CARERS TOGETHER IN HAMPSHIRE

Registered charity 1197548 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARERS TOGETHER

The Charity 's primary object is to relieve the stresses experienced by carers, as defined in the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995, of people with physical, mental, or sensory impairment or illness particularly by representatives of voluntay organisations and statutory authorities within the area of benefit

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE RESIDING IN HAMPSHIRE INCLUDING SOUTHAMPTON AND PORTSMOUTH, WHOSE LIVES ARE AFFECTED BY LOOKING AFTER, SUPPORTING OR LIVING WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS A DISABILITY – PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT, LEARNING DIFFICULTY, AUTISM, SENSORY, MENTAL HEALTH; IS AN OLDER PERSON; IS MISUSING DRUGS OR ALCOHOL; OR WHO HAS A LONG-TERM ILLNESS (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL) BY: - WORKING IN COPRODUCTION WITH CARERS, REPRESENTATIVES OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT - IDENTIFYING NEEDS - PROVIDING SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO RELIEVE THOSE NEEDS; AND - GATHERING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION, ADVICE, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT. - WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHERS TO FILL ANY IDENTIFIED GAPS IN PROVISION, WHICH COULD BENEFIT 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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£178k
Latest spending
£184k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total expenditure exceeded income by £6,112 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees consider general reserves of £175,000 to be adequate to allow for an orderly wind down of the charity should that become necessary.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations - charity shops (42% of income)
“Donations - charity shops 66,350” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: adequate to allow for an orderly wind down of the charity should that become necessary (held: £204k)
“General reserves, at £175,000 are, in the opinion of the trustees, adequate to allow for an orderly wind down of the charity should that become necessary.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Carers Together Trading Limited
“hived off its trading operations into a separate, wholly owned, company (Carers Together Trading Limited).” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Portsmouth City · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£178k£184k
31/03/2024£197k£174k
31/03/2023£0£0

Common questions

Is CARERS TOGETHER IN HAMPSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total expenditure exceeded income by £6,112 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees consider general reserves of £175,000 to be adequate to allow for an orderly wind down of the charity should that become necessary. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.