Care for the Family

Analysis

Care for the Family is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03482910). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Care for the Family reported income of £4.5m and spending of £4.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.4m to £4.5m (+2.6%), an average of +0.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Care for the Family sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Inclusion Hampshire (£4.5m), Dumpton School (£4.5m) and Lockers Park School Trust Limited (£4.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93%, charitable activities 4.3% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £161k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 8.4%. Reserves of £4.0m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 86 people.