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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

FRIENDS OF CATHJA 

The charity runs a daytime therapeutic workshop for people suffering from severe and enduring mental health problems. The workshop is situated on a barge on the Thames on West London . The barge is fitted out with woodworking equipment ant the members crate objects for their own use and appreciation.
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Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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£93£84£9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£103£120£-17n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£123£123£0n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/20£101£95£6n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/19£89£90£0n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/18£96£88£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£98£85£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£82£92£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£89£89£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£76£90£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£72£90£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£100£90£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£96£93£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£90£90£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£110£118£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£90£96£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£88£88£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£94£93£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£92£84£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£80£84£-4£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

www.cathja.org

cathja99@hotmail.com

02087589887

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Specialty hospitals (incl psychiatric and substance abuse)
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hounslow,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Wates Foundation - Cathja Project - NWF 2021
£7,000 14/10/2021
Contribution to sessional worker salary.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Friends of Cathja
£15,000 11/11/2019
12
Help support the core costs of the service, providing therapeutic support for residents with severe and enduring mental health conditions; providing community space and activities and supported ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Friends of Cathja
£15,000 19/11/2018
12
Friends of Cathja delivers therapeutic work for residents with severe mental health conditions. The Brentford shop offers volunteering opportunities for services users, a referral route to the ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Friends of Cathja
£20,000 17/11/2017
12
Cathja is a service user led a-verbal person centred project offering a creative therapeutic process using the medium of woodwork and art.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Friends of Cathja
£15,000 15/11/2017
12
Friends of Cathja provides a user-centred a-verbal creative therapy service for those with severe and enduring mental health conditons. This is delivered five days a week on a barge in Isleworth for ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Friends of Cathja
£500 07/11/2016
To run structured photography sessions including local walks for 10 participants from Cathja's Kitchen Table community hub in Brentford. The photographer is a local professional who has an interest ....more
London Catalyst - Friends of Cathja - 1
£3,000 06/09/2016
To support vulnerable people to enable them to feel equal and have parity of esteem within their local community
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Friends of Cathja
£500 12/11/2015
To purchase a sewing machine for textile making to create art pieces to go towards a fundraiser.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Friends of Cathja
£15,000 10/11/2015
13
User led support service for people with severe and enduring mental health issues. Development of a new community/charity shop in Brentford which would offer workshops with a range of services, ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Friends of Cathja
£15,000 23/07/2014
12
Support service for people with mental health issues operating on a barge in Isleworth (Monday to Friday). Service operates on a user-led model
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Friends of Cathja
£499 01/07/2014
To purchase a 64GB iPad to allow service users to create own mini photo-diaries/documentaries
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/01/2001, number: 1084699
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • 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
20 returns made; AR16: 28 days late, AR12: 19 days late, AR07: 126 days late, AR04: 25 days late,
Main office

Courage
Brent Way
Brentford
TW8 8ES

Objectives

TO RELIEVE AND REHABILITATE PERSONS SUFFERING OR RECOVERING FROM ANY FORM OF MENTAL ILLNESS BY THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCH PERSONS TO ENGAGE IN THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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