Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

BETTER ACTION FOR FAMILIES CIO

Better Action For Families (BAFF) deliver healthy group sessions to parent/carers, adults/children with learning disabilities their families and the community. BAFF also facilitate the Carers Reference Group for Leeds and support carers who volunteer for an independent project the Good Lives Leaders, who visit residential homes of adults with learning disabilities and submit a report to QCC.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
31/03/24£57£69£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£60£70£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£64£45£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£61£38£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£44£38£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£50£41£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£40£41£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£34£33£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£58£28£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.beestonactionforfamilies.org.uk

baff2007@hotmail.co.uk

07515851631

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
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
Leeds Community Foundation£25,986
National Lottery Community Fund£19,746
National Lottery Heritage Fund£9,990
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Better Action for Families CIO
£9,990 16/03/2023
21 years on
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Action for Families
£9,750 02/12/2022
The funding will be used to deliver various activities for adults and children with learning disabilities their families and the wider community to help promote inclusion in the community. This project also aims to improve confidence self esteem ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Better Action for Families
£14,960 01/03/2022
Improving the health and wellbeing of adults/children with learning disabilities and their families through targeted and inclusive action to make dreams come true
Leeds Community Foundation - Covid-19
£6,050 21/04/2020
Grant to Better Action for Families
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Action for Families CIO
£9,996 27/03/2020
11
The funding will be used to deliver a series of activities including educational walks, trips, sewing and gardening for families with a member with learning disabilities, where participants will be provided with the opportunity to leave their homes ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Better action for Families
£4,976 14/02/2020
8
Improving the health and wellbeing of children/adults with learning diabilities and their familes through targeted and inclusive action to make dreams come true.
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Action for Families
£9,897 22/11/2017
12
The group will deliver a variety of social activities for people with learning disabilities and their families so they can come together and socialise, with the aim of improving self esteem and confidence.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CHRISTOPHER CHARLTON Appointed: 2021
  • JACKIE HARTLEY Appointed: 2015
  • JONNY RUDDETTE Appointed: 2018
  • KELLY HARTLEY Appointed: 2017
  • LEANNE BENSON Appointed: 2013
  • MRS K IQBAL Appointed: 2013
  • MS Y UGARTE Appointed: 2013
  • PAUL BROADBENT Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/10/2013, number: 1154286
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR18: 106 days late,
Main office

Beeston Village Community Centre
Beeston Park Place
LEEDS
LS11 8DQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH;(2)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;(3)THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF YOUTH,AGE,ILL-HEALTH,DISABILITY,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN PARTICULAR THROUGH TARGETED AND INCLUSIVE ACTION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;AND(4)THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF THOSE FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH,AGE,INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY,POVERTY,OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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