Congregation of Our Lady of the Missions CIO

Analysis

Congregation of Our Lady of the Missions CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrow. It was registered in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability 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 provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Congregation of Our Lady of the Missions CIO reported income of £4.0m and spending of £1.9m, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £15.4m to £4.0m (-74%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 276%. Over the whole period it spent 31% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Congregation of Our Lady of the Missions CIO sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind Limited (£4.0m), Bath Mind (£4.0m) and VHLT Ltd (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 3.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £52k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £68k. Reserves of £4.9m would cover about 30 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.