Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 4

FRIENDS OF THE FERNS

TO RAISE AWARENESS AND RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ACROSS SUFFOLK

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending is declining
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
26/06/23	*	£10	£4	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
26/06/22		£2	£5	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
26/06/21		£3	£5	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
26/06/20		£5	£5	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
26/06/19	*	£10	£11	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
26/06/18	*	£6	£1	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
26/06/17		£3	£1	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
26/06/16		£2	£3	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
26/06/15		£9	£2	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.friendsoftheferns.co.uk

luke.morris@scruttonbland.co.uk

01473 945731

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

ELIZABETH MARY HARSANT Appointed: 2016

ELIZABETH MATTERSON Appointed: 2022

FENELLA AGAR Appointed: 2018

HELENA GURNEY Appointed: 2022

LUKE MORRIS Appointed: 2022

ROSEMARY CARTER Appointed: 2013

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/06/2014, number: 1157612

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
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

9 returns made; AR23: 4 days late, AR19: 171 days late, AR18: 116 days late,

Main office

c/o Scrutton Bland
Fitzroy House
Crown Street
Ipswich
IP1 3LG

Objectives

OBJECTIVE TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS, RESIDENT IN SUFFOLK, RECOVERING FROM SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ABUSE BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS.?

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