Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 2

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 11

CARERS' SUPPORT EAST KENT

We will be the main contact for Carers' in East Kent, providing emotional support, information advice and guidance, training, advocacy and forums. We will work to promote the needs of Carers to Statutory Agencies, Voluntary Organisations and the wider public.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£1,950	£2,170	£-221	£0	£1,162	£1,149	6.4	46	11
31/03/22		£1,960	£1,617	£343	£0	£1,383	£889	6.6	43	16
31/03/21	*	£1,538	£1,503	£35	£0	£1,040	£954	7.6	39	9
31/03/20		£1,244	£1,133	£110	£0	£1,005	£920	9.7	32	7
31/03/19		£1,017	£1,151	£-134	£0	£913	£810	8.4	24	15
31/03/18		£1,113	£1,208	£-95	£0	£1,047	£981	9.7	26	0
31/03/17		£1,138	£1,300	£-162	£0	£1,142	£1,099	10.1	29	0
31/03/16		£938	£762	£176	£0	£1,304	£1,207	19	21	0
31/03/15		£770	£659	£110	£22	£1,128	£1,047	19.1	20	0
31/03/14		£938	£427	£510	£18	£1,018	£893	25.1	12	0
31/03/13		£319	£245	£74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£320	£215	£105	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£433	£111	£323	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 6.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 14 years

www.carersek.org.uk

admin@carersek.org.uk

03003020061

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for the elderly

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

46 employees
11 volunteers

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Seeing every Carer as a unique individual - enabling tailored support
£9,807	04/04/2023	The funding will be used to develop and deliver equality diversity and inclusion training to staff at the carers support service. The project aims to help improve the access experiences and outcomes ....more The funding will be used to develop and deliver equality diversity and inclusion training to staff at the carers support service. The project aims to help improve the access experiences and outcomes for under-represented carers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Digital Buddies – creating Carer connections and reducing isolation
£9,879	04/06/2021	The funding will be used to develop a digital peer support service for carers in the East Kent area. The project aims to buddy carers with those in similar circumstances and through this discuss real ....more The funding will be used to develop a digital peer support service for carers in the East Kent area. The project aims to buddy carers with those in similar circumstances and through this discuss real life experiences and provide mutual support.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-68

ANTHONY ULLMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

CHARLES TRAYLEN (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

KAYE DRAPER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

MALCOLM FRIER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

CHERYL RAMSAY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Unknown

ANTHONY BLACKMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Dispensing Optician, Other trusteeships: KENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND, ASSOCIATION OF CHAIRS, THE ROAD SAFETY TRUST, COMMUNIGROW,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/07/2010, number: 1136904
Registered at Companies House on 06/04/2010, number: 07213672

Gift Aid

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
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

13 returns made; AR21: 197 days late, AR11: 23 days late,

Main office

Innovation House
Discovery Park
Ramsgate Road
Kent

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THOSE WHO CARE UNPAID FOR ADULTS OR CHILDREN WITH A PHYSICAL, LEARNING OR MENTAL DISABILITY, BY PROVISION OF EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND ADVICE, TRAINING AND ADVOCACY SERVICES, AND TO RELIEVE THOSE IN KENT AREA WHO HAVE A PHYSICAL, LEARNING OR A MENTAL DISABILITY BY PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KENT

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