Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 7
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

SOUTHEND CARERS

TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO CARERS IN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£79£225£-145n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£214£243£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£507£383£124£0£239£401.3925
31/03/20£232£246£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£264£244£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£205£205£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£159£152£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£81£88£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£136£71£65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£83£90£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£85£131£-46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£157£123£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£97£108£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£121£99£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£91£82£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£81£71£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£118£130£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£87£90£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£90£85£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£90£94£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 22 years

INFO@THEINSOLVENCYCOMPANY.CO.UK

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Care for carers
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Southend-on-sea,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Essex Community Foundation£119,794
DCMS£48,898
Postcode Places Trust£22,943
BBC Children in Need£14,000
CAF£9,800
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund£5,850
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Southend Carers
£1,000 27/03/2024
Thrive Programme Bursary to support the development of the organisation
Essex Community Foundation - Southend Carers
£20,000 17/08/2023
to support the salary cost of two part time project workers for adult carers in Southend
Essex Community Foundation - Southend Carers
£5,000 08/06/2023
towards the running costs of an organisation supporting young, young adult and adult carers in Southend
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend Carers
£5,000 06/10/2022
to help support a healthy minds wellbeing project for carers and their families who are suffering emotionally, physically and mentally post pandemic and due to the cost of living crisis
Postcode Places Trust - "Healthy in Mind" (Post-COVID Carer Counselling Project)
£22,943 27/08/2022
‘Healthy in Mind’ assisted carers to regain their emotional & mental wellbeing following the COVID crisis which compounded carer stresses
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend Carers
£14,500 02/09/2021
supporting and empowering Carers in Southend by reducing isolation and disadvantage by providing and promoting access to services
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend Carers
£58,794 02/08/2021
to provide a project coordinator engaging carers in Southend over 2 years with focus on those underrepresented groups including young carers, BAME communities and male carers
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Southend Carers' Forum
£14,000 30/11/2020
This project will deliver a Covid-19 Young Carers programme to Young Carers and their siblings in Southend. The support will enable the children and young people to have improved mental and physical health, have more fun, and develop more confidence.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£48,898 05/08/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
CAF - Grant to Southend Carers
£9,800 17/06/2020
3
Grant to Southend Carers to support the organisation through COVID19
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Southend Carers Forum (SCF) - 5
£5,850 28/05/2020
Emergency funding Covid-19 support
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Southend Carers' Forum
£6,000 23/04/2020
to enable a carers organization in Southend to deliver services by telephone and virtually during the COVID19 lockdown
Essex Community Foundation - Carers Data goes Digital Project
£9,500 16/04/2020
7
to purchase and install a new database system to increase the operational capacity of an organisation supporting carers across Southend
Essex Community Foundation - Carers Confidential Telephone Emotional Support Service
£8,000 16/05/2019
11
To help establish a carers confidential emotional support telephone service for those experiencing mental health crisis due to their caring responsibilities
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Carers
£9,989 27/03/2018
12
The organisation will use the funding to help produce and trial a resource to help carers pass on their knowledge and learning to new carers.
Essex Community Foundation - Reflections Programme - Carers Health & Wellbeing
£9,140 15/11/2017
11
To run a Reflections Programme to address carers' health and well-being around mental health issues
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Southend Carers Forum
£12,064 29/06/2016
12
The charity supports the needs of carers including some at our transition points. Development support will underpin its core work and enable it to achieve greater sustainability and to plan and provide services that address the needs of carers.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Southend Carers Forum
£24,200 30/06/2011
the salary and on costs of the part time Community Development Officer to develop work in Rochford
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-62
  • ANGELINA CLARKE Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Carer
  • DARYL KING Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant
  • TIM WATTS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/07/2002, number: 1093240
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/10/2001, number: 04306531
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR06: 28 days late, AR05: 33 days late,
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Objectives

TO RELIEVE MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY ILL PERSONS, THE DISABLED AND CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, IN PARTICULARLY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO THEIR CARERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ESSEX - SOUTHEND-ON-SEA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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