CARE FOR THE CARERS
To improve the quality of carers' lives by helping the local community recognise and value the role of carers, and by enabling carers to access the services and support they require.
Objects
THE CHARITIES OBJECTS ("THE OBJECT") ARE TO RELIEVE , IN EAST SUSSEX AND IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE THE CONDITIONS OF PERSONS WHO ARE ELDERLY, SICK OR DISABLED BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO THEIR CARERS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated an accounting deficit of £405,872 for the year, drawing on designated reserves to fund activities. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains in a stable financial position with unrestricted reserves of £269,076 and cash balances of £1,031,196.
What the accounts disclose
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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 344
- Government income: £1,519,668 — contracts £1,436,013 (1), grants £83,655 (2); 87% of the £1,743,099 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 363
- Government income: £1,328,725 — contracts £1,327,958 (1), grants £767 (1); 73% of the £1,821,044 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 348
- Government income: £789,472 — contracts £593,090 (1), grants £196,382 (3); 54% of the £1,451,261 total gross income on the same return
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Dr Neil Gareth Churchillchair
- Ahmed Mohamed Nabil M S Elbarkouki
- Geoffrey Richard Munn
- Jessica Wendy Alice Kaye
- Natasha Anne-Marie Burrows
- RICHARD PEARSON
- Stephen Andrew Toomey
- Susan Clare Massey
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1.7m | £2.1m |
| 31/03/2024 | £1.8m | £1.9m |
| 31/03/2023 | £1.5m | £1.4m |
| 31/03/2022 | £1.1m | £949k |
| 31/03/2021 | £957k | £826k |
Common questions
Is CARE FOR THE CARERS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an accounting deficit of £405,872 for the year, drawing on designated reserves to fund activities. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains in a stable financial position with unrestricted reserves of £269,076 and cash balances of £1,031,196. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves LLP.
Who funds CARE FOR THE CARERS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CARE FOR THE CARERS as a grant recipient include CARERS TRUST, THE HEADLEY TRUST, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARERS TRUST | FY2025 | £50k | Grant to Network Partner |
| THE HEADLEY TRUST | FY2022 | £40k | Towards the new young carers support service in East Sussex. |
| SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST | FY2021 | £5k | |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | FY2025 | £4k | Carers |
| JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | Social Welfare |
| JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £1k | Social welfare |
| THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | |
| THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £1k | |
| JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £800 | Social Welfare |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/10/2025 | £20k | Carers in Touch |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/03/2021 | £265k | Carers satellite centres |
| UK government | 23/07/2020 | £80k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/03/2020 | £10k | Putting Young Carers in the picture |
| UK government | 28/02/2020 | £20k | UK Youth Fund YAF |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 15/05/2018 | £10k | "Carers' words, carers' lives: hidden stories - three decades of care for the Carers" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/09/2015 | £4k | A4A - Carer for the Carers 25th Celebration Event |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/04/2009 | £10k | Carers' Resource Centre |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 2 | £5.2m |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 2 | £831k |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | 2 | £240k |
| THE LAWSON TRUST CIO | 2 | £19k |
| CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £9k |
| CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £6k |
| THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £5k |
| THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1.3m |
Charities like this
- CARERS UK
- CARE WORKERS SUPPORT
- ENFIELD CARERS CENTRE
- CARERS TRUST
- CARERS CARELINE
- CARERS FEDERATION LTD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARE FOR THE CARERS | £1.7m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CARERS UK | £4.7m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| CARE WORKERS SUPPORT | £1.3m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| ENFIELD CARERS CENTRE | £1.5m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CARERS TRUST | £13.0m | — | — | above | 8.0% | no doubt |
| CARERS CARELINE | £79k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |