BOLTON CARERS SUPPORT

Charity number: 1082166
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bolton Carers Support provides support for local carers over the age of 18 who look after a family member who is elderly, ill or disabled. Support is provided through the following: a carers helpline; information and advice appointments; short breaks; training; benefits advice; newsletter and factsheets. Hidden carers are identified through outreach work and work with GP practices.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £380,791
Total expenditure: £393,287

Total income includes £124,428 from 2 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

34 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bolton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 August 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03965369 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Ruane Chair 26 May 2021
None on record
Ian Bury Trustee 04 March 2025
None on record
Yvonne Seal Trustee 25 June 2024
None on record
Melanie Bainbridge Trustee 17 October 2023
None on record
Tracy Lee Trustee 20 July 2021
None on record
Frances Ayleen Benischke Trustee 31 October 2018
None on record
Simon Thompson Trustee 31 October 2018
PHOENIX THEATRE COMPANY
Caroline Hilton Trustee 31 October 2018
None on record
Susan Foster Trustee 07 February 2018
None on record
Harry Mistry Trustee 17 October 2017
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 £287.23k £285.09k £280.31k £352.62k £380.79k
Total expenditure £296.35k £274.94k £277.63k £352.37k £393.29k
Income from government contracts £68.27k £68.27k £69.63k £71.03k N/A
Income from government grants £30.00k £30.00k £30.60k £31.21k £124.43k

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 09 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 March 2024 55 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 March 2024 55 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 02 February 2021 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 02 February 2021 2 days late 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 APRIL 2000 as amended on 24 Oct 2022

Charitable objects

TO PURSUE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE TO RELIEVE THE STRESSES EXPERIENCED BY CARERS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUES FACING CARERS AND THE STRESSES EXPERIENCED BY THEM, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO CARERS AND FORMER CARERS LIVING OR CARING FOR SOMEONE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BOLTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Area of benefit

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

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BOLTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Contact information

Address:
Bolton Carers Support
The Thicketford Centre
Thicketford Road
Bolton
BL2 2LW
Phone:
01204363056
Email:
info@boltoncarers.org.uk
Website:

www.boltoncarers.org.uk Open in new window