Annual reviews

This year, 50,000 people signed our petition to clean up the gold industry. Meanwhile, thanks to the generosity of donors, we spent more than £40 million on our core work of long-term development, responding to disasters, campaigning for change and raising awareness about the issues that matter

CAFOD has continued to work solidly within its 2010 framework, and the four aims within that strategy - increasing impact of international programmes, building communities for change, strengthening learning and communication, and maximising CAFOD's global advantage

CAFOD's full annual review to download, showcasing the work carried out in 2006-07 and how its funds were spent

In 2006/07 CAFOD raised just over £52m – a record level. Of this, £39.4m (76%) came from voluntary sources, including £26m directly from the Catholic community in England and Wales (parishes, schools and individuals) and £13.4m through the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) for humanitarian crises.

In 2006/07, CAFOD also raised £3.7m from sister agencies within the Caritas network and £7.6m from government and other institutional grants.

In line with the growth in incoming resources, CAFOD’s expenditure has also grown substantially. In 2006/07, CAFOD’s total expenditure was £53.1m – again a record amount.

CAFOD Review of the Year 2005-06

2005/06 saw both CAFOD's income and expenditure exceed £50m for the first time. Overall, £42.1m was spent on its international programme, and £4.8m on education, policy and campaigning. CAFOD also spent £4.5m on the costs of generating funds and governance - less than 9% of the total spend.

Almost 75% of income came from individuals and communities - with £27m from the Catholic community of Engalnd and Wales, and £10m passed on by the Disasters and Emergencies Committee (DEC). A further £12m came from governmental and institutional donors, including £5m from Caritas and other Catholic networks. CAFOD also raised £1m from trading and investment income.

Summary of Annual Trustees Report and Accounts as submitted to the Charity Commision

In the year to March 2005, CAFOD’s income jumped to £47m – an increase of 65%. This reflected bothexceptional responses to the Darfur appeal (from which we received £5m) and the Tsunami appeal (from which we received £12m) and the continued growth in our underlying core funding.

In total, CAFOD received more than £37m from supporters, supplemented by £8.5m from governments and institutions and £0.8m from investment and trading income.

The costs of generating funds were 8% of total funds generated and 11% of total funds expended; very low compared to most other aid agencies. Grants on development and emergency programmes accounted for 68% of total funds expended; with overseas programme support costs accounting for a further 11%; education, policy and campaigning programmes accounting for 9% and the costs of managing and administering the charity less than 1%.

In the year to March 2004, CAFOD received total income of more than £28m; 68% came from voluntary sources (the Catholic Community), 16% from UK government grants, 14% from other institutional grants and 2% from investment and trading income.

In the year, the costs of generating funds were just 10% of total funds expended; low compared to most other aid agencies. Grants on development and emergency programmes accounted for 69% of total funds expended; with overseas programme support costs accounting for a further 11%; education, policy and campaigning programmes accounting for 9% and the costs of managing and administering the charity less than 1%.