Overall GiG Score: -2 ?
Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +3

    BRENTWOOD ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN TRUST 

    Religious Activities
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £50,020,184 available, equivalent to 54 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 60 years
    (76 years as a company)

    www.dioceseofbrentwood.net

    finance@dioceseofbrentwood.org

    01277265280

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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
    05/04/22*£12,995£11,189£1,807£58£58,922£50,02053.61884,500
    05/04/21*£8,990£10,537£-1,547£30£53,503£44,32350.51964,500
    05/04/20£12,692£12,846£-154£244£49,643£41,38138.72014,500
    05/04/19*£15,853£12,353£3,501£171£48,570£40,01338.92074,350
    05/04/18£13,690£12,241£1,449£188£44,071£35,64534.92024,500
    05/04/17£12,587£11,715£871£176£42,777£34,45235.32120
    05/04/16£12,356£11,674£682£261£40,019£32,57033.52090
    05/04/15£12,535£11,904£631£507£38,447£30,96431.2770
    05/04/14£13,262£11,998£1,264£462£36,466£29,62629.6780
    05/04/13£11,537£12,117£-579£432£34,331£28,65528.4790
    05/04/12£12,139£11,760£380£560£33,641£28,31428.9780
    05/04/11£11,138£11,412£-274£363£33,740£28,61830.1820
    05/04/10£10,328£10,131£197£284£32,220£27,34232.4820
    05/04/09£11,491£13,882£-2,391£226£29,492£25,487221340
    05/04/08£15,005£11,859£3,145£234£34,412£29,51129.91490
    05/04/07£12,609£10,112£2,496£251£31,488£26,53331.51460
    05/04/06*£10,488£10,354£134£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/05£11,394£11,492£-99£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/04*£10,367£10,663£-297£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
    Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 5%
    Liabilities/Income: 22%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
    Reserves/Spending: 53.6 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
    Quick Ratio: 3.7
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Religious Activities
    Who works here?
    • 188 employees
    • 4,500 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    Where it operates
    • Barking And Dagenham, Essex, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest,

    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
    Joseph Rank Trust - St Edward the Confessor RC Church, Romford
    £25,000 13/10/2023
    To part fund the Church property scheme
    Essex Community Foundation - The Bell will ring again
    £5,550 28/06/2018
    11
    Towards a project to reinstall a commemorative bell

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • THE BRENTWOOD ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE TRUSTEE
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/04/1964, number: 234092
    • Registered at Companies House on 13/03/1948, number: 00450897
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR22: 229 days late, AR21: 368 days late, AR19: 296 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR04: 26 days late,
    Main office

    CATHEDRAL HOUSE
    INGRAVE ROAD
    BRENTWOOD
    ESSEX
    CM15 8AT

    Objectives

    THE ADVANCEMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF BRENTWOOD.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF BRENTWOOD.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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