The Chapter of the Order of the Holy Paraclete Limited

Analysis

The Chapter of the Order of the Holy Paraclete Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in April 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01241044). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Chapter of the Order of the Holy Paraclete Limited reported income of £763k and spending of £1.5m, spending 196% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £603k to £763k (+26%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 185% 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 Chapter of the Order of the Holy Paraclete Limited sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Acacia Family Support (£763k), Shine Cancer Support (£763k) and Friend Counselling (London) Ltd (£762k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 59%, investments 21%, donations and legacies 17% and trading 3.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £54k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £22k. Reserves of £4.9m would cover about 39 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 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.