Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 3

Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

WANDSWORTH CARERS' CENTRE

The charity provides a range of support services to unpaid carers. This includes, information & advice, advocacy, targeted support to carers of people with mental health problems and Asian carers. The Centre facilitates a number of support groups for carers including: for carers of those with learning difficulties, Stroke, substance misuse, Asian carers, older people and people with dementia.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Established: 28 years

www.carerswandsworth.org.uk

info@wandsworthcarers.org.uk

02088771200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£774	£715	£60	£28	£655	£655	11	17	26
31/03/22		£766	£676	£89	£25	£595	£595	10.6	17	30
31/03/21		£735	£607	£127	£26	£506	£506	10	18	32
31/03/20		£694	£686	£8	£1	£379	£367	6.4	16	60
31/03/19		£688	£702	£-13	£1	£371	£363	6.2	16	52
31/03/18		£738	£685	£53	£15	£384	£378	6.6	15	0
31/03/17		£598	£670	£-72	£20	£331	£326	5.8	15	0
31/03/16	*	£578	£599	£-20	£9	£404	£398	8	15	0
31/03/15		£545	£565	£-20	£3	£424	£396	8.4	14	0
31/03/14		£590	£576	£13	£2	£444	£410	8.5	14	0
31/03/13		£566	£567	£0	£3	£431	£411	8.7	14	0
31/03/12		£535	£519	£16	£3	£431	£410	9.5	12	0
31/03/11		£593	£531	£62	£2	£415	£373	8.4	13	0
31/03/10		£566	£517	£49	£3	£353	£331	7.7	12	0
31/03/09	*	£471	£407	£63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£359	£334	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£343	£251	£91	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£343	£269	£74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£258	£274	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£286	£276	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 11 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 4.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Wandsworth,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

17 employees
26 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
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Wandsworth Carers Centre - London
£12,068	23/07/2020	Grant to Wandsworth Carers Centre - London meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Wandsworth Carers' Centre
£2,510	29/11/2017	We want funding for 44 one-to-one training sessions for carers to give them tips on keeping fit and taking care of themselves.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Wandsworth Carers Centre - London
£74,697	30/03/2017 36	Wandsworth Carers Centre is seeking funding to provide a dedicated tailored support service for carers who are considering alternative living arrangements for the person for whom they care, either ....more Wandsworth Carers Centre is seeking funding to provide a dedicated tailored support service for carers who are considering alternative living arrangements for the person for whom they care, either moving into residential care or to live more independently
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Wandsworth Carers Centre - London
£34,100	28/03/2014	Wandsworth Carers Centre provides a range of support services, activities and training for carers. It is seeking funding for the salary and related costs of a part time carers support and ....more Wandsworth Carers Centre provides a range of support services, activities and training for carers. It is seeking funding for the salary and related costs of a part time carers support and development officer

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 60-69

AHMED SAMIH Appointed: 2013

CAROL COYLE (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Senior Researcher Public Sector Search

IOLINE STANLEY Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired

JENNIFER KABLEAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

JOANNE TAYLOR Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Unemployed

MR STEPHEN BAKEWELL, Occupation: None

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/02/1996, number: 1053121
Registered at Companies House on 29/01/1996, number: 03152094

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
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; AR16: 3 days late, AR09: 13 days late, AR08: 11 days late, AR07: 21 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR04: 39 days late,

Main office

Wandsworth Carers Centre
46 Balham High Road
LONDON
SW12 9AQ

Objectives

3.1 The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit,:-3.1.1 The relief of persons with a disability arising from age, sickness (in particular substance misuse) or physical and mental disability in the South-East of England and who are dependent on others for their care by the provision of practical help, advice, assistance, service, support, advocacy and information to such persons and those, especially spouses, partners, friends and relatives, who have any unpaid responsibility for their care and treatment (the “Carers”); and3.1.2 The relief of poverty and mental or physical sickness or suffering amongst the Carers defined in the above object.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH

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