HOLY GHOST MISSIONARY CONGREGATION

Registered charity 233377 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MISSIONARY SISTERS - SERVANTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Support of the religious & other charitable work of the English Region of the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, including helping the poor & marginalised, support of parishes, healthcare & educational work.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income
£121k
Latest spending
£236k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £72,113 for the year, resulting in a reduction of net assets to £2,022,619. Free reserves were £386,171, which the trustees consider sufficient against their policy target of approximately £300,000 to £350k. The trustees confirm there is no reason for concern regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately two years’ expenditure in general reserve; that is around £300k to £350k at current levels (held: £386k)
The trustees consider that the charity should hold approximately two years’ expenditure in general reserve; that is around £300k to £350k at current levels. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The trustees of the charity are members of the religious Congregation and as such have taken vows of poverty under which they renounce all personal rights to income and capital in favour of the charity. The living expenses of the trustees are therefore borne by the charity.
The trustees of the charity are members of the religious Congregation and as such have taken vows of poverty under which they renounce all personal rights to income and capital in favour of the charity. The living expenses of the trustees are therefore borne by the charity. — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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
31/12/2025£121k£236k
31/12/2024£315k£153k
31/12/2023£253k£202k
31/12/2022£409k£147k
31/12/2021£172k£119k

Common questions

Is HOLY GHOST MISSIONARY CONGREGATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £72,113 for the year, resulting in a reduction of net assets to £2,022,619. Free reserves were £386,171, which the trustees consider sufficient against their policy target of approximately £300,000 to £350k. The trustees confirm there is no reason for concern regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE LITTLE WAY ASSOCIATION1£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (BRITISH PROVINCE).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOLY GHOST MISSIONARY CONGREGATION£121k0unclearno doubt
THE CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (BRITISH PROVINCE) FY2024£2.7m0belowno doubt
CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS CIO FY2024£1.2m0withinno doubt
CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT CIO FY2024£1.3m0aboveno doubt
CONGREGATION OF THE MISSION (THE VINCENTIAN FATHERS) FY2024£323k0unclearno doubt
SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY CIO FY2025£2.7m£60,001 - £70,0001withinno doubt

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