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CARERS LEEDS

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Company registration number 03242065 (England and Wales) Charity registration number 1058706

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CARERS LEEDS

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees A Rawnsley
S Hume
R Basnett
D O'Connell
L Moore
L Gollin
Secretary C E Turner
Charity number 1058706
Company number 03242065
Registered office Ground Floor One, Mill 6
Mabgate Mills
Leeds
LS9 7DZ
Auditor Azets Audit Services
Carlton House
Grammar School Street
Bradford
BD1 4NS

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CARERS LEEDS

CONTENTS

Page
Chairman's statement 1
Trustees' report 2 - 6
Statement of trustees' responsibilities 7
Independent auditor's report 8 - 10
Statement of financial activities 11
Balance sheet 12 - 13
Statement of cash flows 14
Notes to the financial statements 15 - 36

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CARERS LEEDS

CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

On behalf of the board, I would like to send our sincere thanks to our principal funders who enable us to continue providing the best support for carers each year. This includes Leeds City Council, NHS West Yorkshire ICB, Community Links, Forum Central, National Lottery Community Fund, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust and Carers Trust.

Thanks also to Markel Insurance who continue to be of huge support and kindly make donations throughout the year alongside donations from other individuals and organisations.

Partnership working is key to our ability to deliver services to an ever increasing and diverse range of carers alongside our ability to continue to raise the profile of unpaid carers across the city. To that end I would like to thank all those individuals and organisations who support our work. Thank you to the following partners who each played a key role in carer support throughout the city: Leeds City Council Adults and Health Directorate, Leeds Oak Alliance (Carers Leeds, Age UK Leeds, St Gemma’s Hospice, Care & Repair, Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice), Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Healthwatch Leeds, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, 100% Digital, LCP Development Team, Hamara, ABA Leeds, Touchstone, Refresh Carers, Aspire Community Benefit Society and Leeds Employers Forum members.

None of our work would be possible without the incredible hard work and dedication of our volunteers, staff and leadership team. To all of you, I would like to say a huge thank you on behalf of the board. The individual acts of compassion and kindness that you demonstrate each day are the things that carers appreciate most.

I would also like to thank my fellow Trustees Andy B, Arshad, Danielle, Lindsay, Lucy, Rod, Steve and Yvonne for their support, hard work and dedication, all of which is fitted in between caring responsibilities, day jobs and a range of other commitments.

Andy Rawnsley D3E725A69F 81481... Chair of Trustees

Date: 11 November 2025

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CARERS LEEDS

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019).

Objectives and activities

The principal activity and Public Benefit is to deliver information, advice and support to people who, without payment, look after a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, dementia, mental health issues or an addiction cannot manage without their help.

Carers Leeds is a voluntary organisation which was set up in July 1995 to help unpaid carers in Leeds. Aims of Carers Leeds Are:

Objectives of Carers Leeds are:

This will include:

The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Achievements and performance

This was the third year of Carers Leeds strategy, which has at its heart the aim to reach more, and more diverse carers earlier. The focus has been on making progress against our strategic ambitions, which include providing a high-quality service to unpaid carers and influencing others in our city to act to benefit the lives of unpaid carers. Underpinning all of this are 4 strategic pillars, which cut across everything we do: equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I), digital, partnerships and carer engagement.

I am proud of what the Carers Leeds team has achieved this year. We received 8834 referrals, 3736 of these were carers not previously known to Carers Leeds. Our first point of contact – our advice line – received 10,425 telephone calls this year.

In terms of the source of new referrals, most unpaid carers self-referred (1405), the second highest referral source was Primary Care (267). We continue to take concrete steps to reach the diverse carer population of our city, however the majority of the 3736 new referrals to our service (where we have this data) were women (1405) and White British (1311).

Some highlights from our work this year:

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CARERS LEEDS

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

As well as providing a direct service to unpaid carers, we have worked hard this year to influence others to act to improve the lives of carers in our city. Our external partnerships team continue to raise awareness, deliver training, and share good practice with our priority stakeholders across Adult Social Care, Health, and Employers.

We have worked in partnership at a local and national level to increase our reach and influence others. At a local level this has included carer roadshows with NHS and Leeds City Council colleagues; ensuring carers are visible in key health and care transformation projects across the city (including those focused on end of life and multiple longterm conditions); an active role on the Leeds Carers Partnership Board and securing funding to lead a West Yorkshire Consortium to deliver a new carer breaks project based on the Respitality model in Scotland.

Nationally, we secured funding for an innovative project on suicide prevention and caring, in partnership with leading academic, Siobhan O’Dwyer from Birmingham University; have played an active role in the Carer Poverty Coalition campaigns and were invited to take part in workshops to inform reviews of Carers Allowance Overpayments and the implementation of the Carers Leave Act.

Financial review

Income

The core funding for Carers Leeds has continued to be provided by Leeds City Council ('LCC'). We had a 5-year contract with LCC which took us to March 2024. LCC has extended this contract to March 2026. We are grateful for their continued support which enables the work of the centre to be maintained.

We are also grateful to LCC for their generous funding of the Time for Carers Scheme, various Cost of Living grant schemes and the Health Inequalities Digital Health Hub. We have also received funding for projects from NHS West Yorkshire ICB, Community Links, Henry Smith, Time to Shine, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust and Carers Trust.

The statement of financial activities shows a net expenditure for the year of £47,907 (2024: £82,462 net expenditure) before actuarial gains and losses from the defined benefit pension scheme. At the year end unrestricted funds were £656,270 (2024: £664,781), restricted funds were £167,029 (2024: £176,672) and designated funds £212,123 (2024: £241,887).

Reserves

The charity's reserves policy is to hold 3 months running costs on unrestricted funds, currently calculated at £430,790. The free reserves of the charity after deducting 3 months of running costs are £225,480. This is higher than required by our policy, however the trustees believe that in view of current economic uncertainty holding reserves in excess of our requirements is prudent.

The present level of funding is adequate to support the continuation of Carers Leeds work and the Board of Trustees consider the financial position of the charity to be satisfactory.

It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Structure, governance and management

Governing Document

Carers Leeds is a company limited by guarantee and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. It is registered as a charity with the Charities Commission. In the event of the charity being would up the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the Charity.

Carer Leeds meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

Carers Trust

The company forms part of a network of independent charities dealing with carers' needs under the auspices of the Carers Trust.

Organisation of our Work

The Board of Trustees meets regularly to make decisions about the strategic direction of the charity. There is a CEO who is responsible for the day-to-day running of the charity and the supervision of the staff and volunteers who carry out the work of the charity both inside and outside its premises.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The Trustees have set policies for the management of risks faced by the charity, which include the setting up and maintenance of a risk register which is reviewed quarterly. The risk register records the risks that may arise in each area of the charity's operations and the CEO is charged with implementing the mitigations.

The principal risks and uncertainties faced by the charity at the time of writing are identified as a loss of funding, changes in health and social care policy and the impact of the national economic climate on the local and wide economy and the potential impact on short and long term funding. These risks are managed by developing strong working partnerships with our funders, seeking to diversify our funding sources, and ensuring we engage with strategic bodies.

The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:

A Rawnsley A Bottomley (Resigned 31 August 2025) S Hume Y Palmer (Resigned 16 May 2025) A Mahmood (Resigned 27 August 2025) R Basnett D O'Connell L Moore L Gollin

Appointment of Trustees

The Board of Trustees consists of local people who can contribute their skills, expertise and experience to the Board to ensure that the charity has, collectively, the knowledge and experience it needs to operate effectively. Where a vacancy arises new trustees are recruited from the local area.

None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up.

Auditor

In accordance with the company's articles, a resolution proposing that Azets Audit Services be reappointed as auditor of the company will be put at a General Meeting.

Small Company Rules

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

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CARERS LEEDS

TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Disclosure of information to auditor

Each of the trustees has confirmed that there is no information of which they are aware which is relevant to the audit, but of which the auditor is unaware. They have further confirmed that they have taken appropriate steps to identify such relevant information and to establish that the auditor is aware of such information.

The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.

A Rawnsley D3E725A69F 81481... S Hume 7D0F62B73734473... Trustee Trustee

11 November 2025

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STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The trustees, who are also the directors of Carers Leeds for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company Law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CARERS LEEDS

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Carers Leeds (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF CARERS LEEDS

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the statement of trustees' responsibilities, the trustees, who are also the directors of the charity for the purpose of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https:// www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above and on the Financial Reporting Council’s website, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud.

We obtain and update our understanding of the entity, its activities, its control environment, and likely future developments, including in relation to the legal and regulatory framework applicable and how the entity is complying with that framework. Based on this understanding, we identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. This includes consideration of the risk of acts by the entity that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, including fraud, we designed procedures which included:

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF CARERS LEEDS

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Alison Whalley (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Azets Audit Services

20 November 2025 | 12:39 GMT

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Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditor

Carlton House Grammar School Street Bradford BD1 4NS

Azets Audit Services is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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CARERS LEEDS

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2025
2025
Notes
£
£
Income and endowments from:
Donations and
legacies
3
9,247
5,604
Charitable activities
4
1,377,483
409,545
Investments
5
45,906
-
Other income
6
2,346
-
Total income
1,434,982
415,149
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
7
1,473,246
424,792
Gross transfers
between funds
-
-
Net expenditure for the
year/
Net outgoing resources
(38,264)
(9,643)
Other recognised gains and losses
Actuarial (loss)/gain
on defined benefit
pension schemes
(11)
-
Net movement in funds
(38,275)
(9,643)
Fund balances at 1 April
2024
906,668
176,672
Fund balances at 31
March 2025
868,393
167,029		 Total
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2025
2024
2024
£
£
£
14,851
16,929
-
1,787,028
1,353,483
386,700
45,906
44,441
-
2,346
1,088
-
1,850,131
1,415,941
386,700
1,898,038
1,413,378
471,725
-
27,558
(27,558)
(47,907)
30,121
(112,583)
(11)
4,100
-
(47,918)
34,221
(112,583)
1,083,340
872,447
289,255
1,035,422
906,668
176,672		 Total
2024
£
16,929
1,740,183
44,441
1,088
1,802,641
1,885,103
-
(82,462)
4,100
(78,362)
1,161,702
1,083,340

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006.

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BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
12
Current assets
Debtors
13
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
14
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due after
more than one year
15
Net assets
Income funds
Restricted funds
18
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds
19
General unrestricted funds		 2025
£
£
30,658
24,526
1,063,670
1,088,196
(75,037)
1,013,159
1,043,817
(8,395)
1,035,422
167,029
212,123
656,270
868,393
1,035,422		 2024
£
£
13,904
3,974
1,203,992
1,207,966
(122,706)
1,085,260
1,099,164
(15,824)
1,083,340
176,672
241,887
664,781
906,668
1,083,340

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BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)

AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 March 2025, although an audit has been carried out under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements under the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 11 November 2025

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash absorbed by operations
23
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Investment income received
Net cash generated from investing
activities
Net cash used in financing activities
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		 2025
£
£
(161,230)
(24,998)
45,906
20,908
-
(140,322)
1,203,992
1,063,670		 2024
£
£
(43,040)
(7,931)
44,441
36,510
-
(6,530)
1,210,522
1,203,992

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1 Accounting policies

Charity information

Carers Leeds is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Ground Floor One, Mill 6, Mabgate Mills, Leeds, LS9 7DZ.

1.1 Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2 Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3 Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

1.4 Income

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.

1.5 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

1.6 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Leasehold improvements Over the term of the lease Fixtures and fittings 25% Straight Line

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.

1.7 Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).

1.8 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.9 Financial instruments

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

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1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.10 Employee benefits

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

1.11 Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

3 Donations and legacies

Unrestricted Restricted **Total ** Unrestricted
funds funds funds
2025 2025 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Donations and gifts 9,247 5,604 14,851 16,929

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4 Charitable activities

2025 2024
£ £
Performance related grants 1,787,028 1,740,183
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds 1,377,483 1,353,483
Restricted funds 409,545 386,700
1,787,028 1,740,183
Performance related grants
Leeds City Council 1,377,483 1,353,483
Income from Performance related grants and contracts 409,545 386,700
1,787,028 1,740,183
5 Investments
**Unrestricted ** Unrestricted
funds funds
2025 2024
£ £
Interest receivable 45,906 44,441
6 Other income
**Unrestricted ** Unrestricted
funds funds
2025 2024
£ £
Other income 2,346 1,088

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7 Charitable activities

Staff costs
Volunteer costs
Carers events
Carers grants
Share of support costs (see note 8)
Share of governance costs (see note 8)
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds		 2025
£
1,009,303
2,362
11,076
173,900
1,196,641
691,195
10,202
1,898,038
1,473,246
424,792
1,898,038		 2024
£
1,006,952
2,773
8,182
226,591
1,244,498
635,494
5,111
1,885,103
1,413,378
471,725
1,885,103

Included within charitable activities are grants paid to carers amounting to £177,900 (2024: £226,591), which comprises a large number of grants mainly of less than £500 made to individuals. These amounts have been made out of funds specifically given for that purpose by other bodies.

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8 Support costs

Staff costs
Depreciation
Premises
Office costs
Insurance
Publicity
Professional fees &
Interpreter costs
Sundry
Training
Travel
Website Design
Audit fees
Trustees training and
expenses
Analysed between
Charitable activities		 Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
485,429
-
8,244
-
88,617
-
51,201
-
5,332
-
5,654
-
26,010
-
2,138
-
6,590
-
5,980
-
6,000
-
-
9,588
-
614
691,195
10,202
691,195
10,202		 2025
£
485,429
8,244
88,617
51,201
5,332
5,654
26,010
2,138
6,590
5,980
6,000
9,588
614
701,397
701,397		 Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
427,782
-
7,851
-
76,463
-
65,025
-
4,256
-
9,604
-
27,416
-
1,860
-
9,990
-
5,247
-
-
-
-
4,800
-
311
635,494
5,111
635,494
5,111		 2024
£
427,782
7,851
76,463
65,025
4,256
9,604
27,416
1,860
9,990
5,247
-
4,800
311
640,605
640,605

Governance costs includes payments to the auditors of £9,588 (2024: £4,800) for audit fees.

9 Trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year (2024: £Nil). During the year ten trustees were paid expenses of £581 for training (2024: £311, ten trustees) and during the year three trustees were paid expenses of £32 for travel (2024: £Nil, ten trustees).

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10 Employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
Employment costs
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs		 2025
Number
51
2025
£
1,303,174
116,970
73,612
1,493,756		 2024
Number
51
2024
£
1,256,685
105,724
70,724
1,433,133

The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows:

2025 2024
Number Number
1 1

11 Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxationof Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.

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12
Tangible fixed assets
Leasehold
improvements
Fixtures and
fittings
£
£
Cost
At 1 April 2024
21,324
84,532
Additions
20,519
4,479
Disposals
(21,324)
(46,602)
At 31 March 2025
20,519
42,409
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2024
20,684
71,268
Depreciation charged in the year
1,982
6,262
Eliminated in respect of disposals
(21,324)
(46,602)
At 31 March 2025
1,342
30,928
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2025
19,177
11,481
At 31 March 2024
640
13,264
13
Debtors
2025
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
Other debtors
18,384
Prepayments and accrued income
6,142
24,526
14
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
Notes
£
Other taxation and social security
26,321
Deferred income
16
-
Payments received on account
1,725
Trade creditors
1,091
Other creditors
11,664
Defined benefit pension contribution liabilities
8,415
Accruals
25,820
75,036		 Total
£
105,856
24,998
(67,926)
62,928
91,952
8,244
(67,926)
32,270
30,658
13,904
2024
£
-
3,974
3,974
2024
£
26,026
61,631
-
666
11,538
8,242
14,429
122,532

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15
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
Defined benefit pension contribution liabilities
16
Deferred income
Other deferred income
Deferred income is included in the financial statements as follows:
Deferred income is included within:
Current liabilities
Movements in the year:
Deferred income at 1 April 2024
Released from previous periods

Resources deferred in the year
Deferred income at 31 March 2025		 2025
2024
£
£
8,395
15,824
2025
2024
£
£
-
61,631
2025
2024
£
£
-
61,631
61,631
37,559
(61,631)
(37,559)
-
61,631
-
61,631

17 Retirement benefit schemes

Defined contribution schemes

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund.

The charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes was £74,588 (2024 - £72,325).

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17 Retirement benefit schemes

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Defined benefit schemes

The company participates in the scheme, a multi-employer scheme which provides benefits to some 37 nonassociated employers. The scheme is a defined benefit scheme in the UK.

It is not possible for the company to obtain sufficient information to enable it to account for the scheme as a defined benefit scheme. Therefore it accounts for the scheme as a defined contribution scheme.

The scheme is subject to the funding legislation outlined in the Pensions Act 2004 which came into force on 30 December 2005. This, together with documents issued by the Pensions Regulator and Technical Actuarial Standards issued by the Financial Reporting Council, set out the framework for funding defined benefit occupational pension schemes in the UK.

The scheme is classified as a 'last-man standing arrangement'. Therefore the company is potentially liable for other participating employers' obligations if those employers are unable to meet their share of the scheme deficit following withdrawal from the scheme. Participating employers are legally required to meet their share of the scheme deficit on an annuity purchase basis on withdrawal from the scheme.

A full actuarial valuation for the scheme was carried out at 30 September 2022. This valuation showed assets of £49.6m, liabilities of £57.1m and a deficit of £7.5m. To eliminate this funding shortfall, the Trustee asked the participating employers to pay additional contributions to the scheme as follows:

Deficit contributions

From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2027 for the whole scheme, (of which the proportion relates to Carers Leeds is £24,239):

£1,672,000 per annum payable monthly and increasing by 3.0% each year on 1st April.

The recovery plan contributions are allocated to each participating employer in line with their estimated share of the scheme liabilities.

Where the scheme is in deficit and where the company has agreed to a deficit funding arrangement the company recognises a liability for this obligation. The amount recognised is the net present value of the deficit reduction contributions payable under the agreement that relates to the deficit. The present value is calculated using the discount rate detailed in these disclosures. The unwinding of the discount rate is recognised as a finance cost.

Present values of provision

Present value of care series 1
Shown as:
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year		 2025
£
16,810
16,810
8,415
8,394
16,810		 2024
£
24,239
24,239
8,145
15,824
24,239		 2023
£
34,980
34,980
8,242
26,738
34,980

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

17 Retirement benefit schemes (Continued)
2025 2024
% %
Amounts recognised in the profit and loss account:
2025 2024
£ £
Net interest on defined 975 1,601
Other costs and income - -
Total costs (975) (1,601)
Amounts taken to other comprehensive income:
2025 2024
£ £
Actual return on scheme assets (11) 4,100
Liability for minimum funding requirement - -
Reconciliation of opening and closing provisions
2025 2024
£ £
Fair value of plan assets - -
Provision at start of period (24,239) (34,980)
Unwinding of disclount factor (975) (1,601)
Deficit contributions paid 8,415 8,242
Change in actuarial assumptions (11) 4,100
Deferred taxation balance relating to pension schemes - -
Provision at the end of the period 16,810 24,239
Year Ending
2025 2024 2023
£ £ £
Year 1 8,667 8,415 8,242
Year 2 8,928 8,667 8,489
Year 3 - 8,928 8,744
Year 4 - - 9,006
Year 5 - - 4,638
Year 6 - - -
Year 7 - - -
Year 8 - - -
Year 9 - - -
Year 10 - - -
Assumptions 2025 2024 2023
Rate of discount 4.88 4.95 5.18

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17 Retirement benefit schemes

(Continued)

The discount rates shown above are the equivalent single discount rates which, when used to discount the future recovery plan contributions due, would give the same results as using a full AA coporate bond yield curve to discount the same recovery plan contributions.

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18 Restricted funds

The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes:

Movement in funds Movement in funds Movement in funds Movement in funds
Balance at Incoming Resources Transfers Balance at Incoming Resources Balance at
1 April 2023 resources expended 1 April 2024 resources expended
31		 March 2025
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Time for Carers 10,359 150,000 (141,006) - 19,353 142,500 (147,353) 14,500
Digital Inclusion & Winter Grants 22,666 - (723) - 21,943 - (675) 21,268
Live Well Leeds 15,228 - - - 15,228 - - 15,228
Young Dementia Leeds 10,215 18,376 (23,093) - 5,498 18,377 (22,325) 1,550
Public Health Harm Minimisation Fund 8,175 - (191) - 7,984 - - 7,984
Carer's Connections Time to Shine 36,136 - (28,890) - 7,246 - (7,246) -
Dementia Training 6,491 - - (6,491) - - - -
Carers Group Grants 7,700 - (600) - 7,100 - (900) 6,200
CCG Recovery MH/LD 2,773 - - (2,773) - - - -
CEV Transition Grant 21,294 - (3,000) (18,294) - - - -
LCH Training & Patient Experience 2,948 - 1,256 - 1,692 - (1,295) 397
LTHT Hospital Liaison 26,816 12,000 (26,655) - 12,161 - (12,161) -
Omicron Supporting Unpaid Carers 1,050 - (941) - 109 - (109) -
Transport & Loneliness (Carers Connecting) 7,577 - (7,577) - - - - -
Hospital Liaison Patient Flow 13,965 96,043 (78,711) - 31,297 96,792 (94,588) 33,501
Carer Outreach Volunteer Programme 600 - - - 600 - - 600
Good Things Foundation Digital Inclusion 1,501 - (826) - 675 - (675) -
Health Inequalities Digital Health Hub 40,000 - (1,626) - 38,374 - (7,218) 31,156
MH Involvement Worker Project 1,461 38,146 (37,695) - 1,912 27,750 (27,246) 2,416
HSF January 2023 2,300 2,000 (4,300) - - - - -
Food and Fundamentals Cost of Living 50,000 - (50,000) - - - - -
Keeping Well in Winter (HSF) 65,000 (64,500) - 500 - (500) -
Carers Hospital Discharge Toolkit 5,000 - - 5,000 - (2,766) 2,234
Awards for All 135 (135) - - 19,861 (14,256) 5,605
Sidecar Project - - - - - 7,313 (7,313) -

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18 Restricted funds

Restricted funds
Jimbo's Fund Carers Together
Carers Trust Time for ME!
Accelerating Reform Fund - Digital CSW
Keeping Well in Summer (HSF)
Suicide Prevention (LCF)
HSF6 December 2024
Leeds Bereavement Forum (Closure)		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
289,255		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
386,700		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
471,725		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
(27,558)		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
176,672		 (Continued)
10,118
(7,126)
2,992
8,000
(4,750)
3,250
18,384
(12,480)
5,904
27,400
(27,400)
-
8,050
(1,410)
6,640
25,000
(25,000)
-
5,604
-
5,604
415,149
(424,792)
167,029		 (Continued)
10,118
(7,126)
2,992
8,000
(4,750)
3,250
18,384
(12,480)
5,904
27,400
(27,400)
-
8,050
(1,410)
6,640
25,000
(25,000)
-
5,604
-
5,604
415,149
(424,792)
167,029
167,029

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(Continued)

Time for Carers

Funding is received from LCC ASC to fund the Time for Carers Scheme. This scheme enables carers to take a break from their caring responsibilities to go on a holiday or a short break. Grants are awarded to carers directly so they can arrange their break.

Digital Inclusion and Winter Support for Carers

The aim of this funding from Leeds City Council is to mitigate carer loneliness and isolation as well as the increased costs of caring through winter. The Carers Digital inclusion projects assists carers to purchase a tablet device or similar and provides training and support to help carers make good use of digital technology. The Carers Winter Grant Scheme funds small grants to support carers with the additional costs of caring through winter. Carers are referred to the scheme by their Carer Support Worker.

Live Well Leeds

This is a consortium of charitable organisations, led by Touchstone Leeds and funded by Leeds City Council, to deliver the Community Based Mental Health Day Services contract, which provides support to adults in Leeds whose mental health issue is their primary presenting problem. The project funds one part time Support Worker to provide support for carers mental health needs.

Young Dementia Leeds

The project is funded by Leeds City Council and is led by Community Links. The project funds a part-time Care Support Worker to provide specialist support to carers of younger people, aged under 65yrs, with dementia.

Public Health Harm Minimisation

Leeds City Council provided this funding in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding is to provide support for the over 60's through the delivery of projects aimed at reducing transmission and supporting the uptake of the vaccine including community engagement and providing transport costs associated with COVID testing and the vaccination programme.

Carers Connections Time to Shine

This funding employs a full-time Connecting Carers Project officer and a part-time Volunteer Co-Ordinator to deliver the project which aims to support carers aged 50 and over, who are socially isolated. This includes bereaved carers, male carers and carers with health problems and disabilities. The project aims to work with individuals one-to-one or in groups to improve confidence, self-esteem and resilience thereby helping them to think positively to engage in socialising and extending social networks.

CCG Recovery College MH/LD

This funding was provided by NHS England Leeds CCG to fund a part-time Carer Education Co-ordinator to deliver a project to support carers of people who have mental health conditions through developing education and learning opportunities.

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CEV (Clinically Extremely Vulnerable) Transition Grant

Leeds City Council have awarded this funding to support carers who themselves are, or the cared for is, Clinically Extremely Vulnerable. The funding is to help connect with carers who have been or still are shielding and to help reduce social isolation and address the issues of regaining social confidence.

LCH Training and Patient Experience

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust provide this funding to continue to allow us to deliver a series of carer awareness training and sessions to primary care managers and practices in Leeds.

LTHT Hospital Liaison

This funding from NHS Leeds CCG allows Carers Leeds to continue to provide a Hospital Liaison Carer Support Worker based at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust to provide support for carers and families to assist in the identification of a suitable care home / home care package prior to Hospital discharge.

Omicron - Supporting Unpaid Carers

Funding from Leeds City Council to provide small grants to carers of up to £250 up to March 2023. These small grants are to help support unpaid carers with the purchase of essential items to make their caring role easier and safer especially through the winter months.

Transport and Loneliness (Carers Connecting)

This funding was provided by Leeds Older People’s Forum via the Department for Transport to fund a part-time Carers Connecting Project Worker to deliver a project which enables socially isolated carers to take part in trips and activities by providing transport and to better understand the role that transport can play in reducing loneliness.

Hospital Liaison Patient Flow

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust provide funding for 2 full time Patient Flow Carer Support Workers to work closely with the new Transfer of Care Hub at St James’s University Hospital and the MDT within the Community Bed Bases to work with carers and the person with care needs, with a view to making a smooth transition from Community Bed, or from Hospital, into residential/ Nursing care or home.

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(Continued)

Household Support Fund (Cost of Living)

Leeds City Council awarded this funding to help older (50+yrs) carers with the cost of living crisis. The funding enabled us to award small grants of up to £250 to carers who would otherwise struggle to buy food or pay essential utility bills or meet other essential living costs) to help them with significantly rising living costs.

Carer Outreach Volunteer Programme

This small pot of funding enabled us to recruit a small team of engagement volunteers to connect with carers and offer befriending and/or digital support.

Good Things Foundation Digital Inclusion

This funding from Good Things Foundation enabled us to recruit and train 5 volunteers to provide digital support in the carers own home. The funding also enabled us to equip the volunteers with laptops in order to carry out this role.

Health Inequalities Digital Health Hub

Leeds City Council awarded this funding to enable Carers Leeds to develop a Digital Health Hub with digital equipment and connectivity. It will allow additional staffing capacity to develop and implement the digital health inclusion offer, along with more digital volunteers recruited to support carers.

Mental Health Involvement Worker Project

This project, funded by NHS England, is part of a larger, city-wide project and funds a full time Carer Engagement and Involvement Worker at Carers Leeds. The aim of the project is to improve and transform mental health care in Leeds

HSF 2023 (Household Support Fund)

This funding is a continuation of the Household Support Funding and was provided by Forum Central to provide grants up to a maximum of £250 for carers with an identified need for support with energy costs, food costs and/or essential items.

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Cost of Living (Food and Fundamentals)

Provided by Leeds City Council, this funding enables Carers Leeds to provide one off small grants of up to £250 to support unpaid carers with additional winter and cost of living expenses.

Keeping Well in Winter

This funding is a continuation of the Household Support Funding and was provided by Forum Central to provide grants up to a maximum of £250 for carers with an identified need for support with food costs and/or essential items.

Carers Hospital Discharge Toolkit

This funding is provided by NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board to support, plan and deliver the launch of the toolkit and resources within acute wards, mental health wards or virtual wards

Awards for All – National Lottery Community Fund

This funding has enabled us to employ a part-time Welfare Benefits Worker for 12 months to provide benefit surgeries for unpaid carers and assist them with completing the main carer related benefits application forms, ensuring we build financial capability and maximise income for unpaid carers.

SIDECAR Project

This funding was provided by Bradford University to be part of a project to test how useful the SIDECAR questionnaire is for carer organisations as a tool to improve carer quality of life. The project was in conjunction with other universities and carer organisations within Yorkshire.

Jimbos Fund Carers Together

Leeds Community Foundation provided funding for a part-time Carers Together Across Leeds project worker to deliver carer support groups across Leeds, particularly aimed at male carers.

Time for ME!

Carers Trust provided this funding to enable us to award small grants of up to £250 to carers from the LGBTQ+ community to help to fund short breaks or wellbeing activities.

Accelerating Reform Fund - Digital

This funding is provided by Leeds City Council to fund a full time Digital Carer Support Worker. This role is based within our Advice and Support team and is the primary contact for carers who approach us digitally. It also enables Carers Leeds to develop and experiment with things such as digital drop-in, online chat facilities, Insta or Facebook Live events, online coaching, email communication and social media outreach.

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Keeping Well in Summer (HSF)

This funding is a continuation of the Household Support Funding and was provided by Forum Central to provide grants up to a maximum of £250 for carers with an identified need for support with energy costs, food costs and/or essential items.

Suicide Prevention (LCF)

This project is funded by Leeds Community Foundation. The project was to design and develop suicide prevention training and resources for professionals, which is focused on carers as an at-risk group. Carers Leeds co-designed the training and resources with carers and Carers Leeds staff. We delivered (and refined) the training to Carers Leeds staff in the first instance. The future plan is to roll out the training to other professionals in Leeds and to other carers organisations across the country

Leeds Bereavement Forum Closure

Leeds Bereavement Forum closed in early 2024. Under Charity Commission regulations, trustees in these circumstances have a legal obligation to donate remaining funds once the charity closes to likeminded charities providing bereavement services. This money was donated to Carers Leeds to be used for the purpose of providing bereavement support to unpaid carers.

HSF December 2024 (Household Support Fund)

This funding is a continuation of the Household Support Funding and was provided by Forum Central to provide grants up to a maximum of £250 for carers with an identified need for support with energy costs, food costs and/or essential items.

Docusign Envelope ID: A9751550-9583-4E01-8A86-728029ADFBAF

CARERS LEEDS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

19 Designated funds

The income funds of the charity include the following designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes:

Balance at
1 April 2023
£
Contingency
164,873
Lease liabilities
127,225
292,098		 Transfers
Balance at
1 April 2024
£
£
(23,779)
141,094
(26,432)
100,793
(50,211)
241,887		 Transfers
Balance at
31 March 2025
£
£
21,511
162,605
(51,275)
49,518
(29,764)
212,123		 Transfers
Balance at
31 March 2025
£
£
21,511
162,605
(51,275)
49,518
(29,764)
212,123
212,123

Docusign Envelope ID: A9751550-9583-4E01-8A86-728029ADFBAF

CARERS LEEDS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

20 Analysis of net assets between funds

Unrestricted
funds
Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
2025
2025
2025
£
£
£
Fund balances at 31 March 2025 are represented
by:
Tangible assets
30,658
-
-
Current assets/(liabilities)
634,007
212,123
167,029
Long term liabilities
(8,395)
-
-
656,270
212,123
167,029		 Total Unrestricted
funds
Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
2025
2024
2024
2024
£
£
£
£
30,658
13,904
-
-
1,013,159
666,701
241,887
176,672
(8,395)
(15,824)
-
-
1,035,422
664,781
241,887
176,672		 Total
2024
£
13,904
1,085,260
(15,824)
1,083,340

Docusign Envelope ID: A9751550-9583-4E01-8A86-728029ADFBAF

CARERS LEEDS

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

21 Operating lease commitments

At the reporting end date the charity had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:

Within one year
Between two and five years		 2025
£
49,518
149,782
199,300		 2024
£
51,313
-
51,313

22 Related party transactions

Remuneration of key management personnel

The remuneration of key management personnel is as follows.

2025
£
Aggregate compensation
248,773
There were no further disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 - none).
23
Cash generated from operations
2025
£
Deficit for the year
(47,907)
Adjustments for:
Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities
(45,906)
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
8,244
Difference between pension charge and cash contributions
(7,440)
Movements in working capital:
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
(20,552)
Increase in creditors
13,962
(Decrease)/increase in deferred income
(61,631)
Cash absorbed by operations
(161,230)
24
Analysis of changes in net funds
The charity had no debt during the year.		 2024
£
241,761
2024
£
(82,462)
(44,441)
7,851
(6,641)
57,545
1,036
24,072
(43,040)