CARF EUROPE

Registered charity 1134454 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the charity are to promote and assist in the improvement of the quality of health and human services in Europe for the benefit of all persons in need of such services.

Objects

1 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE IN EUROPE BY PROMOTING AND ASSISTING IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF HEALTH AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC2 SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Area of benefit: EUROPE

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£61k
Latest spending
£79k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £17,991 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £143,487. The trustees' report notes that revenue is subject to periodic fluctuations due to the timing of accreditation surveys. The charity maintains a reserves policy to hold sufficient funds to cover a minimum of one year of operating expenses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Survey fee income (25% of income)
“Income from charitable activities Survey fee income 52,579”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one year of operating expenses (held: £143k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds which are the reserves of the charity, and that these funds be sufficient to cover a minimum of one year of operating expenses, in £78,802 (2024: £186,198).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norway · Scotland · Sweden · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£61k£79k
31/12/2024£209k£186k
31/12/2023£180k£182k
31/12/2022£85k£72k
31/12/2021£163k£84k

Common questions

Is CARF EUROPE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £17,991 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £143,487. The trustees' report notes that revenue is subject to periodic fluctuations due to the timing of accreditation surveys. The charity maintains a reserves policy to hold sufficient funds to cover a minimum of one year of operating expenses. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CARF EUROPE£61k—0unclear—no doubt
CARERS UK FY2025£4.8m——above—no doubt
CARERS FEDERATION LTD FY2025£1.6m——above—no doubt
THE SAIFEE FOUNDATION OF EUROPE FY2024£21.1m—0above—no doubt
CARE FOR THE CARERS FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
EUROPIA FY2025£328k—0below—no doubt

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