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Friends Families and Travellers

A Registered Charity based in England

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Description

We work at national, regional and local level on behalf of all Gypsies and Travellers regardless of ethnicity, culture or background. Our work is built on three main pillars - Casework, Capacity Building and Campaigning and we work in our own right and with partner organisations towards seeking to eliminate racism and discrimination against Gypsies and Travellers.

Also known as

  • FFT
  • Friends Families and Travellers
  • Friends Families & Travellers
  • Friends Families and Travellers
  • Friends, Families & Travellers
  • Friends, Families and Travellers
  • Friends, Families, and Travellers

CCEW Charity number

1112326

Company number

03597515

Registered

Postcode

BN1 3XG

Website

gypsy-traveller.org

Domain

gypsy-traveller.org

Latest income

£1,268,977 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

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Locations

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Areas of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

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Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1112326 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1112326 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

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Last updated 2024-05-04

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Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Religious congregations I10

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Beneficiary group BE » Families BE103
  • Beneficiary group BE » Racial; ethnic or national communities BE111
  • Charitable activities CA » Policy campaigning and advocacy CA103
  • Society SO » Racial justice SO106

Theme (CCEW)

  • General Charitable Purposes 101
  • Education/training 102
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Accommodation/housing 107
  • Economic/community Development/employment 113

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin 204
  • Other Defined Groups 206

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308

Scale of operation

  • National

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Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2005-11-29 Registered as a charity
2007-03-31 201,855 175,511
2008-03-31 278,700 256,821
2009-03-31 413,138 364,792
2010-03-31 497,185 464,938
2011-03-31 499,281 509,931
2012-03-31 453,764 436,800
2013-03-31 407,966 425,029
2014-03-31 406,563 457,242
2015-03-31 504,956 458,911
2016-03-31 388,327 404,101
2017-03-31 426,665 438,336
2018-03-31 657,052 571,781
2019-03-31 538,212 578,364
2020-03-31 723,967 714,438
2021-03-31 997,767 912,752
2022-03-31 1,302,047 1,181,827
2023-03-31 1,268,977 1,288,486
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

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Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 34 30
Employees paid more than £60,000 - -
Volunteers 6 8
Trustees 8
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

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Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 1,063.2 1,205.8
Legacies - -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 1,063.2 1,205.8
Income from charitable activities 201.1 96.2
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 4.7 -
Other income - -
Total 1,269.0 1,302.0
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds - -
Spending on raising funds - -
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 1,288.5 1,181.8
Charitable activities 1,288.5 1,181.8
Other spending - -
Total 1,288.5 1,181.8
Net income / (expenditure) (19.5) 120.2

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Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets - -
Investment assets - -
- -
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 585.9 767.1
Other current assets 27.9 37.0
613.8 804.1
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (251.4) (422.3)
Net current assets 362.4 381.9
Total assets less current liabilities 362.4 381.9
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 362.4 381.9
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 2.0 53.2
Unrestricted funds 360.3 328.7
362.4 381.9

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Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 222,301 403,577
Government grants as % of total income 17.5% 31.0%
Number of government grants 4 11

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Grants received

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Received 86 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Access to Justice Foundation
Round One of Improving Lives Through Advice
£500,000 Improving Lives Through Advice Grant
Indigo Trust £30,000
1 year
Unrestricted funding
Feb 2024 to Jan 2025
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Investing in Young People - Youth Fund & FoF
£150,000
3 years
Supporting young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities through education, training, and employment-related transitions
Oct 2023 to Oct 2026
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Main Grant
£199,500
3 years
Grant to FRIENDS FAMILIES AND TRAVELLERS
The Blagrave Trust £72,000 Regional Partnership Grants
A B Charitable Trust
Access to Justice
£22,000 A grant to Friends, Families and Travellers
Access to Justice Foundation
Improving Outcomes Through Legal Support (IOTLS) grant
£41,332 Improving Outcomes Through Legal Support (IOTLS) grant
Sussex Community Foundation
West Sussex Small Grants
£5,000
1 year
Grant to Friends Families and Travellers
Jun 2023 to May 2024
Arts Council England £29,240 Tales From The Vardo
Indigo Trust £20,000
1 year
Friends Families & Travellers - Core funding
Apr 2023 to Apr 2024

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.

This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.

  • The National Lottery (7 grants) | Licence

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