Registered charity · Ipswich
Suffolk Family Carers
- 10 trustees
- Income £2.2m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Susan BrooksChair · since 2015
- Carole BurmanTrustee · since 2017
- Gerard ArtindaleTrustee · since 2023
- Hannah Jane Kossowska-PeckTrustee · since 2023
- Heather Jacqueline HuntTrustee · since 2026
- Holly BraceyTrustee · since 2025
- June Mary LancasterTrustee · since 2024
- Lucy PakesTrustee · since 2026
- Sarah Jane Louise HigsonTrustee · since 2026
- Stephen John PittTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Suffolk
- Website
- www.suffolkfamilycarers.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Suffolk Family Carers Limited
- Registered
- 1998
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2.2m£2.4m
- 2024£2.3m£2.5m
- 2023£2.3m£2.6m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.6m£2.5m
- 2021£2.7m£2.4m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 67% · Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS SHALL BE THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL HELP, SUPPORT SERVICES, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION TO PERSONS WHO ARE ACTING AS CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL OR SENSORY DISABILITY, MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTY, LEARNING DISABILITY, ILL HEALTH OR WHO ARE AGED, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND MEDIATION AND BY BRINGING TOGETHER THE REPRESENTATIVES OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.
Grants received
64 grants · £3,279,198 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,667,760 (12 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £149,718 (3 grants)
- Suffolk Community Foundation · £135,540 (37 grants)
- Ministry of Defence · £116,748 (5 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £84,300
Most recent
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Defence
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Susan Brooks Chair since 2015
- Carole Burman since 2017
- Gerard Artindale since 2023
- Hannah Jane Kossowska-Peck since 2023
- Heather Jacqueline Hunt since 2026
- Holly Bracey since 2025
- June Mary Lancaster since 2024
- Lucy Pakes since 2026
- Stephen John Pitt since 2025
- Sarah Jane Louise Higson since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Susan Brooks Chair since 2015
- Carole Burman since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Susan Brooks Chair since 2015
- Carole Burman since 2017
- Gerard Artindale since 2023
- Hannah Jane Kossowska-Peck since 2023
- Heather Jacqueline Hunt since 2026
- Holly Bracey since 2025
- June Mary Lancaster since 2024
- Lucy Pakes since 2026
- Stephen John Pitt since 2025
- Sarah Jane Louise Higson since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1069937
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/02/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/07/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/10/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/11/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/04/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/02/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/11/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/11/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17/12/2013AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11/12/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/12/2014 as amended on 25 Nov 2020 as amended on 07 Dec 2022 as amended on 25 Nov 2020
- Companies House
- Company number 03507600 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01473835477 · enquiries@suffolkfamilycarers.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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