Roman Catholic Purposes in Connexion with the Congregation of the Sisters of St Clare in Ireland

Analysis

Roman Catholic Purposes in Connexion with the Congregation of the Sisters of St Clare in Ireland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dublin Ireland. It was registered in February 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Roman Catholic Purposes in Connexion with the Congregation of the Sisters of St Clare in Ireland reported income of £429k and spending of £476k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from £170k to £429k (+152%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 244%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Roman Catholic Purposes in Connexion with the Congregation of the Sisters of St Clare in Ireland sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Renewal Trust (£428k), Homeless People and the Oxford Churches(Gatehouse) (£429k) and New Life Church Rugby (£428k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.