NEWCASTLE CARERS
Registered charity 1145373 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARERS CENTRE NEWCASTLE
Services for carers include advocacy, counselling, carer support groups, applying for grants, complementary therapies, training, referrals, information giving, future planning, mediation and support.Services are delivered in the way that best suits the individual carer. We also advance education concerning carers among the public, and among private, statutory and voluntary sector organsiations.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £102,702 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £285,149, which is below the stated policy target of £330,000, creating a shortfall of £44,851.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £285k; policy: four months of budgeted operating costs)
“Therefore, the charity has a shortfall to the reserves target of £44,851”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Bridget Hamilton, a trustee, provided a creative writing workshop for carers as part of her professional role as a writer. The cost of this workshop was £150 and the balance outstanding at 31 March 2024 was £nil.
“In the prior year Bridget Hamilton, a trustee, provided a creative writing workshop for carers as part of her professional role as a writer. The cost of this workshop was £150 and the balance outstanding at 31 March 2024 was £nil.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by UNW LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Newcastle Carers (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (62% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NEWCASTLE CARERS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £102,702 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £285,149, which is below the stated policy target of £330,000, creating a shortfall of £44,851. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UNW LLP.
Who funds NEWCASTLE CARERS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NEWCASTLE CARERS as a grant recipient include CARERS TRUST, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY, THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND.
Known funders
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