Brentwood Catholic Children's Society

Analysis

Brentwood Catholic Children's Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in October 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Brentwood Catholic Children's Society reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.3m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £881k to £1.4m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 247%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Brentwood Catholic Children's Society sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Johnson Clergy Association (Birmingham) CIO (£1.4m), Worcester Municipal Charities (CIO) (£1.4m) and Blueprint for All (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 58%, donations and legacies 28%, investments 6.5% and trading 6.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £237k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £4.0m would cover about 37 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.