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CARE INTERNATIONAL UK

Registered charity 292506 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARE BRITAIN

CARE International is a global Charity dedicated to ending poverty. We work in 87 of the poorest countries worldwide. We aim for long-term impact through our humanitarian and development work.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£64.1m
Latest spending
£65.8m
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 31% to £64.1m, while total expenditure rose by 18% to £65.8m, resulting in a net expenditure for the year. Total reserves decreased by 12% to £13m, although free unrestricted reserves increased by 5% to £5.0 million, which the trustees note is at the top end of their targeted reserve range.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: One trustee received payment of £2.8k for the provision of consultancy services as a de-facto trustee prior to onboarding in March 2025.
“One trustee received payment of £2.8k for the provision of consultancy services as a de-facto trustee prior to onboarding in March 2025.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and in the year paid a subscription of £30k (2024 - £34.1k). As an automatic part of membership, CARE International UK’s Chief Executive is a Trustee of the DEC. The Charity receives funds from DEC appeals and amounts received and receivable in the year were £3.2m (2024 - £5.2m).
“The Charity is a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and in the year paid a subscription of £30k (2024 - £34.1k). As an automatic part of membership, CARE International UK’s Chief Executive is a Trustee of the DEC. The Charity receives funds from DEC appeals and amounts received and receivable in the year were £3.2m (2024 - £5.2m). One trustee of CARE International UK is also a Director of a company providing legal services and one trustee appointed after the balance sheet date is also an employee of the same company. The Charity received Pro Bono legal work for the value of £234k (2024 - £425k) and cash donations from 8 trustees totalling £3.9k (2024: £0). One trustee received payment of £2.8k for the provision of consultancy services as a de-facto trustee prior to onboarding in March 2025.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: CI Enterprises Ltd
“CARE International UK (CIUK) has a wholly owned subsidiary CI Enterprises Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (Company No. 02306212). CI Enterprises is used for trading activities to provide income for the Charity.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

CI ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £316k
  • Profit before tax: £-6k
  • Note 9 discloses £422,862 owed to group undertakings. Note 11 states: 'As the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of CARE International UK, the company has taken advantage of the exemption contained in FRS 102 S33.1A and has therefore not disclosed transactions or balances with entities that form part of the group.'

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — CARE International UK (matched by registered charity number).

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.

UK research funding (UKRI Gateway to Research)

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (90,587 likes) · instagram (16K followers)

Advertised salaries (public job ads)

Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£64.1m
Total spending
£65.8m
Cost of raising funds
£3.9m
Reserves (reported)
£4.8m
Employees
119

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 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 (80% 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: 6.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Angola · Bangladesh · Belgium · Bolivia · Brazil · Burma · Burundi · Cambodia · Congo (Democratic Republic) · East Timor · Ecuador

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£64.1m£65.8m
30/06/2024£49.0m£55.7m
30/06/2023£40.7m£38.4m
30/06/2022£38.6m£31.4m
30/06/2021£62.7m£67.7m

Common questions

Is CARE INTERNATIONAL UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 31% to £64.1m, while total expenditure rose by 18% to £65.8m, resulting in a net expenditure for the year. Total reserves decreased by 12% to £13m, although free unrestricted reserves increased by 5% to £5.0 million, which the trustees note is at the top end of their targeted reserve range. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds CARE INTERNATIONAL UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CARE INTERNATIONAL UK as a grant recipient include START NETWORK, PLAN INTERNATIONAL UK, THE BLOOM FOUNDATION, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
START NETWORKFY2024£919k
PLAN INTERNATIONAL UKFY2025£103kUkraine
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2025£36k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2024£30k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2021£30kOverseas education
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2023£28k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2022£20k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kCharitable Donation
THE JEANNINE VASSILIOU CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kCharitable Donation
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2021—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery10/02/2025£1.5mRegular Grant 2025
Postcode Lottery01/12/2023£1.2mRegular Grant 2024
Postcode Lottery28/02/2023£1.1mRegular Grant 2023
UK government04/08/2022£29kFoSTA-Health: Food Systems Transformation in Southern Africa for One Health
Postcode Lottery09/02/2022£1.0mRegular Grant 2022
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2015£453kHousehold Economic Security for Poor Women
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2009£4.9mEnhancing Mobile Populations' Access to HIV/AIDS Services, Information + Su
The National Lottery Community Fund17/06/2008£10kEnhancing Mobile Populations' Access to HIV/AIDS Services, Information + Su
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2005£490kCommunity Organised Primary Education II (COPE)
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2004£597kUberenganzira- Rights Awareness and Action Project

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED2£206k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£2.9m
Frontline AIDS1£943k
Z V M RANGOONWALA FOUNDATION1£724k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£420k
ISSA FOUNDATION1£415k
PEGASUS1£400k
HUMAN RELIEF FOUNDATION1£238k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CARE UK Charity.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CARE INTERNATIONAL UK£64.1m——unclear—no doubt
CARE UK Charity FY2025£470k—0unclear—no doubt
KARUNA ACTION FY2025£359kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
CARE (CHRISTIAN ACTION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION) FY2025£2.3m——unclear—no doubt
ACTIONAID FY2025£47.6m——unclear—no doubt
CARERS WORLDWIDE FY2025£735k—0above—no doubt

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