Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

Future income +5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 17

PURPLE ELEPHANT FAMILY SUPPORT CIO

Delivering support services to families in need including early years, early intervention, befriending, mental health and wellbeing, activities and events, signposting and volunteering opportunities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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 ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£44	£42	£1	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

www.purpleelephant.org.uk

info@purpleelephant.org.uk

07548959490

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£190,041
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
Somerset Community Foundation	£6,940

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	25/10/2023	Family support service - core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Purple Elephant Family Support - core costs
£190,041	30/08/2023	This funding will support the group's core costs and development of its family support services in and around the market town of Frome. This will support local families who are facing challenges or barriers to engagement offering a range of ....more This funding will support the group's core costs and development of its family support services in and around the market town of Frome. This will support local families who are facing challenges or barriers to engagement offering a range of different services for children of all ages and their families; including early years; early intervention; befriending; wellbeing and support for families during school holidays (including access to food).
Somerset Community Foundation - Core costs to support a befriending service for children in the Frome area
£2,300	28/02/2023	Grant to Purple Elephant Family Support
Somerset Community Foundation - Contribution towards the overheads of a family support group in Frome, which have risen due to the cost-of-living crisis
£4,640	31/01/2023	Grant to Purple Elephant Family Support

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CATH PUDDICK Appointed: 2021

HELEN FIELDEN Appointed: 2018

JOHN CLARKE Appointed: 2021

KAREN STEWART Appointed: 2024

RACHEL GRIFFIN Appointed: 2023

ROBERT ASHFORD Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/09/2022, number: 1200243

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; AR23: 36 days late,

Main office

CHEESE & GRAIN
MARKET YARD
JUSTICE LANE
FROME
BA11 1BE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN FROME AND THE SURROUNDING RURAL AREA ARISING FROM THEIR ADDITIONAL NEEDS, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE PRIMARILY THROUGH PROVIDING:A) EARLY INTERVENTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES;B) SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER ORGANISATION FOR MORE COMPLEX SUPPORT WHEN REQUIRED;C) RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Data Sources

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