Help and Care

Analysis

Help and Care is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03187574). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Help and Care reported income of £4.8m and spending of £4.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £4.5m to £4.8m (+8.1%), an average of +2.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Help and Care sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Keswick Foundation Limited (£4.8m), The Children's Village (£4.8m) and Purple Oak Support (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £500. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 136 people.