Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Award winner
    • Grant maker support: +10
    Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

    SUFFOLK FAMILY CARERS 

    The promotion of benefits to persons involved in caring for others
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity is a recent Award Winner
    • Spending has increased 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
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

    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£2,340£2,593£-253£0£1,690£1,2215.78453
    31/03/22£2,606£2,454£152£0£1,943£5872.98765
    31/03/21£2,690£2,406£284£25£1,791£5162.68875
    31/03/20£2,385£2,306£79£38£1,507£4772.58263
    31/03/19£2,053£1,924£129£37£1,428£4322.77061
    31/03/18£1,954£1,947£7£26£1,299£3802.3720
    31/03/17£2,118£2,268£-149£25£1,293£3792790
    31/03/16£2,201£2,155£47£31£1,442£3461.9780
    31/03/15£2,727£2,777£-50£153£1,395£3041.3600
    31/03/14£2,791£2,614£177£242£1,444£3811.7590
    31/03/13£2,499£2,208£291£133£1,268£3982.2490
    31/03/12£1,970£1,761£209£122£977£3532.4490
    31/03/11£2,122£2,296£-173£120£768£2261.2590
    31/03/10£2,341£2,298£43£105£941£1280.7590
    31/03/09£1,954£1,927£27£115£898£1771.1490
    31/03/08£1,838£1,670£167£112£871£2001.4460
    31/03/07£1,559£1,483£76£86£704£2001.6410
    31/03/06£1,435£1,322£113£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£1,317£1,188£129£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£908£875£33£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: 7%
    Liabilities/Income: 5%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
    Reserves/Spending: 5.7 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
    Quick Ratio: 13.2
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 26 years

    www.suffolkfamilycarers.org

    enquiries@suffolkfamilycarers.org

    01473835477

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Services for the elderly
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    Where it operates
    • Suffolk,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 84 employees
    • 53 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Awards received
    • Charity Awards 2021 Social care advice & support
    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£344,618
    Ministry of Defence£75,219
    Suffolk Community Foundation£42,577
    BBC Children in Need£29,796
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Youth Music - Young Carers Band Academy
    £3,226 02/03/2023
    Young Carers Band Academy
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £29,889 10/02/2023
    "The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £29,889 10/02/2023
    "The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - RAISE
    £344,618 30/09/2022
    The funding will be used to support a new service designed and developed directly with young carers and their families. The aim of this project building on the recommendations of the evaluation and ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £9,806 11/02/2022
    For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Feeling Stronger to Care and Connect plus Trauma support
    £1,000 15/06/2021
    To run a Feeling Stronger to Care and Connect Programme and 2 trauma workshops for family carers.
    Suffolk Community Foundation - I CARE
    £2,500 11/02/2021
    11
    Supporting the I CARE Project.
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Suffolk's Hardship Fund
    £5,000 05/02/2021
    1
    To support those families in hardship due to Covid 19.
    Suffolk Community Foundation - CONNECT for Health - Being Well Together
    £1,575 09/01/2021
    To support the referrals from CONNECT for health (Social Prescribing) in East Suffolk.
    Cheshire Community Foundation - Feeling Stronger to Care and Connect
    £2,760 04/11/2020
    Three programmes will take place, one in each of - Ipswich, Lowestoft and Haverhill. These programmes will enable family carers to receive information support and guidance to help them reconnect with ....more
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Grant to Suffolk Family Carers
    £10,000 02/10/2020
    11
    To support the Connect for Health programme.
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £5,634 14/08/2020
    Small grants of up to £10,000 towards creative and engaging projects, that can be delivered under social restrictions, for people from Armed Forces communities who are isolated as a result of the ....more
    Suffolk Community Foundation - 'Connect and support '
    £2,591 05/06/2020
    6
    To enable the organisation to provide online Trauma workshops and Coffee catch up meetings for family carers during the Covid 19 pandemic.
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Problem Solving At Home- Caring For Dementia with Confidence.
    £3,684 23/04/2020
    3
    To enable Suffolk Family Carers to offer the Problem Solving At Home- Caring For Dementia with Confidence project during the Covid 19 lock down.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Suffolk Family Carers
    £29,796 19/11/2019
    36
    This project is youth club working with young carers. The project aims to improve relationships with peers, improve emotional wellbeing and build confidence
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Duke of Edinburgh Award
    £5,000 22/10/2019
    11
    To support young carers through the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Who's In Charge- for Parent Carers and Affected Others
    £11,226 11/06/2019
    9
    Towards the Who's in Charge programme.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Suffolk Family Carers
    £3,313 19/11/2018
    We need money to continue an amazing programme that offers carers an opportunity to receive support on a wide range of topics.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Community Connector in North Framlingham
    £10,000 17/08/2018
    12
    The organisation will use the funding to run a community connector scheme to help provide new support for people in the area, particularly carers.
    National Lottery Community Fund - STRIDE
    £276,532 08/08/2018
    36
    The project will support young carers by continuing a training service for professionals and teachers. This includes on online resources, assembly videos, resource materials and toolkits. In addition ....more
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Improving Support for carers in the community
    £18,840 02/07/2018
    11
    To develop the Carer Friendly Hospital and Carer Friendly Pharmacy quality awards.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Suffolk Family Carers
    £119,422 02/03/2018
    36
    The project will provide workshops and activities for young carers. The project will increase confidence, raise aspirations and improve wellbeing.
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Equipped to Care
    £5,541 30/11/2017
    11
    To fund two programmes for parent carers - equipped to care.
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Talk and Support dementia
    £2,500 16/11/2017
    3
    To set up a Talk and support service for those carers supporting those living with dementia.
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Equipped to Care
    £4,396 13/11/2017
    11
    To fund two programmes for parent carers - equipped to care.
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Grant to Suffolk Family Carers
    £4,897 10/07/2017
    12
    To develop the Duke of Edinburgh offer to young carers
    The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Suffolk Family Carers
    £20,000 16/06/2017
    12
    Towards 'Health Coaching for Carers'
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Improving YAC Wellbeing and educational attainment
    £4,992 16/05/2017
    Funding to support young adult carers in Leiston.
    Ministry of Defence - Families in Stress
    £121,422 01/04/2017
    To support families in stress
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Improving YAC Wellbeing and educational attainment
    £2,995 23/01/2017
    A contribution towards salary costs for a support worker in Babergh.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Nurturing & Supporting Young Carers (aged up to 9 years old)
    £445,000 08/04/2015
    60
    This is the development of a pilot project that aims to support young carers aged between five and nine years old, and their families, residing in Suffolk.The emphasis of the project is to provide ....more
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Suffolk Family Carers
    £84,300 12/03/2015
    36
    towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of a Project Manager at a project providing support services to young adult carers in Suffolk
    National Lottery Community Fund - Extending BOOST 4 Young Carers in Suffolk
    £274,563 17/01/2013
    37
    This expanding project aims to offer age-appropriate support groups, information and respite activities to young carers, especially those from remote rural areas of West Suffolk and ethnic minority ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - COMMUNITIES, FAMILY CARERS & CHAMPIONS IN SUFFOLK
    £285,441 09/11/2011
    37
    This grant will fund the development of a 10-month pilot that will deliver community-based support to adult family carers in rurally isolated areas of Suffolk. Based on an outreach model, ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - 'OUR WELLBEING' - Supporting Suffolk Young Carers
    £262,141 10/11/2010
    48
    This project will address the well-being needs of 300 of the most 'hard to reach' and most disadvantaged young carers and young adult carers (aged from nine to 24 years) who care for a parent with ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (9)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 25-71
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/06/1998, number: 1069937
    • Registered at Companies House on 10/02/1998, number: 03507600
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    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; all on time
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from IPSWICH AND DISTRICT STROKE CLUB on 03/11/2021
    • Asset transfer in from THE DAVAL CHARITABLE TRUST on 03/05/2022
    Main office

    Unit 9
    Hillview Business Park
    Old Ipswich Road
    Claydon
    IPSWICH
    IP6 0AJ

    Objectives

    THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS SHALL BE THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL HELP, SUPPORT SERVICES, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION TO PERSONS WHO ARE ACTING AS CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL OR SENSORY DISABILITY, MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTY, LEARNING DISABILITY, ILL HEALTH OR WHO ARE AGED, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND MEDIATION AND BY BRINGING TOGETHER THE REPRESENTATIVES OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    SUFFOLK AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES

    Data Sources

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