Care for the Carers

Analysis

Care for the Carers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastbourne. It was registered in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03677361). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Care for the Carers reported income of £1.7m and spending of £2.1m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £957k to £1.7m (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Care for the Carers sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Merlin Magic Wand Children's Charity (£1.7m), Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre (£1.7m) and British Record Industry Trust (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, donations and legacies 2.0% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4,242. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £265k. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.