Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 2

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 2

THE COMMUNICARE TRUST (READING)

Free advice and information in the Reading area.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 24 years

www.communicare.org.uk

office@communicare.org.uk

01189263941

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	*	£129	£119	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/03/22		£108	£100	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/21		£158	£106	£52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/03/20		£122	£112	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/03/19		£143	£99	£43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/03/18		£103	£78	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£99	£84	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£100	£72	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£71	£64	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£67	£53	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£64	£65	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£60	£59	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£50	£65	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£50	£60	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£49	£52	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£53	£56	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£45	£43	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£63	£45	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£56	£49	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£47	£56	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Reading,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
17 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to CommuniCare
£3,024	22/10/2022	We plan to run advice sessions in areas outside of the advice centre, making our services more accessible to the vulnerable clients who are unable to get to us.
National Lottery Community Fund - Home Visits and Outreach
£192,434	21/03/2018 60	The project will improve access to advice and support for vulnerable and hard-to-reach members of the community. Through home-visiting support, the aim is to help people receive appropriate ....more The project will improve access to advice and support for vulnerable and hard-to-reach members of the community. Through home-visiting support, the aim is to help people receive appropriate entitlements and relieve financial burdens, reduce stress and ease the pressure on them and family members. Through outreach sessions, it aims to improve the life situations of people either financially, or relating to employment or confidence.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The CommuniCare Trust (Reading)
£5,936	04/08/2017	Help us provide information, advice and support to people in need who often have difficulty communicating.
Tudor Trust - Grant to CommuniCare Trust (Reading) Ltd
£29,000	28/07/2015 36	over three years towards the salary and associated costs of an advice worker at a charity providing advice, information and support to local residents and community groups in Reading

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-85

ALISON BURFORD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Civil Servant Planning Manager

ANDREW THORNTON TAYLOR (Chair) Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: ONE LIFE INTERNATIONAL,

DR ROSEMARY ANN CROFT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

HELEN TAYLOR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Local Authority Head Of Department

MARJORY CHRISTINE CODLING Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

MARTIN ALEXANDER CHALMERS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Management Consultant

SARAH HELEN ADLARD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Fundraiser

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/12/1999, number: 1078694
Registered at Companies House on 17/09/1999, number: 03843997

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 22 days late, AR07: 27 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from HEALTHWATCH READING on 12/07/2023

Main office

WYCLIFFE BAPTIST CHURCH
233 KINGS ROAD
READING
RG1 4LS

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING THE PROVISION OF FREE ADVICE AND COUNSELLING TO PERSONS WHO ARE IN A CONDITION OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE READING

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