Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 9

Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 21

SKILLS FOR CARE LTD

Our aim is to develop the adult social care workforce to provide quality social care services. We do this by: developing national occupational standards and qualification frameworks; collecting and analysing workforce information and other research; implementing our national workforce development strategy for all areas of the workforce; creating employer-led workforce development infrastructures.

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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/03/23		£35,315	£35,281	£34	£1,141	£40,443	£40,160	13.7	197
31/03/22		£38,554	£37,848	£706	£854	£41,378	£41,295	13.1	192
31/03/21		£36,167	£35,344	£823	£841	£30,312	£29,621	10.1	203
31/03/20		£36,845	£36,187	£658	£1,444	£26,616	£25,848	8.6	208
31/03/19		£40,090	£36,959	£3,131	£1,881	£25,827	£25,097	8.1	202
31/03/18		£28,325	£28,996	£-672	£1,543	£24,966	£24,518	10.1	194
31/03/17		£27,049	£27,189	£-140	£1,600	£25,047	£24,962	11	192
31/03/16		£29,699	£29,938	£-239	£1,196	£21,986	£21,758	8.7	207
31/03/15		£33,848	£32,247	£1,601	£420	£23,104	£22,692	8.4	214
31/03/14	*	£34,721	£33,919	£801	£428	£22,934	£22,219	7.9	206
31/03/13		£29,433	£40,804	£-11,371	£1,334	£17,802	£15,248	4.5	186
31/03/12		£32,494	£30,637	£1,857	£383	£27,593	£14,386	5.6	183
31/03/11		£40,214	£36,068	£4,147	£454	£27,431	£10,657	3.5	178
31/03/10		£44,205	£40,583	£3,622	£391	£20,233	£15,668	4.6	239
31/03/09		£41,659	£41,435	£225	£352	£22,844	£14,902	4.3	208
31/03/08		£46,449	£43,463	£2,987	£318	£21,584	£2,467	0.7	191
31/03/07		£38,719	£34,053	£4,667	£256	£22,040	£4,363	1.5	140
31/03/06		£37,692	£32,681	£5,011	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05	*	£26,794	£22,710	£4,084	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04		£21,035	£17,551	£3,483	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 13.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

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Established: 24 years

www.skillsforcare.org.uk

info@skillsforcare.org.uk

01132451716

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

197 employees

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

Department of Health	£76,901,174
Department for Education	£4,798,000
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	£294,841

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department of Health - Skills for Care Capital grant 22/23
£447,467	01/09/2022	DHSC main delivery partner for Social Care Workforce development and focuses on four key themes: (1) recruitment & retention: (2) improving quaility of social care through prevention & ....more DHSC main delivery partner for Social Care Workforce development and focuses on four key themes: (1) recruitment & retention: (2) improving quaility of social care through prevention & wellbeing: (3) improving knowledge and skills of workforce (many self-employed) & registered managers: and (4)ensuring that future plans take account of sector experience through workforce integration.
Department of Health - Skills for Care Revenue grant 22/23
£21,956,340	01/09/2022	DHSC main delivery partner for Social Care Workforce development and focuses on four key themes: (1) recruitment & retention: (2) improving quaility of social care through prevention & ....more DHSC main delivery partner for Social Care Workforce development and focuses on four key themes: (1) recruitment & retention: (2) improving quaility of social care through prevention & wellbeing: (3) improving knowledge and skills of workforce (many self-employed) & registered managers: and (4)ensuring that future plans take account of sector experience through workforce integration.
Department of Health - Skills for Care - Chief Social Worker's Office grant 22/23
£110,000	01/09/2022	Office of Chief Social Worker workstream
Department of Health - Learning Disability & Autism element of SfC work programme
£180,000	01/08/2022	Learning Disability & Autism element of SfC work programme
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - The Tribe Project
£294,841	01/04/2022	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10004486
Department of Health - Skills for Care Capital Grant 21/22
£2,790,000	01/04/2021	Skills for Care are DHSC's main delivery partner for Social Care Workforce development. Focusing on (1) recruitment & retention: (2) improving quality of social care through prevention & ....more Skills for Care are DHSC's main delivery partner for Social Care Workforce development. Focusing on (1) recruitment & retention: (2) improving quality of social care through prevention & wellbeing (3) improving knowledge and skills of workforce (4)ensuring that future plans take account of sector experience through workforce integration.
Department of Health - Skills for Care Revenue grant 21/22
£23,766,000	01/04/2021	DHSC main delivery partner for Social Care Workforce development and focuses on four key themes: (1) recruitment & retention: (2) improving quaility of social care through prevention & ....more DHSC main delivery partner for Social Care Workforce development and focuses on four key themes: (1) recruitment & retention: (2) improving quaility of social care through prevention & wellbeing: (3) improving knowledge and skills of workforce (many self-employed) & registered managers: and (4)ensuring that future plans take account of sector experience through workforce intergration.
Department of Health - Improving skills of commissioners - commissioning qualification
£484,000	11/11/2020	Race Equality Foundation and Learning Disability England will explore the issues with people with learning disabilities and their families, VCSE workers, clinical leads, social care practitioners and ....more Race Equality Foundation and Learning Disability England will explore the issues with people with learning disabilities and their families, VCSE workers, clinical leads, social care practitioners and commissioners from local health and social care systems. Together they will collate the results of the focus groups and suggest action for NHSE
Department of Health - Personal Assistant Framework
£76,795	04/06/2020	The objective of the grant funding for the WDF is therefore to equip personal health budget holders and the PA workforce to make best use of PHBs and thereby secure improved outcomes, user experience ....more The objective of the grant funding for the WDF is therefore to equip personal health budget holders and the PA workforce to make best use of PHBs and thereby secure improved outcomes, user experience and value for money.
Department of Health - Workforce development fund
£107,000	21/05/2020	The objective of the grant funding for the WDF is therefore to equip personal health budget holders and the PA workforce to make best use of PHBs and thereby secure improved outcomes, user experience ....more The objective of the grant funding for the WDF is therefore to equip personal health budget holders and the PA workforce to make best use of PHBs and thereby secure improved outcomes, user experience and value for money.
Department for Education - Assisted and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE)
£4,798,000	01/04/2020	ASYE enables employers to provide support to NQSWs through increased levels of supervision, workload management, a professional development plan, and the allocation of specific time for personal ....more ASYE enables employers to provide support to NQSWs through increased levels of supervision, workload management, a professional development plan, and the allocation of specific time for personal development. A learning agreement sets out how support will be provided throughout the year and how the assessment process will be conducted.
Department of Health - Skills for Care - revenue
£23,470,000	01/04/2020	DHSC main delivery partner for Social Care Workforce development and focuses on four key themes: (1) recruitment & retention: (2) improving quaility of social care through prevention & ....more DHSC main delivery partner for Social Care Workforce development and focuses on four key themes: (1) recruitment & retention: (2) improving quaility of social care through prevention & wellbeing: (3) improving knowledge and skills of workforce (many self-employed) & registered managers: and (4)ensuring that future plans take account of sector experience through workforce intergration.
Department of Health - Skills for Care - Mandatory Training
£579,996	01/04/2020	£400k of this pot is specifically for trials of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and Autism, for all health and social care staff (549531). Remaining £180k is for ....more £400k of this pot is specifically for trials of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and Autism, for all health and social care staff (549531). Remaining £180k is for Transforming Care workforce (549530)
Department of Health - Skills for Care - Chief Social Worker
£71,077	01/04/2020	seeking a cost-effective way to skill up and support practice supervisors.This proposed programme is intended to support the implementation and embedding ofthe Knowledge and Skills Statement for ....more seeking a cost-effective way to skill up and support practice supervisors.This proposed programme is intended to support the implementation and embedding ofthe Knowledge and Skills Statement for Practice Supervisors in adult social work
Department of Health - Skills for Care (Capital) 2020-21
£2,812,499	01/04/2020	Skills for Care workforce development capital grant
Department of Health - Skills for Care - Transforming Personal Relationships 20/21
£50,000	01/04/2020	Transforming personal relationships work for CSWO
Department of Health - Skills for Care- Revenue
£23,300,000	01/04/2019	Various work programmes
Department of Health - Skills for Care- Capital
£2,790,000	01/04/2019	To support the development of a new national minimum data set for the adult social care workforce.
Department of Health - Skills for Care- Personal Social Worker
£210,000	01/04/2019	Skills for Care- Personal Social Worker
Department of Health - Skills for Care- Deprivation of Liberty (DOL's)
£246,123	01/04/2019	To provide national, regional and local workforce support to implement proposed changes to the legal framework for the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS)
Department of Health - Skills for Care- Transforming Care Programme
£180,000	01/04/2019	Transforming Care Programme
Department of Health - Manage the strategic development of the workforce of Personal Assistants who support people in receipt of personal health budgets funded by the NHS.
£9,850	01/04/2019	manage the strategic development of the workforce of Personal Assistants who support people in receipt of personal health budgets funded by the NHS.
Department of Health - Personal Assistant Framework
£84,601	26/08/2018	To fund Skills for Care to continue to manage the strategic development of the workforce of Personal Assistants who support people in receipt of personal health budgets funded by the NHS.
Department of Health - Skills for Care_Revenue
£23,470,000	01/04/2018	Skills for Care is the Departments primary delivery partner for employer-led adult social care workforce development and is responsible for delivering an extensive range of programmes on behalf of ....more Skills for Care is the Departments primary delivery partner for employer-led adult social care workforce development and is responsible for delivering an extensive range of programmes on behalf of the Department, including: Improving recruitment and retention, including apprenticeships and care ambassadors; Maintenance and development of the National Minimum Dataset for Social Care (NMDS-SC) and Integration and workforce development, including dispersal of the Workforce Development Fund (WDF) and the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) scheme.
Department of Health - Skills for Care (Capital)
£2,980,000	01/04/2018	To support the development of a new national minimum data set for the adult social care workforce.
Department of Health - Skills for Care-TCP
£180,000	01/04/2018	Transforming Care
CareTech foundation - Recruiting for potential from under represented groups
£49,485	30/01/2018	Funding for the programme will go towards the delivery of: 1) Recruiting for Potential - A programme to address the vacancy issue within the care sector and how hiring managers can recruit from wider ....more Funding for the programme will go towards the delivery of: 1) Recruiting for Potential - A programme to address the vacancy issue within the care sector and how hiring managers can recruit from wider pools of candidates 2) Value Based Recruitment Workshops - Catered to CareTech PLC staff hiring managers to encourage and consider non-traditional candidates to apply for and be selected for positions they are qualified for. Additionally, CareTech PLC staff will be encouraged to volunteer as I Care...Ambassadors, promoting opportunities in the care sector in their circles, social and professional.
Department of Health - Skills for Care 2017-18 (Capital)
£950,000	01/04/2017	Capital Grant 2016-17 for Skills for Care Capital Projects
Department of Health - Skills for Care
£22,300,000	01/04/2017	Skills for Care is the Department?s primary delivery partner for employer-led adult social care workforce development and is responsible for delivering an extensive range of programmes on behalf of ....more Skills for Care is the Department?s primary delivery partner for employer-led adult social care workforce development and is responsible for delivering an extensive range of programmes on behalf of the Department, including: Improving recruitment and retention, including apprenticeships and care ambassadors; Maintenance and development of the National Minimum Dataset for Social Care (NMDS-SC) and Integration and workforce development, including dispersal of the Workforce Development Fund (WDF) and the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) scheme.
Department of Health - Skills for Care TCP
£170,000	01/04/2017	Transforming Care Grant

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-66

NASER ULMULK IRTEZA TURABI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Director

GILLIAN DAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Finance Director

JAMES ALEXANDER BULLION Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Executive Director Of Adult Social Services

PENELOPE JANE FELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

PETER JOHN CHAMBERS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Internal Auditor

WILLIAM LESLIE MUMFORD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Social Care Consultant

DR MARK LAWRENCE WARD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive

JOHN JOSEPH COUGHLAN (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: BOOKTRUST,

SUZIE BAILEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/03/2000, number: 1079836
Registered at Companies House on 27/10/1999, number: 03866683

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR14: 0 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Main office

SKILLS FOR CARE
WEST GATE
6 GRACE STREET
LEEDS
LS1 2RP

Objectives

TO HELP, SUPPORT AND ASSIST CARE SERVICE USERS AND TO IMPROVE STANDARDS OF SOCIAL CARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY BUT NOT LIMITED TO:I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE ORGANISATION, PROMOTION OR PROVISION OF TRAINING TO PEOPLE (EMPLOYED OR VOLUNTEERS) ENGAGED OR TO BE ENGAGED IN WORKING WITH SOCIAL CARE USERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.II) TO GIVE PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE WORKFORCE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF ALL ORGANISATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN THE SECTORIII) TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING AGENDAS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN PARTICULAR TO ESTABLISH AND PROMOTE THE USE OF RELEVANT NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS.IV) JOINTLY, WITH SOME OR ALL OF CENTRAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY BODIES, OTHER SECTOR SKILLS COUNCILS AND ALL RELEVANT EMPLOYERS AND STAFF GROUPS TO WORK ON STRATEGIES AND PROJECTS REGARDING:A) THE IMPACT OF LEGISLATION AND OTHER REGULATION PURSUANT TO LOCAL, NATIONAL OR EUROPEAN POLICIES ON THE SECTOR'S WORKFORCE;B) THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP, RECRUITMENT AND SKILL SHORTAGES; ANDC) THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WORKFORCE TRAINING STRATEGY LINKED TO THE NEEDS OF THE SECTOR AND BASED ON AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRESENT AND FUTURE COMPETENCE NEEDS IN THESE OBJECTS, SOCIAL CARE USERS, ARE THOSE PEOPLE IN NEED OF CARE AND SUPPORT BECAUSE OF OLD AGE, YOUTH, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND THE SECTOR MEANS COLLECTIVELY PEOPLE, ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPS WORKING WITH SOCIAL CARE USERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ENGLAND

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