Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 7
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

ST HELENS CARERS CENTRE 

Support for Carers in the borough of St Helens. Young Carers aged 6-18 and Adult Carers
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 22 years

www.sthelenscarers.info

info@sthelenscarers.org.uk

01744675615

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UN SDGs
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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£1,265£1,276£-11£8£594£5815.52915
31/03/22*£1,345£1,219£126£8£605£5925.8298
31/03/21£1,260£1,153£108£6£479£4734.9288
31/03/20£1,252£1,262£-10£9£371£3623.44319
31/03/19*£1,249£1,310£-61£11£381£3803.54518
31/03/18£1,304£1,250£54£9£443£4384.2450
31/03/17£1,287£1,313£-26£8£389£3803.5430
31/03/16*£1,349£1,344£6£8£415£3883.5400
31/03/15£1,279£1,307£-28£14£409£4003.7320
31/03/14£1,190£1,118£71£14£437£4004.3280
31/03/13£1,058£1,029£29£6£366£3564.1250
31/03/12£967£856£112£8£337£3194.5220
31/03/11£1,049£1,086£-38£7£225£2242.5280
31/03/10*£1,015£884£131£5£263£1732.4210
31/03/09*£475£452£23£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08£351£397£-46£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07£285£371£-87£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06*£353£283£70£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05*£285£206£79£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£189£158£31£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 5.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 5.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • St Helens,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 29 employees
  • 15 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£498,459
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund£64,500
John Moores Foundation£23,536
Department for Education£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
John Moores Foundation - Grant to St Helens Carers Centre
£23,536 09/02/2023
Towards activities and running costs for young adult carers
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - St Helens Carers Centre - 1
£64,500 13/10/2022
The grant will fund a dedicated member of staff who can focus primarily on raising awareness in primary and secondary schools through assemblies, staff training and facilitating a programme of ....more
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Big YC Summer Programme
£4,930 13/07/2022
The funding will be used to provide positive activities over the summer holidays for children and young people.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to St Helens Carers Centre
£2,500 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund young carers to access activity packs and additional online support which will help support their mental health and wellbeing during a time when they have been isolated ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,500 21/05/2020
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
Department for Education - Parent Carer Participation grant
£15,000 01/04/2020
To fund 152 Parent Carer Forums to represent and support their local area's SEND parents, carers and families.
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Carers Community Hub
£498,459 26/06/2019
60
The organisation provides a range of support and advice for Adult Carers and Young Carers in St Helens. Funding will go towards staff costs for the organisation's young carers hub, which provides a ....more
Department for Education - Parent Carer Participation Grant
£17,700 01/04/2019
To fund 152 Parent Carer Forums to represent and support their local areas SEND parents, carers and families.
John Moores Foundation - Grant to St Helens Carers Centre
£7,500 01/11/2018
Towards activities for young carers
BBC Children in Need - Grant to St Helens Carers Centre
£111,381 27/06/2018
36
This project will deliver a young carers service to 6 to 18 year olds with caring responsibilities in St Helens. It will lead to increased social opportunities and engagement with education, ....more
Department for Education - Parent Carer Forum Grants (Paid To Multiple Local Parent Carer Forums)
£6,904 01/04/2018
152 parent carer forums (one per LA)
Department for Education - Parent Carer Forum Grants (Paid To Multiple Local Parent Carer Forums)
£7,500 01/04/2018
152 parent carer forums (one per LA)
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to St Helens Carers Centre
£81,800 08/06/2017
36
towards three years' salary of a Young Carer Family Support Officer at a project providing intensive support to carers and families in Merseyside
National Lottery Community Fund - More Choices for Young Carers
£489,161 17/04/2013
60
This project is the development of a current pilot into a full project to support young carers in St Helens, providing them with positive experiences in a safe, secure and fun environment where they ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 71-87
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/12/2001, number: 1089663
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/04/2001, number: 04203210
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 28 days late, AR19: 5 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 5 days late, AR06: 54 days late, AR05: 18 days late,
Main office

31-35 BALDWIN STREET
ST. HELENS
MERSEYSIDE
WA10 2RS

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE ILL DISABLED OR ELDERLY BY PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM [WITHIN ST HELENS AND ADJOINING AREAS].

Defined Area of Benefit:

ST HELENS AND ADJOINING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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