Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

CARE & REPAIR CARDIFF AND THE VALE

Supporting older people to repair, adapt and maintain their homes.
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
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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
31/03/24£3,817£3,765£52£0£960£8002.5410
31/03/23£3,588£3,475£113£0£908£7502.6380
31/03/22£2,456£2,283£173£0£796£6293.3350
31/03/21£2,182£2,020£162£0£623£4672.8370
31/03/20?£3,055£3,012£43£0£460£3591.4390
31/03/18£1,920£1,924£-3£0£282£2671.7350
31/03/17£1,568£1,580£-12£0£285£2151.6260
31/03/16£1,054£756£297£0£297£1622.6240

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 9 years

https://www.careandrepair.org.uk/en/your-area

careandrepair@crcv.org.uk

02920473337

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cardiff, Vale Of Glamorgan,
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cheshire Community Foundation - Grant to Care & Repair Cardiff and The Vale
£5,000 29/09/2022
Grant to Care & Repair Cardiff and The Vale

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 32-78
  • CHANDER CHADHA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • DEBRA ANNE ROSSER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: None
  • DR STEFFAN EVANS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Researcher
  • JAY SEARS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Area Manager
  • MICHAEL CUDDY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
  • OONAGH LYONS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Housing And Communities Director
  • WILLIAM KEITH VAUGHAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/06/2015, number: 1162083
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/02/2015, number: 09437405
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
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

TOLVEN COURT
DOWLAIS ROAD
CARDIFF
CF24 5LQ

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE IN CARDIFF AND THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ADVICE AND SUPPORT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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