Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

CARE NETWORK CAMBRIDGESHIRE 

CNC aims to help older and vulnerable people maintain their independence and connections with their communities and avoid admision to hospital. We have a team of over 120 volunteers who provide direct support through our Help at Home service. Our Community Development team support local community groups who also share our aims. We also represent older people's interests wherever possible.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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
Established: 17 years

www.care-network.org.uk

admin@care-network.org.uk

01954211919

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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
31/03/23£915£911£4£30£568£2653.52865
31/03/22£1,095£1,052£42£29£564£2693.13464
31/03/21£1,096£945£151£30£521£2663.434126
31/03/20£1,022£1,003£20£0£370£2312.841113
31/03/19£1,009£970£40£0£351£1962.442115
31/03/18£921£931£-9£0£311£1702.2230
31/03/17£942£887£54£0£320£1592.1240
31/03/16£910£873£37£0£266£1472220
31/03/15£807£842£-35£3£229£1301.9210
31/03/14£830£710£120£3£264£1192260
31/03/13£591£560£31£2£144£621.3200
31/03/12£373£312£60£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£249£246£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£232£223£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£193£197£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£202£196£6£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 47%
Reserves/Spending: 3.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 28 employees
  • 65 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,

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
DCMS£68,445
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Grant to Care Network Cambridgeshire
£5,000 30/11/2023
to make small grants invoice 534
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Grant to Care Network Cambridgeshire
£10,000 30/11/2023
to make small grants
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Care Network Cambridgeshire - 23/05/22
£3,000 23/06/2022
Core Funding
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£68,445 03/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Grant to Care Network Cambridgeshire
£5,000 27/03/2020
2
to provide a Covid-19 Rapid Response Support Service including telephone well being support and emergency response to 500 people aged 60+
National Lottery Community Fund - Open Arms
£10,000 25/02/2020
11
The organisation will use the funding to help run pop up events and activities in the local community. This will help improve relationships in the community and bring different groups together.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£40,613 02/01/2019
Expansion and development of a project in Cambridgeshire. It will expand an intergenerational project which links care homes with schools to buddy up young people with older residents to exchange ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Cambridgeshire Action to End Loneliness
£51,690 26/11/2018
12
Cambridgeshire Action to End Loneliness
Dulverton Trust - Towards Establishing Services in Peterborough
£28,545 24/10/2017
Towards Establishing Services in Peterborough
National Lottery Community Fund - Ensure (PrevENt, SUpport and REcover)
£483,887 02/11/2016
60
The project will provide practical support for older people and vulnerable adults. Emotional support will also be given to tackle isolation and exclusion, alongside the existing services. Practical ....more
Dulverton Trust - the development of community groups for elderly people in East Cambridgeshire
£30,000 10/06/2015
the development of community groups for elderly people in East Cambridgeshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellbeing in North Cambridgeshire
£279,508 06/11/2013
36
This continuation project by Care Network Cambridge aims to develop and enhance provision for older and vulnerable adults living in the most rural and deprived communities across Cambridgeshire. Care ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - South Cambridgeshire Advice Network (SCAN)
£349,456 19/04/2013
24
The aim of this project is to improve access to advice and information, so more people who need it can access the right advice from the right provider in the right place and at the right time. The ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-78
  • MICHAEL JOHN HILL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director, Health, Housing & Environmental Services
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/08/2007, number: 1120693
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/06/2007, number: 06297277
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
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

Care Network
18 Broadway House
149-151 St. Neots Road
Hardwick
CAMBRIDGE
CB23 7QJ

Objectives

TO FACILITATE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE BY REDUCING SOCIAL ISOLATION AND IMPROVING INDEPENDENCE FOR OLDER AND OTHERWISE VULNERABLE ADULTS, IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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