SUFFOLK FAMILY CARERS

Registered charity 1069937 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUFFOLK CARERS LIMITED

The promotion of benefits to persons involved in caring for others

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

Latest income

£2.2m

Latest spending

£2.4m

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £209,396 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total charity funds to £1,338,894. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £450,390 remain within the stated policy target of 6 to 12 months of expenditure, though the trustees note that reserves are depleting and future income is uncertain.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 to 12 months (held: £450k)

“The trustees have agreed to keep a level of reserves that would allow the organisation to operate for a period of between 6 to 12 months in a worst-case scenario.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Note 24. Related parties

“During the year, the charity received advice and software support amounting to £1,682 (2024: £1,253) from Scrutton Bland LLP, an entity in which J Tucker (Trustee and Treasurer) is a partner. At 31 March 2025, the charity owed Scrutton Bland LLP £145 (2024: £300). During the year, the charity received income totalling £406,838 from NHS Suffolk and North Essex Integrated Care Board, an entity in which K Alderson (CEO) is ICS VCSE Assembly chair (2024: £391,870). No balance was outstanding at the year end. During the year, the charity received income totalling £47,337 (2024: £15,926) from Suffolk Community Foundation, an entity in which Jane Millar (Trustee) is a Trustee. No balance was outstanding at the year end. Trustees made donations to the charity totalling £235 (2024: £210) during the year, of which £40 was in accrued income at the year end.” — page 39

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lovewell Blake LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£2.2m

Total spending

£2.4m

Reserves (reported)

£373k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/05/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (03/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Susan Brookschair
Carole Burman
Gerard Artindale
Hannah Jane Kossowska-Peck
Heather Jacqueline Hunt
Holly Bracey
June Mary Lancaster
LUCY PAKES
STEPHEN JOHN PITT
Sarah Jane Louise Higson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£2.2m	£2.4m
31/03/2024	£2.3m	£2.5m
31/03/2023	£2.3m	£2.6m
31/03/2022	£2.6m	£2.5m
31/03/2021	£2.7m	£2.4m

Common questions

Is SUFFOLK FAMILY CARERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £209,396 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total charity funds to £1,338,894. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £450,390 remain within the stated policy target of 6 to 12 months of expenditure, though the trustees note that reserves are depleting and future income is uncertain. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lovewell Blake LLP.

Who funds SUFFOLK FAMILY CARERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SUFFOLK FAMILY CARERS as a grant recipient include THE MRS L D ROPE THIRD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MRS L D ROPE THIRD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2024	£14k	Providing funding to support the specialist information, advice and guidance service provided by Suffolk Family Carers, offering an additional 10 hours per week
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	FY2023	£3k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	13/05/2024	£5k	Young Carers Water Confidence
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/09/2022	£345k	RAISE
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/08/2018	£10k	Community Connector in North Framlingham
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/08/2018	£277k	STRIDE
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/04/2015	£445k	Nurturing & Supporting Young Carers (aged up to 9 years old)
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/01/2013	£275k	Extending BOOST 4 Young Carers in Suffolk
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/11/2011	£285k	COMMUNITIES, FAMILY CARERS & CHAMPIONS IN SUFFOLK
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/11/2010	£5k	Carers Wild About Life
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/11/2010	£262k	'OUR WELLBEING' - Supporting Suffolk Young Carers
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/07/2009	£205k	BOOST 4 YOUNG CARERS
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/11/2008	£50k	Family Carers Community Cafe
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/06/2007	£45k	"Caring through time - Suffolk Family Carers"
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/08/2006	£505k	Talk and Support
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/09/2005	£5k	Family Carers & Access to Art & Craft

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CARERS TRUST	3	£169k
ST EDMUNDS TRUST	2	£58k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement	2	£8k
THE MANOUKIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£515k
THE PARGITER TRUST	1	£400k
THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATION	1	£100k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£40k
THE HINDUJA FOUNDATION	1	£33k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £6.8m
EAST SUSSEX BRIGHTON & HOVE CROSSROADS - CARING FOR CARERS LIMITED income £492k
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CARERS income £4.4m
CITY & HACKNEY CARERS CENTRE income £275k
The Caring Family Foundation income £3.6m
CARE FOR THE CARERS income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SUFFOLK FAMILY CARERS	£2.2m	—	0	within	—	no doubt
SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£6.8m	£90,000 - £99,999	1	within	—	no doubt
EAST SUSSEX BRIGHTON & HOVE CROSSROADS - CARING FOR CARERS LIMITED FY2025	£492k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CARERS FY2025	£4.4m	—	1	unclear	—	no doubt
CITY & HACKNEY CARERS CENTRE FY2025	£275k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
The Caring Family Foundation FY2024	£3.6m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.