ORDER OF THE COMPANY OF MARY OUR LADY CIO

Registered charity 1173559 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL AND PASTORAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY

Objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE ORDER AS THE TRUSTEES, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE TERRITORIAL DELEGATE (AND IF THERE SHALL BE NO POSITION OF TERRITORIAL DELEGATE, THEN THE PROVINCIAL SUPERIOR OF ANY PROVINCE OF THE ORDER WITH WHICH THE TERRITORIAL DELEGATION IN ENGLAND AND WALES MAY MERGE; AND IF THERE SHALL BE NO APPOINTED PROVINCIAL SUPERIOR, THEN THE SUPERIOR GENERAL), SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IF AT ANY TIME THE ORDER SHALL CEASE TO EXIST OR SHALL CEASE TO CARRY ON RELIGIOUS OR OTHER CHARITABLE WORK THEN FOR SUCH OTHER LAWFUL CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income
£424k
Latest spending
£224k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £1,954,315, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover approximately eight years of ongoing expenditure. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due despite macroeconomic volatility.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately eight year’s on-going expenditure (held: £2.0m)
“The trustees consider that, given the nature of the charity’s work, the level of free reserves should be sufficient to cover approximately eight year’s on-going expenditure and to provide for contingencies and unevenness in future income.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of insurance/expenses by Notre Dame School, Cobham
“The charity reimburses costs in relation to insurance and other expenses paid by the Notre Dame School on behalf of the charity. £3,146 was reimbursed during the year (2024: £5,788).” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£974k
Total spending
£193k
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~89.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (63% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Spain · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£424k£224k
31/12/2024£410k£191k
31/12/2023£974k£193k
31/12/2022£315k£188k
31/12/2021£400k£245k

Common questions

Is ORDER OF THE COMPANY OF MARY OUR LADY CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £1,954,315, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover approximately eight years of ongoing expenditure. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due despite macroeconomic volatility. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit 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
SABENO LIMITED1£10k
ACHIM CHARITY1£5k
J O CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMERCIAL EDUCATION TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ORDER OF THE COMPANY OF MARY OUR LADY CIO£424k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY COMMERCIAL EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£246k—0unclear—no doubt
HA MEEM FOUNDATION FY2025£496k—0below—no doubt
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
POSSUK LIMITED FY2025£156k—0below—no doubt
OHAVEI TORASECHA FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt

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