Evergreen Care UK

Registered charity 1154595 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEXLEY CHURCHES CARE TRUST, EVERGREEN CARE BEXLEY

We provide compassionate, dignified care to older and vulnerable people, reducing loneliness and supporting independence through trusted relationships. Our services operate in the London Borough of Bexley, Dartford and surrounding areas.

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Latest income
£797k
Latest spending
£749k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a total surplus of £250,317, driven largely by a £200,000 endowment grant, resulting in an underlying operating surplus of £50,317. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months and has maintained financial resilience despite sector-wide pressures. Unrestricted reserves stood at £104,601, which is below the stated policy target of holding between 2 and 12 months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 2 and 12 months of expenditure in unrestricted reserves (held: £105k)
“The Trustees have established a reserves policy with a target of holding between 2 and 12 months of expenditure in unrestricted reserves.” — 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.

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

Total income
£1000k
Total spending
£749k
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reserves (reported)
£139k
Employees
64

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bexley · Greenwich · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£797k£749k
31/03/2024£903k£823k
31/03/2023£681k£767k
31/03/2022£681k£706k
31/03/2021£751k£593k

Common questions

Is Evergreen Care UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a total surplus of £250,317, driven largely by a £200,000 endowment grant, resulting in an underlying operating surplus of £50,317. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months and has maintained financial resilience despite sector-wide pressures. Unrestricted reserves stood at £104,601, which is below the stated policy target of holding between 2 and 12 months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Evergreen Care UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Evergreen Care UK as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON, THE INMAN CHARITY, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£120kGrant
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2024£39kOlder People & Housing
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2025£33kOlder People & Housing
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2023£33kOlder People & Housing
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2023£5kSocial - Older People and Social Welfare
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kCare and Social Welfare
Emmanuel Baptist Church ThamesmeadFY2022£1kMission Tithe
Emmanuel Baptist Church ThamesmeadFY2023£300Mission Tithe
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SIDCUPFY2025£150Other Charities
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SIDCUPFY2024£0Mission giving
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2024£20kElderly Focused Community Hub
City Bridge Foundation25/09/2024£48kGrant to Bexley Churches Care Trust t/a Evergreen Care Bexley
City Bridge Foundation15/03/2023£95kGrant to Bexley Churches Care Trust t/a Evergreen Care Bexley
The Mercers' Company08/02/2022£105kGrant to Bexley Churches Care Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2020£10kEvergreen Care Dartford

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Wilverley Association, Trading as Everwood Care Charity.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Evergreen Care UK£797k—0unclear—no doubt
The Wilverley Association, Trading as Everwood Care Charity FY2025£4.5m——unclear—no doubt
GREEN PASTURES FY2025£5.2m——unclear—noted
AGE UK BEXLEY FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
CARERS CENTRE SA LTD FY2025£866k—0unclear—no doubt
New Forest Care Homes Ltd FY2024£1.8m£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt

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