TAPESTRY CARE UK

Registered charity 1079969 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN HAVERING

To improve the quality of life of older people in Havering,helping them to maximise their potential and live fulfilling and enjoyable lives.Volunteering, Befriending, Day Care Services, Companionship Service, Dementia Advisory Service, Fundraising, Domiciliary Care, Personal Care, Podiatry and Day Trips

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.5m

Latest spending

£1.4m

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £48,932 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £20,167. However, the trustees highlight significant financial uncertainty, noting that the charity cannot confidently commit to delivering all services for the next 12 months without securing fair payment rates from Havering Council to cover the gap between funding and the true cost of delivery.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)

“One employee earned between £90,000 and £99,999 in the year (2024: one between £70,000 and £79,999).” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee earned between £90,000 and £99,999 in the year (2024: one between £70,000 and £79,999).” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income)

“Charitable activities 1,397,862”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months forward unrestricted expenditure (held: £20k)

“It is the long-term aim of the Trustees to maintain free reserves of six months forward unrestricted expenditure.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Given the current commissioning environment and the continuing gap between funding and true cost of delivery, the Trustees must highlight that Tapestry cannot confidently confirm it can commit to delivering all existing services for the 12-month period from signing of these accounts unless a fair rate for service delivery is secured from Havering Council.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Legal expenses incurred and paid to Moss & Co Solicitors, a firm where Trustee Gill Botwright is a Partner.

“Gill Botwright, a Trustee, is a Partner at Moss & Co. Tapestry occasionally engages Moss & Co to provide legal advice. During the year, legal expenses of £500 were incurred and paid to Moss & Co Solicitors. There is no outstanding balance as at 31 March 2025.” — page 28

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Age Concern Havering Trading Limited, Home Age Care Solutions Limited

“The Charitable Company owns 100% of the ordinary share capital of Age Concern Havering Trading Limited and Home Age Care Solutions Limited (HACS), which are both incorporated in England and Wales.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Littlejohn LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £70,001 - £80,000 (FY2024) to £90,001 - £100,000 (FY2025).
Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07261719

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tapestry Care UK (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.

ROBINSON, Stuart John — director, appointed 22/07/2026not on trustee list
LOWE, Anthony James — director, appointed 23/07/2015not on trustee list

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Home Age Care Solutions Limited — Deregistered, 2 registered locations, last inspected 19/03/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income

£1.5m

Total spending

£1.4m

Reserves (reported)

£20k

Employees

36

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/10/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Neil Yeomanschair · trustee of 4 other charities
GILL BOTWRIGHT
Lesley Buckland · trustee of 1 other charity
Mariska van Beukering
Mark Peter Burton
THE REVERAND HUGH DIBBENS
Tuoya Siqin

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Essex · Havering

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.5m	£1.4m
31/03/2024	£1.2m	£1.2m
31/03/2023	£1.3m	£1.3m
31/03/2022	£980k	£1.3m
31/03/2021	£1.2m	£1.1m

Common questions

Is TAPESTRY CARE UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £48,932 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £20,167. However, the trustees highlight significant financial uncertainty, noting that the charity cannot confidently commit to delivering all services for the next 12 months without securing fair payment rates from Havering Council to cover the gap between funding and the true cost of delivery. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Littlejohn LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of TAPESTRY CARE UK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds TAPESTRY CARE UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TAPESTRY CARE UK as a grant recipient include THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	FY2024	£50k	Physical activity programme and salary
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	FY2023	£24k	Physical activity programme and salary
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£4k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	11/12/2025	£7k	Improving unpaid Carers resilience through exercise
Sport England	21/03/2023	£7k	supporting people with dementia to stay, and become active
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/10/2022	£10k	Creating access for all
City Bridge Foundation	18/07/2022	£57k	Grant to Tapestry Care UK Limited
UK government	23/07/2020	£95k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/07/2016	£10k	Gardening for older isolated people
City Bridge Foundation	26/05/2015	£46k	Grant to Tapestry Care UK Limited
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/09/2011	£6k	Lasting Links
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/12/2009	£272k	Developing volunteering and supported volunteering in Havering
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/08/2008	£186k	Havering Active Living Project (HALP)
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/04/2005	£5k	IT Development Awareness

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£374k
CARERS TRUST	1	£51k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE MILLICHOPE FOUNDATION	1	£11k
Vivensa Foundation	1	£11k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	1	£10k
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£6k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge.

Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge income £1.5m
AVANTE CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED income £44.0m
TADCASTER VOLUNTEER CARS & SERVICES ASSOCIATION income £146k
AGE CONCERN KINGSTON UPON THAMES income £2.2m
MILEN CARE income £137k
FAMILY CARE TRUST income £4.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TAPESTRY CARE UK	£1.5m	£90,001 - £100,000	1	unclear	—	noted
Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge FY2025	£1.5m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
AVANTE CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED FY2025	£44.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
TADCASTER VOLUNTEER CARS & SERVICES ASSOCIATION FY2025	£146k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
AGE CONCERN KINGSTON UPON THAMES FY2025	£2.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MILEN CARE FY2025	£137k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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