Care International UK

Analysis

Care International UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01911651). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Care International UK reported income of £64.1m and spending of £65.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £62.7m to £64.1m (+2.1%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Care International UK sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mind (The National Association for Mental Health) (£63.7m), The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Care Company (£64.6m) and Centrepoint Soho (£63.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80% and donations and legacies 19%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £241k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £53.7m. Reserves of £4.8m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 119 people.