Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 9

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 17

EVERGREEN CARE UK

Caring for the elderly and vulnerable of the London Borough of Bexley and surrounding areas

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 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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		£681	£767	£-86	£6	£42	£35	0.5	65	140
31/03/22		£681	£706	£-25	£9	£138	£55	0.9	71	125
31/03/21	*	£751	£593	£157	£10	£172	£165	3.3	65	186
31/03/20		£568	£560	£8	£0	£47	£40	0.9	60	180
31/03/19		£458	£453	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	116
31/03/18	*	£357	£359	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£194	£192	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£97	£76	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£23	£19	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 55%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 0.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 10 years

www.evergreencareuk.org

info@evergreencareuk.org

01322431765

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Bexley, Greenwich, Kent,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

Who works here?

65 employees
140 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

City Bridge Trust	£123,123
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington	£100,000
The London Community Foundation	£10,603
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,963
Co-Operative Group	£8,569

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Evergreen Care UK
£3,206	21/10/2023	We are looking to open further Elderberries Centres across the Bexley borough, and would like to provide a range of activities and events as well as help with digital inclusion.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Bexley Churches Care Trust t/a Evergreen Care Bexley
£95,000	15/03/2023	£95,000 over two years (£50,000, £45,000) towards the core costs of caring and friendship services supporting vulnerable, lonely elderly people in Bexley.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Bexley Churches Care Trust
£100,000	08/02/2022	Core costs of our caring and friendship services supporting vulnerable, lonely elderly people in Bexley to remain living in their own homes.
National Lottery Community Fund - Evergreen Care Dartford
£9,963	18/12/2020 12	The funding will be used to expand the befriending service for older people and train new volunteers. The project aims to reduce isolation and loneliness and build friendships and support networks.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Evergreen Care Bexley
£5,363	24/10/2020	We aim to reduce the loneliness and isolation older people feel by providing opportunities for befriending and social interaction.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Bexley Churches Care Trust t/a Evergreen Care Bexley
£28,123	02/09/2020	towards the cost of running the service for the elderly including Service Coordinator's Assistant and Office Manager roles
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Evergreen Care Bexley
£10,603	28/04/2020	To help with the core costs of running the charity and to help with remote working / IT needs to launch a Telephone Befriending Service
CAF - Grant to Bexley Churches Care Trust
£2,600	08/04/2020 3	Grant to Bexley Churches Care Trust to support the organisation through COVID19
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Evergreen Care Bexley
£2,781	19/11/2018	We are looking for funding to cover cleaning materials and equipment expenses to help restore the homes of the elderly.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROLINE OGDEN Appointed: 2022

ESTHER AMANING Appointed: 2020

GORDON PAUL RAGGETT (Chair) Appointed: 2020

IAN SHARPE Appointed: 2022

MANDY CHAPMAN Appointed: 2022

REBECCA KINSAMBWE Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/11/2013, number: 1154595

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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

9 returns made; AR21: 18 days late, AR18: 1 days late,

Main office

50 Nuxley Road
Belvedere
DA17 5JG

Objectives

(I) TO RELIEVE ELDERLY PEOPLE AND VULNERABLE ADULTS RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY AND SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE IN NEED BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND FACILITIES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS.(II) TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE AND RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY AND SURROUNDING AREA, BY THE PROVISION OF CARERS AND THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND TRAINING OF SUCH CARERS.(III)TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF ELDERLY PERSONS IN NEED AND VULNERABLE ADULTS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY AND SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, CARE, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.(IV) TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(V) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY AND SURROUNDING AREA, BY PREVENTING THE ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

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