# BE FREE YOUNG CARERS LTD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1042708
- **Other names:** THE SOUTH AND VALE CARERS CENTRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 9, 1994
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1042708


## Contact

- **Address:** Harwell Innovation Centre, Curie Avenue, Didcot, Oxfordshire
- **Postcode:** OX11 0QG
- **Phone:** 01235838554
- **Email:** yc@befreeyc.org.uk
- **Website:** www.befreeyc.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO ALLEVIATE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE CARING OR HAVE CARED FOR ELDERLY, SICK, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED OR OTHERWISE INFIRM PERSONS AT HOME AND WHO ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO PROMOTE THE MATERIAL WELFARE OF SUCH CARERS AS AFORESAID TO RELIEVE AND ALLEVIATE AND TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OR ALLEVIATION OF ALL KINDS OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL INFIRMITY, SICKNESS, DISABLEMENT OR HANDICAP INCLUDING MENTAL ILLNESS ATRIBUTABLE TO CARING AMONG CARERS AND THOSE PERSONS FOR WHOM THEY ARE CARING IN SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE AND THE VALE OF THE WHITE HORSE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.  2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PART THAT CARERS AND CARING CAN PLAY GENERALLY

**Activities:** Be Free Young Carers supports young carers aged 8 to 17 years old, by providing 1 21 emotional support,  respite activities, 13 plus Youth Club, bespoke befriending service and offering training in practical skills, all of which helps reduce the anxiety and stress so many young carers experience and increases mental health.

**Area of benefit:** SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE AND THE VALE OF THE WHITE HORSE AND SURROUNDING AREAS




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £421059 | £395027 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £413413 | £330434 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £338145 | £317383 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £296248 | £250935 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £303366 | £167806 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Carol Dunne — appointed March 19, 2025
- Gavin Jones — appointed Sept. 19, 2025
- Laurie Cooper — appointed June 7, 2022
- Nicola Mellings — appointed March 19, 2025