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
Services for children: adoption, foster care, day care, and volunteer support work. Services for adults with learning disabilities: day projects, supported living and residential care, training and advocacy, and employment opportunities. Community projects for young people, elderly people and homeless people in various projects throughout the North West.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £435,399 for the year ending 31 March 2025, with total retained reserves of £2,484,591. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Wallwork Nelson & Johnson. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Caritas Care (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- RUANE, Danielle Michaela — director, appointed 01/04/2026on trustee list
- CATT, Aaron Charles — director, appointed 01/04/2026on trustee list
- RATCLIFFE, Sulin — director, appointed 22/10/2025on trustee list
- COUGHLAN, Shaun — director, appointed 23/07/2025on trustee list
- GHIASSI, Ahmad — director, appointed 26/03/2025on trustee list
- ROBERTS, Adam — director, appointed 31/10/2023on trustee list
- BENNETT, Andrew John — director, appointed 31/10/2023on trustee list
- LEE, Stuart David — director, appointed 04/08/2022on trustee list
- FETHERSTONE, Michael Joseph — director, appointed 04/08/2022on trustee list
- EAST, Philip Richard — secretary, appointed 11/02/2026
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Caritas Care Limited — Registered, 2 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 29/04/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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- Caritas Care Limited - 218 Tulketh Road: Good (27/05/2021) · CQC record
- Aaron Catt
- Adam James Roberts
- Ahmad Ghiassi
- Andrew John Bennett
- Danielle Ruane · trustee of 2 other charities
- Michael Joseph Fetherstone
- Shaun Coughlan
- Stuart David Lee
- Sulin Ratcliffe
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CARITAS CARE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £435,399 for the year ending 31 March 2025, with total retained reserves of £2,484,591. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wallwork Nelson & Johnson.
Government & lottery funding
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