WORCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF CARERS
Registered charity 1071850 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARERS & COMMUNITIES, WAC, WAOC
Worcestershire Association of Carers is an independent source of information, advice and support for all adult carers of all client groups in Worcestershire. The Association aims to relieve the stresses experienced by informal carers and those they care for in the county of Worcestershire, through the provision of information and support services and the promotion of the needs of carers.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £274,500 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £167,475, which is above the calculated required level of £67,819, indicating no shortfall in reserves. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Worcestershire County Council (93% of income)
“Worcestershire County Council 720,645” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months (held: £167k)
“The reserves policy takes into account both the financial commitments to existing projects and notice periods from our funders, which at the present time equates to three months.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Ormerod Rutter Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- WHITTALL, Catherine Elizabeth — director, appointed 18/11/2025on trustee list
- TAYLOR, Clare Patricia — director, appointed 01/03/2022on trustee list
- SULLIVAN, David Francis — director, appointed 03/03/2021on trustee list
- MANN, David Leask, Dr — director, appointed 14/07/2017on trustee list
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£86k
Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 5.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- David Sullivanchair
- Clare Patricia Taylor
- David Mann
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WORCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF CARERS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £274,500 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £167,475, which is above the calculated required level of £67,819, indicating no shortfall in reserves. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ormerod Rutter Limited.
Who funds WORCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF CARERS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WORCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF CARERS as a grant recipient include COMMUNITY FIRST IN HEREFORDSHIRE & WORCESTERSHIRE.
Known funders
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