CARE & REPAIR CARDIFF AND THE VALE
Supporting older people to repair, adapt and maintain their homes.
Objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE IN CARDIFF AND THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ADVICE AND SUPPORT
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group held £854,607 in unrestricted general reserves, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £800,000. The group reported a net income of £74,797 for the year, having received £3,834,082 in total income against £3,759,285 in total expenditure. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“the trustees have developed a reserves policy and have calculated that the charity needs to hold £800,000 in reserves to manage cash flow, continuity and liability risks as well as any emergency expenditure and monies for expansion of services.”
Policies the charity declares
- 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
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 09437405
- Trading subsidiary: CARE & REPAIR HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES LTD Companies House 10541156 · Financial health read from its filings
- Turnover: £1.6m
- Profit before tax: £202k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £202k
- Creditors include £201,529 owed to group undertakings (2024: £159,831).
“The gift aid payment from the company to its charitable parent, as disclosed in note 8, is treated as a distribution from total equity. The company has a legal obligation to recognise this payment in the year due to a deed of covenant being in place before the year end. Profits donated to the parent charity are paid within nine months after the year end.”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Chris Jones — Chief Executive
- Faye Patton — Head of Policy and Insights
- Jack Bentley — Head of Business Development
Company officers (Companies House)
- WILLIAMS, Robert Neil on trustee list
- CHADHA, Chander on trustee list
- EVANS, Steffan, Dr on trustee list
- SEARS, Jay on trustee list
- ROSSER, Debra Anne on trustee list
- CUDDY, Michael on trustee list
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Chander Chadha
- Debra Anne Rosser
- Dr Steffan Evans
- Jay Sears
- Michael Cuddy
- Robert Neil Williams
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £3.8m | £3.8m |
| 31/03/2024 | £3.8m | £3.8m |
| 31/03/2023 | £3.6m | £3.5m |
| 31/03/2022 | £2.5m | £2.3m |
| 31/03/2021 | £2.2m | £2.0m |
Common questions
Is CARE & REPAIR CARDIFF AND THE VALE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group held £854,607 in unrestricted general reserves, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £800,000. The group reported a net income of £74,797 for the year, having received £3,834,082 in total income against £3,759,285 in total expenditure. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION | 1 | £383k |
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | 1 | £121k |
| THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| ETHEL AND GWYNNE MORGAN TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| SWANSEA C V S | 1 | £7k |
| GAS SAFE CHARITY | 1 | £5k |
| THE REED FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
| THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- CARE & REPAIR CYMRU 2015
- CARE & REPAIR MONMOUTHSHIRE & TORFAEN LIMITED
- CARE AND REPAIR WESTERN BAY
- BLAENAU GWENT AND CAERPHILLY CARE & REPAIR
- CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY LOCAL HEALTH BOARD GENERAL PURPOSE CHARITY
- MANCHESTER CARE AND REPAIR
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARE & REPAIR CARDIFF AND THE VALE | £3.8m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CARE & REPAIR CYMRU 2015 | £2.8m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| CARE & REPAIR MONMOUTHSHIRE & TORFAEN LIMITED | £1.5m | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| CARE AND REPAIR WESTERN BAY | £2.8m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BLAENAU GWENT AND CAERPHILLY CARE & REPAIR | £1.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY LOCAL HEALTH BOARD GENERAL PURPOSE CHARITY | £1.9m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |