Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

ENFIELD CARERS CENTRE 

To improve the lives of carers in Enfield by championing their right to have choice about how their needs are met and to have a voice in shaping how services are developed for those they care for. We support Carers by providing training, information, advocacy, various support groups, counselling, complementary therapy, respite activities, replacement care and home/personal care services.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 13 years

www.enfieldcarers.org

info@enfieldcarers.org

02083663677

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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£1,119£1,329£-209£16£1,016£7166.55034
31/03/22£1,222£1,191£31£14£1,225£7007.14810
31/03/21£1,138£881£257£13£1,194£83311.32320
31/03/20£873£625£248£9£937£76914.81615
31/03/19£879£692£187£10£689£5659.81733
31/03/18£671£570£102£0£502£4098.6140
31/03/17£523£537£-14£0£401£3137130
31/03/16*£508£498£9£0£415£2886.9110
31/03/15£525£461£63£8£406£2466.480
31/03/14*£641£447£194£3£342£2165.890
31/03/13£271£252£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£292£246£46£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 31%
Liabilities/Income: 40%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 6.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 50 employees
  • 34 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
National Lottery Community Fund - EyPIC ( Enfield Young People in Caring)
£391,172 25/08/2022
The funding will be used to provide support advice and respite to young carers aged 5-18 living in the London Borough of Enfield. The project works not only provide support information and respite to ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,940 24/07/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - Active Ageing for Dementia Carers
£9,800 24/01/2018
12
This project will provide workshops for people who are caring for family members with dementia, to empower them to cope with the issues they face.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Enfield Carers Centre
£93,244 17/10/2017
36
To provide weekly afterschool activities to young carers in Enfield. This will provide respite, improve educational attainment and reduce negative family dynamics.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Enfield Carers Centre
£94,200 07/09/2017
36
towards three years' salary and of a Carers Health Care Officer at a project supporting family carers at GP practices and hospitals in the London Borough of Enfield
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Enfield Carers Centre
£100,100 20/03/2017
36
£100,100 over three years (£27,000, £36,100, £37,000) towards the full-time Older Carers Advice and Support Officer and associated project costs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-73
  • HANNAH LISON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Grants & Programmes Delivery Manager
  • PAMELA ODUKOYA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Team Leader/Manager Enfield Careers Service
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/01/2011, number: 1140089
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/02/2010, number: 07149774
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
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
12 returns made; AR16: 10 days late, AR14: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CARERS TRUST LEA VALLEY CROSSROADS CARE SERVICE LIMITED on 10/10/2022
Main office

BRITANNIA HOUSE
143 BAKER STREET
ENFIELD
MIDDLESEX
EN1 3JL

Objectives

4.1 THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, ILL HEALTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO SUCH PERSONS AND TO THOSE CARING FOR SUCH PERSONS, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD. 4.2 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND THE PROMOTION OF WELL-BEING, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG PERSONS RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD. 4.3 THE ASSISTANCE OF CARERS IN NEED BY RAISING AWARENESS OF ISSUES AFFECTING CARERS, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD.”

Defined Area of Benefit:

ENFIELD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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