Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

No PartB

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

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 17

CARESCO

CARESCO works to meet needs within the community of Sawtry and the surrounding villages in the county of Cambridgeshire. To do this CARESCO runs a day care club, a weekly cafe, a car scheme, a Christmas Day party, a carers group, the local food bank, a prescription delivery service, a men's shed, a social club and a charity shop. CARESCO also edits and publishes the village magazine.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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	£216	£236	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£183	£213	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£216	£184	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£192	£206	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£187	£159	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£166	£172	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£152	£147	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	£154	£147	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	£142	£122	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14	£132	£106	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13	£86	£77	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12	£72	£68	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.caresco.org.uk

office@caresco.org.uk

01487832105

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
Postcode Places Trust	£10,000
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£8,950

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Equipment & resources for CARESCO Green End Day Club
£3,000	22/09/2023	The funding will be used to purchase an interactive whiteboard and upgrade other equipment and resources of the day club. The project aims to create a positive social atmosphere to enable conversation improve mental health and combat social ....more The funding will be used to purchase an interactive whiteboard and upgrade other equipment and resources of the day club. The project aims to create a positive social atmosphere to enable conversation improve mental health and combat social isolation.
Postcode Places Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£10,000	01/05/2023	This funding has helped us through a challenging financial period in supporting local people with their mental health & wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	27/04/2023	CARESCO charity support funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Sawtry Sport 4 All
£5,950	17/12/2021	The funding will be used to put on a fully inclusive community sports day to promote physical and mental health. The project aims to build strong relationships in and across our community as so many local organisations take part. It gives people a ....more The funding will be used to put on a fully inclusive community sports day to promote physical and mental health. The project aims to build strong relationships in and across our community as so many local organisations take part. It gives people a real sense of what is on offer for them within the village and promotes volunteering and wellbeing.
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Grant to CARESCO Ltd
£5,000	04/08/2020 2	to continue running Sawtry Foodbank to help 500 vulnerable people with emergency food parcels and an outreach programme of daily telephone calls for emotional and practical support including picking up prescriptions
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Grant to CARESCO Ltd
£5,000	14/04/2020 3	to continue running Sawtry Foodbank to help 500 vulnerable people with emergency food parcels and an outreach programme of daily telephone calls for emotional and practical support including picking up prescriptions
National Lottery Community Fund - Sawtry Sport 4 All
£8,175	21/02/2019 12	The organisation will use the funding to help set up and run a community sports day in order to celebrate local sports clubs and other organisations, as well as improve health and fitness.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-74

ANNE LOUISE WHILEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

DAVID BRIAN DOUGHERTY (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Carpenter

HEATHER MARIE BOHONIS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Book-Keeper

MR TONY STEFANELLI Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

SUZANNE MAY MERTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

TINA CAMPBELL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/03/2011, number: 1140728
Registered at Companies House on 02/02/2011, number: 07513432

Gift Aid

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
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; all on time

Main office

CARESCO
GREEN END ROAD
SAWTRY
HUNTINGDON
PE28 5UX

Objectives

TO ADVANCE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF SAWTRY AND SATELLITE VILLAGES, IN THE COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE, AND IN PARTICULAR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN NEED WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;TO IDENTIFY WELFARE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN SAWTRY AND ITS SATELLITE VILLAGES, DEVISING MEANS TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS, AND TO ENLIST THE BACKING AND CO-OPERATION OF THE STATUTORY SERVICES AND EXISTING VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY OTHER MEDIUM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SAWTRY AND SATELLITE VILLAGES.

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