Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 14

THE CARERS CENTRE FOR BRIGHTON AND HOVE LIMITED

The Carers Centre for Brighton & Hove takes a holistic approach to all its work, considering the needs of carers, and those they care for. Core activities include information and advice giving, advocacy work, emotional support, one to one casework, support groups and activities for both adult carers and young carers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

Established: 31 years

www.thecarerscentre.org

info@thecarerscentre.org

01273746222

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£781	£741	£40	£25	£1,044	£939	15.2	21	72
31/03/22	£673	£604	£69	£0	£1,004	£892	17.7	19	63
31/03/21	£621	£587	£35	£0	£935	£820	16.8	19	68
31/03/20	£620	£577	£43	£0	£900	£776	16.1	11	72
31/03/19	£667	£596	£71	£0	£858	£728	14.7	12	60
31/03/18	£626	£550	£76	£0	£786	£583	12.7	11	0
31/03/17	£602	£491	£111	£0	£710	£511	12.5	14	0
31/03/16	£645	£596	£49	£1	£599	£421	8.5	16	0
31/03/15	£665	£560	£104	£18	£550	£366	7.8	15	0
31/03/14	£580	£531	£49	£12	£446	£294	6.6	13	0
31/03/13	£644	£561	£84	£13	£397	£247	5.3	15	0
31/03/12	£685	£578	£107	£24	£313	£252	5.2	15	0
31/03/11	£590	£577	£13	£13	£206	£181	3.8	15	0
31/03/10	£633	£589	£44	£27	£193	£132	2.7	15	0
31/03/09	£603	£591	£12	£21	£149	£149	3	15	0
31/03/08	£571	£569	£1	£21	£137	£124	2.6	19	0
31/03/07	£583	£528	£55	£11	£136	£116	2.6	15	0
31/03/06	£462	£447	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£449	£438	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£424	£409	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 15.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 15.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

21 employees
72 volunteers

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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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£29,300
Co-Operative Group	£8,634
Sussex Community Foundation	£4,777

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Young Carers: The Carers Centre for Brighton and Hove
£3,176	21/10/2023	We would like to fund a series of fun cookery sessions for each of our age groups that teaches them to make affordable meals, and enjoy making and eating food as a group.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Centre for Brighton & Hove
£4,777	31/07/2023	Funding was provided to reinvigorate the environmental focus of their activities to inspire and inform their young carers on how to live in a more positive, environmentally friendly way.
National Lottery Community Fund - Young carers' respite activities
£10,000	14/07/2023	The funding will be used to deliver respite activities for young carers in the Brighton and Hove area. The project aims to provide peer support through social and recreational activities to support ....more The funding will be used to deliver respite activities for young carers in the Brighton and Hove area. The project aims to provide peer support through social and recreational activities to support young carers’ mental wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Carers Respite Activities
£9,500	22/10/2021	The funding will be used to continue the provision of respite activity drop ins for young carers negatively impacted by Covid-19. The project aims to create a safe space in which to reduce anxiety ....more The funding will be used to continue the provision of respite activity drop ins for young carers negatively impacted by Covid-19. The project aims to create a safe space in which to reduce anxiety and improve mental health and wellbeing.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Brighton Young Carers Project
£5,458	24/10/2020	We are planning to provide fun cooking sessions that will teach young carers how to cook and be healthy.
National Lottery Community Fund - Brighton Young Carers - Mental Wellbeing and Resilience
£9,800	13/03/2020 10	The project will use funding to develop a programme of activities that positively supports young carers with their mental health and well-being.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Carers Centre for Brighton & Hove
£4,655	29/11/2017	We want to offer sport activities to young carers (aged between 6 and 17) who are disadvantaged and isolated due to their caring role.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Carers Centre for Brighton & Hove
£10,785	15/03/2017 24	The grant will support the purchase and installation of Charity Log as well as staff training on how to use it.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Carers Centre
£30,000	18/06/2013	Towards the salary of a project officer to work with pharmacies to identify ‘hidden carers’ in Brighton and Hove.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching OUT
£392,472	07/02/2011 60	A new project that aims to identify and support 'hidden' carers (those that are not registered, do not claim benefits, are not involved with statutory or voluntary bodies and are isolated within ....more A new project that aims to identify and support 'hidden' carers (those that are not registered, do not claim benefits, are not involved with statutory or voluntary bodies and are isolated within their community) in the deprived areas of Brighton and Hove.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Carers Centre
£57,730	10/09/2008 36	Towards Unrestricted core costs Towards the salary of an outreach worker and associated project costs to identify and support young adult carers (aged 16 - 25) to overcome the disadvantages they face.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-67

BRIGID DAY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

CELINE THOMAS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Unemployed

FEYLYN LEWIS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Research

GREGORY BORTKIEWICZ Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

JAMES PIKE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Photographer

JEREMY LAVER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Teacher

SAMANTHA BARTLETT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Cfo

VAS SELVARATNAM (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Project Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/12/1992, number: 1015728
Registered at Companies House on 23/10/1992, number: 02758481

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

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Brighton Junction 1A Isetta Square
35 New England Street
BN1 4GQ

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND RELIEVE THE SICKNESS OF CARERS AND THOSE PERSONS FOR WHOM THEY ARE CARING IN THE AREA AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION CONCERNING CARING AMONGST CARERS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF THE BOROUGH OF BRIGHTON & HOVE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS.A CARER IS ANYONE WHO IS LEADING A RESTRICTED LIFE BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO LOOK AFTER A PERSON WHO IS MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED OR ILL OR IMPAIRED BY OLD AGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRIGHTON AND HOVE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS - EAST SUSSEX

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