CHESTERFIELD CARE GROUP

Registered charity 1055028 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operation of Day Care services for the elderly

Objects

THE RELIEF OF THE SICK AND THE ELDERLY IN CHESTERFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Area of benefit: CHESTERFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£492k
Latest spending
£583k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £91,192 for the year ended 31 March 2026, driven by a significant shortfall in service days compared to budget due to changes in local authority funding eligibility. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves have decreased to £104,091, and the organization faces major risks regarding client attendance numbers and affordability for self-funders.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £104k)
“Reserves are held for operational support, a general fund and amenity funds. The former two provide the Care Group with protection against the extreme challenges it has faced and continues to face albeit on a continually reducing scale. They also provide a contingency for unforeseen expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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.

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

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

Total income
£533k
Total spending
£597k
Reserves (reported)
£195k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£492k£583k
31/03/2025£533k£597k
31/03/2024£526k£518k
31/03/2023£386k£395k
31/03/2022£254k£329k

Common questions

Is CHESTERFIELD CARE GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £91,192 for the year ended 31 March 2026, driven by a significant shortfall in service days compared to budget due to changes in local authority funding eligibility. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves have decreased to £104,091, and the organization faces major risks regarding client attendance numbers and affordability for self-funders. Its FY2026 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 Fund24/07/2025£20kWalk with us
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2019£10kKeep on doing!