Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 13
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +13
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

COMMUNITY DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY SERVICES 

TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY ADDICTION , MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER PSYCHOSOCIAL CONDITIONS. PROVIDING A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING; THEIR RECOVERY AND RE-INTEGRATION. WHILE SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILY AND CARERS. WE OFFER: COUNSELLING, AFTERCARE, OUTREACH, FAMILY SERVICE, DAY PROGRAMME, ETE SKILLS, HEALTH AND WELLBEING.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 4 trustees
Established: 30 years
(32 years as a company)

www.cdars.org.uk

info@cdars.org.uk

07947526781

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£975£919£57£0£511£5116.72716
31/03/22£896£843£53£0£455£4556.52420
31/03/21£904£696£208£0£401£3766.52020
31/03/20£587£615£-28£0£193£1933.81720
31/03/19*£820£1,053£-233£0£278£2723.12714
31/03/18£1,829£1,934£-104£0£511£4392.7550
31/03/17*£1,646£1,627£19£0£615£5434470
31/03/16*£1,805£1,659£146£0£596£5964.3460
31/03/15£1,330£1,308£22£9£450£3963.6340
31/03/14£1,283£1,204£79£8£428£3623.6270
31/03/13£985£889£96£8£348£2343.2240
31/03/12£964£919£45£77£252£1962.6250
31/03/11£952£948£3£70£207£2072.6250
31/03/10*£665£672£-7£50£203£2033.6200
31/03/09£608£627£-19£42£210£2053.9190
31/03/08£791£632£160£632£229£1873.6200
31/03/07£596£607£-11£43£69£691.4200
31/03/06£441£438£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£310£307£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£169£210£-40£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 4.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 27 employees
  • 16 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£865,298
Henry Smith Charity£272,700
City Bridge Trust£160,006
Ministry of Defence£85,680
DCMS£76,659
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
The London Community Foundation£50,069
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
£2,772 21/10/2023
We want to deliver life skills sessions for young people with mental health issues.
National Lottery Community Fund - Health and Wellbeing Partnership Programme
£504,058 08/06/2023
This funding will support the programme to expand their health and wellbeing project into a partnership with three other organisations. The project will work with people to provide a diverse range of ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£8,895 22/02/2023
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£8,895 22/02/2023
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service
£166,200 22/09/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding of a suicide prevention project in the London Boroughs of Merton, Sutton, Wandsworth, Richmond and Kingston.
Ministry of Defence - OVA Afghanistan Veterans' Fund
£32,890 11/03/2022
To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
£4,009 23/10/2021
We would like to equip a new community kitchen to prepare meals for our vulnerable clients, and run cooking sessions to raise awareness of the importance of healthy eating in recovery.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
£14,800 19/10/2021
refurbishment of building for a charity supporting people with disabilties in London
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 20/08/2021
Unrestricted Funds
National Lottery Community Fund - CDARS Community Kitchen
£9,940 25/06/2021
The funding will be used to continue and expand the provision of hot meals to people with multiple and complex health problems in Lambeth. The project aims to support vulnerable people with a healthy ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Renew grant to Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
£50,000 23/06/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service
£9,900 12/02/2021
5
CDARS' community kitchen where a team of chefs, advised by our Nutritionist, freshly prepare nutritious home-cooked meals and get them delivered to the door of our most vulnerable clients at higher ....more
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£35,000 12/02/2021
The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
£40,169 14/10/2020
CDARS' community kitchen where a team of chefs, advised by our Nutritionist, prepare nutritious home-cooked meals and get them delivered to the door of our most vulnerable clients who are at higher ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£76,659 29/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
The Wimbledon Foundation - CDARS' Community Kitchen
£10,000 03/06/2020
CDARS' Community Kitchen was set up in response to the Covid-19 crisis: we prepare homecooked meals daily and deliver them to the door of our most vulnerable clients, thus ensuring they have access ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 22/05/2020
Revenue Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - CDARS Food bank
£9,800 22/05/2020
6
The project will provide nutritious meals for vulnerable people with high complex health problems and mental health issues during COVID-19.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
£49,456 08/05/2020
A grant of £49,456 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
£110,550 30/01/2020
£110,550 for a Health and Wellbeing Outreach Worker to deliver mental health support services to isolated clients at a range of venues across the borough.
National Lottery Community Fund - Health and Wellbeing Programme
£341,500 29/08/2019
36
Health and Wellbeing Programme
Sport England - Kicking Goals
£8,600 20/08/2019
20
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Kicking Goals. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service
£106,500 12/06/2019
36
towards three years' running costs of a suicide prevention project providing wellbeing support for vulnerable individuals in the London Boroughs of Merton, Sutton, Richmond, Wandsworth and Kingston
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
£40,000 13/09/2018
36
Women's Recovery Cafe London
Ministry of Defence - ALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund
£19,960 01/04/2018
Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants for local projects that support community integration or local delivery of services.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
£50,000 08/11/2016
£50,000 over 12 months to cover £35,550 in fees for Numbers for Good and £14,450 towards the salary of CDARS staff: the Grants and Bids Manager, the new Business Development Manager and the Data ....more
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
£36,000 29/09/2016
36
Towards the salary of a Domestic Violence Specialist Worker working with male perpetrators of domestic violence.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
£10,000 22/04/2016
IT equipment for a charity working in London
National Lottery Community Fund - The Wellness and Recovery project in Wandsworth and Merton
£396,966 20/04/2016
35
A project to provide improved mental health, skills, social networks and accommodation for people recovering from substance misuse. The scheme will include smoking cessation sessions, yoga, sexual ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-82
  • JOHN DI PALMA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Regional Bank Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/11/1993, number: 1028663
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/08/1991, number: 02634372
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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; AR19: 7 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 40 days late, AR10: 9 days late,
Main office

296a Kingston Road
LONDON
SW20 8LX

Objectives

The purposes of the charity are the advancement of health, the relief of poverty, the relief of those in need and the advancement of education by, particularly but not exclusively, the provision of:1) health and well-being programmes.2) training and education classes, such as CV writing, interview skills, and job application classes.3) a recovery caf? for people who are at risk of mental health.4) counselling for people affected by addictions, mental health and other related psychosocial conditions, and support groups for carers and families.5) a day programme for people affected by addiction to substance and alcohol misuse. 6) access, whenever possible and appropriate, to research institutions for the advancement of education and knowledge in the areas that we cover.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON AND MERTON.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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