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CARERS FIRST

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Carers First provides help and support for unpaid carers, offering various resources and guidance on topics such as benefits, legal matters, and specific conditions. They also focus on young carers and provide one-to-one support.

carersfirst.org.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£17.9m
Live
8
Buyers
11
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities4
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 15
  • Top buyers11
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — CARERS FIRSTUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

CARERS FIRST has won £17.9m across 11 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Lincolnshire County Council at 74% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 15Live contracts
74%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 5
Benefits support and adviceCarer's assessmentsEnd of Life supportLegal matters supportSupport for young carers
Frameworks & DPS · 4 from notices
  • Carers Support ServiceLincolnshire County Council · £10.0m
  • Carers Services of Adult Carers, and Young CarersLondon Borough of Merton · £2.0m
  • Provision of a Carers Support Service in the London Borough of Waltham ForestLondon Borough of Waltham Forest · £925k
  • PDPS Voluntary Sector and SME Specialist Contracts Framework for NHS Mid and South Essex ICBAttain · —

Extracted automatically from carersfirst.org.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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No case studies yet

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 8 live · 7 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Provision of All-age Carers Support Service
Southend-on-Sea City Council—01 Apr 2026—3 yrspending
PDPS Voluntary Sector and SME Specialist Contracts Framework for NHS Mid and South Essex ICB
Attain8532300001 Apr 2024—4 yrsLive
Carers Services of Adult Carers, and Young Carers
London Borough of Merton8500000001 Apr 2024£2.0m5 yrsLive
Carers Support Service
Lincolnshire County Council8500000001 Oct 2022£10.0m3 yrsClosed
Provision of a Carers Support Service in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
London Borough of Waltham Forest8531200001 Feb 2021£925k3 yrsClosed
Prevention, Early Intervention and Outreach Service for Unpaid Adult Carers
London Borough of Hackney8500000001 Oct 2019£965k3 yrsClosed
GB-London: Carers Support Service
Haringey Council8500000001 Mar 2018£255k2 yrsClosed
Provision of Wellbeing and Independence Services for Carers
London Borough of Waltham Forest8500000001 Oct 2016£522k3 yrsClosed
Carers Support Service
Lincolnshire County Council8510000001 Jun 2016£3.2m5 yrsClosed
All Age Carers Service
London Borough of Croydon85000000———Live
Total live value £2.0m · mean award £1.2m1–10 of 15

Top buyers · 11 buyers · top 3 = 93%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Lincolnshire County Council
3 contracts
74%
since 2016
2
London Borough of Merton
2 contracts
11%
since 2024
3
London Borough of Waltham Forest
2 contracts
8%
since 2016
4
London Borough of Hackney
1 contract
5%
since 2019
5
Haringey Council
1 contract
1%
since 2018
6
Southend-on-Sea City Council
1 contract
0%
since 2025
7
Attain
1 contract
0%
since 2024
8
London Borough of Croydon
1 contract
0%
9
NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
1 contract
0%
10
Essex County Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
East Midlands3 contracts
74%
London4 contracts
15%
South East4 contracts
11%
Eastern3 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). CARERS FIRST highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SC
St Christopher’s Fellowship
Yes£59.0m1
FC
FOSTER CARE LINK LIMITED
Yes£59.0m1
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m1
PH
PRIVATE HOME CARE UK LIMITED
Yes£13.1m1
C&
City & County Care Services Ltd
Yes£13.1m1
CF
CARERS FIRST
Yes——
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 05 Nov 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
04144820
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc Limited Exemption
Incorporated
19 Jan 2001
Reg. office
Unit 4 Michael Gill Building, Tolgate Lane, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4TG
SIC codes
88990
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • PICKERSGILL, Sarah — director
    Appointed 25 Mar 2026
  • RUST, Kelly Ann — secretary
    Appointed 09 Mar 2026
  • WITHERS, Caroline Bernadette Elizabeth — director
    Appointed 22 Jan 2026
  • USHER, Hannah Elizabeth — director
    Appointed 05 Jan 2026
  • TAYLOR, Josephine Mary — director
    Appointed 24 Dec 2025
  • HIGHAM, Christian Patrick Shepley — director
    Appointed 18 Nov 2025

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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CARERS FIRST
04144820 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.