Trust Property Held Icw the English Province of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Analysis
Trust Property Held Icw the English Province of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in UK. It was registered in February 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Trust Property Held Icw the English Province of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary reported income of £3.8m and spending of £4.0m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.4m to £3.8m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Trust Property Held Icw the English Province of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 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 Wooden Spoon Society (£3.8m), Cris Cancer Foundation (£3.8m) and Airedale Voluntary Drug and Alcohol Agency Limited (£3.8m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52%, donations and legacies 30% and investments 8.0%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £135k. Reserves of £13.6m would cover about 41 months of spending at that rate. It employed 82 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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 30%
- Charitable activities 52%
- Investments 8.0%
- Other 10%
In the charity's own words
The Charity's activities centre around educational, social and pastoral work in addition to supporting the work of the Sisters overseas in areas of greatest need associated with the under privileged, the vulnerable and the deprived. Such activities spring from the original purpose of the Congregation which was to bring good news to the poor.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Wooden Spoon Society | Fleet | £3.8m |
| Cris Cancer Foundation | London | £3.8m |
| Airedale Voluntary Drug and Alcohol Agency Limited | Keighley | £3.8m |
| The Georg and Emily Von Opel Foundation | Berkshire | £3.8m |