Carers in Hertfordshire

Analysis

Carers in Hertfordshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertford. It was registered in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04131036). It says it provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Carers in Hertfordshire reported income of £3.3m and spending of £3.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.2m to £3.3m (+2.3%), an average of +0.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Carers in Hertfordshire sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Blagrave Trust (£3.0m), The Eureka Charitable Trust (£3.3m) and The Catholic Children's Society (Westminster) (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, donations and legacies 6.3% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £44k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 110 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.