SYCAMORE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHARITY

Registered charity 1182843 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROPAGATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL AND THE PROMOTION OF TEACHING ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE AND FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHING OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. THIS INCLUDES PROVISION OF ONLINE MATERIALS, BOOKS AND SUPPORT FOR LEADERS OF THE SYCAMORE PROGRAMME IN CHURCHES

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD, THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROPAGATION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AS TAUGHT BY THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF ALL ASPECTS OF CHRISTIAN LIFE AND FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OFFICIAL TEACHING OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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

Causes: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£44k
Latest spending
£60k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £16,334 for the period, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £29,727. The trustees confirm the charity is in a good financial position to continue its work and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis. The charity relies primarily on digital donations and has recently launched a subscription platform to diversify income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to meet its financial commitments; to demonstrate that the charity is sustainable into the future; to ensure that the charity is able to manage future unforeseen financial difficulties; and to ensure that excessive funds are not held without any identifiable reason or purpose (held: £30k)
“Our policy is to retain sufficient reserves to ensure that Sycamore Roman Catholic Charity has sufficient funds to meet its financial commitments; to demonstrate that the charity is sustainable into the future; to ensure that the charity is able to manage future unforeseen financial difficulties; and to ensure that excessive funds are not held without any identifiable reason or purpose.” — page 15
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£44k£60k
31/08/2024£47k£47k
31/08/2023£22k£42k
31/08/2022£34k£41k
31/08/2021£75k£33k

Common questions

Is SYCAMORE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £16,334 for the period, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £29,727. The trustees confirm the charity is in a good financial position to continue its work and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis. The charity relies primarily on digital donations and has recently launched a subscription platform to diversify income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.