MISSIONARY SISTERS OF ST COLUMBAN CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1109103 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COLUMBAN SISTER, MSSC · also registered in Scotland as SC040753 (OSCR)

to advance the religious and other charitable work carried on by the members of the Congregation and to care for those members thoughout their lives with the Congregation.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK FOR THE TIME BEING CARRIED ON PROMOTED OR SUPPORTED BY THE SOCIETY AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE CONSENT OF THE CONGREGATIONAL LEADER THINK FIT PROVIDED THAT IF AT ANY TIME THE SOCIETY SHALL CEASE TO EXIST OR TO CARRY ON PROMOTE OR SUPPORT ANY CHARITABLE WORKS THE TRUST FUND AND THE INCOME THEREOF SHALL BE HELD FOR SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the trustees intend to wind up the charity, and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. The charity reported a net expenditure of £156,989 for the period, largely offset by a gain on the sale of property, resulting in carried forward funds of £369,311.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (83% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sister Ursula Scullanechair
• Sister Anne Marie Smith
• Sister Catherine Mary Midgley
• Sister Josephine Young-ok Hong

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

Operates in: Burma · City Of London · City Of Westminster · Hackney · Pakistan · Peru · Philippines · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

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