Finance Score: -50

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

In administration/insolvent: -50
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Overall GiG Score: -50

CARIS (ISLINGTON)

We run a bereavement counselling service for adults and children in the London Borough of Islington, and a Cold Weather Shelter for the homeless over the winter months. The latter operates out of 8 local churches, one for each day of the week.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Financial issues to consider:

This charity is in Administration or Insolvent

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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
31/03/21		£82	£146	£-64	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/20		£117	£148	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	535
31/03/19		£117	£144	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	550
31/03/18		£125	£128	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	550
31/03/17	*	£176	£138	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	50
31/03/16		£141	£120	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£82	£110	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£113	£119	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£136	£110	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£79	£102	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£114	£94	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£79	£84	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£111	£84	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£62	£85	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£82	£73	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£137	£78	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£62	£61	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£50	£56	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 28 years

www.carisislington.org

admin@carisislington.org

02072815200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Islington,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 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

The London Community Foundation	£15,870
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,994
DCMS	£9,870
CAF	£9,655
Crisis UK	£3,020
The Foyle Foundation	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Loss and Trauma Project
£9,994	06/08/2021	The funding will be used to continue the bereavement service for those in the community who have been affected by any loss related to Covid-19. The project aims to support people emotionally and ....more The funding will be used to continue the bereavement service for those in the community who have been affected by any loss related to Covid-19. The project aims to support people emotionally and psychologically to help them build resilience recover and continue being effective and healthy.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to CARIS Islington Ltd.
£6,000	26/02/2021 5	The funding is to support our Adult and Childrens Bereavement Services, which provide free counselling to people in Islington who are struggling with their process of grief. This is especially ....more The funding is to support our Adult and Childrens Bereavement Services, which provide free counselling to people in Islington who are struggling with their process of grief. This is especially crucial during this time, as many people are experiencing sudden or multiple loss(es), and limited opportunities to ˜say goodbye.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to CARIS Islington Ltd
£9,870	24/09/2020	The funding is to expand our Adult Bereavement Service to support people through any type of loss or trauma due to Covid19. Temporarily broadening our definition of loss to account for the range of ....more The funding is to expand our Adult Bereavement Service to support people through any type of loss or trauma due to Covid19. Temporarily broadening our definition of loss to account for the range of traumatic experiences people are struggling with will enable us to more effectively support our community's recovery.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£9,870	24/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Crisis UK - Grant to CARIS
£3,020	10/07/2020	Extension of manager's post and delivery of food
CAF - Grant to CARIS Islington
£9,655	22/06/2020 3	Grant to CARIS Islington to support the organisation through COVID19
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£2,500	28/11/2019	towards the Cold Weather Shelter Project in 2020
National Lottery Community Fund - Caris Islington Bereavement Service
£165,971	20/04/2016 36	A project to offer free, one-to-one counselling and support to bereaved adults and children. It will provide support on issues such as anxiety, depression, isolation, loneliness, self-harm and ....more A project to offer free, one-to-one counselling and support to bereaved adults and children. It will provide support on issues such as anxiety, depression, isolation, loneliness, self-harm and suicidal thoughts. It will also offer help with substance misuse, sleep and diet, lone parenting, work issues and financial management. The scheme aims to support 360 beneficiaries to develop the skills needed to manage their feelings, create comforting memories and work towards a fulfilling future.
London Catalyst - Caris Islington - 2
£6,350	27/11/2013	MH Advice and case work service for Winter Shelters
London Catalyst - Caris Islington - 1
£6,000	22/08/2012	To improve the ability of Caris and partners to respond to the mental ehalth needs of homeless people; establish a MH forum; assess winter night shelter clients

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-81

ISHITA SINHA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Banker

NEHIR KIRLAR OZEL Appointed: 2021

ABIGAIL GOLDSBROUGH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director Of Communications

DANIEL JAMES NEEDLEMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Business Owner

NICHOLAS ROBERT HOPKINS (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Underwriter

JANET LOUISE GALE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Diversity And Inclusion

JUDITH GRAHAM MSC Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/08/1996, number: 1057737
Registered at Companies House on 14/08/1996, number: 03237809

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

18 returns made; AR17: 9 days late, AR07: 260 days late,

Main office

The Annexe, ST. MELLITUS CHURCH
TOLLINGTON PARK
LONDON
N4 3AG

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON (INCLDING THE ASSISTING OF THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF BEREAVEMENT AND HOMELESSNESS) AS THE COMPANY THROUGH ITS DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE AND WHICH THE DIRECTORS MAY CONSIDER TO BE AN EXPRESSION OF CHRISTIAN SOCIAL CONCERN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ISLINGTON

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