CARERS' SUPPORT EAST KENT
Registered charity 1136904 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARERS' SUPPORT - CANTERBURY,DOVER & THANET, CARERS' SUPPORT - DOVER DISTRICT & THANET, CSDD&T
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a small overall surplus of £3,216 for the year, driven by a restricted surplus that offset an unrestricted deficit. Unrestricted reserves stood at £1,111,983, which the trustees note is covered by general funds and exceeds their stated policy target of three to six months' core expenditure (approximately £450,000 to £900,000). The charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months' core expenditure (approximately £450,000 to £900,000) (held: £1.1m)
“The Trustees wish to maintain unrestricted reserves equal to between 3 and 6 months’ core expenditure. This is to ensure adequate funds are available for the delivery of services, financial commitments and cashflow purposes and to provide for costs that might be incurred in the event of a cessation or the charity being unsuccessful in securing future contract funding. Three to six months’ core expenditure represents between approximately £450,000 and £900,000.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Charles Traylen — Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (15/03/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Charles Traylenchair
- Anthony Blackman · trustee of 5 other charities
- Anthony Ullman
- Cheryl Ramsay
- Helen Stanley
- Kaye Draper
- Malcolm Frier
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kent
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CARERS' SUPPORT EAST KENT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small overall surplus of £3,216 for the year, driven by a restricted surplus that offset an unrestricted deficit. Unrestricted reserves stood at £1,111,983, which the trustees note is covered by general funds and exceeds their stated policy target of three to six months' core expenditure (approximately £450,000 to £900,000). The charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP.
Who funds CARERS' SUPPORT EAST KENT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CARERS' SUPPORT EAST KENT as a grant recipient include CARERS TRUST, THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LAWSON TRUST CIO, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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