CHRISTIAN CARE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1044099 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRISTIAN CARE

Befriending and supporting needy families in the London Borough of Merton, especially those experiencing housing and social difficulties. Arranging some outings and activities for children from these families. Running a small furniture project to collect, store and distribute donated furniture.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST THE RESIDENTS AND FORMER RESIDENTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Merton, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of funds of £39,285 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in general fund reserves from £161,637 to £122,352. The trustees have adopted a reserves policy to maintain sufficient funds to cover a year's worth of expenditure, noting that the charity now employs an Executive Manager. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Admiral Scaffolding — “Sponsors Admiral Scaffolding Covid-19 Needs 2020” (source page)
• City Bridge Trust — “City Bridge Trust Furniture Project 2015-2017” (source page)
• Wimbledon Bridge Club — “Wimbledon Bridge Club Littlehampton Outing 2014” (source page)
• Marian Esling Bequest — “Marian Esling Bequest Furniture Project/Office 2013, 2014” (source page)
• Voluntary Sector Development Fund — “Voluntary Sector Development Fund Office 2012” (source page)
• Thames Valley Housing Association — “Thames Valley Housing Association Furniture Project 2010-12” (source page)
• Help a Capital Child — “Help a Capital Child Littlehampton Outing 2006-2008, 2010-2012” (source page)
• Grassroots Grant — “Grassroots Grant Furniture Project 2008-2010” (source page)
• Wates Foundation — “Wates Foundation Office 2007, 2009” (source page)
• Trust for London — “Trust for London Furniture Project 2006-2008” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/05/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANN MARY THIMONT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr ANN ALLISTER PHILLIPS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr JANE MARGARET SHAW ALLEN · trustee of 1 other charity
• EDWARD PATRICK GORDON ROBINSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Oonagh Jane Moulton · trustee of 1 other charity
• PATRICIA MARY SPENCER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Julian Michael Burling · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Croydon · Lambeth · Merton · Surrey · Sutton · Wandsworth

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHRISTIAN CARE TRUST.

• THE CHRISTIAN CARE TRUST income £681k
• CHRIST CHURCH CHICHESTER income £94k
• CHRIST CHURCH HOUSE income £66k
• CHRISTIAN CARE HOMES income £2.5m
• CARE (CHRISTIAN ACTION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION) income £2.3m
• Christian Residential Network income £178k

Side by side with its peers

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