THE DOMINICAN SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH

Registered charity 1050485 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DOMINICAN SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH, ST DOMINICS PRIORY, THE DOMINICAN SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH, ASHURST CHARITY

Our core principle remains the nurturing, teaching and celebration of the Roman Catholic faith.

Objects

CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORKS BEING CARRIES ON BY OR UNDER THE DIRECTION OR WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SOCIETY OF THE DOMINICAN SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH'S ASHURST WHETHER IN ENGLAND OR WALES OR ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERIOR OF THE SAID SOCIETY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE SOUTHAMPTON AREA AT PRESENT

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£203k

Latest spending

£180k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £23,106 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by new income from a Certificate in Catechesis. Total cash funds increased to £176,070, which the trustees note is kept as an emergency fund for unexpected repairs and maintenance. The charity has no employees and relies on volunteers and sisters living frugally to manage its operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of operational expenditure (held: £176k)

“The reserves policy of the charity is to keep cash reserves to cover 3-6 months operational expenditure, whilst also being mindful of the significant property maintenance costs that arise.” — page 8

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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

SISTER BENEDICTA CHINWE OBIORA
SISTER MARIE DEFOS DU RAU
Sr Elena Katerina Cahill
Sr Megan Esther Elizabeth Hodder

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£203k	£180k
31/12/2023	£182k	£167k
31/12/2022	£198k	£139k
31/12/2021	£173k	£153k
31/12/2020	£128k	£111k

Common questions

Is THE DOMINICAN SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £23,106 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by new income from a Certificate in Catechesis. Total cash funds increased to £176,070, which the trustees note is kept as an emergency fund for unexpected repairs and maintenance. The charity has no employees and relies on volunteers and sisters living frugally to manage its operational costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE J VAN MARS FOUNDATION	1	£93k
THE ENGLISH REGION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH CIO	1	£86k
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREAT BRITAIN	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SISTERS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CIO.

SISTERS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CIO income £292k
CHARITY FOR ST JOSEPH'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY (GENERALATE) income £3.3m
THE DAUGHTERS OF JESUS CIO income £571k
DOMINICAN MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS CIO income £340k
THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF PEACE CIO income £2.1m
Congregation of Jesus (Loreto Sisters) English Province income £2.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE DOMINICAN SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH	£203k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SISTERS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CIO FY2025	£292k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHARITY FOR ST JOSEPH'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY (GENERALATE) FY2024	£3.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DAUGHTERS OF JESUS CIO FY2025	£571k	—	0	unclear	13.2%	no doubt
DOMINICAN MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS CIO FY2024	£340k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF PEACE CIO FY2025	£2.1m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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