ST JOSEPH'S SOCIETY

Registered charity 1010058 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JOSEPH'S SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF THE AGED POOR

Relief of Poverty Accomodation/Housing Elderly/Old PeopleProvides Buildings

Objects

THE RELIEF AND CARE OF ROMAN CATHOLICS WHO ARE IN NEED.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£374k
Latest spending
£178k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reports unrestricted free reserves of £3,031,734, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of approximately £200,000 (six months of fixed costs). The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees confirming that current reserves and the funding model support this assessment. The charity relies on investment income and maintenance contributions rather than fundraising to meet its goals.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“In the band £60,001 - £70,000 1 0” — page 17
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“In the band £60,001 - £70,000 1 0” — page 17
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Maintenance contributions (almshouses) (64% of income)
“Maintenance contributions (almshouses) 240,088 240,088 236,488” — page 9
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of fixed costs, approximately £200,000 (reserves figure: £3.0m)
“The directors require that free reserves should cover at least six months of fixed costs, approximately £200,000.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2026

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2026£374k£178k
05/04/2025£287k£192k
05/04/2024£275k£168k
05/04/2023£249k£178k
05/04/2022£281k£172k

Common questions

Is ST JOSEPH'S SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reports unrestricted free reserves of £3,031,734, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of approximately £200,000 (six months of fixed costs). The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees confirming that current reserves and the funding model support this assessment. The charity relies on investment income and maintenance contributions rather than fundraising to meet its goals. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of ST JOSEPH'S SOCIETY earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE JOSEPH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST JOSEPH'S SOCIETY£374k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE JOSEPH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£505k—0unclear—no doubt
ST JOSEPH'S AFRICAN AID FY2026£69k——unclear—no doubt
ST CHRISTOPHERS (GLOSSOP) LIMITED FY2025£2.6m—0unclear—no doubt
ST JOSEPH'S CHILD CARE GROUP FY2025£748k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOSEPH STOREHOUSE TRUST FY2025£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.