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Social care Charities That specialise in Respite

Discover 113 Social care charities that specialise in respite. Use the search below to filter within these results.

113
Charities
£3,438,009,996
Total Income
£4,208,091
Avg Income
86.7%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

St Anne's Community Services

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social care

We provide support services throughout the North of England for people who are homeless, who have a learning disability, mental health problems or substance use problems. A wide range of services include Supported Living, Supported Housing, Registered Care and Nursing Homes,respite care, direct access and resettlement hostels and a range of community based support.

Latest Income: £56,780,705
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Fremantle Trust

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social care

Providing care and support for older people and people with learning disabilities. Services for older people include care homes, care homes with nursing, specialist dementia care, extra care and day care. Respite care services are also offered. Services for people with learning disabilities include supported living schemes, registered care homes, respite care and day activities.

Latest Income: £51,926,180
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Autism Together

Beneficiary group, Social care

Established in 1968 the charity is now a leading provider of specialist residential, day services, respite and family support to people with autism, based in Wirral.

Latest Income: £33,048,000
Areas of Operation: Cheshire West & Chester
Status: Registered
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Norwood Schools LTD

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure, Religion, Social care

Promotion of education and the relief in need of people with learning difficulties and children and families in need through the provision of support, particularly in the areas of special education, respite and recreational services, family support including social work, and adoption, the beneficiaries of which activities shall be drawn primarily, but not exclusively, from the Jewish community.

Latest Income: £32,696,000
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Linkage Community Trust Limited

Economic and community development, Education, Social care

The Trust delivers general education to advance the social development of learning disabled people developing the skills necessary to enable them to qualify for useful and gainful occupation.Linkage provides education,develops employment opportunities through its cafes & adult skills provision and provides personalised support through its residential, respite and community support provision.

Latest Income: £25,588,007
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Drive

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Social care

Provision of supported living services for people with learning disabilities or mental health disabilities, Provision of targeted domiciliary care support services for people with disabilities (mainly Learning difficulty),Provision of Respite Care for people with disabilities (mainly Learning difficulty),Employment training for service users with a learning difficulty.

Latest Income: £25,164,650
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Royal Air Forces Association - Corporate Body

Armed forces, Housing, Social care

The provision of welfare support to members of the Royal Air Forces community. The Association's welfare activities include the operation of three respite care homes, provision of sheltered housing, assistance for individuals in welfare need, support to the serving RAF through contributions to Contact Houses and Internet Cafes.

Latest Income: £21,646,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Hope House Children's Hospices

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social care

Hope House Children's Hospices provides palliative care for babies and children up to the age of 18 and support for their family. Care can be provided at home, in hospital and at two specially designed hospices, Hope House in Shropshire and Ty Gobaith in North Wales. Services include respite, crisis care, neo-natal support, end of life care, social work, family support and counselling.

Latest Income: £14,791,228
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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St Cuthbert's Care

Beneficiary group, Social care

St Cuthbert's Care undertakes social welfare work which benefits the public as a whole. The Charity's services - residential care for children and adults, respite care for profoundly disabled people, day care, social work, fostering, and community work - help care for and support children, adults and families throughout the North East and represent the Charity's principal activities.

Latest Income: £13,624,630
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Royal Cambridge Home

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care

The Charity provides residential care for women and men who have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and women and men who can be considered to be or have been dependent on a man or woman who has served in the Armed Forces of The Crown. The Charity also offers Day Respite Care to men and women living locally.

Latest Income: £12,400,417
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Weldmar Hospicecare

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Professions, Social care

Provision of specialist palliative care to adults and their families, principally in the north, south, and west of Dorset. The charity has locally based community nurses who visit patients at home, a twelve bed Inpatient Unit in Dorchester, and a hospice at home service, as well as a range of support including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and wellbeing services for patients and loved ones,

Latest Income: £12,383,281
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Bridge 86 Limited

Education, Health, Social care

To give support to people with mental health problems, providing a pathway through assessment, recovery & community integration.Based in South London, we offer a full range of services to help clients become independent, from 24 hour supported accommodation to Flexible Community & Medium support, with accommodation where required, to Respite & Recovery services, and to the Recovery College.

Latest Income: £11,075,513
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Claire House

Beneficiary group, Health, Social care, Social welfare

Claire House helps seriously and terminally ill babies, children and young adults in Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales. It provides end of life care, emergency respite, hospital support and day care, in addition to short breaks for children with complex needs. It also provides counselling, therapy and bereavement support for the whole family, while a child is living and after they die.

Latest Income: £10,929,035
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Cope Childrens Trust

Beneficiary group, Health, Social care, Social welfare

Rainbows Hospice for Children & Young People is a purpose built 14 bedded unit in Loughborough, Leics serving life threatened & life limited children, young people & their families in the East Midlands & South Yorkshire. We aim to provide the highest quality of family centred care. We provide a research based, holistic approach to respite & terminal care, symptom control & bereavement support.

Latest Income: £10,569,258
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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British Home And Hospital For Incurables

Health, Housing, Social care

British Home provides specialist nursing care and rehabilitation to people living with neuro-disability. This includes both short and long-term rehabilitation, respite care and palliative care for those with degenerative illness.

Latest Income: £8,254,549
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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Derian House Childrens Hospice

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

To provide hospice care and support for children and young people with palliative care needs including support for the whole family. This includes; specialist respite including symptom management, hospice at home, end of life care and bereavement support after death. This care and support is provided in partnership with individual children's local health, social and education professionals.

Latest Income: £7,740,115
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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New Directions (rugby) Limited

Beneficiary group, Housing, Leisure, Social care

Providing support for people living in their own homes, home care, short stay/respite support, day opportunities, residential accommodation, supported living accommodation and support for vulnerable people, including those with learning disabilities, in Rugby and the surrounding areas.

Latest Income: £6,917,959
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Francis House Family Trust

Beneficiary group, Health, Social care

Francis House Family Trust exists to manage & fund Francis House & Francis Lodge Children & Young Peoples Hospice. Providing respite & end of life care for children & young people with life limiting conditions, and the necessary support and short term care for their families. Care is available to families regardless of cultural or religious backgrounds. Care is family and child /young person led.

Latest Income: £5,986,973
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Stockdales Of Sale, Altrincham And District LTD

Beneficiary group, Social care

The principal activity of Stockdales continues to be the charitable provision of respite, short break , community and residential care for the welfare of children and people with severe learning difficulties & multiple physical disabilities.

Latest Income: £5,466,162
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Hoylake Cottage

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social care

A registered nursing home providing long-term nursing care, including for those suffering from dementia and short-term respite care for older persons, with a Day Centre providing services to older persons suffering from dementia.

Latest Income: £5,244,816
Areas of Operation: Cheshire West & Chester
Status: Registered
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Caring Connections Limited

Health, Housing, Social care

Caring Connections is a registered charity which specialises in providing a range of projects and services aiming to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable groups across the Liverpool city region. The organisation is registered with CQC to deliver targeted home care services to adults with care needs within the local community.

Latest Income: £4,910,445
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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St Luke's Oxford

Beneficiary group, Health, Social care

Long term nursing care, palliative care, respite care and post-operative rehabilitation for sick, disabled and older persons regardless of their means.

Latest Income: £4,897,067
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Nautilus Welfare Fund

Armed forces, Health, Housing, Leisure, Social care

We provide welfare services to needy Merchant Navy seafarers and their dependants. This is achived by :-the provision of accommodation and support for those who are able to live independentley in Mariners Park Estate - the provision of residential,nursing and respite care in the Mariners Park Care Home- the provision of annual,one off grants and a caseworker service

Latest Income: £4,029,405
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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St Kentigern Hospice

Beneficiary group, Health, Social care

The provision of palliative and respite care to day and residential patients in a hospice environment for the people of North East Wales and providing support to our patients' families.

Latest Income: £3,929,520
Areas of Operation: Conwy
Status: Registered
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Hamelin Trust

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Social care

A range of services, projects and activities to support disabled children, adults & carers including; residential respite/short break services, domiciliary/community based support, resource bases for daytime/evening/weekend activities, supported accommodation, work experience/training projects, supported employment services, accredited training for members of staff, volunteers, and beneficiaries.

Latest Income: £3,895,391
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many respite social care charities are there in the UK?

There are 113 registered respite social care charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the respite social care charities by income?

Barnardo's is the largest by latest reported annual income (£340.3m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of respite social care charities?

Respite social care charities reported a combined annual income of £3.4bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for respite social care charities?

Across all respite social care charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 86.7%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of respite social care charities?

Respite social care charities have an average annual income of £4.2m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.