CARE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1125279 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

It was set up to support disadvantaged people, especially those from the Minority Ethnic backgrounds (BME), by alleviating poverty, reducing social isolation, advancing education, and fostering wellness. We support children, young e and older people who could not access services as well as those with mental health. Also we provide rehabilitation to young offenders and victims of domestic abuse.

Objects

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY PERSONS OF AFRICAN ORIGIN AND ANYONE WHO IS RELATED TO SUCH PERSONS, NOW LIVING IN BEXLEY, GREENWICH, DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM AREAS OF LONDON AND THE UNITED KINGDOM IN GENERAL BY;ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH,1) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;2) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.TO RELIEVE ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED, BY PROVIDING ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS.TO ALLEVIATE HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY THE BREAK UP OF MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, SEPARATION OR FAMILY DIFFICULTIES BY THE PROVISION OF LONG-TERM SUPPORT.THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH OF PERSONS LIVING IN WEST AND EAST AFRICA AND ANY OTHER PARTS OF AFRICA AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE.

Area of benefit: BEXLEY, GREENWICH, DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM AREAS OF LONDON

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£28k
Latest spending
£16k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £11,736 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £13,558. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bexley · Greenwich · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£28k£16k
31/03/2025£24k£22k
31/03/2024£15k£15k
31/03/2023£12k£12k
31/03/2022£4k£4k

Common questions

Is CARE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £11,736 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £13,558. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government14/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund10/12/2007£10kStep Up