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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

CARE OF POLICE SURVIVORS 

Provides peer support to the families of police officers and police staff who have lost their lives while on duty. This support can be of a one to one nature or group activities such as parents weekends, spouses weekends and children's activities.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received modest 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
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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
31/12/22£512£621£-109£116£806£80615.61040
31/12/21£616£520£95£69£914£91421.1837
31/12/20£417£310£107n/an/an/an/an/a109
31/12/19£569£462£107£83£712£71218.5749
31/12/18£480£379£101£0£0£0n/a040
31/12/17£211£162£49£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 25.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 18.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 15.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 4.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 7 years

www.ukcops.org

admin@ukcops.org

01543410790

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 10 employees
  • 40 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
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant Masters Award - Care of Police Survivors
£500 13/07/2023
Towards helping the families of police officers who have lost their lives on duty and aims to ensure that surviving family members have the help they need to cope with such a tragedy.
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant Masters Award - Care of Police Survivors #2
£1,000 28/04/2023
To support of Commissioner Angela McLaren and City of London Police colleagues fundraising as part of the UK Police Unity Tour – 28 July to 30 July 2023.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2016, number: 1170760
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

Victoria House
Cygnet Drive
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B79 7RU

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AND PARTNERS OF POLICE OFFICERS AND POLICE STAFF WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN CONNECTION WITH POLICE DUTY, BY OFFERING PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL ASSISTANCE TO COPE WITH THE TRAUMA OF SUCH A DEATH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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