CARITAS SOCIAL ACTION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 8 January 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04505111
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £360,000
Latest expenditure: £370,000
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: CARITAS SOCIAL ACTION NETWORK, Romero House, 55 Westminster Bridge Road, LONDON, SE1 7JB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.csan.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) is the official domestic social action agency of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales and a member of Caritas Internationalis. We support our family of charities and dioceses and seek to strengthen and facilitate Catholic charitable activities, and to bring the voices of the poor and Catholic teaching to bear in guiding public policy.

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Charity Annual Return History

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: 23 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £360,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £370,000

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: 24 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £444,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £414,000
Accounts Qualified: Yes

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: 5 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £403,714
Total Gross Expenditure: £387,391

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: 27 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £286,911
Total Gross Expenditure: £295,396

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 3 August 2021
Date Accounts Received: 3 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £405,793
Total Gross Expenditure: £334,470

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 23 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £360,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £370,000
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 24 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £444,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £414,000
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 5 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £403,714
Total Gross Expenditure: £387,391
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 27 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £286,911
Total Gross Expenditure: £295,396
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: 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: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 3 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £405,793
Total Gross Expenditure: £334,470
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CARITAS SOCIAL ACTION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-01-08T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07 AUG 2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 OCT 2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25 OCT 2013 as amended on 05 Apr 2019
Charitable Objects: To: 1. further the charitable works of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales in accordance with its teaching through the development of the network of those working in social action; 2. advance the education, training, practice and formation of those active in the field of social action; 3. promote the development of individuals and communities for the benefit of the poor, the vulnerable and the marginalised of all faiths or none by offering a coherent Catholic voice in the public arena.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE UNITED KINGDOM.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 438216
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CATHOLIC SOCIAL ACTION IN ENGLAND AND WALES

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling