Care4calais

Analysis

Care4calais is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Care4calais reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.9m, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £1.6m to £1.5m (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Care4calais sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emergency Nutrition Network (£1.5m), The Percy Bilton Charity (£1.5m) and Mind in Mid Herts (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and trading 1.8%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. Reserves of £763k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.