Worcestershire Association of Carers

Analysis

Worcestershire Association of Carers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03485330). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Worcestershire Association of Carers reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.2m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.5m (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Worcestershire Association of Carers sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the William Harvey Hospital (£1.5m), Endometriosis UK (£1.5m) and Body and Soul (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and trading 5.9%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.9%. Reserves of £601k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.