Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

EMBRACE CHILD VICTIMS OF CRIME

Relieving poverty, trauma, sickness and distress arising therefrom among children resident in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man who have suffered the same as a result of any criminal offence committed by any person..Promoting children's health, education and welfare, encourage their social inclusion.Provision of counselling and emotional support.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 8 years

www.embracecvoc.org.uk

info@embracecvoc.org.uk

0345 60 999 60

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£832	£851	£-19	£43	£266	£110	1.6	12	15
31/03/22	£629	£766	£-136	£42	£285	£66	1	9	25
31/03/21	£728	£556	£172	£73	£421	£221	4.8	8	25
31/03/20	£703	£672	£31	£184	£249	£119	2.1	9	15
31/03/19	£636	£831	£-195	£161	£218	£164	2.4	9	0
31/03/18	£540	£498	£41	£105	£413	£295	7.1	7	0
31/03/17	£725	£353	£372	£101	£372	£276	9.4	3	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 41%
Reserves/Spending: 1.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 4.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

12 employees
15 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

City Bridge Trust	£48,800
The Childhood Trust	£25,436
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Childhood Trust - Alfie's Fund
£6,539	22/06/2021	Alfie's Fund supports vulnerable children, young people and their immediate families who have been harmed by serious crime and who have been further disadvantaged by Covid-19. Typically, the ....more Alfie's Fund supports vulnerable children, young people and their immediate families who have been harmed by serious crime and who have been further disadvantaged by Covid-19. Typically, the families we support are living on the breadline.
The Childhood Trust - Alfie's Hardship Fund
£15,000	03/07/2020	We are raising funds to help children who have been harmed by crime and who are now living in households where there is little or no income as a result of Covid-19 measures.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Embrace Child Victims of Crime
£5,000	03/07/2020	COVID19 : purchase IT equipment for a charity that works with young people affected by domestic and sexual abuse in the East
The Childhood Trust - Immediate support for victims and families
£3,897	10/12/2019	In 2018 we supported 2860 young victims, the majority of whom were referred to us from the police; Family Liaison Officers, Child Protection Officers, Victims? Hubs and Sexual Abuse Referral Centres. ....more In 2018 we supported 2860 young victims, the majority of whom were referred to us from the police; Family Liaison Officers, Child Protection Officers, Victims? Hubs and Sexual Abuse Referral Centres. This project will cover Greater London with a focus on knife crime/serious violence.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Embrace CVOC (Child Victims of Crime)
£10,000	13/11/2019 11	Talking Therapies
National Lottery Community Fund - Parents Supporting Recovery Partnership
£10,000	22/08/2019 12	Parents Supporting Recovery Partnership
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Embrace CVOC (Child Victims of Crime)
£48,800	25/07/2019 24	£48,800 over two further and final years (2 x £24,400) towards the salary cost of a London Counselling Service lead, 500 counselling sessions per annum and management costs.
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2018
£9,225	04/12/2018	This project will offer practical, emotional and specialist support to young victims of all serious crime across Greater London, with a developing specialism in sexual abuse and domestic violence.
The Childhood Trust - Community-based support for young victims
£8,668	05/12/2017	We will recruit a Young Victimsâ€™ Care Officer for Greater London to develop relationships with schools, local authorities and police to improve the accessibility of support to young victims of ....more We will recruit a Young Victimsâ€™ Care Officer for Greater London to develop relationships with schools, local authorities and police to improve the accessibility of support to young victims of crime and their families and to directly deliver emotional support services
The Childhood Trust - Community-based support for young victims
£8,500	02/12/2016	We will recruit a Young Victimsâ€™ Care Officer for Greater London to develop relationships with schools, local authorities and police to improve the accessibility of support to young victims of ....more We will recruit a Young Victimsâ€™ Care Officer for Greater London to develop relationships with schools, local authorities and police to improve the accessibility of support to young victims of crime and their families and to directly deliver emotional support services
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2015
£4,000	18/12/2015	A recruitment and development programme for specialist counsellors to provide therapy and emotional support to children and teenagers who have been traumatised by serious crime The project will ....more A recruitment and development programme for specialist counsellors to provide therapy and emotional support to children and teenagers who have been traumatised by serious crime The project will allow us to rapidly extend our current localised counselling service across the UK.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CATHERINE ELIZABETH COX Appointed: 2022

CHARLES MARK TYACK WILLIAMS Appointed: 2021

CHERYL ANNE PINNER Appointed: 2021

DAVID OLIVER Appointed: 2021

EMMA JANE WHITING Appointed: 2022

GILES RACKLEY ORPEN-SMELLIE Appointed: 2022

KEVIN SHAPLAND Appointed: 2017

RHYS CARL JAMES DICKINSON Appointed: 2019

SIMON ROBERT BAILEY CBE QPM DL (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Constable

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/03/2016, number: 1166103

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

Embrace Child Victims of Crime
Copse Court
Thorpe Wood
Peterborough
PE3 6SD

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS, TRAUMA AND DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM AMONG CHILDREN RESIDENT IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME AS A RESULT OF ANY CRIMINAL OFFENCE COMMITTED BY ANY PERSON OR THROUGH ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER AND IN PARTICULAR BY SUPPORTING YOUNG VICTIMS OF CRIME THROUGH, IN PARTICULAR, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT, LEISURE ACTIVITIES AND THE PROVISION OF SMALL ECONOMIC RESOURCES AND SAFETY INFORMATION.2. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CHILDREN BY THE PROVISION OF PERSONAL SAFETY INFORMATION.

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