Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

LOVE SQUARED

The Charity relieves the needs of children and young people with social, emotional and mental healthneeds and/or special educational needs, and their families, by providing or assisting in the provision ofsupport services designed to improve mental health, reduce social isolation and improve educationaloutcomes.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

This Charity has changed registration and some of the financial and donation history pertains to the previous entity

Financial Data ?

This charity has not yet lodged any accounts with the Charities Commission.

Established: 2 years
(10 years as a company)

https://lovesquared.org.uk/

Info@lovesquared.org.uk

01173660079

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, Ealing, Gloucestershire, Merton, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Love Squared
£3,840	12/04/2023	Towards the Drop the Pressure telephone emotional support service for vulnerable, socially isolated children with special educational and mental health needs.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Love Squared
£720	20/12/2022	Funding for the remote emotional support space to assist with resilience building during the cost of living crisis.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Love Squared
£3,280	04/05/2022	For running costs, employing a sessional worker and staff training for this group offering therapeutic support for children and families.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-75

GEMMA PURCHASE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

HELEN MARSDEN (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Freelance Marketing/Business Consultant

LUCY REYNOLDS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Residential Operations Manager

PATRICIA EL JICHI Appointed: 2022

SADAF FATIMA MOOSVI Appointed: 2021

STEPHEN WILLIAM ARMSTRONG Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Headteacher

MATTHEW JOHN JAMES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2022, number: 1198464
Registered at Companies House on 04/04/2014, number: 08977922

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE LEADING LIGHTS TRUST on 21/04/2022

Main office

Unit 1
Avonmead House
40-48 Stokes Croft
BRISTOL
BS1 3QD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND/OR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND WELLBEING SERVICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH, REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES.

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