Overall GiG Score: 19 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 12
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12

CARERS UK 

To alleviate the conditions of life amongst people who are caring or who have cared for elderly, sick, disabled or otherwise infirm persons.To relieve and alleviate, and to promote, encourage and assist in the relief or alleviation of all kinds of mental and physical amongst carers and those persons for whom they are caring.To advance education concerning caring amongst carers and the public.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender
Established: 58 years

www.carersuk.org

info@carersuk.org

02073784945

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£4,960£4,992£-32£487£4,264£3,1417.673500
31/03/22£4,935£4,700£235£467£4,296£3,2718.474984
31/03/21£4,487£4,036£450£352£4,038£3,60610.766900
31/03/20£4,005£3,605£400£327£3,474£3,17310.662600
31/03/19£2,523£3,214£-691£384£3,109£2,92410.952800
31/03/18£3,334£3,092£243£334£3,801£3,65814.2510
31/03/17£4,962£3,112£1,851£339£3,558£3,28812.7530
31/03/16£2,969£3,834£-864£378£1,708£1180.4750
31/03/15£3,485£4,540£-1,055£458£2,646£1,9815.2720
31/03/14£3,282£4,259£-977£416£3,698£2,2926.5760
31/03/13£4,292£3,752£540£299£4,676£2,4898650
31/03/12£3,971£3,117£854£252£4,126£2,4919.6640
31/03/11£3,497£3,084£412£252£3,275£2,4339.5570
31/03/10£2,917£2,943£-26£239£2,856£2,3819.7500
31/03/09£3,013£3,114£-101£262£2,876£2,3429490
31/03/08£6,185£4,627£1,558£230£2,989£2,5126.5510
31/03/07£4,314£4,393£-79£193£1,436£7552.1400
31/03/06£3,838£3,867£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£3,583£3,045£538£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£3,221£3,214£6£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 39%
Liabilities/Income: 54%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 74%
Reserves/Spending: 7.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 73 employees
  • 500 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Sport England£499,984
Department of Health£457,121
Pears Foundation£250,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£140,000
Dulverton Trust£105,000
John Ellerman Foundation£100,000
DCMS£95,123
National Lottery Community Fund£57,905
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Dulverton Trust - Carer Support Team
£105,000 07/06/2023
Carer Support Team
National Lottery Community Fund - ‘Connecting carers in Scotland during the cost-of-living crisis and beyond’
£10,000 25/04/2023
This group will deliver virtual engagement sessions to unpaid carers across Scotland. The project aims to reduce isolation build connections and improve their mental and emotional wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Brightening Blue Monday’
£10,000 02/12/2022
The funding will be used to three on-line counselling and workshops sessions for carers. This project aims to build better relationships across the community reduce isolation and help the community ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Carers Wales Volunteer Revitalize
£10,000 26/09/2022
Carers UK in Cardiff will organise celebration and recognition events recruit and train new volunteers and connect unpaid carers with ongoing peer support. £10000 will pay for the event ....more
City Bridge Trust - Eco audit to Carers UK
£3,400 14/07/2022
£3,400 (8.5 days) to provide an eco-audit.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000 11/03/2022
Carers UK core funding
Pears Foundation - Grant to Carers UK
£100,000 03/12/2021
Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - ‘Carers Scotland’s Care for a Cuppa and Share & Learn sessions’
£9,787 12/10/2021
This group will use the funding to deliver virtual engagement sessions to unpaid carers across Scotland. The project aims to provide some respite and improve their mental and emotional wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Care for a Cuppa – bringing unpaid carers together on Carers Rights Day
£8,118 30/09/2021
The funding will be used to support carers with their mental health by delivering community engagement sessions via Zoom during Carers Rights Day on 25th November. The group will offer a special ....more
Sport England - Research phase
£362,506 05/07/2021
59
Funding under Sport England's Active Ageing Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Research phase. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more
Department of Health - Health and Wellbeing Alliance - Carers Partnership
£96,999 01/07/2021
Through the HW Alliance, policy teams can work collaboratively with the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, accessing the sectors expertise and connecting policy leads ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF COVID-19 Large Grant
£48,204 17/03/2021
A pilot project delivering awareness training as to how to identify and support unpaid carers to Community Groups, to reduce the isolation of unpaid carers.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£95,123 09/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Spirit of 2012 - Carer helpline and information services
£4,810 04/08/2020
Reallocation of a portion of ongoing contract to support carers helpline and information services respond to increased demand due to COVID-19
Sport England - Research phase
£38,321 29/07/2020
23
Funding under Sport England's Active Ageing Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Research phase. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - The Tribe Project
£13,597 01/06/2020
Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=134025
Department of Health - Covid Funding
£97,562 22/05/2020
Support for unpaid carers
John Ellerman Foundation - Core costs.
£100,000 21/05/2020
36
Core costs.
Department of Health - Carers Partnership (Supplier: Carers UK)
£80,000 28/04/2020
See HWA summary:Working with the VCSE sector - encourange two way flow of information and inteliigence betweeen the Sector and the System.
Pears Foundation - Grant to Carers UK
£50,000 17/04/2020
12
COVID19 Capacity Grant
Department of Health - Carers UK
£122,562 17/04/2020
The grant funding provided a period of support for charities providing vital services to ensure they could meet increased demand as a result of COVID-19, while continuing their day-to-day activities ....more
Pears Foundation - Grant to Carers UK
£100,000 07/01/2020
24
Core funding
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000 27/12/2019
Help us reach two million carers and provide even better support.
National Lottery Community Fund - Carers' Conference
£10,000 25/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to enable project staff to organise and facilitate the delivery of a free event for carers. The project aims to bring people together and create peer support networks.
Sport England - Research phase
£99,157 05/07/2019
23
Funding under Sport England's Active Ageing Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Research phase. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Advice and Information Officer
£5,000 11/06/2019
Advice and Information Officer
Trust for London - Carers UK
£7,500 05/06/2019
12
The funding is for our Helpline for unpaid carers. This provides advice, information and peer support to approximately 1,500 carers from London each year. One third of callers are struggling ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Carers UK
£25,000 22/05/2019
purchase of computers for a charity which works with older people in the UK
Department of Health - Health and Wellbeing Alliance- Carers UK
£59,998 01/04/2019
The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system ....more
Dulverton Trust - The Future of Carer Support
£105,000 13/02/2019
The Future of Carer Support
Department of Health - Health and Wellbeing Alliance- Carers UK
£59,999 01/04/2018
The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system ....more
Pears Foundation - Grant to Carers UK
£100,000 06/10/2017
24
Core funding
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Carers UK - 1
£80,000 05/10/2017
36
Strategic grant to help the NI branch of Carers UK secure statutory funding so it can continue its services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reach Connect and Support Carers in the Community
£249,831 24/05/2017
36
The project will recruit and train 150 volunteers to bring people, communities and professionals together to better support carers across Wales using wider engagement within communities to utilise ....more
Department of Health - Carers UK
£59,998 01/04/2017
Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Nesta - AC00571
£420,133 20/07/2016
54
Accelerating Ideas programme grant to Carers UK Grant Ref AC00571
Nesta - AC00503
£15,000 19/10/2015
3
Accelerating Ideas programme grant to Carers UK Grant Ref AC00503
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Carers UK
£225,073 16/09/2015
36
Towards improving support for, and increasing awareness of the rights of carers and particularly towards the implementation and integration of the Care Act so that the new legislation translates into ....more
Nesta - AC30011
£391,580 05/09/2014
Centre for Social Action Innovation Fund programme grant to Carers UK Grant Ref AC30011
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Carers UK
£150,000 26/03/2009
36
Towards Core costs Towards salaries and development of policy and campaign work.
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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 50-84
  • SIVA SHAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/02/1966, number: 246329
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/11/1965, number: 00864097
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 2 days late, AR04: 2 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from UTTLESFORD CARERS on 15/03/2024
Main office

CARERS UK
20 GREAT DOVER STREET
LONDON
SE1 4LX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ARE: TO ALLEVIATE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AMONGST PEOPLE WHO ARE CARING OR WHO HAVE CARED FOR OLDER, ILL, DISABLED, OR OTHERWISE INFIRM PERSONS (HEREINAFTER CALLED ‘CARERS’) AND WHO ARE IN, OR RISK FINDING THEMSELVES IN, NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, AND OF DEPENDANTS OF CARERS BEING DEPENDANTS WHO ARE THEMSELVES IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO PROMOTE THE MATERIAL WELFARE OF SUCH CARERS. TO RELIEVE AND ALLEVIATE, AND TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OR ALLEVIATION OF ALL KINDS OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL INFIRMITY, SICKNESS, DISABLEMENT OR ILLNESS INCLUDING MENTAL ILLNESS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CARING, AMONGST CARERS AND THOSE PERSONS FOR WHOM THEY ARE CARING. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION CONCERNING CARING AMONGST CARERS AND THE PUBLIC. TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CARERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY EACH OF THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND AS APPLICABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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