Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 4

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

CATHOLIC AGENCY FOR OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT

CAFOD is the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England & Wales. We:- work with communities in the global South to overcome poverty - protect lives & relieve suffering during emergencies- raise awareness of the causes of poverty to inspire a commitment to lasting change- challenge those with power to adopt policies and behaviour that promote justice & end poverty

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 9 years

www.cafod.org.uk

cafod@cafod.org.uk

020 7733 7900

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£67,916	£66,273	£1,643	£6,852	£24,738	£15,587	2.8	376	3,344
31/03/22		£50,542	£49,811	£731	£6,326	£23,131	£16,185	3.9	401	3,467
31/03/21	*	£52,404	£48,944	£3,460	£5,829	£22,344	£17,245	4.2	437	3,755
31/03/20		£45,443	£45,931	£-488	£5,645	£18,771	£15,383	4	410	6,358
31/03/19		£41,200	£47,922	£-6,722	£5,227	£19,277	£16,420	4.1	395	7,153
31/03/18		£52,602	£53,003	£-401	£5,363	£25,956	£19,014	4.3	456	0
31/03/17		£50,115	£52,046	£-1,931	£5,860	£26,352	£19,565	4.5	460	0
31/03/16		£53,097	£57,404	£-4,307	£5,784	£28,655	£22,932	4.8	455	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 34%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 63%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), El Salvador, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Throughout England And Wales, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, ....more

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

376 employees
3,344 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£1,120,660
Staples Trust	£10,000
Foundation Scotland	£150

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Audio Content Fund
£1,120,660	01/04/2021	The Audio Content Fund, will support a broad range of public service audio content, for all ages, on a wider spectrum of UK radio stations. The Fund aims to create new opportunities for producers to ....more The Audio Content Fund, will support a broad range of public service audio content, for all ages, on a wider spectrum of UK radio stations. The Fund aims to create new opportunities for producers to make public service content that adds to viewer and listener choice.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Catholic Agency for Overseas Developnent (CAFOD)
£150	06/06/2020	Anonymous donation
Staples Trust - Towards work in Peru.
£5,000	17/10/2019	Towards work in Peru to help address environmental concerns relating to mining, and to support education and job creation in the shanty towns of Lima.
Staples Trust - Towards work in Peru.
£5,000	17/10/2019	Towards work in Peru to help address environmental concerns relating to mining, and to support education and job creation in the southern andes.
Staples Trust - Kuy communities in Cambodia
£15,000	29/11/2016	Towards its work with the Kuy communities in Cambodia.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 46-74

MAVEEN PEREIRA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Development Professional

GABRIELA FLORES ZAVALA Appointed: 2021

GEORGE WILLIAM FITZSIMONS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

GRAHAM O'SULLIVAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Information Officer

REV GEORGE DHANASEGARAN SIGAMONEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Parish Priest

REV STEPHEN JAMES LAWRENCE WRIGHT BISHOP (Chair) Appointed: 2021

REV TOM NEYLON BISHOP Appointed: 2023

ROSANNE MARY BEATRIX KAY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor

DOMINIC JERMEY OBE CVO Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chief Executive,

MARY VERONICA WARD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

PROFESSOR KAREN KILBY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: University Professor

REV MARK ODION Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Minister Of Religion

MARY NEY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/02/2015, number: 1160384
Registered at Companies House on 13/01/2015, number: 09387398

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

Linked charity: CATHOLIC AGENCY FOR OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
18/01/2020 - Asset transfer in from CARITAS INTERNATIONAL (RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT)
22/07/2021 - Asset transfer in from MISS S M G ROSS TRUST

Policies in force

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
Investing charity funds 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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR21: 2 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from CARITAS INTERNATIONAL (RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT) on 18/01/2020
Asset transfer in from MISS S M G ROSS TRUST on 22/07/2021

Main office

C A F O D
ROMERO HOUSE
55 WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD
LONDON
SE1 7JB

Objectives

(1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. (3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. (4) THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF SICKNESS DISEASE AND PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. (5) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM COMMUNITY.

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