Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 2
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2

CARERS LEEDS 

Carers Leeds is an independent charity that gives support, advice and information to unpaid carers aged over 16. Established in 1996, our team of expert support workers are dedicated to improving the lives of the 72,000 carers in Leeds. We deliver confidential one to one and group support in Leeds city centre, local communities, over the phone and on-line.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 27 years

www.carersleeds.org.uk

info@carersleeds.org.uk

01132468338

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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£1,817£1,801£15£0£1,162£8725.85130
31/03/22£1,733£1,663£70£0£1,144£8626.24931
31/03/21£1,929£1,544£385£0£1,072£7615.94750
31/03/20£1,761£1,604£157£0£674£5514.14550
31/03/19£1,579£1,621£-42£0£514£4313.23950
31/03/18£1,465£1,424£41£0£572£4964.2360
31/03/17£1,502£1,461£41£0£537£4623.8390
31/03/16£1,381£1,358£23£0£500£3252.9330
31/03/15£1,489£1,183£306£9£597£3263.3240
31/03/14£786£804£-18£8£291£1642.5220
31/03/13£687£666£22£9£308£2123.8150
31/03/12£650£583£66£6£286£1593.3100
31/03/11£630£571£59£8£220£1553.2100
31/03/10£607£586£21£9£136£591.2100
31/03/09£621£597£24£8£115£801.680
31/03/08£553£559£-6£7£91£180.4110
31/03/07*£503£513£-9£8£97£390.990
31/03/06£541£551£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£520£505£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£502£514£-12£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 5.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 12.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 51 employees
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,

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
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Leeds
£94,500 24/07/2018
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary and on costs of two Young Adult Carers Support Workers at a project providing support services to young adult carers in Leeds.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Carers Leeds
£94,500 13/06/2018
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salaries of two Young Adult Carers Support Workers at a project in Leeds providing support services to young adult carers
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Carers Leeds
£104,000 11/06/2015
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Young Adults Carers Support Worker at a project providing support services to young adult carers in Leeds

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/10/1996, number: 1058706
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/08/1996, number: 03242065
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; AR07: 1 days late, AR04: 95 days late,
Main office

Carers Leeds
6-8 The Headrow
LEEDS
LS1 6PT

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO RELIEVE IN THE CITY OF LEEDS, AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS, THE ELDERLY, SICK OR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS (INCLUDING MENTAL ILLNESS BY REASON OF DRUG OR ALCOHOL ADDICTION) OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO THOSE WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR OR THOSE WHO ARE PROVIDING OR HAVE PROVIDED THEIR CARE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF LEEDS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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