KNOWSLEY CARERS CENTRE

Registered charity 1082311 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To alleviate the conditions of life amongst people who are caring for the elderly, sick, disabled or otherwise infirm persons at home.

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Latest income
£436k
Latest spending
£441k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is undergoing an orderly wind-down and closure following the loss of its principal funding stream from Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Although the charity reported a small deficit for the year, it holds unrestricted reserves of £322,547, which the trustees consider adequate to meet all obligations during the cessation process.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Contract income (93% of income)
“Contract income 405,833” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees are confident that the levels of liquidity and free reserves will not affect the charity's operations. Thus, the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£531k
Total spending
£499k
Reserves (reported)
£360k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~8.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Knowsley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£436k£441k
31/03/2024£531k£499k
31/03/2023£522k£480k
31/03/2022£498k£473k
31/03/2021£502k£497k

Common questions

Is KNOWSLEY CARERS CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is undergoing an orderly wind-down and closure following the loss of its principal funding stream from Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Although the charity reported a small deficit for the year, it holds unrestricted reserves of £322,547, which the trustees consider adequate to meet all obligations during the cessation process. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KNOWSLEY CARERS CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KNOWSLEY CARERS CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUSTFY2025£750
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUSTFY2023£200

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2011£9kKnowsley Carers Information Project
The National Lottery Community Fund10/06/2009£244kThe Outreach Information/Advice and Inclusion Project
The National Lottery Community Fund30/01/2009£10kThe Mona Lisa Room
The National Lottery Community Fund31/03/2006£5kTraining and support base
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2005£1kCarers Transitional Support