THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH OF ANNECY

Registered charity 232835 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH OF (ANNECY)

The charity aims to support the religious and other charitable works carried on by the English province of the Congregation and its members. These works fall into the main areas of: caring for members of the Congregation; education; healthcare; social and pastoral care and the advancement of religion.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.2m

Latest spending

£15.1m

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's activities, assets, and liabilities were transferred to another entity on 31 December 2025, and the charity became dormant. Per the trustees' report, the charity had total funds of £13,452,824 immediately prior to this transfer, with free reserves of £2,474,187, which the trustees deemed appropriate given their long-term commitment to support the Congregation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The principal components of income in 2025 were donations and legacies which amounted to £886,440” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately a year of on-going expenditure (held: £2.5m)

“The Trustees consider that, given the nature of the charity's work, the level of free reserves should be sufficient to cover approximately a year of on-going expenditure and to provide for contingencies and unevenness in future income.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“We draw your attention to page 33 to the accounts which explains that the trustees intend that the charity’s operations should cease and that a request be made that the charity should be removed from the Central Register of Charities. Therefore, the trustees do not consider it to be appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity's Trustees are all members of the Congregation and consequently their living and personal expenses, all of which are consistent with the amounts paid in respect to other members of the Congregation, are borne by the charity. No trustee received any remuneration or reimbursement of expenses in connection with their duties as Trustees (2024 – none). As members of the Congregation, none of the Trustees have resources of their own as all earnings, pensions and other income have been donated to the charity under a Gift Aid compliant Deed of Covenant. During the year, the total amount donated by the Trustees to the charity was £110,009 (2024 – £108,581).

“During the year, the total amount donated by the Trustees to the charity was £110,009 (2024 – £108,581).” — page 48

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.2m

Total spending

£15.1m

Cost of raising funds

£60k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (74% 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: 5.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Transferred assets to another charity (17/08/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Operates in: Congo (Democratic Republic) · France · Kenya · Tanzania · The Gambia · Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.2m	£15.1m
31/12/2024	£2.8m	£1.7m
31/12/2023	£1.7m	£2.4m
31/12/2022	£1.5m	£1.8m
31/12/2021	£2.5m	£1.9m

Common questions

Is THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH OF ANNECY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's activities, assets, and liabilities were transferred to another entity on 31 December 2025, and the charity became dormant. Per the trustees' report, the charity had total funds of £13,452,824 immediately prior to this transfer, with free reserves of £2,474,187, which the trustees deemed appropriate given their long-term commitment to support the Congregation. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

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 ENGLISH REGION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH CIO	1	£86k
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREAT BRITAIN	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRUST PROPERTY HELD ICW THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY.

TRUST PROPERTY HELD ICW THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY income £3.8m
CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT ANNE income £429k
THE DAUGHTERS OF JESUS CIO income £571k
THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF PEACE CIO income £2.1m
Congregation of Jesus (Loreto Sisters) English Province income £1.0m
POOR HANDMAIDS OF JESUS CHRIST income £169k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH OF ANNECY	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	noted
TRUST PROPERTY HELD ICW THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY FY2025	£3.8m	£70,001 - £80,000	1	within	—	not going concern
CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT ANNE FY2025	£429k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE DAUGHTERS OF JESUS CIO FY2025	£571k	—	0	unclear	13.2%	no doubt
THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF PEACE CIO FY2025	£2.1m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
Congregation of Jesus (Loreto Sisters) English Province FY2025	£1.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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