SANDWELL YOUNG CARERS

Registered charity 1081084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Sandwell Young Carers is a registered charity set up to identify and support children and young people aged 5-18 years of age whose health, education and social lives are affected as a result of caring for a dependent family member.The organisation offers one to one and group support along with onsite youth and play sessions and offsite day trips to give young carers a break.

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Latest income
£255k
Latest spending
£266k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £10,719 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing total funds to £31,071. The trustees' report indicates that funds have been secured to support operational costs for the coming year, though the charity continues to operate with a deficit against its incoming resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to ensure the continued operation of the charities activities (held: £31k)
“It is the policy of the trustees to maintain a level of reserves sufficient to ensure the continued operation of the charities activities.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £105k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sandwell

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£255k£266k
31/03/2024£301k£308k
31/03/2023£233k£288k
31/03/2022£282k£300k
31/03/2021£332k£339k

Common questions

Is SANDWELL YOUNG CARERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £10,719 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing total funds to £31,071. The trustees' report indicates that funds have been secured to support operational costs for the coming year, though the charity continues to operate with a deficit against its incoming resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SANDWELL YOUNG CARERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SANDWELL YOUNG CARERS as a grant recipient include SANDWELL COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS (S.C.V.O.), THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WEST BROMWICH.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/01/2023£10kYoung Carers - The Voice
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2021£10kCreative Young Carers
The National Lottery Community Fund04/07/2019£10kYoung Carers Together Project
UK government20/12/2018£10kBuilding Connections Fund - Community Spaces
The National Lottery Community Fund01/06/2016£268kCaring, Giving, Living
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2016£10kAccessibility, Mobility makes a Difference.
The National Lottery Community Fund12/07/2012£240kCaring today, Living tomorrow
The National Lottery Community Fund13/08/2009£10kWho Cares?
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2006£113kPractical and emotional support to young carers in Sandwell.

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ANDOVER YOUNG CARERS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SANDWELL YOUNG CARERS£255k—0unclear—no doubt
ANDOVER YOUNG CARERS FY2025£114k—0unclear—noted
THE SANDWELL COMMUNITY CARING TRUST FY2026£18.1m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUNG CARERS PROJECT FY2025£767k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SANDWELL CROSSROADS CARE ATTENDANT SCHEME LIMITED FY2025£1.8m—0above—no doubt
SANDWELL VALLEY SCHOOL FY2025£1.4m£90,001 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt

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