CARERS' SUPPORT

Registered charity 1061475 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The primary aim is to support Carers of any age within the County of Kent. To relieve physical,mental and material distress amongst those providing unpaid care.To advance education and research amongst carers and public in matters relating to the care and treatment at home of elderly, sick and disabled.

Objects

(1) TO RELIEVE PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND MATERIAL DISTRESS AMONGST THOSE PROVIDING FOR THE ELDERLY SICK AND DISABLED 2) TO RELIEVE PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND MATERIAL DISTRESS AMONGST THE DEPENDENTS OF SUCH CARERS. (3)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AMONGST CARERS AND THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATING TO THE CARE AND TREATMENT AT HOME ELDERLY SICK, AND DISABLED

Area of benefit: ASHFORD, DOVER AND SHEPWAY IN KENT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Get email alerts

Merged into IMAGO COMMUNITY (charity 1108388) — merger registered 22/05/2025.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£955k
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1997

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2019

  • Volunteers: 38
  • Government income: £872,470 — contracts £872,470 (1); 91% of the £954,777 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2018

  • Volunteers: 38
  • Government income: £850,383 — contracts £850,383; 92% of the £925,069 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2017

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £868,419 — grants £868,419; 92% of the £940,857 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2019)

Total income
£955k
Total spending
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£154k
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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).

Register events

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2021——
31/05/2020——
31/05/2019£955k£1.7m
31/03/2018£925k£1.0m
31/03/2017£941k£943k