Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

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
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/23	£631	£692	£-61	£0	£784	£440	7.6	29	0
31/12/22	£605	£633	£-28	£0	£850	£503	9.5	30	1
31/12/21	£659	£593	£66	£0	£917	£579	11.7	24	3
31/12/20	£706	£808	£-102	£0	£833	£467	6.9	15	2
31/12/19	£813	£910	£-97	£12	£945	£414	5.5	35	2
31/12/18	£761	£806	£-45	£2	£1,010	£394	5.9	44	0
31/12/17	£845	£927	£-82	£0	£1,109	£497	6.4	75	0
31/12/16	£829	£995	£-166	£1	£1,147	£484	5.8	73	0
31/12/15	£949	£1,117	£-168	£110	£1,254	£461	5	29	0
31/12/14	£796	£1,169	£-374	£110	£1,398	£411	4.2	30	0
31/12/13	£894	£1,299	£-405	£116	£1,758	£369	3.4	25	0
31/12/12	£1,021	£1,321	£-300	£126	£2,163	£370	3.4	25	0
31/12/11	£2,562	£1,079	£1,482	£115	£2,463	£320	3.6	22	0
31/12/10	£1,348	£1,046	£302	£115	£981	£278	3.2	22	0
31/12/09	£766	£902	£-136	£103	£678	£308	4.1	22	0
31/12/08	£975	£1,211	£-235	£136	£814	£391	3.9	23	0
31/12/07	£1,186	£923	£262	£87	£1,049	£479	6.2	15	0
31/12/06	£704	£531	£174	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£589	£653	£-63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£651	£485	£165	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 56%
Reserves/Spending: 7.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 38

Asset Split ?

Established: 23 years

www.civitas.org.uk

info@civitas.org.uk

02077996677

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

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 supports 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 - Supplementary Saturday School in Kilburn
£19,805	14/11/2022 12	Supplementary Saturday School in Kilburn
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

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-76

DR DAVID COSTAIN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Consultant

DR DAVID GEORGE GREEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

HON JUSTIN EDWARD MAGNUS SHAW, Occupation: Self Employed Writer

PETER DESMOND CLIFFORD LLOYD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Financial Consultant

SIR ALAN WALTER RUDGE CBE Appointed: 2015

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

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 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

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