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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE FAMILY PLACE FOUNDATION 

Provision of services throughout England and Wales to adopted and looked-after children where statutory or other funding is unavailable. The Foundation aims to support families through a range of activities and groups, designed to promote psychological and emotional wellbeing and to improve family relationships
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

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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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£65,419£69,868£-4,4495
31/03/22£20,129£18,543£1,5864
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.thefamilyplacefoundation.co.uk

info@thefamilyplacefoundation.co.uk

01497822003

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for families & carers
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
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
National Lottery Community Fund£9,400
True Colours Trust£6,600
Herefordshire Community Foundation£4,928
Woodward Charitable Trust£1,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Family Respite Camp
£4,928 25/05/2023
Grant to The Family Place Foundation
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£1,500 29/03/2023
Core costs
True Colours Trust - Towards delivering Family Activity Days for families of adopted and looked-after disabled children
£6,600 15/08/2022
Towards delivering Family Activity Days for families of adopted and looked-after disabled children
National Lottery Community Fund - Workshops & Consultations for Adoptive Parents
£9,400 13/05/2022
The group will use the funding to provide support for children who are living with complex learning issues and their families. This will help vulnerable people to reach their potential.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/12/2020, number: 1192836
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

KILVERTS SCHOOL
CLYRO
HEREFORD
HR3 5SB

Objectives

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE :3.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELFARE AND WELLBEING OF ADOPTED AND LOOKED-AFTER CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES OR CARERS IMPACTED BY EARLY-YEARS TRAUMA BY PROVIDING:3.1.1.1 FAMILY/CARER RESPITE BREAKS, RESIDENTIAL CAMPS AND ACTIVITY DAYS;3.1.1.2 PARENT/CARER SUPPORT GROUPS, BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL;3.1.1.3 THERAPEUTIC, EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL SUPPORT WHERE STATUTORY FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE OR DIFFICULT TO ACCESS3.1.1.4 ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE THE WELLBEING OF ADOPTED AND LOOKED-AFTER CHILDREN AND TO HELP PARENTS/CARERS UNDERSTAND AND DEVELOP THEIR RELATIONSHIPS;3.1.1.5 INFORMATION, RESOURCES, ADVICE AND SUPPORT FOR ADOPTED AND LOOKED-AFTER CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND/OR CARERS.3.1.2 TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE DIFFICULTIES FACED BY CHILDREN WHO CANNOT LIVE WITH THEIR BIRTH PARENTS.3.1.3 TO CARRY OUT, FUND AND PUBLISH RESEARCH PURSUANT TO ALL OR ANY OF THE FOREGOING.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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