Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

CATALYST NETWORK OF CHURCHES

Advance the Christian faith and provide assistance for persons in need, hardship or distress. We work as a family of churches supporting Churches and their Elders, Establishing new churches, Working to help the poor or those in hardship. Organising conferences to educate, encourage and envision church leaders and individuals. Training individuals for Christian service in the church and community
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£1,048£1,139£-90£0£1,421£3914.1410
31/12/22£1,765£859£907£0£1,512£4065.7315
31/12/21£436£475£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£1,126£1,077£49£0£643£3473.9420
31/12/19£726£610£116£3£594£3777.4420
31/12/18£1,040£985£55£1£478£4375.340
31/12/17£776£713£63£4£423£3165.340
31/12/16£624£952£-328£2£360£2593.330
31/12/15£1,106£1,033£73£12£460£2993.540
31/12/14£1,165£954£211£17£387£2983.760
31/12/13£543£367£176£10£176£1675.550

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 28%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 99.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 12 years

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Albania, Armenia, Australia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Burma, Ethiopia, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Macedonia, Pakistan, Russia, Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-77
  • ANDREW GORDON SIMPKINS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Church Minister
  • ANDREW TIMOTHY HARLOW MARTIN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Church Minister
  • DAVID MORRIS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Managing Director
  • MIKE SAXTON Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Accountant
  • RICHARD ERIC WIGHTMAN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Church Minister
  • ROYDON LOVELEY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Company Chairman
  • SARAH CROWHURST Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Housewife
  • SIMON HOLLEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Minister Of Religion
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2012, number: 1150242
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/11/2012, number: 08284434
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

Catalyst Network of Churches
St. Columbas
St. Columbas Close
Coventry

Objectives

THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS (?THE OBJECTS?) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ARE RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFSIN THE SCHEDULE HERETO ATTACHED IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;(B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SICKNESS AND WHO MAY BE AGED AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(C) TO FURTHER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(D) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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