Congregation of Our Lady, Canonesses of St Augustine CIO

Analysis

Congregation of Our Lady, Canonesses of St Augustine CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Congregation of Our Lady, Canonesses of St Augustine CIO reported income of £506k and spending of £1.0m, spending 203% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £458k to £506k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 1036% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Congregation of Our Lady, Canonesses of St Augustine CIO sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lifeshare Limited (£506k), Jamia Mosque Anwar-Ul-Loom Trust (£507k) and Emmanuel Church London (£506k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 60%, donations and legacies 38% and charitable activities 1.9%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Reserves of £11.0m would cover about 126 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 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.