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INDIVIDUAL CARE SERVICES

Registered charity 1008195 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as I C S

The Charity currently owns and operates 2 small Registered Care Homes for people with learning disabilities additionally it operates as a Registered Domiciliary Care provider providing community based support for people with special needs living within the greater West Midlands area.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£7.0m
Latest spending
£6.7m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £390,885 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £6,627,545. The trustees consider the most appropriate level of free reserves to be not less than £400,000, a target which the charity exceeds with £400,080 held in cash. The organization reports continued growth and stability, despite facing cost increases from National Insurance and wage demands that outpace local authority funding uplifts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fees for domiciliary care (83% of income)
“Fees for domiciliary care 5,164,153” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management services provided by Ardenfield Limited, a company where Director David Hartley is a director and shareholder.
“David Hartley a Director of the company and is also 4 Direclor and sharehoider in Asdenfield Limitcd, Ardenfietd Limited provides management services to lhe charity. The amount of fees paid lo Ardentick! Limited during the year amounted 10 £35,635 (2024 - £27,326).” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Michael Dufly Partnership Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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)

19 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (17 freehold); recorded price paid £4.9m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Individual Care Services — Registered, 7 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 24/08/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£7.0m
Total spending
£6.7m
Reserves (reported)
£468k
Employees
185

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Coventry City · Solihull · Staffordshire · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£7.0m£6.7m
31/03/2025£6.5m£6.1m
31/03/2024£5.9m£5.6m
31/03/2023£4.4m£4.2m
31/03/2022£3.9m£3.8m

Common questions

Is INDIVIDUAL CARE SERVICES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £390,885 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £6,627,545. The trustees consider the most appropriate level of free reserves to be not less than £400,000, a target which the charity exceeds with £400,080 held in cash. The organization reports continued growth and stability, despite facing cost increases from National Insurance and wage demands that outpace local authority funding uplifts. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Michael Dufly Partnership Limited.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£374k
THE LINBURY TRUST1£185k
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED1£31k
PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION1£30k
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST1£25k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£10k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST1£10k
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUST1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INDIVIDUAL CARE SERVICES£7.0m——unclear—no doubt
RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
Caring for Communities and People FY2026£13.0m——above—no doubt
LOCAL SOLUTIONS FY2025£14.6m—3above—no doubt
ELLYS EXTRA CARE LIMITED FY2025£135k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY INTEGRATED CARE FY2025£197.4m——unclear—no doubt

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