Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 15
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

CHICHESTER DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY SUPPORT WORK 

Practical help and advice to families. Providing monetary support for purchase of necessities. Working in partnership with voluntary and statutory organisations. Employing full time and part time support workers to work with families, individually or in groups.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 41 years

www.familysupportwork.org.uk

admin@familysupportwork.org.uk

01273832963

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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£942£1,000£-58£167£1,785£1,46717.629230
31/03/22£689£825£-136£157£1,866£1,54022.424250
31/03/21£999£845£154£174£1,982£1,63423.227300
31/03/20£782£898£-116£125£1,768£1,47419.720200
31/03/19£770£896£-126£119£1,973£1,90725.520227
31/03/18£728£583£145£111£2,178£2,17444.8180
31/03/17£332£780£-449£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£384£420£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£433£425£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£505£516£-11£46£2,911£370.9120
31/03/13£485£573£-87£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£569£556£13£22£2,980£1042.2140
31/03/11£514£559£-44£20£2,875£811.7140
31/03/10£547£564£-18£23£2,845£521.1150
31/03/09£591£630£-39£25£2,547£1322.5140
31/03/08£595£522£73£30£2,532£1453.3120
31/03/07£483£434£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£348£343£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£353£322£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£270£260£10£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 21.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 16.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 17.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 7.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 29 employees
  • 230 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£189,809
Sussex Community Foundation£112,960
Henry Smith Charity£75,000
DCMS£60,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
Joseph Rank Trust£45,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£45,000
Masonic Trust£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Family Support Work
£75,000 05/12/2023
towards three years‘ salary and on costs of two Senior Family Support Practitioners, providing intensive support for families from disadvantaged communities in Storrington and Crawley, Sussex.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£5,000 27/10/2023
Funding was provided towards the practitioner costs, travel, equipment costs and outreach work, including her support in schools.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Family Support Work (FSW)
£1,563 21/10/2023
We would like to deliver holiday fun and lunch clubs for isolated and income-deprived families living in Storrington and Pulborough during the school holidays.
Joseph Rank Trust - Family Support Work, Brighton
£45,000 30/01/2023
To fund the core costs of the charity
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£10,000 13/12/2022
Funding was provided to help their practitioner provide increased food parcels, fuel cost support and children's activities.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£2,000 01/12/2022
Funding was provided to cover the practitioner and associated costs including travel costs and funding for a parent support group and lego therapy group for SEN children.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£5,000 26/10/2022
Funding was provided towards the continuation of their family support project in Rye, which was launched in 2021, to support 15-20 families over one year in deprived areas of Rye.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Family Support Work (FSW)
£2,614 22/10/2022
We would like to fund our family support sessions in Bognor Regis, which have the aim of easing isolation and improving mental health and coping abilities for parents.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£30,000 19/10/2022
Funding was provided to increase the impact and reach of their Eastbourne project, covering the costs of the volunteer co-ordinator, family support practitioner (FSP) as well as volunteer training ....more
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£12,839 05/05/2022
Covid response
National Lottery Community Fund - Building stronger families - Newhaven and Peacehaven
£10,000 22/04/2022
The funding will be used towards the full-time practitioner salary costs in supporting hard to reach disadvantaged families on the verge of a crisis. The project aims to offer a friendly nurturing ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Family Support Work (FSW)
£10,000 26/01/2022
Funding was provided towards practitioner and associated costs to enable them to continue running their services across Sussex.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£1,000 01/12/2021
Funding was provided for staff and project costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Stronger Families - Horsham / Crawley
£160,125 22/11/2021
The funding will support a new support service in the deprived areas of rural Horsham and for the project's existing service in Crawley. Funding is for a full-time Senior Family Support Practitioner ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£30,000 10/11/2021
The grant will go towards the salary costs of the Family Support Practitioner, to provide an intensive practical and emotional support service to disadvantaged families in Cuckfield, Sussex with ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 05/11/2021
Building Stronger Families - Dallington, Rotherfield and Uckfield
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£5,000 27/10/2021
5
Funding was provided for the continuation of their family support project in Rye.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Family Support Work
£4,925 23/10/2021
We would like to give local disadvantaged families the chance to try new experiences and activities that they would otherwise not be able to do.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£7,500 16/07/2021
12
Funding was provided towards practitioner costs and associated costs including equipment, travel costs, materials and resources.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£9,460 24/05/2021
Family Support Work supports marginalised families living in isolated rural & deprived seaside towns of Sussex. These families face complex, multi-layered problems: issues which have a direct ....more
Ministry of Justice - Supported Child Contact Centres
£2,500 01/04/2021
To help sustain supported contact centres to contribute to costs to enable them to continue delivering supported contact in the community.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£3,000 03/03/2021
Family Support Work exists to help vulnerable families living in Sussex, facing difficulties in their lives. Practitioners provide a responsive service to families through one-to-one support, home ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Stronger Families - Uckfield
£9,744 11/02/2021
11
The funding will be used to continue the groups delivery of support for families living with disadvantage. The project aims to help overcome difficulties prevent crisis and build strong relationships.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£45,000 28/01/2021
49% of salary costs over 3-years for a Family Support Practitioner to provide parenting, mental health and tailored support to vulnerable families in Bognor Regis.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£5,000 28/01/2021
Family Support Work exists to help vulnerable families living in Sussex, facing difficulties in their lives. They provide a responsive service to families through one-to-one support, home visits, ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£5,000 21/10/2020
12
Funding was provided to help establish a new Family Support project in Rye.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£60,000 03/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£10,000 29/06/2020
Family Support Work promotes the welfare of families, helps to alleviate stress and conflict in the home and aims to prevent family crisis and breakdown. Funding is for towards the costs of their ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£25,000 19/06/2020
Core Costs
CAF - Grant to Chichester Diocesan Association for Family Support Work
£3,952 28/05/2020
3
Grant to Chichester Diocesan Association for Family Support Work to support the organisation through COVID19
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£2,500 06/04/2020
Family Support Work promotes the welfare of families, helps to alleviate stress and conflict in the home and aims to prevent family crisis and breakdown. Funding is to support the costs of their 11 ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Family Support Work Food Bank
£2,500 30/03/2020
Funding to manage staff and make necessary changes to the foodbank operation during Covid-19. Funding will help build capacity for delivery and collection using existing staff and a younger volunteer ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Active Horizons
£9,940 03/01/2020
11
The funding will be used to deliver activities for rurally isolated families and provide home visits. The project aims to provide support to the families living in these areas
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 05/12/2018
Supporting vulnerable families in Sussex
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting vulnerable families in Bognor
£9,550 27/09/2018
12
The organisation will run a number of social, recreational and wellbeing workshops, activity sessions and drop-in services for families who are facing challenges in their life, with a view to ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Family Support Work
£10,000 16/03/2018
11
Family Support Work helps vulnerable children and families in Sussex to overcome and prevent multiple and complex issues. Funding was provided towards establishing a new Family Support Worker in ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Family Support Work
£6,381 29/11/2017
We will use the funds to help isolated children and families, including providing after-school activities, days out, and weekends away.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Chichester Diocesan Association for Family Support Work
£11,150 22/09/2016
15
To support the costs of infrastructure improvement to include strategic planning, organisational development, policy development, marketing and communications as well as monitoring and evaluation.
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£5,000 20/07/2016
Home visits, support groups, drop-ins, family breaks and food, clothing and toys for vulnerable children and families facing crisis.
National Lottery Community Fund - Intensive Support for Isolated Rural Families
£395,727 11/02/2010
60
This project will provide support to families disadvantaged through rural isolation in East and West Sussex. The project aims to provide practical support to help families presenting with multiple, ....more
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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 54-68
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/12/1982, number: 285337
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/07/1982, number: 01648903
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CHICHESTER DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY SUPPORT WORK (EASTBOURNE DEANERY BRANCH) on 30/04/2020
  • Asset transfer in from THE CHICHESTER DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY SUPPORT WORK (EAST GRINSTEAD DEANERY) on 06/10/2022
Main office

Garton House
22 Stanford Avenue
BRIGHTON
BN1 6AA

Objectives

1) TO SUPPORT FAMILIES INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY OR STRESS 2) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF AND CARE OF CHILDREN IN NEED 3) TO ADVANCE CHRISTIANITY BY FAMILY SUPPORT WORK AND THE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER

Data Sources

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