Care Network (Blackburn with Darwen) Ltd

Analysis

Care Network (Blackburn with Darwen) Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06216427). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Care Network (Blackburn with Darwen) Ltd reported income of £879k and spending of £830k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £641k to £879k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Care Network (Blackburn with Darwen) Ltd sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rain Rescue (£879k), Abbeyfield (East Devon) Society Limited (£880k) and Future Housing Solutions (£879k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £260k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.