RELIGIOUS SISTERS OF CHARITY
Registered charity 231323 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RELIGIOUS SISTERS OF CHARITY OF IRELAND, RELIGIOUS SISTERS OF CHARITY OF IRELAND (KNOWN AS THE IRISH SISTERS OF CHARITY)
Health care - care of persons suffering from terminal cancer and other life - limiting illnesses. Social and pastoral work. Education. Care for members of the congregation. Worship and prayer.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's activities, assets, and liabilities were transferred to a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) at midnight on 31 December 2024, resulting in the charity having no remaining assets or liabilities. Per the trustees' report, the charity's free reserves of £2,782,186 were within the stated policy parameters of 12 to 24 months' recurring expenditure prior to the transfer. The auditor's report notes that the accounts were prepared on a basis other than going concern due to this legal transfer.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between 12 and 24 months’ recurring expenditure on general funds (held: £2.8m)
“The trustees consider that, given the nature of the charity’s work and its future commitments, the level of free reserves should remain relatively high at between 12 and 24 months’ recurring expenditure on general funds.” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“We draw attention to the principal accounting policies on page 25 which states that the trustees of Religious Sisters of Charity have prepared the accounts on a basis other than going concern. This is due to the legal transfer of all activities, assets and liabilities of the unincorporated charity to Religious Sisters of Charity CIO at midnight on 31 December 2024.” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2023) → not a going concern (FY2024).
Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.
CQC provider record: Sisters of Charity — Deregistered, 2 registered locations, last inspected 25/01/2012.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RELIGIOUS SISTERS OF CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's activities, assets, and liabilities were transferred to a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) at midnight on 31 December 2024, resulting in the charity having no remaining assets or liabilities. Per the trustees' report, the charity's free reserves of £2,782,186 were within the stated policy parameters of 12 to 24 months' recurring expenditure prior to the transfer. The auditor's report notes that the accounts were prepared on a basis other than going concern due to this legal transfer. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
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