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PRAMACARE

Registered charity 801967 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PRAMA

Provision of care and support services to vulnerable adults in their own homes, day services and activities for sufferers of dementia and memory loss, and support groups for carers.

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Latest income
£3.6m
Latest spending
£3.7m
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £110,078 for the year, a reversal from the previous year's surplus, driven by a reduction in care hours delivered. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirmed that unrestricted reserves of £570,568 remain above their stated minimum policy target of £475,000, and they consider the charity to have adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,000 - £79,999 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“£70,000 to £79,999 1” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £475,000 (held: £571k)
“the trustees considered it prudent to maintain a minimum reserve of £475,000 in this respect.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Legal services paid to Lester Aldridge, where trustee Mr E Adamson is a designated member.
“Mr E Adamson is a trustee of Pramacare and is also a designated member of Lester Aldridge. During the year Pramacare paid £1,418 for professional legal services provided by Lester Aldridge.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Prama 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.

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Pramacare — Registered, 5 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 24/05/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£3.6m
Total spending
£3.7m
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£571k
Employees
150

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% 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: 31.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.6m£3.7m
31/03/2024£4.0m£3.7m
31/03/2023£3.3m£3.5m
31/03/2022£3.8m£3.7m
31/03/2021£4.0m£3.7m

Common questions

Is PRAMACARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £110,078 for the year, a reversal from the previous year's surplus, driven by a reduction in care hours delivered. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirmed that unrestricted reserves of £570,568 remain above their stated minimum policy target of £475,000, and they consider the charity to have adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of PRAMACARE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,000 - £79,999 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2016£2kPoole Full of Life Celebration
The National Lottery Community Fund20/07/2016£10kMementos - reminiscence, memories and textiles

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 TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND2£33k
CARERS TRUST1£252k
ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITED1£76k
HEY SMILE FOUNDATION1£42k
HELP FOR HEALTH1£30k
THE BLUEBERRY FOUNDATION1£11k
ELEEMOSYNARY CHARITY OF WILLIAM HOBBAYNE1£10k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AVANTE CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PRAMACARE£3.6m£70,000 - £79,999—unclear—no doubt
AVANTE CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED FY2025£44.0m——above—no doubt
Carers Plus Yorkshire Ltd FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
BRENT CARERS CENTRE FY2025£794k—0unclear—no doubt
AMICA CARE TRUST FY2026£15.9m——above—no doubt
THE NORTHAM CARE TRUST FY2025£6.5m——unclear—no doubt

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