THE RELIGIOUS OF ST ANDREW

Registered charity 227315 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SISTERS OF ST ANDREW

A religious community of sisters that provides retreat and outreach facilitation.

Objects

TO SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE INSTITUTE (INCLUDING THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND THE CARE OF THE AGED AND INFIRM).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£158k

Latest spending

£194k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £43,844 for the year, driven by expenditure exceeding income before investment gains. However, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources for medium-term continuity, holding unrestricted free reserves of £267,975 which exceed the stated policy target of six to twelve months of normal expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Income from Sisters salaries and pensions (47% of income)

“Income from Sisters salaries and pensions” — page 22

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six to twelve months (held: £268k)

“the appropriate level of reserves to be maintained should remain at the amount required to cover the trust’s normal expenditure for a period of six to twelve months.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Pension scheme deficit: £756k

“The Members’ Maintenance Reserve was revalued at 31 December 2024. The liability stands at £755,980.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

SISTER CHRISTIANE MARIE ELISABETH LEHAIR
SISTER REGULA HUG
Sister Marie-Christine BERG
Sr Fiona Maguire
Sr Lorella Cerutti

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

Operates in: Greenwich · Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£158k	£194k
31/12/2024	£119k	£218k
31/12/2023	£104k	£208k
31/12/2022	£106k	£206k
31/12/2021	£120k	£890k

Common questions

Is THE RELIGIOUS OF ST ANDREW financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £43,844 for the year, driven by expenditure exceeding income before investment gains. However, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources for medium-term continuity, holding unrestricted free reserves of £267,975 which exceed the stated policy target of six to twelve months of normal expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUND	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW WITH ST ETHELDREDA, HISTON.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW WITH ST ETHELDREDA, HISTON income £450k
AVENUE ST ANDREW'S SOUTHAMPTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY income £111k
SISTERS OF THE CHRISTIAN RETREAT income £327k
ST ANDREW'S COMMUNITY NETWORK income £719k
THE SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE OF ROUEN income £19k
COMMUNITY OF ST ANDREW income £325k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE RELIGIOUS OF ST ANDREW	£158k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW WITH ST ETHELDREDA, HISTON FY2025	£450k	—	above	—	no doubt
AVENUE ST ANDREW'S SOUTHAMPTON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY FY2025	£111k	—	below	—	no doubt
SISTERS OF THE CHRISTIAN RETREAT FY2025	£327k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST ANDREW'S COMMUNITY NETWORK FY2025	£719k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE OF ROUEN FY2024	£19k	—	above	—	no doubt

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