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Action For Carers (Surrey)

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1116714
Status
Registered
Registered
Nov. 9, 2006
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Surrey

Address

Address
ASTOLAT
CONIERS WAY
BURPHAM
GUILDFORD
SURREY
GU4 7HL

Activities

We provide information, advice and support for carers all across Surrey. Including benefits advice, advocacy, guidance on moving and handling, support groups, free resources and more. We also help carers have their say on carer matters in Surrey, and nationally. We have specialist support available for young carers, young adult carers (18-24), and people connected to the Armed Forces

Objects: 1. The Objects Of The Charity (The “Objects”) Are:- 1.1 To Provide Relief Of The Needs Of Carers (As Defined In 1.8 Below); 1.2 To Provide And Assist In The Provision Of Information, Advice And Other Assistance To Carers; 1.3 To Encourage And Provide Services For Those Requiring Care Which Take Account Of The Needs Of Carers; 1.4 To Raise Public Awareness, Principally But Not Exclusively In The County Of Surrey, Of Carers’ Needs, Concerns And Value; 1.5 To Communicate Between Carers, Policy Makers And Other Services Supporting Carers, Enabling Carers To Have An Effective Voice And An Informed Representation In Policy-Making And Service Development; 1.6 To Encourage The Exchange By Carers, Policy Makers And Other Services Of Useful Information And Best Practice In Carers’ Issues And Promote And Encourage Services To Support Carers Principally But Not Exclusively In Surrey; And 1.7 To Pursue Any Other Charitable Purposes. 1.8 A “Carer” Is: 1.8.1 Someone Who Provides Regular Unpaid Help To A Person (Or Persons) Who Is Disabled, Ill Or Infirm, Or Who Is Otherwise In Need Of Care, Particularly But Not Exclusively In The County Of Surrey; 1.8.2 Particularly But Not Exclusively Someone Who Lives In The County Of Surrey And Provides Regular Unpaid Help To A Person (Or Persons) Who Is Disabled, Ill Or Infirm, Or Who Is Otherwise In Need Of Care, Outside The County Of Surrey; Or 1.8.3 Someone Who, Within The Last Five Years, Has Fallen Within The Description In 1.8.1 Or 1.8.2. The Term “Carer” Also Includes People Who Fall Into Any Of The Above Categories And Are Under The Age Of Eighteen Or Are Parents Caring For Their Own Children.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Surrey

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £2,880,304 £2,716,933 £966,289 66
March 31, 2024 £2,454,444 £2,297,284 £802,918 62
March 31, 2023 £2,192,008 £2,175,050 £645,758 66
March 31, 2022 £2,857,081 £3,033,706 £628,800 94
March 31, 2021 £2,772,991 £2,743,604 £805,425 92

Trustees

Name Appointed
Abimbade Olubanke Ewetade Dec. 1, 2023
Christopher Bovell March 21, 2025
Hollie Margaret Jessica Baker March 6, 2020
Martin Philip Lawrence Brown Dec. 1, 2023
Mirjana Fowle March 21, 2025
Rhianna Patricia Williams Dec. 6, 2019
Stephanie Fitzgerald March 15, 2024