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LEICESTERSHIRE CARES LIMITED

Registered charity 1103568 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY / LEICESTERSHIRE CARES, LEICESTERSHIRE CARES

Provides support for community organisations, schools, offenders, the homeless and looked after children through employee volunteering.

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Latest income
£559k
Latest spending
£691k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £132,198 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £526,719 to £394,521. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds seven months of running costs in reserves, which is below its stated policy target of nine months. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,000 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“£70,000 to £80,000 1 -” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Restricted income
“Restricted income in the period amounted to £392,279 (2024 - £453,052).” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £344k; policy: nine months of core activity expenditure)
“Whilst we have spent some of our reserves we still have some seven months’ of running costs in reserves and aim, should funding allow, to build reserves back up to nine months over the next couple of years.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: PR and Marketing services from trustee-connected business
“During the year the Charity purchased PR and Marketing services from Rock Kitchen Harris Limited, a company in which J Mollart, (trustee resigned on 24 July 2024), is a director amounting to £791 (2024 - £535).” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Somerbys Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£559k
Total spending
£691k
Reserves (reported)
£344k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (82% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£559k£691k
30/06/2024£620k£641k
30/06/2023£652k£572k
30/06/2022£620k£574k
30/06/2021£649k£566k

Common questions

Is LEICESTERSHIRE CARES LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £132,198 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £526,719 to £394,521. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds seven months of running costs in reserves, which is below its stated policy target of nine months. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Somerbys Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of LEICESTERSHIRE CARES LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,000 - £80,000 band.

Who funds LEICESTERSHIRE CARES LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEICESTERSHIRE CARES LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE SEGELMAN TRUST, EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATION, THE BLAGRAVE TRUST, THE HARAMEAD TRUST, THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SEGELMAN TRUSTFY2022£120kGrants to institutions
THE SEGELMAN TRUSTFY2024£70kunrestricted grant
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATIONFY2023£60kEducation
THE SEGELMAN TRUSTFY2021£50kthree-year grant for their programme supporting care-experienced young people
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2022£43kInvesting in better youth policy
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2024£40kInvesting in better youth policy
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2023£34kInvesting in better youth policy
THE HARAMEAD TRUSTFY2023£25k
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUSTFY2022£23kRegular grants programme and close partners
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATIONFY2024£20kEducation
THE HARAMEAD TRUSTFY2022£15k
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUSTFY2023£12kRegular grants programme and close partners
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£5kGrant category header
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£5k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2025£1kInvesting in better youth policy

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England09/10/2025£8kPowering up football
Postcode Lottery01/05/2023£20kProject Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2019£73kTogether