THE FOUNDATION OF ST. BENEDICT OF NURSIA

Registered charity 1077627 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancing the Roman Catholic Faith throughout the world

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECT ("THE OBJECT") NAMELY THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE PROMOTION OF THE BENEDICTINE ORDER

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: Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£481k
Latest spending
£146k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds total net assets of £6,913,923, comprising unrestricted funds of £6,055,571 and restricted contingency funds of £858,352. The trustees aim to spend income arising in any period with any surplus carried forward, and the charity has received significant donations from a US foundation. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donation received from US charity with mutual trustees
“During the year £344,579 (2024: £142,957) was received from Saint Benedict of Nursia Foundation, a US charity with mutual trustees.” — page 22
“During the year £31,320 (2024: £21,624) was paid to Charles Russell Speechlys for professional fees. One of the Trustees, Simon Weil is a partner of the firm.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Professional fees paid to firm where a trustee is a partner
“During the year £344,579 (2024: £142,957) was received from Saint Benedict of Nursia Foundation, a US charity with mutual trustees.” — page 22
“During the year £31,320 (2024: £21,624) was paid to Charles Russell Speechlys for professional fees. One of the Trustees, Simon Weil is a partner of the firm.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Berringers LLP. Discloses 2 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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ghana · Hong Kong · India · Senegal · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£481k£146k
30/06/2024£238k£521k
30/06/2023£249k£184k
30/06/2022£204k£382k
30/06/2021£201k£52k

Common questions

Is THE FOUNDATION OF ST. BENEDICT OF NURSIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds total net assets of £6,913,923, comprising unrestricted funds of £6,055,571 and restricted contingency funds of £858,352. The trustees aim to spend income arising in any period with any surplus carried forward, and the charity has received significant donations from a US foundation. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Berringers LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE S M B TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FOUNDATION OF ST. BENEDICT OF NURSIA£481k——unclear—no doubt
ANNUNCIATION TRUST FY2026£83k—0above—no doubt
THE FOUNDATION OF SAINT FRANÇOIS FY2025£107k——unclear—no doubt
NORTH END BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£451k—0unclear—no doubt
ST AUGUSTINE'S FOUNDATION FY2025£306k——unclear—no doubt
UK FOUNDATION FOR CHRISTIAN SERVICE FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt

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