COLCHESTER CATALYST CHARITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 27 September 1963
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00634588
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £353,366
Latest expenditure: £553,194
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 14 Dedham Vale Business, Manningtree Road, Dedham, COLCHESTER, CO7 6BL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.colchestercatalyst.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Grant making for the relief of the sick or suffering of North East Essex

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 4 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 4 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £353,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £553,194

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 1 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £349,571
Total Gross Expenditure: £457,743

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 26 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £394,269
Total Gross Expenditure: £452,130

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 29 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £373,553
Total Gross Expenditure: £626,563

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £360,756
Total Gross Expenditure: £503,355

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £353,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £553,194
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £349,571
Total Gross Expenditure: £457,743
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £394,269
Total Gross Expenditure: £452,130
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £373,553
Total Gross Expenditure: £626,563
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £360,756
Total Gross Expenditure: £503,355
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Essex
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: COLCHESTER CATALYST CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2026-05-22T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5160774
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1192588
Assoc Charity Name: HEADS2MINDS

Charity Name: COLCHESTER CATALYST CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1963-09-27T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7/8/1959, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS OF 26/11/1962, 29/7/1963, 4/4/1976, 30/11/1981 AND 21/9/1989
Charitable Objects: THE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED IS THE RELIEF AT OR IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF COLCHESTER IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX OF THE SICK OR SUFFERING
Area Of Benefit: COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 322360
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE COLCHESTER & DISTRICT NURSING HOME ASSOCIATION (GUARANTEE) LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 322347
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: COLCHESTER OAKS HOSPITAL LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 322327
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: COLCHESTER NURSING HOME LIMITED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries