BRIDGEND CARERS CENTRE
Registered charity 1125921 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Supporting unpaid Carers within the County Borough of Bridgend, we provide information, support, respite and a signposting service.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £109,008 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £271,705. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £180,853, which is above the estimated requirement of £89,000 needed to cover working capital and potential redundancy costs. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £89,000 (held: £181k)
“The charity has estimated that the level of free reserves required to cover working capital requirements, day to day running costs, without the need for bank borrowing, to be £89,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bridgend Carers Centre (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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).
- COLETTE COLMANchair
- Carys Clarke
- David Gareth Jones
- Elizabeth Owen
- MENNA DAVIES
- Wendy June Rogers
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bridgend · Merthyr Tydfil · Rhondda Cynon Taff
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BRIDGEND CARERS CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £109,008 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £271,705. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £180,853, which is above the estimated requirement of £89,000 needed to cover working capital and potential redundancy costs. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BRIDGEND CARERS CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BRIDGEND CARERS CENTRE as a grant recipient include CARERS TRUST, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
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