CARERS WORLDWIDE

Registered charity 1150214 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Works with partner organisations in developing countries to:1) facilitate provision of support for carers and their families, bringing them better health, wellbeing and economic security and 2) bring about systemic change in the work of governments, charities and other agencies so they recognise and respond to the needs of carers in the developing world.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£735k
Latest spending
£334k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £66,344, which is above the stated policy target of £40,000. The filing notes that the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000, qualifying it for an independent examination rather than a full audit, and confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“In 2025, there were 4 donations from trustees for a total of £705 (2024: 4 trustees, £20,660). There were no other related party transactions in the reporting period.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Carers Worldwide (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 · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£735k
Total spending
£334k
Cost of raising funds
£19k
Reserves (reported)
£26k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 2.6% 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: Bangladesh · India · Nepal

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£735k£334k
31/12/2024£233k£320k
31/12/2023£368k£413k
31/12/2022£325k£407k
31/12/2021£365k£280k

Common questions

Is CARERS WORLDWIDE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £66,344, which is above the stated policy target of £40,000. The filing notes that the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000, qualifying it for an independent examination rather than a full audit, and confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CARERS WORLDWIDE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CARERS WORLDWIDE as a grant recipient include Z V M RANGOONWALA FOUNDATION, CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Z V M RANGOONWALA FOUNDATIONFY2023£633kHealth and livelihoods of family carers in Savar, Bangladesh
CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£59k
CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£50kSupporting unpaid family carers of persons with disabilities in Savar, Bangladesh
ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£45kGrants, Carers
Z V M RANGOONWALA FOUNDATIONFY2022£31kHealth and Disability
Z V M RANGOONWALA FOUNDATIONFY2024£30kSupport for unpaid carers.
Z V M RANGOONWALA FOUNDATIONFY2023£30kHealth and livelihoods of carers in low- and middle-income countries
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£23kEducation and therapy for children with disabilities
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£20kEnvisioning a world in which every carer is valued - Bangladesh
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£15kInternational projects
THE GOYAL FOUNDATIONFY2024£13k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£12kInternational projects
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£11kInternational projects
MARR-MUNNING TRUSTFY2023£10kCarers WW Feeder Grant
THE DAUGHTERS OF JESUS CIOFY2024£10kHumanity
MARR-MUNNING TRUSTFY2023£10kPower Against Poverty in Rural Sierra Leone (MAPCO)
THE DAUGHTERS OF JESUS CIOFY2025£10kHumanity
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATIONFY2023£6kOverseas Development
THE COSARAF CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE LIGHT FUND COMPANYFY2023£5k
THE SCOTT BADER COMMONWEALTH LIMITEDFY2021£4kProviding mental health support for carers in India
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2023£3kSocial Action
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2022£3kSocial Action
THE S M B TRUSTFY2024£2k
GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUSTFY2023£1k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kInternational
THE SCOTT BADER COMMONWEALTH LIMITEDFY2025£600Other Donations
THE COSARAF CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£0Grant towards the COVID India Emergency Appeal (amount not explicitly stated in text)

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2016£179kCare for Carers: empowering parents of disabled children in Nepal

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACTION FOR FAMILY CARERS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CARERS WORLDWIDE£735k—0above—no doubt
ACTION FOR FAMILY CARERS FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
CARERS SUPPORT WEST SUSSEX FY2026£4.2m——within—no doubt
Camden Carers FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt
CARE INTERNATIONAL UK FY2025£64.1m——unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FY2024£406k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.