THE CARERS CENTRE
Provides practical support services, information & advice, welfare benefits service to carers of people with disabilities or long term conditions in LB Tower Hamlets.Carers Independent Advocate service from 1/5/2015
Objects
The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically restricted to: (1) advancing education concerning caring amongst carers and the public; and (2) alleviating mental and physical distress attributable to caring amongst carers through the provision of practical help, organisation, support, advocacy and information to people caring, or who have cared for, others who are dependent on them due to disability arising from age, physical or mental disability.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £116,510 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £773,506. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting three to six months of running costs, with free reserves calculated at £563,846. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“The Charity's reserve policy is to have minimum of between three-and six-months running costs in free reserves” — page 9
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 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 8
- Government income: £684,500 — contracts £604,000 (2), grants £80,500 (4); 63% of the £1,080,012 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 22
- Government income: £745,725 — contracts £720,725 (4), grants £25,000 (1); 85% of the £877,116 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 9
- Government income: £665,997 — contracts £665,997 (2); 82% of the £816,562 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Trustees
- Emmeline de Falbechair
- Gillian Anne Bannister
- Mohammed Jubael Ahmed
- Nitij Arora
- Patrice Ify Clough
- Safia Jama
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £1.1m | £964k |
| 31/03/2025 | £877k | £785k |
| 31/03/2024 | £817k | £733k |
| 31/03/2023 | £873k | £773k |
| 31/03/2022 | £658k | £622k |
Common questions
Is THE CARERS CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £116,510 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £773,506. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting three to six months of running costs, with free reserves calculated at £563,846. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Clemence Hoar Cummings.
Who funds THE CARERS CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CARERS CENTRE as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON, WAKEFIELD AND TETLEY TRUST, COOPERS CHARITY CIO.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUST FOR LONDON | FY2024 | £87k | 2018-2024 strategy: Decent living standards |
| WAKEFIELD AND TETLEY TRUST | FY2021 | £4k | Health and wellbeing sessions for carers isolated due to Covid-19 |
| COOPERS CHARITY CIO | FY2026 | £2k | unrestricted |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/09/2024 | £17k | Carers Wellbeing Club - 2024 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/06/2023 | £10k | Carers Wellbeing Club |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/01/2022 | £10k | Carers Holistic Fit Club |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 06/06/2018 | £10k | "Tower Hamlets – An East End history of caring and family carers through time" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CARERS TRUST | 1 | £591k |
| OGLESBY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £296k |
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | 1 | £272k |
| SEFTON COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE | 1 | £126k |
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 1 | £86k |
| THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £80k |
| EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £75k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £45k |
Charities like this
- CARERS CENTRE SA LTD
- TRAFFORD CARERS CENTRE
- Carers Trust Hillingdon and Ealing
- BRENT CARERS CENTRE
- BARNET CARERS CENTRE
- SEFTON CARERS CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CARERS CENTRE | £1.1m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CARERS CENTRE SA LTD | £866k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TRAFFORD CARERS CENTRE | £681k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Carers Trust Hillingdon and Ealing | £1.8m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BRENT CARERS CENTRE | £794k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BARNET CARERS CENTRE | £1.8m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |