M S C CHARITY TRUST

Registered charity 1176634 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objects are to promote the objects of The Society of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a voluntary association of men formed in Ireland for the promotion of the catholic faith.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO ADVANCE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH:(A) THE CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS AND AS LEADERS IN THEIR PARISHES.(B) WORKING IN PARISHES, SCHOOL RETREATS, EDUCATION, COUNSELLING IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK), AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND IN OVERSEAS MISSIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND VENEZUELA.(C) PROVIDING CARE AND SUPPORT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY (MSC'S) INCLUDING STUDENT FORMATION AND CARE OF SICK AND ELDERLY MEMBERS.(D) HELPING THE POOR AND SICK IN THE LOCATIONS OF OUR WORK IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FAITH OF ANY PERSON NEEDING OUR HELP. THE MISSION WILL SEEK TO IDENTIFY AND RELIEVE IN PRACTICAL AND FINANCIAL TERMS THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING IN DOING SO APPLY THE CHRISTIAN OBJECTIVES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH.(E) SUPPORTING OTHER CHARITIES THAT SHARE SIMILAR CONCERNS IN THE UK IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE WORK.(F) MAINTAINING OUR PROPERTIES TO BE USED TO FURTHER OUR CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.(2) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in unrestricted funds of £47,425 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by expenditure exceeding incoming resources. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,592,654, which are held in general funds available for its objects. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev JOHN JOSEPH MCGEEchair
• Rev Alan Raymond Whelan
• Rev David Nixon
• Rev John Paul William Bennett
• Rev Manus Anthony Ferry MSC

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

Operates in: Ireland · South Africa · Throughout England · United States · Venezuela

Income and spending

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