Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Very static board: -5

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 1

WEST NORFOLK CARERS

Supporting unpaid, family carers irrespective of specialism in West Norfolk and parts of Fenland and Breckland. Offering one to one listening support, advocacy, access to support groups, workshops and complementary therapies.Acting as a strategic agency informing developments regarding family carers both county wide and nationally.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 19 years

www.westnorfolkcarers.org.uk

info@westnorfolkcarers.org.uk

01553768155

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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	*	£213	£227	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/22		£201	£227	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21		£211	£184	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/20		£224	£214	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19		£212	£211	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18		£239	£242	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£250	£261	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£279	£327	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£294	£324	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£219	£256	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£225	£193	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£225	£193	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£232	£165	£67	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£157	£148	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£146	£109	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£78	£82	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£108	£57	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£48	£36	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Norfolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of 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	£197,862
DCMS	£25,000
Sport England	£7,190

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - Summer Break Active Sessions
£3,790	07/07/2023	This project will provide 20 young carers with the opportunity to try different sporting activities. Sessions will take place every Friday for the duration of the 6 week holiday period and will ....more This project will provide 20 young carers with the opportunity to try different sporting activities. Sessions will take place every Friday for the duration of the 6 week holiday period and will include transport and food for participants.
National Lottery Community Fund - Caring for Carers
£197,862	20/01/2023	The funding will be used to provides carers in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk with 1:1 support. The project aims to empower carers and develop their confidence skills and abilities.
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Multi-Sports Activity Days
£3,400	23/05/2022	This project will run one activity day each week through the 6 weeks school holidays, to provide over 100 young carers with a fun day of sports.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£15,000	23/07/2020	"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 "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000	20/05/2020	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 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.
National Lottery Community Fund - TPP3 - Caravan of Care
£40,500	25/06/2018 12	The group will use the funding to purchase a campervan to offer information, support and practical service activities for young carers in rural areas. The project aims to support them by providing ....more The group will use the funding to purchase a campervan to offer information, support and practical service activities for young carers in rural areas. The project aims to support them by providing social opportunities alongside educational activities such as drug and alcohol support, sexual health, managing stress and coping at school. The project hopes to reduce the stress of caring for young carers.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to West Norfolk Carers
£27,800	10/08/2017 36	The project will provide group and individual support sessions for young carers, developing positive relationships, building confidence and developing coping skills.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to West Norfolk Carers
£8,400	13/06/2017	West Norfolk Young Carers: ACCESS 2 HERITAGE PROJECT
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to West Norfolk Carers
£46,810	17/03/2016 24	The charity provides support and advocacy for unpaid carers. The grant will fund the Support Worker to focus on complex cases and travel as part of an outreach service.
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - West Norfolk Carers - 1
£37,082	02/10/2014	Funding a part-time Income Generation and Marketing Manager
National Lottery Community Fund - TRANSFORMING LIVES: Carers and their families in West Norfolk
£211,202	11/09/2014 60	Not Available

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

DOROTHY PULSFORD-HARRIS Appointed: 2014

LESLEY BAMBRIDGE Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeships: THE BACKHAM ALMSHOUSES, JOHN SUGARS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY, ST MARGARET AND ST NICHOLAS PARISH TRUST, THE NORTH END TRUST, OPEN ROAD WEST NORFOLK TRUST,

MARION COLEMAN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: COMMUNITY ACTION NORFOLK,

SUSAN ELAINE RENWICK Appointed: 2014

TESS GILDER Appointed: 2015

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/01/2005, number: 1107546

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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR23: 58 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR11: 15 days late, AR10: 5 days late, AR07: 243 days late,

Main office

West Norfolk Carers
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Area 5
Gayton Road
KING'S LYNN
PE30 4ET

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH TO UNPAID CARERS WHO ARE IN NEED LIVING IN THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF KING'S LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK AND PARTS OF BRECKLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL AND ITS IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF KING'S LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK AND PARTS OF BRECKLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL AND ITS IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING AREAS.

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