Carers Wakefield & District

Registered charity 1053295 · since 1996carerswakefield.org.uk·Wakefield·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Your work fits if your group is a carers' group, or supports people with a specific illness or condition while also supporting their unpaid carers, and it serves carers across Wakefield district.
Carer Groups Grants go up to £250, and a newly established carers' group may ask for a start-up grant of up to £200, so a modest request suits this funder.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so there is no deadline to wait for, and you should phone the charity for the application form and the eligibility criteria before you apply.
Do not apply for a group grant if fewer than 55% of those attending are current unpaid carers, or if your group has no bank account and no member designated to deal with it.
Individual carers seeking the My Time grant of up to £100 need a professional who knows their situation to verify it, and the money must go on a genuine break from caring.

Overview

Carers Wakefield & District is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1053295).

Carers Wakefield & District exists to improve the conditions of life for carers resident in the Wakefield Metropolitan District, with the aim that carers across Wakefield district are heard and supported. It offers Carer Groups Grants of up to £250, start-up grants of up to £200 for newly established carers' groups, and the My Time scheme, which gives individual carers up to £100 a year towards a break from caring. The annual report gave no grants figure that could be read, so its total giving is not known.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Carers Wakefield & District provides grants for carers’ groups and for groups whose main purpose is supporting people with a specific illness or condition while also supporting their unpaid carers. For the group grant, at least 55% of attendees must be current unpaid carers; groups can use funding for carers’ outings or room hire, and newly established carers’ groups may apply for a start-up grant. Its My Time scheme helps individual carers take a genuine break from caring, which may include a holiday, alternative therapies or another activity that gives them a break. The organisation’s wider work is to support unpaid carers across Wakefield district with advice, information and support.

Themes

Carer group support
Carers’ breaks

Geographic Focus

Wakefield district.

What they don't fund

Carer Groups Grants only: Groups must have a minimum of 55% of those attending the Group who are current unpaid carers; Groups must have a bank account and have a member designated to deal with accounts
My Time only: The grant must be used for a bona fide break from caring; All applications must be verified by a professional who is aware of the carers situation

How to apply

For Carer Groups Grants, contact Sarah by telephone for information and an application form, and check the eligibility criteria.

Who can apply:

Carer Groups Grants
- There is a grant available to Carers’ Groups and Groups whose primary purpose is to support those with a specific illness or condition but also supports their unpaid carers. The Grants to Carers Groups is available to Groups with a minimum of 55% of those attending the Group who are current unpaid carers.
- Groups are not required to be registered as a charity or have constitution but they must have a bank account and have a member designated to deal with accounts.

What to send:

My Time
- A quote, indicating how you plan to use the money must be provided.
- A professional with regular involvement with you needs to verify that you are a carer.
- Please provide a link to a webpage or upload a file below to show how you will spend the grant.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

At least 55% of group attendees must be current unpaid carers.
Groups must have a bank account and a member designated to deal with accounts; charity registration and a constitution are not required.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Wakefield

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Carers Wakefield & District.

ProsperFixed deadlinesGave £458k Wakefield Trinity Community FoundationNo public process West Riding Masonic Charities LimitedRollingGave £505k Weston Park Cancer CharityMixed deadlinesGave £421k Community Foundation for CalderdaleFixed deadlinesGave £2.2M Walsingham CareRollingGave £184k Forward Carers CICFixed deadlines The Harry & Mary FoundationRollingGave £591k The Frank Parkinson Yorkshire TrustRolling The Sylvia & Colin Shepherd Charitable TrustRollingGave £548k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£758,475	£670,284	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£648,934	£634,355	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£677,142	£714,477	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£746,830	£709,756	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£779,100	£770,959	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.