FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Charity number: 1188350
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

What Works for Children's Social Care seeks better outcomes for children, young people and their families by bringing the best available evidence to practitioners and other decision makers across the children's social care sector.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£9,477,860

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Donations and legacies £9.19m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £283.55k
Investments £0
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£9,457,499

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £9.46m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £458,410 from 8 government contract(s) and £8,735,903 from 4 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £9.46m
Retained for future use £20.36k

People

74 Employee(s)

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 5
£70k to £80k 2
£80k to £90k 3
£100k to £110k 1
£120k to £130k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 March 2020: Standard registration
  • 21 November 2023: Funds received from 1152605 EFFECTIVE PREVENTION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LTD
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (Working name)
  • WHAT WORKS FOR CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE (Previous name)
  • WHAT WORKS FOR EARLY INTERVENTION AND CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE (Previous name)
Company number:
12136703 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Reshard Sheik Mahmad Auladin Chair 15 December 2022
None on record
Baroness Hilary Armstrong Trustee 20 November 2024
None on record
Sam White Trustee 07 October 2024
None on record
Kelly Beaver MBE Trustee 15 December 2022
None on record
Professor Paul Gulab Ramchandani Trustee 15 December 2022
None on record
Professor Nicholas Robin Pearce Trustee 15 December 2022
None on record
Jenny Coles CBE Trustee 07 June 2021
THOMAS CORAM FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN (FORMERLY FOUNDLING HOSPITAL)
Received: On time
CORAM VOICE (FORMERLY VOICE FOR THE CHILD IN CARE)
Received: On time
CHUMS CHARITY
Received: On time
Alisa Swarbrick Trustee 01 January 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £13.24m £17.76m £12.99m £9.48m
Total expenditure £12.75m £17.41m £12.98m £9.46m
Income from government contracts £810.57k £233.63k £609.41k £458.41k
Income from government grants £12.10m £17.19m £11.96m £8.74m
Income - Donations and legacies £13.01m £17.43m £12.74m £9.19m
Income - Other trading activities £223.86k £329.77k £244.47k £283.55k
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £11.59m £15.78m £12.98m £9.46m
Expenditure - Raising funds £1.15m £1.62m £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £60.91k £68.07k £239.07k £73.78k
Expenditure - Grants institution £10.92m £14.70m £6.51m £3.69m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £64.22k £71.24k £89.12k £51.39k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £3.25m £1.49m £3.61m £4.87m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £2.75m £638.93k £1.08m £2.29m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 19 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 06 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 06 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02 AUG 2019 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02 MAR 2020 as amended on 07 Dec 2022 as amended on 19 Dec 2022

Charitable objects

1. THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO BY RESEARCHING, EVALUATING AND DISSEMINATING PRACTICE, POLICIES, RESOURCES, AND PROGRAMMES INTENDED TO PROMOTE BEST PRACTICE AND BETTER OUTCOMES IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE UK AND BEYOND; 2. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER PURPOSES RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROVISION OF GRANT FUNDING TO INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES AND OTHER GROUPS WORKING IN THE SECTOR OF CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE.

Contact information

Address:
Third Floor
Alliance House
12 Caxton Street
LONDON
SW1H 0QS
Phone:
07773647480
Email:
finance@foundations.org.uk
Website:

https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/ Open in new window