CARING AND SHARING -ROCHDALE
Providing practical support and empowering vulnerable people of diverse ethnicities including Black Asian Minority Ethnic, Refugees, Asylum Seekers and white working-class people in Rochdale. We offer tailored activities and training, practical support services and community cohesion celebration events aimed at enabling vulnerable people to fully participate in the local community.
Objects
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC THROUGH COMMUNITY INTEGRATION FOR ALL COMMUNITIES IN ROCHDALE AND SURROUNDING AREAS FOR ESPECIALLY THE BLACK AFRICAN COMMUNITIES THROUGH ACTIVITIES, TRAINING, WORKSHOPS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND GENERAL WELLBEING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN ,RELIGION, BELIEF OR OTHER REASONS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £22,370.57 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £31,524.51 to £9,153.94. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis. However, unrestricted funds dropped significantly to £917.39, while restricted funds remained at £8,236.55.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- ADEGOROYE OMOJOWOLOchair
- Dr PEACE NIKOI
- Odunayo Opeyemi Olarewaju
- Omolara Kolajo
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £241k | £264k |
| 31/03/2024 | £311k | £316k |
| 31/03/2023 | £120k | £117k |
| 31/03/2022 | £90k | £70k |
| 31/03/2021 | £89k | £77k |
Common questions
Is CARING AND SHARING -ROCHDALE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £22,370.57 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £31,524.51 to £9,153.94. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis. However, unrestricted funds dropped significantly to £917.39, while restricted funds remained at £8,236.55. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/06/2026 | £20k | Creative Connections |
| A B Charitable Trust | 13/03/2026 | £20k | A grant to Caring and Sharing -Rochdale |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/12/2025 | £285k | CAS Community Support |
| A B Charitable Trust | 24/04/2025 | £20k | A grant to Caring and Sharing -Rochdale |
| UK government | 12/03/2025 | £10k | Active Together for Wellbeing |
| Sport England | 12/03/2025 | £10k | Active Together for Wellbeing |
| UK government | 25/08/2023 | £9k | ALB-Sport England-Health is Wealth |
| Sport England | 25/08/2023 | £9k | Health is Wealth |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/12/2022 | £190k | Caring and Sharing- BAME Community Hub (Support & Outreach) in Rochdale |
| Sport England | 12/01/2022 | £5k | COVID19 Return to Play |
| Barrow Cadbury Trust | 07/10/2020 | £8k | COVID-19 - Caring and Sharing Rochdale |
| UK government | 10/09/2020 | £5k | VSCE CMC Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/05/2020 | £10k | Caring & Support During Coronavirus Pandemic |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/05/2019 | £10k | Our Diverse Rochdale |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION | 2 | £415k |
| MILLIMETRES 2 MOUNTAINS FOUNDATION CIO | 1 | — |
| SHREWSBURY ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN TRUST | 1 | £400k |
| THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £231k |
| CRH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £78k |
| THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY | 1 | £48k |
| SMALLWOOD TRUST | 1 | £48k |
| LEEDS BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £47k |
Charities like this
- SUPPORTING HOMELESS, ASSISTING REFUGEES EVERYWHERE
- BRAYATEE KURDISH COMMUNITY
- LEEDS ASYLUM SEEKERS SUPPORT NETWORK
- GATESHEAD VISIBLE ETHNIC MINORITIES SUPPORT GROUP
- CARE4CALAIS
- CARITAS DIOCESE OF SALFORD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARING AND SHARING -ROCHDALE | £241k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUPPORTING HOMELESS, ASSISTING REFUGEES EVERYWHERE | £131k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRAYATEE KURDISH COMMUNITY | £152k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LEEDS ASYLUM SEEKERS SUPPORT NETWORK | £319k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GATESHEAD VISIBLE ETHNIC MINORITIES SUPPORT GROUP | £397k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CARE4CALAIS | £1.5m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | within | — | no doubt |