01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 20 October 1992
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02719436
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £484,781
- Latest expenditure
- £610,703
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Canterbury Open Day Centre, Palmer House, Station Road East, Canterbury, CT1 2RB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.catchinglives.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The charity's mission is to provide a high quality, professionally-run service, utilising the skills of staff and volunteers to progress people out of the trap of destitution swiftly, comprehensively and lastingly; to promote the relief of poverty, sickness and distress among persons in need, including those not catered for by existing statutory or voluntary services within the United Kingdom.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £484,781
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £610,703
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £561,894
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £492,829
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £418,697
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £448,152
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £359,934
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £494,075
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £548,747
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £495,482
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £484,781
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £610,703
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £37,729
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £561,894
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £492,829
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £418,697
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £448,152
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 70
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 12 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £359,934
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £494,075
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Grants
- £67,656
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 45
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 25 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £548,747
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £495,482
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £16
- Income From Government Grants
- £47,145
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 50
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 476720
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 54859
- Income Charitable Activities
- 19461
- Income Investments
- 10854
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 561894
- Income Legacies
- 5000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,560
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £489,269
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 492829
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13719
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 489269
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7012
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £458,232
- Assets Total Fixed
- 143018
- Assets Own Use
- 143018
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £416,505
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £13,462
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £546,061
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 13462
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £392,253
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 533884
- Funds Restricted
- 12177
- Funds Total
- 546061
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 25 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 525622
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2300
- Income Charitable Activities
- 11887
- Income Investments
- 8938
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 548747
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,123
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £491,787
- Expenditure Other
- 572
- Expenditure Total
- 495482
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5873
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5873
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6246
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £640,255
- Assets Total Fixed
- 85682
- Assets Own Use
- 85682
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £585,572
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £30,662
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £640,592
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 30662
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £563,319
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 506839
- Funds Restricted
- 133753
- Funds Total
- 640592
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kent
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CATCHINGLIVES
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1992-10-20T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 JUNE 1992, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 21 AUGUST 1992, 30 MARCH 1995, 20 SEPTEMBER 2000, 13 DEC 2000, 29 JUNE 2005 AND BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 13 OCTOBER 2010 as amended on 14 Nov 2013 as amended on 25 Mar 2026
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONGPERSONS IN NEED. THIS IS TO INCLUDE THOSE NOT CATERED FOR BYEXISTING STATUTORY OR VOLUNTARY SERVICES WITHIN THE UNITEDKINGDOM'.
- Area Of Benefit
- THE UNITED KINGDOM
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 75574
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE SCRINE FOUNDATION
- Charity Name Id
- 75543
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CANTERBURY OPEN CHRISTMAS
- Charity Name Id
- 75514
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CANTERBURY OPEN CENTRE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures