CONGREGATION OF SERVANTS OF MARY (LONDON)

Registered charity 241434 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SERVITE SISTERS, SERVITE SISTERS CHARITABLE TRUST FUND

To enable and support members to work wherever we live, serving the poor, marginalised and disempowered in our society. We do this by promoting the gospel values of love, justice, peace & liberty. Wherever possible we work collaboratively in established projects. We help to train others to continue ministries begun by us enabling us to be free to respond to other needs as they arise.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.4m

Latest spending

£1.3m

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves increased to £33.6 million, with unrestricted general funds amounting to £9.8 million. The trustees consider the level of free reserves adequate given the charity's commitments to care for its aging membership and ongoing property needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income and interest (65% of income)

“Investment income and interest receivable totalled £883,088” — page 11

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to five years’ expenditure (held: £9.9m)

“The trustees consider that, given the nature of the charity’s work and its commitments, the level of free reserves should be equal to three to five years’ expenditure.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The trustees are all members of the Congregation. Their living and personal expenses are borne by the charity, but they receive no remuneration. They also donate their salaries/pensions to the charity.

“As members of the Congregation, none of the trustees have resources of their own as all earnings, pensions and other income have been donated to the charity under a Gift Aid compliant Deed of Covenant. During the year, the total amount donated by the trustees to the charity was £34,485” — page 37

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 31/12/2024)

Total income

£1.4m

Total spending

£1.3m

Cost of raising funds

£58k

Reserves (reported)

£9.9m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~91.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/10/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

SISTER MICHELLE HELEN ELIZABETH REILLYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Lydia Edwards
SISTER FRANCIS FARRELL
SR RACHEL O'RIORDAN OSM

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

Operates in: Essex · Hackney · Haringey · Merton · Sheffield City · Solihull · Surrey · United States · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£1.4m	£1.3m
31/12/2023	£1.3m	£1.0m
31/12/2022	£1.1m	£1.0m
31/12/2021	£1.2m	£1.0m
31/12/2020	£1.2m	£1.0m

Common questions

Is CONGREGATION OF SERVANTS OF MARY (LONDON) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves increased to £33.6 million, with unrestricted general funds amounting to £9.8 million. The trustees consider the level of free reserves adequate given the charity's commitments to care for its aging membership and ongoing property needs. 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 ENGLISH REGION OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH CIO	1	£86k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CONGREGATION OF THE MISSION (THE VINCENTIAN FATHERS).

CONGREGATION OF THE MISSION (THE VINCENTIAN FATHERS) income £323k
POOR SERVANTS OF THE MOTHER OF GOD income £24.0m
THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL CIO income £2.7m
DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH CONGREGATION FUND CIO income £245k
THE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHILD JESUS income £295k
SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY CIO income £2.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CONGREGATION OF SERVANTS OF MARY (LONDON)	£1.4m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CONGREGATION OF THE MISSION (THE VINCENTIAN FATHERS) FY2024	£323k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
POOR SERVANTS OF THE MOTHER OF GOD FY2025	£24.0m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL CIO FY2025	£2.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DAUGHTERS OF MARY AND JOSEPH CONGREGATION FUND CIO FY2025	£245k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHILD JESUS FY2025	£295k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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