Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

GWASANAETH CYNNAL GOFALWYR (CARERS OUTREACH SERVICE) 

Provides emotional support and information to unpaid family/friends carers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
Established: 26 years

www.carersoutreach.org.uk

help@carersoutreach.org.uk

01248 370797

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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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£652£592£60£0£440£4408.92316
31/03/22£716£599£117£0£380£3807.62012
31/03/21£633£522£111£3£262£26261931
31/03/20£434£436£-3n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/19£441£415£26n/an/an/an/an/a43
31/03/18£389£348£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£299£339£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£273£284£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£341£328£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£350£309£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£333£319£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£298£295£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£368£357£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£366£361£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£310£324£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£333£305£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£317£317£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£351£325£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£307£318£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£316£306£10£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: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 8.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 21.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Conwy, Gwynedd, Isle Of Anglesey,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 23 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Carers Outreach Service - 4
£10,000 04/02/2021
Emergency funding Covid-19 support
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Carers Outreach Service - 3
£9,700 28/05/2020
Emergency funding Covid-19 support
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Carers Outreach Service - 2
£75,000 05/10/2017
36
Purchasing 2 static caravans to offer reduced rate holidays for carers whilst bringing in unrestricted income.
Comic Relief - Volunteer Co-ordinator
£39,690 30/11/2016
24
Carers Outreach Service is unique in providing a range of support for adults in North West Wales undertaking a caring role. Trained volunteers support this work by identifying carers and offering ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Cynllunio Ar Gyfer Y Dyfodol
£197,606 28/11/2011
48
The project will support carers to plan for emergencies and develop plans for the medium and long term through the use of comprehensive planning models tailored towards carers of all ages and all ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/11/1997, number: 1066262
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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; all on time
Main office

Unit G1
Intec
Ffordd Y Parc
Parc Menai
BANGOR
Gwynedd

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THOSE WHO ARE ILL, DISABLED, ELDERLY OR OTHERWISE HANDICAPPED WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO THEIR CARERS

Defined Area of Benefit:

GWYNEDD, YNYS MON AND CONWY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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