CARITAS SOCIAL ACTION
Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) is the official domestic social action agency of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales and a member of Caritas Internationalis. We support our family of charities and dioceses and seek to strengthen and facilitate Catholic charitable activities, and to bring the voices of the poor and Catholic teaching to bear in guiding public policy.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £398,609, which is above the trustees' stated target of six to twelve months' expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £9,899 for the year, driven by a reduction in grant income and prior-year fraud losses, but maintains sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees' target for Reserves is to retain in unrestricted reserves the equivalent to twelve months' expenditure maximum, with a minimum target of six months expenditure.” — page 5
“Disclosed above is expenditure of £47,537 which was unauthorised expenditure in the prior year believed to be fraudulent transactions, which were reported to the relevant authorities and addressed by changes in our controls to ensure that nothing like this could happen again.” — page 19
Trustees
- Most Rev Malcolm McMahon OPchair
- Daphne Amevenu
- Dr Johan Nicholas Benedict Bergstrom Allen
- Jonathan Michael Heard
- Julia Corcoran
- Lisa Lilley
- Naoise Grenham
- Rev Ashley Beck
- Rt Rev Paul Hendricks
- Sir John Battle
- Sr Philomena Benedict Le Gall OP
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £360k | £370k |
| 31/12/2023 | £444k | £414k |
| 31/12/2022 | £404k | £387k |
| 31/12/2021 | £287k | £295k |
| 31/12/2020 | £406k | £334k |
Common questions
Is CARITAS SOCIAL ACTION financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £398,609, which is above the trustees' stated target of six to twelve months' expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £9,899 for the year, driven by a reduction in grant income and prior-year fraud losses, but maintains sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| J F W DEACON'S MABLEDON CHARITY | 1 | £410k |
| HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £251k |
| EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD | 1 | £107k |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £53k |
| JUBILEE CHURCH, COVENTRY | 1 | £51k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS' LALEHAM | 1 | £51k |
| HOBDEN FOUNDATION | 1 | £45k |
| MOSAIC CHURCH LIMITED | 1 | £32k |
Charities like this
- ALL SAINTS ACTION NETWORK LIMITED
- CARE (CHRISTIAN ACTION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION)
- Community Action Network
- FATHER HUDSON'S CARITAS
- CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY
- CATHOLIC AGENCY FOR OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARITAS SOCIAL ACTION | £360k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ALL SAINTS ACTION NETWORK LIMITED | £548k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CARE (CHRISTIAN ACTION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION) | £2.3m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Community Action Network | £1.0m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| FATHER HUDSON'S CARITAS | £10.8m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY | £3.5m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |