The Supported Fostering Services Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Supported Fostering Services Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03671965). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Supported Fostering Services Charitable Trust reported income of £2.3m and spending of £1.8m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.3m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Supported Fostering Services Charitable Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Doctors of the World UK (£2.3m), Positive Futures North Liverpool Limited (£2.3m) and Carers Trust Mid Yorkshire (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.