Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 1

Liabilities <10%: +3
Good reserves management: +3
Spending declining: -1

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 4

ALPHA CARE SPECIALISTS

We provide services to predominately the Greek speaking community in Enfield and surrounding Boroughs. Services we provide areHomecareHome from HospitalCounsellingInformation and AdviceDrop-InsHotworks cafe

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining

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		£839	£764	£75	£0	£504	£462	7.3	34	0
31/03/22	*	£837	£855	£-18	£0	£359	£301	4.2	40	0
31/03/21		£919	£931	£-12	£0	£377	£377	4.9	43	0
31/03/20		£1,013	£1,064	£-51	£8	£389	£389	4.4	47	1
31/03/19		£1,021	£1,072	£-52	£1	£441	£441	4.9	49	2
31/03/18		£1,012	£996	£15	£1	£492	£483	5.8	53	0
31/03/17		£1,206	£1,122	£84	£1	£477	£468	5	59	0
31/03/16		£1,377	£1,318	£59	£5	£393	£393	3.6	60	0
31/03/15		£1,131	£1,170	£-39	£17	£334	£259	2.7	60	0
31/03/14		£1,159	£1,128	£31	£22	£372	£273	2.9	58	0
31/03/13		£1,253	£1,178	£75	£11	£341	£237	2.4	63	0
31/03/12		£1,179	£1,118	£61	£21	£266	£211	2.3	59	0
31/03/11		£1,173	£1,063	£110	£17	£287	£249	2.8	60	0
31/03/10		£1,163	£1,127	£36	£17	£177	£155	1.7	61	0
31/03/09		£865	£951	£-86	£10	£141	£131	1.7	50	0
31/03/08		£848	£854	£-6	£14	£227	£210	2.9	56	0
31/03/07		£649	£727	£-78	£87	£233	£228	3.8	43	0
31/03/06		£687	£626	£61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£586	£503	£83	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£372	£318	£53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 7.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 15.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 24 years

www.alphacares.org.uk

stephanie@alphacares.org.uk

02083736299

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Waltham Forest,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who supports 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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,060	01/09/2020	"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."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 61-73

ELENI YANNAKI PILAVAKIS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

MARKOS MARKOU Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Legal Consultant

PANTELITSA WORRALL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive

RENA ANDREOU (Chair), Occupation: Retired

SOTERIS SOTERIOU Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/12/2000, number: 1084004
Registered at Companies House on 28/03/2000, number: 03957802

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

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; AR22: 86 days late,

Main office

Community House
311 Fore Street
Edmonton
LONDON
N9 0PZ

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS PREDOMINANTLY AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE GREEK AND GREEK CYPRIOT COMMUNITY PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY GREEK AND GREEK CYPRIOT WOMEN.THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN GREEK AND GREEK CYPRIOT CULTURE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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