Annual Report 2014/15
Annual Report 2014/15
Annual Report 2014/15
2014/15
NORTH
LONDON
CARES
@NLCares
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CONTENTS
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Chairs intro
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CEOs intro
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Vision
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In short
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Where we work
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Social Clubs
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Winter Wellbeing
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Impact
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Fundraising
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Community fundraising
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Finance
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Staff
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Board
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Partnerships
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Plans
27,882 INTERACTIONS
SHARED IN 2014/15.
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CHAIRS INTRO
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Over the past year North London Cares work has contributed
to the growing evidence base showing that something must
and can be done about this crisis. Of the older neighbours
we work with 67% live alone. Half are over 80 years old. 37%
say they are lonely most or all of the time nearly four times
the national average2.
Yet by connecting our older neighbours to the vibrancy,
businesses and crucially people around them, through
a pro-active community network, we are proving that this
challenge is surmountable. As a result of the interactions
older neighbours gain from being part of North London
Cares, 81% feel better connected. 73% say their isolation
has reduced. 76% say they have access to a greater range
of experiences. And 86% are more able to appreciate the
world. We are so proud of and constantly inspired by the
time, companionship, humour and new experiences that our
community enjoy together.
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CEOS INTRO
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VISION
NORTH LONDON CARES IS A COMMUNITY
NETWORK OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND OLDER
NEIGHBOURS HANGING OUT AND HELPING ONE
ANOTHER IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING CITY.
1,400 VOLUNTEERS
WORKING WITH 1,300
OLDER NEIGHBOURS.
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WE ACHIEVE THESE
OBJECTIVES THROUGH THREE
CORE PROJECTS:
Regular Social Clubs which bring people
together to share time, laughter and new
experiences in groups;
Love Your Neighbour one-to-one interactions
between young professionals and older
neighbours, often in peoples homes;
A Winter Wellbeing campaign to identify
isolation on our doorsteps through a proactive community outreach effort that helps
neighbours stay warm, active, healthy and
connected during the most isolating time of
year.
IN SHORT
Between September 2014 and December 2015, older
neighbours and young professionals shared:
391 27,882
Social Clubs
Interactions
6,198 1,131
Volunteer hours
4,409
Meals
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One-to-one hours
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community
centres in
Camden and
Islington
1,400
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north London
businesses,
corporates and
institutions
young professional
volunteers
1,300
older neighbours
WHERE WE
WORK
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SOCIAL CLUBS
North London Cares Social Clubs are dynamic group activities offering an anchor of interaction, shared
time, laughter and new experiences for older neighbours and our volunteers to enjoy together. They
occur all across our patch from Kilburn to Kings Cross and help all participants to share in some of
Londons most exciting experiences.
In 2014/15, we harnessed the passion, vibrancy and identity of our local community to deliver our most
exciting programme of activities to date. Our 391 social clubs have included:
CEILIDH
GAMES SESSIONS
FILM NIGHTS
PUB CLUBS
MENS COOKING
BURLESQUE PARTIES
BAKING CLUBS
PIZZA MAKING
GARDENING SESSIONS
SHARED HISTORIES
SUMMER BBQS
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hrough our Love Your Neighbour project, volunteers and older neighbours share time, laughter and companionship and
offer one another a little practical and emotional support one-to-one. Often, friends will just enjoy a cup of tea and each
others company; other times they will share a trip to a museum, caf or one of our Social Clubs together. North London Cares
currently has 45 Love Your Neighbour friendships, and volunteers also support neighbours with practical help like gardening and
decorating on an ad hoc basis.
In November 2015, 30 friends attended a special Love Your Neighbour four-course dinner party in Islington, catered by
professional chefs. The night helped our one-to-one friends to feel part of a growing social network, and to get out of the
house and enjoy a special evening complete with live music played by one of our volunteers. In 2016 we will give each Love
Your Neighbour match a 40 budget so that everyone can enjoy a meal out together, a trip to the theatre or a memento of their
friendship.
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WINTER WELLBEING
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ur Winter Wellbeing project deploys the resources of our community network to help our older neighbours stay warm, active,
healthy and connected during the most isolating time of year.
Commissioned by Camden and Islington joint Public Health department, in 2014/15 we ran our fourth and most ambitious project
to date, deploying a targeted, preventative, inclusive approach to combating isolation.
In 2015/16 we will run an even more ambitious project, reaching out to some 4,000 people over the age of 65 across Camden and
Islington and distributing some 4,000 in small grants.
Knowing that someone cares, that help is
available, is important. John, Chalk Farm
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IMPACT
In October 2014 North London Cares published our first ever impact evaluation. The 130-page report highlights the ways in which
older neighbours and young professionals benefit from their interactions with one another. As well as helping us prove our model, the
evaluation is also helping us to improve it, with new operational and communications investments resulting from the research. The
evaluation, funded by Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, showed that:
Of the older neighbours North London Cares works with:
37%
67%
51%
are over 80
years old
68%
81%
81%
86%
77%
76%
say they have
access to a
greater range of
experiences
73%
say they are
more active
And of the younger volunteers who participate with North London Cares regularly:
98% said they have been able to contribute in a way they otherwise would not
98% said they have a greater connection to the community
97% felt that they were more able to appreciate older people
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FUNDRAISING
North London Cares is funded by a broad coalition of local and national supporters from across the public, private and community
sectors as well as by individuals in our neighbourhoods who believe in our vision. North London Cares couldnt exist without
those wonderful supporters, and were so grateful for everyones contributions.
Camden Council
Equalities and Cohesion Fund
35,000
Winter Wellbeing commission 11,500
Islington Council
Winter Wellbeing commission 11,500
London Cancer
Winter Wellbeing commission 5,000
Islington Giving
Saturday Socials partnership
17,000
Sobell Foundation
Core grant 14,000
The Bulldog Trust
Development grant 9,000
Nesta
Centre for Social Action Innovation Fund
9,000
10,522
Octopus Investments
Octopus Foundation grant 30,000
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152,522
45,341 (see next page)
COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING
Over the last year North London Cares has expanded our work to enable volunteers and
supporters to fundraise for the charity in new, exciting and involving ways harnessing
the networked approach of the Cares model to bring even more people into our
community and to help fund our mission in the process.
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FINANCE
2014/15
2013/14
2012/13
190,485
152,235
102,929
46,969
Grants
62%
65%
66%
72%
Commissions
15%
15%
34%
28%
Donations
23%
19%
0%
0%
Restricted
77%
90%
N/A
N/A
Unrestricted
23%
10%
N/A
N/A
179,606
131,069
74,011
32,314
93%
92%
N/A
N/A
2%
4%
N/A
N/A
5%
4%
N/A
N/A
10,879
21,166
28,917
14,655
2011/12
2014/15
2013/14
2012/13
1,321
1,531
1,151
830
372
364
216
80,191
70,912
45,138
15,826
TOTAL
80,191
70,912
45,502
16,042
d2 5,896
5,896
3,081
2,217
75,616
64,737
42,421
13,825
TOTAL FUNDS
75,616
64,737
43,572
14,655
2. BALANCE SHEET
2011/12
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
CREDITORS
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his year weve been fortunate to receive coverage across traditional and new media, with articles supporting and promoting
our work in broadcast, digital and print channels.
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STAFF
Laura De Souza
is Programme
Coordinator of North
London Cares. She
oversees all our
projects, in particular
by designing and
delivering our Social
Clubs.
Emily Clarke is
Development
Coordinator at North
London Cares and
our sister charity
South London Cares.
She is responsible
for community and
corporate fundraising.
Mike Evans is
Projects Officer
(Social Clubs) for
North London Cares.
He is responsible
for designing and
delivering fresh and
involving new clubs
for neighbours to
share.
We are grateful for the hard work and dedication of our departing
Projects Officer Jessica Ellis, who is leaving North London Cares to
travel the world in 2016. Good luck, Jess! We are also grateful for the
contributions over the past year of our super hardworking freelance
team: Chris Clarke, Will Rees and Charlotte Charlton.
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BOARD
Josie Cluer (Chair) is Senior Public Service Lead for Moorhouse Consultancy.
She has over 10 years experience in public policy, specialising in home affairs,
justice and community cohesion. She was formerly a trustee of Alcohol Concern.
Josie also trains aspiring female parliamentary candidates and founded the
campaign Dont Judge My Family. She is a former government Special Adviser
and school governor.
David Easton is an Investment Manager at CDC Group, responsible for investments in Africa and South East Asia. David was previously at Bridges Ventures
and before that worked for the Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative and
McKinsey & Company. As well as working with North London Cares, David is on
the Steering Committee for the Greenwich Free School and is a mentor on the
OnPurpose Social Enterprise Leadership scheme.
David Hayman is a Strategy Consultant for Educate Girls, responsible for expansion over three new Indian regions. He was formerly Senior Head of Operations at The Princes Trust and before that a consultant at Accenture. David also
helped set up educational charity Future First and is a trustee at Tackle Africa.
Nick Wigmore has 10 years experience in youth work and social enterprise. He
was a Programme Officer at Future First and co-founded goalkeeping school
Safe Hands. Nick left Future First in 2011 to care for his grandmother and is
now a football coach in London.
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PARTNERSHIPS
with our funders, North London Cares couldnt do
A long
what we do without the support of numerous partners
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PLANS
are very proud of what North London Cares has
W eaccomplished
over the past year and more, and as we
go into 2016 were even more excited about what the future
holds.
Having established our sister charity, South London Cares, we
are now keen to explore new options and opportunities to
work with even more people, in Camden and Islington and
beyond, to help tackle the growing challenge of loneliness and
isolation amongst older (and younger) people in our cities.
In 2016 our board and staff teams will work together with
existing and new partners to scope those opportunities.
Where the conditions and support exist to bring more people
together across social and generational lines, we are keen that
our model is deployed.
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NORTH
LONDON
CARES
North London Cares is the public name for NL Cares Limited, a UK registered company, number 07737818, and a UK registered charity, number 1153137.
Our registered office is at North London Cares, C/O Collective Temperance Hospital, 110 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2LS.