Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Award winner
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 

This is a grant making charity, you can view its grants here
The Foundation is an independent grant-making body whose work is currently focused on the following three key objectives: 1) Physical and learning disabilities and mental health 2) Skills development for the care sector 3) Supporting local communities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity is a recent Award Winner
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £8,029,974 available, equivalent to 40 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 5 years

www.caretechfoundation.org.uk

info@caretechfoundation.org.uk

01707601800

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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
30/09/22£2,377£2,434£-57£150£8,080£8,03039.670
30/09/21£1,438£945£492£0£7,099£7,02289.130
30/09/20£4,954£660£4,294£0£4,496£4,46881.3320
30/09/19£418£346£72n/an/an/an/an/a0
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 61%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 39.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 31 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Bangladesh, Pakistan, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 7 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Awards received
  • Charity Times 2021 Awards Trustee Board of the Year

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-68
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/03/2019, number: 1182567
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/10/2018, number: 11651094
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION on 21/05/2019
Main office

Caretech Charitable Foundation
Metropolitan House
3 Darkes Lane
POTTERS BAR
EN6 1AG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER SIMILAR DISADVANTAGE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, BY AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS:A. TO UNDERWRITE THE COST OF ATTENDING ANY TENABLE PLACE OF LEARNING;B. TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY INTO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION;C. TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT; ORD. TO DEVELOP THE COMPETENCIES AND LIFE SKILLS OF PEOPLE PRECLUDED FROM OBTAINING ANY FORM OF EMPLOYMENT BY VIRTUE OF THEIR IMPAIRED MENTAL OR PHYSICAL CAPACITIES;2. TO RELIEVE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ILLNESS OF PERSONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IN NEED, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT; 3. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THE SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES OF PEOPLE OF ANY AGE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO ACCESS SUCH SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL BARRIERS SUCH AS DISCRIMINATION WITH A VIEW TO EQUIPPING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;4. TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE IN THE FORM OF:A. MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED; ORB. THE SUPPLY OF MEDICAL AID TO SUCH PERSONS; TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISIONS OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT; AND5. TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Data Sources

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