SUNDERLAND CARERS' CENTRE

Registered charity 1118502 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity works directly with carers to provide information, advice and a listening ear and support at formal and informal meetings, encouragement and support to carers' groups, opportunities for carers to try to influence policy, opportunities for carers to comment on service provision, training for carers and people who work with carers and special opportunities.

Objects

TO RELIEVE IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF SUNDERLAND AT THE DIRECTORS' DISCRETION, THE ELDERLY, SICK OR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE.

Area of benefit: THE CITY OF SUNDERLAND AND ITS ENVIRONS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sunderland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £67,345 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £794,134 and resources expended of £726,789. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves amounted to £821,501, and the organization anticipates a steady increase in referrals and demand for provision in the year ahead.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Torgersens. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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

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.

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~13.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amy Johnstone
• Dr Collette Straughair
• Gemma Allen
• Graham Richard Miller
• JOHN COLIN WILSON · trustee of 2 other charities
• June Pace
• Lesley Wharton
• Sandra Burt
• Stephen Pounder
• Trudy Johnson · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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