Overall GiG Score: 18 ?
Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 10
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +10

THE CARERS CENTRE (BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE) 

To support adult and young carers residing in Bristol and South Gloucestershire who are, or werecarrying out a caring role for persons who are disabled, elderly or ill, by the provision of practical help,advice, assistance, service, advocacy and support.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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 age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
Established: 27 years

www.carerssupportcentre.org.uk

admin@carerssupportcentre.org.uk

01179392562

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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£1,257£1,320£-63£9£918£6495.95375
31/03/22£1,446£1,283£163£9£986£5184.857106
31/03/21£1,271£1,220£51£9£813£5845.760116
31/03/20£1,190£1,260£-69£15£736£5525.358144
31/03/19£1,145£1,220£-75£9£815£5765.764169
31/03/18£1,216£1,239£-23£28£884£5955.8620
31/03/17£1,268£1,149£119£47£907£5595.8570
31/03/16£1,204£995£209£34£766£4545.5450
31/03/15£1,116£1,147£-32£117£566£2592.7290
31/03/14£1,200£1,174£27£72£598£2632.7310
31/03/13£1,137£1,078£59£93£451£2012.2200
31/03/12£1,013£1,294£-281£7£392£2031.9220
31/03/11£1,230£1,000£230£7£673£1822.2240
31/03/10£986£1,009£-23£7£444£1581.9220
31/03/09£1,036£917£119£3£467£1712.2210
31/03/08£753£739£14£3£348£1762.9180
31/03/07*£711£649£62£4£334£1983.7160
31/03/06£542£532£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£473£451£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£437£422£15£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 11.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 53 employees
  • 75 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, South Gloucestershire,

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£205,000
Quartet Community Foundation£64,093
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
Co-Operative Group£9,405
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Carers Support Centre Bristol and South Gloucestershire
£205,000 06/11/2023
towards three years‘ running costs of the ‘Adult Carers Counselling Service‘ providing counselling support for carers aged 18 and upwards in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Carers Support Centre
£2,606 21/10/2023
We'd like to teach young carers, especially boys, how to eat healthily and cook nutritious food with their families. Eating well and getting a break from caring promotes positive mental wellbeing.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Support Centre
£3,729 07/09/2023
For the South Gloucestershire 13 Up Club for young carers.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Carers Support Centre
£3,177 22/10/2022
We plan to pay for activities and trips to give local young carers a well-deserved break from caring.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Support Centre
£4,000 27/06/2022
Through partnership working organise 3 locality activities and a citywide Action Day event for young carers to have a break, connect up and learn about ongoing support.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - The Carers Centre Bristol & South Gloucestershire - 08/04/22
£1,500 01/05/2022
Core Funding
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£25,000 22/04/2022
Core Funding
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Carers Support Centre
£3,622 23/10/2021
We would like to support the mental and physical health of young carers by giving them a break, including summer and Christmas activities, day trips and art, cookery, drama and sports workshops.
Quartet Community Foundation - Activities for young carers
£4,030 23/06/2021
4
Activities for young carers, aged 8 to 17, to give them a break from their caring role during the school holidays.
Quartet Community Foundation - Digital transformation
£37,614 21/06/2021
26
For the digital transformation of processes and internal infrastructure to achieve a step change in the organisation's sustainability and performance supporting the health and well-being of carers.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Support Centre
£9,800 04/02/2021
11
Adapting to new ways of working through IT and digital communications expertise to streamline working practices and provide service alternatives for carers.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£25,000 22/05/2020
Core Funding
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Support Centre
£4,920 21/05/2020
Providing equipment for homeworking – to continue to provide advice, information and support for adult and young carers.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Carers Support Centre Bristol and South Gloucestershire: Young Carers
£3,742 19/11/2018
We would like to be able to provide group sessions on a fortnightly basis, to reduce young carers' isolation and improve confidence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Carer Wellbeing Service
£499,917 08/08/2018
60
This project will support unpaid carers who support family or friends who may be ill, frail, disabled or have mental health or substance misuse issues. The five year grant will partially fund the ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Young Carers Voice School Support Campaign
£4,500 06/02/2018
12
Producing and delivering a young carers support campaign within schools.
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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: 39-74
  • JEN TOMKINSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Senior Clinical Services Manager
  • SIAN JONES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Associate Director - Primary Care
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/07/1997, number: 1063226
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/05/1997, number: 03377199
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: 114 days late,
Main office

The Carers Support Centre
The Vassall Centre
Gill Avenue
BRISTOL
BS16 2QQ

Objectives

TO SUPPORT ADULT AND YOUNG CARERS RESIDING IN BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE WHO ARE, OR WERE CARRYING OUT A CARING ROLE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED, ELDERLY OR ILL, BY THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL HELP, ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, SERVICE, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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