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SUTTON CARERS CENTRE
CHARITY COMPANY
(A company limited by guarantee)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 st March 2024
Charity no: 1062302
Company no: 3353573

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Cash Flow Statement
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Notes to the Financial Statements
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SUTTON CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
for the year ended 31 March 2024
The Trustees, who are also Directors of the Charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006.
present their report with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 3151 March 2024.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by
Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in
accordan￿ with the Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland,
issued in October 2019. and the Companies Act 2006.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Charity Name:
Charity registration Number:
Sutton Carers Centre
1062302
Company registration number:
3353573 (England & Wales)
Registered Office and Operational Address:
St
Benhill House 1 Floor
12-14 Benhill Avenue,
Sutton, Surrey
SM14DA
Trustees:
Harsha Ganatra
Dr. Shade Ajayi-obe
Andrew Mccreddie
Dr Lindsay Woodhead
Alana Cri5Ci
Bissy Thomas
Patrick Hopkinson
Sally Brearley
Anne Dharmpaul
Chair (to January 29th 2024)
Chair (frorn January 29 2024)
Treasurer {to July 22" 2024)
Trustee and Treasurer (appointed July 31st 2024)
Trustee (to January 29° 2024>
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Advlsors:
Sarah Samee (to January 29th 2025)
th
Nadia Dhunna (to January 29 , 2025)
Alf Matthews
Don Brims
Harsha Ganatra (from January 29th 2025)
Company Secretsry:
Rachael MacLeod
Chief Executive and Company Secretary
Audltors:
Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd
308 Ewell Road, Surbiton, Surrey, United Kingdom, Iff6 7AL
Bankers:
Barclays Bank Ltd, 43 High St, Sutton SM1 1 DR
CCLA Investment Management Ltd, COIF Charity Funds,
80 Cheapside, London EC2V 6DZ
Network Partner of, and quality assured by, Carers T￿st (fomed by the merger of the legacy
organisations Princess Royal frust for care￿ and Crossroads Care), a national charity connecting
and supporting independent Carers, organisations across the UK. Registered address: Carers Trust,
32-36 Loman Street, London SE1 OEH, Charity No. 1145181 (England & Wales) I SC042870
(Scotland). Registered as a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales No. 7697170.

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Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document
Sutton Carers Centre (SCC) is a charitable company limited by guarantee, formed in 1994 and
registered as a charity in 1997. The organisation was initiated in 1992 and was one of the first
Princess Royal Trust for Carers Centres in the country. The company was established under a
Memorandum which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed
under its Articles of Association. These were updated mainly to reflect changes in charity law a few
years ago and continue to be regularly reviewed. In the event of the company being wound up, its
members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.
Trustees
As of 31 st March 2023, the Board comprised five Trustees and four Advisers. We actively recruited
new Trustees as part of our succession planning, ensuring a balanced mix of skills and lived
experience to guide our work. Atthe time of writing the report in 2024-2025, we stand at six Trustees,
with a new Chair, Treasurer and a mixture of Trustees and Advisors, both new and old, all very
experienced and knowledgeable, able also to draw upon their lived experience of caring.
We sincerely thank our outgoing Trustees- ourformer Chair Harsha Ganatra, former TreasurerAndy
Mccreddie, and former Trustee Alana Crisci - and our outgoing Advisors, Sarah Samee and Nadia
Dhunna - all of whom had served the charity with dedication for several years.
We welcome our new Chair, Dr Shade Ajayi-ode, new Treasurer Dr Lindsay Woodhead, Sally
Brearley and Anne Dharmpaul, as well as Don Brims as Advisor alongside Alf Matthews and former
Chair Harsha Ganatra.
All TrusteeslDirectors serve as volunteers, many balancing this role alongside work or caring
responsibilities. Trustee induction and training occur year-round in both formal and informal settings.
We regularly assess the Board's skill set, considering organisational challenges and opportunities,
while embracing the advantages of a diverse membership. Importantly, we remain Carer-led
throughout. Trustees are elected by members at the AGM, stepping down on a rotational basis. with
the option to stand for re-election.
Our Trustees and Advisers bring a wealth of professional experience in areas such as adult and
children health, social care and community seniices. safeguarding, finance, fundraising, project and
business management, as well as personal caregiving experien￿ in Sutton. As we look to recruit
another two Trustees, we will be looking to recruit people with additional Communications, Quality
Assurance or HR experience.
The Management Board meets at least five times annually, in addition to the AGM. Trustees receive
regular reports from the Chief Executive on strategic and govemance matters requiring their attention
or decision, alongside detailed financial updates from the RIO (Risk, Information and Opportuntties)
Committee. We also review the Risk Register, service reports, including contract performance, and
receive updates from the Service Managers, Service Development Lead, Centre Co-ordinator, and
Board and Business Support Manager on matters such as funding bids, HR, health and safety, quality
assuran￿, and infrastructure. Safeguarding updates are provided at each meeting by the CEO, and
we review complaints. GDPR issues, and celebrate successes.
The role of Board and Business Support Manager was introduced in May 2023 to offer dedicated
infrastructure support to Trustees and Advisers, and to enhance recruitment and training pro￿sses.
We now have a shared, online platform, providing Board members with timely access to Management
Board papers, monitoring reports, business documents, newsletters, account5, and administrative
documents, in line with the Centre's environmental policy. This has improved capacity across the
Board.

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Organisatlonal structure
Day-to-day management of the charitable company is delegated to the CEO, who operates within
the policies and target outcomes agreed by the Management Board. Despite challenges in funding
and project streams, all services run concurrently to ensure a seamless Carer pathway, tailored to
individual needs and desired outcomes. We take an integrated, 'matrix' approach, working across all
ages and health and social care issues. This is guided by a 'Whole-Family and Think Family,
philosophy. ensuring the best possible support for Carers and those they care for.
Core teams
The core teams comprise of..
Adult Carers Information and Advice Servlce- This service provides income maximisation
for whole families, alongside universal, light-touch, and adVan￿d casework support for
Carers, hospitsl and primary care outreach (in particular prevention and discharge support).
Adult Carers Preventative Support Service
Includes Carer Wellbeing Navigation
services, Talking therapies, End-of-Life care via Sutton's Palliative Care Co-ordination Hub,
dementia and mental health-specific support, and targeted support for Carers with higher
needs due to their caring role, wellbeing needs, or risk.
Young Carers Service - Offers targeted advice, information, and support, with a focus on
young people aged 8-18 (as well as a smaller focus up to age 25 if indicated) and their
families. This service ensures Young Carers reach their potential, are protected from
inappropriate caring responsibilities, and receive support in school settings.
Central Services
Provides organisational infrastructure SUPF)Ort. including
communications, quality assurance, and resource management, as well as managing the
Centre and our engagement within the wider community.
We also offer comprehensive training and consultancy to help other organisations improve their
practices in identifying and supporting Carers and their families.
Each team delivers essential advice, information, emotional and practical support, while ensuring
that all Carers and their families have access to:
Breaks from their caring roles
Training to support them in their caring roles
Benefits and income advice, to overcome the financial inequalities that can come with
caring
Psychological and complementary therapies to maintain and promote better health and
wellbeing for Carers and their families
Opportunities to contribute their expertise to local and national policy and service
development.

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People
Staffing levels have remained stable, with around 12 full-time and 7 part-time core staff across
services. We regularly review roles in response to financial challenges and the increasing complexity
of Carers, needs, ensuring staff are skilled and well-supported. The Board of Trustees sets the
remuneration of key management personnel, considering the charity's financial position and industry
benchmarks.
We are expanding the roles of our. mostly voluntary, Infomiation Workers to increase outreach both
in person and online, requiring additional training. Increasing volunteer numbers is a key strategic
goal.
In addition to core staff, we host two Psychological Therapists from the Mental Health Trust and
SeniorAdvisors in benefits and debtfrom CitizensAdvice Sutton. We outsource accountancy, payroll,
and some HR functions, and contract sessional workers for clinical supervision and training.
Currently, all staff and volunteers are current or former Carers. with professional qualifications in
areas such as teaching, social work, or psychology. The team is predominantly female, but
increasingly diverse in terms of age, heritage, and background, with many living within five miles of
the Centre.
Volunteers remain crucial to our success, supporting every aspect of our work. Between 40 and 50
volunteers contribute over 100 hours weekly, covering roles such as Trustees, Therapists,
Receptionists, Administration, Activity organisers, and Fundraisers. Their contribution, valued at
approximately £110,000 annually, is vital to our local impact. At the time of writing, however, our
volunteer numbers have dropped significantly as the Cost of Living and public sector crisis continues
to bite. This has meant people returning to paid work, and our Carers who often volunteered to 'give
back., get a break from caring and rebuild skills, find they no longer have the time.
We continue to actively recruit and support volunteers through our induction and training systems,
aligned with the volunteer management quality mark. We also recognise their commitment during
Volunteers, Week and through other appreciation efforts.
Our Aims and Objectives
We offer support to any unpaid Carer who lives, works or studies in the London Borough of Sutton
(or where relevant, the surrounding areas if the person for whom they care is receiving services in
Sutton) without distinction as to age. gender, disability, sexual orientation, faith or belief. ethnicity or
caring responsibilities. We value the increasing diversity of our communities and do our utmost to
remove or overcome barriers to accessing our services.
In line with national policy definitions, we define a 'Carer' as someone who, unpaid, cares for and
supports a family member or friend, someone who needs this help due to illness, disability, mental
ill-health or substance misuse issues.
Purposes, Aims and Values
Our Charty's purpose is defined and based on those set out in the Memorandum and Articles of
Association.
Sutton Carers Centre's vision is of communities in which every Carer is recognised and respected
as an individual and can get the support they need and the ongoing assurance that they are not
alone.

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SCC'S mission is to support Carers to improve their health, well-being and quality of life by:
Reaching out to every carer living in the Borough of Sutton
Helping each carer to understand their rights and get their voice heard. and
Working with and for each carer, respecting and responding to their individual skills.
experience and choices
Our values infomi our work, to achieve our vision. reflecting not just WHAT we do, but HOW we do
it. They are:
Respect: for Carers and their individual views and skills. for staff and volunteer5 and forthose
th whom we work in partnership.
Sensitivity: valuing difference and contributions from all, working together as a creative,
harmonious team.
Delivery: committed to quality support and making change happen in a planned, professional
and appropriate manner
How Carers Benefit from Our Services
Our charity supports unpaid Carers living, working or studying in Sutton, with seniices focused on
three key groups:
Adult Carers (including older, parent. working, and 'sandwich' Carers)
Young Carers (including sibling Carers)
Carers supporting those with mental health, dementia, substance misuse issues, or end-of-
life care (both young and adult Carers)
We provide advi￿, infonnation, advocacy, and bio-psycho-social therapeutic services, in-person and
online, expanding our reach while remaining mindful of digital exclusion. Centrally located in Sutton
for accessibility, we also offer outreach services in local centres, especially in northern Sutton wards
where many Carers face economic and social challenges. Increasingly, our services are delivered in
community settings like schools and healthcare facilities.
Our services have evolved to support families with more complex needs, particularly since the Covid
pandemic, which highlighted the challenges Carers face, including long-term physical andlor mental
health needs and inequalities among minoritised communities.
We aim to help Carers maintain Independen￿ while offering support when needed. Our approach
ranges from 'light-touch' assistan￿ to more intensive interventions, ensuring ongoing connection
and social support for Carer wellbeing. Carers receive information through induction packs.
newsletters and bulletins, and can access help in crisis or as needed via phone, email, online or in
person. We also assist Carers to aC￿sS formal Carer's NeedsAssessments from the Local Authority.

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Carers benefit from advice on income maximisation, psychological therapies, and participation in
social. learning, and training activities. Support intensifies during crises, and we Gontinue to develop
staff and volunteertraining to better address Carers, needs. Our approach includes assessing needs,
planning support, and measuring the impact to ensure positive outcomes for Carers and their
families.
We strive to reflect Sutton's diverse community in our Carer support, though male Carers, Young
Adult Carers, and LGBTQ+ Carers remain under-represented, influencing our outreach efforts. We
have increased support for ethnic minority Carers, Parent Carer groups, and special interest groups
like Carers of people with dementia and continue to develop grass-roots initiatives such as Carer-led
meditation groups.
How the wider community benefits from our seNices
Strategic Partnerships and Collaboratlon
Sutton Carers Centre (SCC) works strategically in partnership with various organisations, focusing
on the following:
National and Local Policies- SCC aligns its work with key health and social care legislation
and policies, including the Care Act 2014, Children and Families Act 2014, and the Health
and Care Act 2022. Despite financial challenges, SCC addresses increasing needs and
complexity.
Integrated Care System: The CEO is a key member of the South West London Integrated
Care System and Sutton 'Pla￿, Partnership Board, working to influence policy, reduce
hospital dependence, and address health inequalities. Increasingly, we are working across
the whole-system through our particularly strong network of SW London Carers Centres.
Carer Engagement.. SCC ensures Carers, voices are heard by engaging with health and
social care partners, especially in relation to strategic decisions and services, including Covid
vaccination efforts.
Leadership and Collaboration.. The CEO and senior staff participate in the Sutton Systems
Leadership Group and various health and social care boards.
Voluntary Sector Collaboration.. SCC works with local, regional, and national voluntary
organisations. including Carers Trust, to identify and support Carers, share best practices,
snd influence policy. SCC is part of the 'Together for Sutton, consortium, enhancing third-
sector collaboration and delivery, and is a member of Communrty Action Sutton and Sutton
Healthwatch.
Young Carers: SCC and our Young Carer Ambassadors collaborate with schools and
healthcare providers to improve the identification and support of Young Carers in Sutton.
Voluntary Sector Networks.. In addition to being a Carers Trust Network Partner, SCC is
affiliated with Carers UK, NCVO, and ACEVO, gaining best practice advice. quality
assurance, and training opportunities.
This collaborative approach strengthens SCC'S ability to support Carers in Sutton and influence local
and national Carer-related policy.

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All our activities focus on supporting Sutton's Carers to achieve the following outcomes:
a) The five outcomes of the last National Carers Strategy 2010 and linked to the national Action Plan:
Carers are:
Recognised and supported as expert care partners.
Enjoying a life outside caring.
Not financially disadvantaged.
Mentally and physically well and treated with dignity.
Children will be thriving and protected from inappropriate caring roles.
b) Carers can balance their caring roles and maintain their desired quality of life whilst:
Maintaining that role and still enjoying good health and well-being and a life of their own, one
that is free from financial hardship.
Having access to work. leisure and social activity.
How OurActivities Deliver Public Benefit
In forming the charity's objectives and activities, the Trustees confirm that they have had regard to
the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.
Some key achievements and plans for the future
Despite what the latest census says, our evidence suggests that the numbers of Carers has grown,
demands and needs have become more complex, and Carer wellbeing is negatively impacted by
public service challenges and failures and feelings of isolation. When recognised and well-supported.
however, Carers tell us that the rewards of caring can be great, and we see how looking after each
other is a key component of a strong community. This opinion is shared by many in the field.
In response, below we list some of our key achievements and future work plans. For more
inforrnation, please see our website: www.suttoncarerscentre.or
which also contains newsletters
and blogs,. much information and many pictures can also be found in our Twitter feed @suttoncarers,
Sutton Carers Centre Facebook page, YouTube and Instagram. We also are happy to share more
detailed, anonymised monitoring information and case studies upon request - be it for funders,
interested partners, the media, or Carers themselves.
We also were proud to have resumed our publicAnnual Review event for Carers and other colleagues
last year, and produced an information-packed associated document regarding our impact,. this can
be found here.. htt s.'Ilwww.suttoncarerS￿ntre.0r
l osUannual-review-2022-2023. In 2024, we will
replace this with our first-ever Sutton Carers Conference, in partnership with London Borough of
Sutton, and a new section on our website which will highlight what we done and the impact we have
made.
The ambitious Conference will also be the launch of the engagement and consultation for the new
Sutton Carers Strategy, much-needed. We aim to provide leadership, practical support and our
knowledge and expertise around co-production to make this Strategy truly meaningful for Carers and
their families as well as colleagues across the system. We also will be a system leader in the
development of the new Dementia Strategy for Sutton.

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Other Key highlights."
Despite extreme pressures, we again balan￿d our books, met our increased financial
reserves target, diversified our funding further, and increased our service offer to Carers by
approximately 250/0 across the last few years.
We supported over 10,000 Carers, with approaching 2000 receiving the most intensive
support, with the average number of interventions per Carer increasing by 113.
All specific service output and outcome targets were achieved or exceeded and within budget.
These are monitored and reported quarterly to our various funders as part of the regular
performance management systems to provide proper accountability for the use of public
funds. The financial management systems support this process.
We are proud to report again that our large sample of Carers demonstrated marked
improvement for Carers in many areas of their wellbeing and general life with our
academically-validated outcome measures. These show that we have the most impact in the
areas of mental and emotional health, financial health, relationships, confidence and self-
esteem, reducing risk and increasing social connectedness. This is true for Carers of all ages,
irrespective of caring roles. We also have shown greater levels of improvements year on year,
across the last 3 years in our Young Carers in Schools programme, for example, although
there had been some decrease for certain cohorts, e.g. teenage boys, which we will be
attended to in 2023124.
We have increased the number of Carers from minoritised communities and groups receiving
support through changes in our recruitment, targeting and Servi￿ offer.
We increased the number of staff who bring positive, lived experience of mental health issues
as well as caring.
Future plans
Looking back at last year's plans, we are pleased that we achieved or progressed most of them,
many reported above or via our website.
Our main risks remain:
a) Financial, therefore we have prudently made savings. spent carefully yet well, and increased
our reserve, raisning and designating funds to help bridge these difficult times, also to ensure
we are a 'going concem, for at least the next three years
b) Service Quality in the face of such volume, complexity and demand and the related
pressures this also places on the wellbeing of our lived experienced staff and volunteers
c) Accommodation, as we face the threat, and also the opportunity of moving to new premises.
we have planned well over the years for this possibility by designating funds to help us move
as ne￿Ssary.

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Financial revlew
The message still has not changed: the costs of the Covid Pandemic, decades of austerity and
BREXIT has meant that Government funding for social care and Carers has been limited. Despite
these financial challenges, Sutton Carers Centre has worked hard to bring together all available
resources to deliver services for Carers. LocaSly, as part of the social care and health integration
agenda, we are also seeing encouraging signs that people and partners in the 'Place' of Sutton may
be coming together to overcome some of these challenges in uniquely local and inspiring ways.
Working across the system is key - and seeing Carers as partners in that system alongside paid
professionals, is equally key.
We are pleased to have secured 5 - 7 years funding (now entering year 3) for many of our core
projects via the 'Together for Sutton, partnership and to have increased our support of Carers with
mental health needs and Carers caring for people with mental health needs via the Communty
Mental Health Transformation partnership with other VCS partners and South West London and St
George's Mental Health NHS Trust. We also are pleased to have provided increased support for End
of Lrfe Carers, more Income Maximisation for families, and increased support to Young Carers.
especially at points of transition and in schools. We also now have a dedicated, small team trying to
better support Adult and Young Carers when a family member or friend is being discharged from
hospital.
Our seNice offer increased by approximately 250/0 across the last three years whilst we have been
able to replenish our reduced general fund to reach the necessary 3 months, financial reserve, now
be￿een 5 and 6 months given the particular challenges we face with some funding steams finishing
and the end of our lease at Benhill House (premises we also have outgrown).
Risks due to reductions in the overall amount of money for services being commissioned are now
very clear. Equally, an increasing focus (long apparent in the NHS) on crisis or near crisis point
interventions- to the detriment of a proper balan￿ with spending on preventative measures and the
longer-term gains they can bring - poses a considerable threatto the welfare of the majority of Carers.
Our specialist support services and skilled information and advice should be well placed not only to
help those in crisis but also prevent families from reaching that crisis point in the first place. Our
services also strengthen family and community life, adding much social and public benefit.
Incoming resources, resources expended and se￿ice8
Income was lower and expenditure was slightly lowerthan the previous year (2022123}, income being
£730,120 (vs £749,169) mainly due to some income being received in advance" expenditure on
services and support to Carers, however, increased to £740,883 (from £668,996). The largest income
source continued to be the London Borough of Sutton (although the funding base has diversified).
The overall total deficit for all funds is £10,763, and this is broken down into indtvidual funds..
Unrestricted funds: income was £416,052 vs expenditure £333,295 with the surplus at end of year
being £82,757. This a better out-turn than expected with the budgeted deficit set for 2023124 of
£52,586. The increase in surplus was due to a part-time post on hold, consultancy income generated,
and a cost-of-living grant received frorn the National Lottery for Communities. The Board of Trustees
agreed to transfer £75k to designated funds and £6.7k to restricted funds to balance overspends in
some funding received.
Designated funds: the Board of Trustees agreed to the transfer to £75k from unrestricted to
designated funds of £30k to increase the provision for refurbishment of the building, a condition of
our lease, and to help us if we have to move," we also set aside funds of £45k for anticipated need to
'Bridge the Gap, in salaries (as one funding stream ends and we await outcomes of funding bids
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Restricted funds income was £314,068 vs expenditure £407,588,. deficit at end of year was £86,839,
plus brought forward from previous year 2022123, total fund balance carried forward to 2024125 being
£36,387, In the previous year funding was received in advance £76.2k, and this has been spent and
no further funding received in advance for 2024125. This includes funding received in advance from
Co-op Foundation £43.7k. Balance of funds re￿iVed in advance in previous year was £43.5k. A
further £36k is general carry fO￿ard on existing funding streams to following year.
Volunteers and students continued to offer their support and input, some of whom were qualified
professionals or in advanced stages of training, thus helping to maintain services despite the reduced
funds.
Our experienced paid staff also worked to find new and more efficient ways to serve the same volume
of Carers within existing resources, even when Carers, lives are becoming more complex, especially
with the ongoing impact of repeated lockdowns due to the COVID 19 pandemic and further impacted
by the Cost-of-Living crisis.
2023124 ended with a very much better than expected result due to our funding successes despite
an extremely difficult financial environment, with the General Fund standing at an increased level of
£326,204 (2022123: £250,218). We were confident going into 2024-25, but anticipate that 2025-26
will be a more difficult year, also with changes in government and related policies.
Funds that are'Restricted' are often given by donors to 'top-up' core funding for e.g. Carers, activities
and breaks which provide much needed time out for both Young and Adutt Carers but are not deemed
appropriate to be funded by public bodies. They are valued greatly by Carers and their families,
supporting their health and wellbeing. monies going directly and visibly to benefit Carers.
Reserves Policy
This policy relates to the level of reserves appropriate for Sutton Carers Centre. Each year the
Finance and Funding Committee examines SCC'S reserves in the light of the risks facing the
organisation bearing in mind the Charity Commission's guidance. We recommended to the
Management Board who agreed that our reserves policy remain the same.
We re-affirmed that we needed to aim to build up Unrestricted Fund reserves equal to 3 months
budgeted total spending for the following financial year- and this was achieved in the previous year-
as above, the Trustees aimed for a higher amount up to, but no more than 6 months.
2023124 exceeded this minimum with £326,204 (an increase on last year's figure of £250,218) held
as unrestricted funds (c41 % of budgeted expenditure £787,445>.
With the 2024125 budgeted expenditure at £799,843, a 3 months. reserve would equal £199,960, so
we are at c5 months, exceeding our current minimum target for 2024125 (vs 2022123 3.8 months) but
not exceeding our maximum. Trustees feel that this level of spend. and reserve was appropriate
given the ongoing pressures of COVID-19 and Cost-of-Living crisis, which affects Carers as well as
the organisation; they also felt that this level strategically managed risk in the coming year. SCC
remains vigilant in the current economic climate.
In the short-term, the Management Board also considers what might be done in terms of curtailing
activities should the circumstances arise. Scenario-planning is imbedded in our Strategic Planning
cycle and Risk Register, accordingly.
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Investment Policy
Aside from retaining a prudent amount in reserves each year, most of our funds are spent in the
short-term on delivering our objectives, so we have little to invest long-term. All fund balances are
held in bank current and deposit accounts or as cash so are immediately available. In common with
many others in the charity sector, we invest such funds as we do have longer-term in the Charity
Office Investment Funds (COIF), and our Virgin Deposit account.
Further details regarding the restricted funds are listed below:
ri
Clrcle Club & Kit Kat Club
Balance
£150
This fund resulted from a private donation several years ago and £600 monies were paid in from the
forrner Kit Kat Club. The Circle and Kit Kat Clubs provided a social outlet for Carers, the people they
care for and other family members. In consultation with members of the group, the Club was
incorporated into the mainstream activities of the Centre. It is now used to fund or subsidise Carers,
social activities, outings and courses, e.g. a restaurant outing. money for transport and so on. There
was 'O' spend during the year.
Carers. Transport Fund
Balance
£498
This fund enabled us to offer and fund transport for Carers who have difficulty accessing public
transport or have emergency transport needs. It enables Carers to attend events organised by the
Centre and so be fully included, as well as participate in consultation, engagement and other
agencies, events.
Skills & Learninglcarers Relief Funds
Balance
£2.453
Carers Centres can apply to Carers Trust and Sutton Nursing Association on behalf of Carers to
access nationally and local held funds that help improve Carer quality of life. All monies are paid to
the Centre and then allocated to Carers. Balance bl￿d from previous year £3,715,. during the year.
another £4,533 was obtained for Carers and £5,795 spent, balance cl￿d to next year.
Workforce Development Programme
Balance £10,000
SCC was awarded £10k in 2022123 from London Borough of Sutton. It has been agreed that funding
be c￿d to next year 2024125 to run a Workforce Development Programme in conjunction with
Service leads once the Council was ready.
Dementia Carers Peer Support Programme
Balance
£0
SCC received £16,467 from London Borough of Sutton to provide support to Carers of someone
living with dementia, following the expiry of the previous contract, funded by LBS and held by Age
UK Sutton as lead. All the 16,467 was spent during the year.
Winter PressureslBetter Care Fund
Balance
£0
SCC received a non-recurrent £32,482 from London Borough of Sutton on behalf of Health and Social
Care to provide increased support to Carers being discharged from hospital or caring for someone
being discharged from hospital. All the £32,482 was spent during the year.
Suicide Prevention
Balance
£0
SCC received £5,000 from London Borough of Sutton in 2022123 to provide workshops and related
activity for Carers affected by suicidal risk as well as the wellbeing of staff and volunteers supporting
them. Balance bl￿d from previous year £3,500 which was spent during the year.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
or the year ended 31st March 2024
Uplift Wellbeing Navigator
Balance (£1,059)
SCC received £41,097 by SWLStG MH NHS Trust to fund and employ specialist Carers, Wellbeing
Navigator posts (1.2 FTE) as part of the 'Uplift' Service. A defi'cit bl￿d from 2022123 (£1,188) and
£40,969 was spent during the year, resulting in an overspend clfwd to next year of £1,059.
Sutton Carers Partnership Support Lead
Balance
£0
SCC was awarded £50,000 a one-year development grant in 20221823 from SWLISutton CCG as a
strategic partner to assess the maturity of the integrated Health System in meeting its obligations
towards Carers and making recommendations for developmental improvements. BIfiNd from 2022123
£7,498 which was spent during the year.
Development of Carers, Manual
Balance
£297
This manual was commissioned by the then Primary Care Trust a few years ago and is an information
resource specifically for those Carers looking after people with mental health issues. The balan￿ is
retained to pay for any future inserts, updates and the expenses involved in storing and distributing
the manual.
Lloyd's Bank Foundation
Balance £14,707
SCC was awarded £15,000 in 2016117 to research, develop and pilot a menu of chargeable seniices
which meets the needs of Carers whilst generating sustainable income for the charity. This was to
involve the recruitment of new posts, research. consultstive event￿meetingS and to develop an
operational plan to launch and run new services. Recruitment costs of £293 have been spent in
advance, in readiness for recruitment, although this fund is currently under review with the funder,
given the pandemic. cost of living crisis and SCC'S changed priorities with plans to spend the money
fully in 202415.
BBC Children In Need
Balance £4,698
SCC was awarded a three-year grant to offer capacity-building support to schools as well as a range
of support services for Young Carers in schools. These included training, one-to- one support, group
activities and advocacy. Young Carers benefited through improved aspirations. increased
engagement with education and better family relationships. Balance bfvd from previous year
2022123 was £5,145. The original project was for 3 years ending June 2021. SCC was awarded a
new three-year grant for 3 years beginning September 2021. Funding received for the 3 year
(project beginning September 2023 was £39,837 and total spend £40,284.
Peer Support
Balance £663
SCC was awarded £1,400 funding from Carers Trust. This enabled SCC to increase access for
Young Adult Carers through the introduction of peer support groups. Balance bl￿d 2022123 £729;
£1,466 spent during the year and balance to next year.
Iwill Peer Support
Balance £0
SCC was awarded £43,697 for the final year of a 3-year grant from the Co-op Foundation for Young
Carers in schools for peer- to-peer support, and to improve wellbeing. All the £43,697 was spent
during the year. In addition, SCC was awarded an additional £3,278 towards cost-of-living costs
which was also spent during the year.
City Bridge 'Bridging Divides,
Balance £0
SCC was awarded £41,467 from City Bridge in partnership with the lead, Citizens Advice Sutton.
This enabled SCC to provide a dedicated worker to offer Carers support, also enabling Citizens
Advice Sutton and Sutton Carers Centre to continue working together, providing Carers and their
families with impartial, free, expert and comprehensive information, advice and support on welfare
benefits and other income maximisation. service navigation, and caring issues. Spend during the
year was £43,624 resulting in an overspend of £2,157 which SCC has covered from unrestricted
reserves.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
st
or the year ended 31 March 2024
Mentsl Health Transformatlon - Welfare Benefits
Balance £0
SCC was awarded £43,594 via lead partner Citizens Advice Sutton to provide Mental Health Carers
and their families, welfare benefits and related income maximisation and opportunities advice,
information and support, All the £43,594 was spent during the year.
End of Life Care
Balance £0
SCC was awarded £32,846 for End of Life Care Se￿iceS from Sutton CCG, as was, via Epsom & St
Heller Hospitals NHS Trust, Sutton Health and Care. This enabled SCC to provide a part-time,
dedicated worker as part of the Palliative Care Co-ordination Hub to support Carers with a family
member facing end of life. Deficit b￿d from 2022123 (£781), spend for the year £43,624 resulting
n an overspend of £4,523. SCC has covered from unrestricted reserves.
Young Carers General Activities
Balance £1,288
SCC was awarded £1,250 in 2019120, £750 in 2021122 and £300 in 2022123 from Jack Petchey
Foundation towards Young Carers, Activities. Balance bl￿d from 2022123 was £2,062. Spend for
the year £1,074, balance clfwd to next year.
Young Carers Summer Activities
Balance £76
SCC was awarded £500 from Jack Petchey in 2020 towards Young Carers Activities in the summer.
Balance bl￿d from 2022123 £75. No spend during the year, balance clfiNd to next year.
Leader Award Grant
Balance £1.366
SCC was awarded £1,279 from Jack Petchey in the year towards Young Carers. Balance bl￿d from
2022123 £339.. Spend for the year was £252. Balance to be spent beginning 2024125.
Mental Health Transformation - Peer Support
Balance £0
SCC was awarded a funding from SWLStG Mental Health NHS Trust of £86,520 in the year, to help
develop an improved Carer identification and service delivery pathway, and to recruit staff to deliver
Carer peer support functions to families connected to Recovery Support Teams in Sutton. All the
£86,520 was spent during the year.
Winter Engagement Fund
Balance £0
SCC was awarded £500 from SWL ICS to help community members know how to get preventative
andlor community-based health support, to reduce the pressure on acute services,
This was spent during the year.
7 Stars Foundation
Balance £1,251
SCC was awarded £1,251 towards a new laptop for young carers in clubs that are held at SCC offi￿.
This was re￿iVed at the end of the year and clfwd to be spend at the beginning of 2024125.
Total Restricted Funds £36 387
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
or the year ended 31st March 2024
Provision for Refurbishment
Balance £60,000
This fund was established by the Management Board initially to set aside funding on an annual basis
for the re-decorating and re-instatement costs required under the terms of the current lease as well
as other general refurbishment of the Centre and its resources. This year, funds were spent on ICT
equipment in view of new digital priorities that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as
aging equipment. Balan￿ blfwd from 2022123 was £30,000 with 'O' spend during the year.
Positively, the lease with the landlords, fellow charity Aid to the Church in Need, UK was renewed at
a fixed fee for 7 years in 2018119 but that is nearing the end of its life, expiring in 2025. Considering
the upcoming lease re-negotiations, the Board of Trustees agreed to designate a further £30k from
unrestricted funds to the provision of refurbishment of our rented 1 St Floor of their building and prepare
for the costs of a move, also given we have outgrown our presmises.
Cost of Living Increases
Balance £30,000
This fund was agreed by the Management Board and set-up in 2022123 to cover anticipated Cost-of-
Living increases, including inflationary pay increases for staff. No spend during the year and clfwd
to 2024125.
Bridging the Gap
Balance £45,000
This fund was strategically agreed by the Management Board to mitigate the risk that may occur with
gaps in funding streams- this fund will help to bridge that gap, i.e. during the periods SCC is awaiting
outcomes of funding bids when previous funding has come to an end.
Total Designated Funds £135 000
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SUTTON CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
for the year ended 31st March 2024
The Trustees (who are also the directors of Sutton Carers, Centre for the purpose of company law)
are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance
with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give
a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and
of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the
financial year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to..
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.
observe the methods and principles in the charity SORP.'2019 (FRS 102).
• make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.,
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.,
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the charitable company will not continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose wrth
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them
to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable
steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
In so far as the trustees are aware:
there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company's auditor is unaware. and
the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any
relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information.
Audtiors
Kingston Burrows Accountants have indicated their willingness to accept appointment as auditors of
the charity for this next term and a resolution proposing their reappointment will be put to the
members at the Annual General Meeting. We look forward to this new relationship.
We give sin￿re thanks to our previous firm 'Myrusers Smith,, which has now merged with Kingston
Boroughs. In particular, we thank Stephen Jones who has supported us with skill and kindness for
decades. We wish him well in his retirement.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies
Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Approved by the TrLJStees and signed on their behalf:
ai LIO..IL
Dr Lindsay Woodhead
TrusteelDirector and Treasurer
Date 31 January 2025
Sutton Carers Centre Charity Company
Benhill House 1st Floor
12-14 Benhill Avenue
Sutton. Surrey, SM14DA
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I ndependent Auditor's Report to the Members of:
SUTTON CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Sutton Carers Centre Charity Company (the 'charitable
company,) for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities,
Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant
accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is
applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, inGluding Financial Reporting Standard
102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements-
give a true and fair view of the state of the Gharitable Gompany's affairs as at 31 March 2024,
and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and
expenditure. for the year then ended.,
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice" and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Audtting (UK) (ISAS (UK)) and
applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's
responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of
the charitable company in accordan￿ with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of
the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our
other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the fi'nancial statements, we have concluded that the trustees. use of the going concern
basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to
events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable
company's ability to continue as a going con￿rn for a period of at least ￿e1ve months from when
the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are
described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The other information comprises the infomation included in the trustees report, other than the
financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other
information contained within the trustees report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not
cover the other information and, ex￿pt to the extent othe￿iSe explicitly stated in our report, we do
not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with
the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears
to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material
misstatements, we are required to detemine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in
the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that
there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of:
SUTTON CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
Opinlons on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit..
the information given in the trustees, report (incorporating the directors, report) for the financial
year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial
statements., and
the directors, report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment
obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors,
report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act
2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not
been received from branches not visited by us., or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns" or
certain disclosures of directors, remuneration specified by law are not made. or
we have not received all the infomiation and explanations we require for our audit; or
the trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small
companies, regime and take advantage of the small companies, exemptions in preparing the
directors, report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the trustees, responsibilities statement, the trustees (who are also the
directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the
preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. and
for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial
statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable
company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going
concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate
the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assuran￿ about whether the financial statements as a whole
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report
that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not 8 guarantee
that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAS (UK) will always detect a material misstatemenÉ
when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud orerror and are considered material if, individually
or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users
taken on the basis of these financial statements.
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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of:
SUTTON CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design
procedures in line wtth our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in
respect of irregularities. including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting
irregularities, including fraud is detailed below..
Enquiry of management and those charged with governance about actual and potential
litigation or claims and the identrfication of non-compliance with laws and regulations.
Reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.
Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess
compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Auditing the risk of management override of controls, including testing journal entries and
other adjustments for appropriateness; assessing whether the judgements made in making
accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias-, and evaluating the business rationale
of any significant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business.
Performing analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may
indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud.
Professional scepticism in course of the audit and with audit sampling in material audit areas.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities,
including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with
regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from
the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements. as we will be less likely to become
aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due
to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or
misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council's website
at.. www.frc.or
.uklauditorsres
onsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with
Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we
might state to the charrfcable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in
an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest exient permitted by law, we do not accept
or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's
members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Kevin Fisher FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Kingston Burrowes Audtt Ltd
statutory Auditors
308 Ewell Road, Surbiton,
Surrey. United Kingdom,
KT6 7AL
31 January 2025
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SUTTON CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
(Registered Charity Number.. 1062302)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIALACTIVITIES
(incorporating Income and Expenditure Account)
for the year ended 31$t March 2024
Total
Funds
2024
Total
Funds
2023
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
Notes
Income
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Investment income
Other income
11,714
400,235
1,068
3,035
11,714
714,303
1,068
3,035
6,029
733,825
310
9,005
314,068
Total
416.052
314,068
730.120
749,169
Expenditure
Raising funds
Charitable activities
22,291
311,004
22,291
718,592
12,638
656.358
407,588
Totsl
333,295
407,588
740.883
668,996
Net (expenditure>lincome for the year
82,757
193,520)
(10.763}
80,173
Transfers bel￿een funds
17
(6,681)
6,681
Net movement in Funds
76.076
186,839) (10,763)
80,173
Total funds as at 1 April 2023
17
250,128
123,226
373,354
293,181
Total funds as at 31 March 2024
17
£326,204
£36,387 £362,591 £373,354
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all recognised gains and losses.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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SUTTON CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
(Registered Charity Number.. 1062302)
BALANCE SHEET
as at 31st March 2024
Notes
2024
2023
Current assets:
Debtors
Cash and Bank:
Current Account
COIF DepositAccount
Virgin Deposit Account
Cash in hand
13
201,324
181,136
178,206
32
41,911
707
206,581
31
41.470
167
422,180
429,385
Liabilities:
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
14
59,589
56,031
Net assets
16
£362,591
£373.354
Funds:
Unrestricted
Designated (Unrestricted)
Restricted
17
17
17
191,204
135,000
36,387
190,128
60,000
123,226
17
£362,591
£373,354
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15
of the Companies Act 2006 relating to Small Companies.
The financial statements were approved by the Management Committee on 31 January 2025 and
were signed on its behalf by".
Dr Lindsay Woodhead
TrusteelDirector and Treasurer
The notes form part of these financial statements
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SUTTON CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
(Registered Charity Number: 1062302)
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
for the year ended 31st March 2024
Notes
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Net movement in funds per statement of financial activities
Adjustments for..
I nterest re￿1vable
<lncrease)Idecrease in debtors
I ncreasel(decrease> in creditors
(10,763)
80,173
(1,068)
(20,188)
3,558
(310)
45,722
(18,854)
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities
(28,461)
106,731
Cash flows from investing activities
I nterest received
1,068
310
Net cash provided by investing activities
1,068
310
Change in cash at bank in the year
(27,393)
107,041
Cash at bank brought fO￿ard
248,249
141,208
Cash at bank carried forward
£220,856
£248,249
The notes form part of these financial statements
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SUThON CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
(Registered Charity Number.. 1062302)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 31$t March 2024
1. Accounting policies
General information and basis of preparation
Sutton Carers Centre Charity Company is a private company (No. 03353573), limited by
guarantee, registered in England and Wales. In the event of the charÉty being wound up, the
liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. The address of the
registered Offi￿ is given in the Reference and Administrative Information on page 1.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of
Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in
October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic
of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally
Accepted Accounting Practice.
The financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis and under the historical cost
convention. The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial
statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years
presented unless otherwise stated.
Income recognition
Items of income are recognised in the financial statements when all of the following crtteria are
met..
The charity has entitlement to the funds;
any performance conditions have been met or are fully within the control of the charity.
there is sufficient certainty that receipt of the income is considered probable,. and
the amount can be measured reliably.
Expenditure recognition
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructtve obligation to make payment to a
third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount can be measured
reliably.
Expenditure includes those costs of a direct nature which can be allocated to a specific activity.
It also includes indirect costs, including governance costs that do not relate to a specific activty
but are necessary to support those activities. Support costs are apportioned to each activity on
the basis of staff time.
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SUThON CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
(Registered Charity Number.. 1082302)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
st
for the year ended 31 March 2024
1. Accountlng policie5 (Contd)
Fund accounting
Unrestricted general funds are freely available for use in furtherance of the objects of the charity
and which have not been designated for particular purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds set aside by the trustees for particular purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which can only be used in accordance with specific restrictions
imposed by the donor or which have been raised for a particular purpose.
Leases
Operating lease rentals are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line
basis over the period of the lease.
Pensions
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable under the
scheme are charged the Statement of Financial Activities in the year to which they relate.
Debtors and Creditors
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and which are receivable or payable within one
year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in
expenditure.
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total
2024
Total
2023
Donations
Legacies
11,714
11,714
6,029
£11,714
£11,714
£6,029
All of the £6.029 recognised in 2023 was unrestricted funds.
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SUTTON CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
(Registered Charity Number: 1062302)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 31st March 2024
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE
ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total
2024
Total
2023
AduEt CarersAdvice, Information and
Support (ALPS) via Citizen'sAdvice,
Sutton
Adult Carers Preventative Support
Service, Sutton Together
London Borough of Sutton (People
(Directorate)).. Young Carers Support
London Borough of Sutton- Together for
Sutton via CAS
London Borough of Sutton - Dementia
Programme
London Borough of Sutton - Winter
Pressures
London Borough of Sutton- Suicide
Prevention
SWLStG Mental Health NHS Trust- Carers
Wellbeing Navigator
SWLStG Mental Health NHS Trust
(Uplift Rental)
SWLStG Mental Health NHS Trust
(IAPTIPTIPC)
SVVLStG MH NHS Trust- Communty
Transfomiation
BBC Children in Need
City Bridge- Bridging Divides via CAB
SWLStG MH NHS Trust - Transformation for
Welfare Benefits via Citizen's Advice Sutton
Co-op Foundation- #iWIll Young Carers
Skills and Learninglcarers Breaks
and Relief
Epsom & St Heller Hospital Trust- End of
Life Care
Jack Petchey Young Carers
Jack Petchey- LeaderAward Grant
LBS via Age UK Sutton- Dementia
Programme
National Lottery - Cost of Living Fund
SWL ICS Winter Engagement Fund
Rotary Club of Cheam
7 Stars Foundation
27,500
50,000
16,875
320,880
320,880
231,962
16,467
18,467
3,532
35,000
5,000
41,097
41.097
40,699
8,750
8,750
8,750
15,000
15,000
15,000
86,520
39,837
41,466
86,520
39,837
41,466
80,000
49,581
43,228
43,594
3,278
43,594
3,278
38,396
43,697
4,533
4,533
5.859
32,846
32,846
28,846
300
600
1,279
1,279
9,000
55,605
55,605
500
1,400
1,251
500
1,400
1,251
£400,235
£314.068
£714,303
£733,825
Of the £733,825 recognised in 2023, £350,087 was unrestricted and £383,738 was restricted funds.
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SUTTON CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
(Registered Charity Number: 1062302)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 31st March 2024
INVESTMENT INCOME
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
2024
Totsl
2023
Bank interest
£1,068
£Nil
£1,068
£310
All of the £310 recognised in 2023 was unrestricted funds.
5. COST OF RAISING FUNDS
Direct
Costs
Support
Costs
Total
2024
Total
2023
Staff costs
Fundraising support
Printing and publicity
16,656
4,083
1,552
16,656
4,083
1,552
10,115
1,555
968
£22,291
£Nil
£22,291
£12,638
All of the £12,638 expenditure recognised in 2023 was charged to unrestricted funds.
6. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE
ACTIVITIES
Direct
Costs
Support
Costs
Total
2024
Total
2023
Carers advice, infomation and
support
Adult carers services
Young carers services
Mental health services
102,371
126,356
124,363
223,687
25,540
42,659
25,841
47,775
127.911
169,015
150,204
271,462
93,937
169,267
137,466
255,688
£576,777
£141,815
£718,592 £656,358
Of the £656,358 expenditure recognised in 2023, £273,380 was charged to unrestricted funds
and £382,978 was charged to restricted funds.
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SUTTON CARERS CENTRE CHARITh COMPANY
(Registered Charity Number: 1062302)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
8t
for the year ended 31 March 2024
7. ANALYSIS OF DIRECT COSTS
Raising
Funds
Charitable
Activities
Total
2024
Total
2023
Staff costs
Rent, service charge and business rates
Recruitment expenses
Outsourced fundraisinglfinancial
services
Staff expenses
Staff traininglwellbeinglmentoring
Stationery
Telephones
Volunteers training
Volunteers expenses
Counselling service
IT softwarelequipment
Carers breaks and activities
Newsletterlprintinglpublicity
16,656
533,494
4,837
1.141
550,150
4,837
1,141
481,410
2,623
4,083
14,633
1,076
7,364
18,716
1,076
7,364
5,544
1,188
5.036
191
191
30
263
725
18,505
14.321
1.473
375
375
20
13,642
20
13,642
1,552
1,552
£22,291 £576.777
£599,068 £531,118
. ANALYSIS OF SUPPORT COSTS
Raising
Funds
Charitable
Activities
Total
2024
Total
2023
Staff costs
Rent, service charge and business rates
Cleaning, waste disposal and alarm
Insurance
Office furniture, equipment and
refurbishment
Computer software and maintenan
Newsletterlprintinglpublicity
Photocopier costs
stationery
Postage
Telephones
Subscriptions
Outsourced payroll costs
Outsourced financial services
Consultancy fees
Meeting expenses (Management Board)
Audit FeelLegal ExplAGM Costs
Governance costs (see Note 9)
Bank charges
27,227
44,884
4,689
2.030
27,227
44,884
4,689
2,030
18,745
50,481
4,509
1.850
320
11,645
579
1,942
800
1,186
9,756
8,665
2,614
6,711
12,113
785
320
11,645
579
1,942
800
1,186
9,756
8,665
2.614
6,711
12,113
785
125
8,884
985
985
1,075
1,027
7,662
3,309
2,103
10,346
9,631
253
5,720
149
5,720
149
4,116
139
£Nil
£141,815
£141,815 £125,240
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SUTTON CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
(Registered Charty Number: 1062302)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 31st March 2024
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
9. GOVERNANCE COSTS
Total
2024
Total
2023
Audit fee
Legal and professional fees
AGM and annual report
3,570
13
2,137
3,570
13
2,137
3,353
763
£5,720
£NII
£5,720
£4,116
10. NET (EXPENDITURE)IINCOME
2024
2023
Net (expenditure)lincome for the year is stated after charging:
Auditor's remuneration
Operating lease rentals
£3,570
£34,800
£3,353
£34,800
11. TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES
The trustees neither received nor waived any remuneration during the year (2023" £Nil). Three
trustees (2023: One trustee) were reimbursed travel expenses during the year of £305
(2023.. £29).
12. STAFF COSTS
2024
2023
Wages and Salaries
Employer's Nl costs
Pension costs {defined contribution scheme)
507,076
45,057
25,244
442,347
37,672
20,136
£577,377 £500,155
Total employee benefits received by key management amounted to £232,853 (2023.. £215,658).
Under FRS 102, employee benefits include gross salary, benefits in kind, employee's national
insurance and employer's pension costs.
One employee received total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of more than
£60,000 in the current year (2023.. One).
The average number of employees was 18 (2023: 18). both part-time and fvll-time, analysed by
function was:
2024
Number
2023
Number
Direct charitable activities
Management and administration
15
15
q8
18
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SUTTON CARERS CENTRE CHARif( COMPANY
(Registered Charity Number: 1062302)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
st
for the year ended 31 March 2024
13. DEBTORS
2024
2023
Trade debtors
Prepayments
182.085
19,239
158,344
22,792
£201,324
£181,136
14. CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year
2024
2023
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Social security costs
Pension accrual
23,001
19,883
12,969
3,736
28,815
13,439
10.168
3.609
£59,589
£56,031
15. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS
2024
2023
The total future minimum lease payments due under non-cancellable
operating leases was as follows:
Within one year
Two to five years
2,900
34,800
2,900
£2,900
£37,700
16. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS
BETWEEN FUNDS
Unrestricted Unrestricted
General
Designated Restricted
Funds
Funds
Funds
Total
2024
Current assets
Current liabilities
250,793
{59.589)
135,000
36,387
422,180
(59,589)
Total
£191,204
£135,000
£36,387
£362,591
Comparative information for the analysis of net assets between funds in the previous year is as
follows:
Unrestricted Unrestricted
General
Designated Restricted
Funds
Funds
Funds
Total
2023
Current assets
Current liabilities
246,159
(56,031)
60,000
123,226
429,385
(56,031)
Totsl
£190.128
£60,000
£123,226
£373,354
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surroN CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
(Registered Charity Number.. 1062302)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 31$t March 2024
Balance
1 April
2023
17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Balance
31 March
2024
2024
Income
Expenditure Transfers
Unrestricted Funds:
Carers General Fund
190,128
416,052
333,295
(81.681)
191,204
Designated Funds:
Provision for Refurbishments
Cost of Living Increases
Bridging the Gap
30,000
30.000
30,000
60,000
30,000
45,000
45,000
60,000
75,000
135,000
Restricted Funds:
Circle Club and Kit Kat Club
Carers, Transport Fund
Skills and Learninglcarers Relief
and Breaks
LBS - workfor￿ Development
Programme
LBS - Dementia Programme
LBS - Winter Pressure
LBS - Suicide Prevention
SWL StG Wellbeing Navigator
SWL CCG- Sutton Carers
Support Partnership Lead
Development of Carers. Manual
Lloyds Bank Foundation
BBC Children in Need
Carers Trust- Peer Support
Co-op #iwill
City Bridge- Bridging Divides via
CAB
MH Transformation for Welfare
Benefits via CAB
Epsom & St Heller Hospitals NHS
Trust
Jack Petchey- Young Carers
Jack Petchey- Young Carers
SummerActivities
Jack Petchey - Leader Award Grant
Sutton VCSE - MH Transformation
SWL ICS Winter Engagement Fund
7 Stars Foundation
150
498
150
498
3,715
4,533
5,795
2,453
10,000
10,000
16,466
16,466
32,482
3,500
40,969
32,482
3,500
(1,187}
41,097
{1,05g)
7,498
297
14,707
5,145
729
43,697
7,498
297
14,707
4,698
663
39,837
1,400
3,278
40,284
1,466
46,975
41,467
43,624
2,157
43,594
43.594
(781)
2,362
32,846
36,589
1,074
4,524
1,288
75
339
75
1,366
1,279
8e,520
500
1,251
252
86,520
500
1,251
123,226
314,068
407,588
6,681
36,387
Total Funds
£373,354
£730,120
£740,883
£Nil £362,591
The purpose of each restricted fund and transfers is set out in the Trustees, Report.
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SUThON CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
(Registered Charity Number.. 1062302)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 31$t March 2024
17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Comparative information for the movement in funds in the previous year is as follows..
Balance
1 April
2022
Balanc6
31 March
2023
2023
Income
Expenditure Transfers
Unrestricted Funds:
Carers General Fund
154,749
365,431
286,018
{44,034)
190,128
Designated Funds:
Provision for Refurbishments
15,966
14,034
30,000
30,000
30,000
15,966
44,034
60,000
Restricted Funds:
Circle Club and Kit Kat Club
Carers, Transport Fund
Skills and Learninglcarers Relief
and Breaks
LBS - Workforce Development
Programme
LBS - Dementia Programme
LBS - Winter Pressure
LBS - Suicide Prevention
SWL StG Wellbeing Navigator
SWL CCG- Sutton Carers
Support Partnership Lead
Development of Carers, Manual
Lloyds Bank Foundation
BBC Children in Need
BBC Children in Need - IT Equipment
Carers Trust- Peer Support
Co-op #iWIll
City Bridge- Bridging Divides via
CAB
MH Transformation for Welfare
Benefits via CAB
Epsom & St Heller Hospitals NHS
Trust
Age UK Sutton - Dementia
Programme
Jack Petchey- Young Carers
Jack Petchey- Young Carers
Summer Activities
Jack Petchey - Leader Award Grant
Sutton VCSE- MH Transformation
150
1,021
150
498
523
3,642
5,859
5,786
3,715
10,000
10,000
3,532
35,000
5,000
40,699
3,532
2,518
1,500
42,650
32,482
3,500
(1,187)
764
50,000
297
14.707
42,502
7,498
297
14,707
5,145
49,581
44,436
1,000
1.000
729
35,212
729
43,897
43,697
35,212
43,228
43,228
38,396
38,396
28,846
29,627
(781)
2,500
2,062
9,000
300
11,500
2,362
255
127
180
388
80,000
75
339
600
80,000
122,466
383,738
382,978
123,226
Total Funds
£171.504
£804,078
£682A01
£Nil
£293.181
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SUTTON CARERS CENTRE CHARITY COMPANY
(Registered Charity Number". 1062302)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended 31" March 2024
18. CONTINGENT ASSETS
Total grant fund awarded as at 31 March 2024 but not yet received and recognised as income due to
the recognition criteria not being met amounts to £574,826. (2023: £1,429,336)
19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
There were no transactions with related parties other than set out in Notes 11 and 12 relating to
trustees expenses and key management remuneration.
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