Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

WANDSWORTH CARERS' CENTRE

The charity provides a range of support services to unpaid carers. This includes, information & advice, advocacy, targeted support to carers of people with mental health problems and Asian carers. The Centre facilitates a number of support groups for carers including: for carers of those with learning difficulties, Stroke, substance misuse, Asian carers, older people and people with dementia.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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:

  • 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£774£715£60£28£655£655111726
31/03/22£766£676£89£25£595£59510.61730
31/03/21£735£607£127£26£506£506101832
31/03/20£694£686£8£1£379£3676.41660
31/03/19£688£702£-13£1£371£3636.21652
31/03/18£738£685£53£15£384£3786.6150
31/03/17£598£670£-72£20£331£3265.8150
31/03/16*£578£599£-20£9£404£3988150
31/03/15£545£565£-20£3£424£3968.4140
31/03/14£590£576£13£2£444£4108.5140
31/03/13£566£567£0£3£431£4118.7140
31/03/12£535£519£16£3£431£4109.5120
31/03/11£593£531£62£2£415£3738.4130
31/03/10£566£517£49£3£353£3317.7120
31/03/09*£471£407£63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£359£334£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£343£251£91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£343£269£74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£258£274£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£286£276£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 11 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 4.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 29 years

www.carerswandsworth.org.uk

info@wandsworthcarers.org.uk

02088771200

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Care for carers
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wandsworth,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Wandsworth Carers Centre - London
£12,068 23/07/2020
Grant to Wandsworth Carers Centre - London meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Wandsworth Carers' Centre
£2,510 29/11/2017
We want funding for 44 one-to-one training sessions for carers to give them tips on keeping fit and taking care of themselves.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Wandsworth Carers Centre - London
£74,697 30/03/2017
36
Wandsworth Carers Centre is seeking funding to provide a dedicated tailored support service for carers who are considering alternative living arrangements for the person for whom they care, either moving into residential care or to live more ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Wandsworth Carers Centre - London
£34,100 28/03/2014
Wandsworth Carers Centre provides a range of support services, activities and training for carers. It is seeking funding for the salary and related costs of a part time carers support and development officer

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 61-70
  • AHMED SAMIH Appointed: 2013
  • CAROL COYLE (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Senior Researcher Public Sector Search
  • IOLINE STANLEY Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired
  • JENNIFER KABLEAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • JOANNE TAYLOR Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Unemployed
  • MR STEPHEN BAKEWELL, Occupation: None
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/02/1996, number: 1053121
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/01/1996, number: 03152094
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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; AR16: 3 days late, AR09: 13 days late, AR08: 11 days late, AR07: 21 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR04: 39 days late,
Main office

Wandsworth Carers Centre
46 Balham High Road
LONDON
SW12 9AQ

Objectives

3.1 The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit,:-3.1.1 The relief of persons with a disability arising from age, sickness (in particular substance misuse) or physical and mental disability in the South-East of England and who are dependent on others for their care by the provision of practical help, advice, assistance, service, support, advocacy and information to such persons and those, especially spouses, partners, friends and relatives, who have any unpaid responsibility for their care and treatment (the “Carers”); and3.1.2 The relief of poverty and mental or physical sickness or suffering amongst the Carers defined in the above object.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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