2021	Flamingo Chicks - Pioneering online physical activity delivery and inclusive evaluation methods for disabled children
Quartet Community Foundation - Covid-recovery: tackling isolation through inclusive volunteering
£5,000	04/05/2021 6	Toward volunteering to tackle social isolation amongst over-55s and disabled young people within the community disproportionately impacted by Covid-19.
National Lottery Community Fund - Getting 500 more disabled children dancing during Covid-19
£9,720	19/02/2021 7	The funding will be used to deliver physical activities for disabled children and their families who have been disproportionately impacted by the COVIS-19 global pandemic. The project aims to help to ....more The funding will be used to deliver physical activities for disabled children and their families who have been disproportionately impacted by the COVIS-19 global pandemic. The project aims to help to boost confidence and resilience for young disabled children and provide regular movement and social interaction to support physical and mental health.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,684	29/09/2020	"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."
Quartet Community Foundation - Capacity building - Volunteer Manager
£4,800	06/04/2020	For a volunteer manager salary to enable the group to recruit and develop a more diverse range of volunteers.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

ABU SIDHANEE Appointed: 2023

ANNABELLE LOUISE TURNER Appointed: 2022

CLAIRE BRIDGES MRS. (Chair) Appointed: 2020

NICOLE BRENNAN Appointed: 2023

OWEN MASTERS Appointed: 2020

ROBERT HART Appointed: 2020

ZARA ABA BARTELS Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/01/2020, number: 1187604

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE OLD BAKEHOUSE
DOWNS PARK EAST
WESTBURY PARK
BRISTOL
BS6 7QD

Objectives

THE CIO’S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG DISABLED PEOPLE, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING DISABLED, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS BY:A) BEING AN INCLUSIVE DANCE COMMUNITY FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, DISABLED AND NON-DISABLED;B) PROVIDING AND FACILITATING A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR THE FAMILIES AND CARERS OF DISABLED PEOPLE;C) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES/CARERS, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR INCLUSION;D) ADVOCATING FOR THE EQUAL TREATMENT OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF DISABILITY.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, THE TERM DISABLED INCLUDES PEOPLE AFFECTED BY LONG-TERM AND/OR LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES.

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