Care Rights UK: your care champion

Charity number: 1020194
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Care Rights UK is your care champion, the charity focused on promoting the rights of people in care. We want people to know their rights and how to use them. We offer information, advice and support to empower people using care services, and their relatives and friends. As a community of families and experts, we challenge poor, highlight good practice and demand a better system.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £136,100
Total expenditure: £337,216

People

7 Trustee(s)

8 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 April 1993: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • Care Rights UK (Working name)
  • THE RELATIVES AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
  • THE RELATIVES ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
  • THE RELATIVES ASSOCIATION LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PATRICIA DAVIES Chair
None on record
Duncan Edward Lugton Trustee 06 November 2024
None on record
Emily Anne Graham Trustee 06 November 2024
None on record
Samantha Louise Williamson Trustee 22 July 2021
None on record
Susan Jane Alleyn Trustee 22 July 2021
None on record
Peter Quentin Storey Trustee 22 July 2021
None on record
Richard Malcolm Hawes Trustee 14 March 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £175.52k £119.07k £141.94k £175.12k £136.10k
Total expenditure £167.67k £204.55k £230.38k £276.56k £337.22k
Income from government contracts £29.92k £23.54k £28.80k £28.80k N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 08 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 08 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 04 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 04 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 24 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 20 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 31 MAR 1993 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 DEC 1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 NOV 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 NOV 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 FEB 2016 as amended on 15 May 2023

Charitable objects

(I)TO ALLEVIATE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AMONGST ELDERLY PEOPLE BY ANY MEANS CONSIDERED NECESSARY FROM TIME TO TIME AND DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE. (II)TO ALLEVIATE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AMONG PEOPLE(INCLUDING RELATIVES) WHO ARE CARING OR WHO HAVE CARED FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE AND WHO ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, AND OF THE DEPENDENTS OF SUCH CARERS BEING DEPENDENTS WHO ARE THEMSELVES IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, AND FOR THAT REASON TO PROMOTE THE MATERIAL WELFARE OF SUCH CARERS AS AFORESAID. (III)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND COUNSELLING AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO ELDERLY PEOPLE AND TO PERSONS(INCLUDING RELATIVES) CARING FOR OR HAVING CARERS FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE. (IV)TO ASSIST IN ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS OF CARE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE RESIDENT IN RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES, NURSING HOMES, HOMES WITH DUAL REGISTRATION, LONG STAY HOSPITALS OR OTHER HOMES FOR THE CARE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Unit 6
Aztec Row
1 Berners Road
London
Phone:
02073598148
Email:
team@carerightsuk.org
Website:

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