THE SOCIETY OF CATHOLIC MEDICAL MISSIONARIES - CENTRAL FUND

Registered charity 1072554 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S.C.M.M.-CENTRAL FUND

Advance of religious, medical and other charitable work carried out by or under direction of the Central Administration of the Order

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£727k
Latest spending
£817k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is being wound up and its assets and liabilities are being transferred to a new CIO, resulting in the closure of the charity. Consequently, the financial statements are prepared on a basis other than going concern, with unrestricted general reserves amounting to nil. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing its total net assets from £1,705,628 to £1,660,434.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Vrieden (57% of income)
“the total income received from Vrieden was £415,378.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“General reserves without fixed assets and other designated funds amount to fnil.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“As the charity will be wound up within 12 months of the year end, activities are not continuing.” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£727k
Total spending
£817k
Cost of raising funds
£52k
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~21.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (59% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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
31/12/2024£727k£817k
31/12/2023£687k£628k
31/12/2022£709k£1.1m
30/06/2021£291k£532k
30/06/2020£577k£291k

Common questions

Is THE SOCIETY OF CATHOLIC MEDICAL MISSIONARIES - CENTRAL FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is being wound up and its assets and liabilities are being transferred to a new CIO, resulting in the closure of the charity. Consequently, the financial statements are prepared on a basis other than going concern, with unrestricted general reserves amounting to nil. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing its total net assets from £1,705,628 to £1,660,434. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.