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Mike Rich: no photograph is held, so the Barnet Carers (Barnet Carers Centre) monogram is shown instead.
Sector leader

Mike Rich

Chief Executive Officer, Barnet Carers (Barnet Carers Centre)

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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 15 Jan 2026

OfficeBarnet Carers (Barnet Carers Centre), London (North Finchley), N12 8NPBarnet Carers (Barnet Carers Centre) is based in Finchley and Golders Green (London (North Finchley)): the organisation’s base, not a personal address.

02  Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics

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Mike Rich: key facts

Kind of voice
Sector leader
Role
Chief Executive Officer
Organisation
Barnet Carers (Barnet Carers Centre)
Organisation based in
Finchley and Golders Green
Quoted on
Unpaid carers
Press coverage
Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted
17 Jan 2026
First quoted
15 Jan 2026

03  Profile

Who Mike Rich is

Mike Rich (Michael Rich) is Chief Executive of Barnet Carers, also known as Barnet Carers Centre. It is an independent charity based in North Finchley that supports unpaid carers who live or work in the London Borough of Barnet.

The charity was established in 1996 and is a Carers Trust network partner. It offers advice, information, and emotional and practical support to carers, and it also provides home care. Rich has told a London Assembly committee that carers need clearer communication about the benefits and entitlements available to them, and that carer identification could make a significant difference.

He is also named as the Nominated Individual for Barnet Carers Centre on its Care Quality Commission record.

Notable achievements

  1. 01

    Gave evidence to the London Assembly Economy, Skills and Culture Committee on the financial pressures facing unpaid carers and the need for better information on entitlements (reported January 2026). Source ↗

  2. 02

    Led Barnet Carers when it became the 5,000th organisation to join Quality Compliance Systems (QCS). Source ↗

  3. 03

    Barnet Carers Centre led the focus groups and engagement work behind Barnet Council's Carers Strategy 2023–2028. The council describes the centre as its commissioned provider. Source ↗

04  The signal · where Mike Rich sits on unpaid carers

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Quoted in the press on unpaid carers.

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  1. Helen Walker portraitHelen WalkerSector leaderChief Executive, Carers UKLeading
  2. Emily Holzhausen portraitEmily HolzhausenSector leaderDirector of Policy and Public Affairs, Carers UKLeading
  3. Kirsty McHugh portraitKirsty McHughSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Carers TrustLeading
  4. Carla BrainSector leaderYoung Carers Project Manager, Enfield Carers Centre
  5. David WalkerSector leaderChief Executive, Bromley Third Sector Enterprise (BTSE)
  6. Mike RichSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Barnet Carers (Barnet Carers Centre)
  7. Kate CubbageSector leaderDirector of Carers Trust Wales
  8. Barbara McAuleySector leaderChief Executive Officer, Lanarkshire Carers

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05  On the record · press

What Mike Rich has said

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  • bbc.co.uk
  • mylondon.news

Where Mike Rich has been quoted

  1. London unpaid carers unaware of support are struggling - expertsbbc.co.uk · 17 Jan 2026
  2. London's 'hidden' unpaid carers are living in poverty as they're unaware what they're entitled tomylondon.news · 15 Jan 2026

How we found the articles that name Mike Rich: we searched news for these terms.

  • unpaid carers
  • carer's allowance
  • carers allowance
  • carer's leave
  • carer's credit
  • Carers UK
  • Carers Trust
  • young carers

Also searched with “unpaid carers” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Unpaid carers

Verbatim

“Carers have a significant amount of financial restraint on them. I don't think there is enough clarity.”
CEO at Barnet Carers · Unpaid carers · bbc.co.uk · 17 Jan 2026 · Read the article
“Carers have a significant amount of financial restraint on them. We have a lot of people claiming Carer's Allowance, we have a lot of people claiming Attendance Allowance, we have people who are approaching us around things like council tax discounts, around things like applying for a blue badge, a whole range of entitlements and benefits. And to be honest, I don't think there is enough clarity.”
CEO at Barnet Carers · Unpaid carers · mylondon.news · 15 Jan 2026 · Read the article

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06  Sources

References for this biography

  1. About Barnet Carers. Mike Rich is CEO. The charity is independent, based in Finchley, and supports Barnet's unpaid carers. It also provides home care.
  2. Barnet Carers – LinkedIn company page. Barnet Carers was established in 1996, is a Carers Trust network partner, and is based in North Finchley. It lists Michael Rich as Chief Executive Officer.
  3. Struggling unpaid carers in London not 'aware' of support – Harrow Online (LDRS). Press quotes from Mike Rich, CEO at Barnet Carers, to the London Assembly committee on carers' awareness of benefits and on carer identification.
  4. Charity Commission: Barnet Carers Centre – 1057539. Registered address (Global House, 303 Ballards Lane, London N12 8NP), general enquiries email and website.
  5. NHS service directory: Barnet Carers Centre. Address in North Finchley and the charity's ~30 years of service in Barnet.
  6. Care Quality Commission: Barnet Carers Centre. Mr Mike Rich is the Nominated Individual for Barnet Carers Centre.
  7. 5,000th care provider chooses Quality Compliance Systems. Barnet Carers CEO Mike Rich quoted. The charity became the 5,000th QCS member.
  8. Carers Strategy 2023–2028 consultation – Barnet Council. Barnet Carers Centre is the council's commissioned provider and led the carer engagement for the strategy.

07  Contact & links

Staff page
barnetcarers.org/about-barnet-carers
Website
barnetcarers.orgpublished here ↗
Press office email
admin@barnetcarers.orgpublished here ↗

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Chief executives, directors and spokespeople of trade bodies, representative associations and charities speaking for the sector. Citations are counted by an automated scan of UK press coverage and may be incomplete. Roles, biographies and contact details are researched and human-reviewed before they appear here; anything not yet reviewed is simply absent rather than shown unverified. This profile was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.