THE CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (WESTMINSTER)
Registered charity 210920 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (WESTMINSTER), CRUSADE OF RESCUE, THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF THE CRUSADE OF RESCUE AND HOMES FOR DESTITUTE CATHOLIC CHILDREN
Post Adoption Services, Community Services within centres, Counselling and Therapeutic Services within centres and schools and Pasoral Awareness.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £48,192 before investment losses, with total income of £2,949,689 against expenditure of £2,901,497. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2,133,177, which is approximately 10 months of unrestricted expenditure and is noted as slightly below the stated policy target of one year's unrestricted expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £2.1m; policy: one year’s unrestricted expenditure)
“CCS’s free reserves at the year-end were the equivalent to approximately 10 months’ unrestricted expenditure based on the forecast for 2025/26, slightly below target.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Staff loan to key management personnel
“One member of key management personnel received a staff loan of £3,000. At the year end the total value of the loan outstanding, stood at £3,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Catholic Children's Society (Westminster) (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£288k
Reported reserves equal ~8.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Rev David Reillychair
- ANTHONYJAMES MICHAEL O'HALLORAN
- BENEDICT ANDRADI
- Catherine Kerr
- FRANCES ELLEN MC CARTHY
- JOHN GIBBS
- JOHN MICHAEL O'DONNELL
- Lucy McLynn · trustee of 1 other charity
- Michael John Charles Pittendreigh
- Michael Tose
- Rev Graham Stokes
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (WESTMINSTER) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £48,192 before investment losses, with total income of £2,949,689 against expenditure of £2,901,497. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2,133,177, which is approximately 10 months of unrestricted expenditure and is noted as slightly below the stated policy target of one year's unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
Who funds THE CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (WESTMINSTER)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (WESTMINSTER) as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY, SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE J A R CHARITABLE TRUST, WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY.
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