Suffolk Family Carers

Analysis

Suffolk Family Carers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03507600). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Suffolk Family Carers reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.4m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.7m to £2.2m (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Suffolk Family Carers sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Coventry General Charity (£2.2m), Devon Community Foundation (£2.2m) and The Brainwave Centre Limited (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, donations and legacies 7.5% and investments 3.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £373k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 73 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.