HANDMAIDS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS (REGENTS PARK, LONDON, AND CHRISTCHURCH, HANTS )

Registered charity 221319 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Members of the congregation are involved in community and parish based programmes in Great Britain. These include counselling, visiting the elderly, sick and dying, working with the homeless, helping immigrants to adapt to their new environment and working with young adults. The charity also owns and operates St Christina's Preparatory School which educates children between the ages of 3 and 11.

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.8m
Latest spending
£3.4m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £22,135,844, with unrestricted general funds rising to £5,856,459. The charity reports a net increase in funds of £1,689,965 for the year, driven by school fees and property disposals. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: up to £2.5 million (held: £5.9m)
“the Trustees believe that free reserves of the Charity of up to £2.5 million may be held at any one time.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£4.8m
Total spending
£3.4m
Cost of raising funds
£64k
Reserves (reported)
£5.9m
Employees
35

Reported reserves equal ~21.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (71% 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: 1.3% 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: Bromley · City Of Westminster · Equatorial Guinea · Hampshire · Portugal · Spain

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£4.8m£3.4m
31/08/2024£3.4m£3.3m
31/08/2023£3.3m£3.3m
31/08/2022£3.1m£3.1m
31/08/2021£2.8m£2.7m

Common questions

Is HANDMAIDS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS (REGENTS PARK, LONDON, AND CHRISTCHURCH, HANTS ) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £22,135,844, with unrestricted general funds rising to £5,856,459. The charity reports a net increase in funds of £1,689,965 for the year, driven by school fees and property disposals. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Immaculate Virgin, EAP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HANDMAIDS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS (REGENTS PARK, LONDON, AND CHRISTCHURCH, HANTS )£4.8m——above—no doubt
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Immaculate Virgin, EAP FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIO FY2025£2.4m—3below—no doubt
INSTITUTE OF THE RELIGIOUS OF THE SACRED HEART OF MARY IMMACULATE VIRGIN FY2024£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
HANDMAIDS OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS. H.H.C.J. FY2024£242k—0above—no doubt
THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEARTS (PICPUS) FY2025£297k—0above—no doubt

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