The Daughters of Jesus CIO
Analysis
The Daughters of Jesus CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Westgate-On-Sea. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Daughters of Jesus CIO reported income of £571k and spending of £900k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.6m to £571k (-64%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 337% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Daughters of Jesus CIO sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wigan Deanery Trust (£571k), Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Sthapit Shree Swaminarayan Sidhant Sajivan Mandal - Bolton (£571k) and Bristol Mind (£571k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 71% and donations and legacies 29%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 8.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £73k. It employed 2 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 29%
- Investments 71%
In the charity's own words
Supports members of English Province and Sisters of wider Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus, together with the various works they undertake, at home and abroad. In the English Province, this includes pastoral care of the elderly, the isolated and those in need, as well as the advancement of the Roman Catholic religion through the Sisters' witness of their life and prayer together in community
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Wigan Deanery Trust | Lancashire | £571k |
| Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Sthapit Shree Swaminarayan Sidhant Sajivan Mandal - Bolton | Bolton | £571k |
| Bristol Mind | Bristol | £571k |
| Jason Robinson Foundation | Doncaster | £571k |