CFDN

Registered charity 263075 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CATHOLIC FELLOWSHIP BRENTWOOD DIOCESE, THE CATHOLIC HANDICAPPED FELLOWSHIP BRENTWOOD DIOCESE, The Catholic Fellowship Disability Network

We are dedicated to provide a supportive community for individuals living with disabilities and their families through a range of networking events, support groups, face to face activities, providing advice and resources, support and friendship, whilst promoting an inclusive environment to those we serve.

Objects

TO PROVIDE FOR THE SPIRITUAL, MATERIAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS GENERALLY BUT PARTICULARLY IN THE DIOCESE OF BRENTWOOD AND TO PROMOTE THEIR GENERAL WELFARE BY VOLUNTARY PERSONAL SERVICE AND CHARITABLE GIFTS AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THEIR CARE AND BENEFIT GENERALLY.

Area of benefit: BRENTWOOD ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE

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

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Waltham Forest, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a controlled deficit of £54,709 due to strategic reinvestment in staffing, infrastructure, and advocacy services, while total income grew by 119% to £40,622. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains financially robust with over £700,000 in total assets and strong cash reserves, positioning it well for future growth despite the current year's investment phase.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses 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.

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 08/06/2023, 128 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 08/06/2023, 493 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Chuka Agbasiere
• Keith Fernett MBE
• Margaret Ann Todd
• TERESA MCHALE

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Essex · Havering · Newham · Redbridge · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES.

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Side by side with its peers

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