KOOL CARERS SOUTH EAST LTD

Registered charity 1179010 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing a safe environment for young carers aged 8 to 18 years, living within the County of Essex, to help reduce their isolation and enhance individual wellbeing.Providing emotional support and respite to young carers.Offering educational and social opportunities that will enhance personal lifeskills and improve well being.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG CARERS AGED 8-18 YEARS, LIVING WITHIN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX BY:(I) PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND RESPITE TO YOUNG CARERS.(II) OFFERING EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL ENHANCE THEIR PERSONAL LIFESKILLS AND IMPROVE WELL BEING.(III) DEVELOPING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT FOR YOUNG CARERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

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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Registered contact address: Welwyn Hatfield, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained its income level at £241,405, resulting in a surplus of £16,599 for the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity retains total reserves of £142,269, comprising £123,151 of unrestricted funds and £26,118 of restricted funds. The trustees confirm adequate resources for going concern and note that systems are in place to mitigate major risks.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 10961014 · Financial health read from its filings

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Tudwick Foundation — “Rachel, would really like to thank the following organisations and individuals for their support of Kool Carers. Tudwick Foundation” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• CHARLES, Julie Jaye, Lady — director, appointed 16/03/2026on trustee list
• GRANSTON, Sonia Joy — director, appointed 22/04/2025on trustee list
• WHEELER, James Peter — director, appointed 01/07/2023on trustee list
• CAMPBELL, Colin — director, appointed 06/01/2021on trustee list

Official officers record.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Colin Campbell
• James Wheeler
• Lady Julie Jaye Charles
• Sonia Granston

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUPPORTING CARERS AND FAMILIES TOGETHER.

• SUPPORTING CARERS AND FAMILIES TOGETHER income £98k
• CARERS SUPPORT WEST SUSSEX income £4.2m
• CARERS' SUPPORT EAST KENT income £2.1m
• Caring for Communities and People income £13.0m
• SUPPORT FOR CARERS (SCARBOROUGH AND DISTRICT) income £86k
• ASSOCIATION OF CARERS income £375k

Side by side with its peers

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