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carers trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Carers Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Carers Trust works to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems. With our Network Partners, we aim to ensure that information, advice and practical support are available to all carers across the UK.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£11,045,397
Latest Expenditure
£10,969,543

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 90.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 91.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 9.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £6,207,089
Charitable Activities £4,745,360
Other Trading £45,350
Investments £38,825
Other Income £8,773

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £9,979,337
Raising Funds £990,206
Governance £40,402
Grants to Institutions £5,016,153
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£11,045,397£10,969,543£9,979,337£5,097,348£1,540,00067 / 65
2023£8,800,000£9,252,343£7,972,982£4,998,033£994,00072 / 0
2022£9,282,760£8,423,000£7,418,536£5,515,564£1,318,72457 / 42
2021£9,917,884£9,558,540£8,551,032£4,692,553£1,112,85562 / 0
2020£6,002,835£5,755,003£4,634,260£4,333,208£1,187,49662 / 10

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers