CARTREF NI LIMITED

Registered charity 1071424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDE DOMICILIARY SUPPORT TO VULNERABLE ADULTS IN THEIR OWN HOME

Objects

TO PROMOTE CHOICE AND INDEPENDENCE OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING AND/OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND POVERTY OF ELDERLY PEOPLE AND OTHER PEOPLE IN NEED IN NORTH WALES IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES IN A PERSON'S HOME THUS ENABLING THEM TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN IN INSTITUTIONAL CARE

Area of benefit: NORTH WALES

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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Latest income
£5.5m
Latest spending
£5.4m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position remains strong with a positive net income for the year. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £1,727,536 are held, which is within the defined policy range of £1,338,703 to £2,677,407. The going concern basis is adopted with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £1,338,703 - £2,677,407 (held: £1.7m)
“In this context, the trustees consider that the appropriate range of free reserves to be £1,338,703 - £2,677,407.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Harold Smith. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). 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.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 22/03/2025)

Total income
£5.5m
Total spending
£5.4m
Reserves (reported)
£1.7m
Employees
147

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Conwy · Denbighshire · Flintshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
22/03/2025£5.5m£5.4m
23/03/2024£5.2m£5.1m
25/03/2023£4.9m£4.7m
19/03/2022£4.1m£4.0m
20/03/2021£4.0m£3.8m

Common questions

Is CARTREF NI LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position remains strong with a positive net income for the year. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £1,727,536 are held, which is within the defined policy range of £1,338,703 to £2,677,407. The going concern basis is adopted with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Harold Smith.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CARTREF NI LIMITED£5.5m——unclear—no doubt
CARTREF LIMITED FY2025£181k—0unclear—no doubt
ACTION FOR FAMILY CARERS FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
CARTREFI CYMRU CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED FY2025£42.9m——within—no doubt
Carers Plus Yorkshire Ltd FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
INSTITUTE OF CHARITY FY2024£1.2m—0above—no doubt

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