Care South

Analysis

Care South is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in October 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, accommodation/housing and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02565033). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Care South reported income of £62.5m and spending of £53.4m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £47.8m to £62.5m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 South sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Framework Housing Association (£62.2m), The Healthcare Management Trust (£62.9m) and Alzheimer's Research UK (£61.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £75.1m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,038 people.