Report from Chair of the Board
On behalf of Stirling Carers Centre, it is my great pleasure to present the Annual Report for 2021/22.
Last year Covid, and its consequences, both wellbeing and economic, were at the front of my mind when I wrote this report. This year the challenges are different, not least the many factors affecting the cost of living, however what has remained the same is the dedication and unfailing commitment of our staff and the pride that we have in them.
Over the course of the last year the staff have, once again, worked tirelessly bringing valuable services, advice, assistance, and companionship to the unpaid Carer community that it is our privilege to support. Yet again the most enormous thank you to all our staff and a continued pledge to support them as well as they are supporting unpaid Carers across Stirling and the region. I’d also like to thank all our statutory and independent funders; We cannot express our gratitude enough and could not deliver the degree and excellence of service for Carers that we wish to without your kind and gracious support.
Next year will be challenging for many.
I have complete conviction that the staff, volunteers, Carer representatives, partners, and Board members of the Centre will continue to provide, and strive to improve, all our services, in order to help alleviate those challenges.
Thank you once more, to all of them, and to you.
David Khan
Chair of the Board
Overview of the 2022/23
New Carers registered
Carers
re-registered
Carers directly
supported
Granted in short
breaks grants
Adult Carer Support
Plans completed or reviewed
Adult, Young Adult & Young Carer short breaks activities attendances
Young Carer Statements completed or reviewed
Key Developments
This year, the organisation has been focussed on relaunching face-to-face service delivery, rebuilding partnerships and raising awareness of our services in the wake of the pandemic.
Statement of Financial Activities
Reserves Policy
For the year ended 31 March 2022, the Statement of Financial Activities shows an overall deficit of £66,200 (2021 – surplus £58,501).
Included in this deficit is an adjustment of £85,543 for income received in 2021/22 relating to 2022/23. Excluding the adjustment for deferred income the charity achieved a surplus for the year of £19,343.
The reserves policy adopted by the Board is based on the major risks facing the organisation. An estimate has been made of the policy monetary impact and risk weighting based on the likelihood of an unforeseen event occurring. This allows a monetary value to be assigned to the reserves required. The level of reserves is monitored by the Directors on a quarterly basis.
our statutory partners
The substantial funding we receive from our statutory partners, Stirling Council and NHS Forth Valley, allows us to provide many of our core services to Unpaid Carers, and for this we are most fortunate. However, our additional services are funded by a range of trusts and individual donors, without whose support our service would be greatly restricted. We would like to extend our thanks for their on-going support.
Trusts & Foundations
The Alchemy Foundation
Appletree Trust
Arnold Clark Community Fund
Bank of Scotland Reach
Children in Need
Co-operative Community Fund
Cash for Kids
Castansa Trust
Cruden Foundation
The Cruach Trust
The David Family Foundation
Frognal Trust
Global’s Make Some Noise
The Henry Smith Charity
The Hugh Fraser Foundation
JTH Charitable Trust
Life Changes Trust
Lottery Community Fund
The MacRobert Trust
National Lottery Community Fund
The Roberston Trust
Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise – Communities Health & Wellbeing Fund
Tesco Bags of Help
Woodroffe Benton Foundation
Local Giving
Allan Church, Bannockburn
Inner Wheel Club of Stirling
Rotary Club of Stirling
St Mark’s Church, Raploch
Yardi Systems Ltd, Stirling
In-kind Donations
B & M Stores, Stirling
Endrick Yoga, Killearn
Morrisons, Stirling
Stirling Observer
Waitrose & Partners, Stirling
Yoga Tree, Stirling
Verbena Therapies
