Overall GiG Score: 3 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +6

OXFORDSHIRE FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK 

It is a user-led organisation run by and for family carers of people with learning disabilities. It provides: information, advice and support to family carers of people of all ages with learning disabilities and information, advice and training to professionals involved with people with learning disabilities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 13 years

www.oxfsn.org.uk

officem@oxfsn.org.uk

07891 734 987

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UN SDGs
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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£128£113£15n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/22£84£100£-15n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/21£104£103£1n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/20£100£97£3n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/19£98£104£-6n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/18£97£74£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£79£70£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£53£64£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£78£77£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£64£54£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£65£47£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£81£77£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 12 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire,

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£178,410
Department for Education£24,413
Oxfordshire Community Foundation£7,820
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Embolden 2
£148,380 04/07/2022
This funding will support Oxfordshire Family Support Network (OxFSN) based in Didcot South Oxfordshire to work with family-carers of people with learning disabilities to plan for the future when they ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Carers Emergency Project - Covid 19
£30,030 26/05/2020
7
Oxfordshire Family Support Network provides critical emergency help to the family carers of people with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire. The funding will allow the project to meet the increase ....more
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - COVID-19 Emergency Family Support Project
£7,820 08/04/2020
1
Advice & support - Meeting an unprecedented need for support from an incredibly vulnerable demographic by operating in an adapted way, without face to face contact - but continue to proactively ....more
Department for Education - Parent Carer Participation grant
£14,252 01/04/2020
To fund 152 Parent Carer Forums to represent and support their local area's SEND parents, carers and families.
Department for Education - Parent Carer Participation Grant
£10,161 01/04/2019
To fund 152 Parent Carer Forums to represent and support their local areas SEND parents, carers and families.
National Lottery Community Fund - Creating Family Champions
£9,800 17/01/2019
12
The project will use the funding to deliver Family Champion Open College Network courses for family carers with learning disabilities to provide increased skills and confidence in support of ....more
Department for Education - Parent Carer Forum Grants (Paid To Multiple Local Parent Carer Forums)
£3,733 01/04/2018
152 parent carer forums (one per LA)
Department for Education - Parent Carer Forum Grants (Paid To Multiple Local Parent Carer Forums)
£7,500 01/04/2018
152 parent carer forums (one per LA)
Comic Relief - Embolden - creating a voice for older family carers of people with learning disabilities
£116,087 16/03/2016
36
In Oxfordshire there are over 4,400 older carers of people with learning disabilities. Being an older carer of someone with complex needs is a demanding role, but it has become even more challenging ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-71
  • YVONNE COX Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Business Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/08/2011, number: 1143367
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/03/2011, number: 07583197
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR12: 105 days late,
Main office

30 Tamar Way
DIDCOT
OX11 7QH

Objectives

3. THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF OF THE NEEDS OF CARERS OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, BY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (A)THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO CARERS TO ENABLE THEM TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES FOR THEMSELVES AND THE PERSON THEY CARE FOR.(B)THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND TRAINING TO PROFESSIONALS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENABLE THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE OF CARERS.(C)TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING THE BEST QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES, ENABLING CARERS TO HAVE AN EFFECTIVE VOICE AND INFORMED REPRESENTATION IN POLICY-MAKING AND SERVICE DELIVERY AND DEVELOPMENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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