CROSSROADS BRAINTREE AND CHELMSFORD LTD

Registered charity 1059393 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRAINTREE AND DISTICT CROSSROADS CARE ATTENDANT SCHEME, CROSSROADS CARE BRAINTREE DISTRICT AND CHELMSFORD

Our main activity is to provide short breaks to unpaid carers who care for adults and children with care needs as a result of disability, illness or age. In doing so we aim to relieve some of the stress felt by being a carer whilst helping them to maintaintain their own health and well-being.We are committed to providing practical support in the home in order to enable carers to have a break.

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Latest income
£236k
Latest spending
£251k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £14,207 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £162,855. The trustees note that financial reserves stood at just under £163,000, with £70,000 held in a general fund of which all but £500 is unrestricted. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains focused on expanding services despite challenges in recruiting staff and securing consistent funding from local councils.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Income from charitable trading (charges) (81% of income)
Income from charitable trading (charges) £190,680
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least 3 months of the annual expenditure plus any contractual commitment such as the remaining length of the office lease (held: £72k)
It has established a policy whereby some of the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be designated to cover at least 3 months of the annual expenditure plus any contractual commitment such as the remaining length of the office lease.
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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Crossroads Braintree and Chelmsford (matched by registered charity number).

CQC provider record: Crossroads Braintree and Chelmsford LtdRegistered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 17/09/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£236k£251k
31/03/2024£243k£246k
31/03/2023£222k£213k
31/03/2022£184k£186k
31/03/2021£281k£179k

Common questions

Is CROSSROADS BRAINTREE AND CHELMSFORD LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £14,207 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £162,855. The trustees note that financial reserves stood at just under £163,000, with £70,000 held in a general fund of which all but £500 is unrestricted. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains focused on expanding services despite challenges in recruiting staff and securing consistent funding from local councils. 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 Fund15/09/2023£10kDay Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund19/07/2005£13kTo provide 5 big entertainment outings for young carers

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
CARERS TRUST2£349k
BARNWOOD TRUST1£150k
THE BANTAM CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EAST MIDLANDS CROSSROADS-CARING FOR CARERS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CROSSROADS BRAINTREE AND CHELMSFORD LTD£236k0aboveno doubt
EAST MIDLANDS CROSSROADS-CARING FOR CARERS FY2025£12.3munclearnoted
EAST SUSSEX BRIGHTON & HOVE CROSSROADS - CARING FOR CARERS LIMITED FY2025£425k0withinno doubt
Crossroads Caring For Life Ltd FY2025£2.0m0aboveno doubt
CROSSROADS CARING FOR CARERS WORCESTERSHIRE FY2025£342k0abovenoted
SURREY CROSSROADS FY2025£3.9m4unclearno doubt

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