THE LOCAL CARERS NETWORK

Registered charity 1155280 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TLCNETWORK

The principal activity of our Charity is to promote and advance the knowledge, education and well-being in life of all persons with special educational needs and or disabilities, and to support their families including siblings by delivering training, independent advocacy, representation and family focused activities.We offer independent consultation to organisations and Local Authorities.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF UNPAID CARERS IN THE WIRRAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO PARENT CARERS OF YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 YEARS BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, SUPPORT, ADVICE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,783.21 for the year, resulting in a closing cash balance of £51,607.34. The trustees confirm the charity remains financially stable with diversified income streams and sufficient reserves to meet operational needs. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed.

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.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• LAURA CARMANchair
• LOUISE REECEJONES
• Selena Chisholm

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Flintshire · Knowsley · Lancashire · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral · Wrexham

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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