THE CARE RIGHTS PROJECT

Registered charity 1200164 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CARE RIGHTS PROJECT, COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

For the public benefit, the prevention or relief of poverty, and the relief of those in need by reason of ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, amongst adult migrants with care needs in the UK.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, AMONGST ADULT MIGRANTS WITH CARE NEEDS IN THE UK. IN PARTICULAR, ALTHOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY:BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE AND ADVOCACY TO MIGRANTS WITH NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS REGARDING THEIR RIGHTS TO ACCESS SOCIAL CARE UNDER THE CARE ACT 2014. BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS REGARDING THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS TO ACCESS SOCIAL CARE UNDER THE CARE ACT 2014.BY RAISING AWARENESS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CARE ACT 2014 IN RELATION TO MIGRANTS WITH NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS.BY OCCASIONALLY MAKING SMALL GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING DESTITUTION.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Hillingdon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£30k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with unrestricted cash assets of £80,298, which the trustees note represents more than six months' reserves due to reduced salary costs. The charity secured £44,540 in grants and donations, with total receipts reaching £44,740. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records, reporting no matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: more than 6 months’ reserves (held: £80k)
“This includes more than 6 months’ reserves due to an unexpected reduction in salary costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Community Accounting Plus. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

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: 1

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

  • Volunteers: 1

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

  • Volunteers: 1

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£45k£30k
31/03/2025£72k£47k
31/03/2024£58k£27k
31/03/2023£4k£11k

Common questions

Is THE CARE RIGHTS PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period with unrestricted cash assets of £80,298, which the trustees note represents more than six months' reserves due to reduced salary costs. The charity secured £44,540 in grants and donations, with total receipts reaching £44,740. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accord with those records, reporting no matters requiring attention. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Community Accounting Plus.

Who funds THE CARE RIGHTS PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CARE RIGHTS PROJECT as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, LONDON CATALYST, THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2024£49k2018-2024 strategy: Pathways to settlement
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
LONDON CATALYSTFY2022£2kTo support the advice worker salary costs
LONDON CATALYSTFY2025£2kHardship grant.
LONDON CATALYSTFY2022£1k
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTIONFY2023£700General grant
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTIONFY2022£199Grant
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTIONFY2024amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust10/10/2024£20kA grant to The Care Rights Project
The National Lottery Community Fund01/08/2024£20kThe Care Rights Project
A B Charitable Trust23/05/2023£10kA grant to Care Rights Project

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 UK CARE FOR CHILDREN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CARE RIGHTS PROJECT£45k——above—no doubt
UK CARE FOR CHILDREN FY2025£1.7m—0above8.3%no doubt
Caring for Communities and People FY2026£13.0m——above—no doubt
THE 180 PROJECT FY2026£382k—0unclear—no doubt
CARE FOUNDATION FY2026£28k—0unclear—no doubt
ACTION FOR FAMILY CARERS FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt

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