Overall Score: 12 based on 10 data points
Finance: 0
Governance: 6
Support: 6
(no PartB)
Strong growth: +2, Deficit latest year: -2,
Good trustee age range: +3, Dynamic board: +3,
Supporters: +6

CARERS WORLDWIDE 

Mission:

Our mission is to enable carers, service providers, policy makers and other stakeholders to recognise and respond to the needs of carers in the developing world, ensuring balance and equal value is given to the needs of the carer and the person receiving care.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Comment by the Charity:
    Governance issues to investigate: Until July 2021 our Board consisted of 5 members. In July 2021 two of the existing Board members stood down after serving the maximum permissible terms. In July 2021 we expanded our Board to 8 members and welcomed 5 new Trustees. Financial issues to investigate: This information is inaccurate. We have submitted full annual returns including independently examined annual accounts every year, including the most recent accounting period. These have always been submitted on time.

How you can help

Established: 11 years

www.carersworldwide.org

info@carersworldwide.org

07745608438

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/22£325,023£406,626£-81,6034
31/12/21£365,264£279,711£85,5534
31/12/20£349,180£249,792£99,3884
31/12/19£337,001£269,247£67,7543
31/12/18£222,479£175,499£46,9802
31/12/17£164,000£176,000£-12,0000
31/12/16£167,000£173,000£-6,0000
31/12/15£177,000£112,571£64,4290
31/12/14£73,147£61,758£11,3890
31/12/13£13,017£30,883£-17,8660
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What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Works with partner organisations in developing countries to:1) facilitate provision of support for carers and their families, bringing them better health, wellbeing and economic security and 2) bring about systemic change in the work of governments, charities and other agencies so they recognise and respond to the needs of carers in the developing world.
Who works here?
  • 4 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bangladesh, India, Nepal,

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
CareTech foundation
£94,027 15/09/2021
Upscaling and expanding a successfully tested approach to support 1,002 unpaid family carers of persons with disabilities in Savar, Bangladesh
Brian Mercer Trust
£14,700 15/07/2021
12
Support for carers of people with mental illness and epilepsy in Odisha, India
The National Lottery Community Fund
£178,613 25/07/2016
36
The project will support 500 carers of children with cerebral palsy in Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley and 20 rural districts of the country. Careers will be organised to form support groups and a carers ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

Who works here?

  • ANIL PATIL
    Founder and Executive Director
    Appointed: May 2012
Anil has 25 years’ experience in the international development sector as a veterinarian, development worker, grant maker and trustee. Experiences in his professional and personal life led him to establish Carers Worldwide in 2012 and continue to fuel his passion to transform the lives of unpaid family carers across the globe.
  • RUTH PATIL
    Operations Manager
    Appointed: May 2012
Ruth has almost 30 years’ experience in the health, disability and international development sectors, both in the UK and South Asia. She combines her work influencing the lives of carers overseas with advocacy work on behalf of parent carers in the UK.
  • JANE COX
    Finance Manager
    Appointed: November 2014
Jane has over 20 years’ experience in international development and finance. She was a founding member of BasicNeeds, responsible for setting up operations, governance, finance and administration systems. Jane has recently undertook a consultancy for Practical Action, supporting registration of overseas companies. Since 2015, she has setup and operated Carers Worldwide financial systems.
  • VICTORIA NICHOLSON
    Fundraising and Policy Officer
    Appointed: November 2018
Victoria is an MSc International Development graduate who has previous experience in humanitarian projects based in Greece and Georgia. Victoria is responsible for researching and writing funding applications to Trusts and Foundations, and for developing policy documents to be used as tools in our advocacy efforts.
  • MICHELLE GOCOLDAS
    Digital Strategy Officer
    Appointed: February 2021
Michelle has experience working in social media, digital marketing and events, both agency side and in-house, in industries ranging from FMCG to non-profits, from travel to education. She is responsible for all communications from Carers Worldwide, with the aim of extending the reach of our organisation and telling our story.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 42-66
Alastair has extensive experience in creating, building, investing in and selling high tech SME’s. He was owner & Managing Director of a technology business (AIM), supplying complex vehicle tracking and mapping systems internationally. Alastair sold AIM in 2005 and is now an angel investor and advisor to a number of small businesses and a....more
Dhanya is an FCCA qualified accountant with a range of experience in the not for profit sector. She currently works as Finance Manager at The Silverline, the free confidential telephone helpline offering information, friendship and advice to older people in the United Kingdom.
Dionne is Programme Manager at Forward Carers, a carers support service based in the West Midlands. She is a qualified PRINCE2 project manager with experience working within social housing, social care, business transformation, public policy and the voluntary sector.
  • IAN GARY YATES
    Appointed: 2021
    Occupation: Learning and Development Manager
Ian is Learning and Development Manager at St James’s Place, a multinational wealth management business. He is an expert in training, learning and development, with a speciality in creating high quality training teams with a commercial focus.
Jonathan is CEO of the CareTech Charitable Foundation and Managing Director of Earlsbrook Consulting Limited. He was previously Managing Director of Mosaic, HRH The Prince of Wales’ mentoring initiative, and before that a member of the Senior Civil Service. He has a wealth of experience of working in the public, private and charitable sectors....more
Maria is a new business development professional and strategic marketer. She has worked in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors where she has extensive experience of fundraising income generation and partnership growth.
Maveen is Director of Programmes at Traidcraft Exchange. She is a development professional with over 40 years of experience of grassroots and international development, with specific expertise in fair trade and gender.
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/12/2012, number: 1150214
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/05/2012, number: 08083816
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Main office

30 Lodgefield
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 1SD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WHO REQUIRE CARE DUE TO PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, OLD AGE, FRAILTY, SUBSTANCE MISUSE OR ANY OTHER CAUSE, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY:3.1.1 RAISING THE AWARENESS OF CARERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS TO THE NEEDS OF AND DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY INDIVIDUALS AS A RESULT OF THEIR ROLE AS CARERS;3.1.2 RELIEVING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONG CARERS; AND3.1.3 THE RELIEF OF INDIVIDUALS BEING CARED FOR BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THEIR CARE AND REHABILITATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO CARERS.“CARER” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL OF ANY AGE WHO CARES FOR OR NURSES A RELATIVE, FRIEND OR PARTNER REQUIRING THIS HELP DUE TO PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, OLD AGE, FRAILTY, SUBSTANCE MISUSE OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase

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