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COLCHESTER CATALYST CHARITY

Registered charity 228352 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COLCHESTER NURSING HOME LIMITED, COLCHESTER OAKS HOSPITAL LIMITED, THE COLCHESTER & DISTRICT NURSING HOME ASSOCIATION (GUARANTEE) LIMITED

Grant making for the relief of the sick or suffering of North East Essex

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£353k
Latest spending
£553k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £13,903,552 at the end of the period. The trustees confirm that the charity's reserves policy target of £12,700,000 has been met, indicating a strong financial position. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £13.9m)
“The current reserves policy is to endeavour to maintain a Capital Reserve of at least £12,000,000 as at 31 December 2023 in real terms. Therefore the target Capital Reserve as at the reporting date is £12,700,000.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £117k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£353k£553k
31/12/2024£350k£458k
31/12/2023£394k£452k
31/12/2022£374k£627k
31/12/2021£361k£503k

Common questions

Is COLCHESTER CATALYST CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £13,903,552 at the end of the period. The trustees confirm that the charity's reserves policy target of £12,700,000 has been met, indicating a strong financial position. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Streets Audit LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£78k
THE CAMELIA BOTNAR FOUNDATION1£35k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION1£10k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL GOODMAYES1£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN1£950
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DANBURY ST JOHN BAPTIST1£550
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIDFORD1£229

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COLCHESTER UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COLCHESTER CATALYST CHARITY£353k—0above—no doubt
COLCHESTER UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT FY2025£200k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF ESSEX CHURCHES TRUST FY2025£167k—0above—no doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE ESSEX LIMITED FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN COLCHESTER FY2025£394k—0above—no doubt

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