The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 30th August 2026

The Care Forum

Registered charity 1053817 Registered since 1996

Operates: Somerset, North Somerset, Bath And North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol City, Swindon

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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.

6 trustees on the board

4.8y median 4.5y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

4
company-linked trustees

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

General Charitable Purposes 6The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 6Disability 5Economic/community Development/employment 1

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 6Education 1Professional services 1

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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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£1.3m latest income
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.

4.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 7.9 in 2021

29 from 21 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.
96%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.
48 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.thecareforum.org
Emailkevinpm@thecareforum.org.uk
Phone01179654444
AddressTHE VASSALL CENTRE, GILL AVENUE, FISHPONDS, BRISTOL, BS16 2QQ

Finances

£1,348,154 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£717,162£814,686
2022£594,058£571,267
2023£730,121£634,486
2024£749,113£837,117
2025£1,348,154£1,171,345

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityEconomic/community Development/employmentOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

(1)TO PROMOTE, PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE OF ALL PEOPLE PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE SOUTH WEST REGION.(2) TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING OF LOCAL HEALTH, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.(3) TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS TO ACCESS SERVICES PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLBEING, BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVOCACY, BROKERAGE AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES.(4) TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THE SOCIAL SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(5) FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLAUSE 4 (A) 'ALL PEOPLE' MEANS EVERYONE IN A COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF DISABILITY, RACE RELIGION OR BELIEF, GENDER, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, (B) 'SOCIAL SECTOR' MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/03/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) 13/10/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25/01/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/01/2013 as amended on 19 Jan 2024

Trustees (6)

6trustees
52median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The Care Forum · 03170666 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 11/03/1996

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

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