Carers Choices

Analysis

Carers Choices is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in August 2002, 24 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 04320986). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Carers Choices reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.2m to £2.1m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Choices sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Future Dreams Trust Limited (£2.1m), The Sisters of St Joseph of Peace CIO (£2.1m) and Forum CIO (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and donations and legacies 6.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £396k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 79 people.