Care and Relief for the Young

Analysis

Care and Relief for the Young is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in June 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02710775). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Care and Relief for the Young reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.3m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Care and Relief for the Young sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mountain Rescue England and Wales (£1.3m), The Park Community Centre Limited (£1.3m) and Rockinghorse Children's Charity (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 70% and donations and legacies 30%. Charitable activities took 35% of spending and raising funds 64%. Grants to other organisations totalled £349k. Reserves of £412k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.