Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

BRUNELCARE 

Brunelcare is a registered charity and social landlord providing choice and care for older people in Somerset, North Somerset, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and Bristol. Brunelcare provides sheltered and extra care housing, care homes and domiciliary care and support.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • There is a pension deficit of £3,187,000

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
31/03/23£43,270£42,022£1,248£0£29,809£29,8098.51,118100
31/03/22£40,379£39,067£1,312£0£29,631£29,6319.11,11040
31/03/21*£36,965£34,906£2,059£0£26,055£26,05591,110118
31/03/20£32,071£30,804£1,267£0£27,369£27,36910.71,05935
31/03/19£33,877£32,666£1,211£0£22,590£22,5908.31,17552
31/03/18£33,029£32,351£678£0£24,587£24,5879.19320
31/03/17*£33,012£31,106£1,906£0£23,540£23,5409.11,1940
31/03/16£33,201£33,412£-211£0£21,634£19,60071,2430
31/03/15£31,321£31,189£132£137£29,605£29,60511.49530
31/03/14£27,057£26,838£219£44£29,473£29,47313.28920
31/03/13£24,090£23,569£521£37£29,254£29,25414.97480
31/03/12?£28,904£28,524£380£34£24,775£24,77510.47260
31/12/10£23,524£22,342£1,182£42£24,395£24,39513.16710
31/12/09£22,494£22,092£402£51£23,213£23,21312.66710
31/12/08£21,052£20,688£364£81£22,855£22,85513.37700
31/12/07£19,285£19,270£15£69£22,535£22,535146510
31/12/06£17,648£17,991£-343£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£16,697£15,363£1,334£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£16,289£15,194£1,094£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 52%
Liabilities/Income: 83%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 8.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 62 years
(66 years as a company)

www.brunelcare.org.uk

INFO@BRUNELCARE.ORG.UK

07795822250

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 1,118 employees
  • 100 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-70
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/03/1962, number: 201555
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/05/1958, number: 00601847
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Homes England
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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
19 returns made; AR21: 7 days late, AR17: 0 days late,
Main office

Brunelcare Offices
Saffron Gardens
Prospect Place
BRISTOL
BS5 9FF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED ARE: (A) THE RELIEF OF THOSE WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE (WHETHER OR NOT THAT NEED IS EXACERBATED BY ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY AND/OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP); AND (B) THE RELIEF OF THOSE WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY AND/OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRISTOL AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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