CHRISTIAN CARE HOMES
Registered charity 299522 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
For the relief of persons who are sick or infirm, aged or poor and for the provision in the interest of health and social welfare of facilities for the recreation and other leisure time occupation of members of the beneficiary class who have need of these facilities by reason of their age, infirmity or disablement or poverty with the object of improving their conditions of life.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £10,013,299 at the reporting date, with a net income for the year of £443,400. The trustees consider the financial position of the charity to be satisfactory and the present level of funding adequate to support operations for the foreseeable future. The independent auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Investment income
“Investment income 2 414,628” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr J.E. Bienvenu, husband of trustee Mrs K Bienvenu and father of trustees Mrs S. Newbury and Mrs V. Evripidou, is employed by the charity and is paid a salary of £50,292.
“Mr J.E. Bienvenu, husband of the trustee Mrs K Bienvenu and father of the trustees Mrs S. Newbury and Mrs V. Evripidou, is employed by the charity and is paid a salary of £50,292 which is allocated between his role as overall manager of the homes and for his care at each of the homes.” — page 27
“Mr. M.H. Bienvenu, a nephew of Mr J.E. Bienvenu, is a qualified legal adviser and economist has been appointed as associate director to assist with the future vision and mission of the Charity both in the UK and Mauritius and is paid a salary of £39,800.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr. M.H. Bienvenu, a nephew of Mr J.E. Bienvenu, is paid a salary of £39,800.
“Mr J.E. Bienvenu, husband of the trustee Mrs K Bienvenu and father of the trustees Mrs S. Newbury and Mrs V. Evripidou, is employed by the charity and is paid a salary of £50,292 which is allocated between his role as overall manager of the homes and for his care at each of the homes.” — page 27
“Mr. M.H. Bienvenu, a nephew of Mr J.E. Bienvenu, is a qualified legal adviser and economist has been appointed as associate director to assist with the future vision and mission of the Charity both in the UK and Mauritius and is paid a salary of £39,800.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr E. Bienvenu, brother of Mr J.E. Bienvenu, is employed by Christian Care Homes (Mauritius) Limited.
“Mr J.E. Bienvenu, husband of the trustee Mrs K Bienvenu and father of the trustees Mrs S. Newbury and Mrs V. Evripidou, is employed by the charity and is paid a salary of £50,292 which is allocated between his role as overall manager of the homes and for his care at each of the homes.” — page 27
“Mr. M.H. Bienvenu, a nephew of Mr J.E. Bienvenu, is a qualified legal adviser and economist has been appointed as associate director to assist with the future vision and mission of the Charity both in the UK and Mauritius and is paid a salary of £39,800.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Christian Care Homes (Mauritius) Limited
“The investment stated above relates to the fully paid Ordinary Shares held in the charity's wholly owned subsidiary, Christian Care Home (Mauritius) Limited, a company registered in Mauritius.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by CR Bland Baker Limited. Discloses 4 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.
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Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Mico Bienvenu — Director (source)
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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold); recorded price paid £1.2m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Christian Care Homes — Registered, 4 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 13/04/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£22k
Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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- DIANE CLARE PRIOR
- Deborah Elizabeth Hall
- EDWARD WILLIAM PRIOR
- FATHER DAVID ROLLINS · trustee of 3 other charities
- GLENYS JANE MARIA PRENTICE
- HELGA KATHARINA IRMTRAUD FONFARA
- KATHLEEN BIENVENU
- Sarah Aimee Newbury
- Victoria Louise Evripidou
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Essex · Mauritius · Thurrock
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CHRISTIAN CARE HOMES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £10,013,299 at the reporting date, with a net income for the year of £443,400. The trustees consider the financial position of the charity to be satisfactory and the present level of funding adequate to support operations for the foreseeable future. The independent auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by CR Bland Baker Limited.
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