01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC020501
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 31
- Postcode
- IV3 5JU
OSCR note: Previous name Highland Community Care Forum from 07/09/1992 to 07/12/2023
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Connecting Carers aim is to ensure unpaid Carers in Highland are not caring alone, are acknowledged, supported and have access to the right services and information they need to enable them to carry out their caring role. We remain the only Highland-wide service solely dedicated to Carers’ wellbeing, powered by invaluable input from our community. We continue to be committed to raising awareness of the rights of unpaid Carers through our services by supporting all aspects of the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016. We are commissioned to support Adult Carers to complete their Adult Carer Support Plan, provide information, advice, and guidance, provide counselling and deliver events and training on behalf of NHS Highland. Our work with Young Carers in Inverness, Nairn and Ross-shire is funded by the Highland Council and in Lochaber, Badenoch & Strathspey this work is funded by the Big Lottery Young Start programme and the Robertson Trust.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(a) 'to relieve poverty and advance education among the residents of Highland Region as constituted in terms of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Area of Benefit') through i. the provision of advice and assistance with regard to the establishment and operation of organisations which are established for the care, good health and benefit of the residents of the Area of Benefit. ii. preparation, provision and dissemination' of information about such organisations. iii. the promotion of co-operation and co-ordination among representatives of such organisations and any other association or body unincorporated or incorporated having objects altogether in part or similar to those of the Company. iv. the promotion and/or provision of training in skills of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist, preserve and protect the good health of the residents of the Area of Benefit. v. to promote, establish and operate other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the residents of the Area of Benefit.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,250,912 | £1,338,952 | 31 | 24 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £984,510 | £1,274,862 | 31 | 6 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,160,641 | £1,227,773 | 31 | 19 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,146,169 | £942,049 | 31 | 25 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £815,013 | £776,305 | 31 | 22 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Connecting Carers, Wells Street Studio, 33 Wells Street, Inverness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://connectingcarers.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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