CROSSROADS (BARNSLEY) LTD

Registered charity 1067532 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CROSSROADS CARE BARNSLEY

Mission Statement: Crossroads, promotes, offers, supports and delivers high quality services for carers and people with care needs in the Barnsley borough. Objective: We are committed to providing support to relieve the stresses experienced by carers and people with care needs by offering a respite service through the provision of community based carer support workers.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE STRESSES EXPERIENCED BY CARERS AND PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENT WITHIN THE FAMILY HOME OR BY OFFERING A RESPITE SERVICE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY BASED CARE ATTENDANTS AND, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE SUCH CARE ATTENDANTS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE LIVING ALONE.

Area of benefit: BARNSLEY AND SURROUNDING AREA

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

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Registered contact address: Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£898k
Latest spending
£846k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £51,958 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total funds to £142,580. The trustees confirm that reserves at this level, combined with annual reviews of financial controls, provide sufficient resources to meet liabilities and ensure an ordered closing if necessary. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: ensure that the charitable company is able to meet all current and expected liabilities (held: £104k)
“the trustees have adopted a policy to ensure that the charitable company is able to meet all current and expected liabilities.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £51,498 — grants £51,498 (4); 6% of the £897,972 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 18
  • Government income: £39,096 — grants £39,096 (8); 6% of the £707,577 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Government income: £180,438 — grants £180,438 (10); 29% of the £629,278 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 09/04/2024, 69 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Crossroads Barnsley Caring for Carers (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.

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Crossroads (Barnsley) Ltd — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 05/02/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£898k
Total spending
£846k
Reserves (reported)
£104k
Employees
40

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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 (4.9%) (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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£898k£846k
31/03/2024£708k£676k
31/03/2023£629k£704k
31/03/2022£590k£558k
31/03/2021£542k£491k

Common questions

Is CROSSROADS (BARNSLEY) LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £51,958 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total funds to £142,580. The trustees confirm that reserves at this level, combined with annual reviews of financial controls, provide sufficient resources to meet liabilities and ensure an ordered closing if necessary. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CROSSROADS (BARNSLEY) LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CROSSROADS (BARNSLEY) LTD as a grant recipient include THE ARCHER TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION, THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2023£3kCharitable activities
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONFY2025£2kSummer outings programme for older carers.
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/08/2024£20kCommunity Activities in Community Cafe
Sport England27/03/2024£5kChair based exercise
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2024£104kMEMORY HUB
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2023£10kImproved communication
The National Lottery Community Fund03/12/2021£10kChair based exercises for the elderly and infirm
The National Lottery Community Fund06/11/2020£9kCaring for first time carers
The National Lottery Community Fund03/02/2020£10kCommunity Care Cafe for Caring Carers
The National Lottery Community Fund18/05/2011£10kCrossroads ICT Medernisation Project
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2005£5kThere is no project name available for this record

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Crossroads Care Gloucestershire.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CROSSROADS (BARNSLEY) LTD£898k—0unclear—no doubt
Crossroads Care Gloucestershire FY2026£1.4m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
BEXLEY CROSSROADS CARE LIMITED FY2025£662k——unclear—no doubt
SURREY CROSSROADS FY2025£3.9m£100,000 +4above—no doubt
Carers Trust Crossroads West Wales FY2025£3.1m—0above—no doubt
CROSSROADS CARE KENT FY2025£4.3m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear—no doubt

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