Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

CARERS LINK - LANCASHIRE

Carers Link Lancashire provides support and services to unpaid carers of all ages across East Lancashire-supporting and enabling them to continue to care for family members or friends who are ill, disabled or elderly. Carers Link Lancashire works with carers to empower and enable them to look after their own health and wellbeing.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
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

Established: 10 years

www.carerslinklancashire.co.uk

info@carerslinklancashire.co.uk

01254 387444

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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	£970	£874	£95	£99	£947	£947	13	31	146
31/03/22	£965	£866	£99	£76	£852	£852	11.8	33	105
31/03/21	£955	£882	£73	£52	£752	£737	10	25	142
31/03/20	£961	£821	£140	£82	£679	£654	9.6	25	172
31/03/19	£908	£829	£79	£63	£539	£505	7.3	23	102
31/03/18	£771	£753	£18	£38	£457	£439	7	26	0
31/03/17	£748	£712	£35	£26	£440	£421	7.1	22	0
31/03/16	£732	£657	£74	£5	£395	£362	6.6	24	0
31/03/15	£1,204	£886	£317	£21	£324	£303	4.1	20	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 13 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 7.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

31 employees
146 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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Carers Link lancashire
£100,500	10/08/2021	This project will deliver support to young carers living in Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley, including group work, one to one support and respite opportunities, leading to improved wellbeing and ....more This project will deliver support to young carers living in Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley, including group work, one to one support and respite opportunities, leading to improved wellbeing and self-confidence, and reduced isolation.
Sport England - Improving Lives of Young Carers (ILOYC) or The Pulse Project
£9,962	22/01/2018 25	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Improving Lives of Young Carers (ILOYC) or The Pulse Project. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Improving Lives of Young Carers (ILOYC) or The Pulse Project. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
DCMS - ALB-Improving Lives of Young Carers (ILOYC) or The Pulse Project
£9,962	22/01/2018	[Placeholder]
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Carers Link Lancashire - 2
£80,000	05/10/2017 36	Grant is funding a Retail Development Manager to implement and develop a chain of CLL charity shops/information hubs providing the charity with a public face and unrestricted income.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 50-86

BRIAN BIRTLE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

BRIAN OZENBROOK Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Business Owner

CAROL POLLARD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

COUNCILLOR BARBARA ASHWORTH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: BURNLEY PENDLE AND ROSSENDALE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE,

COUNCILLOR DANIEL CASSIDY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Councillor

JEFF LEAHY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Semi Retired

MELISSA FISHER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Councillor

MOHAMMED MUSTAFA Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Unpaid Carer

PATRICIA AHMED Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

SHAKIL SALAM Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Bowel Cancer Screening Coordinator

SUSAN BIBBY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Councillor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/03/2014, number: 1156275
Registered at Companies House on 25/06/2013, number: 08584591

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
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; all on time

Main office

54-56 Blackburn Road
ACCRINGTON
Lancashire
BB5 1LE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THOSE WHO ARE ILL, DISABLED, ELDERLY OR OTHERWISE HANDICAPPED LIVING IN HYNDBURN,RIBBLE VALLEY AND AREAS OF LANCASHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR CARERS; AND TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS IN ALL ASPECTS RELATING TO CARERS AND CARING'.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LIVING IN HYNDBURN,RIBBLE VALLEY AND AREAS OF LANCASHIRE

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