THE CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (BRITISH PROVINCE)

Registered charity 227350 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY GHOST AND THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, SPIRITANS, THE CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY GHOST, THE HOLY GHOST FATHERS · also registered in Scotland as SC011294 (OSCR)

Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net movement in funds surplus of £201,046 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £2,797,543 and total expenditure of £2,581,817. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds free reserves of £2,145,307, which is slightly below the stated policy target of one year's running costs, though the trustees consider the level appropriate given geopolitical events.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
The level of free reserves is currently less than the target and the trustees continue to keep the level of reserves under review.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£2.6m
Cost of raising funds
£59k
Reserves (reported)
£2.6m
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~12.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Belgium · Brazil · Ghana · Italy · Kenya · Nigeria · Philippines · Scotland · South Africa · Tanzania · Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.7m£2.6m
31/12/2023£2.1m£2.1m
31/12/2022£2.0m£1.9m
31/12/2021£2.0m£1.9m
31/12/2020£1.6m£1.6m

Common questions

Is THE CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (BRITISH PROVINCE) financially healthy?

The accounts state that the group reported a net movement in funds surplus of £201,046 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £2,797,543 and total expenditure of £2,581,817. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds free reserves of £2,145,307, which is slightly below the stated policy target of one year's running costs, though the trustees consider the level appropriate given geopolitical events. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

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