The English Region of the Daughters of Mary and Joseph CIO
Analysis
The English Region of the Daughters of Mary and Joseph CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Wickham. It was registered in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, 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 buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The English Region of the Daughters of Mary and Joseph CIO reported income of £1.7m and spending of £2.1m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.7m (+25%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 142% 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 English Region of the Daughters of Mary and Joseph CIO sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Susan Day Residential Home (£1.7m), The Mary How Trust for Cancer Prevention (£1.7m) and St Andrew's House (£1.7m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 45%, investments 30% and donations and legacies 24%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £30k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £56k. Reserves of £14.0m would cover about 80 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 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 23%
- Legacies 1.8%
- Charitable activities 45%
- Investments 30%
- Other 0.9%
In the charity's own words
The CIO will aim to support the religious and other charitable works performed by members of the Congregation. These works will fall into the following four areas: Healthcare, Education, Social and Pastoral Care and Overseas (including USA and Africa).
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Day Residential Home | Ilfracombe | £1.7m |
| The Mary How Trust for Cancer Prevention | West Sussex | £1.7m |
| St Andrew's House | Coventry | £1.7m |
| Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick | Smethwick | £1.7m |