Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

NORTH STAFFS CARERS ASSOCIATION

North Staffs Carers exists to benefit Informal Carers of all ages by: Offering support to Carers Enlightening professionals about Carers Aiding communication between Service Providers, Planners and Carers
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • 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
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

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
31/03/23£417£378£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£354£387£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£198£278£-80n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£244£335£-92n/an/an/an/an/an/a
?31/03/19£287£374£-86n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£358£429£-70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£496£526£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£485£511£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£772£774£-2£12£637£2353.6260
31/03/14£785£788£-2£8£639£2163.3280
31/03/13£875£793£82£8£642£1983230
31/03/12*£801£723£78£14£560£1793220
31/03/11£738£718£21£7£481£2934.9210
31/03/10£730£716£14£10£461£1652.8210
31/03/09£718£728£-10£7£447£1602.6210
31/03/08£609£670£-61£25£457£1432.6340
31/03/07£741£698£43£23£518£1192.1340
31/03/06£765£679£86n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£703£645£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£582£548£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

www.carersfirst.com

info@carersfirst.com

01782793100

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Care for carers
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

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
National Lottery Community Fund£339,415
Henry Smith Charity£201,500
Co-Operative Group£3,041
BBC Children in Need£500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to North Staffs Carers Association
£201,500 13/03/2024
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Supporting Connections for Carers' project, providing holistic peer support for carers from across Staffordshire.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to North Staffs Carers Association
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Group Support Champions
£10,000 10/06/2022
The funding will be used to recruit volunteers to identify and support unpaid carers and run weekly local community groups targeting hard to reach carers at risk of becoming lonely and isolated. The community groups will use venues such as Churches ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - My Caring Journey
£268,311 15/12/2020
35
This project will use its funding to continue to support unpaid carers in delivering services to help reduce isolation loneliness and stress.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to North Staffs Carers
£3,041 24/10/2020
Opening a cafe to provide healthy, nutritious food on a small budget for carers and the wider community will help sustain our charity.
National Lottery Community Fund - North Staffs Carers Covid 19 response
£61,104 04/06/2020
6
A project supporting adult and young carers during the Covid-19 crisis. In the coming weeks and months the group will address the escalation of mental health and material wellbeing crises amongst carers while continuing to offer support and advice ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Financial Support for Carers
£9,987 08/03/2019
12
This funding will be used to provide financial advice and support for carers. The project aims to equip carers with skills to face financial issues.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to North Staffs Carers Association
£99,973 28/02/2019
36
This project will provide social activities for young carers across North Staffordshire. Outcomes include reduced stress and anxiety, improved confidence and greater resilience.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to North Staffs Carers
£3,244 19/11/2018
Funds will help us keep open a Carers Centre providing essential respite, support and advice to 5000 unpaid carers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Dementia Advice & Befriending (DAB)
£9,968 27/09/2017
12
New volunteers will be trained to provide a telephone befriending service aimed at those caring for someone with dementia. This will provide advice and support for carers on practical tasks, help them to access events, activities and additional ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to North Staffs Carers Association
£70,936 20/07/2016
36
Providing information, support and free activities to informal unpaid Carers aged 5 years up throughout North Staffordshire. The grant will fund salaries and project costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Seasons of Care Continuation
£413,016 01/07/2016
48
This is a continuation and development of an existing project that provides support to unpaid carers in North Staffordshire. Beneficiaries will have access to activities such as weekly well-being and awareness sessions and local support groups, to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Musketeer Project
£409,144 05/02/2015
48
Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to North Staffs Carers Association
£28,300 31/05/2013
Stoke based charity will increase its capacity to support those who are isolated and vulnerable. A new worker will provide a holistic support ppackage to Carers in their home, helping them to stay healthy whilst continuing to look after a loved one.
National Lottery Community Fund - Seasons of Care
£299,816 13/03/2013
36
The aim of this new project is to support thousands of carers in the local community, empowering the carer's independence, their financial stability and emotional resilience. North Staffs Carers Association will provide an holistic support package ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 71-78
  • CHRISTINE WARREN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • DR CHRISTINA M DUDSON, Occupation: Family Doctor
  • LINDA HAILSTONES Appointed: 2015, Occupation: District Nurse
  • NEIL CHADWICK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • PATRICIA HIGGINS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired
  • PETER HAILSTONES Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/05/1997, number: 1062548
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/02/1997, number: 03313461
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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 20 days late, AR12: 7 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CASS THE CARERS ASSOCIATION on 30/08/2024
Main office

North Staffs Carers Association
Suite 11 & 12
Trent House
234 Victoria Road
STOKE-ON-TRENT

Objectives

THE RELIEF GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY OF THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF INFORMAL CARERS AND THOSE FOR WHOM THEY CARE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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