Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 9
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET CARERS CENTRE 

Information,advice, practical and emotional support services to carers in Bath & North East Somerset. This includes one ot one support,home visits, advocacy and support with care planning meetings, counselling, a quarterly carers newsletter, time out or short break activities,and the involvement of carers in the planning and delivery of local health and social care services.
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 and a Community Foundation
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 27 years

www.banescarerscentre.org.uk

carerssupport@banescarerscentre.org.uk

01761431388

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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£822£934£-112£15£544£4455.71738
31/03/22£817£856£-39£15£661£4656.51728
31/03/21£866£670£196£15£700£5209.31593
31/03/20£864£755£109£25£517£3725.916100
31/03/19£894£826£68£17£413£3234.725104
31/03/18£874£884£-10£3£345£2803.8230
31/03/17£931£789£142£3£357£2924.4220
31/03/16£918£855£62£6£212£1572.2180
31/03/15£834£834£0£7£152£1462.1180
31/03/14£648£706£-58£9£150£1302.2140
31/03/13£591£511£80£11£210£1333.1140
31/03/12£356£381£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£362£345£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£339£302£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£194£183£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£176£165£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£184£172£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£182£169£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£179£172£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£168£162£6£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 5.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 17 employees
  • 38 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset,

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£435,920
Henry Smith Charity£135,000
DCMS£60,063
Quartet Community Foundation£54,454
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
BBC Children in Need£38,690
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bath and North East Somerset Carers' Centre
£2,218 21/10/2023
We would like to provide young and adult carers with activities which give them a break from the challenges of caring so they can improve their wellbeing and reduce their loneliness and exhaustion.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Centre B&NES (Care Network)
£4,823 17/08/2023
For term time clubs for young carers hiring local activity experts and offering activities such as arts, music, yoga, and wellness programs to support their well-being and personal growth and to give ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bath and North East Somerset Carers' Centre
£1,514 22/10/2022
We would like to give young carers a break from their caring roles with a range of activities, such as crazy golf, rollerskating, bowling, rock climbing, dry slope skiing and tobogganing.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Bath and North East Somerset Carers Centre - 17/08/22
£2,500 13/09/2022
Core Funding
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bath and North East Somerset Carers Centre
£38,690 02/09/2022
This grant will empower children and young people from Bath and North East Somerset Carers Centre to deliver Social Action in their community.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bath and North East Somerset Carers Centre
£135,000 25/08/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing group support for carers in Bath and North East Somerset.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Centre B&NES (Care Network)
£1,994 19/08/2022
We are seeking funding for carers who are struggling to cope to have a 6 week intensive course to help them manage their wellbeing and emotional impacts of caring.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Centre B&NES (Care Network)
£5,000 19/07/2022
For breaks for carers across Bath and North East Somerset to help them recover from the pandemic and cope with their caring role.
Quartet Community Foundation - Jubilee Community Creative Day and Exhibition
£10,000 30/03/2022
4
A Community Creative Day and Exhibition on the Jubilee weekend at the Holburne Museum for carers and their families from the Carers Centre and families from Southside Family Project.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Centre B&NES (Care Network)
£9,800 17/03/2022
11
Training to improve the skills of managers, trustees and staff that will develop resilience by making a digital transformation, improving governance and safeguarding.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Centre B&NES (Care Network)
£4,000 23/12/2021
22
To create a food garden for carers to learn to grow food and to provide food for carers to increase sustainability and food security.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Bath and North East Somerset Carers Centre - 20/08/21
£1,000 07/09/2021
Coping with Carers
Quartet Community Foundation - Sports and exercise activities for young and adult carers
£2,000 25/06/2021
Funding for multi-sports activities for young carers during the school holidays and yoga, tai chi and walking activities for adult carers.
Quartet Community Foundation - Blended break activities for carers
£5,000 25/05/2021
8
To fund a wide range of work and in particular to help the group as they move forward to offer a blended service model including both online and in person activities/breaks from caring ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Carer Friendly Community
£9,991 23/04/2021
The funding will be used as a contribution to recruit 20 new volunteers to raise awareness of the organisation’s carers service within their local communities. The project aims to support those who ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Connecting Carers
£1,837 21/01/2021
To support carers to reconnect after the isolation and devestation the pandemic has caused carers by providing them outdoor space to enjoy and recover.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£25,000 02/10/2020
Covid-19 Carers Recovery
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£38,075 19/08/2020
"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 Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Bath and North East Somerset Carers Centre
£5,000 20/04/2020
COVID19 : purchase phone and IT equipment for a charity that works with older people in Somerset
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Centre B&NES (Care Network)
£2,000 26/03/2020
11
To provide additional support including more telephone support to older carers during this time of social-isolation linked to Covid 19.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Centre B&NES (Care Network)
£3,000 26/03/2020
11
Staffing costs to help provide more telephone support especially to older carers during this time of social-isolation for carers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Give Us A Break
£9,995 06/02/2020
5
The organisation will use the funding to provide short breaks for carers in order to give them respite from caring duties. This will help to increase carers creativity, relaxation, health, well-being ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Carer Friendly Communities
£415,934 24/07/2019
27
Carer Friendly Communities
Quartet Community Foundation - Give Us A Break
£5,000 11/06/2019
13
To provide wellbeing activities for carers in Bath and North East Somerset.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 29/05/2019
Bath and North East Somerset Carers Centre
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£21,988 01/04/2019
A continuation and expansion project, the organisation wishes to build on their already successful 4 Carers Caf‚s and establish a further 15 Cafes within Bath and North East Somerset, which provides ....more
Comic Relief - Sustainability Fund 2
£40,000 13/02/2019
3
The funding will enable us to make· Professional video-stories and amateur video-stories made by carers, which show the importance of each of our organisational goals and the difference our ....more
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£21,988 02/01/2019
A continuation and expansion project, the organisation wishes to build on their already successful 4 Carers Cafs and establish a further 15 Cafes within Bath and North East Somerset, which provides ....more
Co-Op Foundation - Youth Community Spaces offer
£9,995 20/12/2018
Improving their current center and provision for young carers
DCMS - Building Connections Fund - Community Spaces
£9,995 20/12/2018
Improving their current center and provision for young carers
Quartet Community Foundation - Windows for Woodlands
£5,000 11/12/2018
2
Towards secondary glazing for the Carers' Centre in Bath called Woodlands, to make the building more energy efficient, warmer and reduce noise.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Carers
£55,970 26/11/2018
36
Connecting Carers
National Lottery Community Fund - Coping With Caring For Young Carers
£10,000 02/11/2018
12
The funding will be used to deliver peer support sessions for young carers. The project aims to build social relationships and develop coping strategies.
Quartet Community Foundation - Arts Award
£4,556 24/07/2018
6
To deliver Art Award workshops for young carers.
Quartet Community Foundation - Speak Out Young Carers
£3,450 26/04/2018
11
To train young carers that will give them the skills and confidence to raise awareness of young carers needs.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bath & North East Somerset Carers' Centre
£3,306 29/11/2017
We want to support more carers to be able to connect with each other in their local community, to reduce isolation and loneliness.
Quartet Community Foundation - Older Carers Outreach Project
£3,000 17/08/2017
7
Toward the cost of a pilot Older Carers Outreach Project to take place over the next 6-7 months.
National Lottery Community Fund - Carers in Control
£9,256 21/06/2017
12
This funding will be used to develop the group’s online support service for carers, which will provide them with access to information on a self-serve basis, navigate their own assessments, make ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Caring Communities
£393,950 24/08/2016
36
This project will support young and adult carers through well-being activities including local peer support groups, counselling, and telephone and face-to-face befriending. There will also be family ....more
Comic Relief - Carers' Voice
£59,656 25/11/2015
36
Caring for a loved one who is ill or disabled can be daunting and time-consuming. For many, it leads to loneliness, isolation, poor health and financial problems because of the inability to work full ....more
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Bath and North East Somerset Carers Centre - 3
£71,657 01/10/2015
36
Funding to roll out the sale of the entry level assessment tool developed by the charity to other carer organisations.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Banes Carer Centre
£73,232 06/05/2015
36
supporting young adult carers them to explore their options and make a successful transition to adulthood
National Lottery Community Fund - Caring Communities
£298,471 02/07/2013
36
This project that aims to increase the understanding and support for unpaid carers in Bath and North East Somerset. Based on existing work, this project will bring together and expand on a number of ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Banes Carer Centre
£24,000 29/03/2011
the costs of the Employment and Training Project for Carers including the salary of the Carer Officer, course costs, transport, venue hire and management costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 62-78
  • CHRISTINE BONE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: International Relations Co-Ordinator
  • JOANNA HOLE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired + Trustee Of Voices Charity And Member Of, Other trusteeship: VOICES,
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/01/1997, number: 1060080
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/12/1996, number: 03289938
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; AR09: 18 days late,
Main office

The Carers Centre
The Woodlands
Lower Bristol Road
BATH
BA2 9ES

Objectives

ARE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN AND AROUND THE AREA OF BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO THOSE PEOPLE CARING FOR OTHERS WHO ARE DEPENDANT DUE TO AGE, DISABILITY OR ILLNESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS

Data Sources

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