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Registered charity · Dorset

Care South

Care South is a registered charity (number 1014697) based in Dorset, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Christopher Kean since 2002. Latest income £63m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

2.1 The Company’s Objects are to:2.1.1 promote the relief of and provide relief, support and assistance to individuals who by reason of old age, or physical or mental illness, or physical or learning disability, require special care and...

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £63m (2025)
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About

What it does
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Accommodation/housing, Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Devon, Dorset, Somerset, West Sussex and more
Website
www.care-south.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Care South
Registered
1992

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£63m£53m
  • 2024£58m£52m
  • 2023£50m£46m
Earlier years
  • 2022£47m£41m
  • 2021£48m£40m

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 38%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

2.1 The Company’s Objects are to:2.1.1 promote the relief of and provide relief, support and assistance to individuals who by reason of old age, or physical or mental illness, or physical or learning disability, require special care and attention;2.1.2 in particular, promote the relief of and provide support and assistance to, Beneficiaries who are resident in or associated with the south of England.

Grants received

1 grant · £5,250 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £5,250

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,2502010-12-22
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

10 trustees on the board

7.9y median 5y
average tenure
24y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

18.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

7
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Accommodation/housing 10Other Charitable Purposes 10The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 10

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 14Other services 5Property 4

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£62.5m latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

16.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months

1038 from 1128 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1014697
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4/12/90 AND AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED 30 SEPTEMBER 1992, 22 MARCH 1995, 26 MARCH 1997, 15 NOVEMBER 2002, 18 MAY 2005, 20 JULY 2005, 9 AUGUST 2006, 10 OCTOBER 2007 AND 26 MAY 2010. as amended on 29 Jul 2020 as amended on 29 Jul 2020 as amended on 29 Jul 2020 as amended on 11 Jul 2022 as amended on 04 Sept 2024 as amended on 13 May 2026
Companies House
Company number 02565033 · Active
Contact on the register
01202712400 · info@care-south.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
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