NUGENT CARE 2019

Registered charity 1187072 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Nugent is a charity that has operated in the North West of England since 1881. Our mission is to educate, care, protect and inspire those in need through offering education, health and social care services.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£20.4m
Latest spending
£21.4m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £1.02m for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a net decrease in total funds of £1.193m. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £2.1m were below the stated policy target of six months of support costs at year-end, though the trustees note that activities since the year end have increased reserves to a compliant level.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £130,001 - £140,000 — above the median for charities its size (£130k)
“£130,000 - £140,000 1 -” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income)
“Charitable activities 3 19,631 420 20,051 20,799” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £2.1m; policy: six months of support costs)
“After deducting designated funds, uncommitted reserves freely available for current activities were at £2.1m. Given that the 2025-26 annual support cost budget for the Charity is £5.2m (6 months £2.6m), the current level of reserves does not comply with Nugent's reserves policy.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: That Coaching Vibe Ltd is a related party as it is controlled by a trustee. During the year an amount of £19,525 was paid to the company for professional services
“That Coaching Vibe Ltd is a related party as it is controlled by a trustee. During the year an amount of £19,525 was paid to the company for professional services (2024: £3,554 FCA Services Ltd)” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

NUGENT SOCIAL ENTERPRISES CIC — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £3k
  • A creditor balance of £2,800 is owed to the parent charity, Nugent Care 2019.
“As at 31 March 2025, an amount of £2,800 was due to Nugent Care 2019.”
NUGENT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Loans from fellow group companies are disclosed as a category of basic financial liabilities.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

16 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (15 freehold); recorded price paid £2.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Nugent Care — Registered, 11 registered locations, 3 regulated activities, last inspected 13/11/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£20.4m
Total spending
£21.4m
Cost of raising funds
£317k
Reserves (reported)
£2.1m
Employees
473

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Isle Of Man · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£20.4m£21.4m
31/03/2024£21.6m£20.5m
31/03/2023£17.2m£17.8m
31/03/2022£15.7m£15.7m
31/03/2021£17.4m£19.5m

Common questions

Is NUGENT CARE 2019 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £1.02m for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a net decrease in total funds of £1.193m. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £2.1m were below the stated policy target of six months of support costs at year-end, though the trustees note that activities since the year end have increased reserves to a compliant level. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.

What does the highest-paid employee of NUGENT CARE 2019 earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £130,001 - £140,000 band.

Who funds NUGENT CARE 2019?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NUGENT CARE 2019 as a grant recipient include THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/08/2022£10kIndividualised Community Support Sensory Space
UK government01/04/2020£55kSecure Stairs - Framework for Integrated Care
UK government01/04/2020£130kVoluntary Adoption Agency (VAA) grant

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NUGENT CARE 2019£20.4m£130,001 - £140,000—below—no doubt
THE NURTURE GROUP NETWORK LIMITED FY2025£2.1m£80,001 - £90,0001within—no doubt
NORTH WEST YOUNG PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£228k—0unclear—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM J CARE FY2024£111k—0unclear—no doubt
NURTRIO LIMITED FY2026£7.3m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE NORTON FOUNDATION FY2025£153k—0unclear—no doubt

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