DE LA SALLE GREAT BRITAIN CIO

Registered charity 1208212 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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

Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£3.5m
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £479,844 for the year, driven by significant expenditure on vicarious liability claims. The trustees note that if the provision for potential future liability for these claims becomes an actual liability at the level of the provision, it would in the longer term put in jeopardy the charity’s ability to continue its valuable and necessary work and objectives.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six to twelve months’ expenditure (held: £1.9m)
“The trustees’ longer term policy is that the charity should have sustainable general or “free” reserves equal to at least six to twelve months’ expenditure.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

What the charity says about itself

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The report states the group has 22 Brothers, 30 employees, and nine volunteers who undertake roles including care work, estates, and pastoral works.
“The De La Salle Brothers have 22 Brothers, 30 employees and nine volunteers. These undertake the roles of care work, estates and maintenance, housekeeping, administration and finance, pastoral works and retreats.”

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 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.

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

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£3.5m
Cost of raising funds
£109k
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
43

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (41% 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: 4.7% of total income — below 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 · Italy · Malta · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.3m£3.5m
31/12/2024£0£0

Common questions

Is DE LA SALLE GREAT BRITAIN CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £479,844 for the year, driven by significant expenditure on vicarious liability claims. The trustees note that if the provision for potential future liability for these claims becomes an actual liability at the level of the provision, it would in the longer term put in jeopardy the charity’s ability to continue its valuable and necessary work and objectives. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.