Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Excess liquidity: -1

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 8

SUNDERLAND CARERS' CENTRE

The charity works directly with carers to provide information, advice and a listening ear and support at formal and informal meetings, encouragement and support to carers' groups, opportunities for carers to try to influence policy, opportunities for carers to comment on service provision, training for carers and people who work with carers and special opportunities.

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

Established: 17 years

www.sunderlandcarers.co.uk

info@sunderlandcarers.co.uk

01915493768

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£874	£738	£136	£0	£1,145	£1,082	17.6	24	16
31/03/22		£860	£703	£156	£0	£1,008	£976	16.7	25	18
31/03/21		£780	£709	£71	£0	£852	£852	14.4	27	20
31/03/20		£811	£770	£40	£0	£781	£781	12.2	27	5
31/03/19		£887	£1,053	£-167	£0	£740	£740	8.4	31	16
31/03/18		£1,104	£1,012	£92	£0	£907	£907	10.8	32	0
31/03/17		£1,130	£861	£270	£0	£815	£808	11.3	28	0
31/03/16		£1,038	£961	£77	£0	£470	£470	5.9	26	0
31/03/15	*	£981	£869	£112	£19	£393	£377	5.2	27	0
31/03/14		£799	£868	£-69	£3	£281	£277	3.8	25	0
31/03/13	*	£750	£779	£-29	£2	£350	£312	4.8	25	0
31/03/12	*	£663	£667	£-4	£4	£379	£15	0.3	22	0
31/03/11		£838	£748	£91	£4	£383	£344	5.5	20	0
31/03/10		£739	£682	£57	£2	£293	£189	3.3	21	0
31/03/09	*	£557	£476	£81	£3	£236	£181	4.6	15	0
31/03/08	*	£310	£303	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 17.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 7.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Sunderland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

24 employees
16 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Sunderland Carers Centre
£10,000	20/05/2020 12	Towards general donation
National Lottery Community Fund - Within Reach
£6,800	23/05/2019 12	The project will establish a befriending support service for vulnerable older carers by matching trained volunteers with carers to provide them with regular contact and support. The project aims to ....more The project will establish a befriending support service for vulnerable older carers by matching trained volunteers with carers to provide them with regular contact and support. The project aims to help carers access services and reconnect with friends and family, as well as improving health and wellbeing and reducing social isolation.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sunderland Carers Centre
£30,000	10/05/2017 36	This project will deliver weekly groups for young carers where they will offer peer support and time away from their caring role allowing them to develop confidence, positive relationships and ....more This project will deliver weekly groups for young carers where they will offer peer support and time away from their caring role allowing them to develop confidence, positive relationships and emotional resilience and wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - TTP1 Sunderland Young Carers â€œRainbows and Rollercoasterâ€ Project
£49,865	23/03/2016 12	They will support young carers and help them get their voices heard. They will create a video, using their own stories as examples, to train staff in schools and health services about their needs. ....more They will support young carers and help them get their voices heard. They will create a video, using their own stories as examples, to train staff in schools and health services about their needs. There will be workshops such as cooking, first aid and fire safety, as well as sessions on keeping active and healthy. The group will also run a holiday scheme to help people develop friendships, boost their confidence and self-esteem, and raise their future aspirations.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-78

AMY JOHNSTONE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Nhs Head Of Cancer Service

DR COLLETTE STRAUGHAIR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Lecturer

GRAHAM BURT (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

JOHN COLIN WILSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: SPRINGBOARD SUNDERLAND TRUST, HYLTON CASTLE TRUST,

JUNE PACE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Practice Manager

MICHAEL LESLIE BREWSTER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

STEWART GEE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Technical Programme Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/03/2007, number: 1118502
Registered at Companies House on 09/06/2006, number: 05842011

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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

16 returns made; AR15: 2 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR09: 131 days late, AR08: 551 days late,

Main office

Sunderland Carers Centre
Thompson Road
Sunderland
SR5 1SF

Objectives

TO RELIEVE IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF SUNDERLAND AT THE DIRECTORS' DISCRETION, THE ELDERLY, SICK OR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CITY OF SUNDERLAND AND ITS ENVIRONS

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