Halton Carers Centre

Analysis

Halton Carers Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Runcorn. It was registered in June 2008, 18 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 06574889). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Halton Carers Centre reported income of £930k and spending of £737k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £732k to £930k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Halton Carers Centre sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service (£923k), Building Resilience In Communities (£931k) and North Hertfordshire Centre for Voluntary Service Limited (£916k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 3.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £8,000. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £328k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.