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CARERS FIRST

#1085430 · Charitable company · Registered 2001-03-07 · ME2 4TG · www.carersfirst.org.uk
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Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Carers FIRST is a charity supporting people who look after a relative or friend who due to ill health, physical or mental illness, disability, frailty, or addiction cannot manage without their support. We provide information, advice, guidance, emotional support, training and activities, giving carers an opportunity to have a break from their caring role and help them to get the support they need.

Latest income

£5.3m

Expenditure

£5.1m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £4.3m £4.1m
2022-03-31 £4.6m £4.4m
2023-03-31 £4.7m £4.9m
2024-03-31 £4.9m £5.1m
2025-03-31 £5.3m £5.1m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31

Income mix

Donations & legacies £713k
Charitable activities £4.5m
Trading £0
Investment income £30k
Total income £5.3m

Spending

Charitable spend £5.0m
Raising funds £94k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £0
Total expenditure £5.1m

Balance sheet

Reserves £1.9m
Total funds £1.9m
— restricted £632k
— unrestricted £1.2m
— endowment £0
Total assets £1.9m
Cash £907k

People

Employees 138

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.