CONGREGATION OF THE MISSIONARY OBLATES OF THE MOST HOLY AND IMMACULATE VIRGIN MARY (OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE)
Registered charity 223318 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OBLATES (OMI)
The charity provides a range of pastoral care in 5 'Centres of Mission' in the UK.The charity owns and manages two centres for retreat and spiritualiryThe charity provides personnel to supply chaplaincy services in prisons, hospitals...The charity works with and supports charities providing care for homeless and vulnerable persons.The charity supports Oblate missions in areas of poverty.
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total funds amounted to £27.3m, with unrestricted reserves of approximately £27.2m. The trustees believe that unrestricted reserves are adequate but not excessive and in line with its policy, supported by sufficient income from fundraising, services, and reserves to fund the charity on an on-going basis.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Donations and legacies (48% of income)
“Income for the year totalled £2,572,096: * Donations and legacies were £1,239,204”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 2.5% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raising Funds totalled £64,642.” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: adequate but not excessive and in line with its policy (held: £27.2m)
“The trustees believe that the unrestricted reserves of the charity are adequate but not excessive and in line with its policy.” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Irish charity donated £851,149 to the UK charity.
“All of the trustees of the charity are also trustees of the Irish charity, Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Irish registration number 20004651), during the year the Irish charity donated £851,149 (2023: Enil) to the UK charity.” — page 38
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£65k
Reported reserves equal ~6.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Oblates of Mary Immaculate
- Rev Eduardo Nunez-Yepez
- Rev Irvin Morastil OMI
- Rev Leo Philomin
- Rev Lorcan O'Reilly OMI
- Rev Martin Moran
- Rev Raymond Warren
- Rev Vimalrajan Parunanthu
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CONGREGATION OF THE MISSIONARY OBLATES OF THE MOST HOLY AND IMMACULATE VIRGIN MARY (OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE) financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds amounted to £27.3m, with unrestricted reserves of approximately £27.2m. The trustees believe that unrestricted reserves are adequate but not excessive and in line with its policy, supported by sufficient income from fundraising, services, and reserves to fund the charity on an on-going basis. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.
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