Family Care Trust

Analysis

Family Care Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Solihull. It was registered in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 02982937). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Family Care Trust reported income of £4.2m and spending of £4.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £4.2m (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Family Care Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbia UK Fund Limited (£4.2m), Manchester City F.c. City in the Community Foundation (£4.3m) and Microbiology Society (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78%, trading 19% and donations and legacies 2.5%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £433k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 149 people.