Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

    THE NORTHAM CARE TRUST

    Provision of both residential and day care services for adults with learning disabilities
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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

    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£6,160£6,220£-60£2£1,761£1,6973.32460
    31/03/22*£5,113£4,893£220£21£1,821£1,7844.42270
    31/03/21£3,347£3,358£-10£5£1,601£1,5525.51650
    31/03/20£2,715£2,671£44£7£1,611£1,5757.113812
    31/03/19£2,438£2,409£29£4£1,567£1,5117.513719
    31/03/18£2,136£2,106£30£8£1,538£1,5198.71290
    31/03/17£2,078£2,022£56£12£1,508£1,4848.8840
    31/03/16£1,890£1,887£3£8£1,452£1,4369.1650
    31/03/15£1,717£1,699£17£8£1,455£1,42710.1650
    31/03/14£1,700£1,615£85£9£1,437£1,39410.4620
    31/03/13£1,649£1,570£78£11£1,353£1,32310.1630
    31/03/12£1,523£1,457£66£8£1,261£1,23210.1700
    31/03/11£1,540£1,492£47£10£1,195£1,1749.4550
    31/03/10£1,352£1,309£43£6£1,148£1,10910.2590
    31/03/09£1,298£1,230£68£17£1,104£1,08310.6550
    31/03/08*£1,305£1,301£4£24£1,036£1,0209.4540
    31/03/07£1,283£1,225£58£11£1,032£9839.6540
    31/03/06£1,096£1,073£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05*£1,025£1,032£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04*£656£651£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 9%
    Liabilities/Income: 3%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
    Reserves/Spending: 3.3 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.6
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 24 years

    www.northamcaretrust.co.uk

    info@northamcaretrust.co.uk

    01237477238

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • Residential nursing care facilities
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Devon,
    Who it helps
    • 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£16,000
    Garfield Weston Foundation£6,000
    Devon Community Foundation£4,020
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £6,000 11/01/2023
    Training and community hub
    National Lottery Community Fund - Reconnecting isolated older people affected by the pandemic
    £10,000 06/05/2022
    The funding will be used to create opportunities for older people living in isolation to reconnect outside of their homes. The project aims to help people that were adversely affected by the pandemic.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Rose Hill Pony Project for people with learning and physical disabilities
    £6,000 27/11/2020
    6
    The funding will be used to purchase equipment which will then enable them to deliver pony sessions and animal therapy activities for people with multiple learning and physical disabilities with complex health needs. The project aims to safely ....more
    Devon Community Foundation - Covid19 Communication
    £4,020 30/04/2020
    1
    Grant to The Northam Care Trust
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Northam Care Trust
    £25,000 16/10/2018
    Extension of premises for a charity in Devon that supports people with profound and multiple learning and other disabilities
    Devon Community Foundation - The Snack Shack
    £5,000 09/10/2018
    12
    setting up and running of a primary school Snack Shack, partnering people with learning disabilities with Y6 pupils, helping to develop personal and life skills through youth volunteering
    Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Northam Lodge
    £40,000 08/12/2016
    Extension
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 50-81
    • CHRISTOPHER DERRICK FULFORD Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Retired
    • JAMES CORKERY, Occupation: Retired
    • JANE HELEN WHITTAKER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
    • JOANNE LISA BOYDD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Visitor Services Assistant
    • ROBIN STONEMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
    • RODERICK MOLE, Occupation: Solicitor
    • ROBERT WILLIAM MAIN DOWN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/07/2000, number: 1081784
    • Registered at Companies House on 08/06/2000, number: 04010653
    Gift Aid
    • 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
    • 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; AR22: 23 days late, AR08: 34 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
    Main office

    ROSEHILL
    HEYWOOD ROAD
    BIDEFORD
    EX39 3PG

    Objectives

    TO RELIEVE HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREINAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NORTH DEVON.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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