THE REDBRIDGE RESPITE CARE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1002873 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REDBRIDGE RESPITE CARE ASSOCIATION

We provide support to people with Dementia and mental health problems and their carers, by providing a respite service and also a day centre facility.

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Latest income
£323k
Latest spending
£293k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity recorded a surplus of £29,143 for the year ended 31 March 2026, following a deficit in the previous year. Total income increased by nearly 29% to £322,640, while total expenditure rose by 4.9% to £293,497. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £78,068, which are below its stated policy target of £73,000 for a general reserve plus £30,000 for a closure reserve.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustee expenses reimbursed
“Expenses of £140 were reimbursed to one trustee during the year (2025: £70). There were no other related party transactions.” — page 14
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Redbridge

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£323k£293k
31/03/2025£250k£280k
31/03/2024£321k£306k
31/03/2023£260k£257k
31/03/2022£230k£222k

Common questions

Is THE REDBRIDGE RESPITE CARE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity recorded a surplus of £29,143 for the year ended 31 March 2026, following a deficit in the previous year. Total income increased by nearly 29% to £322,640, while total expenditure rose by 4.9% to £293,497. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £78,068, which are below its stated policy target of £73,000 for a general reserve plus £30,000 for a closure reserve. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE REDBRIDGE RESPITE CARE ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE REDBRIDGE RESPITE CARE ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND, THE INMAN CHARITY, LONDON CATALYST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUNDFY2022£27kCarers
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2023£5kSocial - Physically and Mentally Disabled
LONDON CATALYSTFY2023£3kActivity programme for carers and service users including day trips and centre activities.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/07/2025£501kCare4Carers
City Bridge Foundation22/09/2023£128kGrant to Redbridge Respite Care Association
The National Lottery Community Fund05/05/2023£10kLunch & Laughter Social Club
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2022£169kCare2Care project
City Bridge Foundation24/06/2020£158kGrant to Redbridge Respite Care Association
The National Lottery Community Fund11/07/2019£10kCarer to Carer Peer Support
The National Lottery Community Fund30/08/2018£216kCare 2 Care Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DEMENTIA CONCERN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE REDBRIDGE RESPITE CARE ASSOCIATION£323k—0unclear—no doubt
DEMENTIA CONCERN FY2025£1.0mmore than £60,0001below—no doubt
BRACE FY2025£644k—0above11.0%no doubt
DEMENTIA MATTERS FY2023£1.1m——unclear—no doubt
REVITALISE RESPITE HOLIDAYS FY2025£8.3m——unclear—no doubt
DEMENTIA MATTERS - HERE (FORDSHIRE) FY2025£213k——below—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.