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care south

The charity supports elderly people and people with disabilities. Care South is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Dorset and operates in Devon, Dorset, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Care South provides quality care services in the south of England to up to 2000 people each day. All aspects of care including dementia, nursing, frailty and special needs are provided to people either in Care South's care homes or in their own homes.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£57,721,000
Latest Expenditure
£52,357,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 90.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £300,000
Charitable Activities £55,683,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,138,000
Other Income £600,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £52,357,000
Raising Funds £0
Governance £44,481
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£57,721,000£52,357,000£52,357,000£66,137,000£65,927,0001025 / 5
2023£49,985,000£46,044,000£46,044,000£60,385,000£60,117,000934 / 5
2022£46,739,000£41,067,000£41,067,000£57,091,000£56,792,0001011 / 2
2021£47,752,000£40,163,000£33,778,000£56,688,000£56,353,0001128 / 25
2020£45,750,000£41,092,000£34,389,000£48,283,000£48,174,0001119 / 25

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers