Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

CARERS SUPPORT WEST SUSSEX

To deliver high quality services to carers in West Sussex by provision of information and support.To develop good working relationships with all agencies to deliver services that address the needs of carers.To involve carers with planning and delivering services.To raise awareness of carers issues and monitor implementation of all policies, legislation and guidelines that impact carers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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£5,039£5,010£28£43£1,549£1,0702.611972
31/03/22£3,560£3,545£14£16£1,521£1,170410292
31/03/21*£3,297£3,194£103£24£1,506£1,2264.69671
31/03/20£2,978£3,024£-46£66£1,404£1,2344.99477
31/03/19£2,918£2,816£102£55£1,450£1,2435.39450
31/03/18£2,796£2,636£159£63£1,348£9894.5880
31/03/17£2,717£2,802£-84£63£1,189£8693.7900
31/03/16£2,312£2,205£107£35£1,273£1,0145.5760
31/03/15*£1,975£1,700£276£62£1,166£1,0237.2490
31/03/14£1,989£1,517£472£47£891£7525.960
31/03/13£535£592£-57£22£344£1212.4150
31/03/12£524£537£-14£5£401£2495.6130
31/03/11£520£479£41£6£415£391130
31/03/10£516£441£75£7£374£371100
31/03/09£480£365£115n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 69%
Reserves/Spending: 2.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 17 years

www.carerssupport.org.uk

info@carerssupport.org.uk

012932200000

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Care for carers
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • 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£19,250
DCMS£9,050
Co-Operative Group£5,454
Sussex Community Foundation£4,750
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Carers Activities Programme
£9,250 21/10/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a programme of group activities for young carers. The project aims to help participants feel less isolated gain confidence and improve their wellbeing as well as build peer support networks.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Carers Support West Sussex
£2,775 23/10/2021
We provide workshops sharing knowledge of how autism and learning difficulties affects how people communicate, behave, and view the world.
National Lottery Community Fund - Check in and Chat
£10,000 08/10/2021
The funding will be used to reduce social isolation and improve mental wellbeing amongst carers by running a telephone support service and providing where necessary the training and equipment to enable carers to take part in digital befriending and ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Carers Support West Sussex
£2,679 24/10/2020
We would like to send 100 socially isolated young carers from across West Sussex to a weekend summer camp for respite and confidence.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,050 07/07/2020
"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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Support West Sussex
£4,000 26/05/2020
Funding will go towards their essential services for BAME carers including bilingual counsellors to provide emotional support, online training sessions for volunteers over Zoom and the running of their helpline. Also for IT equipment such as ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Emergency Support for Carers
£750 06/04/2020
Carers Support West Sussex support family and friend carers, running Support Groups, a Carer Response Line, help carers access equipment to assist them in their caring role or providing funds so that carers can do something for themselves.Funding ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-73
  • ALAN BEASLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Accountant
  • ALISON FOX Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee
  • CATERINA MANISCALCO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Digital Transformation Management Consultant
  • CHRISTINE FIELD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
  • DAVID GAYLER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Human Resources Consultant
  • IAN WILKINS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Charity Head Of Fundraising & Relationships
  • NEAL YOUNG Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • NIKKI JEFFERY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Operations Director
  • PAUL ESTEP Appointed: 2023, Occupation: It Director
  • ROBERT MANSFIELD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Digital
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/03/2008, number: 1123359
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/11/2007, number: 06418743
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR21: 28 days late, AR15: 26 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from YOUNG CARERS TOGETHER on 07/05/2024
Main office

CSWS C/O Messrs Carpenter Box
Amelia House
Crescent Road
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 1RL

Objectives

TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND MENTAL SUFFERING OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CARERS, WHETHER ON A FULL OR PART TIME BASIS, FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY, DISABLED, ILL OR FRAIL FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER AND THE RELIEF OF SUCH ELDERLY, DISABLED, ILL OR FRAIL PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL HELP AND ASSISTANCE, ADVOCACY AND INFORMATION FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARETO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AMONGST CARERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC CONCERNING CARING AND THE SUPPORT AND TREATMENT OF THOSE REQUIRING SUPPORT FROM CARERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CRAWLEY, HORSHAM, MID-SUSSEX AND ITS ENVIRONS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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