The Catholic Children's Society (Westminster)

Analysis

The Catholic Children's Society (Westminster) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00085235). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Catholic Children's Society (Westminster) reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.1m to £2.9m (-6.4%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Catholic Children's Society (Westminster) sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Changing Pathways (£2.9m), The Blagrave Trust (£3.0m) and The Sequoia Trust (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 43%, charitable activities 35%, investments 7.6% and trading 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £320k. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 9.8%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 84 people.