Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

YORK CARERS CENTRE

York Carers Centre provides support to unpaid carers of all ages in York. Services include : support for young carers (aged 5 to 18); support for young adult carers (18-25); support for adults; carers emergency card; benefits and community care advice; drop in sessions; help filling in forms; signposting/referrals to other agencies; emotional support; events/activities; training for professionals
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£689£622£67£0£265£811.61539
31/03/22£634£605£29£0£198£861.71440
31/03/21£522£497£25£0£169£992.41344
31/03/20£489£494£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£470£479£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£474£486£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£497£461£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£382£435£-53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£413£398£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£429£390£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£426£397£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£369£341£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£344£333£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£240£174£66n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 31%
Reserves/Spending: 1.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 21
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years

www.yorkcarerscentre.co.uk

enquiries@yorkcarerscentre.co.uk

01904715490

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Care for carers
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of York,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£256,033
DCMS£18,506
Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust£5,000
BBC Children in Need£500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to York Carers Centre
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
National Lottery Community Fund - CBT support
£256,033 25/01/2021
35
The organisation aims to support unpaid carers across York through the provision of information advice and support from their office base advice line and outreach venues. Funding will enable the group to offer one-to-one sessions and peer support ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£18,506 15/09/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust - Focus: Valuing Unpaid Carers
£5,000 25/02/2020
To run a Mental Health Carers Support Group for carers who are new to caring for someone with mental ill health and/or carers for someone transitioning to adult services
BBC Children in Need - Grant to York Carers Centre
£24,660 15/03/2019
36
This project will deliver a six week activity programme over the summer holidays for young carers in York. Life skills, emotional resilience and physical health will improve as a result.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Funding towards staffing costs of a project worker who will support the Rethink York Carers Group
£4,836 16/05/2017
To fund a project worker to support Rethink York Carers Group
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Carers Eat Smart Project
£7,414 10/05/2017
12
The group will deliver a cookery programme for young carers which will focus on producing healthy and affordable meals. This will provide young carers with social opportunities and sustainable cooking skills to enable them to produce healthy, low ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to York Carers Centre
£28,000 26/04/2013
A charity that supports people with family caring responsibilities in the York area. They will use a grant to fund a member of staff who supports young carers through 1 to 1 and group work.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-77
  • CHRIS DURANT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • EDWARD IAN CHALMERS ROBSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lecturer
  • ELIZABETH RYAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: School Secretary/Administrator
  • HELEN WEATHERLY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: University Of York
  • JAMES PETER ROSS DEAN Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Accountant
  • LISA SHELBOURN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Nhs
  • MAURICE WALTERS Appointed: 2022
  • ROSEMARIE JEANETTE TEMPLE (Chair) Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Baker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/01/2009, number: 1127644
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/11/2008, number: 06760783
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
14 returns made; AR11: 1 days late,
Main office

17 PRIORY STREET
YORK
YO1 6ET

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, AT THE TRUSTEES' DISCRETION, TO RELIEVE IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF YORK, THE ELDERLY, THE SICK AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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