Swansea Carers' Centre
What it does
Swansea Carers Centre is a local charity supporting carers within the City & County of Swansea. We support all carers of those with an illness or disability, including learning disability, mental health problems, physical disability, dementia and other long term limiting illnesses. This also includes parents of children with a disability or chronic illness.
Its charitable purposes
A. TO HELP ALLEVIATE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND OR INCLUDING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL STRESS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CARING AMONGST CARERS BY THE GIVING OF PRACTICAL HELP, ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, ADVOCACY SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO THOSE PEOPLE CARING, OR WHO HAVE CARED, FOR OTHERS WHO ARE DEPENDENT ON THEM THROUGH DISABILITY ARISING FROM AGE, PHYSICAL DISABILITY OR MENTAL DISABILITY AND WHO ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES WITHIN WALES; B. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION CONCERNING CARING AMONG CARERS, THE PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES;
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £1,133,369 and spent £1,168,039.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,133,369 | £1,168,039 | 37 | 60 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,344,980 | £1,293,448 | 38 | 40 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,049,373 | £1,048,380 | 35 | 41 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,096,164 | £939,127 | 31 | 65 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,041,655 | £844,668 | 28 | 62 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 9%, from £1,041,655 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £1,133,369 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 103% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Henry Smith gave £53,700 in the year to 31 March 2024, 4% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £544,596 from 12 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £544,596 from 12 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £975,815 from 18 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £587,785 from 20 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £527,512 from 17 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £381,912 from 9 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£1,130,522
- Investments£2,847
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2024, the charity named 3 funders who gave £103,633 between them. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Smith | Trust, company or other | £53,700 | £52,200 |
| ABMU Hospital Outreach Worker | Trust, company or other | £32,244 | £30,919 |
| ICF BAME2 | Trust, company or other | £17,689 | |
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Other public body | £1,226 |
Charities whose accounts say they funded it
| Funder | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Swansea C V S | 31 March 2024 | £50,300 |
| Age Cymru West Glamorgan Limited | 31 March 2024 | £44,975 |
| Age Cymru West Glamorgan Limited | 31 March 2023 | £32,424 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 25 grants to this charity since 2006, worth at least £2,903,484.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£2,116,078, 13 grants
- Henry Smith Foundation£467,900, 4 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£94,560, 2 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£80,000, 3 grants
- The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund£59,978, 1 grant
- Freemasons' Charity£59,968, 1 grant
- Postcode Community Trust£25,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2025 | Freemasons' Charity | £59,968 |
| 7 May 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 30 Jan 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £397,829 |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £30,000 |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £30,000 |
| 8 Nov 2024 | Henry Smith Foundation | £53,300 |
| 13 Feb 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £16,926 |
| 25 Aug 2023 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £20,000 |
| 26 May 2022 | Henry Smith Foundation | £159,900 |
| 19 Jan 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £99,985 |
All 25 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2021 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,997 |
| 14 Oct 2021 | The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund | £59,978 |
| 4 Jun 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £79,229 |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Henry Smith Foundation | £162,500 |
| 26 Jul 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £498,185 |
| 20 Mar 2018 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £74,560 |
| 23 Nov 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £248,917 |
| 22 Oct 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £1,999 |
| 8 Sept 2016 | Henry Smith Foundation | £92,200 |
| 29 Mar 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,494 |
| 26 Sept 2012 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £238,106 |
| 24 Feb 2012 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £20,000 |
| 29 Mar 2011 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £281,683 |
| 24 Jul 2008 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £150,977 |
| 26 Jan 2006 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £87,751 |
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Jane Elizabeth DavidsonChair
- Anthony Dudden
- Byron Frank Fussell
- David Albert Burgess
- Frank Ramsay
- GILLIAN Margery STEPHENS
- Jeffrey Pulman
- Kathryn Anne Price
- Sonia Christine Thomas
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 23 December 2025, 39 days early | Received 23 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 18 December 2024, 44 days early | Received 18 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 29 January 2024, 2 days early | Received 29 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 21 December 2022, 41 days early | Received 21 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 16 December 2021, 46 days early | Received 16 December 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1108865
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 April 2005
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03 FEB 2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30 MAR 2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17 APR 2019
- Company number
- 05352055This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.swanseacarerscentre.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.