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MEDCARE

Registered charity 1141700 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main focus is the Wellspring Medical Centre in the village of Kamutuuza, in Uganda. Health and Social care is provided for needy children within a 15 mile radius of Kamutuuza.

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

Latest income
£175k
Latest spending
£218k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure deficit of £42,707 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total charity funds to £740,659. The trustees report that unrestricted funds stand at £208,805, while restricted funds are held at £531,854. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months running costs expenditure (held: £209k)
“It is a policy that the general fund is kept at a level that is equivalent to three to six months running costs expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Medcare (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£761k
Total spending
£172k
Reserves (reported)
£225k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~15.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Denbighshire · Manchester City · Uganda · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£175k£218k
31/03/2024£206k£214k
31/03/2023£761k£172k
31/03/2022£147k£150k
31/03/2021£134k£143k

Common questions

Is MEDCARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure deficit of £42,707 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total charity funds to £740,659. The trustees report that unrestricted funds stand at £208,805, while restricted funds are held at £531,854. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MEDCARE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MEDCARE as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL HIGHGATE, THE HARAMEAD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL HIGHGATEFY2023£118k
THE HARAMEAD TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE HARAMEAD TRUSTFY2023£10k