2026-03-31-accounts - The Care Rights Project

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The Care Rights Project (Registered charity, number 1200164) Financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026

Page	Contents
2 - 5	Trustees’ annual report
6	Independent examiner’sreport
7	Receipts & payments account
8	Statement of assets & liabilities
9 - 10	Notes to the accounts

The Care Rights Project Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 March 2026

Full name The Care Rights Project

Organisation type Charitable incorporated organisation

Registered charity number 1200164

Principal address 103 Hallowell Road, Northwood, HA6 1DY

Trustees

Amy Murtagh Lizan Ghafoor, from 14/10/25 Andrew Kar-Tsun Man Olivia Halse, until 06/01/26 Abigail Brunswick

Independent examiner

Eva Stevens, employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GL

Governance and management

The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 24/08/22.

In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

During the reporting period Olivia Halse stepped down and we welcomed Lizan Ghafoor to the Board of Trustees. During the first quarter of the reporting period the part-time caseworker employed by The Project left to pursue an alternative career.

Following the decision for Project 17 to take over Care Act work, discussions were held with funders (AB Charitable Trust, Trust for London, Blue Thread) and it was agreed that grants that had previously been made to The Care Rights Project could be redirected to Project 17.

Objectives and activities

For the public benefit, the prevention or relief of poverty, and the relief of those in need by reason of ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, amongst adult migrants with care needs in the UK. In particular, although not exclusively:

by providing information, advice and advocacy to migrants with no recourse to public funds regarding their rights to access social care under the Care Act 2014;
by providing information, training and support to other organisations regarding the rights of migrants to access social care under the Care Act 2014;
by raising awareness of problems with the implementation of the Care Act 2014 in relation to migrants with no recourse to public funds;
by occasionally making small grants to individuals experiencing destitution.

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit

The provision of information, advice and advocacy to migrants with no recourse to public funds regarding their rights to access social care under the Care Act 2014.

The provision of specialist advice to other organisations regarding the rights of their clients who are migrants with no recourse to public funds to access social care under the Care Act 2014 in order to support their work.

Making referrals to other organisations where appropriate and necessary in order to benefit clients.

The provision of training to other organisations to raise awareness of problems with the implementation of the Care Act 2014 in relation to migrants with no recourse to public funds and strategies for overcoming these.

Making small grants to clients of The Care Rights Project experiencing destitution in accordance with our grant making policy.

Public benefit statement

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit'.

Summary of the main achievements during the period

During this reporting period The Care Rights Project has worked directly with 30 clients (including 6 new clients) and taken enquiries from 4 clients who were seeking advice outside the scope of the Project.

Clients making enquiries that were out of scope were provided with appropriate information or signposted to other organisations to assist them.

All of the clients with whom we worked benefited from advice regarding their rights to access social care under the Care Act 2014 including the potential impact of their immigration status.

Where the need for immigration advice, or other advice beyond the scope of the Project, was identified clients were signposted or referred as appropriate.

As a result of the Coordinator’s ill -health, far fewer new clients were taken on than in previous years.

4 out of 6 new clients were potentially eligible for support under the Care Act. 2 out of these 4 potentially eligible clients declined to be referred; one because he was being cared for by his wife and was receiving financial support from friends and family in excess of what would be offered by the Local Authority and one because she was being cared for by her adult daughter - her immediate problem was that she had become undocumented and so lost her benefits, we were able to refer her to an immigration solicitor for assistance in regularising her status.

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2 clients were already in contact with their Local Authority and were assisted in preparing for their assessments, the outcomes of which are not yet known.

The 24 clients that we have continued to work with since the previous reporting period have all received advice and advocacy taking into account any changes in their circumstances or issues in the provision of support, help to access immigration advice, food vouchers, assistance with claiming help with health costs, occasional hardship payments and external grant applications.

9 clients were referred out to solicitors for assistance in challenging the suitability of their accommodation, package or care or subsistence. We are still awaiting an outcome in some of these cases, but others have been successful, for instance one young adult client with learning difficulties was placed in supported living accommodation, a client accommodated in a care home had her subsistence payments restored and a client living independently had a care package put in place. We also had a positive result for a client referred out to a solicitor during 2024-25 to challenge a negative needs assessment; with the solicitor’s help the assessment was redone and the client was provided with supported housing, a package of care and subsistence at the rate of the Universal Credit personal allowance for her age.

During the course of the reporting period 10 clients received positive immigration decisions (either a grant of leave with recourse or a change of conditions) and we were able to provide assistance in moving from Care Act support into mainstream welfare benefits and housing. Two clients were referred to housing solicitors to challenge unsuitable temporary accommodation provided as part of a housing duty.

One client sadly died while receiving Care Act support and awaiting the outcome of her application for leave to remain on Human Rights grounds.

The Care Rights Project provided specialist advice on 92 occasions to workers/volunteers at 55 different organisations via phone and email, normally including a written confirmation of advice and template letters or additional resources when required.

The Care Rights Project has delivered in-house training to Guys and St. Thomas ’ Hospital Discharge Team, North Lincolnshire County Council adult social care team, Youth Legal, Refugees Welcome North Somerset and Glassdoor. We have partnered with Project 17 and Advice Now to run 2 joint open training sessions combining content on Care Act and Children Act Local Authority support. Independently, we have also run 5 open training sessions. In total these sessions have included 241 attendees and our feedback has been overwhelmingly positive with 100% of participants saying that they found the training useful, 71% saying they learned a lot and 29% saying they learned a bit.

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Financial review

During the reporting period The Care Rights Project secured £44,540 in grants.

Policy on reserves

This includes more th an 6 months’ reserves due to an unexpected reduction in salary costs.

At the end of the period The Care Rights Project was in credit at £80,298.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:

17.08.26 Signed ______ Date _ Amy Murtagh, Trustee

Independent e xaminer’s report to the trustees of The Care Rights Project for the year ended 31 March 2026

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Care Rights Project (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2026.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I re port in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

24/08/2026 Signed ____ Date _______ Eva Stevens BSc, CPFA Employee of Community Accounting Plus

The Care Rights Project Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 March 2026

2025 Total Unrestricted Funds Funds £ Note £ Receipts 72318 Grants & donations 2 15000 64 Gift aid - - Charitable income 200 1 Sundry receipts - 72383 Total receipts 15200 Payments 646 Grants for individual clients - 2682 Hardship grants - 354 Insurance - 788 Interpreters - 2117 Running costs - 1391 Subscriptions - 409 Telephone - 524 Website - 37713 Salaries, NI & pensions - 46624 Total payments - 25759 Net receipts/(payments) 15200 40225 Cash funds at start of this period 46239 65984 Cash funds at end of this period 61439	Restricted Funds £ 29540 - - - 29540 290 1302 385 451 3170 155 438 591 23644 30426 (886) 19745 18859	*2026* Total Funds £ 44540 - 200 -
		44740
		290 1302 385 451 3170 155 438 591 23644
		30426
		14314 65984
		80298

The Care Rights Project Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 March 2026

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2025 2026
£ Cash assets £
65984 Bank accounts 80298
65984 80298
Other monetary assets
487 Prepayments - subscriptions 498
487 498
Assets retained for the charity’s own use
General equipment.
(as restated) Liabilities
(672) Creditors - Independent examination (714)
(728) Creditors - Salaries, NI & pensions (92)
(1400) (806)
These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by:
Signed _____ Date _____
Andrew Man, Trustee
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The Care Rights Project Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026

1. Receipts & payments accounts

Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand.

2. Grants & donations

Baring Foundation Blue Thread The Caerlow Trust Trust for London Sundry donations Funds analysis Restricted funds Awards for All Baring Foundation Caerlow Trust Grants for individual clients Trust for London Unrestricted funds General	Unrestricted £ - 15000 - - - 15000 Opening balance £ 7500 12245 - - 19745 46239 46239		Restricted £ 15000 - 2000 12250 290 29540 Receipts £ - 15000 2000 290 12250 29540 15200 15200	Total £ 15000 15000 2000 12250 290 44540 (Payments) £ (6712) (15995) (1301) (290) (6128) (30426) - -	Closing balance £ 788 11250 699 - 6122
					18859
					61439
					61439

3. Funds analysis

The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows: Awards for all – to cover general running costs.

– Baring Foundation to cover hub activities that contribute to strengthening civil society through legal education.

Caerlow Trust – for hardship grants.

Grants for individual clients – money obtained to buy specific items for certain clients. Trust for London – for salary and running costs associated with casework.

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4. Trustees’ remuneration

Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period.

5. Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions in this period.

6. Glossary of terms

Creditors: These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period.

Prepayments: These are services that the charity has paid for in advance, but not used during the accounting period.

Restricted funds: These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions set by the donor, but still within the general objects of the charity.