Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

CARERS ISLE OF WIGHT 

TO RELIEVE THE STRESSES EXPERIENCED BY CARERS, OVER THE AGE OF 18 BY: PROVIDING A CONTACT POINT FOR HELP FOR CARERS OVER THE AGE OF 18; IDENTIFYING CARERS WHO STRUGGLE TO COPE IN THEIR CARING ROLE; WORKING WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND CHARITIES TO DEVELOP SERVICES FOR CARERS; OFFERING CARERS A BREAK THROUGH SUPPORT GROUPS; GATHERING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION RELEVANT TO CARERS ISSUES;
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 10 years

www.carersiw.org.uk

Info@carersiw.org.uk

01983533173

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£341£376£-35n/an/an/an/an/a23
31/03/22£330£319£12n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/21£356£327£29n/an/an/an/an/a23
31/03/20£337£295£42n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/19£379£328£51n/an/an/an/an/a23
31/03/18£260£211£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17?*£203£171£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£115£83£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14*£80£20£60£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 23 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Isle Of Wight,

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 - Reminiscence Interactive Therapy Activities
£10,000 15/10/2021
The funding will be used to purchase IT equipment for use in interactive therapy sessions. The project aims to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of people living with dementia and other ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£48,000 11/08/2020
"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 - Ring Round Support Line
£7,200 07/05/2020
11
The funding will be used to deliver weekly video calling support sessions to carers on the Isle of Wight. The project aims to reduce isolation and support people during the coronavirus pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - Carers Well-Being Centre
£10,000 03/08/2018
12
The project aims to deliver core services from a central location to support the physical and mental well-being of unpaid carers.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/05/2014, number: 1157082
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
  • 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; AR17: 0 days late, AR14: 348 days late,
Main office

THE RIVERSIDE CENTRE
THE QUAY
NEWPORT
PO30 2QR

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE STRESSES EXPERIENCED BY CARERS OVER THE AGE OF 18 WHO HAVE CARE NEEDS, AS A RESULT OF DISABILITY, ILLNESS OR AGE WITHIN THE ISLE OF WIGHT (THE CARER MAY RESIDE IN OR WORK IN OR CARE FOR A PERSON WHO RESIDES WITHIN THE ISLE OF WIGHT), IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:- PROVIDING A CONTACT POINT FOR HELP FOR CARERS OVER THE AGE OF 18;- IDENTIFYING CARERS WHO STRUGGLE TO COPE IN THEIR CARING ROLE;- WORKING WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND CHARITIES TO DEVELOP SERVICES FOR CARERS;- OFFERING CARERS A BREAK THROUGH SUPPORT GROUPS;- GATHERING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION RELEVANT TO CARERS ISSUES;- RAISING AWARENESS OF AND PROMOTING THE NEEDS OF CARERS THROUGHOUT ISLE OF WIGHT WITH LOCAL POLICY MAKERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS;- RAISING FUNDS TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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