Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 12
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

CAREFREE - FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE CORNWALL

We work with care experienced young people aged 11-25. Our aim is to give young people in care the chance to have a good life through positive relationships, support at times of transition and influencing the services they receive. We deliver relationship based positive activities and support young people through adolescence and into adulthood through a Leaving Care service.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity and another benefit

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
31/12/23£1,378£1,351£26£0£486£2782.53520
31/12/22£1,152£1,036£116£0£460£2723.13115
31/12/21£878£1,012£-134£0£344£2252.7310
31/12/20£1,018£786£232£0£477£1682.62815
31/12/19£856£822£34£0£246£1502.22815
31/12/18£734£730£3£0£212£370.6240
31/12/17£647£619£27£0£209£521200
31/12/16£450£425£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£352£359£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£279£243£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£289£268£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£244£256£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£228£172£56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£127£163£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£148£132£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£127£90£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 57%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 4.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years

www.carefreecornwall.org.uk

info@carefreecornwall.org.uk

01209204333

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Cornwall,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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
Esmee Fairbairn£290,000
Greenwood Place£228,750
National Lottery Community Fund£219,463
CHK Foundation£205,250
BBC Children in Need£178,380
The Segelman Trust£90,000
The Blagrave Trust£71,400
Lloyds Bank Foundation£64,510
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Carefree - Fostering Independence Cornwall
£110,000 07/08/2023
This grant supports a peer mentoring training scheme for children and young people in care. The sessions will give them the opportunity to make friends, raise aspirations for the future, and be more ....more
The Blagrave Trust - The Listening Fund Phase 2
£71,400 31/03/2023
The Listening Fund - phase two
CHK Foundation - CHK Main Grant
£4,250 10/02/2023
to support specified work
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Carefree Fostering Independence Cornwall
£15,000 30/01/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Greenwood Place - Grant to Carefree Cornwall
£78,750 01/01/2023
Unrestricted funding
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Carefree-Fostering Independence Cornwall
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - Carefree Welcome Project
£10,000 24/06/2022
This project will support separated children seeking asylum arriving in Cornwall. It will offer information advice and guidance with ongoing support to enable them to meet other people in the same ....more
Greenwood Place - Grant to Carefree Cornwall
£75,000 01/01/2022
Unrestricted funding
CHK Foundation - CHK Main Grant
£161,000 08/12/2021
to support specified work
National Lottery Community Fund - Leaving care staying connected
£209,463 30/09/2021
The organisation will use the funding to provide a range of one to one and group activities aimed at improving the life chances and emotional wellbeing for care experienced young people aged between ....more
The Segelman Trust - Grant to Carefree Cornwall
£90,000 21/09/2021
36
To support core costs
Greenwood Place - Grant to Carefree Cornwall
£75,000 01/01/2021
Unrestricted funding
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to Carefree-Fostering Independence Cornwall
£50,000 03/12/2020
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Carefree-Fostering Independence Cornwall, awarded under the Foundation's Care Leavers funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to ....more
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£20,000 03/12/2020
The Community Match Challenge is an £85M fund aimed at supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) in their COVID response. Awards were made to philanthropists, foundations and ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Carefree Fostering Independence Cornwall
£250,000 15/09/2020
60
Towards Unrestricted core costs to support young people leaving care so that they can repair the effects of adverse childhood experience, transforming their own lives and those of others.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Carefree - Fostering Independence Cornwall
£68,380 30/07/2020
Covid19 - This project will provide 1-2-1 support for young people in care and leaving care to increase employability skills. It will help to improve their confidence, emotional wellbeing and key ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Carefree-Fostering Independence Cornwall
£12,260 23/07/2020
Grant to Carefree-Fostering Independence Cornwall meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Cornwall Community Foundation - In response to Covid 19
£5,000 15/07/2020
12
To buy in mental health support for young people and to enable Carefree workers to be fully able to support the most vulnerable people.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Carefree Fostering Independence Cornwall
£25,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
CHK Foundation - CHK Main Grant
£40,000 17/03/2020
to support work with young people leaving care
National Lottery Community Fund - Learning together
£10,000 17/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to provide educational leisure activities for young people. The project aims to support confidence building and encourage community cohesion.
Co-Op Foundation - Carefree Cornwall Continuation Project
£70,000 29/11/2018
Opportunities for care-experienced young people to volunteer as peer mentors, running drop-in sessions and support groups to help others better understand loneliness.
The Segelman Trust - Grant to Carefree Cornwall
£90,000 25/09/2018
36
To support the core costs of the organiation
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Carefree-Fostering Independence Cornwall
£75,000 10/08/2017
36
The charity supports children in and just leaving care in Cornwall. It provides a large range of support projects to over 100 children each year. It seeks funding for core staff and related costs.
Co-Op Foundation - Peer Mentoring for Care Leavers
£20,000 02/08/2017
Providing opportunities for care-experienced young people in Cornwall to volunteer as peer mentors, helping others navigate their transition out of care.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Carefree Fostering Independence Cornwall
£150,000 04/04/2017
36
Towards salaries and other associated cost for work to improve the emotional wellbeing of care leavers in Cornwall.
Youth Music - Carefree Music Makers
£99,980 28/10/2016
Carefree Music Makers
National Lottery Community Fund - Keeping On Track
£413,918 16/06/2016
60
This project aims to support young people leaving care who live in and around Cornwall. They will be able to learn vital life skills like living independently, making friends, using public transport, ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Carefree - Fostering Independence Cornwall
£55,000 13/08/2015
24
over two years as continuation funding towards core salaries for a charity working across Cornwall supporting looked-after children and young care leavers
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Carefree-Fostering Independence Cornwall
£75,000 12/11/2014
The charity supports children in and just leaving care in Cornwall. It provides a large range of support projects to over 100 children each year. It seeks funding for core staff and related costs.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Carefree-Fostering Independence Cornwall
£20,000 30/05/2012
the salary costs of the Co-ordinator
National Lottery Community Fund - Carefree 'Keys to your life' project
£198,502 07/03/2011
60
This is a new project to support young people living in care in Cornwall through teaching them life skills to boost their confidence and self-esteem, and prepare them for the future. Working in ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Carefree Fostering Independence Cornwall
£60,000 16/02/2011
Towards the salary of the manager and overhead costs to develop new ways of working with young people in care.
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Time - Care Leavers Doing Things For Themselves and Others
£10,000 08/01/2010
12
A project by this group in Redruth, Cornwall to run a support group, educational opportunities and mentoring for young people who are leaving the care system. The project will offer outdoor ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 24-79
  • ANDREW EARLE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Social Worker
  • JANE BELINDA HAMPTON (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Social Worker
  • LAWRENCE LLOYD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Design And Production Assistant
  • MARK ELLIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • NICOLA JOHNSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Foster Carer
  • RICHARD GRANT Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/06/2008, number: 1124492
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/01/2008, number: 06481146
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
  • 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
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

Carefree
Clinton Passage
REDRUTH
TR15 2AY

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THOSE AGED 13 TO 17 LIVING IN CORNWALL AND WHO HAVE BEEN, ARE OR AT RISK OF BEING IN CARE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING THEM BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.B ADVANCING EDUCATION AND TRAINING.C RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.D PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CORNWALL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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