Crossroads Care Gloucestershire

Registered charity 1111055 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CROSSROADS - CARING FOR CARERS (CHELTENHAM & TEWKESBURY) LIMITED, CROSSROADS CARE CENTRAL & EAST GLOUCESTERSHIRE LIMITED, CROSSROADS CARE CHELTENHAM AND TEWKESBURY

Promoting, supporting and delivering high quality services for Carers and people with care needs

Objects

THE BRANCH SCHEME’S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: TO RELIEVE THE STRESSES EXPERIENCED BY CARERS AND BENEFICIARIES. THE AREA OF BENEFIT SHALL BE FIVE LOCAL AUTHORITY DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE, NAMELY: GLOUCESTER CITY COUNCIL, CHELTENHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL, COTSWOLD DISTRICT COUNCIL, STROUD DISTRICT COUNCIL, AND TEWKESBURY BOROUGH COUNCIL, AND THEIR ENVIRONS, AS AGREED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CROSSROADS ASSOCIATION. IN THIS DOCUMENT “BENEFICIARIES” MEANS ANY PERSON OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE CARE NEEDS AS A RESULT OF DISABILITY, ILLNESS OR AGE; “CARERS” MEANS ANY PERSON OR INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF CARE FOR A PERSON OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE CARE NEEDS AS A RESULT OF DISABILITY, ILLNESS OR AGE.

Area of benefit: FIVE LOCAL AUTHORITY DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE, NAMELY: GLOUCESTER CITY COUNCIL, CHELTENHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL, COTSWOLD DISTRICT COUNCIL, STROUD DISTRICT COUNCIL, AND TEWKESBURY BOROUGH COUNCIL, AND THEIR ENVIRONS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Gloucester, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £20,334 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £331,427. Per the trustees' report, this level of free reserves is slightly below the stated policy target of approximately £350,000, which represents three months of operating costs. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee earned between £60,000 and £70,000 during the current and prior year.” — page 26
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned between £60,000 and £70,000 during the current and prior year.” — page 26
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' operating cost (reserves figure: £331k)
“The trustees consider it is prudent to maintain the established policy of holding three months' operating cost, which we consider as our minimum level of reserves to provide ongoing support to those receiving our services in an event of a significant delay or absence of funding and income.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Government income: £110,057 — contracts £110,057 (1); 8% of the £1,413,836 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Government income: £57,069 — contracts £57,069 (1); 4% of the £1,333,427 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Government income: £47,243 — contracts £46,646 (1), grants £597 (1); 4% of the £1,051,916 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Crossroads Care Gloucestershire Ltd (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.

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Crossroads Care Gloucestershire Limited — Registered, 4 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 24/09/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£365k
Employees
43

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.2m
31/03/2024£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2023£893k£1.0m
31/03/2022£864k£925k

Common questions

Is Crossroads Care Gloucestershire financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £20,334 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £331,427. Per the trustees' report, this level of free reserves is slightly below the stated policy target of approximately £350,000, which represents three months of operating costs. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of Crossroads Care Gloucestershire earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds Crossroads Care Gloucestershire?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Crossroads Care Gloucestershire as a grant recipient include CARERS TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CARERS TRUSTFY2024£60kNetwork Partner grant
CARERS TRUSTFY2023£58kNetwork Partner Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2024£20kCarers Breaks
The National Lottery Community Fund14/06/2019£10kAzalea Day Club Service Extension

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CROSSROADS (BARNSLEY) LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Crossroads Care Gloucestershire£1.4m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
CROSSROADS (BARNSLEY) LTD FY2025£898k—0unclear—no doubt
Carers Trust Crossroads West Wales FY2025£3.1m—0above—no doubt
CROSSROADS CARE STAFFORDSHIRE LIMITED FY2025£841k—0unclear—no doubt
CROSSROADS CARE KENT FY2025£4.3m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear—no doubt
Crossroads Caring For Life Ltd FY2025£2.0m—0above—no doubt

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