Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 8

Good reserves management: +3
Deficit latest year: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Overall weighted support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 17

DURHAM COUNTY CARERS SUPPORT

Durham County Carers Support offers free and confidential support, information and advice to all carers who live or care for somebody who lives in County Durham

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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	£1,352	£1,552	£-201	£7	£641	£551	4.3	39	68
31/03/22	£1,439	£1,396	£43	£4	£841	£582	5	38	88
31/03/21	£1,393	£1,216	£177	£3	£799	£536	5.3	37	68
31/03/20	£1,257	£1,264	£-7	£4	£622	£517	4.9	40	60
31/03/19	£1,314	£1,308	£6	£3	£629	£561	5.1	41	60
31/03/18	£1,340	£1,332	£8	£0	£623	£580	5.2	41	0
31/03/17	£1,320	£1,337	£-16	£4	£618	£551	4.9	38	0
31/03/16	£1,289	£1,300	£-11	£4	£635	£552	5.1	32	0
31/03/15	£1,326	£1,333	£-7	£11	£646	£588	5.3	32	0
31/03/14	£1,252	£1,354	£-102	£11	£653	£601	5.3	30	0
31/03/13	£1,595	£1,033	£562	£4	£755	£667	7.7	28	0
31/03/12	£249	£238	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11	£240	£222	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	£245	£233	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09	£226	£222	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08	£227	£199	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07	£193	£206	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06	£191	£213	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05	£198	£184	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	£182	£158	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 27 years

www.dccarers.org

admin@dccarers.org

03000051213

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

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

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Durham,

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

The Ballinger Charitable Trust	£60,000
Masonic Trust	£31,530
County Durham Community Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Durham County Carers' Support
£60,000	22/03/2024 36	Unrestricted funding
County Durham Community Foundation - Carers Respite Breaks
£5,000	12/10/2021	Respite breaks for carers.
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£31,530	08/03/2021	Grant to fund the salaries of a full-time Parent Carers Support Worker and a part-time Communication Worker as well as the project costs for a Parent Carer Specialist Support COVID Recovery Project for parents who care for a child with disabilities ....more Grant to fund the salaries of a full-time Parent Carers Support Worker and a part-time Communication Worker as well as the project costs for a Parent Carer Specialist Support COVID Recovery Project for parents who care for a child with disabilities and/or additional needs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Parent Carer Support and Development
£378,272	02/05/2014 60	Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Durham County Carers Support
£30,000	24/11/2011	the salary of the Parent Carer, Carer Support Worker

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-75

AUDREY VASEY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired

IAN BRIGGS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JANET POTTS (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Legal Executive

KAREN ELIZABETH VASEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

MARILYN NORMANTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

MARION USHER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

OLANREWAJU IFE OLUWATUYI Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Student

VICTORIA ANN BURNIP Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Managing Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/04/1998, number: 1069278
Registered at Companies House on 25/03/1998, number: 03534933

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

22/06/2012 - Asset transfer in from EASINGTON DISTRICT CARERS SUPPORT
06/07/2012 - Asset transfer in from DURHAM AND CHESTER-LE-STREET CARERS SUPPORT
10/07/2012 - Asset transfer in from DURHAM DALES ACTION FOR CARERS

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

Enterprise House
Enterprise City
Meadowfield Avenue
Spennymoor
Co Durham
DL16 6JF

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP, POVERTY OR DISTRESS MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE BOROUGH OF SEDGEFIELD INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PEOPLE (CARERS) WITH RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CARING FOR THOSE IN NEED OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE BY REASON BY AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY OR POVERTY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOROUGH OF SEDGEFIELD

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