Overall GiG Score: -4 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3

THE SOCIETY OF ST COLUMBAN FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS 

We are a Roman Catholic organization whose members work for the spread of the Christian message in Asian and South American countries. Supporting communities of Christian faith, relieving poverty and hardship, promoting dialogue and reconciliation among people of different races, cultures and religions, and caring for the natural environment are the principle activities of our members.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £20,979,354 available, equivalent to 159 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 61 years

www.columbans.co.uk

bursar@columbans.co.uk

01564772096

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UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
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£3,094£1,581£1,514£235£21,077£20,979159.2196
31/03/22£3,746£3,641£104£257£19,834£18,28460.3206
31/03/21£3,310£3,281£29£215£19,588£18,03365.9170
31/03/20£3,474£2,632£842£226£18,853£17,29478.8170
31/03/19£3,938£3,164£774£167£18,199£16,61363182
31/03/18£4,119£3,233£886£95£17,345£15,57657.8170
31/03/17£3,385£3,385£1£1,115£16,543£14,84852.6170
31/03/16£13,363£4,315£9,048£134£16,251£14,55940.5150
31/03/15£4,439£3,268£1,171£163£7,137£3,15911.6160
31/03/14£4,447£3,483£964£159£5,966£2,6699.2150
31/03/13£3,480£8,092£-4,612£140£5,001£2,5253.7170
31/03/12£4,587£3,609£978£99£9,157£9,10630.3140
31/03/11£3,444£3,500£-55£93£8,307£8,30428.5140
31/03/10£3,307£3,826£-519£100£8,137£7,90824.8140
31/03/09£4,060£3,651£409£760£7,709£7,48224.6140
31/03/08£3,517£3,836£-319£723£7,811£7,76524.3140
31/03/07£3,577£2,890£687£734£8,189£8,15833.9140
31/03/06£3,855£3,799£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£3,199£2,437£763£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£3,088£3,835£-747£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 16.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 458%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 159.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 89 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 19 employees
  • 6 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Australia, Burma, Chile, China, Ealing, Fiji, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Solihull, South Korea, Taiwan, United States,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/07/1963, number: 221594
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS EXCHANGE WITH CHINA on 04/09/2019
  • Asset transfer in from THE PRAYER TRUST on 10/07/2023
Main office

Columban Fathers
St. Columbans
Widney Manor Road
Knowle
Solihull
B93 9AB

Objectives

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK FOR THE TIME BEING CARRIED ON BY OR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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