CARING CONNECTIONS LIMITED

Registered charity 1013152 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARE AND RESPITE SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED, CROSSROADS CARE KNOWSLEY INCORPORATED, KNOWSLEY CROSSROADS CARING FOR CARERS

Caring Connections is a registered charity which specialises in providing a range of projects and services aiming to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable groups across the Liverpool city region. The organisation is registered with CQC to deliver targeted home care services to adults with care needs within the local community.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.9m
Latest spending
£4.8m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £140,469 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £4,910,445. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £238,151, which is below the stated policy target of covering three months of core costs. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £238k; policy: three months of core costs not including care delivery costs)
“The freely available reserves as at 31 March 2025 was £238,151.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Monetta LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Caring Connections (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.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Cheshire west and Chester Borough CouncilCare at Home ASSOCIATE providers01/10/2025£0
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDContinuing Health Service in Cheshire & Merseyside——

CQC provider record: Caring Connections Limited — Registered, 8 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 19/04/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£4.9m
Total spending
£4.8m
Reserves (reported)
£257k
Employees
213

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 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 (96% 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: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Halton · Knowsley · Lancashire · Liverpool City · St Helens · Warrington · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.9m£4.8m
31/03/2024£4.4m£4.4m
31/03/2023£3.0m£2.9m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2021£887k£827k

Common questions

Is CARING CONNECTIONS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £140,469 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £4,910,445. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £238,151, which is below the stated policy target of covering three months of core costs. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Monetta LLP.

Who funds CARING CONNECTIONS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CARING CONNECTIONS LIMITED as a grant recipient include PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2022£2k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/06/2026£20kWigan Complex Bereavement Counselling Support
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2024£20kComplex Bereavement Counselling Wigan
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2022£10kWigan Complex Bereavement Counselling
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2022£183kComplex Bereavement Counselling Support
The National Lottery Community Fund23/07/2021£10kComplex Bereavement Counselling Support
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/04/2019£8k"My Life - My Place"
The National Lottery Community Fund13/12/2018£10kThe John Paul Bereavement Project
UK government01/04/2018£6kALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2015£7kMeeting Challenges.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE CARELINK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CARING CONNECTIONS LIMITED£4.9m——below—no doubt
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE CARELINK FY2025£928k—0unclear—no doubt
RECOVERY CONNECTIONS FY2025£4.7m——unclear—no doubt
CONNECTED LIVES FY2025£260k—0unclear—no doubt
Liver Care and Housing LTD FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
CONNECTIONS TRUST FY2025£116kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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