Colchester Catalyst Charity

Analysis

Colchester Catalyst Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00634588). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Colchester Catalyst Charity reported income of £353k and spending of £553k, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £361k to £353k (-2.0%), an average of -0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 142% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Colchester Catalyst Charity sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trauma Treatment International (£353k), Sight Concern Bedfordshire (£353k) and Maldon and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£353k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.