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CARE FOR CHILDREN

Registered charity 1072199 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY HAS PURSUED ITS OBJECTIVES OF RELIEVING HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS IN ORPHANED AND ABANDONED CHILDREN IN ASIA. CARE FOR CHILDREN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING THE TRAINING MATERIALS AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES TO PROFESSIONALLY TRAIN FOSTER CARE STAFF ACROSS ASIA.CARE FOR CHILDREN WORKS IN A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES.

Objects

1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, NEED, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS IN ORPHANAGES OR SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS;2. THE ESTABLISHMENT, EQUIPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF ORPHANAGES AND OTHER CHILD-FOCUSED RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR THE CARE, PROTECTION, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE ORPHANED OR ABANDONED OR WHO ARE OTHERWISE GENERALLY IN NEED; AND3. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRES OFFERING TRAINING COURSES TO PROMOTE CHILD WELFARE AND GENERALLY TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WORKING WITH CHILDREN IN NEED.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Norwich, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £11,489 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £286,684. This unrestricted reserve exceeds the board's stated policy target of £250,000, providing a buffer against cyclical funding reductions. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with auditors confirming no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“In the band £80,001 - £90,000 1 1” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two months normal operating expenses, or £250,000 whichever is the greater (reserves figure: £287k)
“The policy of the board is to seek to build up a reserve of unrestricted funds equivalent to two months normal operating expenses, or £250,000 whichever is the greater” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to Thomas Abbott, close family member of Trustee Robert Glover.
“During the year remuneration including pension of £58,025 (2024: £58,025) was paid to Thomas Abbott, an employee of the charity. Thomas Abbott is a close family member of Trustee and Executive Director, Robert Glover.” — page 40
“During the year remuneration of £22,000 (2024: £22,000) was paid to Elizabeth Glover, an employee of the charity. Elizabeth Glover is a close family member of Trustee and Executive Director, Robert Glover.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to Elizabeth Glover, close family member of Trustee Robert Glover.
“During the year remuneration including pension of £58,025 (2024: £58,025) was paid to Thomas Abbott, an employee of the charity. Thomas Abbott is a close family member of Trustee and Executive Director, Robert Glover.” — page 40
“During the year remuneration of £22,000 (2024: £22,000) was paid to Elizabeth Glover, an employee of the charity. Elizabeth Glover is a close family member of Trustee and Executive Director, Robert Glover.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services invoiced by Johnny Hall, close family member of Trustee Robert Glover.
“During the year remuneration including pension of £58,025 (2024: £58,025) was paid to Thomas Abbott, an employee of the charity. Thomas Abbott is a close family member of Trustee and Executive Director, Robert Glover.” — page 40
“During the year remuneration of £22,000 (2024: £22,000) was paid to Elizabeth Glover, an employee of the charity. Elizabeth Glover is a close family member of Trustee and Executive Director, Robert Glover.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to Joel Glover, close family member of Trustee Robert Glover.
“During the year remuneration including pension of £58,025 (2024: £58,025) was paid to Thomas Abbott, an employee of the charity. Thomas Abbott is a close family member of Trustee and Executive Director, Robert Glover.” — page 40
“During the year remuneration of £22,000 (2024: £22,000) was paid to Elizabeth Glover, an employee of the charity. Elizabeth Glover is a close family member of Trustee and Executive Director, Robert Glover.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations, fundraising and grants received from Trustees and board members.
“During the year remuneration including pension of £58,025 (2024: £58,025) was paid to Thomas Abbott, an employee of the charity. Thomas Abbott is a close family member of Trustee and Executive Director, Robert Glover.” — page 40
“During the year remuneration of £22,000 (2024: £22,000) was paid to Elizabeth Glover, an employee of the charity. Elizabeth Glover is a close family member of Trustee and Executive Director, Robert Glover.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MA Partners Audit LLP. 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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Care For Children (matched by registered charity number).

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.

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.

Electoral Commission register entries

Entries on the Electoral Commission’s public register where this charity (or its company) appears as the source — typically sponsorship of an APPG or an overseas visit provided to an MP, which charities may lawfully do. Shown with the Commission’s own reference; this is a transparency record, not an allegation.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.9m
Cost of raising funds
£223k
Reserves (reported)
£474k
Employees
29

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 12.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Armenia · Cambodia · China · Thailand · Vietnam

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.8m£1.9m
31/12/2024£1.7m£1.7m
31/12/2023£1.5m£1.6m
31/12/2022£1.5m£1.5m
31/12/2021£1.5m£1.4m

Common questions

Is CARE FOR CHILDREN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £11,489 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £286,684. This unrestricted reserve exceeds the board's stated policy target of £250,000, providing a buffer against cyclical funding reductions. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with auditors confirming no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MA Partners Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of CARE FOR CHILDREN earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

Who funds CARE FOR CHILDREN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CARE FOR CHILDREN as a grant recipient include THE VARDY FOUNDATION, THE J ISAACS CHARITABLE TRUST, Stolkin Foundation, UBS OPTIMUS FOUNDATION UK, Sonu & Eva Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE VARDY FOUNDATIONFY2024£268k
THE VARDY FOUNDATIONFY2025£250kExpansion of family care strategy for orphans and vulnerable children
THE J ISAACS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£113kCare for children
Stolkin FoundationFY2021£63kAssist in relieving poverty and ill-health
THE VARDY FOUNDATIONFY2023£41kPlacing orphans in Cambodia with local, family-based carers
Stolkin FoundationFY2024£37kAssist in relieving poverty and ill-health in all their forms and the causes of poverty and ill health including but not limited to victims of terrorism and oth
UBS OPTIMUS FOUNDATION UKFY2020£25k
Sonu & Eva FoundationFY2021£15k
Stolkin FoundationFY2025£13kAssist in relieving poverty and ill-health in all their forms and the causes of poverty and ill health including but not limited to victims of terrorism and oth
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATIONFY2021£4k
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE WOGEN ANNIVERSARY TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE WOGEN ANNIVERSARY TRUSTFY2023£350
RELATIONAL MISSIONFY2021£349Grants for UK and overseas mission

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
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION2£30k
THE DISTILLERS' CHARITY1£805k
THE ICELAND FOODS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£738k
THE PRUDENCE TRUST1£535k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION1£373k
HUMAN RELIEF FOUNDATION1£238k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£226k
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£179k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UK CARE FOR CHILDREN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CARE FOR CHILDREN£1.8m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt
UK CARE FOR CHILDREN FY2025£1.7m—0above8.3%no doubt
CHILDREN CARE CENTRE FY2025£231k—0unclear—no doubt
CHILDREN IN CRISIS FY2025£536k—0above1.9%no doubt
THE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£563k—0above—no doubt
CHILDREN ON THE EDGE FY2026£1.9mmore than £60,0002within—no doubt

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