Northamptonshire Carers

Analysis

Northamptonshire Carers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wellingborough. It was registered in March 1997, 29 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 03328459). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Northamptonshire Carers reported income of £4.4m and spending of £4.5m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £4.4m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Northamptonshire Carers 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 Voluntary Norfolk (£4.4m), Brain Research Trust (£4.4m) and Human Aid & Advocacy (£4.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 4.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £650. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £33k. Reserves of £441k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 132 people.