WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT CARERS ASSOCIATION
Registered charity 1053295 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARERS WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT
To improve the conditions of life amongst carers resident in the Wakefield Metropolitan District so that the charitable needs of the carers are thus relieved and in particular amongst carers who care or have cared for partners, relatives, children, friends or neighbours who are dependent upon them because of disability arising from age, long-term illness, mental or physical disablement.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £207,707, which the trustees deem necessary to safeguard service commitments and provide a buffer against funding discontinuation. The charity reported a net income of £8,141 for the year, with total funds carried forward increasing to £224,397. Per the trustees' report, the organization continues to receive core funding from the Local Authority and other bodies, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: necessary to safeguard service commitment in event of funding delays and provide a buffer for uninterrupted services if funding discontinued (held: £208k)
“The review concluded that reserves are necessary to: (i) to safeguard the Associations service commitment in the event of delays in receipt of funding; (ii) to allow the Association to be managed efficiently and to provide a buffer for uninterrupted services if funding were to be discontinued by Wakefield Metropolitan District Council or NHS Shared Business.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Catherine Wilsonchair
- Amanda Hawes
- David Wood
- Elaine Jones
- Grant Osborne
- Lisa Spivey
- Norman Pickett
- Sandra McDade
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of Wakefield
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT CARERS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £207,707, which the trustees deem necessary to safeguard service commitments and provide a buffer against funding discontinuation. The charity reported a net income of £8,141 for the year, with total funds carried forward increasing to £224,397. Per the trustees' report, the organization continues to receive core funding from the Local Authority and other bodies, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT CARERS ASSOCIATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT CARERS ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WAKEFIELD.
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