Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 2

CARERS OF LEICESTERSHIRE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT PROJECT

Services for carers in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland inc Information & advice, training for carers, self-advocacy sessions, social activities, health and wellbeing sessions for carers. Advice and information for professionals working with carers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 29 years

www.claspthecarerscentre.org.uk

enquiries@thecarerscentre.org.uk

01162510999

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£149	£178	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
31/03/22		£173	£195	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28
31/03/21		£187	£156	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28
31/03/20		£202	£193	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	36
31/03/19		£251	£274	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/18		£329	£254	£75	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£248	£259	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£205	£231	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£238	£256	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£266	£232	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£229	£221	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£317	£343	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£450	£456	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£488	£457	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£371	£383	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£349	£375	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£375	£343	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£288	£301	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£364	£309	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£286	£306	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Leicester City, Leicestershire, Rutland,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of 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	£420,964
Masonic Trust	£35,000
People's Health Trust	£8,629

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
People's Health Trust - Carers Wellbeing Cafe
£8,629	15/03/2022	A two-year project supporting carers in Leicestershire with their wellbeing. Focusing on creative arts, sensory and self-care activities, support is provided via both peer group and professional ....more A two-year project supporting carers in Leicestershire with their wellbeing. Focusing on creative arts, sensory and self-care activities, support is provided via both peer group and professional support alongside links to other local services. Participants are able to learn new skills and build both their networks and own resilience whilst also offering support to other carers.
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£35,000	08/03/2021	Grant to fund a project providing in-depth advice and support service, including training and information sessions helping approximately 200 unpaid carers in Leicester. In addition, the grant will ....more Grant to fund a project providing in-depth advice and support service, including training and information sessions helping approximately 200 unpaid carers in Leicester. In addition, the grant will help fund a part-time Advice and Advocacy Worker.
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteering, Advocacy and Self Help
£420,964	28/02/2020 59	This project seeks to use the skills and experiences of the organisation, its volunteers and people it benefits to identify, inform and bring carers together for mutual support. Through this, it aims ....more This project seeks to use the skills and experiences of the organisation, its volunteers and people it benefits to identify, inform and bring carers together for mutual support. Through this, it aims to meet their financial and emotional needs, create stronger local networks and increase their health and wellbeing. A Volunteer Coordinator will also be hired to increase and sustain the volunteer opportunities on offer and provide volunteers with increased support and development.
People's Health Trust - Carers caring for Carers - Staying Well Together
£33,369	25/03/2019	This two-year, user-led project delivers a programme of activities aimed at increasing social connectedness and wellbeing for carers from across Leicester city and Oadby & Wigston. It supports ....more This two-year, user-led project delivers a programme of activities aimed at increasing social connectedness and wellbeing for carers from across Leicester city and Oadby & Wigston. It supports carers to come together to decide what it is they and fellow carers need to build social networks and provides appropriate and accessible opportunities for them to do so. Participants shape the project via a steering group and discussions following each session.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to CLASP (Carers of Leicestershire Action & Support Project)
£10,000	09/03/2017 12	towards one year's running costs of a project providing advocacy, training, support and advice to carers in Leicestershire
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to CLASP (Carers of Leicestershire Action & Support Project)
£9,000	05/12/2013	towards one year's running costs of a project in Leicestershire that provides training to help carers manage and sustain their roles, to self advocate, and to be aware of support services available ....more towards one year's running costs of a project in Leicestershire that provides training to help carers manage and sustain their roles, to self advocate, and to be aware of support services available locally
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Carers of Leicestershire Advocacy & Support Project (CLASP)
£12,000	27/09/2013	The charity provides information and support to carers across Leicestershire. The grant will pay for Caring with Confidence Courses to provide carers with tools to manage their situation, improving ....more The charity provides information and support to carers across Leicestershire. The grant will pay for Caring with Confidence Courses to provide carers with tools to manage their situation, improving wellbeing and establish support networks.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-75

CHRISTOPHER HILL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Self Employed

NICK CARTER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

PETER WORRALL Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Operations Manager

SHEELA SOLANKI (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Change Officer

TERENCE SMITH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

CHARLES HUDDLESTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/02/1995, number: 1043956
Registered at Companies House on 24/11/1994, number: 02994093

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

20 returns made; AR07: 144 days late, AR06: 163 days late, AR05: 25 days late, AR04: 25 days late,

Main office

The Carers Centre LLR
Voluntary Action Leicestershire
9 Newarke Street
leicester
LE1 5SN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF CARERS IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF LEICESTERSHIRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY DISTRESS AND SICKNESS

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEICESTERSHIRE

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