CARE IN EAST GRINSTEAD AND LINGFIELD

Charity number: 800348
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Care is a charitable organisation set up in 1988 by a group of local churches to help people in East Grinstead and Lingfield as a 'good neighbour'. Care assists in a variety of ways, with shopping or collecting prescriptions or something a bit heavier, such as moving a piece of furniture. Most requests are for transport, for those who are unable to get help in other ways.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £15,792
Total expenditure: £16,409

People

14 Trustee(s)

59 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Surrey
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 November 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CARE IN EAST GRINSTEAD (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael James Breen Chair 15 November 2020
None on record
Gillian Shepherd Trustee 04 October 2023
None on record
Alan Jones Trustee 04 October 2023
None on record
Grant Pyner Trustee 04 October 2023
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S, FELBRIDGE
Received: On time
Susan Elizabeth Bland Trustee 29 September 2021
None on record
ELISABETH WOOLLEY Trustee 29 September 2021
None on record
SUSAN COLLINGE Trustee 29 September 2021
None on record
JAMES MUNRO Trustee 21 January 2021
None on record
Valeria Martinelli Trustee 08 January 2020
None on record
Myra Keats Trustee 01 April 2018
None on record
Bruce Deacon Trustee 01 April 2016
None on record
MARY DEACON Trustee 26 January 2014
HILLTOP WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
Received: On time
Zerelda Lilias Micallef Trustee 26 January 2014
None on record
GRAHAM GODFREY BRADBURY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £11.41k £4.89k £13.08k £16.16k £15.79k
Total expenditure £15.04k £4.63k £11.32k £12.92k £16.41k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 20 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 03 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 03 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 21 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 07 SEP 1988 AS AMENDED ON 27 APR 1993 AS AMENDED ON 07 MAY 2014 AS AMENDED ON 05 MAY 2015 AS AMENDED ON 17 MAY 2017 AS AMENDED ON 15 MAY 2019 AS AMENDED ON 21 JAN 2020 AS AMENDED ON 29 SEP 2021 as amended on 04 Oct 2023

Charitable objects

2. Objects 2.1. The objects for which CARE is established are to relieve in cases of need, hardship or distress, eligible persons (subject to the conditions in Paragraph 2.2) who are resident in the area of or adjacent to the district of East Grinstead in the County of Sussex and Lingfield in the County of Surrey or such enlarged area as the Annual General Meeting may determine, by the provision of such voluntary care and work as may be charitable and in furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the organisation shall have the following powers:- (a) to provide help in the home to those who through age or infirmity are unable fully to support themselves. Such help may include companionship, gardening and similar practical activities; (b) to provide transport so that eligible people who otherwise would be unable to get out to do their own shopping, collect prescriptions, visit hospitals, clinics, surgeries, visit a friend or relative in a hospital or care/nursing home, or who have other basic needs may do so without feeling a burden on their immediate neighbours; (c) to undertake visiting/befriending in the clients home; (d) to assist and complement other voluntary charitable and state organisations when requested and to give assistance without hindering such organisations or taking away the primary objective for which they have been established; (e) to raise funds and to invite and receive contributions from any person or persons whatsoever by way of subscriptions and otherwise provided that the organisation shall not undertake permanent trading activities in raising funds for its objectives; (f) subject to such consents as may be required by law to sell, let or mortgage, dispose of or turn to account all or any of the property or assets of the organisation and to invest such property, money, assets, securities, shares or other investments as the Committee from time to time shall in their absolute discretion determine; (g) to do all such other things as shall further the charitable objects of the organisation and as may be lawful. 2.2. Regrettably, for legal and/or health & safety reasons, the following persons will not be eligible for transport provision by CARE:- (a) unaccompanied persons under the age of 18; Adopted 7th September 1988 as Amended 29 th September 2021 Page 2 of 5 As agreed at CARE Annual General Meeting 29 th September 2021 (b) children excluded by law from travelling in a private car without a correctly fitted child or booster seat; (c) persons whose disabilities prevent them from correctly wearing a seat belt; (d) persons whose disabilities prevent them from getting into, or out of, a private car without undue physical assistance, unless accompanied at all times by a qualified nurse or care worker; (e) persons who require physical assistance to reach a car from their residence or who are unable to get into, or out of a wheelchair without undue physical assistance, unless accompanied at all times by a qualified nurse or care worker; (f) persons with degenerative illnesses whose actions may be a danger to themselves, their driver or other road users while travelling in a private car, unless accompanied and supervised at all times by a qualified nurse or care worker; (g) persons with a history of abuse (physical or verbal); (h) persons who are involved in claims against CARE or any of its members for as long as the situation remains outstanding.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

IN OR ADJACENT TO EAST GRINSTEAD

Contact information

Address:
2nd Floor
Crown House
37 High Street
EAST GRINSTEAD
West Sussex
Phone:
01342410086
Email:
secretary@careineastgrinstead.co.uk
Website:

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