Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 1

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 4

CARE NETWORK (BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN) LTD

Care Network supports vulnerable people in Blackburn with Darwen to live independently by referring them onto a range of quality assured services inc. information and advice and home maintenance services (through our safe trader scheme), a range of health and wellbeing services provided locally through our Hub service and through the delivery of our volunteer and disability support schemes.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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

Established: 16 years

www.carenetwork.org.uk

james.hadleigh@carenetwork.org.uk

07779780373

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	£769	£629	£140	£0	£432	£302	5.8	14	35
31/03/22	£641	£519	£122	£0	£292	£252	5.8	12	0
31/03/21	£425	£391	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	£395	£403	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/03/19	£462	£462	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	66
31/03/18	£410	£391	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£386	£398	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£326	£334	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£333	£320	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£291	£268	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£247	£206	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£309	£248	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£202	£205	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£258	£256	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£123	£131	£-8	£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: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 5.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 4.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Blackburn With Darwen,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

14 employees
35 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	04/09/2019	WCA Closing Bonus
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500	05/06/2018	WCA 2018-2019 winner
National Lottery Community Fund - Strengthening Independence and Wellbeing
£344,649	18/11/2015 36	A project to promote the independence and wellbeing for vulnerable adults by providing a wide range of affordable, quality assured and accessible services that meet peoples' ongoing needs. The scheme ....more A project to promote the independence and wellbeing for vulnerable adults by providing a wide range of affordable, quality assured and accessible services that meet peoples' ongoing needs. The scheme will connect vulnerable residents with local quality assured service providers such as electrical, gardening, building and handyman services, and will give training to service providers to identify people at risk, such as those with early signs of dementia, hazards in the home, and isolation.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Care Network (Blackburn and Darwen) Ltd
£22,000	08/09/2015 12	over one year towards the manager's salary at a charity supporting vulnerable adults and carers in East Lancashire
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Independence Through Volunteering
£117,207	20/11/2012 36	This project will continue and expand existing activities supporting vulnerable adults residing in Blackburn and Darwen through a volunteer befriending and shopping service.
National Lottery Community Fund - Promoting independence and wellbeing.
£297,493	14/12/2011 36	This continuation project, based in Blackburn with Darwen, aims to support vulnerable people and their carers to live more independent lives and remain active in their own homes and the community for ....more This continuation project, based in Blackburn with Darwen, aims to support vulnerable people and their carers to live more independent lives and remain active in their own homes and the community for longer. The group acts as a broker by providing a range of low-level services such as cleaning, shopping, gardening, decorating, mobile hairdressing and toe-nail cutting.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-73

ERIKA JOYCE HOLMES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

MUHAMMAD MIZAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of It

ALAN WILLIAM PICKUP Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

IAN WILLIAM BELL (Chair) Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Retired

STEPHEN TINGLE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Head Of Operations

VICTORIA SHEPHERD Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Chief Executive

JEREMY GARTH HODGKINSON Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: VOLUNTARY SECTOR NORTH WEST, BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN HEALTHY LIVING, LANCASHIRE ASSOCIATION OF COUNCILS FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE, BLACKBURN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, DARWEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/03/2008, number: 1123032
Registered at Companies House on 17/04/2007, number: 06216427

Gift Aid

NOT 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

15 returns made; all on time

Main office

SPIRAL HEIGHTS
SECOND FLOOR
BLACKBURN CENTRAL LIBRARY
TOWN HALL STREET
BLACKBURN
LANCASHI

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO VULNERABLE PEOPLE AND THEIR CARERS RESIDING IN THE LOCAL AUTHORITY DISTRICT OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN AND SURROUNDING AREAS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO A NETWORK OF QUALITY APPROVED, AFFORDABLE, DAY-TO-DAY SUPPORT SERVICES IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE PRINCIPLES OF INDEPENDENT LIVING, IMPROVED SELF-ESTEEM AND NURTURE CONFIDENCE AMONGST SAID PERSONS SO THAT THEY CAN PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL AUTHORITY DISTRICT OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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