EAST SUSSEX BRIGHTON & HOVE CROSSROADS - CARING FOR CARERS LIMITED
The objectives of the Charity are to relieve the stresses experienced by Carers and Beneficiaries ('Carers' means any person or people involved in the provision of care for a person or people who have care needs as a result of disability, illness or age. 'Beneficiary' means any person or people who have care needs as a result of disability, illness or age.)
Objects
(a) The relief of those in need by reasons of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the provision of comprehensive support services for carers and the people that they care for throughout the East Sussex and Brighton and Hove area and (b) The assistance of carers in need including by raising awareness of issues affecting carers.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £33,174 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £242,017 to £208,843. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves of £208,843 are considered to be at this maintained level. The charity continues to operate as a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 03244453
Company officers (Companies House)
- JONES, Glenn on trustee list
- WADHWA WADHWA, Ria Rajkumar not on trustee list
- SWANN, Rachael Elizabeth on trustee list
Care Quality Commission ratings
- East Sussex, Brighton & Hove Crossroads Care: Good
Trustees
- ROBERT BROWN MBEchair
- Glenn Jones
- Rachael Swann
- ria rajkumar wadhwa wadhwa
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £492k | £478k |
| 31/03/2025 | £425k | £458k |
| 31/03/2024 | £395k | £410k |
| 31/03/2023 | £387k | £399k |
| 31/03/2022 | £417k | £406k |
Common questions
Is EAST SUSSEX BRIGHTON & HOVE CROSSROADS - CARING FOR CARERS LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £33,174 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £242,017 to £208,843. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves of £208,843 are considered to be at this maintained level. The charity continues to operate as a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/06/2021 | £10k | Crisis Prevention and Intervention Service |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CARERS TRUST | 3 | £399k |
| CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST | 3 | £15k |
| THE LAWSON TRUST CIO | 2 | £14k |
| CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £6k |
| THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £4k |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £550k |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £210k |
| SIR WALTER ST.JOHN'S EDUCATIONAL CHARITY | 1 | £180k |
Charities like this
- CROSSROADS BRAINTREE AND CHELMSFORD LTD
- CARERS UK
- CITY & HACKNEY CARERS CENTRE
- CARE FOR THE CARERS
- ACTION FOR FAMILY CARERS
- EAST MIDLANDS CROSSROADS-CARING FOR CARERS
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST SUSSEX BRIGHTON & HOVE CROSSROADS - CARING FOR CARERS LIMITED | £492k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| CROSSROADS BRAINTREE AND CHELMSFORD LTD | £236k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CARERS UK | £4.8m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| CITY & HACKNEY CARERS CENTRE | £275k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| CARE FOR THE CARERS | £1.7m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ACTION FOR FAMILY CARERS | £1.3m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |