# Central Carers Association (Falkirk &amp; Clackmannan)

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC023658
- **Known as:** Princess Royal Trust Carers Centre
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** April 1, 1998
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC023658


## Contact

- **Address:** Bank Chambers, 1A Bank Street, Falkirk
- **Postcode:** FK1 1NB
- **Website:** www.carersfalkirk.org.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of health&#x27;

**What the charity does:** The carers centre provides information and support to carers of all ages living in Falkirk district and Clackmannanshire. The centre is managed by a board elected from the membership of Central Carers Association, a voluntary organisation comprising carers and those with an interest in carers&#x27; issues. The organisation seeks to ensure that carers of all ages in Falkirk district and Clackmannanshire are recognised, valued, receive the information and support they need to allow them to care with confidence and in good health and empowered to have a life of their own outside of caring.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;Other defined groups&#x27;

**Objectives:** (a) To alleviate the conditions of life and stress felt amongst people who, irrespective of age, are, or in the recent past have been, looking after relatives or friends, who, because of disability, illness or frailty cannot manage to live in the community without assistance or who may be in residential care or who are supported in living independently, and who are in necessitous circumstances, and of dependants of carers being dependants themselves in necessitous circumstances, in the Falkirk District and Clackmannanshire and for that purpose to promote the material welfare of such carers as aforesaid  (b) 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, including mental illness attributable to caring, amongst carers and those for whom they care  (c) To advance education relating to caring





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Falkirk
- **Geographical spread:** More than one local authority area in Scotland







