Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

CARING FRIENDS MID NORFOLK

We are a group of fully checked friends who aim to provide a warm and friendly atmosphere. We seek to ease the trauma of living with cancer , dementia; long term health conditions and isolation and loneliness by helping in the home, collecting prescriptions, facilitating visits to hospital and medical centres. We also help to provide a social life and respite breaks where appropriate.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/24	£68	£47	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23	£38	£37	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£28	£25	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£2	£4	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?	£14	£13	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£15	£10	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
01/04/17	£12	£9	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.caringfriends.org.uk

Caringfriends@icloud.com

07961566118

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Provides human resources

Where it operates

Norfolk,

Who it helps

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

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£6,000	01/03/2024	towards core costs over the next 12 months
National Lottery Community Fund - Thriving and Surviving
£7,700	28/07/2022	This project will expand volunteer-led support for people living with or affected by cancer helping to reduce the increased isolation anxiety and impact on their mental and emotional health. It will support social activities practical assistance and ....more This project will expand volunteer-led support for people living with or affected by cancer helping to reduce the increased isolation anxiety and impact on their mental and emotional health. It will support social activities practical assistance and befriending to make emotional connections. Activities will include coffee mornings; walking groups; home visiting befriending services; shopping/prescription collection; respite care to enable carers to attend activities; transport support or accompanying to medical appointments and sitting with clients during their chemotherapy appointments; regular monthly outings and digital engagement support and more.
National Lottery Community Fund - Caring Friends
£10,000	14/05/2021	The funding will be used to employ a project manager for a volunteer befriending and caring scheme that supports people living with cancer. The project aims to adapt and expand the work of this caring scheme to meet the increased demand for support.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID DICKERSON Appointed: 2021

JEAN WRIGHT Appointed: 2014

MARGARET BARRETT Appointed: 2019

MARY VARNS Appointed: 2021

MOIRA CRANMER Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/12/2015, number: 1164648

Gift Aid

NOT 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
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

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

36A Norwich Street
DEREHAM
Norfolk
NR19 1BX

Objectives

TO BEFRIEND AND SUPPORT THOSE SUFFERING FROM CANCER, THEIR CARERS AND FRIENDS WITH MONTHLY SOCIAL MEETINGS, OUTINGS, COFFEE MORNINGS AND LUNCH SESSIONS

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