The Carers Centre

Analysis

The Carers Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2001, 25 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 04024413). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Carers Centre reported income of £877k and spending of £785k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £594k to £877k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Carers Centre sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barnstondale Centre (£877k), Osborne Partnership (£877k) and The Alive Project Ltd (£876k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.0%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £439k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.