Cheshire Carers Centre

Analysis

Cheshire Carers Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northwich. It was registered in June 2002, 24 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 04172914). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cheshire Carers Centre reported income of £694k and spending of £740k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £905k to £694k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cheshire Carers Centre sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Military Wives Choirs Foundation (£693k), Manchester Jewish School for Special Education (£694k) and Age UK Teesside (£693k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £28k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 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.