Bridgend Carers Centre
What it does
Supporting unpaid Carers within the County Borough of Bridgend, we provide information, support, respite and a signposting service.
Its charitable purposes
1) TO ALLEVIATE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF CARERS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES WHO CARE FOR THE SICK , DISABLED, MENTALLY ILL, FRAIL, ELDERLY OR OTHERWISE INFIRM, BY ANY MEANS THAT IS CHARITABLE, WITHIN THE BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH AREA.2) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF CARERS BY PROVIDING THEM AND PROFESSIONALS WITH EDUCATION RELATING TO THE NEEDS OF CARERS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Bridgend
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Area of benefit in its governing document: Bridgend County Borough Area.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £728,555 and spent £619,547.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £728,555 | £619,547 | 15 | 12 |
| 31 March 2024 | £625,099 | £589,569 | 16 | 9 |
| 31 March 2023 | £442,587 | £460,805 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 March 2022 | £386,431 | £467,544 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 March 2021 | £526,385 | £473,372 | 14 | 20 |
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 38%, from £526,385 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £728,555 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 85% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Carers Trust Grants gave £197,050 in the year to 31 March 2025, 27% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £72,750 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £72,750 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £339,741 from 6 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £77,440 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £82,579 from 8 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £183,288 from 9 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£30,789
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£630,026
- Trading and fundraising£5,463
- Investments£2,864
- Other£59,413
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 11 funders who gave £528,393 between them. £58,800 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 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carers Trust Grants | Trust, company or other | £197,050 | ||
| Cwm Taf Morgannwg Regional Partnership Fund | Trust, company or other | £57,750 | £88,812 | |
| Waterloo Foundation | Trust, company or other | £55,000 | £25,000 | £25,000 |
| The Postcode lottery | National Lottery | £50,000 | ||
| Moondance Foundation | Trust, company or other | £49,333 | £46,319 | £35,000 |
| Armed Forces Covenant Fund | Trust, company or other | £36,941 | £11,430 | £34,125 |
| Garfield Weston | Trust, company or other | £30,000 | ||
| BBC Children in need | Trust, company or other | £27,987 | ||
| BCBC Grant | Trust, company or other | £15,000 | ||
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £8,800 | £8,800 | |
| Macmillan Cancer Support | Trust, company or other | £532 | £21,481 | £19,925 |
| Carers Trust grants | Trust, company or other | £211,402 | £95,780 | |
| The Health and Social Care Regional Integration Fund | Trust, company or other | £55,000 | ||
| Wales and West Utilities | Trust, company or other | £25,000 | £25,000 | |
| The Edward Gostling Foundation | Trust, company or other | £10,000 | £25,000 | |
| Valleys Kids | Trust, company or other | £33,527 | ||
| The Postcode Lottery | National Lottery | £24,962 | ||
| Awards for All | Trust, company or other | £19,993 | ||
| BAVO | Trust, company or other | £9,165 | £9,750 | |
| BCBC grant | Trust, company or other | £6,000 | £9,000 | |
| BBC Children in Need | Trust, company or other | £12,707 | £500 | |
| The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund | Trust, company or other | £12,500 | ||
| St James's Place Charitable Foundation | Trust, company or other | £5,000 | £5,000 | |
| National Autistic Society Boshier Fund | Trust, company or other | £5,000 | ||
| Cwm Taf Autism Project | Trust, company or other | £3,690 | ||
| Shaw Foundation | Trust, company or other | £1,500 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 21 grants to this charity since 2018, worth at least £520,113.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£153,122, 7 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£119,962, 3 grants
- The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund£89,800, 2 grants
- BBC Children in Need£73,954, 4 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000, 2 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£17,600, 1 grant
- SHAREGIFT£15,000, 1 grant
- Henry Smith Foundation£675, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £11,244 |
| 24 Mar 2025 | SHAREGIFT | £15,000 |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £30,000 |
| 31 Oct 2024 | Postcode Community Trust | £50,000 |
| 30 Sept 2024 | Postcode Community Trust | £45,000 |
| 18 Sept 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 13 Apr 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,993 |
| 30 Mar 2023 | Community Foundation in Wales | £17,600 |
| 27 Feb 2023 | BBC Children in Need | £40,694 |
| 20 Oct 2022 | BBC Children in Need | £500 |
All 21 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2022 | Postcode Community Trust | £24,962 |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Henry Smith Foundation | £675 |
| 11 Aug 2021 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,965 |
| 17 Jun 2020 | BBC Children in Need | £3,300 |
| 28 May 2020 | The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund | £9,800 |
| 22 May 2020 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £20,000 |
| 10 Oct 2019 | The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund | £80,000 |
| 9 Sept 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,999 |
| 21 May 2019 | BBC Children in Need | £29,460 |
| 26 Nov 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £96,921 |
| 6 Mar 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Colette ColmanChair
- Carys Clarke
- David Gareth Jones
- Elizabeth Owen
- Menna Davies
- Wendy June Rogers
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 8 December 2025, 54 days early | Received 8 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 12 November 2024, 80 days early | Received 12 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 20 March 2024, 49 days late | Received 20 March 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 30 January 2023, 1 day early | Received 22 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 27 January 2022, 4 days early | Received 3 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1125921
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 September 2008
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/02/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/11/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/07/2014 as amended on 25 Jan 2023
- Company number
- 05372329This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.bridgendcarers.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Bridgend
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.