FATHER HUDSON'S CARITAS

Registered charity 512992 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAMILIES THROUGH ADOPTION, FATHER HUDSON'S SOCIETY, NEW ROUTES FOSTERING

Social Care Agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham providing :*residential and daycare for the elderly, those with dementia, and adults with disabilities*adoption support and fostering services*origins services to adults who have previously been supported by the Society*community and school based family support projects

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£10.8m

Latest spending

£11.4m

Registered

1982

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £595,084 for the year, driven by a net expenditure of £605,802 before investment gains. The trustees note that the economic climate makes progress difficult due to inflation and fee constraints, but they have adopted a strategic recovery plan to achieve a balanced budget by March 2028.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 to 6 months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £246k)

“free reserves should be held for not less than 3 and not more than 6 months expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The President of the Charity, the Most Rev. Bernard Longley, is a trustee of Birmingham Diocesan Trust... During the year, the Trust paid for residential care for sick and retired priests in St Joseph’s Care Home amounting to £146,448

“The President of the Charity, the Most Rev. Bernard Longley, is a trustee of Birmingham Diocesan Trust (registered charity number 234216). During the year, the Trust paid for residential care for sick and retired priests in St Joseph’s Care Home amounting to £146,448 (2024: £132,824.” — page 47

“Mrs Joanne Watters, Chief Executive, is a trustee of Hope Community Project (registered charity number 1139362). During the year the Charity made a donation of £nil (2024: £nil) to the Project and provided support services in kind to the value of £34,165 (2024: £30,790 ) for which payment of £5,000 was received (2024: £6,000).” — page 47

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mrs Joanne Watters, Chief Executive, is a trustee of Hope Community Project... provided support services in kind to the value of £34,165

“The President of the Charity, the Most Rev. Bernard Longley, is a trustee of Birmingham Diocesan Trust (registered charity number 234216). During the year, the Trust paid for residential care for sick and retired priests in St Joseph’s Care Home amounting to £146,448 (2024: £132,824.” — page 47

“Mrs Joanne Watters, Chief Executive, is a trustee of Hope Community Project (registered charity number 1139362). During the year the Charity made a donation of £nil (2024: £nil) to the Project and provided support services in kind to the value of £34,165 (2024: £30,790 ) for which payment of £5,000 was received (2024: £6,000).” — page 47

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Charity is a corporate trustee of Maryvale Community Project... provided support services in kind to the value of £13,522

“The President of the Charity, the Most Rev. Bernard Longley, is a trustee of Birmingham Diocesan Trust (registered charity number 234216). During the year, the Trust paid for residential care for sick and retired priests in St Joseph’s Care Home amounting to £146,448 (2024: £132,824.” — page 47

“Mrs Joanne Watters, Chief Executive, is a trustee of Hope Community Project (registered charity number 1139362). During the year the Charity made a donation of £nil (2024: £nil) to the Project and provided support services in kind to the value of £34,165 (2024: £30,790 ) for which payment of £5,000 was received (2024: £6,000).” — page 47

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: F.H.S. Projects Ltd

“F.H.S. Projects Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary company, formed to undertake building development and trading activities, was dormant throughout the year.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 01653388

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Father Hudson's Caritas (matched by registered charity number).

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.

FRIEL, William Dennis — director, appointed 15/09/2025on trustee list
SILVA RAMIREZ, Mauricio Andres — director, appointed 17/06/2025not on trustee list
HAGAN, Alan John — director, appointed 13/06/2023on trustee list
WILTON, Jane Patricia — director, appointed 16/06/2020on trustee list
FAHY, Peter Martin, Sir — director, appointed 20/04/2020on trustee list
CLIFFORD, Brendan Martin — director, appointed 26/06/2018on trustee list
HEGARTY, Mary Elizabeth Fionnuala — director, appointed 19/09/2016on trustee list
DEELEY, Peter Anthony William — director, appointed 19/09/2016on trustee list
FITZSIMONS, Julia Angela — director, appointed 11/12/2012on trustee list
KAVANAGH, Kevin Michael, Reverend — director, appointed 11/12/2012on trustee list
BROWN, Mary Gail — director, appointed 11/12/2012on trustee list
WATTERS, Joanne — secretary, appointed 29/05/2024

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Buyer	Contract	Awarded	Value
Birmingham City Council	P2286 - Flexible Contracting Agreement for Externally Provided Day Opportunities - AWARD	16/07/2025	£0

CQC provider record: Father Hudson’s Caritas — Registered, 4 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 07/03/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£10.8m

Total spending

£11.4m

Cost of raising funds

£344k

Reserves (reported)

£246k

Employees

347

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

St Joseph's: Good (18/03/2023) · CQC record
St Catherine's Bungalows: Good (27/09/2019) · CQC record
Father Hudsons Society DCC: Good (21/11/2020) · CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN JOHN HAGAN
Brendan Martin Clifford · trustee of 1 other charity
Deacon Angela Patricia Allport
Gillian Diane Fitzpatrick
JULIA ANGELA FITZSIMONS
Jane Patricia Wilton
Mary Elizabeth Fionnuala Hegarty
Mauricio Andres Silva Ramirez
PETER ANTHONY WILLIAM DEELEY · trustee of 1 other charity
Peter Martin Fahy
REV KEVIN MICHAEL KAVANAGH
William Dennis Friel

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Oxfordshire · Sandwell · Staffordshire · Walsall · Warwickshire · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£10.8m	£11.4m
31/03/2024	£10.6m	£10.8m
31/03/2023	£9.6m	£9.6m
31/03/2022	£7.7m	£8.0m
31/03/2021	£7.7m	£7.9m

Common questions

Is FATHER HUDSON'S CARITAS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £595,084 for the year, driven by a net expenditure of £605,802 before investment gains. The trustees note that the economic climate makes progress difficult due to inflation and fee constraints, but they have adopted a strategic recovery plan to achieve a balanced budget by March 2028. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds FATHER HUDSON'S CARITAS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FATHER HUDSON'S CARITAS as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, CHARLES PLATER TRUST, THE NOEL SWEENEY FOUNDATION, THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£50k	Compassionate Support
CHARLES PLATER TRUST	FY2022	£26k
CHARLES PLATER TRUST	FY2023	£26k
THE NOEL SWEENEY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£23k
THE NOEL SWEENEY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k	Compassionate Support
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED	FY2024	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/10/2024	£19k	Providing Sustenance and Rebuilding Futures for Refugees
Sport England	12/06/2024	£11k	Brushstrokes: Empowering Wellness with Exercise
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/04/2022	£180k	Even Better Together
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/05/2020	£41k	New brushstrokes covid-19 response
UK government	01/04/2020	£73k	FATHER HUDSONS SOCIETY (G)
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/07/2019	£10k	Sensory Room for St Catherine?s Day Serv
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/12/2018	£10k	Cooking to Connect the Community
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/06/2016	£499k	Brushstrokes Community Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/08/2015	£10k	Young At Heart - Reducing social isolation in older people.
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/03/2010	£200k	Brushstrokes
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/01/2006	£243k	Brushstrokes Project

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SHREWSBURY ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN TRUST	1	£400k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£231k
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION	1	£150k
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY	1	£48k
SMALLWOOD TRUST	1	£48k
CRH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£39k
LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST	1	£29k
WIRRAL CVS	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CARITAS CARE LIMITED.

CARITAS CARE LIMITED income £8.3m
CARITAS DIOCESE OF SHREWSBURY income £755k
CARITAS DIOCESE OF SALFORD income £4.2m
THE HARBORNE PARISH LANDS CHARITY income £2.0m
CONGREGATION OF THE URSULINES OF JESUS income £1.6m
ST HELENS AND KNOWSLEY CARING ASSOCIATION income £2.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FATHER HUDSON'S CARITAS	£10.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CARITAS CARE LIMITED FY2025	£8.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CARITAS DIOCESE OF SHREWSBURY FY2025	£755k	—	—	unclear	—	noted
CARITAS DIOCESE OF SALFORD FY2025	£4.2m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
THE HARBORNE PARISH LANDS CHARITY FY2025	£2.0m	more than £60,000	2	above	—	no doubt
CONGREGATION OF THE URSULINES OF JESUS FY2025	£1.6m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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