AVALON GROUP (SOCIAL CARE)
Registered charity 1048236 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ADULT PLACEMENT SERVICES, AVALON
Avalon strives to support adults in need of care to be full citizens and to live as independently as possible in a supportive environment. Family Living for support long or short term in a family based setting. Supported Living for accommodation, tenancy and community support services.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred an operating deficit of £126,785 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in free reserves to £1,011,120. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves are £89,000 below the estimated required reserves target of £1.1m. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains a strong cash position of £1,383,474 and the auditors have confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its 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
Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“In the band £90,001 - £100,000 1” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.0m; policy: £1.1m)
“This means that our free reserves at 31 March 2025 are £89k below target reserves following the operating deficit of £126,785.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BHP LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Avalon Group (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.
- DAVIES, Vanessa — director, appointed 27/03/2026on trustee list
- ARMSTRONG, Claire Irene Cecila — director, appointed 27/03/2026on trustee list
- PRATT, Kathryn — director, appointed 25/09/2025on trustee list
- MAY, Jonathan — director, appointed 05/06/2025on trustee list
- NURCOMBE, Keith Jon — director, appointed 15/08/2024on trustee list
- PERRY, Stephen John — director, appointed 15/08/2024on trustee list
- BRADLEY, Joseph Patrick — director, appointed 17/01/2020on trustee list
- WILLIAMS, Emma — secretary, appointed 12/01/2023
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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Avalon Group (Social Care) — Registered, 25 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 22/01/2024.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Avalon Clarence Gardens: Requires improvement (20/02/2020) · CQC record
- Avalon Northallerton Services: Not Rated · CQC record
- Avalon Teesside Services: Good (07/03/2024) · CQC record
- Avalon York Services: Good (16/12/2017) · CQC record
- Avalon Skipton Services: Good (01/12/2017) · CQC record
- Avalon Cypress Road: Good (01/03/2023) · CQC record
- Avalon Harrogate Services: Good (26/07/2018) · CQC record
- Avalon Scarborough Services: Good (18/01/2024) · CQC record
- Avalon Doncaster Services: Good (13/04/2019) · CQC record
- Claire Irene Cecila Armstrong
- Jonathan May
- Joseph Bradley
- Kathryn Pratt
- Keith Nurcombe
- Stephen Perry
- Vanessa Davies
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of Wakefield · City Of York · Doncaster · Kirklees · Middlesbrough · North Yorkshire · Redcar And Cleveland · Stockton-on-tees
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AVALON GROUP (SOCIAL CARE) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred an operating deficit of £126,785 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in free reserves to £1,011,120. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves are £89,000 below the estimated required reserves target of £1.1m. Despite the deficit, the charity maintains a strong cash position of £1,383,474 and the auditors have confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BHP LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of AVALON GROUP (SOCIAL CARE) earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.
Government & lottery funding
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