Carers in Bedfordshire

Analysis

Carers in Bedfordshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 07140432). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Carers in Bedfordshire reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.6m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 20%. 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 in Bedfordshire sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashbourne Community Transport (£1.5m), Change Please Foundation (£1.6m) and School Food Matters (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £220k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.