ASSOCIATION OF CARERS

Registered charity 1159551 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting unpaid Carers in East Sussex to continue in their caring role by providing FREE, high-quality, volunteer-led services that encourage independence and reduce isolation. Services include - Respite with befriending, Talk and Support, Computer/technical support, Respite for Healthcare appointments, Lunch club, Carers cafes, and online social events.

Objects

(A)TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AMONGST PEOPLE OF EAST SUSSEX, WHO ARE CARING, OR WHO HAVE CARED FOR, A PERSON OR PERSONS IN NEED AT HOME AND THE DEPENDANTS OF CARERS AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF CARERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO REQUIRE HELP AND SUPPORT WITHIN THEIR HOMES.(B)TO RELIEVE, ASSIST, ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE CARERS IN THEIR CARING ROLE AND SUPPORT THEIR DEPENDANTS "IN FURTHERANCE OF THE SAID OBJECTS".(C)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION CONCERNING CARING AMONGST CARERS AND THE PUBLIC IN EAST SUSSEX.

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 unrestricted reserves stood at £251,805, which is above the stated policy target of nine months of expenditure. However, the trustees note a significant risk regarding the charity's reliance on statutory funding, stating that a gap in income could likely lead to the charity ceasing operations.

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.

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
• 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
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Association of Carers (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (13/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (05/11/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Thomas
• CLIVE WHITEHEAD
• Claire Baldry
• John Henry Thomas Piper
• Linda Witten
• Luke Apps
• Phyllis Osborn
• Vicki Harrison- Carr

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

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