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THE CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF WISDOM

Registered charity 234184 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Daughters of Wisdom

To promote the religious and other charitable work carried out by the Congregation of the Daughters of Wisdom

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves decreased by £182k to £18.49m, with free reserves standing at £2.37m. This level of free reserves represents approximately 14 months' expenditure, which is consistent with the charity's stated target policy of 12 months' expenditure. The charity anticipates issuing an unqualified audit opinion on the financial statements.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments and interest (42% of income)
“Income from investments and interest received increased by £49k (16%) partially due to higher interest rates on deposits.” — page 75
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 12 months’ expenditure (held: £2.4m)
“The level of free reserves held at the year-end is consistent with the target level of reserves of 12 months’ expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£2.0m
Cost of raising funds
£51k
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~14.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (46% 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: 4.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.1m£2.0m
31/12/2023£1.2m£2.0m
31/12/2022£1.2m£1.9m
31/12/2021£2.3m£1.9m
31/12/2020£1.1m£1.7m

Common questions

Is THE CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF WISDOM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves decreased by £182k to £18.49m, with free reserves standing at £2.37m. This level of free reserves represents approximately 14 months' expenditure, which is consistent with the charity's stated target policy of 12 months' expenditure. The charity anticipates issuing an unqualified audit opinion on the financial statements. Its FY2024 accounts were audited.

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 ENGLISH REGION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH CIO1£86k
EDITH BESSIE GIBSON TRUST1£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH CONGREGATION FUND CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF WISDOM£1.1m——above—no doubt
DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH CONGREGATION FUND CIO FY2025£245k—0above—no doubt
CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS CIO FY2024£1.2m—0within—no doubt
THE CONGREGATION OF THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR - ENGLISH PROVINCE FY2024£21.7m—0within—no doubt
CONGREGATION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT CIO FY2024£1.3m—0above—no doubt
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 - £80,0001within—not going concern

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