Finance Score: -50

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

In administration/insolvent: -50
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Overall GiG Score: -50

NORTH LONDON CARES

Overview

North London Cares is a community network that connects young professionals to the elderly in activities that help one another feel less isolated and reduce generational gaps.

Support from partners has provided substantial funding sources to deliver a long term income diversification strategy. Fundraising prospects look good for the future based on their proven track record and deepening relationships with funders.

Sharing leadership and staff across 'sibling' organisations has given them the ability to share learning's and increased effectiveness of programmes. Evaluations of impact by third party supporters has accelerated the charities development and plans for expansion to new areas of Nouth London are in the pipeline.

Source: Giving is Great

Mission:

Helping people find connection and reducing loneliness by bringing people together and bridging gaps across social and generational divides

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Financial issues to consider:

This charity is in Administration or Insolvent

Established: 11 years

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Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/22	£344	£452	£-109	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,139
31/08/21	£509	£400	£109	£39	£259	£137	4.1	7	1,728
31/08/20	£464	£462	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	800
31/08/19	£481	£481	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4,614
31/08/18	£438	£426	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	3,105
31/08/17	£369	£337	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	£335	£306	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	£190	£180	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14	£152	£131	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

What it does

A community network mobilising young professionals to volunteer to support their older neighbours with a little extra time, practical help, social connection and human companionship in the London boroughs of Camden and Islington. We operate 2 core activities: Social Clubs which bring demographics together through group activities; and a one-to-one Love Your Neighbour project.

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Camden, Islington,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
1,139 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

Henry Smith Charity	£180,000
City Bridge Trust	£45,000
Cripplegate Foundation	£35,000
Esmee Fairbairn	£30,000
The London Community Foundation	£25,000
DCMS	£25,000
Camden Giving	£21,841
The EQ Foundation	£6,750

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to NL Cares Ltd
£1,250	06/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to North London Cares
£180,000	09/11/2022 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing outreach and 'Buddying Up' opportunities for older people to combat isolation and loneliness in the London ....more towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing outreach and 'Buddying Up' opportunities for older people to combat isolation and loneliness in the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington.
The EQ Foundation - Grant to NORTH LONDON CARES
£3,750	05/02/2021	Matched via Big Give Xmas Challenge 2020
City Bridge Trust - Grant to NL Cares Limited
£45,000	15/10/2020	£45,000 over 5 years (£15,000; £10,000; £8,000 £7,000 £5,000) towards the salary of a Programme Coordinator to deliver the Love Your Neighbour service to older people in Islington and Camden.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to NL Cares Limited
£25,000	17/09/2020	providing connection for 2,727 older and younger people who are most at risk of isolation and loneliness. Our transitioned programmes provide connection at a distance and now incorporate Virtual ....more providing connection for 2,727 older and younger people who are most at risk of isolation and loneliness. Our transitioned programmes provide connection at a distance and now incorporate Virtual Social Clubs, 1-2-1 Phone Friendships, monthly activity packs and weekly calls to older neighbours and subsequent referrals.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£25,000	17/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Camden Giving - North London Cares
£10,000	26/06/2020 11	The funding is to continue to support six months of emergency response activities and six months of face-to-face Somers Town social club, reaching 160 older and younger neighbours.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to NL Cares Ltd
£28,750	05/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Camden Giving - North London Cares - Covid19 Charity Fund
£5,975	09/04/2020	To provide connection, support and friendship to older people in Camden who, due to Covid 19, are experiencing increased isolation and loneliness.The grant will support a month’s worth of activity ....more To provide connection, support and friendship to older people in Camden who, due to Covid 19, are experiencing increased isolation and loneliness.The grant will support a month’s worth of activity in place of our Social Clubs programme - principally, phone calls and support for the most vulnerable, our Virtual Social Clubs and the Alone Together packs. These activities will reach at least 557 older neighbours (65+), offering a number of ways to stay connected in an isolating time.
The EQ Foundation - Grant to NORTH LONDON CARES
£3,000	15/12/2019	Matched via Big Give Christmas Challenge 2019
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To North London Cares
£35,000	16/07/2019	Older Peoples Programme
Camden Giving - North London Cares' Somers Town Social Club
£5,866	30/04/2019 14	North London Cares was awarded £5,000 to start a new Social Club, bringing older neighbours (65+) and young professionals together to share time, stories and friendship.
Camden Giving - Connecting the community in Camden
£99,055	18/04/2019 36	North London Cares will connect the community affected by the HS2 development by hosting 30 Social Clubs and supporting 12 Love Your Neighbour matches in south Camden every year, for three years.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£22,000	01/04/2019	Expansion into Hackney and Tower Hamlets, East London. Friendship programme matches older people 65 and over with young professionals aged 21-40 benefitting 1000 of each. Good partnership working, ....more Expansion into Hackney and Tower Hamlets, East London. Friendship programme matches older people 65 and over with young professionals aged 21-40 benefitting 1000 of each. Good partnership working, model has run successfully in a number of areas.
Camden Giving - Connecting the community in Camden
£99,055	31/03/2019 24	North London Cares will connect the community affected by the HS2 development by hosting 30 Social Clubs and supporting 12 Love Your Neighbour matches in south Camden every year, for three years.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£22,000	02/01/2019	Expansion into Hackney and Tower Hamlets, East London. Friendship programme matches older people 65 and over with young professionals aged 21-40 benefitting 1000 of each. Good partnership working, ....more Expansion into Hackney and Tower Hamlets, East London. Friendship programme matches older people 65 and over with young professionals aged 21-40 benefitting 1000 of each. Good partnership working, model has run successfully in a number of areas.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to North London Cares
£75,000	12/12/2018 36	towards three years' running costs of an outreach programme designed to reach out to lonely, older people and engage them with community activities in the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington
National Lottery Community Fund - East London Cares
£56,000	26/11/2018 36	East London Cares
Camden Giving - Tackling isolation across South Camden
£5,000	22/05/2018 11	The project tackles isolation and loneliness amongst older neighbours (aged 65+) and young professionals by bringing them together to share time at a new Social Club in the KX Camden Giving Fund’s ....more The project tackles isolation and loneliness amongst older neighbours (aged 65+) and young professionals by bringing them together to share time at a new Social Club in the KX Camden Giving Fund’s area of benefit, with a specific focus on King's Cross, St Pancras and Somers Town.
The EQ Foundation - Grant to NORTH LONDON CARES
£3,000	03/05/2018	Unrestricted via The Funding Network
The Funding Network - Expanding Our Potential: Head of Fundraising
£16,604	02/05/2018	We want to recruit a Head of Development to sit across The Cares Family to diversity our income streams, manage our fundraising team and strengthen our organisational capacity.
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to NL Cares Ltd
£30,000	07/12/2017 36	Towards outreach work that identifies isolated older neighbours and connects them to a network that includes younger people, to tackle isolation and loneliness in our communities.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to NL Cares Ltd
£210,500	06/07/2017 60	Towards project officer, management and evaluation costs to test the efficacy of a programme which reduces loneliness amongst older people, in a different geographic area.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To North London Cares
£35,500	24/04/2017	Towards the costs of Saturday Socials 2018-19
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To North London Cares
£17,000	10/10/2016	Towards the costs of Saturday Socials 2017
Nesta - AC00573
£754,000	20/07/2016 60	Accelerating Ideas programme grant to The Cares Family Grant Ref AC00573
Nesta - AC00506
£15,000	05/11/2015 2	Accelerating Ideas programme grant to NL Cares (T/A North London Cares) Grant Ref AC00506
Nesta - AC20035
£131,000	28/07/2014	Centre for Social Action Innovation Fund programme grant to NL Cares (T/A North London Cares) Grant Ref AC20035
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to NL Cares Ltd
£20,000	08/10/2013	Towards the development and expansion of a programme that gets young professionals to support older, isolated people.
The Fore - Grant to North London Cares
£27,000	30/04/2013 36	Grant funded the training of ‘super volunteers’ who have since been able to dramatically expand the capacity of the organisation; this has included doubling the number of Social Clubs and ....more Grant funded the training of ‘super volunteers’ who have since been able to dramatically expand the capacity of the organisation; this has included doubling the number of Social Clubs and training new junior volunteers.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-76

AKIRA KIRTON Appointed: 2022 Occupation: Chief Executive, Other trusteeships: SOUTH LONDON CARES LIMITED, MCR CARES LIMITED, LIVERPOOL CARES LIMITED, THE CARES FAMILY LIMITED, EAST LONDON CARES LIMITED,

ANTHONY MUNRO Appointed: 2022 Occupation: Finance Director, Other trusteeships: SOUTH LONDON CARES LIMITED, THE CARES FAMILY LIMITED,

DAVID WARNE Appointed: 2022 Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeships: SOUTH LONDON CARES LIMITED, MCR CARES LIMITED, LIVERPOOL CARES LIMITED, THE CARES FAMILY LIMITED, EAST LONDON CARES LIMITED,

FIONA STEVENSON Appointed: 2022 Occupation: Finance Director, Other trusteeships: SOUTH LONDON CARES LIMITED, THE CARES FAMILY LIMITED,

IANA VIDAL Appointed: 2021 Occupation: Policy And Public Affairs Director

OLIVER RICKMAN Appointed: 2022 Occupation: Strategic Advisor, Other trusteeships: SOUTH LONDON CARES LIMITED, MCR CARES LIMITED, LIVERPOOL CARES LIMITED, THE CARES FAMILY LIMITED, EAST LONDON CARES LIMITED,

POLLY BALSOM Appointed: 2018 Occupation: Charity Communications Specialist, Other trusteeships: SOUTH LONDON CARES LIMITED, MCR CARES LIMITED, LIVERPOOL CARES LIMITED, THE CARES FAMILY LIMITED,

Polly is Head of Communications and Marketing at Royal Trinity Hospice where she leads on messaging and campaign delivery. She was previously responsible for communications and partnership campaigns at Missing People, and helped to establish HIV support charity Body & Soul’s social enterprise ‘Brave’.

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2013, number: 1153137
Registered at Companies House on 11/08/2011, number: 07737818

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

R S M UK
25 FARRINGDON STREET
LONDON
EC4A 4AB

Objectives

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:- 1)TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST PEOPLE AGED OVER 55 IN CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON WHO DO NOT REGULARLY PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY LIFE, AS THEY DO NOT HAVE LARGE OR STRONG NETWORKS OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY AROUND THEM; WHO ARE LONELY OR ISOLATED; AND WHO ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY ACCESSING STATUTORY AND NON-STATUTORY SERVICES BECAUSE THEY ARE HOUSE-BOUND, IMMOBILE, UNABLE TO DRIVE OR TO EASILY ACCESS TRANSPORT, BY THE PROVISION OF: A. A “LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR” PROGRAMME, WHICH MATCHES YOUNG PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERS TO OFFER A LITTLE EXTRA PRACTICAL SUPPORT WITH EVERY DAY TASKS, OR A LITTLE ADDED COMPANIONSHIP; B. A “SOCIAL CLUBS” PROGRAMME, WHICH PROVIDES REGULAR ACTIVITIES WITHIN COMMUNITY CENTRES, CAFES, PARKS AND OTHER TRUSTED HUBS OF THE COMMUNITY TO BRING OLDER PEOPLE TOGETHER WITH PEERS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO SHARE NEW EXPERIENCES AND BUILD FRIENDSHIPS; AND C. SUCH OTHER PROGRAMMES DEEMED APPROPRIATE AND VIABLE BY THE CHARITY’S LEADERSHIP. 2) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND [HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A)THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND (B)PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON

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