Carers Lewisham

Analysis

Carers Lewisham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 03681548). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Carers Lewisham reported income of £15k and spending of £277k, spending 1881% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £333k to £15k (-96%), an average of -54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 170% 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 Lewisham sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maanya Devi Charitable Foundation (£15k), Hastings and Rother Samaritans (£15k) and Hovingham Village Hall (£15k).

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.