Bridgend Carers Centre

Analysis

Bridgend Carers Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridgend. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05372329). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bridgend Carers Centre reported income of £729k and spending of £620k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £526k to £729k (+38%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 41%. 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, Bridgend Carers Centre sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% 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 Gacd Action (£729k), George Elias Charitable Trust (£729k) and Lee-On-The-Solent Community Association (£728k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86% and donations and legacies 4.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £181k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.