CARING ALTOGETHER ON ROMNEY MARSH (CARM)
Registered charity 1184552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARING ALL TOGETHER ON ROMNEY MARSH, CARM
CARM operates across Romney Marsh and parts of rural Ashford in Kent. Our services aim to reduce social isolation and improve access to services for older and vulnerable people. We offer 10 social drop-ins (Meeting Points), befriending services and reminiscence services: Our Memories Matter, Musical Memories Matter and Caring to Remember.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state a net surplus of £56,057 for the year, with total reserves increasing to £190,467. The charity relies entirely on donations and grants, noting that its primary National Lottery grant is of a reducing nature, which necessitates further income diversification to ensure sustainability. Unrestricted reserves stood at £46,423 at year-end.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months’ administration and support costs and a pool equal to 10% of the average charitable expenditure over the preceding two years (held: £46k)
“The Trustees consider it prudent that general reserves should be sufficient: [a] to cover six months’ administration and support costs; [b] to provide a pool equal to 10% of the average charitable expenditure over the preceding two years” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (30/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Gillian Singfield · trustee of 1 other charity
- Peter Allen
- Rev SHUNA BODY MBE
- Steve Croke
- Susan Graydon
- Wendy Body
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CARING ALTOGETHER ON ROMNEY MARSH (CARM) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a net surplus of £56,057 for the year, with total reserves increasing to £190,467. The charity relies entirely on donations and grants, noting that its primary National Lottery grant is of a reducing nature, which necessitates further income diversification to ensure sustainability. Unrestricted reserves stood at £46,423 at year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CARING ALTOGETHER ON ROMNEY MARSH (CARM)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CARING ALTOGETHER ON ROMNEY MARSH (CARM) as a grant recipient include THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST.
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