Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 10
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

BRENT CARERS CENTRE

To give support and information on issues that concern young carers, adult carers and vulnerable people.
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 age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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£375£409£-34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£318£351£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£222£248£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£463£493£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£463£493£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£485£486£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£428£497£-69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£503£508£-4£1£255£1864.4140
31/03/15£459£390£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£359£318£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£497£469£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£360£384£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£483£487£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£472£474£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£423£410£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£403£447£-44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£408£481£-74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£472£482£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£476£490£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£494£423£71n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 27 years

www.brentcarerscentre.org.uk

email@brentcarerscentre.org.uk

02038027070

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Care for carers
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund£430,621
City Bridge Trust£245,000
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund£63,899
DCMS£49,578
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Brent Carers Centre
£245,000 14/04/2023
60
£245,000 over five years (£49,000; £46,000; £49,000; £49,500; £51,500) towards the organisation’s advice work, including one full-time Advice Worker’s salary and on-costs, recruitment fees, training costs, publicity and a contribution to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - ABC Services for Carers in Brent
£430,621 16/12/2022
Funding will be used to develop Brent Carers Centre’s Advice Befriending and Counselling support service providing holistic support to carers. The project aims to help carers feel valued and supported assist with their emotional wellbeing and ....more
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Brent Carers Centre - 4
£63,899 13/10/2022
Supporting Young Adult Carers struggling in school or not in employment or education with advice, advocacy & representation to address personals barriers/issues faced which impact on their on achievement, career opportunities or future ....more
London Catalyst - Brent Carers Centre - 6
£1,000 11/05/2021
Hardship Fund
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£49,578 29/09/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - Circles of Support
£9,315 18/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to facilitate informal meet ups and social media forums for people with caring responsibilities. The project aims to create a support network amongst their peers to help reduce isolation.
Masonic Trust - Young Adult Carers Support
£60,000 21/02/2018
Education, advice and information, respite and support for isolated young adult carers.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Brent Carers Centre
£6,080 04/08/2017
A Christmas party with loads of events that will give our Young Carers a chance to relax, meet other Young Carers and have fun!
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-80
  • ABIOLA JOHNSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Student
  • ARIF PUNJANI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant
  • HELEN HAGGER Appointed: 2009, Occupation: None
  • INGEBORG AHMAD Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired
  • IRENE LEWIS (Chair) Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Assistant Lecturer
  • NICHOLETTE ROBERTS-COLLAZO Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Volunteer
  • SUSAN SIMEI-CUNNINGHAM Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/12/1997, number: 1066691
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/04/1997, number: 03354038
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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; AR21: 50 days late, AR20: 33 days late, AR18: 6 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from BAN - THE BAMER ADVICE NETWORK on 04/11/2021
Main office

Willesden Medical Centre
144-150 High Road
London
NW10 2PT

Objectives

TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND MENTAL SUFFERING AMONGST PERSONS WHO ARE CARING AT HOME FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY, DISABLED CHRONICALLY SICK OR SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE MISUSE OR AN ADDICTION AND TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO ARE ELDERLY, DISABLED, CHRONICALLY SICK OR SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE MISUSE OR AN ADDICTION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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