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STEADY GROWTH AT ELDERLY CARER

Run along Methodist lines but open to people of all faiths, this charity housed 2,600 elderly people in its care homes and helped a further 4,600 in their own homes in 2006/7. The year also saw the continuation of recent steady expansion with the completion of a new facility in Aberystwyth, which included a dementia day-care centre. A sound annual report could give more information on individual services and how much they cost.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING What is this?	64 %
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.
SIZE OF CHARITY... What is this?	Extra large
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.
HIGHEST SALARY What is this?	Under £60k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.
RESERVES WOULD LAST... What is this?	3 months
If income dried up, how long could work continue? 3-12 months is normal. Less may be precarious. 12+ months may be over-cautious (or if very high, may represent the value of the charity's property).
ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY What is this?	Unknown
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But don't just take our word for it...

• The charity's website
• View their work on the Big Give
• GuideStar financial overview
• Charity Commission entry and link to annual report

Charitable donations fund capital and start up costs of new homes and housing and improvements to existing facilities, some services, especially in our community projects that are provided without charge, chaplaincy and pastoral support at all projects, a bursary for some older people who cannot gain support for their care costs and many extras provided above the level of the basic care fees.