MESSENGER OF SAINT ANTHONY UK

Registered charity 1180228 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC051563 (OSCR)

The charity is established to promote and advance the Christian faith in sympathy with the ethics and teachings of Saint Anthony of Padua by distributing educational material, specifically a magazine, and making grants to charitable projects in England, Wales and all over the world with the aim to relieve poverty and advance health, education and community development.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,052,795 are maintained above the stated policy target of six months' expenditure, ensuring financial stability. The charity reported a net income surplus of £42,381 for the year, supported by £529,615 in donations and legacies. No employees were retained during the year, with administrative services provided by a related party.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 11201248

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• BROOKES-FERRARI, Karen — director, appointed 17/04/2026on trustee list
• KAMALATHEVAN, Pragash James, Dr — director, appointed 10/05/2024on trustee list
• FAVERO FALCONI, Francesca — director, appointed 10/05/2024not on trustee list
• CASTELLANI, Kate Elizabeth — director, appointed 27/10/2021on trustee list
• REDMOND, Liam Patrick — director, appointed 01/09/2020on trustee list
• ZAMENGO, Giancarlo — director, appointed 12/02/2018on trustee list
• SARTORI, Giorgia — director, appointed 12/02/2018on trustee list
• CONTE, Mario — director, appointed 12/02/2018on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Reported reserves equal ~25.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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

• GIANCARLO ZAMENGOchair
• Francesca Favero Falconi
• Karen Brookes-Ferrari
• Kate Elizabeth Castellani
• Liam Patrick Redmond
• MARIO CONTE
• Pragash James Kamalathevan
• giorgia sartori

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

Operates in: Australia · Belgium · Cameroon · France · Germany · India · Ireland · Italy · Kenya · Malawi · Malta · Monaco

Income and spending

Common questions

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST ANTHONY OF PADUA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

• ST ANTHONY OF PADUA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £3.5m
• ST ANTHONY'S YOUTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT income £179k
• THE MARK ANTHONY TRUST income £120k
• THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE ORDER OF PREACHERS income £7.6m
• ST MARY'S CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST income £483k
• THE ANTIOCH COMMUNITY TRUST income £165k

Side by side with its peers

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