Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

STOCKPORT CARE SCHEMES 

The objects of the charity are to promote the relief of persons who are aged, sick or who have disabilities and are in need of care and support, by provision of support services and information to such persons and their carers in Stockport; to carry out such other charitable purpose or purposes as the Trustees in their absolute discretion shall from time to time determine.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 22 years

www.stockportcarscheme.org.uk

susan.peck@stockportcarscheme.org.uk

01614762812

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£233£240£-7n/an/an/an/an/a72
31/03/22£211£221£-10n/an/an/an/an/a72
31/03/21£169£179£-11n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/20£232£228£3n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/03/19£229£219£9n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/18£219£209£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£210£208£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£195£179£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£209£158£52£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£194£153£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£179£150£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£180£224£-44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£185£190£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£177£188£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£177£146£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£125£122£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£115£114£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£115£107£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£93£93£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£97£86£11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
Who works here?
  • 72 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Stockport,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 26/06/2020
"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 ....more
Forever Manchester - Keeping Stockport Connected
£4,100 29/05/2020
Volunteer driving support for shopping/medical appointments/food parcel delivery etc
Co-Operative Group - Grant to STOCKPORT CAR SCHEME
£8,152 19/11/2018
Help us upgrade our server as it is unreliable and old and we are struggling to keep records and monitor progress.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/04/2002, number: 1091546
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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; all on time
Main office

Heaton Moor Centre
Thornfield Road
Stockport
SK4 3LD

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE AGED, SICK OR HAVE DISABILITIES AND ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND SUPPORT, BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES AND INFORMATION TO SUCH PERSONS AND THEIR CARERS IN STOCKPORT.TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

STOCKPORT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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