Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

FAMILY CARE TRUST

Provides care services for a range of people with disabilities. These include day care centres for older people, support services for people in their own homes, befriending support in the community and assisting adults with a learning disability to acquire skills that improve opportunites for independent living.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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
31/03/23£3,543£2,559£984£41£2,663£1,1875.69515
31/03/22£2,234£2,135£99£45£1,679£1,1406.47715
31/03/21£1,638£1,639£-1£43£1,580£1,1208.24910
31/03/20£1,695£1,465£230£34£1,581£1,1069.1484
31/03/19£1,648£1,344£304£13£1,351£8297.4392
31/03/18£1,484£1,334£151£12£1,046£6575.9380
31/03/17£1,740£1,927£-187£24£896£4712.9580
31/03/16£2,008£2,206£-198£33£994£4622.5890
31/03/15£2,281£2,526£-244£264£1,163£6213990
31/03/14£2,392£2,367£25£213£1,437£9144.6790
31/03/13£2,417£2,370£47£384£1,407£8594.4970
31/03/12£2,596£2,431£165£292£1,393£8414.2990
31/03/11£2,594£2,485£109£391£1,244£41221060
31/03/10£2,415£2,397£17£435£1,055£7063.51090
31/03/09£2,437£2,299£138£410£1,132£7463.9780
31/03/08£2,836£2,358£478£419£1,172£8174.21120
31/03/07£2,152£2,050£102£258£694£6003.51070
31/03/06£2,020£1,940£80n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£1,800£1,814£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£1,815£1,642£173n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 45%
Reserves/Spending: 5.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 30 years

www.familycaretrust.co.uk

enquiries@familycaretrust.co.uk

01217701578

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Solihull, Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old 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
The Clothworkers Foundation£165,000
Wolfson Foundation£75,000
Sport England£23,860
National Lottery Community Fund£19,880
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - Multi-Sports Coaching for Adults with Learning Disabilities
£14,080 21/11/2023
6
This project will fund a multi-sport activity project for adults with learning disabilities. The project will be facilitated at 3 different sites: on-site sports coaching at Newlands Bishop Farm, off-site sports coaching at Hampton in Adren Sports ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Family Care Trust
£15,000 30/11/2022
Grant uplift 'Cost of Living crisis': refurbishment of kitchen for a charity supporting people with disabilities in Soilhull
National Lottery Community Fund - Platinum Jubilee: Bringing together vulnerable groups
£9,880 01/04/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a programme of community activities for people living with Dementia Parkinson's and mental ill health. The project will bring people together in celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee to improve wellbeing.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Family Care Trust
£150,000 30/11/2021
refurbishment of kitchen for a charity supporting people with disabilities in Soilhull
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Family Care Trust
£9,950 24/08/2021
History of the Victorian Walled Garden at New Berry Hall
National Lottery Community Fund - REUNITE
£10,000 18/06/2021
The funding will be used to deliver climbing sessions and a training team building and multi-activity sports programme for young adults living with learning disabilities. The project aims to improve their confidence physical health and communication ....more
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Family Care Trust
£75,000 10/06/2021
New canteen to provide work experience for adults with learning difficulties, brain injuries and mental health problems
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£9,780 08/12/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,592 04/08/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Sport England - Moving More at Opportunity Day Care Centre
£5,610 16/11/2018
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Moving More at Opportunity Day Care Centre. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
National Lottery Community Fund - Active Living at Newlands Bishop Farm
£9,810 24/05/2017
12
This group will use the funding to provide a variety of outdoor activities for 70 people with mental health problems, learning difficulties and physical disabilities. This will engage people in physical activities to improve their self-esteem, ....more
Sport England - NBF Active and Social Program
£8,260 25/04/2016
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled NBF Active and Social Program. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
National Lottery Community Fund - Digging for Dementia
£10,000 08/08/2013
12
This is a project by a community organisation in Solihull. The group will use the funding to build a therapy and sensory garden. This will give the beneficiaries the opportunity of participating in gentle and physical exercise in a safe and tranquil ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Build an outdoor area for catering learning centre.
£10,000 29/09/2011
12
This is a project by a charity in Marston Green, Birmingham serving beneficiaries across Solihull and Birmingham. The group will use the funding to build a patio deck connected to their newly opened farm building, which provides people with learning ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-74
  • ANTHONY SIMON LUCAS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • CATHERINE MARY LLEWELLYN Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Headteacher
  • DAVID ALEXANDER GAMBLE Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Hr Consultant
  • DR JOHN ALAN DAVENPORT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • ELIZABETH HUGHES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Managing Director
  • IAIN MORGAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • MR DAVID EDWARDS, Occupation: Insurance Broker
  • RICHARD PURSER DIPM Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • ROGER JAMES LOOK Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/03/1995, number: 1045025
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/10/1994, number: 02982937
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
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
Main office

Newlands Bishop Farm
Berry Hall Lane
Catherine-de-Barnes
SOLIHULL
B91 2RY

Objectives

1.TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE INCLUDING CHILDREN WHO ARE DISABLED,INCLUDING MENTALLY ILL, HAVE LEARNING DISABILITIES, ARE AGED, INFIRM, VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE OR DOMESTIC ABUSE, OR ARE SUFFERING FROM EMOTIONAL STRESS DUE TO THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, AND 2.TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG SUCH PEOPLE AND OTHER PEOPLE IN FINANCIAL NEED, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND SERVICES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THOSE NEEDS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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