ST. CHAD'S SANCTUARY
Registered charity 1178728 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To relieve poverty and increase well being among asylum seekers and refugees in the Birmingham area through the provision of practical items and education. To offer a warm welcome to those who use our service.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £499 for the year, with total income of £204,611 and total expenditure of £204,112. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £64,366 are sufficient to meet unexpected costs and that the going concern basis is appropriate.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: not above 6 months running costs (held: £64k)
“We have made a strategic decision to utilise unrestricted funds to ensure the level is not above 6 months running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Father Hudson's Caritas provides HR, management and governance support, invoicing for part costs and providing a portion in-kind.
“Father Hudson’s Caritas provides HR, management and governance support, invoicing for part costs and providing a portion in-kind.”
“The Salvation Army provides a building currently at a peppercorn rent”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Salvation Army provides a building currently at a peppercorn rent.
“Father Hudson’s Caritas provides HR, management and governance support, invoicing for part costs and providing a portion in-kind.”
“The Salvation Army provides a building currently at a peppercorn rent”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Chad's Sanctuary CIO (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- St. Chad’s Cathedral — “St. Chad’s Sanctuary is supported by many friends, including St. Chad’s Cathedral and The Salvation Army .” (source page)
- The Salvation Army — “St. Chad’s Sanctuary is supported by many friends, including St. Chad’s Cathedral and The Salvation Army .” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- David Blower
- Eleanor Deeley · trustee of 1 other charity
- JAMES JOSEPH SULLIVAN
- MARYAM CHAHARMIR
- ROBERT FRANCIS MILLE
- Rev Brian McGinley
- Rev Timothy Francis Menezes
- SISTER MARGARET WALSH · trustee of 1 other charity
- Sharon Ann Brown
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Wolverhampton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ST. CHAD'S SANCTUARY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £499 for the year, with total income of £204,611 and total expenditure of £204,112. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £64,366 are sufficient to meet unexpected costs and that the going concern basis is appropriate. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ST. CHAD'S SANCTUARY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ST. CHAD'S SANCTUARY as a grant recipient include THE E H SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST, SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO, THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST, IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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