THE SOCIETY OF THE SALUTATION OF MARY THE VIRGIN LIMITED

Registered charity 221617 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BURFORD PRIORY

Advancement of Christianity, primarily by maintaining the life and work of a Benedictine Religious Community

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, RELIEF OF THE SICK AND POOR, AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS AND ANY OTHER BODY IN THE PROMOTION OF THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY AS SET OUT IN THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND FOREIGN

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~155.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Br. Thomas Gregory Quinchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• BR Philip Dulson
• Br Michael Andre Philippe Brossard
• REVD ALISON FRY
• Sir Hector William Hepburn Sants · trustee of 4 other charities
• The Revd Canon Professor Simon Andrew Oliver

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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