Poverty & Inclusion Community & Social Justice 2025
CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development)

Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements 2024-25

CAFOD, the official aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, made 561 grants worth £25.7m across 39 countries in 2024-25. Total income reached £56.2m, boosted by a record £14.9m in legacy gifts. The charity responded to major crises including Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine and Myanmar, and returned to surplus after cost-saving measures. Advocacy focused on global debt justice as part of the Jubilee 2025 year.

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Long-term development programmes; emergency response (Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, DRC, Myanmar); livelihoods and resilience; gender justice; peacebuilding; capacity building with local Caritas and partner organisations; advocacy and debt justice campaigning; Catholic community education in England and Wales

📊Key Metrics

561 grants worth £25.7 million made across 39 countries Key Metric 1
£56.2 million total income, including a record £14.9 million from legacy gifts Key Metric 2
£7.1 million raised from supporters for 8 significant crisis responses Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • £43.3 million (86% of expenditure) spent directly on charitable work supporting communities and emergency response
  • Surplus of £5.6 million achieved after cost-saving measures, including a 13% reduction in unrestricted spending
  • More than 11,757 supporters took 20,730 campaign actions with CAFOD in 2024-25

📍Geography

International

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