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CARACTACUS HOUSING

Registered charity 1098524 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity was established in 2003 to help those people who were struggling to remain local in the West Somerset and Mid-Devon regions. It has grown steadily and now owns 20 properties all tenanted to local people on low incomes in need of accommodation at a reasonable rent.The charity continues to provide financial assistance to local person(s) in extreme financial need.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£185k
Latest spending
£223k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £4,162,039 at the end of the year, with a net expenditure of £2,511 recorded for the period. The trustees report that the investment fund value is at an 'effective and dependable level to secure the future of the charity for the foreseeable future.'

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

17 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (17 freehold); recorded price paid £1.9m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£185k£223k
31/12/2023£293k£209k
31/12/2022£207k£235k
31/12/2021£195k£176k
31/12/2020£165k£154k

Common questions

Is CARACTACUS HOUSING financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £4,162,039 at the end of the year, with a net expenditure of £2,511 recorded for the period. The trustees report that the investment fund value is at an 'effective and dependable level to secure the future of the charity for the foreseeable future.' Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EPSOM1—
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY1£27k
STRAND PARISHES TRUST1£15k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST1£14k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITY1£13k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SHERBORNE WITH CASTLETON1£5k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, BIGGLESWADE1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS' CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CARACTACUS HOUSING£185k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS' CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£4.8m——unclear—no doubt
WORCESTER MUNICIPAL CHARITIES (CIO) FY2024£1.4m—0below—no doubt
CARE HOUSING ASSOCIATION FY2024£8.2m—0unclear—no doubt
POORS CHARITIES FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
CYMDEITHAS GOFAL THE CARE SOCIETY FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt

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