CARERS CHOICE DGS

Registered charity 1143325 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARERS CHOICE · filing overdue (register status)

Carers Choice provides support to those who chose to care for others.

Objects

(A) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THOSE CARING FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES WITHIN THE FAMILY OR HOME BY OFFERING A RESPITE SERVICE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY BASED CARE STAFF;(B) TO RELIEVE ADULTS WITH DISABILIT1ES RESIDENT IN DARTFORD, GRAVESHAM SWANLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISIONS OF CARE STAFF AND BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO SUCH CARE STAFF;(C) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF FAMILY CARERS OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, RESIDENT IN DARTFORD, GRAVESHAM, SWANLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £102,981 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £100,717 to £83,184. The trustees acknowledge running deficits over recent years, attributing them to the long-term impact of COVID and client losses, but remain confident that new measures will boost revenue. Despite these financial pressures, the trustees have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis, believing the charity can meet its liabilities as they fall due.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (16/01/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lisa Parkerchair
• Alison Eastman
• Alison Newstead
• Janine Francis
• Karen Elizabeth Ruby

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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