the care forum

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. The Care Forum is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Bristol and operates in Somerset, North Somerset, 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

A VCS organisation, we promote communication, consultation, networking and partnership working with the voluntary and community sector.We empower adults and young people to voice issues about local social care services.We provide information and advice about voluntary and statutory health and wellbeing services.We are hosts for local involvement networks in West of England

Fundraising

See where The Care Forum is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Somerset North Somerset Bath And North East Somerset South Gloucestershire Bristol City Swindon

Financial Information

Latest Income

£749,113

Latest Expenditure

£837,117

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 111.7%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 100.0%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 9.6%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £102

Charitable Activities £743,259

Other Trading £0

Investments £5,752

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £837,117

Raising Funds £0

Governance £80,158

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£749,113	£837,117	£837,117	£566,300	£469,366	23 / 100
2023	£730,121	£634,486	£634,486	£654,364	£497,121	22 / 100
2022	£594,058	£571,267	£571,267	£558,729	£479,792	16 / 100
2021	£717,162	£814,686	£814,686	£535,938	£535,938	21 / 36
2020	£1,133,324	£1,072,946	£1,072,946	£633,462	£498,054	23 / 45