Charfty Reg1$￿t10Th No. 1015728
Company Regl$lyAlion N￿ 02758481 IEngland and W410¥1
THE CARERB CENTrE FOR BRIGHTOII & HOVE LIMITED
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TRV5TEES' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

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LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Mr Vas SeWBtham ICh8kperEon}
Mr Greg)ry Botl(Ewtr2
Ms Tora CoKYlll Ir8signed 15n212ry221
Ms Brig*J Day
Mr JanlÈ Elllott ffmsur¢r)
Mr Jeremy Laver
Dr Feytyn Lthw$
Mr James PSke
Patrons
Mrs C8roline Lw8 MP (Pawkni. Bn'gmonl
Prof Saul Bether, Pmvost at Uwersty ofsussex
CNèf EX￿Yt1¥9 Otfic8r& Seerètary
mrTP￿MaS Lambert
Charlty numbot
1015728
Conyany numb•r
02758481
P1kn¢1￿1 Addres8 aryt Registered offlc•
18 Bedford PL4ce
BTtghton
Easl Su88ex
BNI 2PT
ependent Exarnlnern
TC Group
The Courtyatd
ShDreham Road
Ukwer Beedlng
steyning
West Sussex
BN44 3TN
B•nk•rn
Char5ti88 Aid F￿ndat￿n B￿k Ltd
gs Hill
W¢sl Mallng
Kent
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The Trustees aFe to pr￿1 thglr report together the finatK4al stat￿ents of the tharity for Ihtr year
¢Jod 31 Mar¢h a)23.
G¢)verniN4 docum8
Thg Company was estsblslbj a Memorandum ofAssouation wlwGh establÉshwJ th¢ and FQWW8 ofthe
charita￿e fy)mpab)y and 19 govèmad urtder its Arbcjes ofA8soaatNJrf. UrbJBr those Artscles, the Tw$tso¥ are 8lerA&d
at ¢a¢h Anrtual General MeetiThJ ty the Members oflhe 0rganisaiic￿.
Mambors k4ve guaranteed to ￿nIribute a maxlmum of £1 each in the event of the compay being wound up.
The numberof Mèrnbers at 31 March 2023 was 32 I2￿21-22-. 34).
The chty is run by a Board olTN$tees. who delegate the day to day omt(m to th8 Chi& EXe￿I￿ve and
staff. Tho Board ofTw$lèÈÉ mÉ8tg slx bmes p8r y&arto r￿1ve operat￿n81 vepowts aNI reth 8r*J awèe policy And
proceduos. and on ¢n8 or ¢¢¢8Stons fer the purpose5 of str4kgi¢ *nnin9.
Aovullrnentand appolnkn￿l of n•w tr￿te0$
Ttustees are reuuiteé by general adverfF3Bmwt IA l¢xal mqdia. vohJnl8er centre 8n(I the organlsation's reg￿ar
newsletter. InteresltrJ ￿r￿.¢5 ¢4)M￿¢t¢ a lull application frmi •NJ roferencos aro takan up, bol¢re tiéing In￿￿d to
meet the trustees fixmalty.
Induction •nd tralnkng of tru¥lee$
Thera Is a ful ndudK)n and tralnirKJ pro￿arnMe In place for newtft￿￿@S.
RiBk R•vi•w
The TNsl8os have ¢ondu¢ted th￿r tr•m rewew of the major rlsts to Ihe charity is •xpos8d and systoms have
be8n e8tablishe<l to NMIIg* those d$ks. The Fr)arKial Managom¢nl Poliw. Risk Managemént Pollcy and ReseNes
PoI¢yWe￿ revlewed and updaied at the Trustee 80ord meètlw on 6. Juty2023. Iniemal rfsks ar8 minirnised ty tha
implementslion of procedures for aulhorlsation of JI transactions artd ?￿d to ensure thM5151ent qualty ol
éat1￿ lorall OF¢fdtional a4)ect5 01 the ohaifjiable &)mpany. Thè8è prac&lMrés ae perK)dicaUy r￿eWed lo ￿lSUre
that they still meet the needs of thè charity.
AIMS & 08JECTfiES OFTHE ORGANISATION
OUR InSION
An improvad quahty of lrfe for ¢arers in BTbJhlon & Hove
OURAIISSION
To make a positsve diffewce t(J the fNes of car￿8 by erwuTaging a Wkd•r recognition of ther c8riTrJ ro￿.
ènablry them to fulfil th￿r (Nyn needs as indivkluals ond offering them appropriats arwj suitable $uppcrft
CAReRS: A DEHNITIQN
Carers Wa￿de physic41 wdlor omotiorkql svpport to famity ffemter8, partners or fr1ond$ in need because
thEy have a lon*term I1￿sS. disability. ff*ntal h8allh condit>)n or Substan￿￿nd&nC￿. The care they
pmiAde Is unpald,
Young (xrnrs 8r8 chlldren and y(￿r￿j petsple aged 17 or under who provtde, rff Inlend to provldè, car•,
8sslstance or 8UPP¢Yt to another famity m8mb8r. They carry out, okn on a règular basis. signfficant cr
substantial esring tasks and assume a level DI resPtrWtxlty. woukj usually bè asse<iated wrth an
adult
OURAMIS AND VALLIES
Our seTrices focus ￿ ￿￿>porbn9 wers,. seelng ihiThJ$ fram the(r poim ol view. Many carers need better
9￿CeS forthe person they care f￿. We wll thergfoTe lak¢ a holislio approach lo att work. considerln9
the ne2d8 ol carers. 8nd Iho8é care for.

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In all our wcfk ￿ will aim to wnpmr Ir￿l¥Idual earèrs to tak8 c¥)nlrd of their li￿3, Flay 8 full part In I
local ¢￿mmunIY and to on from the￿ rolewhen apw¢¥rfate. We beleve that carers themselvws are a
Fowerful fore8 for d￿rt9•, and wè 8im w gN• carèrs a real vol(* li de￿gning aTrJ Infiuenung se￿Ice8.
volvarnè
We &ecommitt•d to PrO￿￿7g services which r¥spoThJ to ¢ar8r5' needs and enablÈ c8rer¥ and fvrmer carèrs
lake an active part in our work We also offer carer8 safe Bpaos to provide peer support for
e￿ olher.
We rEcognise that rnary groups and CQTTmurMties experTence di￿nn￿alIC￿ and fimily a5S9rt ItrNg1 Ihl$ Is
wrong. We aim to ertsure that am wrseNif*$ are aaxsstble, flexible, adaplable and appropriate to all ca
in Brighton & Hove.
ce deli
We I￿￿1 wtyk in partner8hip ¥Ath st8liiW vDlunlary a￿1￿8$. wlilst retsining our independence. In
i*lng so. we wlll use our Tesowees dfeets.vety ID prowd& a respoft8ive and hIg￿quality Service to carw6.
Where we have h*ntified needs that ave not best mel byour organisa￿c￿. we work proaclfvdywfth othèr
gant£atnns loensurg that approwtsts and Ilmely seFvk*s 8r8 promded.
Challèn
We alm to provIde a challerKJlng wOrk￿aGe for staff and ￿lUnt￿erS, with an tsp￿ and
rnanagernewl style, and to provide the $UPPCJrtth3t siaff 8nd volunteers need to do th&riobs.
STRATEGIC OUTCOhlES
As o r￿Ul4 oleontact whh The Carnrs Contr• for8r&htoft & Iltrve."
¢8￿r9 a￿ m¢xe infomed, supported and reslllwrtlhrough vKce5%ng services appropriate totheii needs
carers, neèd5 ar8 idgntifkd and ￿O￿lIs0d wlth carar partKipatp?n at both indNidual and service-wide leve
cargrs and former carer5 fed CMpry￿ered to eontrtbute to policy, resear0* #rxf the developn*nt of gemces
tK)th IoL¥lly and nalionalty
8lakeholders, ded8lorFmaker8 s￿1 thè ganÉr81 publtc have 8n Incr•as•d understandlng of careTs'
erYdneAs And f•¢ognilion of what bolng an unpawj careT mean8
$tatrand vclunteers a￿ walued. suppcited and part ofa S￿inable. ￿$pètted orgarM$atiffi a pos1￿￿.
ind￿1v¢ ¢￿tUr9
In 2022-23, the Carers C8ntr8 8mploypd a1g1al of 18 staff members16fu114im8 12 part-tim81, 9 8e88ional workws
arKI 72 volunteer5 (63 duiin9 2021-221. The Chief Executive Off￿ar Is aC￿ntsb1e ¢0 the Boord of Truslees (8
1vust￿ in 2022-231 and Trs Iu)¢-nwnaged by the Chairperson of the Board.
The Carers c￿tre provides a vAde range of senritsÈ, whieh ara xvaS1obfe to any unpald earers In Brlghton ar￿ Hova.
By Ihg gnd ol Iha finano¥al ygaT2022-23, th¢ Carers Centrewas 5'Ayears intoddivery oflhe Carers Hub ￿K)de1 whi(*
F￿deS a '(ront dcKJl aetsss point to all carers. sUPPOrt sérvSG*s In the dty. Withln the 3-ler system, Ihe Carers
Cenlre hobJ5 a ded[￿ted phC￿e line- 01273 977 LXKJ betrleèn gam and 5pm Monday to Friday.. and 8 websitè-
rArersh
k with online resour￿ and links rolated ¢0 young and ajult carers. Tho Hub is an effective and
efflclenl slngleonty polnt for carets to information, adwi¢o. support and Se￿C&S through 8gre8lng a ger￿$ of
pathway8 Wth th¢ AduK Soclal Care Tearn, Childrens. S￿CeS. the Memory Assessment Sejmce, Alzhelme¢5
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OurSeNI
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Chjr semces for adutt carers Includè IhÈ provtsion ol th)bonal $uM)ort, Inlornation. guidance peerrySUP
liwb8¥ lo a wde range ol e4fers. NieJudin9 C4r¢r¥ of po0* wtth rnental ccTrlltlons. laamlng dlsgbilitios,
ySKal or sensory dis8bFlib"*s and lifo-lmitsng Ii Ine58es.
BetsRen April 2022 and Marth 2023. 1.7T2 ad￿1 eAreYs rer*NwJ infom41¢￿. Svpwrt 8ThJ Se￿1￿ Ihe core
Adurt Careys Teaffl {1,767 n 2021-22). 807 of these were now￿ referred cwers. vith 644 of those presenting with
riety of SUPPCft r8wirement5 ne￿51￿ling a rarers contact assessmenl {$45 in 2021-221. These 8S58ssments
05tab1sh￿ thdr eli9￿)1e needs and formad an Intwvwtion plw resulting ui onward refetrals to both intemal
extemal suFyort woixl* In athTtbn, 862 ￿Ony￿￿u5 cjients were advtsed on Sp￿￿C matters whith QTther did
roquir4 rwJistr*K*A orwhere the cllent chose not to rOsler.
Carfjrs sèNr* mL*Jel ha$ ¥lrtyigthgn¢d our approach to offer ¢arw5 advlce. 1rfomwtiC￿ and
ar0rerT￿tiOned carers conta¢t a8S¢5$snonts overthe pkjne andloremail. OurirtrJ tINs ￿na￿l81 ye¥r. Carers Hub has
rn￿8 24,101 ¢ontats in person al￿ ty ccffespondenca pmwding wpport. infr¥rmiion and a(fvic8 (23,400 in 2021-
221.
Car¢rs Peer8upport
Tha C8rws Centre ¢xjnlinu￿ to delNera we9￿Y onfine peer sUPP)rtpro￿Ort durin9 this p8riod as a lagacylrom the
￿9￿trI pr0￿Mma that was develoFhY duriThJ the COWtk19 paTrJ8mi& We 81s0 o)ntlnu8d lo dofNar our in-perso
ee rnornings4n￿ntral 8righton. kn Hove aFKI Irom (WarterfOur￿ EastBrpJhton. Carers re￿Ned supportlo ramain
emotlonalty resiSenl &rxl phy5icalty well. both through directed informalk?n. And throwJh the impact of sha
expw*n¢e other carors away from the￿￿Ing rrAè. Du￿g th• period. 76 group $05s1ong wor9 organL8ed %
370 carer attendances {357 in 2021-221.
other p8gr supportgroup8 T¥A (yJv8red U¥Mlef the headings below ar8..
1) our regular gr¢up for carers of thosè WMI learnlng dl8@bllltles or *utl8lle *poelwm dl8oYd•rn. Cljrbng
Ihe perlod. 10 gr0￿P sèss*)ns wer8 orgaThsed wrth 21 cafftr attendances.
We a150 deIn￿red 7 LYA of offre trJurs peer support s￿￿OnS for woth.ng camrs. Thlg W￿s1On g8neralgd
14 attend￿￿.
Carnrs R•alKwn?ntProJ•Gt
This proiecl rnatcth8s 8 sklkd V0￿￿teer with a cwwwith a wew lo the ¢arff leamirg a new ￿11 or rathxov8ring a
okl tK4)tythat had be￿ bstdu¢ to th?Ir tw¥y carirvJ rolg.
A large majarlty ofow matche8 are now facelo face meeb'ngs as vtrtual rmèt ups ara being requesled less and
We have however had one ¥dunta•rwothn9 f¥Tf*)Idywiih a Carer on m￿11C ProduclKJn so wo ￿11 ¢ontinu¢ to c4f8T
virtual rneetSngs to th08e woukl like them. We O￿tin￿8 to offer ong off suppGw¢ $95s￿n8 10 3orne carerg, where
the Skill they wish to kam or Issu• thèy h8va would not lake more Ihan 8 sÈs8MJn or ￿0. Our (arg8ted r8CWUitmenl
arnpalgnforvol￿teerS lookkng forthosèwith réquestéd skillssu(* a5Spanish and S￿n0 was SY￿eSsIU1 Bnd marty
of ththse matthes are now drawing to an end. We wlll be motchlng Ihosa yckntews up fi￿)re cwers and we VAII
be advertising avaLable skills through our usuol commuNc8tion$ ¢hanrtls.
The pro1￿1 a150 de]Jv￿S a of vo*Jnte•r-letl group a¢b.￿￿$ to ¢arers. Here We just 2 exaTrWes: Reabtemenl
Book Club ha8 continued op¢tating orKe a month online to d15C44ss a short story each tlrna {12 sossi¢rt$ 9gn8rntirvJ
49 attendan￿1. We are ¢utrenlly in the fina planning 8tag8s with Jubloè Ubrary to host * in-person trp)ok gTf4JP
forc4￿r8 orK8 a rnonth in the library. Pl*$ are ￿rnkng logethor and wé loc*ln9 at starting lo lneel in person In
May 2023. Th8 I￿)rary staff will help lo choos6 booksfrom Iheircdkdion ol Book Group tthks alltiwing us io borrEw
x10 brKJk¥ ata time forcarers to co&act and r•ad bèlcwe Ihe in-pw8on see8￿.
OurWellbein9 Carers Walkkng Group conlinu88 to ￿ from Str￿th to stMgth with membeis lolnlng us fegularty to
IT￿t w#h Ihe gro￿, have a strdl and a chat 8ftd lo 8nkJy a wèllé8med sltdown ond a coffee of hot cl¥)coLqtè at Ite
eThJ. E8¢h rfflonlh we waU( som&there differert in the City. We have also recnited one Carèrwalkèr aa g vtslLJnteer
f¢f IheFKoiectfolcAving c*Jnversationssh8 has IAd whlh volunlsgrswho ¢omeon Ihewalk, hel(￿rUIt￿¢nl4n￿ tr4nlng
18 now (￿￿ete and w¢ arg ￿rIe￿ilY avfdlting the start of herfirst rnatch ir¢ Q1 of next year.
End of Llh Project
The End olLiFe 5UPPOrt PToiect continue5 losupport carersofpwil• with a rdnga (¥fiife4mIti￿ Ilnesses. The Proie
cthitinuesto promde 1..1 supM159 rerypwts ￿rirrfj the period up from 47 in 2021-221. Our m￿1hty outra%h al Ihe

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Macftrrillan Horwn Centre has proved to be a useful way of tdentifying Ca￿r5 and provithng f8C8-to4ac8
wiformalion and suprxjrt to ¢arÉrs us4W the Centre on an ad hoc or arwfntfflont b8¥11.
The Proi8et also provides 13 months of support fot bereaved ca￿￿ with thè of signptistuig to sp￿101L81
b@rea￿me￿I serVi￿S withln Ihè Cty. Furthermore, s peer 5UFV¢Xtgroup f￿ be￿aVed carers rnet 12 lirnt$ dwing the
year wilh a total of 83 atterKlan¢e$147 In 2021-22}.
Mgrnory A59•98rn•ntSer¥lrA IAIASI Linkwork
Dunng Ihe perlod, thè M8moryA8sesSm￿l Se￿Ice Carers LinkWorkeroff8r8d suppo¢ infomiatb)n, $ignFQ5Wng a
help wrth the ass?s5fflent PFo¢ess lor ¢arors of those Imng with dementia.
In add￿tsn, the Wc¥k¢r ¢fferpd swport to cor8r8 vtho ￿ring for someone a dlagnosls of Mild C¢gniti
lfflpairment {MCII, ensuring that tho cariNJ nJleforsorneon8 with a mild mèrmry problem was still ackn￿edgwj and
carers &5gesrnts aw9459J.
The 2 day per week post en*)led many carèrs lor re¢eive Sk*ciallst case L*¢Ydinatlc￿. acixs to a broad range of
support optlon5 and feel more ￿￿sl￿ted ty dinicJ staff. Thg MAS C¥er Link Wother pro￿ed enhanced 8uppart to
80 caTers d￿7ft9 ts pertod.
Chan999 Ahead
Changès Ahead supports C3rers of those Imng with a nerrtal hEafih condilion and has ba¢n q part of The Carers
Cenlre's sullè of services SIn￿ December 2019. Wilh & strong history of pra￿din5 1-.1 and peersuppcKiforlhis group
of c4rei8. the wxes$ful integwation of the Changè$ Ah¢•d cffer ha8 bL￿t Up(￿ our a￿lty to pr￿￿¥ spedallsl
th increaslw demands and wah titnBS for stalutory rngntal health Se￿￿￿8 cJJrrgnity, the tole ofthe carerfrjr maiy
has gxpanded bolh In la￿¥ of rare given and the aMO￿nI of adv(vw needed lor tho person thay carÈ for lo biidge
the gap with $ervt¢es. This has r8suIIBd in many exp8riencng more soclaj Iso&tion and poleniial bumout. which we
have responded to by not Ilmhtiry the time in hvhich peopb a¢xe5s 1:14pport. to give c8rers mor& timè to fo(
on Ihdr neèds pAJpport Ihem to a(fvoGate effecbvdy.
We ha￿ also Sa￿ an increase In referr￿& for pecple whose car&J-for have both mental health ¢oncems amd
é1iher￿lh neurodwejgence andlw physul heath is¥u?J. For these isolation and diffitsty ac£èssifig
seNces is often r￿mPound@d by sti9ma fa¢ed in the Cornm￿1ty. Onceagaift, thase •l•m¢nt$ ￿6￿[ in more pressu
b￿"ftg F4acÉd on the carers. bolh rf48rding the tw requlred. sodal Isolalton. and tho need to advocal8 with sérvi¢¢$
on behalf of thdr car8d-for. We are actively saek￿9 8nlwced te8owce ts this irwrtant pro￿210n. 177 carèrs
accessed support fmrn Ihis project durfng Ihe pwiod.
arer lThciuslon Pro*t
wr Irtlu￿On and Qgvpbp￿enL Worker role L￿en ?stsblished in February 2020. th8ir work h&8 been
sustained thanks to Carers Twst's Making Care1$ Count project. Thi3 funded propct is a partnership be￿een Tho
Cafers C*ntre and Iwo other ¢arer support organisations in Sussex see$e¥h partner rec4ive funding to support
carerB Irorn ethrbicmintyritybackgrounds. The post8lsoenab￿sdKe￿3Up[￿)￿*0ea[•rSlrorn IhÈ LGBTa+ ¢ommurwty.
Duriffj thè yÈ8r
Id￿fic•￿'￿ and monitorfng ofr8glstaréd carers r￿ntinUed to Mntyova. Forexanwl¢.wè have S67careJs
from elhnie rninoribes rngi5t8rg¢J {449 in March 2022. 299 In March 20218THI 183 in Feb 20201 and 219
C￿ who Identrfy as LGBTa+ {122 in March 21Y22. 71 in March 2021 and 23 in Feb 20201
Our LGBTQ+ peu suppttrt group we￿o￿d 12 indTMthal carers to 6 sÈs$¢)n$ for o total irf 28 atten(knc
A Iranslath?n foaiur9 was add￿ lo the Ca¥ws Hub w8bsMo. tslnglng il In li￿ wilh The Carers Centre
web9itè
37 carws from minorityolhniG ba¢kgrtsunds received taryJ8led, omto-Me
tiYitie$ and events
othw activitiès provided include the foPA)wirvJ".
Free legal 5urg8ri8s141 8e$$KJAS (30 provid&J In 2021-221> weie t￿1￿ during the year. each wlth a str￿¢1t0r
offoring appolntm&nts to carers. Issues covered in the Sessi￿￿ included wlus & Itugts, housino, cornwrttnity

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care and Power ofAttcffley. From Ilme to lime thg also gNe addlkjnal free to workshops
and Infcffmallon sess10￿ for1￿ ¢entrè.
The Adult Cgrers Team also ¢etiwred 43 Tai ChrfQi Gorwj 8essionB Thig [￿Slon saw
carers make a tthl of 244 attendanc*s.
Thè Young Carers Team airns l(J 8uprA)rt thildrèn and young people who Care for a rfflembwof thelr famlty who has
aphysi￿orM￿tal h&4th suFoortneed, Subslance mlsuse issueorsemjryorlearntng ¢hability. TheTeam supputs
thildren & young people whose srtial. wntstiLJnal r* Éducalonal dwekjprttent Is n8gatwèly affected by th8ir caring
Team has two main alms.. ta reduc8 th8 ￿l￿al caring role and l or to redurA the Knpa¢t of lh* ¢amg rol8. Th
fr8t thlng wè do is ty ￿ irn¥ove the SUp￿rt promded lo the family In ¢rfer to r&3u¢g thg relan￿ on c*ildren as
carers. In pthw*r we errfJage wth Edu￿ti0ft, Chihlren and Families Scoal Carè, Adult Social Care. Health and
Hsyjsing wvices. We d50 provide acli%ryties and graups. lo enabjp yDUng ￿rerS to enjoy a break develop
thelr peer support nelwork. Furthgtwttpre. the leam prcwides One4￿rte emtioftal supp¢)rt work ￿ build thè inlernal
rosi￿enCe olyouny careis when knface ￿l￿e6 of parkncular Stress orttalisitv￿.
the Ferfod. the Young Cwers Team rece￿ 131 reférrals (118 In 2021-22) lor young carers awl 6-17.
8nd offe￿￿ infotrnation. ¥Alvl(* and ac￿￿768 to A total number of 385 yourrfJ ￿rS(397 in 2021-22).
Th& Team supwted yourvJ cargrs by offering:
Casework and supportb) young CArers aNI thèSrfthlLesto IMpTOV8l￿Carin9 role andworkiTU in partrwsNp
ih adultond Chiklren & Famil'es around thg needs oTlhe Y￿ng CaTer4F￿ tharf8nlll8s
85 In-person and 9￿￿P ad1ml￿for young car¢rs kncluding ¢)Mic bookde51gn, swinmlng, $kathThJ
and •twO￿$hOp$. 278 d￿ferent young careB accessed Ihese a¢*i￿t*s, tsknng up o totsl of 839 ￿￿e8$
69 young adult ca￿19 aged 18-25 received advice and glidar￿￿(s6 in 2021-22. ￿ fn 2020-21 aJKI 25
2019-201. 16 young adu￿ carers also atterKled 6 differenttsruelel events indudu)g yO9a and a consultation
about w18hes for the fLrture of thls Se￿e•
Schoolg WO
In Ihe academic year of SeptetnbBr 2021 - AwJu8t 2022 th6 Schods Wort(er worked wSth 18 8thcKJL8. delivew
ning and DJMing •R￿neSS sessicffis vlth ptyils or teaC1￿r$. attend￿g scIK)ds confe￿￿S dusterevents.
The sch￿4$ Workerfs role iryjudes IdenlrfywbJ young cw5 thToug*i partnerships with schods in the city,. buildir*J
knowledge and aww8nes8 of youw caws issues and needs. and of the $uppori a¥alabk frtyn the Youro Carers
Prqect IYCP).. cf8rtyiftg and Supporting exF¢¢tations around Mi.school suFport 8yStern8 for young cawers, induthrvJ
the use of pdicies and protc<ds,' charnpioning youThJ crn in educaiion *tbn93 ui the city, and ¢j1￿￿Y d81ivering
PSHE {Pwsonal. Soc(g1 & Hoalth EdL￿Alon) sesshjns to sch)olsforyJ¥&d on th8 role 0f￿rt9.
285 attendees at 9 aWare￿s8-ral$ln￿ 8vèThls sdch Ag parènts, ￿eThIngS and FE fmsh8rs' fair6
3630 putxls 4ttend8d 20 scMrA assèrnb1￿s $k￿red by Ihe YCP
11 trainin9 ses￿on¥ delivered to 112ts2thers and s(knol SUPF4)rt$t0ff to *mprovethe idenifj¢alion olyoung
e4rèrs
85 kIentIfi￿ young ¢arws att¢TrJiNJ 9 nthy kWC SUWOrtgroups eslabllsw In Kh>Jls
25 new YCP r•f8rrals g￿arated ￿u8 7from Sc*wl NU￿95
Oevelo
lrforniation
Carers N￿9 g￿$ out four limes a ￿ar to over3,LWJO carers and profe5svJnals. The Cents c¢)ntinug8 to encourage
rers to recdv8 the ete¢tronic v8rwn of the newS￿lIer In order to sale printing and postsge oy815. The ca￿r3
C8ntr8 also prod￿e$ a series of factsheetsfree to rar8rs on a range oft0p￿ts IncJtKllng reS￿te, transport. comrnunly
Ca￿. b¢reavgWTPDt seryow ¥ettJmkng tr> empbyment. Each of the 11 lactsheets is updaiod annyally IQ Pmry(
upkndate inforrnalion to carersas Caiers Ban alsogel ac￿$t0 infomwth)nand advic* Via Carers
b phone Ilne (9-5; Monday to Friday) and webSite-w￿￿W . . whlch w)5ts ¥9gular updates, news and
adiwlTes relevant lo the aty8 caiws. Drfferenl8wo1 medla melhc*Js. s￿￿ as FacebC￿k and Twitterhavè been u8ed
to stay In touc* ¥Mlh and wtact more Care￿ ￿ the Ciiy.
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Empltrym•nt
The Carers Centre works with ￿m￿Oyefs to support their worker$ who ar8 also un￿ld carer& Rai8ir4J aw¥rene88
and Dffering free onllne i9suur5￿ aw the key focus at the Inltial slage. FUrt￿r support is available to thosè s88*Jr#J
to en*)ed good practKe. 30 empbyers were vi>ied in-person wlth a further 7 enwloyers attending online awarene85-
raiwng 50SStorffj. As part ol (yjr work to pTomote ca￿rS UKS EmF4oyers for Carers IEFC} and Otgilal Resources fL
Carers IDRC). we have 23 em￿0yérS signed up to EFC and 321 ¢8rars uS￿g iho DRC.
As Ihe¢ampalgn for unpahj rarer leave ee•tinue8 to prr•Jross on a naiFon81 levd throuth Parfiam8nL w• n¢JN havo a
Carer Lea￿ Policy in effectwhith rewD￿05 and values the staff we employwho haVec￿ng roles in their ovm
11 entiues them to addi11(￿￿ paid leave throughout the year.
Ca¥•rn W￿k June 2022
wér• ablè to wekome o¥￿ 40 carers lo ourcarer3 fesllval ot StAugusline'$ Arts gnd Ewnls Centr8 on June
9. Free ref￿hments kept everyono going whlle tho centre was energi5ed by ￿￿nderful staff from ovèr 15
organis8tN)ns who attoThY8d and prowded liformali(￿.
We 81$0 hokl a m88t up of the Carers group, a Que$tion AnS￿r se58tonwlth Brighton and Hove
Carers CcfftMis8ic￿er, a SeW-C8tvJ and Crèatsvity s8ssK)n with Char•Je5 Ahead and finlshed off with son* rÈkxlrwJ
mu*c and In Cfth"Il Z¢)ftB.
Carern. Rlglts DAY N¢)vémber 2022
We We￿ delighlad lo wekorne over 20 carers to our Carers Rights Day avert on 24th No%&Emtpr2022 hosted at t
Old Shlp Hoiel. Carers were joined by staff from The Carers Centrè akjng wllh the Ch￿f ol Staff at NHS Sussex and
3 olhi80)Ib8￿e$. Thg Ihgrne ol Carers RkJhts Daythis yèarwas'caring costs, and in theiro)mmunk*tlcms. Careis
UK outlined Ihat this includgs'lhe ¢tyst to unpaMI Garers. wellbeing 8nd &bility to acL8ss health semces,. Trxs is why
we inwted NHS cdlewJues to engage with carers about their experlences of aixess￿g health￿ts.
An enthusiasuc dlsws3ion followed updates on recent carer engaggmgnt wrM* thai the centre has undertaken 8rMI
the fDm)atiffi ol NHS Sussex IntegralEd Care Sy8tgm (known lotalty as S￿se￿ Hèamh and ca￿ PartneTsNp). Our
Iscusslons inLauded Tecommendalion$ to take the opportunity to amFlify local carers. voices at a nali¢nal level.
imwjve access to straightforward inf0m￿tion abgut available service$ a n•¥d frf first ¢wlact Glinicians to
improve carew idenltf¢ation.
En
CarÈrs are Idantffied who are wllllng to be consum￿j ss oKp8rt8 a8 •nd r•q¥*r8d. W& have 40 registered
Members ofow Carér$ Volca group.
Approx. 4.XQ caters engaged wtth. plus 517 potential ¢arors or ompioyws via our In page.
Poslfve imparas ol our engagernent work incIL*J￿1 the developnTent stages of our onlin¢ C8raT Awareness
TraknlTrJ offerwhrth co-produ￿￿ wtth the Carers VOTh group..
The tralnlng will bela￿￿med G8rgrs Week 2023 and oJrr8nUy compTtse8 4 disti￿1 module¥ 8 ta"lor•d
training approach br.
General CarerAwareness- for #l
Young CaTprs- aimed al anyone wothiTrJ with young people but s¢1M￿l and ¢ollÈge stsff kn partiCLlar
Primary Care- especialty aim8d at GP pra¢llces
EmployofS- whh skwialsi in10rma￿.on for ernpl(hyers emFdoy8es.
All nk)dules wa enab￿ the partiapanl lo be registered wlth The Carers Centre as a Carors cham￿0￿ and ￿ceNe a
certificale, ba(ts •d lanyard to Increase their vtsibility in their org8nlgation or ¢omrrnnity group. cham￿On$ wll
r•¢eiv8 foslow up 8UPPOrt from u5. Comnplellon of tre modulÈa doès nol have to lead to ch￿r¢I10n statu8 bul ¢an L
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All of ihis is part of our freè offer, a5 we 5tr1ve to ra13e awareness of unpakl famllyfftfand ¢ar8rs. ￿1p orgonisatsor
ond CODwnunltte8 create cw ne￿OrkS SUpp￿d ty Cham¥Ar￿S and Èn8urÈ Ihat Brfghton and Hova ts a "CBTer.
fr￿￿11Y CAty'.
Social Medla Engagomgnt
As of 3141 Marth 2022. we had fdlow&rs on TvAttgr Iplus a furt￿ 1 ffi2 follty44ers of ouryouryd Cortr$ Pro*cE
CDunt) and 1.020 ￿[c￿lS arttl 881 likes on Facebock We also have Trweased wr linked In kl¢Krs from 428
ki517.
Volunt8a
The C*Rrs Contrg has a t￿mm]i W leam ofvdunteers. 72 volunl8ers supwrted ourw(¥k durfThJ ts ￿0d
th• 8 vol￿￿ty ff¢mbeTS of the Board of TnIst￿. Our offi¢B volunleer ￿rkS w41h us regularfy to uThtstake offi
adrniristrative lasks: updatin9 and mairttsining irtformatyon lrfjrnry, C(￿{dInall￿j ￿rer producing
fxtsheels ond uwJaDn9 our website. Our uffi¢¢ iecewj 6 supgNsion session¥ duriThJ fv year. We haj 1
social work sbjdent on 8 704ay placement wrth the Young Carers Project and 2 vdunteers $upwilryJ Ihe
dev•lopm•rt of our sou81 med
Rèabloment Propct.. We had 20 Reablement vdunleers in 2022-23. During thi8 peiiod, we Su￿S81￿1￿ r￿LI11e(ll2
new yo1￿lee[s. with 9 having made it through th￿r induction Iourn6y Induding IraiThng and ¢h¢d(8. 3 ￿111 in the
pr[￿SS. as voiting for DBS cemcates to bè ratum8d. Som? oftha skil18 offtrred by these vcAunteers have
been in dematvj for a whijp induding Sewing and Dress Making as well as Arts and Crafts ￿11$. DuAng tha ￿TIod.
wo have h*J 9 vobjnteer ￿dU￿10n traFnirvJ se83Tons and 4 gvoup supeNs>Jn sesdon&
W• 40 Cargr Experts share Ihelr experiew 8rvl ¢ortribule lo the aforementioned Carw Engagermnt
Yth. Thro(￿ pro￿. ￿re[S gain Feer 3WJPOrt and knTh¥ledg• io sustaln thalr r￿kng mle. It Is also an
gmpowomwrt rrecharrism to tsJi14 carers, arvj knowl8dgg to ¢*allenge and inlluence and decision
In 2022-23, Th8 Carers Centre ￿Pr￿sE￿Ie￿ caret8 al the pwtner8hips and workkng woups. wlh Car•r
Experts also hvofv&J h sorno of Ihgs? meetirfjs:
Carérs Strate￿wOrk￿l￿ Grow)
YoLng Carèrs stratègy GroL
Nat￿TraI Young Carers Vo¢e Group
Car8n Hub Operational Group
Learning Disatllitks Parthwshl) Bowd
Auusm Partner¥hip Board
Bnghton Charrkndaf C¢ynrnerce
Triawknofcare Adwx¥y Group- SuBsex PartneTrhlp Foundalton Tnjst
NHS Cater Engagem￿1 Forum
Comrnunliy W0￿S Volunlary S8¢tor Repts Giovp
Our CEO is also Communty Works Carers R¢p ￿ repr¢gonts th$ voluntary se¢tor on th& Brighl¢n & Hove
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ANCIAL REVtEW
R¢•￿ts
Th￿ wos a surphjs for the year of £39.629 (2022". £69,110). Thls has been transfe￿ed to Ihe acnjmulated fund.
a￿ng a balwceof funds Carri￿ fotward of£1.043,644 al 1 202312tr22.' £1.0(M,2151 ofwhlth £104,93312022:
£112.2151 ha$ lo be usad on ￿Stricted ￿Qlect$. Unrestrlct8d free ￿serveS nu4V Stand at £683,911 (2022: £584.91￿.
Ros?rves Policy
The T]ustse8 wlslt lo mainialn a of ras8rve8 that would en3ure Ihe gtsbllity d tha organlsation in thé medknm
term. whilst rnarrirnising t1￿ use of the ¢hariVs resou￿&$ towards 115 charitable objects. In addilkjn to the revEw of
tth oroani5gtw'¥ tsnancial manayémént policy, tha Trustees agieed a pnAeTht Te59rves and le9acy poI￿Y at th&
Trustee Board rneelir¥J on 6th July 2023. The Twsteès have decided that a ￿Ve1 of working fesèNaS should be
maintained to cover at least 9 n￿th$, IUhnin9 ¢0sts (this cu￿e￿Ity equatés to £558,082). whlch ai¢ nOt￿￿￿￿tt•d or
v¢sknJ ￿ langible fixed assets.
Lknrestricted free ia8erves nrm stand at £683.91112022: £584.910) whlch is in Ilne with Ihe OTganssalton's R&Jerves
Policy oulined above. The Board of Trustees 8ee it is pwdent to rnainlain Ihe c#Jrrenl bvel of reseJves ak))gs*le I
deSKJrvled funds outlned below to enSUTe the ¢ash fiowof Ihe organisation is ftJnd8d and thatthe wuk ofthp Caws
Centre continws into the fvkn￿. Securing altemab.ve fvndlr￿ *id crealng suStainab￿ty take5 lime and res￿rceS
and it i8 iwrtanlthat thesg iaserve levels a18 tnaw)tsined. wltajlarty li aft e¥eT4haA9ing dlmate.
DeygnalÈd funds are sel asi¢* for the f01tr￿ng'.
InlrastnKture FuThl £40,000 lover 1 ye¥ f￿￿ Aprfl 21r231 set a￿d9 19 improve fa01￿8$ and accomrnodate
ITd•v8lopmwl ￿tst$
Y(wng Carer8 SeJY¢es È105.CQO (over 3 year Awll 20231. Tho bo8rd has d8sFJnated th950 fvnds due
to th58 area of wuk being in (lefiGit during the few ye¥fS. Thè troardfeels that th&sa s6rvlces are knportarrt IE>
maintain.
Fundra&lrKJ £40.000 lover 1 year fM Aprfl 2023) ift41￿ wtth the budget agrg8d sn the organisauon's
Fundraising StralÈgy
Closufe Contingency Fund £70.000. In Ihe event Ihat dosure (x)nthngenGy is needed. thls would furvj
proje¢a¢d redundancy payments duB lo emFIDyees. termiftallng seNtce ccffltfacts as gffice renk
équipmant, accountancy. audit and other profess￿￿8] cc6ts
Shauld unforeseen reductMJn8 in furnI1￿j ¢wr. our re8orvg$ wll enable usto r¢s￿nd acCo￿1n￿lY and mantsin thtr
orwlsation'$ offer of¥hal support and seThkg$ to carers.
Investsnent PDIi¢y
Thè Trustees have COn￿dered thg most approwiate poliry for IrwestirvJ fuTh15 and gre ￿ntinuIng lo monltor Ihe
pla￿n￿TrI of funds.
Prlnclpal Fundlng Sour
93% ofincorne in 2￿-23191% in 2021-22) carrpfrom stalutorysources (Brighton & Hove City Ctxjnal and the NHS
Briuhton & HDve C11r¢i￿4 Comtni95ioning Group)- Th8 ￿maInIng 7% came from eharltable trusls arNI Organ￿al￿ns.
knthding Carers T￿st and the A￿X Roberts-mller Foundation alon9 Tmth ￿lterest ￿ investrnenl$ and donalt¢ns. 111$
a long-t8rm intenlm to redu￿ ourrell8nce on 51alulory fvnders. ThTough th8 dtrvdop￿￿nI of our newly launched,
year fundraising stralegy we will movB t(yKard$ our aim of raksing a greater proportion ol our funds frcrfn charitabl8
seAJrces, and we WOTk ha￿1 to maSntan a dose wllaborative relationship with al our funder8. Thè C8rers Gentre's
o)ntrara 8s1gad pro￿er of the Caiers Hub seThio has ￿en extended unknl September 2023 with the FQ58*>ility ofa
fvrfher extensltsn th6r&after. Both Alzheim8rf¥ SorAely and Crossroads Caie 8righlon & Hvvg are $ub-contractor8 of
thÈ Carars Hub ￿ntract wovidhng sp2cmc supptsrt and ServI￿S to carers.
Fundrnislng perforniance
Fundiaislng priorities 8re sel and an annual plan agreed by Ihe Board tsf Tntstees. In 20T2-23, 6 5EJc¢essful fundng
bids generated £169.600. These bids rang8 frofft Small amounts for one-off •vents to large ollgoing prgjects. Due lo
thé current fjnarKlal dyllate. fvndralslng remains an ongoing Challen￿ bul The Carers Centre has a gppd teccffd of
securiro thpFit8ble granls. We are activdy le￿Ing our fkmdraising slralegy and aim lo Inc￿Se our locus on
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Brokerage Grnnts
The team often apFIi88 lorlknandal supm for IndhAdual ¢ws from chanlatl8 INsis. Dufivj the finaTKlal ygar we
reGevMd £8.433 fmm the frAb*Arg.'
Carers TnJst- £6.820
hton & How &'ty CouncN- £723
The Olgil￿e Trust- £450
Bwhl¢n ￿on$ Club- £378
Grèater MetrOp¢1ft￿ Cclege. £82
Tha gra[￿ have l>e¢n used 8 variety of pUwwJ￿S aEcordSng lo thè speciflc neèds of the carers r￿r￿erned.
£￿￿p18S indude fvndng for a new domeslc aFfJllanc8, attematrve ther8￿es. resyte opp)rtunltbs and bu¥ pass
Ywng Carers w911￿￿n9 ffifiancial hardsNp.
In¥￿￿￿nI perforn￿n¢8
We ha￿ no invegtments other than owdeFrf)sil aC0)￿ts *ilh CAF Bank, Charity BanL ShavJtrfodr 8ank aThJ Viryin
Mor￿y￿h1Ch psy stsndard interest rates on acrAssM)lè fijnds {£7.169 in 2022-23. £2.385 wi 2021-22).
PLANS FOR THEFufuRE
The Catets Centre'8 fivtryear str8tegi¢ IxBine5s plan fundralskng strategy have now been In rA8¢e for 8 year.
$8 key docum8nts were produced folknwing èxtenÈive consultabon wilh stsff, IrLFStees. funders and
other stsk¢l¥Jlder8. The bo¥d is cunrnitted to continuing lo dèvelop 8ervices careis and wo ate 8x¢it8d by two
koy now PT*cis thalwll launch in 2023-24. A bespok¢ $eThice foryowg &bliNJs ¢¥w¥ and n8w Hospital Carpr
nk Worke￿. OIK Fundrai8lng and Communicaiiois Manager will be Fwmding a further updatè to CAJr members at
IheJuly2023AGM. (￿r￿lang￿lI help us moblise conyntsnrfy, gras>roots supptsrters and diversify ￿e￿ue 51reams.
Reg￿ar w)suI￿on ebtnts Mth carers ￿kt and feedbxk gathered from a¥ e4en15 and actlvllies wi order
knftym future plans. We a150 activety partidpale n n￿tr)nal and l¢xai consultatlon and ffjsearch Into the role of
unpald carers In so(xty.
011 BEHALF OF THE BOARD:
Mr. Thomas Larllt￿rt- Company So¢relary
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Th8 trustees. who 8re also thq thr￿lOTS cd The Carers Centre for Brighton & Hole knrnited for Ihe purposè of
(x)mpany law, are responsible for preparing the Tw$lees' Rep)rt and the a￿Unts with ap￿icable
Lqw arKI United Kingrts)m Accounting Siandards (United Kingdoffl GeneRlly Ac￿pIe￿ Aethunhro Pr8Ctic&l,
indudiro Fina￿al Rlporting St#rflard 102'The Financial RepL*ling Slandard Applicable in the UK and Republlc
of IAland'
Company Lw requires the Irustses to preparè accounts for exh finandal yeerwhith give a twe and far wiew c(
the stale ofaffars ofthe ¢harty and ol the hcornlng resources and applThtAin of r8sowc88, including thE
and expènditurè. of the charitawo Com￿nY lor that yaar.
lft weparing these &count$, Ihè twslees aw raqLargd to:
- 5eknt $wtable a￿oUnting FO1￿leS and then appty them consIst￿lty..
-0￿Se￿8 Ihe methods and prinCP￿ in the Charities SORP:
- makejudgemenis and eslffote5 Ihat are r?asonable and pwdgnl. and
- weparetha acLounts on going concom basi5unle&% It Is InapprDpriatstrTrpresumethatthe ¢harltywill ¢onlinue
in OFeTalion.
Th?tru8w are responslble for keeping *quate A￿)￿tIng re¢>)rd& IPBI diselos¢ ￿th Ioasofrable accuracy at
any bmè the ffinancia5 posilion of lh6 charity and enable Ihem ID ensu￿ thal Ihe aco)¢Jnts with the
Corrpanies Acl 2￿6. They are responsible for safeguarding the a5spts of the thallty and hence for taking
rnasomblo staps for thè prèvendon arml detecuon of fraud and other wregul8rities
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CARERS CENTRE FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE UMITED
I reFort to charity on my examinalion of the arLounls cl the charItab￿ company f¢y￿￿ year ended
31 March 20TJ whlch are set out on pages 12 to 23.
ResporAlblllllts and ba•1$ of r•port
thè dlarity twstees of the W￿panY {and its direc1ry5 for the WTPDSeS ol cOM￿Y law) you are
resporisiblefor th8 wep8fat•Jn oflhe &wuftts in a¢tordaThx wf(h the rwrirewls of the Companie5 Acl 2(K
the 21Kfi A¢t'l.
Ha¥Sng satisfi¢d rnyselfthatthe accwnts ofth9 ¢￿itabl¥ ¢tynpany 8re nolrequir￿l tg be aLMlited under Part le
of Ihe2¢)XA¢tand argelgiblelorindependenlexaminahon. I reportin Tespectof my examination ofyourchaiivs
•xountg as Ca￿led oul under se¢iion 145 of the Chawikne5 Act 2011 flhe 2011 Acl'l. In carying out my
examination I ha¥e fOll￿Ved the DiTectiorn given bylhe Ctmrity Commi5slon uThIarSectK￿ 145151 Ibl oflhe 2011
Ind¢pgndont examlnèrfs sts18m?nt
&rKe the tharilabte crxnpany'$ gio¥s inwne pxceeded £250.¢JJO your examiner muBt be a member ol a tody
11&6d in 145 ofthe 2011 ACL I confimi that l am qualified to undertake th8 examlnation t￿U$¢ l am a
mèmberof the Assodallon of Chatered Cgtiified Acix)untsnts. which is ¢Th oflhe lislpd borfies.
I have compleied rny examlngllon. l ¢onfim th81 no matters have come to my attention in ￿nn￿lIon Mth the
axamination gi¥ing me causo io boll¢vo'.
1. 8¢counling reo)rds were not kept in ￿pect ¢1 th? ¢haritsblo company rwulred by section 386 of the
20CK Act", or
2. the accounts do rw)l accord Mth th￿0 T￿￿15.. or
3. the acwjnls ¢*) Twl compty wilh the ac(￿nting requirernenls of sectk)n 396 of the 2Cth Act other thon
any requirement that the accounts a't(ua and fair Mew which is rw)t a mallw ctsn51defed #s part ofan
independent 8xarinatN)n: or
4. tha attourtts haye not prepared in accordawKe wkh the methc#Js ￿ pMeyleÉ of the Statement of
Recornmended Praclicg accourbling and repprtin9 by charilvas applicable to charrties prepariny I￿1r
accounts in aW￿rdancewlth the Financial Reporhng Stsndard applicabla in tho UKand Republic of Ireland
(FRS 1021.
I have no co1￿mS and have ¢omg a¢ross no Othgr Matters in v4ilh th? examinaticfj to whith attentlon
should be drown in thi% report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
lo4rty
Mr Mark Cummlns FCCA
tc.
The Courtyard
Shgreham Road
Upper Beèding
Sleyning
West Suwx
BN44 3TN
li

THE CARERS CENTRE FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE LIMITED
(LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
(INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Vnrnstrf¢tsd R￿trktsd l￿￿19￿ated
funds
lunds
Total
2023
Totsl
2022
Ineomè from:
Donalons. w8nts and grfts
Charitable actmt
Olher incomè
1.91
703N17
4088
62,3110
64,218
70U17
4,868
.164
640214
Investment In￿M9- itherosl
r&ewed
7.169
Tol•1 in¢pme
Expendltstre oh:
Chxltabl• aetlvllles
Actfvltles undertaken éiiectly
OthereA)8ts
607,618
74.719
471
99.336
681,V3
548.281
Tolal expendllurn
105,280
741
Netlncornellexpand￿1•
168,399
{1IAg01
(106,2801
39.629
69,110
Transfer betr￿en fuTh&s
17. 18
157.398)
4.208
33,1gQ
movement In funds
99.001
17,2821
1510901
39.629
69,110
Fund bala￿e$ al 1 Aprll 2022
112,215
70￿ ￿15 935.105
25
104.933 ￿000 1.043
Fund knalanC￿ at31 March 2023
681911
1,004215
All a￿l￿tieS are dassgd as conlinulw. There are no recognised gains Of losses other than th030 rep¢xted on th8
Statèment of FinxHJ Athifi6s.
The notes ol pages 15 10 23 fomi a part ofthese accounts.

THE CARERS CENTRE FOR 8RIGHTON & HOVE LIMITED
(LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
BALANCE SHEET
AS Af3f MARCH 2023
X123
2022
Flxgd a¥8el¥
12
413
4.207
DeÈ4ors
Cash al barf( and In hand
13
87.168
1.020A98
17,923
1.010,947
1.107M$
1.(r28,870
Cr•dilOlS: amounts falling duè wlthln
one year
14
IM225)
PB,882)
Plot CUrrEnta￿l¥
1.041431
1,CQO.C(J8
Tolal assets l•ss cwffont Ilabllltt¢$
1.043.844
1,UM.215
Ineomè fundB
Re￿n￿O￿ fvnds
17
10£933
83,911
112.215
$84,910
Uwestllcted funds
De&gn8t8d fundB
18
255.000
307.090
1,043.844
1,a04215
The$¢ havg been prepwed in aGcc*darKewith Iheapecaal provi8lLY15 relating to srnal o)mpanie8within Part
15 ofthe comp￿￿6 Act 201￿.
For th8 fkna￿￿l year In questK)n t1￿ co￿P￿Y wa$ entilled lo exErnpti[￿ under geclioll 47T of the Compani85 A
2006 relating to srnall cx)mpanie8.
No members have requir8(I the ¢¢m￿Y tD L*tain an audit ofits aoxunts lorthe year Ni question in awdarKe with
saetion 476 ofthe COm￿￿S Act 2CQ6.
ThE di￿￿or￿ acknowl￿196 ttwir resw)n5knility ￿ ccrfnplying the r8quirements of the Acl with resped to
accountirwJ records for lh8 PT8P8ral(on of a¢cL)unts.
These ￿￿ntS have been prepared in acc#)rdance with the PTovision$ BWic4bk to ￿rnpanIeS s￿11ect to the small
¢ompani8s' rogime.
The accounts wern apwovtd bythg Board on .... ... .... .
Mrv S8lvaratnam
rrn$tsg
Cornpany R•gi8lration No. 0275U81
13

THE CARERS CENTRE FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE LIMITED
(LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
2023
2022
Nal Cash In 4)perallng acOvkl¢s
Net incomel{expeftdilural
Deprecisti
lThyeasèlIdB￿0aSe) In cre¢thtor8
{Incfeaselldeueas8 in debtors
39,029
89.110
3.796
4.912
15,116
36.363
169.235)
9.551
C06h from Inv•8tlng a¢lvltles
Pur¢ha8e of taro1bief￿Od 8SSèt$
1,214
11.214)
I1￿￿¥0 In ¢08h
9.551
91.720
Cash and cash equlvalents atth•
tseglnnlng of th• ￿#T
1,010,947
919.227
Cash and ¢a8h equfvalgnts otth• •nd
ofthg yeal
1,Q2QN98
1,010,947
Analyslg of net cash:
1 Aprll 2022
Cash Ilow
31 March 2023
Cash al bank and in h
1010.947
9,551
14

THE CARERS CENTRE FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE LIMITED
(LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 MARCH 2023
ststtrtory Infomuv
The Carers Centre f(w Brightm & Ho¥e Llmlted18 a tharitable company, lTrTrked by ￿arnn1eed, regiskred in
ETrJLand and Wales. The tharilable comp•Vs reglslered number *)d wlstèred offica a¢klress can be found
) the LBg&l and A￿￿￿lstr8hV9 Informat￿an page.
Accounting pol¢los
11 Basls of w•parallon
The fr)aftdal statem￿lS hwè been prepared in accord8n¢e ￿1th Attounting and Reporting by CharitEs:
&atemenl of Recommendèd Pr&tte 8pplr¢oble to Char￿e$ preparng their 8¢counts Di a¢wrdance with the
Flnandal Re￿nIng Skndard Èpplicat4& Int￿ UKand RowbliGof Irdand (FRs1￿2) (eff￿tWe 1 J￿￿ry2O1s)
-CfK4riljes SORP (FRS1021 and the Companlas Act 2006.
Thg CaTers Centte fvr Brighton & Hove Lkniknj rneels Ihe definlfjon of a public benefit entity L￿der FRS102.
Assets and l￿bilItIeS orè initsally recognised athi$iori¢al Cost ¢N tr￿aGI10n value unless ￿h$￿1$• slatsd In the
relewant armunbng polw notsl$l.
There are utY*lntl8s about Th8 Cvrn Centre fur &wJhton & Hove Llmlled'$ *lity a$ 8 going
concam.
2.2 Incom•
PJI ino)me 18 recoJns3ed in the Stat•ment of Financk41 ActNibes once the Charity Iws gakn￿ enliilemeDtto th
incomè and Ihè str￿Jnts can be qUanlffj￿d with suffi¢lenl rek"8bility. The followng spetyffK w91￿1¢¥ ap ￿led
to parNcuPdr categortÈs of in¢crn:
Dorotior&%, g￿nts and gifts are I￿uded In ful in the StateFnenl of Finandal ACllv1￿es rece1¥ab￿.
CMtracl Ir￿￿& Is retr)g￿$9d as tho charity becomes grtiti8d to Ihe contract In￿rna (i.è. cNÈr tha larm ofth•
Investment Inco￿ 18 r¢ctyJni$gd in Ihe fi[]ar￿￿4 siatements when ￿1Vable.
2.3 EXp•nd￿r&
Expoftditurg 18 r8cognIs￿l on an accruals basis when 8 Irdbility Is In￿{red. Expenditwe i￿lUdeS emy VAT
which rannot be rgcover8d arKI Is included within the item of gxpgndilure to whlch It relates.
Charilablè aX￿ndItUte wmFMi8es those r￿st$ iTrxrred by the d)arity in pursuil of its tharitsble d)iWAl￿S. It
Includes t¥)th direct costs and supp¢rt costs relath.ng to such actiwbes. Supwrt ￿$ts. indu¢&ng salarie5, are
apP0￿med on ts b#sls ofthè Jma involved on the
Govemance costs include I￿se costs asscthted wlth meeting Ihe 8tsbJtory requir8mèTrts of the charity and
dude Its 8udit fees 8nd o)st8 Inked to slralegic rnonau￿ent of tt)e charity. ThÈse ¢¢sts are ir￿ude0 In
support costs undeT the Charfties SORP (FRS 11r2).
15

THE CARERS CENTRE FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE LIMITED
(LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS ICONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AfARCH 2023
Ac¢ounllng poliGie8 Icontlnu•d>
14 Fixed a$$•ts
Flxed asgets are iecawised at historfc ¢))st less accum￿al￿d Elewwtron. Deweci&ion rales a￿ as lollows..
FlxtsJrp8 and fim'ngs
Coffjpulw eqLEipment
33% on cost
33¢A on c￿t
15
Tradg and olheT debtOTS arè rec¢gni5ed althe SQ￿mont amount due after any trade di8CQUnt offered.
Pwayments are Y￿￿ed at th8 arnounÈ prepaKI fflet of anytrade discJJnts due.
18 Ca6h at bank and kn hand
Cash at bank and in hand inchjdes ¢ash aTrJ short term highty I￿Uld in￿SiM8nts. Tho Tru8¢ep8 seek lo use
strK)rt aTrJ rrBdium t8nn d8posts where ￿$￿ble to maximise Ihe return on mMie$ held at th& bank and to
manage cAsh flow.
2.7 Cr•di¢ots and provlslons
CredloTS and prowskjns are Tecognlsed where charity hès a present obtlg8tion re8Urtkng from a past avent
Ih81 will pn)babty resutt in th8 tr8n3fer of fuThJs lo a third party and Ihe amount due lo setue the Obl￿3a￿on can
bg mea6ured or èstim*ed reliably.
18 Leasing and hlra purchw ¢ommlkngnts
Relll81s paydbte under operovng lea￿ are against IrKxJme ￿ a 8trdlght1￿0 b8sls over the period of
Ihe lease.
29 P•n$lons
Retirement benerts to eryloyees of entity are provided ty a thfined contsitrxthn S￿￿8. Th8 assets of
th& ar• held sèwatsty from th050 oftho entity.
The wntribution8 rn8de in relation lo the defined conlribuliC￿ s¢hem? are chgrged In the acco￿18 as they
come payable In ac¢or(lance with the rulas of thè s¢heThe.
110 Fund accounting
Restllcted funds are subject to speclfic conditi(x)ts by funders as lo they mty be used. The pwposes •nd
usès cl the restricted f￿d$ ¥¢ $¢1 in kne notes to thè ￿OUnt$.
Unrestricted fvnds are ava1[ab￿ for w allhe thscrgthon 01thg tmstees Sft furtherance of th8 genernl obieotives
ofthe thawty.
DeS￿nal￿d fuTrJs are avallablè for usé at the thscretion of thè Irusta¢s for th8 sp￿￿1￿ wrp0593 a8 set out by
thè InJstÈès.
2.11 Taxatlon
The cotnpony is a regista￿d charfty (number.. 10157281. Ml of the cl*rity's income fglls within the exemptions
set out in p*t 11 of tha Corpwation Tax Act 2010.
16

THE CARERS CENTRE FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE LIMITED
{LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (coKfiNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
DoMtionBi gTrnts and gil
Unbutiictod Ro•irf¢tod
fvnd$
fund$
Total
2022
2023
[￿nalIt￿S
ants
1.621
297
800
56.500
7N21
66.797
5.261
24.903
1.918
62.300
64.218
30,164
In¢om• from charjtsble •ctlvltlès
Taial
2023
Totsl
2022
funds
fund$
Ccffltract In￿me
703
7114.817
S Otherlncorne
Unrnstrfcted Resirl¢
fund$
funda
Total
2023
Total
2022
other Incorn&
4.868
4,868
6 Total expendlturp
Sta
Toiol
2023
Total
2022
costs
Chavitable acllvlil
Activiles urthrtakon diredly
Olhéreosts (note fjl
Totsl
328,755
46,607
375.362
181,673
$48,%1
eAJ3.653
17

THE CARERS CENTRE FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE LIMITED
(LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
7 Olher costs
Total
Toial
2023
2022
Staff ttjsts
GoverrAll￿ costs (We 8)
46.607
13.163
$9.770
43.925
11,467
55,392
Govornartè costs
Total
2023
Total
2022
Indopandenl oxan¥ners' he
Act￿nt8nGY
AGM
cc4np8n￿S House fikwj fees
4,320
1745
3.960
7.494
13
13.163
13
11.407
9 TN8tseg
During th& year, in the we¥ious year. no Iruslees woip reiTllbutsedfOrexpe￿•s.

THE CARERS CENTRE FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE LIMITED
(LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2023
10 Stat￿n¢￿t01 financlal &¢Uvltlo3 comparntiv• funds- year ended 31 March 2022
Unre•tsict•J R¢•lTiCtod Designated
funds
fvn
Total
2022
T+)t•l
Incon￿ from:
Donalion8. 9rants gfft8
Chalitable act￿l￿&S
Inv&8trn8nt IwA)rnè. Intemt
recelve4J
3￿81
839.to
26.483
30,184
640.214
20,881
SB6,497
Totsl Ineom¢
645.872
2S.891
872 763
Ex￿dI￿re on:
Charilablo aGtivitlF
ActMti8s undertaken dirocINt
Othercosts
481.267
37.847
4218
42.085
548.281
530.833
65.821
207
Trfal eXp•n￿lIUM
N•tlneomèl{èXpondlty￿)
113.fj4B
12,473
(4406S)
.110
34.638
Transfer b¥N¥4en l￿d8
14801)
17541
2S.66S
Ngtrnovgmprtln fundB
88.847
13.227J
116.8101
.110
34.638
FuTrJ batances al 1 ApA 2020
496,063
115,442
323,600
935.105
000.4S7
Fund balanc•s at31 March 2021
112 215
1004 215
935.1C6
11 Enyloye•s
Nurnh•r of omplDyo•9
The average numbvr¢l enyloyeg$ durtng Iha yaarwas 21 PIY22.' 19}.
Employment ¢￿ts
2023
2022
Wages and satsrf¢$
se¢urity ¢OSts
Olher penth ￿515
323.352
20,610
21366
7,947
376.382
&51.546
Totsl ampl0￿ h&￿fits for kÉy managament personnel of Ihe charity in the year anTh)unted to £46,607 (2022.,
£43.9251.
There vrte Tr) empbyees with ewnIuT￿ts abow £60,000 durkng th• year12022: none).
19

THE CARERS CENTRE FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE LIMITED
(LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NQTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
12
FLYed As8et•
Fixturns and Comput•r
.Fltliig¥
Equlpment
Totsl
Colt
At 1 Ap￿ 2022
Additfiona kn the year
At 31 March 2023
S,1 t9
59.256
64,375
5,119
59.256
64.375
DepreGlatloR
At 1 Aprl 2022
Oepreclat￿)Tr charge in the year
Al 31 MaiEh 2023
5,119
55.049
3.794
5B.843
80.168
3.794
63.962
5,119
Ntrt Book Valu•
At 31 March 2023
413
413
Al 31 March 2022
4,2•7
4207
13
D•bto
2023
2D22
Tr* debto
Other debtry¥
Prepayments and a¢xnJod Ir￿a￿e
74.206
S.126
7,826
5.125
6.892
87.158
17.923
14
CredtlDrn'. amouTrts falllng du• wlthtn one yoar
2023
2022
Tr*18 cr8ditors
Tax8S and 80cia] wurity costs
Aoxuals and defer￿d in￿me
40A02
6J39
17A84
7,007
5,741
18,114
6432S
28.862

THE CARERS CENTRE FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE LIMITED
{LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Penslon and otherpmt-follrfjmgnt b•noflt¢omnth•nts
Atlhe $heot dato £Nil {20Y2.' £NIl) w45 cywed in resp8¢t of contrtJLrtlons to sdwme$.
2023
2022
ContnbulTr)ns paY&￿e by t￿ charity for the y•ar
7.947
7.584
16
Sharg capltal & control
The Carers lor Blfghton & Hove Lnnited is a CDwyany I1￿11ed by guarantee and h#5 no share cap￿. Th8
8baty of Ihe members 15 limited to a Sum not ox&wdNig £1. Th8 charity is ecrfrtrclkd by It5 trustees. No one
member has o¥er£ll control of the chaiity.
17
Restsl¢ted furtd¥
Thè ￿com9filnd5 ofthtcharity i[￿ude reBtrfctsJ fuThJsCom￿s1rMJIhe fc41tywing baK9n￿ ofdonationsand gwts
Id on trust for speafK purFKJSeS'.
Movernènt in tunils
Balanc• atl
Aprll 2022
Ineunlny R•$our¢•s Tranifer¥ 8alanc? at
t￿rCeS ¢xpBnded
31 March
2023
y￿ft9 Carers
t)ev8lopmenl Work
Adult C8rer8
3.784
9.700
117.6921
4.208
21,221
87.2
21,231
83.702
54.IJOO (57.498)
111215
83,7￿ 175.1￿)
4,208
104.938
yo￿4 Car•rn- Thls fund prowJ&s resour¢es to Yun group worf% se$￿0￿5 and a￿1VI￿¢S f¢*Yoww Carers aged behveen
6 ar￿ 17 ￿ArS ord.
Dgv•EoprMnt Work- Thls (und p￿d&S resources k( ffijtura devdopmentwork to suN￿rt thpaid Carer8.
Ad￿t Carern- Thi$ fvnd r•sour¢¢¥ to run servlces for Adult Carers agorl 18 years old N ah)ve.
21

THE CARERS CENTRE FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE UMITED
(LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Olhpr lund$
Mov8nwit In fund•
Bala￿e at 1
Apll 2022
In¢oming Re￿1￿￿$ Trnnsf¢rs Bala￿ at
ruour¢ts èxpended
31 March
2023
Unrestrlcted furKI8
684.910
8.465
717,3r2 Iseo.9731 (57.398)
18,3011
39.836
128,7221
97
683.911
40.000
Deslgnated fund- I1)frastr￿t￿re
D¢s￿nated fvnd- Repairs
Designated lund- Youro Carer8
Solv4￿?
Oe$ignat&Y IiJftd- Cbsure
onling¥nry
28.625
106,0110
143.1421
43.142
105.000
I95.0￿1)
70.000
I65￿00
Desfgnaled fund- Fundraisng
t25.11S)
85,115
40.DLMI
892.0
717.372 18e6,2531 (4,2081
931.911
Th• dèsignat8d funds for infr4tstruc¢ure aThl repaits were estabtFthed a)abl8 the to fund $L￿h eKpetwJiture
in the futsEre.
The d8sign8tsd lunds for YouTrJ caref$ seths and Closu￿ ¢iJnllngency wera all established during thg wior
year.
19 AMlysls of not •ss•ts b•iween fund
Unrèstricted Doslgnatsd
fund¥
Restri¢led
fundo
Total
2023
Fund balanGg5 0131 2Q23 a￿ represenlod by..
Fixed A&8ats
Currerbt assets
Creditors.. amtAJnt8 f811irry within one yeaF
413
254,587
413
1,107.658.
16422SI
748,136
164.2251
104.933
683,911
255,(XO
104,933
1.043
Unre8trfcted D84ignat?d
f￿d5
Ro$trfctod
funds
Tolal
2022
Fund balances at 31 KqaKh 2022 ale reFxe5enled by..
Fixed Assets
Current
Crèditors". amounts f811ing due wilhln one year
4.207
)2.883
4,207
1,028.870
PB.862)
613.T12
(28.862)
112.215
584.910
307.
112,215
1,004,215

THE CARERS CENTRE FOR BRIGHTON & HOVE LIMITED
(LIMITED BY GUARANTEEI
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
20 Conynltsnènts undor operntlr*J leasej
Al 31 March 2023 Itte ¢ornpany had lolal comrnilments nOn-￿c￿lab1e opLYatin9 lease¥ as foltows..
Land and bulldlng$
2023
2022
Eypwy date..
Wthin on8 ￿ar
1.5 years
21,500
21.5CO
76,146
2023
2022
Expiry dait=
Wthin one year
1-5 year
2.145
3,218
2,146
kncluded within thF Slatement of FinanrAal Acti￿￿88 aT8 oparating lèasa pay￿nts of£24.815 (2022.. £23.1 l￿).
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