Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Reasonable growth: +1

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

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE CARERS CENTRE

Provides practical support services, information & advice, welfare benefits service to carers of people with disabilities or long term conditions in LB Tower Hamlets.Carers Independent Advocate service from 1/5/2015

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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		£873	£773	£100	£0	£482	£26	0.4	15	12
31/03/22		£658	£622	£36	£0	£382	£382	7.4	14	9
31/03/21		£594	£535	£59	£0	£346	£342	7.7	14	9
31/03/20		£563	£663	£-100	£0	£287	£287	5.2	13	9
31/03/19		£456	£466	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£415	£435	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£366	£352	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£370	£349	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£375	£339	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£386	£346	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£440	£392	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£394	£354	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£392	£393	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£507	£432	£75	£4	£221	£203	5.6	11	0
31/03/09		£476	£416	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£481	£435	£46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£443	£435	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£386	£361	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£316	£337	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£314	£341	£-27	£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: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 5%
Reserves/Spending: 0.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 10.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 23 years

www.ccth.org.uk

enquiries@ccth.org.uk

02077901765

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for the elderly

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Tower Hamlets,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

15 employees
12 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

Trust for London	£118,335
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,950
DCMS	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£3,173

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Carers Wellbeing Club
£9,980	02/06/2023	The project will run a carers wellbeing club and programme of health and wellbeing sessions to support unpaid carers. The project aims to improve their physical and mental health and address issues ....more The project will run a carers wellbeing club and programme of health and wellbeing sessions to support unpaid carers. The project aims to improve their physical and mental health and address issues linked to stress and anxiety management of their caring role.
Trust for London - Carers Centre, Tower Hamlets
£5,635	29/09/2022	This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-06.10.2020-8773
National Lottery Community Fund - Carers Holistic Fit Club
£9,970	28/01/2022	The funding will be used to support unpaid carers in managing their physical and mental health through exercise and wellbeing sessions. The project aims to help carers maintain their health and ....more The funding will be used to support unpaid carers in managing their physical and mental health through exercise and wellbeing sessions. The project aims to help carers maintain their health and fitness leading to an improved sense of wellbeing.
Trust for London - Carers Centre, Tower Hamlets
£112,700	03/03/2021	The funding is for the salary of a specialist caseworker and representation for appeals to the First Tier and Upper Tribunal for unpaid carers and the disabled people they care for.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000	07/10/2020	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.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Carers Centre Tower Hamlets
£3,173	15/11/2019	We want to provide wellbeing and gentle exercise classes to 110 unpaid adult carers over a 12-month period, to improve their health.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Carers Centre Tower Hamlets
£9,700	06/06/2018	Tower Hamlets – An East End history of caring and family carers through time
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching & Supporting more unpaid carers
£9,596	06/12/2017 12	This project will deliver a programme of learning and support activities for unpaid carers who are not in employment or education, improving their chances in life.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-68

DR CARLA JUDY GROOM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Civil Servant

EMMA JOANNE KERRIS TWYNING Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Communications Professional

EMMELINE DE FALBE Appointed: 2023

NITIJ ARORA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant

SAFIA JAMA MBE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive, Charity

ZUNAIRA ASHRAF Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Financial Strategist

HELEN NEW (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant

SHARRON CURRIE Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Carer

ZOE PORTLOCK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/02/2001, number: 1084930
Registered at Companies House on 30/06/2000, number: 04024413

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 21 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

Carers Centre
21 Brayford Square
London
E1 0SG

Objectives

The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically restricted to: (1) advancing education concerning caring amongst carers and the public; and (2) alleviating mental and physical distress attributable to caring amongst carers through the provision of practical help, organisation, support, advocacy and information to people caring, or who have cared for, others who are dependent on them due to disability arising from age, physical or mental disability.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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