Overall GiG Score: 17 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 12
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12

ACTION FOR FAMILY CARERS 

The relief of persons who are ill, disabled, incapacitated or elderly by the provision of information, education, support, respite care, recreation and advocacy for their Carers
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 and a Community Foundation and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
Established: 15 years

www.affc.org.uk

info@affc.org.uk

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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£735£666£69£0£557£4187.539120
31/03/22£907£833£74£5£488£4005.842160
31/03/21£807£789£17£0£414£2974.553215
31/03/20£762£824£-63£3£397£277450144
31/03/19£688£803£-115£1£460£3405.14680
31/03/18£1,679£1,628£51£2£575£4193.1730
31/03/17£1,622£1,687£-65£2£524£4022.9650
31/03/16£1,626£1,444£182£4£589£3883.2570
31/03/15£905£764£140£9£407£2393.8390
31/03/14£674£653£21£9£267£2043.8340
31/03/13£600£548£51£6£245£1613.5320
31/03/12£600£540£61£5£194£1453.2330
31/03/11£483£454£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10?£301£264£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£190£170£20£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 52%
Liabilities/Income: 84%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 7.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 39 employees
  • 120 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • 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
Essex Community Foundation£421,469
National Lottery Community Fund£389,160
DCMS£97,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
Masonic Trust£34,877
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund£8,800
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Action for Young Carers
£316,821 20/07/2023
Funding will be used to offer tailored support for young carers up to age 19 in West Essex. This will include one-to-one support and group sessions. The project aims to address isolation and ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£34,877 16/03/2023
Chelmsford Young Carer Support
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Action for Family Carers
£207,346 16/03/2023
to expand the Carer and Family Response Service providing information and advice to the whole family and young carers experiencing healthcare, housing and wellbeing related issues in Chelmsford ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Action for Family Carers
£14,515 20/10/2022
to support the running of a young carers group in Harlow for one year
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 16/09/2022
Core support for Carers and Young Carers
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Action for Family Carers
£7,900 09/06/2022
towards transport costs for young carers to attend clubs and activities across Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Action for Family Carers
£25,000 04/11/2021
to support a volunteer coordinator and associated costs to maintain and grow a strong volunteer base to support carers affected by the pandemic and in their long term caring roles
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Action for Family Carers 2 - 24/08/21
£1,000 07/09/2021
Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Additional Covid -19 Support Funding
£72,339 21/05/2021
Action for Family Carers have been awarded £72339 to help them continue to provide support to children and unpaid adult carers across Essex. The funding will help to facilitate a variety of ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Action for Family Carers
£5,500 18/02/2021
to help run activity groups for people with dementia in Harlow, Epping and Great Dunmow
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 11/12/2020
Core support for Carers including Young Carers
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Action for Family Carers
£20,000 10/12/2020
24
to continue providing support to young carers in the Braintree District over two years
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Action for Family Carers
£6,700 30/07/2020
COVID19 : Purchase of utllities and health and safety items for a charity that works with older people in Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Action for Family Carers
£5,000 30/07/2020
to purchase laptops
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£97,000 08/07/2020
"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
Essex Community Foundation - Carer and Family Response Service
£97,878 30/06/2020
35
to establish the Carer and Family Response Service providing information and advice to the whole family experiencing care, housing and wellbeing related issues in Chelmsford and the surround area, ....more
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Action for Family Carers - 4
£8,800 05/05/2020
Emergency funding Covid-19 support
Essex Community Foundation - Dengie Young Carers in Schools
£10,000 28/04/2020
11
towards a school support project for young carers in Dengie and neighbouring areas
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Action for Family Carers
£15,000 09/04/2020
to respond to the needs of family carers during the COVID19 pandemic by improving IT, expanding volunteer response and help sustain the organisation
Essex Community Foundation - We are: Young Carers
£4,330 06/09/2019
11
towards an awareness and fundraising campaign run by young carers in Maldon
Essex Community Foundation - Maldon Young Carers Club
£9,000 24/06/2019
11
Towards the running costs of a term time club for young carers in the Maldon District
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Action for Family Carers
£20,000 29/03/2019
To expand a GP liaison service in the support of carers in Mid Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Dengie Young Carers Schools Project
£10,000 29/11/2018
11
To support development of a Dengie Young Carers Schools Project in Southminster and Burnham
Essex Community Foundation - Harlow Young Carers Club
£13,532 18/10/2018
11
To help continue a weekly respite club for Young Carers in Harlow over 2 years
Essex Community Foundation - Young Carers Community
£3,548 13/09/2018
5
To provide a series of workshops for young carers in Harlow, Epping Forest and Uttlesford to build on community involvement
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 25/07/2018
Main Grants award
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Action for Family Carers
£102,800 27/06/2018
36
Towards three years' continuation funding of the salary and on costs of a Volunteer Co-ordinator and running costs of a project providing support, information, counselling and day care to carers ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Action for Family Carers
£102,800 13/06/2018
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of a Volunteer Co-ordinator and running costs of a project in Essex providing support, information, counselling and day care to carers
National Lottery Community Fund - Feeling Good, Caring Well
£381,857 21/03/2018
48
This project will support unpaid carers in Essex to improve their mental health and wellbeing to increase their confidence and ability in their caring role. It will deliver a programme of group ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Harlow Young Carers Club
£6,000 13/03/2018
11
To help support the activities of a club supporting young carers in Harlow
Essex Community Foundation - Young Carers in Dengie
£7,892 25/01/2018
11
To help identify, support and provide activities for young carers in the Dengie
Essex Community Foundation - Young Carers in Schools
£35,509 18/01/2018
35
To employ a Young Carer School Link Worker to identify and support young carers from Braintree schools, over 3 years
Essex Community Foundation - REACHING OUT (Supporting MORE Carers in Essex)
£74,697 23/02/2017
23
To run a joint 'Reaching Out' Carers Service in partnership with Essex Carers Support to provide information and guidance to more Essex carers over 18 months
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Action For Family Carers
£81,762 09/02/2017
36
An application for young carers groups aimed at building confidence so young carers can go on to access mainstream activities. The project aims to improve emotional wellbeing, reduce social isolation ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Healthy Caring
£3,225 12/10/2016
11
For a series of healthy living activities for Carers of all ages in the Harlow district
Essex Community Foundation - Unpaid Family Carers Respite Service - South Woodham Ferrers
£20,000 30/09/2016
11
To begin a new carers respite centre in South Woodham Ferrers
National Lottery Community Fund - Carers Included
£53,093 23/06/2015
24
Carers Included
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Action for Family Carers
£123,500 04/12/2014
36
towards three years' salary of a Volunteer Co-ordinator and running costs of a project providing support, information, counselling and day care to carers in Essex
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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: 54-79
  • SUE BAILEY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Freelance Workplace Mediator And Hr Consultant
  • TONY DIXON (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Automotive Inspection And Logistics Specialist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/12/2008, number: 1127164
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/08/2008, number: 06680960
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

Action for Family Carers
Brickhouse Farm Community Centre
Poulton Close
MALDON
CM9 6NG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE ILL, DISABLED, INCAPACITATED OR ELDERLY BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, RESPITE CARE, RECREATION AND ADVOCACY FOR THEIR CARERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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