Overall GiG Score: 18 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 12
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12

THE CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION 

Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) is a registered charity with a simple aim: to make charity donations go further. We make it easier for donors to give and for charities to manage their money.We do this by enabling donors to give tax-efficiently to charities, helping employers run community programmes and offering charities low-cost banking, investment and fundraising services.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 50 years

www.cafonline.org

companysecretary@cafonline.org

03000123088

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
30/04/23£1,147,196£1,048,708£98,488£21,328£1,837,333£84,051165030
30/04/22£1,044,275£920,470£123,805£61,718£1,756,442£76,692157030
30/04/21£1,008,480£931,071£77,409£73,757£1,608,414£68,4810.953230
30/04/20£706,322£683,398£22,924£0£1,399,251£67,0071.256030
30/04/19£614,303£626,326£-12,023£0£1,419,829£61,7461.260630
30/04/18£597,735£482,505£115,230£0£1,414,682£60,2741.55540
30/04/17£604,747£516,267£88,480£0£1,285,008£60,2081.45320
30/04/16£503,327£431,551£71,776£0£1,119,318£54,9101.55100
30/04/15£466,932£448,184£18,748£924£1,052,807£52,9831.44750
30/04/14£418,213£406,991£11,222£918£998,001£51,4861.54460
30/04/13£384,747£364,812£19,935£1,054£970,966£47,7971.64610
30/04/12£399,946£360,248£39,698£1,219£906,074£45,3741.54570
30/04/11£399,481£326,590£72,891£1,104£876,258£44,3481.64660
30/04/10£377,433£307,838£69,595£1,151£780,054£31,8511.24740
30/04/09£327,987£321,424£6,563£1,626£650,266£27,98314840
30/04/08£409,243£316,389£92,854£1,663£713,612£30,7581.24690
30/04/07£441,640£261,486£180,154£1,883£647,834£30,3271.44270
30/04/06£254,864£229,618£25,246£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/05£245,371£221,746£23,625£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/04£225,722£197,542£28,180£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £400,000-£450,000
Liabilities/Assets: 46%
Liabilities/Income: 139%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 5%
Reserves/Spending: 1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 650 employees
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Canada, Throughout England And Wales, United States,

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
DCMS£30,000,000
ARCADIA£4,641,000
Esmee Fairbairn£750,000
Power to Change£500,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
ARCADIA - Safeguarding the ocean for future generations: Advancing equity, science and capacity
£4,641,000 01/08/2022
To support the operations of the Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI), so that it can continue to provide evidence-based advice to inform international policy concerning the management and ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)
£50,000 04/02/2022
grant to Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) from Foundation Scotland Donor
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)
£50,000 13/08/2021
Grant to Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) .
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)
£20,000 04/02/2021
Grant from Foundation Scotland donor
DCMS - CMC - Charities Aid Foundation (1)
£10,000,000 28/09/2020
This project has been funded as part of the Community Match Challenge, which aims to provide a match fund grant to philanthropists, foundations and grant making organisations for onward distribution ....more
DCMS - CMC - Charities Aid Foundation (2)
£10,000,000 28/09/2020
This project has been funded as part of the Community Match Challenge, which aims to provide a match fund grant to philanthropists, foundations and grant making organisations for onward distribution ....more
DCMS - CMC - Charities Aid Foundation (2)
£10,000,000 28/09/2020
This project has been funded as part of the Community Match Challenge, which aims to provide a match fund grant to philanthropists, foundations and grant making organisations for onward distribution ....more
Power to Change - CAF Charities Aid Foundation
£500,000 10/02/2020
35
Grant to CAF Charities Aid Foundation
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment Charities Aid Foundation
£750,000 09/07/2019
84
An investment into CAF Venturesome's Community Land Trust III Fund.
National Lottery Community Fund - Laying the Groundwork for Local Civil Society Sustainability
£49,986 08/01/2019
8
Laying the Groundwork for Local Civil Society Sustainability
Power to Change - CAF Charities Aid Foundation
£240,000 18/12/2018
21
Grant to CAF Charities Aid Foundation
LandAid Charitable Trust - Renovation of 10-bed property in Stroud
£74,980 26/10/2018
9
Renovation of your existing 10 bed spaces at Painswick Inn, Stroud, for care-leavers and young people aged 16-25. Building work includes the renovation of two kitchens and four bathrooms and the ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 05/03/2018
Main Grants award
Charity Bond Support Fund - Intermediary
£20,000,000 12/04/2016
All Groups
Environmental Finance - Intermediary
£680,000 31/12/2014
All Groups
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment Charities Aid Foundation
£680,000 20/11/2013
An investment in the Community Land Trust Fund II.
Nesta - AC00246
£65,000 11/05/2012
Innovation in Giving programme grant to Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) Grant Ref AC00246
Environmental Finance - Intermediary
£875,000 31/12/2010
All Groups
Environmental Finance - Intermediary
£750,000 31/12/2009
All Groups
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment Charities Aid Foundation
£750,000 16/04/2009
60
An investment in a standby/bridging fund of £500,000, and £250,000 to the development fund over five years, to support charities in need of temporary finance.
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment Charities Aid Foundation
£875,000 14/02/2008
An investment in developing affordable community owned rural housing. The fund is managed by Venturesome.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/01/1974, number: 268369
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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
  • 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; all on time
Main office

CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION
25 KINGS HILL AVENUE
KINGS HILL
WEST MALLING
ME19 4TA

Objectives

TO BENEFIT ANY CHARITABLE INSTITUTION, TO USE ITS FUNDS FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHERESOEVER IN THE WORLD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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