Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY OF CHARITY OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD CIO 

1. Pastoral community work and chaplaincy work - Voluntary servicewithin the Church and local community, chaplaincy ministry in prisons,hospitals and hospices.2. Ministry within Social Services teams - Work with Social Services andagencies within the voluntary sector.3. Residential care services for our elderly Sisters at St Euphrasia?s CareHome, Blackley, Manchester.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £63,785,530 available, equivalent to 327 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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£3,531£2,338£1,193£0£64,526£63,786327.3540
31/03/22£2,317£2,480£-163£0£66,861£65,114315531
31/03/21£2,536£2,390£147£0£63,746£61,323308590
31/03/20£2,488£2,353£136£0£55,037£52,764269.1710
31/03/19£23,864£2,686£21,178£0£57,984£54,537243.6770
31/03/18£1,782£1,620£161£0£34,499£30,846228.5370
31/03/17£32,321£1,340£30,981£0£34,429£30,021268.9350
31/03/16*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 327.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 33 months
Quick Ratio: 39.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 9 years

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01617432031

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnet, Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 54 employees

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 10/09/2015, number: 1163502
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR16: 0 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY OF CHARITY OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD on 04/06/2019
  • Asset transfer in from THE FAIRLIGHT CHARITABLE COMPANY on 17/10/2020
Main office

Suite 23
5th Floor
St. James' House
Pendleton Way
Salford

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION THROUGH THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CONGREGATION AS THE TRUSTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE PROVINCE LEADER SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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