CATALYST TAVISTOCK

Registered charity 1118950 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's aim is to provide a Christian presence in Tavistock College and Kelly College by employing a Christian Youth worker to work within the colleges and be a link to local Churches of all denominations and primary schools in the area.

Objects

THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT THROUGH EDUCATION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, WORSHIP OF GOD AND THE CHRISTIAN WAY OF LIFE AS INDICATED BY THE SCRIPTURES, AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE OF SCHOOL AGE AND OVER BOTH WITHIN AND WITHOUT SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS (AND THEREBY ASSIST IN ENSURING THAT DUE ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE SPIRITUAL SOCIAL AND MORAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL AS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATION OF THEIR MINDS AND BODIES).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE TAVISTOCK, DEVON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: West Devon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£48k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £15,491.29 to £28,448.24 during the period. The trustees report that these reserves represent two months of regular expenditure, meeting their stated policy target of holding a minimum of three months' salary for key workers. The charity employs two youth workers and relies on volunteers and local church partnerships for support.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Catalyst works in close conjunction with TACT “Tavistock Area Christians Together” and with Churches in the Tavistock area which provide both funding and volunteers.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“We have maintained a reserve account of £5000 which represents two months of regular expenditure. The reserves are needed to meet the working capital requirements of the charity and the Management Committee are confident that at this level they would be able to continue the current activities of the charity in the event of a significant drop in funding.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: TACT and local churches provide funding and volunteers.

“Catalyst works in close conjunction with TACT “Tavistock Area Christians Together” and with Churches in the Tavistock area which provide both funding and volunteers. We are a recognised mission partner with South West Youth Ministries.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 22

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 28
Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); 1% of the £33,436 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £1,000 — grants £1,000 (1); 4% of the £27,147 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Catalyst (Tavistock) (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Ross Iain Hilton Mitchellchair
CATHERINE STOATE · trustee of 1 other charity
MR GEOFF ORTON
Rev Robert Weston · trustee of 1 other charity
Susan Mary Savage
TIM SHOBROOK · trustee of 2 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£48k	£35k
31/08/2024	£33k	£34k
31/08/2023	£27k	£25k
31/12/2022	£33k	£35k
31/12/2021	£36k	£34k

Common questions

Is CATALYST TAVISTOCK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £15,491.29 to £28,448.24 during the period. The trustees report that these reserves represent two months of regular expenditure, meeting their stated policy target of holding a minimum of three months' salary for key workers. The charity employs two youth workers and relies on volunteers and local church partnerships for support. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
LOCAL TRUST	1	£288k
EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD	1	£107k
JUBILEE CHURCH, COVENTRY	1	£51k
READING FAMILY CHURCH	1	£43k
MOSAIC CHURCH LIMITED	1	£32k
REDEEMER WORTHING LTD	1	£23k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WINDLESHAM	1	£14k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, CAMBERLEY	1	£13k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CATALYST CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE CATALYST CHARITABLE TRUST income £32k
CATALYST NETWORK OF CHURCHES income £797k
CATALYST YOUTH TRUST income £33k
CATALYST STOCKTON ON TEES LIMITED income £1.7m
CAMBERLEY YOUTH FOR CHRIST income £55k
UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £4.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CATALYST TAVISTOCK	£48k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE CATALYST CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£32k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CATALYST NETWORK OF CHURCHES FY2025	£797k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CATALYST YOUTH TRUST FY2025	£33k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CATALYST STOCKTON ON TEES LIMITED FY2025	£1.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CAMBERLEY YOUTH FOR CHRIST FY2025	£55k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.