ORDER OF AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECTS - ST. RITA'S CENTRE

Registered charity 232501 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST RITA'S CENTRE, ST RITAS, THE ORDER OF AUGUSTINIANS RECOLLECTS (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ORDER OF RECOLLECTS OF ST AUGUSTINE)

The Order carries out pastoral work in Catholic parishes in Honiton and Ottery St Mary, as well as leading a life of prayer, giving retreats, preaching, caring for its retired friars and promoting vocations to priesthood and religious life. At St Rita's Centre Honiton, the main place of devotion to St Rita in England, it provides high quality en-suite accommodation and conference facilities.

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Latest income

£256k

Latest spending

£344k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had no free reserves at the end of the year, with creditors substantially exceeding cash and investments. The charity is heavily dependent on the continuing support of its sister charity, The Order of Augustinian Recollects Charitable Trust, to meet its ongoing costs. Despite this dependency, the trustees consider there to be 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: between 2 and 6 months' expenditure

“Ideally, the Trustees would aim to build the charity's free reserves to an equivalent of between 2 and 6 months' expenditure” — page 9

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

REVEREND GERALD WILSON OARchair · trustee of 1 other charity
REV HUGH MARY CORRIGAN OAR · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Carlos Abajos Eguileta OAR · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Jose Manuel Romero Hernandez OAR · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£256k	£344k
31/12/2023	£247k	£297k
31/12/2022	£290k	£260k
31/12/2021	£251k	£221k
31/12/2020	£241k	£220k

Common questions

Is ORDER OF AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECTS - ST. RITA'S CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had no free reserves at the end of the year, with creditors substantially exceeding cash and investments. The charity is heavily dependent on the continuing support of its sister charity, The Order of Augustinian Recollects Charitable Trust, to meet its ongoing costs. Despite this dependency, the trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. 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 TOLKIEN TRUST	1	£75k
THE STREET FOUNDATION	1	£60k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ORDER OF AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECTS CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE ORDER OF AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECTS CHARITABLE TRUST income £155k
DISCALCED CARMELITES UK CIO income £203k
ORDER OF HERMIT FRIARS OF ST AUGUSTINE (AUGUSTINIAN ORDER) income £600k
THE CARMELITE CHARITABLE TRUST income £2.4m
CONGREGATION OF LA RETRAITE CIO income £866k
AUGUSTINIANS OF THE ASSUMPTION income £2.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ORDER OF AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECTS - ST. RITA'S CENTRE	£256k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ORDER OF AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECTS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£155k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DISCALCED CARMELITES UK CIO FY2025	£203k	—	within	—	no doubt
ORDER OF HERMIT FRIARS OF ST AUGUSTINE (AUGUSTINIAN ORDER) FY2025	£600k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CARMELITE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£2.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CONGREGATION OF LA RETRAITE CIO FY2024	£866k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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