HARTLEPOOL CARERS

Registered charity 1132951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of any benefit of any unpaid Carer who may look after the elderly, sick or people with a disability living or located in the borough of Hartlepool and its surrounding areas, in particular the relief of need and hardship by providing support, advice and information to those responsible for their care to improve the quality of Carers' lives.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£538k
Latest spending
£497k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £41,299 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward of £538,353. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £348,192, of which £139,243 was designated for specific purposes including three months of running costs. The trustees confirmed 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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £80k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£497k
Reserves (reported)
£538k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~13.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (54% 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

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

Operates in: Hartlepool

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£538k£497k
31/03/2024£524k£494k
31/03/2023£441k£423k
31/03/2022£533k£397k
31/03/2021£405k£334k

Common questions

Is HARTLEPOOL CARERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £41,299 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward of £538,353. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £348,192, of which £139,243 was designated for specific purposes including three months of running costs. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HARTLEPOOL CARERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HARTLEPOOL CARERS as a grant recipient include THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATIONFY2022£9kInclusion Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government19/08/2020£22kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2014£10kWhat About Me?
Northern Rock Foundation15/03/2011£101kGrant awarded to Hartlepool Carers (Tees Valley)
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2005£3kSelf advocacy group for carers
Northern Rock Foundation08/10/2003£15kGrant awarded to Hartlepool Carers (Tees Valley)
Northern Rock Foundation31/10/2000£82kGrant awarded to Hartlepool Carers (Tees Valley)