MISSIONARIES OF SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES

Registered charity 234926 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Missionaries of Saint Francis De Sales is a Roman Catholic religious congregation whose main work is to share the mission of the Roman Catholic Church, to be involved in parish renewal and education, in the spirit and model of St Francis de Sales.

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Latest income

£420k

Latest spending

£328k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £1,270,386 are held, which the trustees consider to be in excess of their stated policy target of two to three years' expenditure. The charity reported a net increase in funds of £170,574 for the year, driven by voluntary income and significant gains on listed investments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Voluntary income (73% of income)

“Of this amount £307,600 (2023 £197,350) relates to voluntary income and £111,998 (2023 - £101,158) relates to income earned on the charity’s investments.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: two to three years' expenditure (held: £1.3m)

“The trustees consider that, given the nature of the charity’s work and the ongoing commitment to care for the members, a level of free reserves of at least two to three years’ expenditure is acceptable in order to provide for contingencies and unevenness in future outcome.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income

£683k

Total spending

£156k

Cost of raising funds

£10k

Reserves (reported)

£1.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~102.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Thomas Kulandaisamy MSFSchair
Rev BENJAMIN SUNDER MARIYASUSAI MSFS
Rev JOHN TERENCE MCGRATH · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev MariaSelvan Alexander MSFS
Rev VIJAYASATYA PRASAD KASIREDDY MSFS

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£420k	£328k
31/12/2023	£299k	£263k
31/12/2022	£338k	£255k
31/12/2021	£683k	£156k
31/12/2020	£141k	£171k

Common questions

Is MISSIONARIES OF SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves of £1,270,386 are held, which the trustees consider to be in excess of their stated policy target of two to three years' expenditure. The charity reported a net increase in funds of £170,574 for the year, driven by voluntary income and significant gains on listed investments. Its FY2024 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 LITTLE WAY ASSOCIATION	1	£14k
CATHOLIC CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF ST. JOSEPH.

THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF ST. JOSEPH income £1.2m
THE SOCIETY OF MARY (MARIST FATHERS) CIO income £789k
CONGREGATION OF NOTRE DAME DE SION LIMITED income £1.5m
SOCIETY OF SAINT FRANCIS CENTRAL FUND income £155k
CHARITY FOR ST JOSEPH'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY (BRITISH REGION) income £2.2m
HOLY GHOST MISSIONARY CONGREGATION income £121k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MISSIONARIES OF SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES	£420k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF ST. JOSEPH FY2024	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF MARY (MARIST FATHERS) CIO FY2023	£789k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
CONGREGATION OF NOTRE DAME DE SION LIMITED FY2024	£1.5m	—	1	unclear	—	no doubt
SOCIETY OF SAINT FRANCIS CENTRAL FUND FY2025	£155k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHARITY FOR ST JOSEPH'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY (BRITISH REGION) FY2025	£2.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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