Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Our aim is to develop the adult social care workforce to provide quality social care services. We do this by: developing national occupational standards and qualification frameworks; collecting and analysing workforce information and other research; implementing our national workforce development strategy for all areas of the workforce; creating employer-led workforce development infrastructures.

Latest income

£26.1m

Expenditure

£29.7m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £36.2m £35.3m
2022-03-31 £38.6m £37.8m
2023-03-31 £35.3m £35.3m
2024-03-31 £41.9m £42.4m
2025-03-31 £26.1m £29.7m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £0
Charitable activities £23.8m
Trading £1.6m
Investment income £115k
Total income £26.1m

Spending

Charitable spend £28.0m
Raising funds £1.1m
Grants to institutions £10.9m
Governance £221k
Total expenditure £29.7m

Balance sheet

Reserves £42.9m
Total funds £42.9m
— restricted £0
— unrestricted £42.9m
— endowment £0
Total assets £42.9m
Cash £4.9m

People

Employees 204

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment

Who it helps

  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.