Overall GiG Score: 18 ?
Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 6
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +6

CARERS CHOICES 

Carers Choices is a specialist charity supporting unpaid carers and the people they care for. We provide practical and emotional support through our advocacy, groups and services including respite breaks and day centre.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • 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
  • The Board is predominantly male
Established: 22 years

www.carerschoices.org

care@carerschoices.org

01268881130

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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£1,327£1,287£40£0£912£8908.3746
31/03/22£1,222£1,209£13£6£878£8528.56810
31/03/21£1,268£1,173£95£0£836£8148.37012
31/03/20*£1,332£1,076£256£1£741£6977.86359
31/03/19£1,071£951£120£0£485£4275.45179
31/03/18£854£849£5£1£365£3655.2410
31/03/17£696£590£105£1£360£2735.6210
31/03/16£532£510£22£1£254£2275.3180
31/03/15£546£494£51£3£230£1734.2160
31/03/14£492£471£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£517£505£11£23£158£1182.8170
31/03/12£486£540£-54£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£498£469£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£338£351£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£320£254£66£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£178£225£-47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£137£184£-47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£90£163£-74£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£207£136£70£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£147£145£1£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 8.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 5.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 74 employees
  • 6 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,

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
Wolfson Foundation£50,000
Essex Community Foundation£23,055
The Clothworkers Foundation£21,500
National Lottery Community Fund£19,920
Masonic Trust£16,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Thundersley Men's Shed by Carers Choices
£1,896 21/10/2023
We would like to buy tools and materials to enable us to create items for the community and local groups, also commissioned works. Members can also make and repair their own personal items.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Choices
£7,500 09/02/2023
to support a home help and community care service expansion throughout Southeast Essex into the Maldon District, including the Dengie
National Lottery Community Fund - Caring for Carers During the C-o-L Crisis
£9,920 02/12/2022
The funding will be used to provide information advocacy and support to carers in Benfleet Castlepoint and Basildon who are still impacted by the negative impacts of Covid-19. The project aims to ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£16,000 08/03/2021
Grant to fund the replacement of the charity's minibus.
Essex Community Foundation - Revenue Costs
£6,155 27/04/2020
11
to employ a member of staff to deliver an awareness campaign about the services for people with dementia in Southend
National Lottery Community Fund - Wheels in time
£10,000 23/03/2020
0
The organisation will use the funding to purchase a minibus to provide travel for people to attend the dementia day care. This will help to bring more people to events and activities that support ....more
Essex Community Foundation - 9750.00 Access denied
£9,400 24/10/2019
11
To support initial services and recreational activity for a new dementia service in Harlow
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Carers Choices
£50,000 13/06/2019
Creation of a specialist dementia day care facility and community café in Harlow
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Carers Choices
£21,500 22/05/2019
purchase of a minibus for a charity which works with older people and people with disabilities in Essex
National Lottery Community Fund - GET ME IN !
£10,000 21/03/2019
12
The organisation will use the funding to help purchase a new accessible minibus to help provide transport for people with dementia, their carers and others with mobility issues in order to access ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Carers Choices
£28,590 15/03/2019
36
This project will deliver a variety of weekly activities for young carers in Basildon, which will include arts and crafts, sports and cooking. This project will increase self-confidence and create ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Young Carers
£3,000 05/03/2019
11
Provision of ongoing support to young carers in Castle Point and surrounding areas
Essex County Council - Community Inititives Fund Grant
£10,000 29/11/2018
Take me there minibus for people with dementia
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Carers Choices
£5,845 19/11/2018
We want to upgrade our garden to make it a proper sensory garden for those living with dementia.
Essex Community Foundation - Expansion of Dementia Day Care Services across Essex
£7,683 16/10/2018
11
To set up a new dementia day care centre in Basildon
Essex Community Foundation - Drama Performance for Dementia Clients
£4,749 12/10/2018
6
To develop a youth-led drama production and deliver performances for people with dementia
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Choices
£9,720 01/12/2017
Equipment for a dementia day centre allowing them to expand their existing services.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Carers Choices
£40,000 29/06/2011
the salary of an Advocacy Co-ordinator including overheads, expenses, marketing, advertising and management
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/08/2002, number: 1093483
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/11/2001, number: 04320986
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 2 days late, AR07: 9 days late,
Main office

The White House
Kiln Road
BENFLEET
Essex
SS7 1BU

Objectives

THE BRANCH SCHEME'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:TO RELIEVE THE STRESSES EXPERIENCED BY CARERS AND BENEFICIARIES.THE AREA OF BENEFIT SHALL BE ESSEX AS AGREED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CROSSROADS ASSOCIATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ESSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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