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CARITAS CARE LIMITED

Registered charity 326021 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CATHOLIC CARING SERVICES, CATHOLIC CARING SERVICES (DIOCESE OF LANCASTER) LTD, CATHOLIC CARING SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY (DIOCESE OF LANCASTER) LIMITED, LANCASTER DIOCESAN CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S SOCIETY LIMITED · listed website unreachable when last crawled

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Latest income
£8.3m
Latest spending
£7.8m
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £124,517 for the year ended 31 March 2023, resulting in total retained reserves of £1,635,643. The trustees acknowledge that a significant challenge in the coming year is to reduce the overall financial deficit to ensure financial stability. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 15% to 50% of annual expenditure (held: £1.6m)
“preserve a level of reserves that are neither restricted nor designated at not less than 15% of its annual expenditure; limit the level of reserves that are neither restricted nor designated to a figure of not more than 50% of its annual expenditure” — page 9
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wallwork Nelson & Johnson. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Caritas Care (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£8.3m
Total spending
£7.8m
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£2.5m
Employees
140

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£8.3m£7.8m
31/03/2024£8.1m£7.7m
31/03/2023£7.5m£7.6m
31/03/2022£7.4m£7.2m
31/03/2021£7.3m£6.7m

Common questions

Is CARITAS CARE LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £124,517 for the year ended 31 March 2023, resulting in total retained reserves of £1,635,643. The trustees acknowledge that a significant challenge in the coming year is to reduce the overall financial deficit to ensure financial stability. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Wallwork Nelson & Johnson.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/11/2005£25k"Maryport Memories"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/06/2004£147"The Catholic Caring Services Day Centre In Preston Have Been Awarded A Grant To Enable Them To Carry Out A Range Of Activities As Part Of T"