Christian Care Homes
Analysis
Christian Care Homes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stanford-le-Hope. It was registered in July 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Christian Care Homes reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £2.5m to £2.5m (-1.3%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Christian Care Homes sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leukaemia Care (£2.5m), Mid and North Essex Mind (£2.5m) and The Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre (£2.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83% and investments 17%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,229. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £941k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 100 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.7%
- Legacies 0.0%
- Charitable activities 83%
- Investments 17%
In the charity's own words
For the relief of persons who are sick or infirm, aged or poor and for the provision in the interest of health and social welfare of facilities for the recreation and other leisure time occupation of members of the beneficiary class who have need of these facilities by reason of their age, infirmity or disablement or poverty with the object of improving their conditions of life.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Leukaemia Care | Worcester | £2.5m |
| Mid and North Essex Mind | Colchester | £2.5m |
| The Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre | Coventry | £2.5m |
| The Bankers Benevolent Fund | London | £2.5m |