CARE FOR CHILDREN — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 29 October 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05538700
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £1,742,131
Latest expenditure: £1,709,462
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Care for Children, 3 The Close, Norwich, NR1 4DH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.careforchildren.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

THE CHARITY HAS PURSUED ITS OBJECTIVES OF RELIEVING HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS IN ORPHANED AND ABANDONED CHILDREN IN ASIA. CARE FOR CHILDREN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING THE TRAINING MATERIALS AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES TO PROFESSIONALLY TRAIN FOSTER CARE STAFF ACROSS ASIA.CARE FOR CHILDREN WORKS IN A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,742,131
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,709,462

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 11 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,545,321
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,557,665

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,526,108
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,506,880

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,466,066
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,373,846

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,147,332
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,341,430

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,742,131
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,709,462
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,545,321
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,557,665
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
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 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,526,108
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,506,880
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,466,066
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,373,846
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £80,561
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,147,332
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,341,430
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1739735
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2396
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1742131
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £241,798
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,467,664
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1709462
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 52699
Expenditure Support Costs: 331218
Expenditure Depreciation: 35165
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £267,504
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £544,677
Assets Total Liabilities: £59,377
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £485,300
Creditors One Year Total Current: 59377
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £493,351
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 267504
Funds Restricted: 217796
Funds Total: 485300
Count Employees: 26
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1544120
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1201
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1545321
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £186,298
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,371,367
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1557665
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 49900
Expenditure Support Costs: 322025
Expenditure Depreciation: 66289
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £56,993
Assets Total Fixed: 35165
Assets Own Use: 35165
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £480,827
Assets Total Liabilities: £63,361
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £452,631
Creditors One Year Total Current: 63361
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £341,804
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 92158
Funds Restricted: 360473
Funds Total: 452631
Count Employees: 29
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1525972
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 136
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1526108
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £248,327
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,258,553
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1506880
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 39456
Expenditure Support Costs: 283499
Expenditure Depreciation: 65541
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £86,311
Assets Total Fixed: 101454
Assets Own Use: 101454
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £443,630
Assets Total Liabilities: £80,109
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £464,975
Creditors One Year Total Current: 80109
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £308,034
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 187765
Funds Restricted: 277210
Funds Total: 464975
Count Employees: 34
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1378379
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 38
Income Other: 87649
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1466066
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £136,678
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,237,168
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1373846
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 36489
Expenditure Support Costs: 323062
Expenditure Depreciation: 65542
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £217,953
Assets Total Fixed: 166995
Assets Own Use: 166995
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £324,724
Assets Total Liabilities: £45,972
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £445,747
Creditors One Year Total Current: 45972
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £243,506
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 227794
Funds Restricted: 217953
Funds Total: 445747
Count Employees: 40
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 1118989
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 912
Income Other: 27431
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1147332
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £143,390
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,198,040
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1341430
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 50401
Expenditure Support Costs: 315989
Expenditure Depreciation: 58569
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £150,843
Assets Total Fixed: 198129
Assets Own Use: 198129
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £253,133
Assets Total Liabilities: £97,735
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £353,527
Creditors One Year Total Current: 97735
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £242,369
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 150843
Funds Restricted: 202684
Funds Total: 353527
Count Employees: 42
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Cambodia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Armenia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Vietnam
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Thailand
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: China
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CARE FOR CHILDREN
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-10-29T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 17 AUGUST 2005
Charitable Objects: 1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, NEED, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS IN ORPHANAGES OR SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS;2. THE ESTABLISHMENT, EQUIPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF ORPHANAGES AND OTHER CHILD-FOCUSED RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR THE CARE, PROTECTION, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE ORPHANED OR ABANDONED OR WHO ARE OTHERWISE GENERALLY IN NEED; AND3. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRES OFFERING TRAINING COURSES TO PROMOTE CHILD WELFARE AND GENERALLY TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WORKING WITH CHILDREN IN NEED.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures