SKILLS FOR CARE LTD
Registered charity 1079836 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SKILLS FOR CARE
Our aim is to develop the adult social care workforce to provide quality social care services. We do this by: developing national occupational standards and qualification frameworks; collecting and analysing workforce information and other research; implementing our national workforce development strategy for all areas of the workforce; creating employer-led workforce development infrastructures.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an overall loss of £0.4m despite receiving less grant funding from the Department of Health and Social Care than in previous years. The trustees report that they took decisive action, including parting with some colleagues, to reduce the deficit and intend to grow business development income to strengthen financial resilience.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited. Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£42.9m
Reported reserves equal ~17.3 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 (91% 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: 4.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/02/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- John Joseph Coughlanchair
- Beverley Felicia Tarka
- Dr Mark Lawrence Ward
- Gillian Day
- James Alexander Bullion
- Naser Ulmulk Irteza Turabi
- Penelope Jane Machin
- Peter John Chambers
- Suzie Bailey
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SKILLS FOR CARE LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an overall loss of £0.4m despite receiving less grant funding from the Department of Health and Social Care than in previous years. The trustees report that they took decisive action, including parting with some colleagues, to reduce the deficit and intend to grow business development income to strengthen financial resilience. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.
Government & lottery funding
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