GLEN CARNE

Registered charity 1140893 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charitable objectives of Glen Carne are to relieve need, hardship and distress of disadvantaged people in Cornwall, in particular but not exclusively by providing or assisting in the provision of accommodation, support and training.

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £495,366, with free reserves of £133,147 available for ongoing operations. The charity maintained a stable financial position with income sufficient to support operational commitments, though it faces risks from inflationary pressures and dependency on Housing Benefit receipts.

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: £133k; policy: six months of operating costs, lease obligations, and potential redundancy liabilities)
“At present, the balance of this fund stands at £177,026, which provides for redundancy costs and approximately two months of running costs and lease commitments. This leaves free reserves of £133,147, available to support the charity’s ongoing operations and service delivery.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 12.3
“Robert Crozier, Father of Support Manager Andrew Crozier and father-in-law to Chief Executive Officer Matthew Gavan. Description of transaction and amounts involved: Rents the St Agnes property to the charity at an annual rent of £185,215 (2024 £185,215)” — page 36
“Jules Acton, partner of trustee John Douglas. Description of transaction and amounts involved: Provides supervision services to the staff of the charity with costs of £1,160 (2024 £640)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 12.3
“Robert Crozier, Father of Support Manager Andrew Crozier and father-in-law to Chief Executive Officer Matthew Gavan. Description of transaction and amounts involved: Rents the St Agnes property to the charity at an annual rent of £185,215 (2024 £185,215)” — page 36
“Jules Acton, partner of trustee John Douglas. Description of transaction and amounts involved: Provides supervision services to the staff of the charity with costs of £1,160 (2024 £640)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£133k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.6m£1.6m
31/03/2024£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2023£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2022£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2021£1.3m£1.4m

Common questions

Is GLEN CARNE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £495,366, with free reserves of £133,147 available for ongoing operations. The charity maintained a stable financial position with income sufficient to support operational commitments, though it faces risks from inflationary pressures and dependency on Housing Benefit receipts. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Streets Audit LLP.

Who funds GLEN CARNE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GLEN CARNE as a grant recipient include DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£4k
DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/05/2026£15kMulti-Purpose Vehicle
Sport England09/01/2025£14kGlen Carne Gymnasium

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
TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CORNWALL CARE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GLEN CARNE£1.6m—0below—no doubt
CORNWALL CARE LIMITED FY2025£34.6m—0unclear—not going concern
THE CARNINGLI TRUST FY2024£1.9m——above—no doubt
CARN BREA LEISURE CENTRE TRUST FY2025£2.5m—0unclear—no doubt
GLENMATE LIMITED FY2025£442k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CORNWALL BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED ASSOCIATION FY2026£511k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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