O.F.M. CAPUCHIN GB CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 231143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAPUCHIN FRANCISCAN PROVINCE OF GREAT BRITAIN, CHARITY FOR ROMAN CHATHOLIC - THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE ORDER OF FRAIRS MINOR (CAPUCHIN) NOW THE CAPUCHIN FRANCISCAN PROVINCIAL OF GREAT BRITAIN, ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR (CAPUCHIN) PROVINCE OF GREAT BRITAIN, ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR (CAPUCHIN) NOW THE CAPUCHIN FRANCISCAN PROVINCIAL OF G B, THE PROVINCE OF GREAT BRITAIN

The principal aims of the charity are the support of the charitable purposes connected with the Roman Catholic religion and the charitable work of the Order. The majority of active Friars are engaged in parochial work and operate from communities located in the four parishes.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £447,688 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by significant investment gains of £1,053,697 which offset a net expenditure on activities of £606,009. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £4,520,821, representing approximately 33 months of expenditure, which exceeds the stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to meet liabilities as they fall due, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

What the charity says about itself (2020)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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 ~32.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (66% 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: 6.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/01/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (22/04/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• BR JAMES BONER OFM CAPchair
• Br. Gordon William Pesterfield OFM Cap.
• Brother Krzysztof Przybylski OFM Cap
• Brother Martin Mikuskiewicz OFM Cap
• Paul Charles Michael Coleman · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Flintshire · Italy · Kent · Oxfordshire · Poland · Sri Lanka

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR.

• THE ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR income £1.7m
• THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE ORDER OF PREACHERS income £7.6m
• CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS CIO income £1.2m
• CHARITY FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONGREGATION OF THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONARY SISTERS (LITTLEHAMPTON) income £2.4m
• THE ORDER OF AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECTS CHARITABLE TRUST income £155k
• MATER ECCLESIAE CIO income £354k

Side by side with its peers

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