CCEW Charity Commission profile

CARERS UK

Registered charity 246329 · organisation 246329

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
7 February 1966
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
00864097
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£4,778,986
Latest expenditure
£4,804,437
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: CARERS UK, 20 GREAT DOVER STREET, LONDON, SE1 4LX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.carersuk.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
30 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,778,986
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,804,437
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
9 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
9 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,644,094
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,965,208
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
19 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
19 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,960,069
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,991,711
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
28 July 2022
Date Accounts Received
28 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,934,989
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,700,077
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
19 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
19 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£4,486,715
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,036,247

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
30 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,778,986
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,804,437
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Grants
£805,577
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
500
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
9 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,644,094
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,965,208
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£574,871
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
400
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
19 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,960,069
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,991,711
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£746,660
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
4
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
500
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
28 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,934,989
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,700,077
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£719,922
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
984
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
19 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£4,486,715
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,036,247
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
126000
Income From Government Grants
£818,558
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
900

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
30 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
2185844
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2488457
Income Investments
102175
Income Other
2510
Income Total Income And Endowments
4778986
Income Legacies
388053
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£516,493
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,287,944
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4804437
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
42133
Expenditure Support Costs
693467
Expenditure Depreciation
69830
Gain Loss Investment
-21197
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,107,966
Assets Total Fixed
3523754
Assets Own Use
1036737
Assets Long Term Investment
2487017
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,597,378
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,176,762
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,944,370
Creditors One Year Total Current
779705
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
397057
Assets Cash
£866,793
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3845982
Funds Restricted
98388
Funds Total
3944370
Count Employees
69
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
9 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1425890
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3072070
Income Investments
89548
Income Other
56586
Income Total Income And Endowments
4644094
Income Legacies
130567
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£435,391
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,529,817
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4965208
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
64402
Expenditure Support Costs
603948
Expenditure Depreciation
71515
Gain Loss Investment
48116
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,088,293
Assets Total Fixed
3180876
Assets Own Use
1106569
Assets Long Term Investment
2074307
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,398,180
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,588,038
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,991,018
Creditors One Year Total Current
1149038
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
439000
Assets Cash
£1,412,335
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3855186
Funds Restricted
135832
Funds Total
3991018
Count Employees
66
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
19 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1028215
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3899807
Income Investments
10968
Income Other
21079
Income Total Income And Endowments
4960069
Income Legacies
358224
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£487,162
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,464,125
Expenditure Other
40424
Expenditure Total
4991711
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
35524
Expenditure Support Costs
603948
Expenditure Depreciation
71515
Gain Loss Investment
-40424
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,348,790
Assets Total Fixed
2838196
Assets Own Use
1178027
Assets Long Term Investment
1660169
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,112,205
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,686,385
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,264,016
Creditors One Year Total Current
2198733
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
487652
Assets Cash
£3,219,685
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3141087
Funds Restricted
1122929
Funds Total
4264016
Count Employees
73
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
28 July 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1560021
Income Other Trading Activities
1829
Income Charitable Activities
3354387
Income Investments
1901
Income Other
16851
Income Total Income And Endowments
4934989
Income Legacies
156035
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£467,120
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,232,957
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4700077
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
34590
Expenditure Support Costs
633193
Expenditure Depreciation
71515
Gain Loss Investment
22516
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,295,658
Assets Total Fixed
1950135
Assets Own Use
1249542
Assets Long Term Investment
700593
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,966,582
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,621,059
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,295,658
Creditors One Year Total Current
3093728
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
527331
Assets Cash
£5,010,999
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3271270
Funds Restricted
1024388
Funds Total
4295658
Count Employees
74
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
19 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
2060500
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2402834
Income Investments
2371
Income Other
21010
Income Total Income And Endowments
4486715
Income Legacies
256064
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£352,486
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,683,761
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4036247
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
34426
Expenditure Support Costs
648141
Expenditure Depreciation
71766
Gain Loss Investment
113418
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,673,850
Assets Total Fixed
1799134
Assets Own Use
1321057
Assets Long Term Investment
478077
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,543,659
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,304,563
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,038,230
Creditors One Year Total Current
1727333
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
577230
Assets Cash
£3,921,923
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3605976
Funds Restricted
432254
Funds Total
4038230
Count Employees
66
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CARERS UK
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-03-15T00:00:00
Reason
Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number
5039754
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1154735
Assoc Charity Name
UTTLESFORD CARERS
Charity Name
CARERS UK
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1966-02-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 NOVEMBER 1965, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 6 SEPTEMBER 1982, 4 MAY 1988, 22 SEPTEMBER 1993, 23 SEPTEMBER 1999, 8 NOVEMBER 2001, 9 NOVEMBER 2006 AND 8 NOVEMBER 2007.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10 NOV 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 JUN 2017AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11 JUL 2017 as amended on 14 Oct 2021
Charitable Objects
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.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
286991
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SINGLE WOMEN AND HER DEPENDANTS LIMITED
Charity Name Id
286983
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CNA
Charity Name Id
286918
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CARERS SCOTLAND
Charity Name Id
286907
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
CARERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Charity Name Id
286885
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
ASSOCIATION OF CARERS
Charity Name Id
286989
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CARERS AND THEIR ELDERLY DEPENDANTS
Charity Name Id
286964
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CARERS WALES
Charity Name Id
286914
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CARERS NORTHERN IRELAND
Charity Name Id
286939
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CARERS UK
Charity Name Id
286976
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
CARERS' NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Volunteer management