The Care Leavers Association

Analysis

The Care Leavers Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in November 2005, 21 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 05204243). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Care Leavers Association reported income of £125k and spending of £197k, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £259k to £125k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Care Leavers Association sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Education Bridge for Afghanistan (£125k), Box Pre-School Playgroup (£125k) and Halacha Lemoshe Trust (£125k).