Caritas Diocese of Salford

Analysis

Caritas Diocese of Salford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06594417). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Caritas Diocese of Salford reported income of £4.2m and spending of £3.8m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.0m to £4.2m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Caritas Diocese of Salford sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catherine Grace Trust (£4.2m), Adviza Partnership (£4.2m) and The Foster Care Charity (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 57%, donations and legacies 30% and investments 5.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £463k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 86 people.