BOLTON CARERS SUPPORT

Registered charity 1082166 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bolton Carers Support provides support for local carers over the age of 18 who look after a family member who is elderly, ill or disabled. Support is provided through the following: a carers helpline; information and advice appointments; short breaks; training; benefits advice; newsletter and factsheets. Hidden carers are identified through outreach work and work with GP practices.

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Latest income
£377k
Latest spending
£389k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,973 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £69,244 to £42,835. The trustees confirm that the charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties, citing sufficient budgeted income and reserves to continue operations for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to meet short-term obligations and unforeseen expenditure, provide adequate working capital to support day-to-day operations, and enable the charity to respond to opportunities or financial challenges without disrupting key activities (held: £43k)
The charity aims to hold unrestricted reserves at a level sufficient to: meet short-term obligations and unforeseen expenditure, provide adequate working capital to support day-to-day operations, and enable the charity to respond to opportunities or financial challenges without disrupting key activities. — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Bolton CouncilTC143 - All Age Prevention Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£377k£389k
31/03/2024£381k£393k
31/03/2023£353k£352k
31/03/2022£280k£278k
31/03/2021£285k£275k

Common questions

Is BOLTON CARERS SUPPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,973 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £69,244 to £42,835. The trustees confirm that the charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties, citing sufficient budgeted income and reserves to continue operations for the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BOLTON CARERS SUPPORT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BOLTON CARERS SUPPORT as a grant recipient include BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES.

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 Fund25/07/2022£269kConnected and Informed
The National Lottery Community Fund26/06/2019£268kConnected and Informed
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2006£5kImages of Caring

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 BARNET CARERS CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BOLTON CARERS SUPPORT£377k0unclearno doubt
BARNET CARERS CENTRE FY2025£1.8m0aboveno doubt
SOLIHULL CARERS CENTRE FY2025£890k0unclearno doubt
Carer Support Furness FY2025£438k0unclearnoted
Signpost For Carers FY2025£911kbelowno doubt
CARERS TRUST FY2025£13.0mabove8.0%no doubt

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