CARERS CHOICE DGS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Overdue
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 12 August 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07533260
Financial period: 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024
Latest income: £368,788
Latest expenditure: £471,769
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Riverside Community Resource Trust, Dickens Road, Gravesend, DA12 2JY

Website recorded by the regulator: www.carerschoice.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Carers Choice provides support to those who chose to care for others.

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 Accounts Received: 6 January 2026

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: 28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 6 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £368,788
Total Gross Expenditure: £471,769

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: 20 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £345,516
Total Gross Expenditure: £409,542

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: 1 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £324,452
Total Gross Expenditure: £363,282

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: 30 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £354,288
Total Gross Expenditure: £455,465

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £368,788
Total Gross Expenditure: £471,769
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 31
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 364920
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 20 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £345,516
Total Gross Expenditure: £409,542
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 33
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 345516
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 1 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £324,452
Total Gross Expenditure: £363,282
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 30 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £354,288
Total Gross Expenditure: £455,465
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2019
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Received Date: 30 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £438,120
Total Gross Expenditure: £450,240
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CARERS CHOICE DGS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-08-12T00:00:00

Charity Name: CARERS CHOICE DGS
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2013-01-16T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 4003109
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1106289
Assoc Charity Name: CARERS RELIEF SERVICE DARTFORD GRAVESHAM SWANLEY

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/04/2011
Charitable Objects: (A) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THOSE CARING FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES WITHIN THE FAMILY OR HOME BY OFFERING A RESPITE SERVICE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY BASED CARE STAFF;(B) TO RELIEVE ADULTS WITH DISABILIT1ES RESIDENT IN DARTFORD, GRAVESHAM SWANLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISIONS OF CARE STAFF AND BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO SUCH CARE STAFF;(C) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF FAMILY CARERS OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, RESIDENT IN DARTFORD, GRAVESHAM, SWANLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 506862
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CARERS CHOICE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Care Quality Commission

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures