LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY SISTERS ENGLAND CIO

Registered charity 1186617 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LCM, LCM ENGLAND

The Little Company of Mary Sisters England CIO enables the sisters of the Congregation to carry our their principal ministry of caring for the sick and dying, especially the dying. The charity aims to support the religious and other charitable works carried on by members of the Congregation and to care for those members throughout their lives with the Congregation.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3.4m for the year, driven largely by the transfer of Heritage Centre assets, resulting in a deficit on continuing activities of £1.1m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £4.08m are considered adequate to meet ongoing annual expenditure of approximately £1.2m and support the increasing care needs of the sisters. The trustees and auditors have confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~39.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (65% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (16/11/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• SISTER JEANNETTE CONNELLchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• EILEEN FROST
• Sister Jessie MacDonald

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

Operates in: Albania · Philippines · South Korea · Throughout England And Wales · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

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