Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 15

BOLTON CARERS SUPPORT

Bolton Carers Support provides support for local carers over the age of 18 who look after a family member who is elderly, ill or disabled. Support is provided through the following: a carers helpline; information and advice appointments; short breaks; training; benefits advice; newsletter and factsheets. Hidden carers are identified through outreach work and work with GP practices.

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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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.boltoncarers.org.uk

info@boltoncarers.org.uk

01204363056

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	*	£353	£352	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/22		£280	£278	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
31/03/21		£285	£275	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/03/20	*	£287	£296	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/19		£252	£249	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18		£267	£249	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£295	£277	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£198	£246	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£185	£204	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£136	£211	£-75	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£218	£229	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£200	£223	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£241	£232	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£287	£238	£49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£228	£198	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£210	£181	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£193	£179	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£182	£172	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£128	£164	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£161	£168	£-6	£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

Where it operates

Bolton,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£536,768
DCMS	£17,000
Bolton CVS	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Connected and Informed
£268,768	25/07/2022	This funding will support Bolton Carers Support (BCS) to support carers across Bolton. Requesting £268768 over 3 years to continue delivering the Connected and Informed project in Bolton. The ....more This funding will support Bolton Carers Support (BCS) to support carers across Bolton. Requesting £268768 over 3 years to continue delivering the Connected and Informed project in Bolton. The project will provide activities outreach and training that is specifically aimed at helping carers to look after themselves socialise get active learn new skills and have respite from their caring role.
Bolton CVS - Grant to Bolon Carers Support
£15,000	10/01/2021	Bolton Carers Support Reaching Out - to employ an outreach worker to connect with communities Bolton Carers Support has previously faced barriers in engaging with. Predominantly black, Asian, ....more Bolton Carers Support Reaching Out - to employ an outreach worker to connect with communities Bolton Carers Support has previously faced barriers in engaging with. Predominantly black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee communities who have suffered disproportionately during the coronavirus pandemic.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£17,000	15/09/2020	"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."
National Lottery Community Fund - Connected and Informed
£268,000	26/06/2019 36	The organisation supports unpaid carers, aged over 18, who live or care for someone living in Bolton. funding will ensure carers get adequate support through a range of activities, courses, advice ....more The organisation supports unpaid carers, aged over 18, who live or care for someone living in Bolton. funding will ensure carers get adequate support through a range of activities, courses, advice and events that bring carers together and give them skills for life.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bolton Carers Support
£10,719	08/07/2015 12	delivering a pilot project at the Royal Bolton Hospital to identify hidden carers and support those that are at the point of taking on the long term caring of a friend or relative. The grant will ....more delivering a pilot project at the Royal Bolton Hospital to identify hidden carers and support those that are at the point of taking on the long term caring of a friend or relative. The grant will fund the salary and on costs of the Carers Link Worker
National Lottery Community Fund - Carers Health, Wealth and Well-Being Project
£490,940	20/03/2014 60	This is a continuation and expansion project to identify Â‘hiddenÂ’ carers, and provide short breaks, learning opportunities, information and encourage volunteering amongst carers living in ....more This is a continuation and expansion project to identify Â‘hiddenÂ’ carers, and provide short breaks, learning opportunities, information and encourage volunteering amongst carers living in Bolton.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-68

CAROLINE HILTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Due To Ill Health

DAVID RUANE (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Unpaid Carer

FRANCES AYLEEN BENISCHKE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Lecturer

HARRY MISTRY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor

MELANIE BAINBRIDGE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Nurse

PATRICIA GOODWIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Nhs Social Prescribing Linkworker

SIMON THOMPSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Accountant (Retired)

SUSAN FOSTER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

TRACY LEE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Volunteer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/08/2000, number: 1082166
Registered at Companies House on 05/04/2000, number: 03965369

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
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; AR23: 55 days late, AR20: 2 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR07: 22 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR04: 25 days late,

Main office

Bolton Carers Support
The Thicketford Centre
Thicketford Road
Bolton
BL2 2LW

Objectives

TO PURSUE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE TO RELIEVE THE STRESSES EXPERIENCED BY CARERS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUES FACING CARERS AND THE STRESSES EXPERIENCED BY THEM, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO CARERS AND FORMER CARERS LIVING OR CARING FOR SOMEONE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BOLTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Defined Area of Benefit:

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BOLTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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