Overall GiG Score: 22 ?
Finance Score: 9
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

CARERS NETWORK WESTMINSTER 

Carers Network Westminster provides services for unpaid carers in the City of Westminster and adjoining boroughs, and for their families, cared fors, and employers. Key activities include; the provision of information and advice; emotional and practical support; support groups; breaks from caring; training; leisure activities; advocacy, carer involvement and awareness-raising.
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
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 21 years

www.carers-network.org.uk

info@carers-network.org.uk

02089603033

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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£849£809£39£12£639£5107.61822
31/03/22£925£866£60£56£600£4756.61933
31/03/21£936£855£82£59£540£4686.62229
31/03/20£917£868£49£62£458£4315.92314
31/03/19£877£894£-17£38£377£3604.81925
31/03/18£867£820£47£51£395£3715.4180
31/03/17£791£855£-65£53£348£2803.9160
31/03/16£913£722£191£34£412£3115.2150
31/03/15£684£672£12£18£222£1673210
31/03/14£536£530£6£32£210£1573.690
31/03/13£430£417£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£430£422£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£387£365£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£367£409£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£477£474£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£430£417£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£420£380£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£412£395£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£367£338£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£445£343£102£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 80%
Reserves/Spending: 7.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 50
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 18 employees
  • 22 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of London, City Of Westminster, Hammersmith And Fulham, Kensington And Chelsea,

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£138,999
Henry Smith Charity£120,000
City Bridge Trust£105,200
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£15,000
Co-Operative Group£10,800
The London Community Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Carers Network
£5,552 23/10/2021
We would like to deliver safe virtual activity groups for carers. Through these social, peer-supported networks led by trained volunteers, we hope to improve the wellbeing of local carers.
National Lottery Community Fund - The End of Life Carers Project
£138,999 29/03/2021
36
The project is using funding to continue the End of Life Carers Project for unpaid carers in the City of Westminster and adjoining boroughs and for their families cared for and employers. Activities ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Carers Network Westminster
£105,200 07/01/2021
36
£105,200 over three years (£21,500; £40,900; £42,800) to cover the part salary (first year) and then full-time salary (years two and three) of a Community Development Officer; plus related ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Carers Network Westminster
£10,000 17/12/2020
6
This funding is for 300 unpaid carers to provide them with online access to specialist training during the current Covid-19 period and beyond. This training will help carers gain confidence in their ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Carers Network
£120,000 12/08/2020
36
towards three years' continuation funding of a project providing support to end-of-life carers in the London Boroughs of Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington & Chelsea.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,750 03/08/2020
"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 ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Carers Network Westminster
£15,000 23/07/2020
Grant to Carers Network Westminster meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 21/02/2020
Carers Found - Finding Hidden and Hard-to-reach Carers
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Carers Network
£5,248 15/11/2019
We want to maintain and continue the only time bank specifically for unpaid carers.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Carers Network Westminster
£48,501 15/02/2019
24
the salary and related costs of a Former Carers Project Officer to provide a range of support to unpaid carers following the end of their caring role to assist them to move forward positively, become ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - End of Life carers project
£58,642 10/01/2018
36
The project will support unpaid carers who are looking after people approaching the end of their life. A steering group will be put together with unpaid carers and key stakeholders who will ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Carers Network
£90,000 07/09/2017
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing support to end-of-life carers in the London Boroughs of Westminster, City of London, Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington & Chelsea
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Carers Network Westminster
£48,501 24/11/2016
24
the salary and related costs of a Former Carers Project Officer to provide a range of support to unpaid carers following the end of their caring role to assist them to move forward positively, become ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Time Bank
£143,486 25/06/2015
36
Time Bank
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Carers Network Westminster
£122,800 16/07/2014
36
£122,800 over three years (£37,800; £42,000; £43,000) towards the costs of the EoL Support Worker, respite breaks and events for Eol Carers.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-66
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/05/2003, number: 1097723
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/03/2003, number: 04712756
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
  • 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; all on time
Main office

Carers Network Westminster
Beethoven Centre
Third Avenue
London
W10 4JL

Objectives

(A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG CARERS IN THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER AND OTHER LONDON BOROUGHS. (B) TO RELIEVE THE AGED, THE SICK, THE INFIRM AND PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS OR LEARNING OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES IN THE SAID AREA BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO THEIR CARERS, AND BY THE PROVISION OF RESPITE CARE. (C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO CARING AND THE ROLE OF CARERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER AND OTHER LONDON BOROUGHS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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