SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF THE APPARITION CIO

Registered charity 1188025 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition CIO is part of a worldwide Religious Order originally started in France, this charity is based in England and its aim is to further the knowledge of God's love for humanity; to care for their elderly retired members/sisters; to run a nursing home; social and pastoral work; to support international missionary work; and support English charities.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION THROUGH THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CONGREGATION AS THE TRUSTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CONGREGATION LEADER SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.0m
Latest spending
£3.8m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £41,626,631, with a stated policy that free reserves should be approximately equal to 8 months’ expenditure. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 8 months’ expenditure (held: £41.6m)
“The trustees consider that, given the nature of the charity's work and its commitments, the level of free reserves should be approximately equal to 8 months’ expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £210k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Sisters Of St Joseph Of The Apparition CIO — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 12/04/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£3.0m
Total spending
£3.8m
Cost of raising funds
£126k
Reserves (reported)
£2.6m
Employees
69

Reported reserves equal ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (83% 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: 4.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Burma · France · Greece · Haiti · India · Ireland · Israel · Malta · Peru · Philippines · Syria · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£3.0m£3.8m
31/12/2024£3.0m£3.7m
31/12/2023£2.7m£3.3m
31/12/2022£2.2m£3.1m
31/12/2021£2.2m£3.4m

Common questions

Is SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF THE APPARITION CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total reserves of £41,626,631, with a stated policy that free reserves should be approximately equal to 8 months’ expenditure. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RELIGIOUS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF BORDEAUX CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF THE APPARITION CIO£3.0m——unclear—no doubt
RELIGIOUS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF BORDEAUX CIO FY2025£14.0m—0unclear—no doubt
THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF PEACE CIO FY2025£2.1m——above—no doubt
THE ENGLISH REGION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH CIO FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEART OF SAINT JACUT FY2025£238k—0above—no doubt
THE CHARITY OF THE SISTERS OF CHRIST CIO FY2024£315k—0unclear—no doubt

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