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The Catholic Children's Society (Westminster)
The Catholic Children's Society (Westminster) is a registered charity (number 210920) based in London, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Rev David Reilly since 2022. Latest income £2.9m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as Catholic Children's Society (Westminster), Crusade of Rescue (Charity Commission)
- 10 trustees
- Income £2.9m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev David ReillyChair · since 2022
- Anthonyjames Michael O'HalloranTrustee
- Benedict AndradiTrustee · since 2018
- Frances Ellen MC CarthyTrustee
- John GibbsTrustee
- John Michael O'DonnellTrustee
- Lucy MclynnTrustee · since 2021
- Michael John Charles PittendreighTrustee · since 2025
- Michael ToseTrustee · since 2023
- Rev Graham StokesTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.cathchild.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Catholic Childrens' Society (Westminster)
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2.9m£2.9m
- 2024£3.2m£2.6m
- 2023£3.1m£2.7m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.5m£2.4m
- 2021£3.1m£2.5m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS SHALL SEEM FIT THE MATERIAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELFARE OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS, ADULTS WHO WERE BENEFICIARIES OF THE SOCIETY AS CHILDREN OR YOUNG PERSONS, ADULTS WHO WERE (OR WHO HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WERE) IN FOSTER, ADOPTIVE OR RESIDENTIAL CARE AS CHILDREN OR YOUNG PERSONS, AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND/OR YOUNG PERSONS IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER AND ELSEWHERE AND WHETHER OR NOT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT IN ANY WAY LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FOR SUCH PERSONS ACCOMMODATION (WHETHER IN PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE SOCIETY OR OTHERWISE AND WHETHER OR NOT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM) AND ALSO CLOTHING, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, ADVICE AND COUNSELLING.
Grants received
17 grants · £1,328,837 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £651,470 (6 grants)
- John Lyon's Charity · £332,950 (3 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £148,128 (4 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £125,000 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £71,289
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Rev David Reilly Chair since 2022
- Anthonyjames Michael O'Halloran
- Benedict Andradi since 2018
- Frances Ellen MC Carthy
- John Gibbs
- John Michael O'Donnell
- Lucy Mclynn since 2021
- Michael John Charles Pittendreigh since 2025
- Michael Tose since 2023
- Rev Graham Stokes since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Benedict Andradi since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Rev David Reilly Chair since 2022
- Anthonyjames Michael O'Halloran
- Benedict Andradi since 2018
- Frances Ellen MC Carthy
- John Gibbs
- John Michael O'Donnell
- Michael John Charles Pittendreigh since 2025
- Michael Tose since 2023
- Rev Graham Stokes since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Lucy Mclynn since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
8.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 12.4 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 210920
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/07/1905AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/07/1984AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/06/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/06/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/12/2008AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20/08/1984AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03/12/2015 as amended on 11 Aug 2020
- Companies House
- Company number 00085235 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02089695305 · info@cathchild.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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