Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 7

Future income +5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

REFRESH CARERS

Develop the capacity and skills of the unpaid parent carers of children, young people and adults with disabilities and long-term health conditions in the district of Leeds and surrounding areas of West Yorkshire by providing tailored support including workshops and one-to-one sessions.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£16,903	£4,466	£12,437	2

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

www.refreshcarers.com

refreshcarers@gmail.com

07719116103

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Leeds City,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
2 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	£21,046
Sir George Martin Trust	£2,000
Cheshire Community Foundation	£1,880

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - Refresh Carers Reaching Out Wellbeing project
£19,644	14/07/2023	Grant to Refresh Carers
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Refresh Carers
£2,000	29/06/2023	Core costs for Disability Support & Activities
Cheshire Community Foundation - Refresh Carers course
£1,880	16/01/2023	Run 2 courses in 2023 for unpaid parent carers focusing on personal development goals, confidence building, and well-being sessions.
Leeds Community Foundation - Refresh Carers pilot course
£1,402	07/09/2022	We are running a 6-week course focusing on personal development goals, confidence building, and well-being sessions.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

ANINDYA DASGUPTA DR Appointed: 2022

SOHINI BANERJEE Appointed: 2022

CAROL HART Appointed: 2022

GERARD LAVERY Appointed: 2022

PAULINE BAILEY Appointed: 2022

VALERIE HEWISON (Chair) Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/05/2022, number: 1198898

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

Office 26
Flexspace
Leeds Burley Hill
Burley Road
Leeds
West Yor

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF UNPAID PARENT CARERS RESIDING IN LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF WEST YORKSHIRE, WHO HAVE CARING RESPONSIBILITIES LOOKING AFTER CHILDREN AND/OR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND LONG TERM HEALTH CONDITIONS, PRIMARILY THROUGH PROVIDING WORKSHOPS/TRAINING PROGRAMMES TO PROVIDE SKILLS TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE, BUILD CONFIDENCE AND IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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