Harrow Carers

Analysis

Harrow Carers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrow. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03325055). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Harrow Carers reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.0m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.1m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Harrow Carers sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Morrisons Foundation (£2.1m), Active Partners Trust (£2.2m) and Making a Difference Locally Ltd (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 5.3%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Reserves of £547k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 78 people.