GAMCARE

Registered charity 1060005 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q5519528 · Wikipedia · also known as NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GAMBLING CARE, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING · also registered in Scotland as SC050547 (OSCR)

We are a leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling harms. We operate the National Gambling Helpline, provide treatment and support for anyone who is harmed by gambling, create awareness about safer gambling and treatment, and encourage an effective approach to safer gambling within the gambling industry.

Objects

1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND INFORMATION ON THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF GAMBLING. 2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION INTO THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF GAMBLING THROUGH RESEARCH. 3) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SUFFERING BY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A GAMBLING DEPENDENCY. (SEE ARTICLES FOR FULL DETAILS).NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that GamCare reported a surplus of £5.1m for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £11.6m. Per the trustees' report, this reserves position is broadly in line with the newly set operating policy target of £9m to £11m, providing financial stability amidst a shifting funding landscape. The trustees confirmed that adequate resources are available to fund activities for at least the next 12 months, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~12.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (77% 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 (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Margot Dalychair
• Anita Gundecha
• DOMINIC HARRISON
• Dee Anand
• Dr Gareth Jarvis
• Jasbir Bindarh
• Jeff Clarkson
• Lester Posner

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Gambling Harm UK.

• Gambling Harm UK income £186k
• GAMBLEAWARE income £29.7m
• GAMBLING WITH LIVES income £630k
• GAMFAM income £235k
• BETKNOWMORE UK income £2.6m
• REFRAME COACHING income £491k

Side by side with its peers

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