Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 10

Poor Liquidity: -1
Pension deficit: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 20

CARE & REPAIR CYMRU 2015

Care & Repair Cymru is a national charity who work to ensure that all older people in Wales can live independently in warm, safe and accessible homes. We lead the sector, support Care & Repair Agencies, represent older people, advocate for better policy, raise awareness about housing needs, evaluate and publicise outcomes, and make the case for more resources for front line services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually 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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
There is a pension deficit of £368,000

Established: 9 years

www.careandrepair.org.uk

enquiries@careandrepair.org.uk

02920107580

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£2,241	£2,163	£78	£1	£81	£57	0.3	14	0
31/03/22	£2,604	£2,494	£110	£0	£52	£-4	-0	14	0
31/03/21	£2,314	£2,033	£281	£2	£-75	£-157	-0.9	13	0
31/03/20	£1,748	£1,657	£91	£25	£-64	£-64	-0.5	14	0
31/03/19	£1,389	£1,310	£79	£48	£-504	£-504	-4.6	14	2
31/03/18	£1,510	£1,426	£83	£64	£-316	£-316	-2.7	14	0
31/03/17	£1,308	£1,291	£17	£53	£-400	£-400	-3.7	12	0
31/03/16	£772	£949	£-178	£4	£-417	£-417	-5.3	11	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 38%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 0.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout Wales,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

Who works here?

14 employees

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£100,000
Wolfson Foundation	£34,800
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust	£23,460

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Wales COL -Cost of Living Hardship Fund Care & Repair Cymru
£100,000	12/07/2023	Care and Repair Cymru received £100000 to provide support to older people across Wales with essential repairs and works that cannot be funded any other way. These repairs will enable older people ....more Care and Repair Cymru received £100000 to provide support to older people across Wales with essential repairs and works that cannot be funded any other way. These repairs will enable older people affected by the cost of living crisis to remain warm and safe in their homes. Mae Care and Repair Cymru wedi derbyn £100000 i ddarparu cefnogaeth i bobl hn ledled Cymru gyda thrwsiadau a gwaith hanfodol na ellir eu hariannu mewn unrhyw ffordd arall. Bydd y trwsiadau hyn yn galluogi pobl hn sydd wedi’u heffeithio gan yr argyfwng costau byw i fod yn gynnes a diogel yn eu cartrefi.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Care & Repair Cymru
£34,800	07/12/2022	Purchase of equipment to support delivery of housing and energy advice to older and vulnerable people across Wales
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
£23,460	25/06/2020	Funding allowed the group to reduce the isolation and impact of Covid on vulnerable veterans through furniture up-cycling workshops, where veterans can make use of their skills while providing ....more Funding allowed the group to reduce the isolation and impact of Covid on vulnerable veterans through furniture up-cycling workshops, where veterans can make use of their skills while providing practical help for those in need of basic furniture.
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£134,582	01/04/2019	Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Nesta - AC00847
£15,000	07/11/2018 8	Y Lab - Innovate to Save programme grant to Care & Repair Cymru Grant Ref AC00847
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£157,900	01/04/2018	Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Dunhill Medical Trust - Care and Repair Builders Charter
£39,836	11/12/2017 12	An accredited list of builders who operate to designated standards in relation to quality of work, value for money, timeliness, site cleanliness, customer care and understanding the issues and needs ....more An accredited list of builders who operate to designated standards in relation to quality of work, value for money, timeliness, site cleanliness, customer care and understanding the issues and needs of older people
National Lottery Community Fund - The Attic Project
£499,241	22/03/2017 47	The Attic Project
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Care & Repair Cymru Ltd
£15,000	15/03/2017 12	Delivery of a new PR, Marketing and Communications programme with the aim of increasing public profile and increasing sustainability.

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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: 39-66

ANDREW VYE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: None

CLARE PATRICIA STROWBRIDGE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: BAROD PROJECT,

CHRISTOPHER JAMES BINDING Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

ELIZABETH BROOKS WARWICK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

FAY MARIE SATHERLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee

GWYNNE JONES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeship: THE GOODMAN AND RUTHIN CHARITY,

KAREN ATHANATOS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

NEIL JAMES BRADSHAW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

PROF JOHN BREWSTER HUNT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

SALLY DAVIES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee

SARAH WILLEY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Governance Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/09/2015, number: 1163542
Registered at Companies House on 05/05/2015, number: 09574555

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

Care & Repair Cymru 2015 ltd
First Floor
Mariners House
Trident Court
East Moors Road
Cardiff

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE: (A) ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHERS (INCLUDING THE CARE & REPAIR AGENCIES REFERRED TO BELOW) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN WALES WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH OR DISABILITY (“DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE”), AND IN PARTICULAR THEIR HOUSING NEEDS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (I) CHAMPIONING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE LIVING IN OWNER OCCUPIED AND PRIVATE RENTED HOUSING THROUGH EFFECTIVE NATIONAL LOBBYING AND CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS; (II) PROMOTING THE LINKAGES BETWEEN HOUSING, HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE; (III) RESEARCHING, PUBLICISING, CAMPAIGNING AND RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT HOUSING PROBLEMS FACED BY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE, AND SUGGESTING SUITABLE POLICY AND SERVICE SOLUTIONS TO GOVERNMENT, STATUTORY BODIES, EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND THE THIRD SECTOR TO ALLEVIATE SUCH HOUSING NEED; AND (IV) PROVISION OF SERVICES THAT HELP IDENTIFY, PUBLICISE AND ALLEVIATE HOUSING NEED FACED BY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE. (B) TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR BY PROMOTING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN WALES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: (I) PROVIDING SERVICES AND ADVICE TO CARE & REPAIR AGENCIES IN WALES ON GRANT FUNDING APPLICATIONS, AND INFORMATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CARE & REPAIR AGENCIES ACROSS WALES AND OUTCOMES ACHIEVED FOR DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE; (II) PROMOTING CARE & REPAIR SERVICES THROUGH ALL MEDIA, STRATEGIC, POLITICAL AND VOLUNTARY NETWORKS; (III) INFORMING, ADVISING AND SUPPORTING CARE & REPAIR AGENCIES TO DELIVER SERVICES THAT ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE’S HOUSING NEEDS; (IV) ADVISING CARE & REPAIR AGENCIES ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE CURRENT POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES THAT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE; (V) SAFEGUARDING THE VALUES, STANDARDS, SERVICE QUALITY AND BRAND OF THE CARE & REPAIR MOVEMENT (“THE MOVEMENT”) AND DEVELOPING GOOD PRACTICE GUIDANCE AND SOUND INFORMATION; (VI) PROTECTING SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC MONIES INVESTED IN THE MOVEMENT BY DEVELOPING ROBUST SYSTEMS THAT MONITOR AND EVALUATE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES AND OUTCOMES DELIVERED; AND (VII) PROVIDING A TRUSTED AND EXPERIENCED PLATFORM FOR DEBATE, INNOVATION AND INFORMATION ON THE HOUSING NEEDS OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN WALES. IN THIS CLAUSE, “THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR” MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS: “CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

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