Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE SOCIETY OF CATHOLIC MEDICAL MISSIONARIES - CENTRAL FUND 

Advance of religious, medical and other charitable work carried out by or under direction of the Central Administration of the Order
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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
31/12/22?£709£1,109£-400£69£1,625£1,52716.540
30/06/21£291£532£-240n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/20£577£291£287£0£2,335£2,24192.540
30/06/19*£269£528£-259n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/18£300£422£-122£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£652£233£419£0£2,388£2,386122.630
30/06/16£247£216£31£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£510£297£213£12£1,879£1,87775.910
30/06/14£114£174£-60£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£128£165£-38£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£159£239£-80£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£156£2,570£-2,415£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10£612£294£318£7£3,982£3,982162.520
30/06/09£137£259£-122£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£298£244£55£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07£157£171£-14£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06£272£125£147£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£208£185£23£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£443£291£152£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 16.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 9.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 25 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 4 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/11/1998, number: 1072554
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 22 days late,
Main office

41 CHATSWORTH GARDENS
LONDON
W3 9LP

Objectives

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS MEDICAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK FOR THE TIME BEING CARRIED OUT BY OR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE ORDER AS THE CENTRAL TRUSTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERIOR SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IF AT ANY TIME THE ORDER SHALL CEASE TO EXIST OR SHALL CEASE TO CARRY ON OR DIRECT ANY CHARITABLE WORK THEN FOR SUCH LAWFUL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CENTRAL TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE AND IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT NO PART OF THE CENTRAL FUND NEED BE RETAINED OR SHALL BE TREATED AS A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CHARITIES ACT 1960.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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