Activities

As described by the charity on the register

To promote opportunities for the development,education and support of young people in need to lead purposeful, stable and fulfilled lives and to promote safer, crime free communities for the benefit of the public.Catch22 is a social business, a not for profit business with a social mission, working with people acrossevery stage of the social welfare cycle.

Latest income

£46.6m

Expenditure

£48.7m

Financial year end

2025-08-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-08-31 £65.2m £54.7m
2022-08-31 £54.8m £56.5m
2023-08-31 £53.5m £56.9m
2024-08-31 £51.1m £85.5m
2025-08-31 £46.6m £48.7m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £580k
Charitable activities £45.5m
Trading £113k
Investment income £401k
Total income £46.6m

Spending

Charitable spend £48.3m
Raising funds £343k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £68k
Total expenditure £48.7m

Balance sheet

Reserves £10.4m
Total funds £20.1m
— restricted £3.3m
— unrestricted £16.8m
— endowment £0
Total assets £20.1m
Cash £4.8m

People

Employees 943

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.