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LILIAN FAITHFULL CARE

Registered charity 1122183 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LILIAN FAITHFULL HOMES

Lilian Faithfull Care is a registered charity providing person-centred care to older people across 6 residential homes in Gloucestershire.

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Latest income
£18.2m
Latest spending
£19.0m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £747,604 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by significant cost increases that were not fully matched by income. Per the trustees' report, the charity failed to meet bank loan covenants at year-end, causing loans to be classified as falling due within one year, although the bank has continued to provide support.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Loan from subsidiary
“At 31 March 2025 the Charity was owed £129,895 (2024 – £122,157) by Lilian Faithfull Trading Limited, its subsidiary undertaking. The loan is interest free and has no fixed repayment terms.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hazlewoods LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Corporate structure

LILIAN FAITHFULL TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Profit before tax: £-13k
LILIAN FAITHFULL HOMES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • No intra-group transactions disclosed; company is dormant.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lilian Faithfull Care (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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £411k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Lilian Faithfull Care — Registered, 7 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 02/03/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£18.2m
Total spending
£19.0m
Reserves (reported)
£8.1m
Employees
495

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£18.2m£19.0m
31/03/2024£19.7m£21.1m
31/12/2022£13.8m£13.3m
31/12/2021£12.1m£11.7m
31/12/2020£11.6m£11.2m

Common questions

Is LILIAN FAITHFULL CARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £747,604 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by significant cost increases that were not fully matched by income. Per the trustees' report, the charity failed to meet bank loan covenants at year-end, causing loans to be classified as falling due within one year, although the bank has continued to provide support. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hazlewoods LLP.

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 BAND TRUST1£310k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST1£48k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST1£20k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND1£17k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITY1£16k
THE EQUILIBRIUM FOUNDATION1£11k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£10k
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUST1£9k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LILIAN FAITHFULL CARE£18.2m——unclear—no doubt
THE CHRISTIAN CARE TRUST FY2025£681k—0below—no doubt
LINDFIELD CHRISTIAN CARE HOME FY2024£2.3m——unclear—no doubt
FAIRFIELD RESIDENTIAL HOME FY2025£2.8mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
LINC THE LEUKAEMIA AND INTENSIVE CHEMOTHERAPY FUND FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND) FY2025£594k—0above—no doubt

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