Police Care UK

Registered charity 1151322 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE POLICE DEPENDANTS' TRUST, THE POLICE DEPENDANTS' TRUST LIMITED · also registered in Scotland as SC047767 (OSCR)

PROMOTING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE POLICE SERVICE IN THE UK BY THE RELIEF OF:(A) BENEFICIARIES IN CASES OF NEED/HARDSHIP/DISTRESS;(B) MENTAL/PHYSICAL SICKNESS/DISABILITY/INFIRMITY AMONG AMONG BENEFICIARIES;

Objects

4.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY TO THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE POLICE SERVICE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY RELIEVING IN CASES OF NEED:4.1.1 DEPENDANTS OF POLICE OFFICERS OR SERVING, FORMER OR RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS WHO DIE, OR HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF AN INJURY RECEIVED, IN THE EXECUTION OF DUTY; AND4.1.2 POLICE OFFICERS OR SERVING, FORMER OR RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN INCAPACITATED AS A RESULT OF AN INJURY RECEIVED IN THE EXECUTION OF DUTY OR DEPENDANTS OF SUCH POLICE OFFICERS.4.2 "POLICE OFFICER" MEANS ANY POLICE OFFICER FROM ANY POLICE FORCE FROM ANY POLICE AREA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INCLUDES:4.2.1 MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH TRANSPORT POLICE;4.2.2 MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL NUCLEAR CONSTABULARY;4.2.3 PERSONS PERFORMING TEMPORARY OVERSEAS OR CENTRAL POLICE SERVICES WHO ENJOY A STATUTORY RIGHT OF REVERSION TO SUCH A POLICE FORCE;4.2.4 SPECIAL CONSTABLES APPOINTED FOR ANY SUCH POLICE AREA; AND4.2.5 POLICE CADETS APPOINTED TO UNDERGO TRAINING WITH A VIEW TO BECOMING POLICE OFFICERS OF SUCH POLICE FORCES.4.3 "DEPENDANTS" MEANS IN RELATION TO A SERVING, FORMER OR RETIRED POLICE OFFICER (WHETHER LIVING OR DECEASED) ANY SPOUSE, FORMER SPOUSE, CIVIL PARTNER, FORMER CIVIL PARTNER, UNMARRIED PARTNER (OF EITHER SEX) CHILD, STEPCHILD, GRANDCHILD AND/OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY WHO IS OR WAS FINANCIALLY RELIANT UPON HIM.4.4 "INJURY RECEIVED IN THE EXECUTION OF DUTY" HAS THE SAME MEANING (SUBJECT TO NECESSARY ADAPTATIONS IN THE CASE OF SPECIAL CONSTABLES AND POLICE CADETS) AS IN THE PENSION PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO POLICE OFFICERS AND FOR THE TIME BEING IN FORCE.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Woking, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of THE NATIONAL POLICE FUND (charity 207608) — merger registered 26/02/2018.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£862k

Latest spending

£3.9m

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £3.2m for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant deterioration from the previous year's net income of £0.5m. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £27.5m are in line with their agreed policy and that the charity has adequate resources 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: sufficient funds that enable it to achieve its objectives whilst, at the same time, ensuring there are adequate reserves held to ensure continuity of service and support to our beneficiaries if unexpected events occur (reserves figure: £27.5m)

“Trustees are satisfied that the current level of free reserves of £27.5m are in line with the agreed policy.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: PCUK Trading Ltd

“The charity has a 100% owned subsidiary company, PCUK Trading Ltd, which is immaterial in size and therefore consolidated accounts have not been prepared.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Alliotts LLP. 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 15
Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 20
Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 57
Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
Has a trading subsidiary
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Police Care UK (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income

£862k

Total spending

£3.9m

Cost of raising funds

£841k

Reserves (reported)

£27.4m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~85.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 97.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/02/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alan David Threadgold · trustee of 1 other charity
Belinda Goodwin · trustee of 1 other charity
Harriet Smith
Katrina Anne Lowes
Liam Jeffrey Kelly
Mark Lockhart
Nigel Moden
Ravinder Rana
Ruth Mary McNee
Sam Ockham
Sara Crane
Stephen Wilcock

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£862k	£3.9m
31/03/2024	£1.6m	£3.2m
31/03/2023	£1.5m	£2.7m
31/03/2022	£1.1m	£2.8m
31/03/2021	£1.7m	£4.9m

Common questions

Is Police Care UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £3.2m for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant deterioration from the previous year's net income of £0.5m. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £27.5m are in line with their agreed policy and that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Alliotts LLP.

Who funds Police Care UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Police Care UK as a grant recipient include GLC CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FEDERATED FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS THE BORWICK CHARITABLE TRUST).

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
GLC CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k	Welfare
THE FEDERATED FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS THE BORWICK CHARITABLE TRUST)	FY2023	£500	Charitable Donations
THE FEDERATED FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS THE BORWICK CHARITABLE TRUST)	FY2022	£500	Charitable Donations

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE NISBET TRUST	1	£400k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£65k
HIGHWAY ONE TRUST	1	£15k
THE LINDER FOUNDATION	1	£14k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE POPLE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£6k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)	1	£5k
QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE POLICE TREATMENT CENTRES.

THE POLICE TREATMENT CENTRES income £7.9m
USER VOICE income £784k
The Police Children's Charity income £1.3m
YOUR VOICE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE income £1.2m
PHARMACIST SUPPORT income £515k
THE PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED income £1.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Police Care UK	£862k	—	—	within	—	no doubt
THE POLICE TREATMENT CENTRES FY2025	£7.9m	£120,001 - £130,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
USER VOICE FY2025	£784k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Police Children's Charity FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
YOUR VOICE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PHARMACIST SUPPORT FY2025	£515k	£80,001 - £90,000	1	within	—	no doubt

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