Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs high: -5

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

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

CARING FOR LIFE

Caring For Life is a Christian charity which strives to "Share the Love of Jesus" with those in desperate need. CFL fulfils its aims through core areas of ministry. Providing supported homes for particularly vulnerable men and women. Providing housing support through the Community based Support team. Providing therapeutic daytime projects for individuals to engage and develop.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/01/23		£4,865	£4,299	£566	£1,692	£5,959	£5,636	15.7	79	40
31/01/22		£4,012	£3,919	£93	£1,403	£5,079	£4,733	14.5	88	50
31/01/21		£4,903	£3,609	£1,293	£749	£4,986	£4,649	15.5	84	50
31/01/20		£3,918	£3,905	£12	£826	£3,658	£3,526	10.8	96	40
31/01/19	*	£3,864	£3,937	£-74	£805	£3,692	£3,448	10.5	92	120

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 50.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 39.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 15.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 7 years

www.caringforlife.co.uk

info@caringforlife.co.uk

01132303600

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Leeds City,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

79 employees
40 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Leeds Community Foundation	£19,353
Garfield Weston Foundation	£15,000
Co-Operative Group	£5,817
HM Revenue & Customs	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - Keeping people warm
£3,000	30/10/2023	Grant to Caring for Life
Leeds Community Foundation - Growing Garden
£9,853	01/03/2022	As part of our Horticulture Project, a therapeutic daytime activity which provides beneficiaries with the opportunity to grow and nurture plants, we are seeking to set-up a new garden for growing ....more As part of our Horticulture Project, a therapeutic daytime activity which provides beneficiaries with the opportunity to grow and nurture plants, we are seeking to set-up a new garden for growing vegetables, fruit, and flowers for the use and enjoyment of our beneficiaries, enabling them, many of whom do not have access to a garden as they live in high-rise flats, to learn outdoor gardening skills and grow different plants.
HM Revenue & Customs - SME Brexit Support Fund
£2,000	04/08/2021	Funding provided for Professional Advice Grant
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	24/07/2020	New stables facility for equestrian project for people with disabilities and/or suffering from the effects of trauma
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Caring For Life
£5,817	15/11/2019	We want to buy essential equipment for our Catering Academy, which provides catering-skills training for vulnerable adults.
Leeds Community Foundation - Caring For Life Laundry Facilities
£6,500	23/10/2019 0	To enable vulnerable adults with learning disabilities, to learn to launder their work and personal clothing, thus developing an essential lifeskill , which will enable some to live more ....more To enable vulnerable adults with learning disabilities, to learn to launder their work and personal clothing, thus developing an essential lifeskill , which will enable some to live more independently within a supported environment and others to cope better in independent living.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-71

CATHERINE LOUISE HADDOW Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Biblical Counselling, Other trusteeship: CARING FOR LIFE,

DR JONATHAN WILLIAM BIRNIE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Self Employed Consultant, Other trusteeship: CARING FOR LIFE,

MARK BYGROVES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Support Worker, Other trusteeships: CARING FOR LIFE, BRIDGE CHAPEL,

PAMELA BRONWEN YOUNG Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: CARING FOR LIFE,

PASTOR WILLIAM ERNEST BYGROVES (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Pastor, Other trusteeship: CARING FOR LIFE,

REV ROBERT PAUL PEASE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeship: HOOK EVANGELICAL CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/10/2017, number: 1174982
Registered at Companies House on 17/08/2017, number: 10921078

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

29/03/2019 - Asset transfer in from SEATON CHARITABLE TRUST
07/05/2024 - Asset transfer in from PRESENCE CHURCH (HARROGATE) UK

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

5 returns made; AR19: 17 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from PRESENCE CHURCH (HARROGATE) UK on 07/05/2024

Main office

Crag House Farm
Crag Hill
Leeds
LS16 7NH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FAITH IN BRINGING THE LOVE AND COMPASSION OF CHRIST JESUS TO MANKIND THROUGH THE RELIEF IN NEED OF PERSONS WHO ARE POOR, HAVE A DISABILITY, ARE INFIRM, OR OTHERWISE IN NEED AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE FOREGOING BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES CALCULATED TO ALLEVIATE THEIR NEEDS;PROVISION OF TRAINING INCLUDING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN PAID EMPLOYMENT FOR LIMITED PERIODS; PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE CHARITY'S LAND, BUILDINGS (INCLUDING HISTORIC LISTED BUILDINGS) AND ENVIRONMENT IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSE OF CARING FOR LIFE IN ALL ITS FORMS.

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