ORDER OF HERMIT FRIARS OF ST AUGUSTINE (AUGUSTINIAN ORDER)

Registered charity 233010 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AUGUSTINIAN ORDER, AUSTIN FRIARS, ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE HERMIT FRIARS OF ST AUGUSTINE

The charitable trust aims to support the religious and charitable works conducted by members of the Order in Britain and overseas including parish work, retreats and spiritual direction, education and overseas mission.

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Latest income
£600k
Latest spending
£876k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £474,401 for the year, primarily driven by a £200,000 loss from the revaluation of investment property. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider the charity financially secure for the foreseeable future, supported by unrestricted reserves of £8,550,795 and a stated reserve policy of six months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' expenditure (held: £8.6m)
The Trustees have a reserve policy of the equivalent to six months'expenditure. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by N7 Accountants Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Clare Priory Craft Fair (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

Total income
£600k
Total spending
£876k
Cost of raising funds
£9k
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~24.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; 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
28/02/2025£600k£876k
29/02/2024£957k£840k
28/02/2023£514k£785k
28/02/2022£624k£931k
28/02/2021£372k£852k

Common questions

Is ORDER OF HERMIT FRIARS OF ST AUGUSTINE (AUGUSTINIAN ORDER) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £474,401 for the year, primarily driven by a £200,000 loss from the revaluation of investment property. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider the charity financially secure for the foreseeable future, supported by unrestricted reserves of £8,550,795 and a stated reserve policy of six months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by N7 Accountants Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/11/2002£37k"Restoration of Windows - St Augustines Church"

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
Third Order, Society of Saint Francis1£4k
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ORDER OF HERMIT FRIARS OF ST AUGUSTINE (AUGUSTINIAN ORDER)£600k0unclearno doubt
THE ORDER OF AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECTS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£155k0unclearno doubt
TRUSTEES OF ST AUGUSTINE ABBEY RAMSGATE FY2025£356k0unclearno doubt
AUGUSTINIANS OF THE ASSUMPTION FY2024£2.3m0unclearno doubt
TRUST PROPERTY HELD BY TRUSTEES OF ST AUGUSTINE'S PRIORY FY2025£145k0unclearno doubt
THE BROTHERS OF THE FIRST ORDER OF THE SOCIETY OF ST FRANCIS FY2025£1.3m0unclearno doubt

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