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THE SOCIETY OF MISSIONARIES OF AFRICA (ALSO KNOWN AS THE WHITE FATHERS)

Registered charity 233302 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MISSIONARIES OF AFRICA, THE WHITE FATHERS

The promotion of the religious and human development of the people of Africa; promotion of missionary vocation throughout the world; funding the recruiting and training of missionaries; missionary animation through our magazine & appeals in parishes; promotion of JPIC issues; the fostering of inter-religious encounter & dialogue; the care in retirement and/or sickness of our returned missionaries.

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £1,407,960 from £1,733,743 in the prior year, primarily due to lower legacy and investment income. Despite this, the charity reported a net surplus of £158,676, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £4,002,707. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and confirm there are 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: Reasonable reserves are maintained to produce required income for the purposes and needs of the Trust. (held: £4.0m)
“Reasonable reserves are maintained to produce required income for the purposes and needs of the Trust.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Williams Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£141k
Reserves (reported)
£4.0m
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~35.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ealing · Liverpool City · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.4m£1.3m
31/12/2023£1.7m£1.2m
31/12/2022£848k£2.9m
31/12/2021£4.2m£1.1m
31/12/2020£1.1m£1.4m

Common questions

Is THE SOCIETY OF MISSIONARIES OF AFRICA (ALSO KNOWN AS THE WHITE FATHERS) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £1,407,960 from £1,733,743 in the prior year, primarily due to lower legacy and investment income. Despite this, the charity reported a net surplus of £158,676, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £4,002,707. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Williams Chartered Accountants.

Who funds THE SOCIETY OF MISSIONARIES OF AFRICA (ALSO KNOWN AS THE WHITE FATHERS)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SOCIETY OF MISSIONARIES OF AFRICA (ALSO KNOWN AS THE WHITE FATHERS) as a grant recipient include CATHOLIC CHARITABLE TRUST, G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CATHOLIC CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

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
STEWARDS COMPANY LTD1£814k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED1£340k
SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIO1£85k
THE HARAMEAD TRUST1£35k
THE STUART HINE TRUST CIO1£32k
SISTERS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CIO1£11k
THE LITTLE WAY ASSOCIATION1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MISSIONARY SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF AFRICA CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SOCIETY OF MISSIONARIES OF AFRICA (ALSO KNOWN AS THE WHITE FATHERS)£1.4m—0above—no doubt
MISSIONARY SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF AFRICA CIO FY2025£236k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF MARY (MARIST FATHERS) CIO FY2024£789k—0above—no doubt
CHARITY FOR ST JOSEPH'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY (BRITISH REGION) FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt
WHITEFIELD CHRISTIAN TRUST FY2025£255k—0above—no doubt
ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOCIETY OF AFRICAN MISSIONS FY2024£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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