The Sandwell Crossroads Care Attendant Scheme Limited

Analysis

The Sandwell Crossroads Care Attendant Scheme Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in September 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02950188). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Sandwell Crossroads Care Attendant Scheme Limited reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.4m to £1.8m (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. 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, The Sandwell Crossroads Care Attendant Scheme Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hourglass (Safer Ageing) (£1.8m), Derwent Rural Counselling Service (£1.8m) and Herefordshire Vennture (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,718. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £966k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.