Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 4

Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

CROSSROADS CARE KENT

Crossroads Care Kent provides regular, home based respite, care and support for carers and beneficiaries

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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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		£3,818	£4,113	£-295	£6	£2,496	£2,310	6.7	190	150
31/03/22		£3,811	£3,832	£-21	£0	£2,790	£2,655	8.3	181	145
31/03/21		£3,859	£3,515	£344	£0	£2,811	£2,680	9.1	177	145
31/03/20		£3,733	£3,705	£28	£0	£2,468	£2,360	7.6	186	156
31/03/19		£3,721	£3,589	£132	£0	£2,440	£2,300	7.7	189	142
31/03/18		£3,682	£3,701	£-19	£0	£2,308	£2,039	6.6	201	0
31/03/17		£3,774	£3,730	£44	£6	£2,327	£1,976	6.4	207	0
31/03/16		£3,924	£3,692	£232	£0	£2,283	£1,880	6.1	210	0
31/03/15		£1,835	£1,709	£126	£28	£1,225	£1,044	7.3	102	0
31/03/14		£1,503	£1,428	£76	£14	£1,098	£842	7.1	96	0
31/03/13		£1,252	£1,217	£36	£10	£1,023	£859	8.5	53	0
31/03/12		£1,380	£1,057	£323	£57	£987	£823	9.3	42	0
31/03/11		£1,193	£1,088	£105	£53	£663	£572	6.3	44	0
31/03/10		£937	£892	£45	£38	£559	£446	6	52	0
31/03/09		£761	£540	£221	£16	£514	£274	6.1	52	0
31/03/08		£496	£431	£65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£447	£409	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£396	£421	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£405	£433	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£422	£362	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 6.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 7.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 25 years

www.crossroadskent.org

enquiries@crossroadskent.org

03450956701

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Residential nursing care facilities

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

190 employees
150 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

BBC Children in Need	£102,000
DCMS	£28,000
Masonic Trust	£11,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	22/07/2022	Young Carers Project - Thanet
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£10,000	08/03/2021	Grant to contribute to the End of Life project across Kent,through the provision of replacement care for the person cared for whilst unpaid carers access counselling. In addition, physical, practical ....more Grant to contribute to the End of Life project across Kent,through the provision of replacement care for the person cared for whilst unpaid carers access counselling. In addition, physical, practical and emotional care is provided in the last days of person cared for's life.
Masonic Trust - MCF Festival
£1,000	02/02/2021	Funding towards PPE.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Crossroads Care Kent
£99,000	19/12/2020	This project will deliver support, respite activities and trips for young carers in Maidstone. The activities will result in reduced social isolation, improved emotional wellbeing and improved ....more This project will deliver support, respite activities and trips for young carers in Maidstone. The activities will result in reduced social isolation, improved emotional wellbeing and improved skills. This request is for £99,000 over 3 years.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£25,000	08/07/2020	"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 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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Crossroads Care Kent
£3,000	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund 200 activity packs for young carers who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and help them to have fun and manage their emotions.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000	26/05/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Crossroads Care Kent
£93,577	17/10/2017 36	This project will provide regular clubs, trips and one to one support for Young Carers in Kent. The activity will reduce isolation, increase emotional wellbeing and offer new experiences.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-78

ROSEMARY CHRISTINE GREEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

CHRISTOPHER PARKINSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

DEBORAH FRANCES WARD Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Director

DAVID KINGSLEY HALL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

LYNNE TINDLE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Nurse Manager

PATRICIA HUGHES Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Retired

RICHARD WILLIAM PARSONS (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Unemployed

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/02/1999, number: 1073896
Registered at Companies House on 13/01/1999, number: 03694575

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

19/10/2012 - Asset transfer in from CROSSROADS SOUTH EAST KENT
14/05/2015 - Asset transfer in from CROSSROADS CARE WEST KENT

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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: 21 days late,

Main office

The Oast
170 Tonbridge Road
Wateringbury
KENT
ME18 5NS

Objectives

The Company’s Objects are specifically restricted to the following:- To relieve the stresses experienced by unpaid carers and beneficiaries who live within the geographical areas covered by the Kent County Council and by the Medway Unitary Authority, England, United Kingdom.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST KENT

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