01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 30 April 1996
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03187574
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £4,813,898
- Latest expenditure
- £4,646,525
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Unit A49, Aerodrome Studios, 2-8 Airfield Way, CHRISTCHURCH, Dorset, BH23 3TS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.helpandcare.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Help and Care is an independent, people-led organisation which work with older people, carers and local communities at the forefront of delivering partnership services with the public sector and developing a range of innovative information and support services whilst maintaining effective engagement with local communities.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,813,898
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,646,525
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,268,454
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,551,443
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,020,778
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,285,850
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,692,169
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,239,997
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,452,117
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,723,988
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 20 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,813,898
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,646,525
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 11
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3505940
- Income From Government Grants
- £46,975
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 59
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 1 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,268,454
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,551,443
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 12
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3751136
- Income From Government Grants
- £15,869
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 48
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,020,778
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,285,850
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 23
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3263920
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 130
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 14 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,692,169
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,239,997
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 9
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 4328337
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 150
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 6 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,452,117
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,723,988
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3991970
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 181
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 20 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3915
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 11893
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4665087
- Income Investments
- 120932
- Income Other
- 12071
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4813898
- Income Legacies
- 500
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,294
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,645,231
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4646525
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5823
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1004666
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 21435
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,230,123
- Assets Total Fixed
- 398186
- Assets Own Use
- 83186
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 315000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,833,896
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £745,151
- Assets Current Investment
- 1291753
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,486,931
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 745151
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £990,953
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2230123
- Funds Restricted
- 256808
- Funds Total
- 2486931
- Count Employees
- 136
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 1 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 25940
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 8398
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4103321
- Income Investments
- 121238
- Income Other
- 9557
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4268454
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,201
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,550,242
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4551443
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 78533
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1221038
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8131
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,210,918
- Assets Total Fixed
- 55326
- Assets Own Use
- 55326
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,020,656
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £756,424
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,319,558
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 756424
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,750,499
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2210918
- Funds Restricted
- 108640
- Funds Total
- 2319558
- Count Employees
- 140
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 82662
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 9740
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3851976
- Income Investments
- 52723
- Income Other
- 23677
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4020778
- Income Legacies
- 75000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £20,354
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,265,496
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4285850
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 64389
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4279189
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6661
- Gain Loss Investment
- -14736
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,602,547
- Assets Total Fixed
- 29252
- Assets Own Use
- 29252
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,784,852
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £211,557
- Assets Current Investment
- 223671
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,602,547
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 211557
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £310,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2546656
- Funds Restricted
- 55891
- Funds Total
- 2602547
- Count Employees
- 140
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 14 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 56403
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 12668
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4593123
- Income Investments
- 13863
- Income Other
- 16112
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4692169
- Income Legacies
- 25000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,239,997
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4239997
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 52571
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 52571
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -15869
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,413,097
- Assets Total Fixed
- 394560
- Assets Own Use
- 7493
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 387067
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,806,475
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £318,680
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,882,355
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 318680
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,622,186
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2413097
- Funds Restricted
- 469258
- Funds Total
- 2882355
- Count Employees
- 150
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 6 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 19416
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2899
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4287618
- Income Investments
- 3235
- Income Other
- 138949
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4452117
- Income Legacies
- 11382
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £231
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,723,757
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3723988
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 46625
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3414
- Gain Loss Investment
- 11220
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,836,305
- Assets Total Fixed
- 422281
- Assets Own Use
- 19885
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 402396
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,943,224
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £919,453
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,446,052
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 919453
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,476,853
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1936305
- Funds Restricted
- 509747
- Funds Total
- 2446052
- Count Employees
- 143
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HELP AND CARE
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-12-19T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3997624
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1096040
- Assoc Charity Name
- DORSET ADVOCACY
- Charity Name
- HELP AND CARE
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-03-01T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5063996
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1166098
- Assoc Charity Name
- HEALTHWATCH CROYDON
- Charity Name
- HELP AND CARE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1996-04-30T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- HELP AND CARE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2018-01-14T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 255006
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 255006
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE BOURNEMOUTH ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARE OF THE ELDERLY
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/04/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/09/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/09/2006NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16/12/2014AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05/01/2015
- Charitable Objects
- 1.1 TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND POOR HEALTH AMONGST ELDERLY PEOPLE;1.2 TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESS OR A PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENT;1.3 TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE OR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESS OR A PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENT;1.4 TO RELIEVE POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS ASSOCIATED WITH POOR HEALTH;1.5 TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AND GOOD PRACTICE IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE; AND1.6 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BY REASON OF OLD AGE, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESS OR PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENT, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.2 THE AREA OF BENEFIT MEANS BOURNEMOUTH, POOLE, DORSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
- Area Of Benefit
- BOURNEMOUTH, POOLE, DORSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries