ROMSEY YOUNG CARERS

Registered charity 1182278 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support for children and young people who look after a family member with a long term health condition or disability

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE AREA KNOWN AS SOUTHERN TEST VALLEY, WHOSE LIVES ARE AFFECTED BY LOOKING AFTER; SUPPORTING; OR LIVING WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS A DISABILITY; IS MISUSING DRUGS OR ALCOHOL; OR WHO HAS A LONG-TERM ILLNESS (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL) BY:IDENTIFYING NEEDS;PROVIDING SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO RELIEVE THOSE NEEDS; ANDGATHERING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION.WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHERS TO FILL ANY IDENTIFIES GAPS IN PROVISION, WHICH COULD BENEFIT YOUNG CARERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.ENABLING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO VOLUNTEER, AND OR RAISE FUNDS FOR THE CHARITY, TO USE TO ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Test Valley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£148k
Latest spending
£130k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The provided document is a Trustees' Annual Report and does not contain the financial statements (Income and Expenditure or Balance Sheet) required to determine the charity's financial health, such as reserves, income, or expenditure figures. Consequently, it is not possible to assess the financial position or sustainability based solely on this text.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months of running costs
“In line with Charity Commission guidelines, the Trustees have agreed to maintain 6 months of running costs to ensure that children, young people, and their families are supported in the event of the Charity not receiving ongoing funding.” — page 2
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 11
  • Government income: £26,897 — grants £26,897 (1); 18% of the £146,679 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 16
  • Government income: £18,063 — grants £18,063 (1); 19% of the £93,607 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Romsey Young Carers (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£148k£130k
31/03/2025£147k£113k
31/03/2024£94k£117k
31/03/2023£134k£108k
31/03/2022£75k£103k

Common questions

Is ROMSEY YOUNG CARERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The provided document is a Trustees' Annual Report and does not contain the financial statements (Income and Expenditure or Balance Sheet) required to determine the charity's financial health, such as reserves, income, or expenditure figures. Consequently, it is not possible to assess the financial position or sustainability based solely on this text.

Who funds ROMSEY YOUNG CARERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROMSEY YOUNG CARERS as a grant recipient include THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION, THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST, THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE IMP TRUSTFY2025Unverified read£139k
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2022£114kSponsored Grant
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATIONFY2023£14kSponsored Grant
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUSTFY2022£5kSiblings’ projects.
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£3k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kHealth and Welfare

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/05/2024£20kActivities and Support Development
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£10kFamilies Worker
The National Lottery Community Fund30/05/2019£143kHampshire Young Carers Alliance 3/10
The National Lottery Community Fund09/03/2016£10kWhole Family Support Activities
The National Lottery Community Fund23/07/2014£10kWhole Family Support

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 WARWICKSHIRE YOUNG CARERS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROMSEY YOUNG CARERS£148k——unclear—no doubt
WARWICKSHIRE YOUNG CARERS FY2026£195k——above—no doubt
FRIENDS OF YOUNG CARERS (SWINDON) FY2025£87k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH IN ROMSEY FY2025£205k—0unclear—noted
YOUNG CARERS DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£209k—0above—no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUNG CARERS PROJECT FY2025£767k—0unclear—no doubt

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