Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

CIVITAS LIMITED 

Research, publication of findings, organising seminars and conferences, encouraging community development, running supplementary schools, monitoring and studying human rights such as those based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 23 years

www.civitas.org.uk

info@civitas.org.uk

02077996677

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£605£633£-28£0£850£5039.5301
31/12/21£659£593£66£0£917£57911.7243
31/12/20£706£808£-102£0£833£4676.9152
31/12/19£813£910£-97£12£945£4145.5352
31/12/18£761£806£-45£2£1,010£3945.9443
31/12/17£845£927£-82£0£1,109£4976.4750
31/12/16£829£995£-166£1£1,147£4845.8730
31/12/15£949£1,117£-168£110£1,254£4615290
31/12/14£796£1,169£-374£110£1,398£4114.2300
31/12/13£894£1,299£-405£116£1,758£3693.4250
31/12/12£1,021£1,321£-300£126£2,163£3703.4250
31/12/11£2,562£1,079£1,482£115£2,463£3203.6220
31/12/10£1,348£1,046£302£115£981£2783.2220
31/12/09£766£902£-136£103£678£3084.1220
31/12/08£975£1,211£-235£136£814£3913.9230
31/12/07£1,186£923£262£87£1,049£4796.2150
31/12/06£704£531£174£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£589£653£-63£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£651£485£165£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 27%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 59%
Reserves/Spending: 9.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 49
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 30 employees
  • 1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Pears Foundation - Grant to Civitas
£19,358 16/11/2021
Supplementary Saturday School in Kilburn 2021/22
Pears Foundation - Grant to Civitas
£19,358 31/07/2020
12
Supplementary Saturday School in Kilburn 2020/21
Pears Foundation - Grant to Civitas
£19,358 02/09/2019
12
Supplementary Saturday School in Kilburn 2019/20
Pears Foundation - Grant to Civitas
£19,358 08/11/2018
12
Supplementary Saturday School in Kilburn 2018/19
Pears Foundation - Grant to Civitas
£20,000 07/12/2016
12
Supplementary Saturday School in Kilburn
Pears Foundation - Grant to Civitas
£20,000 19/06/2015
12
Supplementary Saturday School in Kilburn 2015/16

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-75
  • TOM HARRIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Financial Adviser
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2001, number: 1085494
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/06/2000, number: 04023541
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

CIVITAS
55 TUFTON STREET
LONDON
SW1P 3QL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE STUDY AND UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGION AND ETHICS IN SOCIETY AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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