CATENIAN ASSOCIATION BURSARY FUND LIMITED
Provides funding to individual Catholic young people aged 16 - 24 to undertake voluntary work lasting a minimum period of 15 days or who help to look after sick pilgrims visiting Lourdes.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is currently making more awards than its income, a position sustained by a generous legacy and previous Covid surpluses. Trustees acknowledge the need to rebalance the books through fundraising initiatives to maintain award levels. The document highlights a dependency on continued donor contributions to sustain current operations.
What the accounts disclose
“due to the generosity of Catenian Brothers, we retained a strong donation base”
“We are currently making more awards than our income, a position made possible from a generous legacy and some of the Covid surplus I referred to earlier.”
Trustees
- Andrew Paul Smith
- CHARLES JOSEPH BOULTON
- David William Arundale
- Habib Karam
- Jean Harkin
- Karol Franciszek-Maria Grabowski
- Kevin Anthony McKenna
- Kevin Campbell
- Kevin O'Sullivan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £136k | £176k |
| 31/03/2024 | £130k | £112k |
| 31/03/2023 | £120k | £92k |
| 31/03/2022 | £116k | £39k |
| 31/03/2021 | £162k | £28k |
Common questions
Is CATENIAN ASSOCIATION BURSARY FUND LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is currently making more awards than its income, a position sustained by a generous legacy and previous Covid surpluses. Trustees acknowledge the need to rebalance the books through fundraising initiatives to maintain award levels. The document highlights a dependency on continued donor contributions to sustain current operations.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| B K CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £72k |
| M AND L COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £6k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATENIAN ASSOCIATION BURSARY FUND LIMITED | £136k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| CATENIAN ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT AND CHILDREN'S FUND | £488k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CLS BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND | £167k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CHAI NETWORK | £246k | — | 0 | below | — | noted |
| CLSG BURSARY AND AWARDS FUND | £1.4m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATION | £545k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |