# CARERS ISLE OF WIGHT

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1157082
- **Other names:** CARING 4 CARERS, CARERS IW
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 16, 2014
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1157082


## Contact

- **Address:** THE RIVERSIDE CENTRE, THE QUAY, NEWPORT
- **Postcode:** PO30 2QR
- **Phone:** 01983 533173
- **Email:** Info@carersiw.org.uk
- **Website:** www.carersiw.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE THE STRESSES EXPERIENCED BY CARERS OVER THE AGE OF 18 WHO HAVE CARE NEEDS, AS A RESULT OF DISABILITY, ILLNESS OR AGE WITHIN THE ISLE OF WIGHT (THE CARER MAY RESIDE IN OR WORK IN OR CARE FOR A PERSON WHO RESIDES WITHIN THE ISLE OF WIGHT), IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:- PROVIDING A CONTACT POINT FOR HELP FOR CARERS OVER THE AGE OF 18;- IDENTIFYING CARERS WHO STRUGGLE TO COPE IN THEIR CARING ROLE;- WORKING WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND CHARITIES TO DEVELOP SERVICES FOR CARERS;- OFFERING CARERS A BREAK THROUGH SUPPORT GROUPS;- GATHERING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION RELEVANT TO CARERS ISSUES;- RAISING AWARENESS OF AND PROMOTING THE NEEDS OF CARERS THROUGHOUT ISLE OF WIGHT WITH LOCAL POLICY MAKERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS;- RAISING FUNDS TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE.

**Activities:** TO RELIEVE THE STRESSES EXPERIENCED BY CARERS, OVER THE AGE OF 18 BY: PROVIDING A CONTACT POINT FOR HELP FOR CARERS OVER THE AGE OF 18; IDENTIFYING CARERS WHO STRUGGLE TO COPE IN THEIR CARING ROLE; WORKING WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND CHARITIES TO DEVELOP SERVICES FOR CARERS; OFFERING CARERS A BREAK THROUGH SUPPORT GROUPS; GATHERING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION RELEVANT TO CARERS ISSUES;




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Geography

- Isle Of Wight





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Sue Bennett** | Chair | Sept. 1, 2014 |
| Ann Nash |  | March 3, 2023 |
| Catherine Hands |  | Aug. 6, 2020 |
| Derek Norton |  | March 1, 2023 |
| Hugh Harrison |  | Jan. 27, 2020 |
| Maurice Dix |  | March 3, 2020 |
| Wendy Holleyman |  | Oct. 9, 2019 |




