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.

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Latest income
£241k
Latest spending
£225k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

Funders the charity credits

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£241k£225k
30/09/2024£237k£235k
30/09/2023£231k£199k
30/09/2022£150k£176k
30/09/2021£149k£125k

Common questions

Is KOOL CARERS SOUTH EAST LTD financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KOOL CARERS SOUTH EAST LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KOOL CARERS SOUTH EAST LTD as a grant recipient include GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, THE PIXEL FUND, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2024£200kYouth
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£7k
THE PIXEL FUNDFY2024£5k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kAnn Rylands Small Donations
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2025£1kCarers and Carers groups

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2025£20kKool Carers Central
Postcode Lottery07/10/2025£50kMillionaire Street 2025 10w4
The National Lottery Community Fund05/07/2024£20kKool Carers Core Home
The National Lottery Community Fund04/08/2023£5kMH Kool Carers Summer 2023
The National Lottery Community Fund28/04/2023£10kA Home for Kool Carers
The National Lottery Community Fund31/01/2020£304kCaring is Kool
The National Lottery Community Fund20/06/2019£3kKool Science
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2019£50kSee Application (Development Grant)
The National Lottery Community Fund06/12/2018£7kFun and Friendship at Grangewaters

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 BE FREE YOUNG CARERS LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KOOL CARERS SOUTH EAST LTD£241k—0unclear—no doubt
BE FREE YOUNG CARERS LTD FY2025£421k—0above—no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUNG CARERS PROJECT FY2025£767k—0unclear—no doubt
ANDOVER YOUNG CARERS FY2025£114k—0unclear—noted
BRENT CARERS CENTRE FY2025£794k—0unclear—no doubt
CARERS' SUPPORT EAST KENT FY2025£2.1m——unclear—no doubt

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