RUSTINGTON CONVALESCENT HOME (CARPENTERS COMPANY)

Registered charity 216865 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity runs a convalescent home in Rustington near Littlehampton to provide long or short term convalescent care for men or women who are recovering from sickness or surgery and to provide respite care for those in need.

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Latest income

£1.3m

Latest spending

£3.0m

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred general administrative expenses and salaries of £50,715 allocated from the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, with a year-end balance due of £30,430. Additionally, surveyor costs of £3,800 were paid to a firm connected to a former Committee of Management member. The filing notes that expenses paid by the Worshipful Company to Committee members were not recharged to the charity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: General administrative expenses and salaries allocated from the Worshipful Company of Carpenters to the charity during the year amounted to £50,715 (2024 - £44,592). The balance due to the Worshipful Company of Carpenters at the year end was £30,430 (2024 - £22,296). Expenses of £2,114 (2024 - £2,398) were paid by the Worshipful Company of Carpenters to members of the Committee of Management. These were not recharged to the charity. Surveyor costs in connection with Rustington Convalescent Home of £3,800 were paid to Mr R C Galbraith during the year to his firm Robinson Turner (2024: £3,800 to Mr R C Galbraith at his firm). Mr R C Galbraith was a member of the Committee of Management until 18 November 2025). (100% of income)

“General administrative expenses and salaries allocated from the Worshipful Company of Carpenters to the charity during the year amounted to £50,715 (2024 - £44,592). The balance due to the Worshipful Company of Carpenters at the year end was £30,430 (2024 - £22,296). Expenses of £2,114 (2024 - £2,398) were paid by the Worshipful Company of Carpenters to members of the Committee of Management. These were not recharged to the charity. Surveyor costs in connection with Rustington Convalescent Home of £3,800 were paid to Mr R C Galbraith during the year to his firm Robinson Turner (2024: £3,800 to Mr R C Galbraith at his firm). Mr R C Galbraith was a member of the Committee of Management until 18 November 2025).” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 50715.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“General administrative expenses and salaries allocated from the Worshipful Company of Carpenters to the charity during the year amounted to £50,715 (2024 - £44,592). The balance due to the Worshipful Company of Carpenters at the year end was £30,430 (2024 - £22,296). Expenses of £2,114 (2024 - £2,398) were paid by the Worshipful Company of Carpenters to members of the Committee of Management. These were not recharged to the charity. Surveyor costs in connection with Rustington Convalescent Home of £3,800 were paid to Mr R C Galbraith during the year to his firm Robinson Turner (2024: £3,800 to Mr R C Galbraith at his firm). Mr R C Galbraith was a member of the Committee of Management until 18 November 2025).” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).

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

CQC provider record: Carpenters Company — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 16/10/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.3m

Total spending

£3.0m

Cost of raising funds

£107k

Reserves (reported)

£845k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (56% 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: 8.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF CARPENTERS

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.3m	£3.0m
31/12/2024	£4.3m	£2.5m
31/12/2023	£1.3m	£2.2m
31/12/2022	£1.1m	£1.8m
31/12/2021	£915k	£1.3m

Common questions

Is RUSTINGTON CONVALESCENT HOME (CARPENTERS COMPANY) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred general administrative expenses and salaries of £50,715 allocated from the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, with a year-end balance due of £30,430. Additionally, surveyor costs of £3,800 were paid to a firm connected to a former Committee of Management member. The filing notes that expenses paid by the Worshipful Company to Committee members were not recharged to the charity. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HELPING FOUNDATION	1	£979k
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	1	£72k
THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO	1	£71k
HUNTINGTONS DISEASE ASSOCIATION	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VICTORIA CONVALESCENT TRUST.

VICTORIA CONVALESCENT TRUST income £111k
CONVALESCENT RETREAT LIMITED income £965k
DONNINGTON HOUSE CARE HOME LIMITED income £2.0m
The Railway Community Homes income £309k
BOARBANK HALL CONVALESCENT HOME, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS income £2.4m
CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND CONVALESCENT INSTITUTION income £2.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RUSTINGTON CONVALESCENT HOME (CARPENTERS COMPANY)	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	50715.0%	no doubt
VICTORIA CONVALESCENT TRUST FY2025	£111k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CONVALESCENT RETREAT LIMITED FY2025	£965k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
DONNINGTON HOUSE CARE HOME LIMITED FY2025	£2.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
The Railway Community Homes FY2025	£309k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BOARBANK HALL CONVALESCENT HOME, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS FY2024	£2.4m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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