Alabare

Registered charity 1006504 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALABARE CHRISTIAN CARE CENTRES, Alabare Christian Care and Support

Services to tackle homelessness; ensure that those in need have access to the right support and, where appropriate, the right long-term care; provision of, or help to access, appropriate skills training and employment advice to enable service users to engage in paid or voluntary work.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£12.7m
Latest spending
£12.7m
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £23,677 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total reserves to £3,634,408. The trustees' report notes that the charity is 'very reliant upon funding from individuals, charities, partners, commissioners, and grant making organisations to maintain and develop our work.' Per the financial statements, free/unrestricted reserves stood at £734,154, which is below the stated policy target of three months of operating expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“One employee earned between £80,001 and £90,000 per annum during the current and employer pension contributions of £4,894 were made in respect of the above individual's employment.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned between £80,001 and £90,000 per annum during the current and employer pension contributions of £4,894 were made in respect of the above individual's employment.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £734k; policy: three months of operating expenditure)
“The level of free reserves at 31 March 2025 is £734,154 (2024: £983,227).” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Fawcetts LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Alabaré (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

22 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (16 freehold); recorded price paid £3.4m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Alabare — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 23/01/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£12.7m
Total spending
£12.7m
Cost of raising funds
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£3.6m
Employees
275

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (80% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£12.7m£12.7m
31/03/2024£11.9m£11.6m
31/03/2023£11.2m£11.5m
31/03/2022£10.0m£10.2m
31/03/2021£9.5m£9.2m

Common questions

Is Alabare financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £23,677 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total reserves to £3,634,408. The trustees' report notes that the charity is 'very reliant upon funding from individuals, charities, partners, commissioners, and grant making organisations to maintain and develop our work.' Per the financial statements, free/unrestricted reserves stood at £734,154, which is below the stated policy target of three months of operating expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Fawcetts LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of Alabare earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds Alabare?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Alabare as a grant recipient include THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON, NICK JENKINS FOUNDATION, QUEEN MARY'S ROEHAMPTON TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST FRANCIS, SALISBURY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITYFY2023£101kVeterans' Support Programme
THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITYFY2022£101kVeterans’ Support Programme
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDONFY2025£30kNot specified in list
NICK JENKINS FOUNDATIONFY2026£20k
QUEEN MARY'S ROEHAMPTON TRUSTFY2022£14kroutine expenditure and relief work
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST FRANCIS, SALISBURYFY2022£12kHome Missions, Church Societies and Organisations
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
QUEEN MARY'S ROEHAMPTON TRUSTFY2023£10kroutine expenditure and relief work
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
CHELTENHAM ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUNDFY2025£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WITH ST JOHN CLIFTONFY2025£1kHome missions and other
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HARNHAM ST GEORGE AND ALL SAINTSFY2022£850Special Collections
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portsdown and PurbrookFY2025£826June
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY SUPPORT CONWYFY2022£500
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portsdown and PurbrookFY2022£377Mission Support
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST FRANCIS, SALISBURYFY2021£249Home Missions, Church Societies and Organisations
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portsdown and PurbrookFY2023£200Mission Giving
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Portsdown and PurbrookFY2023£100Mission Giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTH PETHERTON WITH THE SEAVINGTONS AND THE LAMBROOKSFY2023£50
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HARNHAM ST GEORGE AND ALL SAINTSFY2021£44Special Collections

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2026£20kAlabare Young People support
The National Lottery Community Fund23/09/2025£20kEx-Armed Forces Heritage & Conservations
The National Lottery Community Fund21/07/2023£10kBoots on the Ground England
The National Lottery Community Fund21/05/2021£10kAlabare Homes Veterans and Young People Gym membership
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2020£87kAlabare COVID support
The National Lottery Community Fund26/04/2019£10kAlabareHomes for Veterans Gym Membership
UK government01/04/2019£306kAlabare Christian care and Support
UK government01/04/2018£425kAlabare Christian Care and Support
The National Lottery Community Fund27/08/2015£4kWales Homes for Veterans 'Fit for Life'
The National Lottery Community Fund12/05/2006£59kRural One to One Service
The National Lottery Community Fund12/05/2006£14kReducing Rural Isolation
UK government—£20kLocal Grants 2017/18

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Alabare£12.7m£80,001 - £90,0001below—no doubt
STREETS2HOMES FY2025£332k—0unclear—no doubt
RESPONSE ORGANISATION FY2025£17.0m——below—no doubt
EMMAUS STAFFORDSHIRE FY2025£560k—0unclear—no doubt
The Almshouse Association FY2025£1.2m——below—no doubt
THE BOOTH CENTRE FY2026£1.5m——above—no doubt

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