WCS CARE GROUP LIMITED

Registered charity 1012788 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WARWICKSHIRE CARE SERVICES, WARWICKSHIRE CARE SERVICES LIMITED, WCS

To provide high quality affordable care homes for older people and people with disabilities.

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

Latest income
£32.1m
Latest spending
£30.2m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an overall surplus of £1.7m for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in net assets of £26.0m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves are held at £8.9m, which is above the stated policy target of £4m, indicating a strong financial position to support future development and operational resilience.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £4m (held: £8.9m)
“The Board has agreed to set aside £4m for this eventuality.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Inter-company balance owed by subsidiary Common Lane Developments Limited to WCS Care Group Limited.
“Amount owed by CLDL to WCS Care as at 31 March 2025 is £1,273k (2024: £271k). There are no other related party transactions.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Common Lane Developments Limited
“The organisation has one wholly owned subsidiary, which was active during the year: Common Lane Developments Limited (CLDL).” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — WCS Care (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)

16 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (16 freehold); recorded price paid £7.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: WCS Care Group Limited — Registered, 14 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 24/05/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (3,240 followers) · instagram (271 followers)

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

Total income
£32.1m
Total spending
£30.2m
Reserves (reported)
£89.0m
Employees
858

Reported reserves equal ~35.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (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: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£32.1m£30.2m
31/03/2024£29.9m£28.1m
31/03/2023£26.3m£25.4m
31/03/2022£24.8m£22.4m
31/03/2021£23.9m£22.0m

Common questions

Is WCS CARE GROUP LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an overall surplus of £1.7m for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in net assets of £26.0m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves are held at £8.9m, which is above the stated policy target of £4m, indicating a strong financial position to support future development and operational resilience. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INDIVIDUAL CARE SERVICES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WCS CARE GROUP LIMITED£32.1m——unclear—no doubt
INDIVIDUAL CARE SERVICES FY2025£7.0m——unclear—no doubt
ST JOSEPH'S CHILD CARE GROUP FY2025£748k—0unclear—no doubt
Caring for Communities and People FY2026£13.0m——above—no doubt
FAMILY CARE TRUST FY2025£4.2m—0unclear—no doubt
Aapna Services Limited FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt

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