Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 14

SWINDON CARERS CENTRE

Swindon Carers Centre supports carers of all ages in Swindon, by- Providing information, advice, and one to one support- Organising carers' groups, training and breaks.- Raising awareness of carers' needs with Social and Health care providers

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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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		£862	£895	£-33	£30	£414	£214	2.9	34	16
31/03/22		£973	£768	£205	£21	£447	£215	3.4	28	10
31/03/21		£779	£741	£38	£7	£242	£193	3.1	29	19
31/03/20		£747	£784	£-37	£17	£204	£184	2.8	28	23
31/03/19		£744	£700	£43	£17	£241	£200	3.4	29	23
31/03/18		£737	£771	£-34	£16	£198	£170	2.6	30	0
31/03/17		£741	£758	£-18	£16	£231	£205	3.2	30	0
31/03/16		£737	£692	£44	£8	£249	£210	3.6	28	0
31/03/15		£645	£666	£-22	£14	£209	£181	3.3	19	0
31/03/14		£617	£583	£35	£15	£231	£196	4	17	0
31/03/13		£591	£626	£-35	£15	£196	£178	3.4	17	0
31/03/12		£986	£1,024	£-38	£22	£231	£184	2.2	27	0
31/03/11		£804	£853	£-49	£5	£269	£174	2.4	26	0
31/03/10		£981	£932	£49	£19	£318	£113	1.5	25	0
31/03/09		£794	£713	£80	£34	£269	£147	2.5	15	0
31/03/08		£653	£648	£4	£27	£188	£131	2.4	21	0
31/03/07		£681	£638	£43	£275	£184	£142	2.7	20	0
31/03/06		£622	£615	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£595	£576	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£529	£507	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 52%
Reserves/Spending: 2.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 13.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 27 years

www.swindoncarers.org.uk

carers@swindoncarers.org.uk

01793531133

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for the elderly

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Swindon,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

34 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

Henry Smith Charity	£120,000
Cheshire Community Foundation	£4,955
Masonic Trust	£500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Swindon Carers Centre
£120,000	18/08/2023 36	towards three years' salary and on costs of the CEO at an organisation providing wellbeing support for unpaid carers in Swindon, Wiltshire.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Supporting unpaid carers of people living with dementia in Swindon
£4,955	18/10/2021	Swindon Carers Centre exists to improve the well-being of the 21,000 unpaid carers in Swindon, creating a community where carers are recognised, valued and supported. We do this through one-to-one ....more Swindon Carers Centre exists to improve the well-being of the 21,000 unpaid carers in Swindon, creating a community where carers are recognised, valued and supported. We do this through one-to-one tailored support, running activities and groups and giving benefits advice. The project we would like support for will deliver peer support social groups, activities and training to support carers of people living with dementia in Swindon. The grant will be used to pay for the costs of these activities, including the staff time involved in running the project. The project will give carers much needed respite from their caring role, peer support, and a safe space to be themselves without judgement, this will reduce their loneliness and isolation, improve their wellbeing and their strength and resilience to continue providing vital care to their loved ones.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500	26/01/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Carer Champion Award
£152,965	30/08/2018 36	The project will support young carers to become peer mentors called Young Carer Champions and support other young carers in schools and colleges to improve self-esteem and academic performance
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Carers Award
£129,036	01/12/2014 36	Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 46-69

CHRIS SIMS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Former It & Operations Director

MUBBISHER AHMAD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Project Delivery Manager

CAROLINE MOORE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

HANNAH CRAWLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Resourcing And Assesment Manager

NINA CZAJKOWSKI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Self-Employed Property Developer, Other trusteeship: DASH - DISCOVERING AUTISTIC SPECTRUM HAPPINESS,

NEIL STEPTOE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/03/1997, number: 1061116
Registered at Companies House on 22/01/1997, number: 03305621

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
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; AR05: 59 days late,

Main office

SANFORD HOUSE
SANFORD STREET
SWINDON
SN1 1HE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ADULT, PARENT AND YOUNG CARERS, WHO ARE, OR WERE, CARRYING OUT A CARING ROLE AND TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE SELF-HELP BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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