FAITHFUL COMPANIONS OF JESUS CIO

Registered charity 1198483 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The FCJ Society's Charitable Trust aims to support such charitable purposes as shall advance the religious and other charitable work of the members of the Society: These works fall into the following main areas: education on various levels, including sharing FCJ Charism and ethos with educators and young adults ; spiritual development; parish work; overseas missions and care of the elderly.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.6m
Latest spending
£6.2m
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £6,925,649 for the year, driven significantly by net investment gains of £7,158,410 and foreign exchange gains. The charity holds substantial free reserves of £26,646,223, which the trustees consider adequate and in excess of their stated policy target of 36 months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 36-months' expenditure (held: £26.6m)
“The trustees consider that, given the nature of the charity’s work in the future, the level of free reserves should be at least 36-months’ expenditure simply to finance the ongoing care and support of sisters, their direct ministry and limited grant making.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

15 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (12 freehold); recorded price paid £13.4m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£4.6m
Total spending
£6.2m
Cost of raising funds
£463k
Reserves (reported)
£26.6m
Employees
36

Reported reserves equal ~51.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (64% 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: 10.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Belgium · Canada · France · Germany · Indonesia · Ireland · Italy · Philippines · Romania · Spain · Switzerland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£4.6m£6.2m
31/12/2024£6.1m£4.5m
31/12/2023£105.4m£4.9m
31/12/2022£0£0

Common questions

Is FAITHFUL COMPANIONS OF JESUS CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £6,925,649 for the year, driven significantly by net investment gains of £7,158,410 and foreign exchange gains. The charity holds substantial free reserves of £26,646,223, which the trustees consider adequate and in excess of their stated policy target of 36 months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PONTOON TRUST1£1.9m
THE ENNISMORE CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FAITHFUL COMPANIONS OF JESUS CIO£4.6m——above—no doubt
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO FY2025£4.4m——within—no doubt
TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION WITH THE SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF BORDEAUX FY2024£1.5m—0within—no doubt
CHARITY FOR ST JOSEPH'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY (BRITISH REGION) FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt
SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIO FY2025£2.4m—3below—no doubt
SOCIETY OF JESUS TRUST OF 1929 FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES FY2025£0£200,001 - £210,000—above—not going concern

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