CATHOLIC CARERS KEEPING BUSY

This UK wing of an age-old international Catholic movement sends its members out to befriend and help disadvantaged people in England and Wales. In 2007-08 they gave almost a million hours of voluntary support. The charity runs other projects: from soup kitchens, to providing cheap furniture, to running holidays in Wales, it also makes grants to its partner charities abroad. The annual report and review offer detailed information covering the year's activities, and a reasonable financial commentary. Long-term plans would make them even better.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING

What is this? 		77 %
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.

SIZE OF CHARITY...

What is this? 		Medium
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.

HIGHEST SALARY

What is this? 		Under £60k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY

What is this? 		Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.
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Reviewed: 2009-06-08     Accounts ending: 2008-03-31

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IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

  • Older people
  • People with housing problems
  • People in prison
  • Disadvantaged people
  • People in poor countries

Where

  • England
  • Wales
  • Worldwide

Providing

  • Befriending
  • Grants to induviduals
  • Grants to other St Vincent de Paul organisations
  • Residential Care
  • Cheap furniture

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VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE
£7,697,140
What is this?
Of all the charities we profile...
- Less than £1m is tiny
- £1m to £5m is small
- £6m to £10m is medium
- £11m to £50m is large
- Above that is very rare
SPENT ON CHARITABLE WORK
90%
The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.


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