The British Isles Province of the Congregation of Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary

Analysis

The British Isles Province of the Congregation of Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bromley. It was registered in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The British Isles Province of the Congregation of Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary reported income of £2.8m and spending of £3.5m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.8m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 138% 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 British Isles Province of the Congregation of Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Fund (£2.8m), QPR in the Community Trust (£2.8m) and Right to Play UK Limited (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 49%, investments 21% and donations and legacies 9.1%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 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.