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Description

We are a Roman Catholic organization whose members work for the spread of the Christian message in Asian and South American countries. Supporting communities of Christian faith, relieving poverty and hardship, promoting dialogue and reconciliation among people of different races, cultures and religions, and caring for the natural environment are the principle activities of our members.

Also known as

Columban Fathers
The Columban Fathers Region of Britain
Missionary Society of St Columban
The Society of St Columban for Foreign Missions

CCEW Charity number

221594

Registered

26 July 1963

Postcode

B93 9AB

Website

columbans.co.uk

Domain

columbans.co.uk

Latest income

£3,094,448 (on 31 March 2023)

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The Society of St Columban for Foreign Missions

GB-CHC-221594

Locations

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Areas of operation in the UK

Area of operation outside the UK

Australia
Chile
China
Fiji
Hong Kong
Ireland
Japan
Korea, Republic of
Myanmar
New Zealand
Peru
Philippines
Pakistan
Taiwan, Province of China
United States

Registered Office in the UK

Solihull

The Society of St Columban for Foreign Missions

GB-CHC-221594

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-221594 .

What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 221594 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Society of St Columban for Foreign Missions (this record)

GB-CHC-221594

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-04-23

Society of St Columban Foreign Missions

GB-SC-SC038948

Organisation record from Office of Scottish Charity Regulator
Last updated 2024-04-18

The Society of St Columban for Foreign Missions

GB-CHC-221594

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

Other religious associations I90

UK Charity Activity Tags

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Environment EN » Conservation and sustainability EN102
Religion RL » Christianity RL200
Religion RL » Christianity RL200 » Roman Catholic RL205
Social welfare SW » Individual poverty SW105

Theme (CCEW)

General Charitable Purposes 101
Education/training 102
Overseas Aid/famine Relief 106
Religious Activities 108

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

Children/young People 201
Elderly/old People 202
People With Disabilities 203
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin 204
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205

Activities (CCEW)

Makes Grants To Organisations 302
Provides Other Finance 303
Provides Human Resources 304
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307

Scale of operation

National and Overseas

The Society of St Columban for Foreign Missions

GB-CHC-221594

Charity financial history

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Year ending	Income (£)	Spending (£)
1963-07-26	Registered as a charity
2004-03-31	3,088,363	3,835,299
2005-03-31	3,199,343	2,436,546
2006-03-31	3,854,510	3,798,660
2007-03-31	3,577,297	2,890,223
2008-03-31	3,517,216	3,836,372
2009-03-31	4,059,769	3,650,943
2010-03-31	3,306,981	3,825,862
2011-03-31	3,444,351	3,499,502
2012-03-31	4,587,208	3,609,453
2013-03-31	3,479,996	8,091,602
2014-03-31	4,447,078	3,483,320
2015-03-31	4,439,348	3,268,301
2016-03-31	13,363,390	4,314,930
2017-03-31	3,385,419	3,384,761
2018-03-31	4,119,016	3,233,070
2019-03-31	3,937,509	3,163,555
2020-03-31	3,474,092	2,632,059
2021-03-31	3,310,292	3,281,231
2022-03-31	3,745,927	3,641,490
2023-03-31	3,094,448	1,580,899

Income and Spending

Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Society of St Columban for Foreign Missions

GB-CHC-221594

Charity people

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	2023 £	2022 £
Employees	19	20
Employees paid more than £60,000	-	-
Volunteers	6	6
Trustees	4

Employees

Volunteers

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The Society of St Columban for Foreign Missions

GB-CHC-221594

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended 31 March 2023.

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

	2023 £m	2022 £m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income	1.6	1.8
Legacies	1.2	1.8
Endowments	-	-
Donations and legacies	2.8	3.6
Income from charitable activities	-	-
Income from other trading activities	-	-
Income from investments	0.2	0.1
Other income	0.0	0.0
Total	3.1	3.7

Expenditure
Investment management	0.0	0.0
Other spending on raising funds	0.2	0.3
Spending on raising funds	0.3	0.3
Grants to institutions	0.0	-
Other charitable activities	1.3	3.4
Charitable activities	1.3	3.4
Other spending	-	-
Total	1.6	3.6

Net income / (expenditure)	1.5	0.1

The Society of St Columban for Foreign Missions

GB-CHC-221594

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at 31 March 2023.

	2023 £m	2022 £m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets	5.1	5.2
Investment assets	4.3	4.5
	9.3	9.7

Current assets
Current investment assets	16.0	16.8
Cash	9.1	8.7
Other current assets	0.8	1.2
	25.9	26.8

Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year	(14.2)	(16.6)
Net current assets	11.7	10.1

Total assets less current liabilities	21.1	19.8

Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year	-	-

Net assets	21.1	19.8

Funds
Endowment funds	-	-
Restricted funds	0.1	1.5
Unrestricted funds	21.0	18.3
	21.1	19.8

The Society of St Columban for Foreign Missions

GB-CHC-221594

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2023 (the latest year with data available) or 2022.