THE SOCIETY OF ST PAUL THE APOSTLE

Registered charity 230948 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOCIETY OF ST PAUL

Spiritual assistance and support to Catholic Christians and to all people of goodwill through timely and relevent media products, wholesale and retail outlets.

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Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £68,472 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds of £2,329,504. The trustees are satisfied that cash reserves of £278,951 are sufficient to meet medium-term direct charitable expenditure, and the auditors confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to meet the medium term direct charitable expenditure (held: £2.3m)
“The trustees are satisfied that the cash reserves of £278,951 are sufficient to meet the medium term direct charitable expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £278k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£2.3m
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~16.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (96% 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: 69.5% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.7m£1.7m
31/12/2023£1.6m£1.6m
31/12/2022£1.4m£1.5m
31/12/2021£1.3m£1.3m
31/12/2020£1.0m£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE SOCIETY OF ST PAUL THE APOSTLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £68,472 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted funds of £2,329,504. The trustees are satisfied that cash reserves of £278,951 are sufficient to meet medium-term direct charitable expenditure, and the auditors confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SOCIETY OF ST PAUL THE APOSTLE£1.7m—0above—no doubt
THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST PAUL FY2025£787k—0unclear—noted
THE SOCIETY OF ST PIUS X FY2025£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PIOUS SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF ST PAUL FY2024£1.1mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
SISTERS OF CHARITY OF ST PAUL THE APOSTLE FY2024£5.3m—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, SOUTH HARROW FY2024£149k—0unclear—no doubt

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