THE CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S SOCIETY (SHREWSBURY DIOCESE) INC

Registered charity 509793 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CATHOLIC CHILDRENS RESCUE SOCIETY, DIOCESAN RESCUE SOCIETY, SHREWSBURY DIOCESAN CATHOLIC CHILDRENS SOCIETY AND FAMILY ADVICE SERVICE (INCORPORATED)

The Society offers various services across the Shrewsbury Diocese these include: Community Action Support, Family Groups, School Social work, Home Visiting Service, School Counselling, Parenting programmes We also offer delivery of courses and training focused on children, family and community were children are bereaved or grieving.

Objects

TO FULFIL THE PRECEPTS OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING WITHIN THE AREA OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SHREWSBURY, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SUFFERING, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, CHARITABLE WORKS BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY. TO THIS END THE SOCIETY'S SERVICES WILL BE DIRECTED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO ARE IN NEED. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION)

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE THE RC DIOCESE OF SHREWSBURY

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has positive net current assets of £37,095 and unrestricted funds of £314,208. However, the trustees note that the charity is potentially dependent on the continued support of the Diocese of Shrewsbury to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Lewis Evans Partnership LLP. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• RT REV MARK DAVIESchair · trustee of 4 other charities
• Carol LAWRENCE · trustee of 6 other charities

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Halton · Manchester City · Shropshire · Wirral

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).