Care & Repair Cardiff and the Vale

Analysis

Care & Repair Cardiff and the Vale is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09437405). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Care & Repair Cardiff and the Vale reported income of £3.8m and spending of £3.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £3.8m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Care & Repair Cardiff and the Vale 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 Dignity Alliance International (£3.8m), The East Malling Trust (£3.9m) and Staying Put (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £100k. Reserves of £800k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.