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Company · Lancashire

Caritas Care Limited

Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 44

  1. Matthew Eddisford 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Christopher Michael Gaskell 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Tracy Louise Woods 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Dr Judith Salter 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Patricia Kathleen Dyson 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Angela Michele Bowman 2020-2024 Director View profile
  7. John Eastwood Fedden 2019-2021 Director View profile
  8. Richard Stowe 2018-2021 Director View profile
  9. Ellen Mary Flood 2017-2020 Director View profile
  10. Graham Victor Blower 2016-2019 Director View profile
  11. Catherine Emma Parkinson 2016-2025 Director View profile
  12. Anne-Marie Morgan 2016-2025 Director View profile
  13. Peter Buckley 2014-2019 Director View profile
  14. Rosemary Riley 2014-2015 Director View profile
  15. John Alexander Nickson 2012-2016 Director View profile
  16. Christine Susan Sutherland 2012-2023 Director View profile
  17. Ann Shannon Quinn 2011-2014 Director View profile
  18. Jane Philomena Maria Robinson 2010-2020 Director View profile
  19. Josephine Craven 2006-2016 Director View profile
  20. Rev Bernard John Woods 2003-2013 Director View profile
  21. Mary Imelda Clark 2003-2005 Director View profile
  22. O'Donoghue, Patrick, Rgt Rev 2001-2008 Director View profile
  23. William Michael Fetherstone 1999-2013 Director View profile
  24. Bernard John Farrell-Roberts 1997-2001 Director View profile
  25. Clare Gooden 1996-1998 Director View profile
  26. Graham David Hodson 1994-2015 Director View profile
  27. Anthony Murray 1993-2011 Director View profile
  28. John Bolton 2011 Director View profile
  29. O'DEA, Patrick Gerard, Monseignor 1996 Director View profile
  30. Right Reverend John Brewer 2000 Director View profile
  31. Paul Martin Desborough 2020 Director View profile
  32. John Peter Newsome 1995 Director View profile
  33. Mark Joseph Belderbos 2008 Director View profile
  34. Angela Hornyold-Strickland 1995 Director View profile
  35. Mary Frances Leavy 2025 Director View profile
  36. Sayer, Peter, Father 2004 Director View profile
  37. Bridget Elizabeth Fann 1993 Director View profile
  38. Reverend William Dennis Blackledge 1994 Director View profile
  39. George Brian Hargreaves 1997 Director View profile
  40. Elizabeth Angela Dilworth 1995 Director View profile
  41. Susan Bernadette Swarbrick 2020-2026 Secretary View profile
  42. Amanda Forshaw 2014-2019 Secretary View profile
  43. James Patrick Cullen 1993-2014 Secretary View profile
  44. Woods, Bernard John, Father 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated
09/11/1981
Registered office
Lancashire
Also a registered charity
Caritas Care Limited
Previous names
Catholic Caring Services (Diocese of Lancaster) Limited (until 16/12/2008)

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Philip Richard East
    significant influence · notified 2026-02-11
  • Amanda Forshaw ceased 2019-12-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-18
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Caritas Care Limited is controlled by Philip Richard East
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2026-02-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Philip Richard East.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

13 grants · £3,530,328 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 · £3,082,245 (11 grants)
  • Department for Education · £423,083
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £25,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £125,5712023-01-24
  • Department for Education £423,0832020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £466,6392020-03-20
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £491,4312017-04-05
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £481,1042014-02-18
Board analysis

Board DNA

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

10 directors on the board

2.8y median 2y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (5)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Construction 3Health and social care 2Professional services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01596400
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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