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LEGACARE (UK) LIMITED

Registered charity 1140040 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEGACARE

Legacare provides free legal advice and continued support to vulnerable people affected by life limiting/life threatening illness. We aim to remove stress and anxietyand provide peace of mind by delivering a professional service, sensitively, confidentially and quickly to people who would not be able to access such help because of financial/social constraints/isolation.

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

Latest income
£260k
Latest spending
£191k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £29,518 at the year end, which the Trustees recognize remains below an ideal level for a charity of this nature. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £68,780, resulting in a positive unrestricted fund balance despite having no restricted funds. The Trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis, noting that the financial position has improved compared with the prior year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £30k)
“At the year end, unrestricted reserves stood at £29,518. While this represents progress compared to prior periods, Trustees recognise that reserves remain below an ideal level for a charity of this nature.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Legacare (UK) Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£260k£191k
30/11/2024£212k£203k
30/11/2023£168k£187k
30/11/2022£218k£216k
30/11/2021£116k£173k

Common questions

Is LEGACARE (UK) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £29,518 at the year end, which the Trustees recognize remains below an ideal level for a charity of this nature. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £68,780, resulting in a positive unrestricted fund balance despite having no restricted funds. The Trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis, noting that the financial position has improved compared with the prior year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LEGACARE (UK) LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEGACARE (UK) LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust30/06/2022£15kA grant to Legacare UK Limited
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2011£10kRock Bottom