Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

FLEXICARE (OXFORD AND ABINGDON) 

A small charity operating within 8-10 miles of Oxford, plus Wantage and Grove, offering a babysitting service by trained volunteers to families with a severely disabled child.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/08/22£60£103£-43n/an/an/an/an/a22
31/08/21£106£70£36n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/08/20£55£66£-11n/an/an/an/an/a19
31/08/19£105£65£40n/an/an/an/an/a22
31/08/18£78£73£5£0£0£0n/a028
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.flexicare.org

admin@flexicare.org

01865321881

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 22 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
True Colours Trust - Towards the salary costs of the Charity Manager and recruiting new volunteers
£7,970 21/03/2023
Towards the salary costs of the Charity Manager and recruiting new volunteers.
True Colours Trust - Towards administrative support – COVID19 response
£5,000 14/10/2020
Towards administrative support – COVID19 response
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£6,000 23/07/2019
Unrestricted core funding for small charities

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/04/2017, number: 1172635
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

7 Horsecroft
Stanford In The Vale
FARINGDON
Oxfordshire
SN7 8LL

Objectives

3. OBJECTThe object of the CIO is To improve the quality of life for children resident within an area of Oxfordshire defined by the Trustees from time-to-time, who have challenging or complex care needs as a result of severe physical or mental disability by the provision of practical support and occasional care attendants who will assist their families or carers with their care. Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with [section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005] and [section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008]

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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