CONGREGATION OF LA SAINTE UNION DES SACRES COEURS UK CIO

Registered charity 1200125 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LA SAINTE UNION

Education Relief of poverty Social and Pastoral care Missions and activities in the Developing World

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£2.7m
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £435,608 for the year, resulting in total funds falling to £28.68m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £1.9m represent approximately sixteen months' normal expenditure, which is within the stated target range of one to two years' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one to two years' expenditure (held: £1.9m)
“The Trustees’ target range is to hold approximately one to two years’ expenditure in reserve.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trustees of the Charity are also members of the Congregation and as such have taken vows of poverty under which they have renounced all personal rights to income and capital. The Charity provides for the essential needs of all members of the Congregation within the Province. The living costs of the Trustees are therefore borne by the Charity.
“The Trustees of the Charity are also members of the Congregation and as such have taken vows of poverty under which they have renounced all personal rights to income and capital. The Charity provides for the essential needs of all members of the Congregation within the Province. The living costs of the Trustees are therefore borne by the Charity.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£2.7m
Cost of raising funds
£101k
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
35

Reported reserves equal ~8.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (58% 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: 5.4% 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: Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.9m£2.7m
31/03/2024£1.8m£3.7m
31/03/2023£0£0

Common questions

Is CONGREGATION OF LA SAINTE UNION DES SACRES COEURS UK CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £435,608 for the year, resulting in total funds falling to £28.68m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £1.9m represent approximately sixteen months' normal expenditure, which is within the stated target range of one to two years' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac 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
REDEEMER CHURCH CHESTER LE STREET1£9k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CONGREGATION OF LA SAINTE UNION DES SACRES COEURS UK CIO£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIO FY2025£2.4m—3below—no doubt
SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEART OF SAINT JACUT FY2025£238k—0above—no doubt
ALEXIAN BROTHERS OF THE PROVINCE OF THE SACRED HEART FY2024£241k—0within—no doubt
THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF PEACE CIO FY2025£2.1m——above—no doubt
SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY CIO FY2025£2.7m£60,001 - £70,0001within—no doubt

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