The Carers' Resource

Analysis

The Carers' Resource is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03054273). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Carers' Resource reported income of £4.4m and spending of £4.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.8m to £4.4m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Carers' Resource sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Communities First Wessex (£4.4m), The Yardley Great Trust Group (£4.4m) and The Michael Kirk and Noreen Blyth-Whitelock Charitable Foundation (£4.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £42k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 163 people.