THE ENGLISH REGION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH CIO

Registered charity 1171001 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DMJ, THE DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH, THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH CIO, THE LADIES OF MARY

The CIO will aim to support the religious and other charitable works performed by members of the Congregation. These works will fall into the following four areas: Healthcare, Education, Social and Pastoral Care and Overseas (including USA and Africa).

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION; AND(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CONGREGATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE REGIONAL CO-ORDINATING GROUP, OR IF THERE IS NO REGIONAL CO-ORDINATING GROUP THE SUPERIOR GENERAL, SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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 · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £1.2m for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a £771k loss on investments and higher operational expenditure. Despite this, the charity holds substantial total reserves of £26.09m, with general unrestricted reserves of approximately £1.57m, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet liabilities and care obligations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~80.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (45% 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (11/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sister PAULA MARIE SPARKchair
• Hilary Jean Gal
• Marc John Stas
• SISTER ANNETTE LAWRENCE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sister SHEILA JOSEPHINE MOLONEY

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

Operates in: Bromley · Cornwall · Croydon · Gateshead · Kent · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY CIO.

• SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY CIO income £2.7m
• THE DAUGHTERS OF JESUS CIO income £571k
• LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY SISTERS ENGLAND CIO income £485k
• SOLUTIONS NOT SIDES income £590k
• DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH CONGREGATION FUND CIO income £245k
• THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF ST MARY OF NAMUR CIO income £425k

Side by side with its peers

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