Overall GiG Score: 22 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 13
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +13

    CARDINAL HUME CENTRE 

    The Centre supports homeless young people and badly housed families, as well as local people with little or no income. We enable people to gain the skills they need to break out of poverty and build better lives.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    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
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
    Established: 22 years

    www.cardinalhumecentre.org.uk

    info@cardinalhumecentre.org.uk

    02072221602

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookInstagramX
    UN SDGs
    ?

    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£3,611£3,466£145£511£3,366£3,22611.26242
    31/03/22£3,432£3,182£250£514£3,221£3,195126646
    31/03/21£3,460£3,170£290£491£2,962£2,88810.963111
    31/03/20£2,890£3,119£-229£507£2,672£2,65010.260110
    31/03/19£3,144£3,103£41£510£2,901£2,82810.959100
    31/03/18£2,886£2,904£-18£516£2,860£2,77011.4550
    31/03/17£2,857£2,661£196£442£2,878£2,86312.9530
    31/03/16£2,678£2,644£34£405£2,682£2,68212.2540
    31/03/15£2,690£2,619£71£471£2,648£2,64812.1510
    31/03/14£2,428£2,497£-69£412£2,577£2,44011.7490
    31/03/13£2,267£2,414£-147£362£2,646£2,50612.5480
    31/03/12£2,197£2,468£-271£407£2,793£2,72013.2440
    31/03/11£2,135£2,330£-195£331£3,064£3,06215.8380
    31/03/10£2,251£2,229£22£280£3,259£3,25117.5380
    31/03/09£2,558£2,211£347£216£3,237£3,19917.4360
    31/03/08£2,180£1,929£251£206£2,890£2,80217.4370
    31/03/07*£1,800£1,755£45£169£2,638£2,61017.8370
    31/03/06*£1,868£1,461£407£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£1,558£1,369£189£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04*£1,279£1,286£-7£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 14.5%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 14.7%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
    Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 28%
    Liabilities/Income: 37%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
    Reserves/Spending: 11.2 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
    Quick Ratio: 3.9
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    Who works here?
    • 62 employees
    • 42 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Defined Groups
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout London,

    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
    Trust for London£222,900
    The Childhood Trust£158,500
    Greater London Authority£141,000
    John Lyon's Charity£94,000
    Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£86,500
    DCMS£85,000
    Garfield Weston Foundation£85,000
    The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington£75,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    The Childhood Trust - Cardinal Hume Centre: Supporting families with children to thrive, not just survive.
    £50,000 23/12/2022
    We work with children and families to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty. We use early intervention, crisis prevention and long term in-depth advocacy to secure good housing, improve ....more
    Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Cardinal Hume Centre Trust London
    £20,000 25/11/2022
    Targeted support at Cardinal Hume Family Centre
    John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Cardinal Hume Centre
    £90,000 17/11/2022
    Contribution towards salary and running costs
    The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Cardinal Hume Centre
    £75,000 05/10/2022
    Holistic intergenerational support to vulnerable families and young people facing poverty and homelessness.
    Trust for London - Cardinal Hume Centre
    £10,000 29/09/2022
    This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-02.02.2022-9498
    The Childhood Trust - C-59170
    £15,000 28/06/2022
    We work with children and families to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty. We use early intervention, crisis prevention and long term in-depth advocacy to secure good housing, improve ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Cardinal Hume Centre?s Christmas Appeal
    £25,000 12/06/2022
    More than 580 local families come to Centre each year to overcome poverty, unfit housing and insecure immigration status. With your help they can access education support, crisis prevention and ....more
    Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
    £6,369 18/04/2022
    Covid response
    Trust for London - Cardinal Hume Centre
    £120,000 05/04/2022
    The funding is for the delivery of free legal advice and representation up to Level 3 for vulnerable migrant families, children and adults and to gather evidence and build a network and referral ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Strengthening families beyond Covid
    £10,000 22/06/2021
    We address the disadvantages faced by children in poverty. The impacts of insecure housing, lack of places to play, in-work poverty and the digital divide have been magnified by the Covid-19 crisis. ....more
    John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Cardinal Hume Centre
    £4,000 09/06/2021
    Summer Holiday Programme - Get out of the house and explore!
    The London Community Foundation - Grant to Cardinal Hume Centre
    £42,230 30/03/2021
    11
    An established, high-impact project providing access to food and advice for people suffering significant negative social and economic impacts during covid-19. 250 people facing poverty, joblessness ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Helping Children Reach Their Full Potential
    £25,000 08/12/2020
    In Westminster, 44% of children live in poverty. This campaign will provide children who face the risk of homelessness, food poverty and a lack of resources some joy and support. In our Family ....more
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £85,000 23/07/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
    Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
    £71,200 16/07/2020
    A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
    The Childhood Trust - Families Learn, Play & Grow Together
    £8,500 03/07/2020
    The current pandemic is hitting poor communities the hardest. Help us provide information, critical advice, food and activities to isolated children and their families during the Covid-19 crisis and ....more
    Trust for London - Cardinal Hume Centre
    £32,900 27/05/2020
    6
    The funding is for advisors and family practitioners to reach out to households with no recourse to public funds to help them address basic needs for food, mitigate risks to their housing and ....more
    Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
    £86,500 07/05/2020
    Organisations supporting homelessness
    Westminster Foundation - Covid 19 response Fund
    £4,500 15/04/2020
    3
    mergency basic provisions and a safe emergency advice facility to 250 vulnerable families with young children (covid-19)
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
    £20,000 09/04/2020
    3
    Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
    Greater London Authority - Cardinal Hume Centre
    £141,000 01/01/2020
    Positive activities for young people involved in crime or at risk of crime or exclusion
    The Childhood Trust - Westminster family and community
    £25,000 10/12/2019
    Our project will address the disadvantages that children face due to poverty and insecure housing, to make sure they get the childhood experience they deserve. Daily activities at our family centre ....more
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Cardinal Hume Centre
    £72,600 26/09/2019
    24
    £72,600 over two further and final years (2 x £36,300) for the salary and on-costs of a full-time Housing Advice Worker.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
    £85,000 03/09/2019
    South Westminster Community Hub
    Trust for London - Cardinal Hume Centre
    £60,000 05/06/2019
    36
    The funding is for the delivery of free legal advice and representation up to OISC Level 3 for vulnerable migrant families, children and adults and to gather evidence and build a network and referral ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2018
    £25,000 04/12/2018
    This is a project to help vulnerable families with school-aged children who struggle every day with: Unsuitable and temporary housing Food poverty Low income Children will benefit from a fantastic ....more
    LandAid Charitable Trust - A Home To Be Proud Of
    £67,228 26/10/2018
    18
    Cardinal Hume Centre, Westminster is home to 32 young people, aged 16-24, living for 6-12 months in single bedrooms on three floors of the building we own. Young residents arrive from care, family ....more
    Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Cardinal Hume Centre
    £40,000 17/10/2018
    12
    The redevelopment of the Cardinal Hume Centre's Family Centre, Employment and Training Centre, Gateway, Advice Centre and Immigration Service.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £50,000 10/07/2018
    Redevelopment of the Centre
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Cardinal Hume Centre
    £50,000 28/06/2018
    refurbishment of a welfare centre for a charity which works with homeless people in Westminster
    National Lottery Community Fund - The New Gateway
    £9,995 04/06/2018
    12
    Project Summary :_x000D_ The funding will be used to purchase new equipment of its community building that supports the needs of people who are experiencing the effects of social and financial ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2017
    £25,000 05/12/2017
    An exciting new space and a wide range of weekly activities for vulnerable and disadvantaged families and young people in South Westminster. We want to bring the community together to help people ....more
    City Bridge Trust - Eco audit to Cardinal Hume Centre
    £2,800 21/03/2017
    £2,800 (7 days at £400 per day) to provide an eco-audit
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2016
    £25,000 02/12/2016
    This is a project to help vulnerable families with school-aged children who struggle every day with: Unsuitable and temporary housing Food poverty Low income Children will benefit from a fantastic ....more
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Cardinal Hume Centre
    £108,900 22/09/2016
    36
    £108,900 (3 x £36,300) over three years for the salary and on-costs of a full-time Housing Advice Worker.
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Immigration Advice Capacity Network
    £150,000 18/07/2016
    36
    The Immigration Advice Capacity Network will build a network of London organisations providing OISC advice, to facilitate cross sector collaboration through improved signposting, referral pathways ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2015
    £20,000 18/12/2015
    This is a project to help vulnerable families with school-aged children who struggle every day with: Unsuitable and temporary housing Food poverty Low income Children will benefit from a fantastic ....more
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2014
    £50,000 18/12/2014
    This is a project to help vulnerable families with school-aged children who struggle every day with: Unsuitable and temporary housing Food poverty Low income Children will benefit from a fantastic ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Westminster Community Lifeline
    £267,289 21/10/2014
    36
    Not Available
    The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2013
    £10,000 18/12/2013
    This is a project to help vulnerable families with school-aged children who struggle every day with: Unsuitable and temporary housing Food poverty Low income Children will benefit from a fantastic ....more
    Show more rows

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (12)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 10/12 persons

    Age Range of Trustees: 25-66
    • MARK DORAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Civil Servant
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/02/2002, number: 1090836
    • Registered at Companies House on 04/12/2001, number: 04333875
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    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
    20 returns made; AR07: 69 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 40 days late,
    Main office

    THE CARDINAL HUME CENTRE
    3-7 ARNEWAY STREET
    LONDON
    SW1P 2BG

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION AND IN PARTICULAR:TO ADVISE ASSIST AND COUNSEL YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THEIR MENTAL, SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL WELFARE 2. FOR THAT PURPOSE TO RUN THE CARDINAL HUME CENTRE AND SUCH OTHER CENTRE OR ORGANISATION AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT (THE OBJECTS)

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NATIONAL

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

    Tips for Selecting Charities

    Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
    The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
    Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
    Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
    How to become a Philanthropist
    In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

    Giving is Great