CONGREGATION OF NOTRE DAME DE SION LIMITED

Registered charity 1178995 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Christian religion through the social and charitable work carried on by the Congregation of Our Lady of Sion in England and throughout the world in accordance with the mission and charism of its founder Father Theodore Ratisbonne and to provide for the members of the Congregation during their lives.

Objects

THE CHARITYÆS MAIN OBJECT IS SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED, SO FAR AND SO FAR ONLY AS THE SAME IS LEGALLY CHARITABLE, TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION THROUGH THE SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE WORK CARRIED ON BY THE CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY OF SION IN ENGLAND AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MISSION AND CHARISM OF ITS FOUNDER FATHER THEODORE RATISBONNE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION DURING THEIR LIVES.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of €58,905,169 against total funds of €80,945,667, with the trustees confirming that reserve levels are sufficient to meet continued obligations. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year of €5,200,142, largely driven by charitable donations, resulting in a decrease in total fund balance from €85,685,954 to €81,358,714. The auditor 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

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars 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 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

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.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~10.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (60% 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: 20.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sr PHILOMENA MARGARET CONROYchair
• Sr ANA MARGARITA MURILLO AREVALO
• Sr GERTRUDA MARIA NABUURS
• Sr Iuliana Neculai
• Sr Oonah Mary O'Shea

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

Operates in: Australia · Austria · Belgium · Brazil · Canada · Costa Rica · Egypt · El Salvador · France · Germany · Ireland · Israel

Income and spending

Common questions

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• CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY OF SION (UK) income £691k
• CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS CIO income £4.0m
• THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (OUR SAVIOUR'S PARISH) income £326k
• REDEMPTION CHURCH income £25k
• RANSOM CHURCH OF GOD UNIVERSAL FELLOWSHIP income £90k
• THE SOCIETY OF THE DIVINE SAVIOUR income £827k

Side by side with its peers

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