Charity for Roman Catholic Purposes Administered in Connection with the English Province of the Community of the Religious of Jesus and Mary

Analysis

Charity for Roman Catholic Purposes Administered in Connection with the English Province of the Community of the Religious of Jesus and Mary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Felixstowe. It was registered in May 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Charity for Roman Catholic Purposes Administered in Connection with the English Province of the Community of the Religious of Jesus and Mary reported income of £8.0m and spending of £9.1m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6.7m to £8.0m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Charity for Roman Catholic Purposes Administered in Connection with the English Province of the Community of the Religious of Jesus and Mary sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer (£8.0m), The Newcastle Diocesan Board of Finance (£8.1m) and St Bede's Foundation (£7.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, investments 6.5% and donations and legacies 4.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £6.8m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 135 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.