GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUNG CARERS PROJECT
Registered charity 1090289 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUNG CARERS
Supporting Young Carers (children and young people caring for somone, usually a parent or sibling, with a phyical, mental or sensory impairment) through the provision of services and by raising awareness of their needs.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity delivered a net deficit of £238,135 for the year, with unrestricted reserves falling to £311,690. Per the trustees' report, this level of free reserves covers approximately three months of budgeted expenditure, which is below the stated policy target of six months. The auditor has reported a material uncertainty regarding going concern due to the charity's reliance on a core funding contract that is due for retendering.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months operating costs (held: £312k)
“The Trustees continue with the view that the total reserves, including restricted and unrestricted reserves, should strive to be close to 6 months operating costs.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gloucestershire Young Carers (matched by registered charity number).
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 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Rebecca Parishchair
- Amanda Deeks
- Carmen Orr
- Dawn Linda Greenwood · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr PAUL WINTERBOTTOM
- Dr Shanta Nair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Matthew David Clifford
- Rosalind Smith
- Thomas Bailey
- Tracy James Newport
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gloucestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUNG CARERS PROJECT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity delivered a net deficit of £238,135 for the year, with unrestricted reserves falling to £311,690. Per the trustees' report, this level of free reserves covers approximately three months of budgeted expenditure, which is below the stated policy target of six months. The auditor has reported a material uncertainty regarding going concern due to the charity's reliance on a core funding contract that is due for retendering. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.
Who funds GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUNG CARERS PROJECT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUNG CARERS PROJECT as a grant recipient include BARNWOOD TRUST, PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION, CHELTENHAM ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND, THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
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