SODALITY OF ST.PETER CLAVER

Registered charity 1048906 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion of religion and education together with the relief of poverty and sickness in accordance with the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church. This is done through receipt of donations and legacies which are distributed in third world countries in order to promote healthcare, culture, education and evangelisation.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND FOR ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH WILL ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK FOR THE TIME BEING CARRIED ON DIRECTED OR SUPPORTED BY THE SODALITY OF ST. PETER CLAVIER.

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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£333k
Latest spending
£348k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £46,399 for the year ended 31 March 2024, bringing unrestricted reserves to £957,804. The Trustees consider these net current assets adequate to meet current expenditure levels and provide for the ongoing needs of the Sisters. The charity operates with no paid employees, relying on voluntary service from Sisters under vows of poverty.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and subscriptions (45% of income)
“Donations and subscriptions 146,054” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: maintaining the free reserves at the level shown provides sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions (held: £958k)
“The trustees believe that maintaining the free reserves at the level shown provides sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees are members of the Society and their living costs are borne by the Charity.
“The living costs of the trustees, who are all members of the Society, are therefore borne by the Charity.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cameroon · Ghana · India · Kenya · Madagascar · Mozambique · Namibia · Rwanda · Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£333k£348k
31/03/2024£272k£222k
31/03/2023£279k£257k
31/03/2022£131k£171k
31/03/2021£135k£168k

Common questions

Is SODALITY OF ST.PETER CLAVER financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £46,399 for the year ended 31 March 2024, bringing unrestricted reserves to £957,804. The Trustees consider these net current assets adequate to meet current expenditure levels and provide for the ongoing needs of the Sisters. The charity operates with no paid employees, relying on voluntary service from Sisters under vows of poverty. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.