Carers Trust Heart of England
Analysis
Carers Trust Heart of England is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 03206963). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Carers Trust Heart of England reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.8m to £2.7m (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Carers Trust Heart of England sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humanity First UK (£2.7m), Salam Charity (£2.7m) and British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (£2.7m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, investments 2.8% and donations and legacies 1.9%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 91 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.9%
- Charitable activities 94%
- Trading 0.5%
- Investments 2.8%
- Other 0.5%
In the charity's own words
To provide information, advice and support services to carers of adults and children with care needs to enable them to continue in their caring role and by providing practical replacement care by recruiting, training and employing staff to take the place of the carer, thereby giving them a "break" or "time out" from their caring responsibilities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Humanity First UK | London | £2.7m |
| Salam Charity | London | £2.7m |
| British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | Birmingham | £2.7m |
| Medical Schools Council | London | £2.7m |