Karing

Analysis

Karing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in July 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Karing reported income of £61k and spending of £79k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £69k to £61k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Karing sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Healing Springs Church (£61k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God the Master's Sanctuary (£61k) and Magnificent Ministries (£61k).

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.