Carers' Support East Kent

Analysis

Carers' Support East Kent is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in July 2010, 16 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 07213672). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Carers' Support East Kent reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.1m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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' Support East Kent 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 The PSP Association (£2.1m), Your Voice Counts (£2.1m) and The Kensington and Chelsea Foundation (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 6.9% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £794k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.