CARING TOGETHER CHARITY
Registered charity 1091522 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARING TOGETHER, CROSSROADS CARE CAMBRIDGESHIRE, WEST ANGLIA CROSSROADS, WEST ANGLIA CROSSROADS CARING FOR CARERS
Under the names Carers Trust Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk we provide information, emotional and practical support, training and breaks from caring for adult, young adult and young carers. We promote independence, support in emergencies and provide CQC regulated care for adults and children with special or complex needs. Personalised support is through clubs, groups or in family homes.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £207.7k for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £874.1k. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy of 2-3 months of operating costs, holding 2.9 months at year-end, which is considered a reasonable level for financial stability.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Care fees and contracts (83% of income)
“83% care fees and contracts”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 5.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“5% cost of raising funds” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 2-3 months of operating costs (held: £874k)
“We retain the reserves level at 2-3 months of operating costs”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Price Bailey LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Caring Together (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Andrew Glover — Chair (source)
- Stuart Evans — Chair (Former) (source)
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.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Admiral Lord Nelson Masonic Lodge — “Admiral Lord Nelson Masonic Lodge presented us with a cheque for £500.” (source page)
- Buckles Solicitors — “Thanks to Buckles Solicitors for supporting our work through disbursements from Will Trusts.” (source page)
- City and University of Cambridge Masonic Charitable Trust — “City and University of Cambridge Masonic Charitable Trust allocated £1,000 of their funds to our work.” (source page)
- Lions District 105CE — “Lions District 105CE gave £4,000 for our work with young carers.” (source page)
- MM Wealth — “MM Wealth donated £1,000.” (source page)
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.
- GLOVER, Andrew Michael — director, appointed 01/04/2026on trustee list
- SCOTT, Steven Fergus — director, appointed 22/01/2025on trustee list
- BLAKE, Mark Colin — director, appointed 22/01/2025on trustee list
- HEPTON, Katherine — director, appointed 16/09/2024on trustee list
- PISANI, Anita — director, appointed 16/09/2024on trustee list
- TALBOT, Donna Marie — director, appointed 02/06/2021on trustee list
- PORTOR, Neil — secretary, appointed 17/10/2022
Official officers record.
CQC provider record: Caring Together Charity — Registered, 7 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 26/10/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£214k
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 5.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (16/02/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (31/10/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Andrew Glover · trustee of 3 other charities
- Anita Pisani
- Donna Marie Talbot
- Katherine Hepton
- Mark Blake
- Steven Scott
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bedford · Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire · Essex · Hertfordshire · Lincolnshire · Norfolk · Peterborough City · Suffolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CARING TOGETHER CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £207.7k for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £874.1k. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy of 2-3 months of operating costs, holding 2.9 months at year-end, which is considered a reasonable level for financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Price Bailey LLP.
Who funds CARING TOGETHER CHARITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CARING TOGETHER CHARITY as a grant recipient include CARERS TRUST, THE EVELYN TRUST, NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE EARL OF NORTHAMPTON'S CHARITY, THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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