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CHILDREN AT RISK IN ASIA

Registered charity 1165824 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARA, CHILDRE AT RISK IN ASIA

CARA is a UK based charity working with partners based in Sangkhlaburi, Thailand north west of Bangkok on the border with Myanmar. We work to improve the lives of children from mainly poor migrant families in the area through providing funds, arranging volunteers to work with our partners and shipping good quality used children's clothes and toys for distribution to the nurseries we support.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£38k
Latest spending
£30k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £34,533 at year-end, driven by a net income of £8,064 against total expenditure of £30,116. The trustees report that the bank balance of £26,469 represented reserves, which they hold to cover administrative expenses and build funds for their partner charity, One Sky Foundation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient cash reserves to cover annual administrative expenses and to build up funds for our partner charity in Thailand, One Sky Foundation (held: £35k)
“The trustees' policy is to hold sufficient cash reserves to cover annual administrative expenses and to build up funds for our partner charity in Thailand, One Sky Foundation”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to One Sky Foundation, where Andy Lillicrap (son of trustees Dr C Lillicrap and Mrs J Lillicrap) is a founder and adviser.
“In 2025 the charity gave grants of £29,924 (2024: £39,500) to One Sky Foundation to support their aims of helping children at risk in Thailand. Andy Lillicrap, son of two of the trustees, Dr C Lillicrap and Mrs J Lillicrap, is one of the founders of One Sky Foundation and remains an adviser to One Sky Foundation.” — page 10
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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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£38k£30k
31/12/2024£55k£40k
31/12/2023£33k£29k
31/12/2022£35k£38k
31/12/2021£37k£26k

Common questions

Is CHILDREN AT RISK IN ASIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £34,533 at year-end, driven by a net income of £8,064 against total expenditure of £30,116. The trustees report that the bank balance of £26,469 represented reserves, which they hold to cover administrative expenses and build funds for their partner charity, One Sky Foundation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.