CORNWALL CARE LIMITED

Registered charity 1053486 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORNWALL CARE, CORNWALL COUNTY CARE LIMITED

The charity's activities are to promote relief, support and assistance to: (a) individuals who by reason of old age, physical or mental illness, require special care and attention; (b) children and young people who require special care and attention; (c) promote support and assistance to beneficiaries resident or associated with Cornwall, Devon or Isles of Scilly.

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

Latest income

£34.6m

Latest spending

£33.8m

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £781,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £9,963,000. However, the trustees have concluded that it is not appropriate to adopt a going concern basis of preparation because the trade and assets are intended to be transferred to a fellow subsidiary within the Sanctuary Group within twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)

“As a result, the Trustees have concluded that it is not appropriate to adopt a going concern basis of preparation in these financial statements.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Transactions with parent entity

“During the year, the charitable company entered into transactions totalling £4,304,135 with Sanctuary Housing Association. At the balance sheet date, the amount due from Sanctuary Housing Association was £2,664,600.” — page 37

“During the year, the charitable company entered into transactions totalling £819,256 with Sanctuary Affordable Housing Limited. At the balance sheet date, the amount due to Sanctuary Affordable Housing Limited was £12,398,497. This includes a loan balance and a revolving loan facility balance.” — page 37

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Loan and transactions with fellow subsidiary

“During the year, the charitable company entered into transactions totalling £4,304,135 with Sanctuary Housing Association. At the balance sheet date, the amount due from Sanctuary Housing Association was £2,664,600.” — page 37

“During the year, the charitable company entered into transactions totalling £819,256 with Sanctuary Affordable Housing Limited. At the balance sheet date, the amount due to Sanctuary Affordable Housing Limited was £12,398,497. This includes a loan balance and a revolving loan facility balance.” — page 37

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Transactions with fellow subsidiary

“During the year, the charitable company entered into transactions totalling £4,304,135 with Sanctuary Housing Association. At the balance sheet date, the amount due from Sanctuary Housing Association was £2,664,600.” — page 37

“During the year, the charitable company entered into transactions totalling £819,256 with Sanctuary Affordable Housing Limited. At the balance sheet date, the amount due to Sanctuary Affordable Housing Limited was £12,398,497. This includes a loan balance and a revolving loan facility balance.” — page 37

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Transactions with fellow subsidiary

“During the year, the charitable company entered into transactions totalling £4,304,135 with Sanctuary Housing Association. At the balance sheet date, the amount due from Sanctuary Housing Association was £2,664,600.” — page 37

“During the year, the charitable company entered into transactions totalling £819,256 with Sanctuary Affordable Housing Limited. At the balance sheet date, the amount due to Sanctuary Affordable Housing Limited was £12,398,497. This includes a loan balance and a revolving loan facility balance.” — page 37

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Amount due from subsidiary

“During the year, the charitable company entered into transactions totalling £4,304,135 with Sanctuary Housing Association. At the balance sheet date, the amount due from Sanctuary Housing Association was £2,664,600.” — page 37

“During the year, the charitable company entered into transactions totalling £819,256 with Sanctuary Affordable Housing Limited. At the balance sheet date, the amount due to Sanctuary Affordable Housing Limited was £12,398,497. This includes a loan balance and a revolving loan facility balance.” — page 37

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → not a going concern (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03079623

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.

LUNT, Edward Henry — director, appointed 21/10/2022on trustee list
BLACKWOOD, Leanne Jane — director, appointed 21/10/2022on trustee list
CLARKE-KUEHN, Sarah Ann — director, appointed 21/10/2022on trustee list
WILLIAMS, Peter John — director, appointed 21/10/2022on trustee list
WARREN, Nathan Lee — director, appointed 21/10/2022on trustee list
WHITMORE, James Robert — director, appointed 21/10/2022on trustee list
SEYMOUR, Nicole — secretary, appointed 21/10/2022

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

18 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Cornwall Care Limited — Deregistered, 22 registered locations, last inspected 15/06/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income

£34.6m

Total spending

£33.8m

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

843

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 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 (100% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

Edward Lunt
James Robert Whitmore
Leanne Blackwood
Nathan Lee Warren
Peter John Williams
Sarah Clarke-Kuehn

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Isles Of Scilly

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£34.6m	£33.8m
31/03/2024	£32.4m	£35.4m
31/03/2023	£46.5m	£47.5m
31/12/2021	£40.4m	£40.2m
31/12/2020	£39.4m	£38.0m

Common questions

Is CORNWALL CARE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £781,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £9,963,000. However, the trustees have concluded that it is not appropriate to adopt a going concern basis of preparation because the trade and assets are intended to be transferred to a fellow subsidiary within the Sanctuary Group within twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/11/2014	£50k	Mountford Makeover
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/03/2006	£5k	Woodland House Garden Project

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED	2	£10k
THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND	1	£1.0m
THE DUKE OF CORNWALL'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£70k
THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND	1	£27k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION	1	£15k
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST	1	£6k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CORNWALL OLD PEOPLE'S HOUSING SOCIETY.

CORNWALL OLD PEOPLE'S HOUSING SOCIETY income £2.1m
AGE CONCERN IN CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY income £4.7m
DISABILITY CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY income £2.5m
CORNWALL PEOPLE FIRST income £126k
CORNWALL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED income £4.9m
THE CORNWALL BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED ASSOCIATION income £511k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CORNWALL CARE LIMITED	£34.6m	—	0	unclear	—	not going concern
CORNWALL OLD PEOPLE'S HOUSING SOCIETY FY2024	£2.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
AGE CONCERN IN CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY FY2025	£4.7m	—	0	below	—	no doubt
DISABILITY CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY FY2025	£2.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CORNWALL PEOPLE FIRST FY2025	£126k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CORNWALL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED FY2025	£4.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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