Cartref Limited
What it does
Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Its charitable purposes
(3.1) TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE BY ASSISTING THE WORK OF STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL RECREATION, DEVELOPING PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENT, FURTHERING HEALTH, RELIEVING POVERTY, DISTRESS OR SICKNESS, OR IN PURSUING ANY OBJECTS WHICH ARE NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE;(3.2) TO PROMOTE AND CARRY OUT THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION AND CARE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN NEED OF SUCH ACCOMMODATION.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Older people
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £180,573 and spent £29,059.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £180,573 | £29,059 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £237,066 | £1,067,490 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,428,000 | £3,131,288 | 109 | 2 |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,948,836 | £2,524,333 | 115 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,835,634 | £2,510,403 | 136 | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 94%, from £2,835,634 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £180,573 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 16% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £94,585 from 3 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2023
- Donations and legacies£357,755
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£1,972,744
- Investments£6,428
- Other£91,378
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Joel WilliamsChair
- Andrew Walker
- David Ronald Dickens
- Emma Reid-Jones
- Jacqueline Elizabeth Quantock
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 21 January 2026, 10 days early | Received 21 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 16 April 2025, 75 days late | Received 16 April 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 6 February 2023, 6 days late | Received 6 February 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 17 March 2022, 45 days late | Received 17 March 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1113855
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 April 2006
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 NOVEMBER 2005.
- Company number
- 05626413This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.