AFRICAN CARIBBEAN CARE GROUP

Registered charity 1028464 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACCG, AFRICAN CARIBBEAN CARE GROUP FOR THE ELDERLY, AFRO CARIBBEAN CARE GROUP FOR THE ELDERLY

The principal activity of the African Caribbean Care Group is to promote the welfare of older people of African Caribbean descent, in Manchester, Trafford and neighbouring districts, by providing care services, advancing education and promoting the physical, social and mental health of the beneficiaries.

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Latest income
£555k
Latest spending
£686k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position was adversely affected by substantial expenses associated with the operation and upkeep of the Claremont Site. Despite this, the trustees consider free reserves of £239,203 to be at a prudent level, intended to protect the charity from the risk of disruption to services.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: prudent level (held: £239k)
“In the opinion of the Directors, as of 31 March 2025 free reserves were £239,203 of a prudent level.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: African Caribbean Care Group — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 29/06/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

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

Total income
£555k
Total spending
£686k
Reserves (reported)
£239k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City · Stockport · Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£555k£686k
31/03/2024£674k£674k
31/03/2023£537k£432k
31/03/2022£508k£413k
31/03/2021£406k£271k

Common questions

Is AFRICAN CARIBBEAN CARE GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position was adversely affected by substantial expenses associated with the operation and upkeep of the Claremont Site. Despite this, the trustees consider free reserves of £239,203 to be at a prudent level, intended to protect the charity from the risk of disruption to services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2025£459kTime for Change
The National Lottery Community Fund21/04/2023£10kWindrush 75 Community Celebrations
The National Lottery Community Fund27/11/2020£28kBAME Digital Community Support
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council31/08/2020£5kVCFSE Digi Grant to African Caribbean Care Group
The National Lottery Community Fund12/12/2019£490kCommunity Connections
The National Lottery Community Fund30/05/2019£10kBME Older Peoples Community Connections
The National Lottery Community Fund24/02/2016£10kBME Dementia Networking Support Service
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2005£231kto improve social disadvantage and holistic well being

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
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AFRICAN CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY INITIATIVE (A.C.C.I.).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AFRICAN CARIBBEAN CARE GROUP£555k—0unclear—no doubt
AFRICAN CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY INITIATIVE (A.C.C.I.) FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FY2025£556k—0unclear—noted
SHEFFIELD AFRICAN CARIBBEAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£757k—0unclear—no doubt
The Caribbean Collective FY2025£230k—0unclear—no doubt
AFRICAN CARIBBEAN ACHIEVEMENT PROJECT FY2025£165k—0below—no doubt

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