CHARITY FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE COMMUNITY OF THE RELIGIOUS OF JESUS AND MARY

Registered charity 247358 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RELIGIOUS OF JESUS AND MARY

The charity aims to support the religious and other charitable work carried out by members in the community of the Religious of Jesus and Mary.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income

£8.0m

Latest spending

£9.1m

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £211,365 for the year, driven by total expenditure of £9,091,082 against total income of £8,043,342. However, the trustees report that free reserves of £6.8 million exceed the stated policy target of six months' expenditure, and they consider these reserves adequate given market volatility.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)

“Two employees earned between £60,000 and £70,000, two employees earned between £70,001 and £80,000 per annum and one employee earned between £80,001 and £90,000” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 5

“Two employees earned between £60,000 and £70,000, two employees earned between £70,001 and £80,000 per annum and one employee earned between £80,001 and £90,000” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Education (84% of income)

“the principal source of income is from the provision of education at the charity’s independent school, Thornton College. In the year to 31 August 2025 this amounted to £6,748,931” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months' annual expenditure (held: £6.8m)

“the level of free reserves should be sufficient to meet at least six months’ annual expenditure at any time i.e. £4.4 million approximately.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees' living expenses

“4 trustees are members of the Congregation and their living expenses during the year were borne by the charity.” — page 41

“During the year, the total amount donated by these trustees to the charity was £89,849” — page 41

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees' donations

“4 trustees are members of the Congregation and their living expenses during the year were borne by the charity.” — page 41

“During the year, the total amount donated by these trustees to the charity was £89,849” — page 41

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Key management remuneration

“4 trustees are members of the Congregation and their living expenses during the year were borne by the charity.” — page 41

“During the year, the total amount donated by these trustees to the charity was £89,849” — page 41

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Ensors. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £70,001 - £80,000 (FY2024) to £80,001 - £90,000 (FY2025).
Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (FY2024) → 5 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £1.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£8.0m

Total spending

£9.1m

Cost of raising funds

£71k

Reserves (reported)

£6.8m

Employees

135

Reported reserves equal ~8.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

SISTER HELEN MARY HAIGHchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev JOHN MERVYN WILLIAMS SDB · trustee of 1 other charity
SISTER BRENDA KILBRIDE
SISTER JOAN HUNTER
SISTER PATRICIA ANN DONOVAN
Sister Annie Demerjian

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

Operates in: Brent · Buckinghamshire · France · Italy · Lebanon · Suffolk · Syria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£8.0m	£9.1m
31/08/2024	£8.4m	£8.8m
31/08/2023	£8.3m	£9.1m
31/08/2022	£7.4m	£8.0m
31/08/2021	£6.7m	£7.1m

Common questions

Is CHARITY FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE COMMUNITY OF THE RELIGIOUS OF JESUS AND MARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £211,365 for the year, driven by total expenditure of £9,091,082 against total income of £8,043,342. However, the trustees report that free reserves of £6.8 million exceed the stated policy target of six months' expenditure, and they consider these reserves adequate given market volatility. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ensors.

What does the highest-paid employee of CHARITY FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE COMMUNITY OF THE RELIGIOUS OF JESUS AND MARY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 5 employees earned over £60,000.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INSTITUTE OF THE RELIGIOUS OF THE SACRED HEART OF MARY IMMACULATE VIRGIN.

INSTITUTE OF THE RELIGIOUS OF THE SACRED HEART OF MARY IMMACULATE VIRGIN income £1.3m
CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS CIO income £1.2m
OUR JESUS LIVES MINISTRIES income £123k
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Immaculate Virgin, EAP income £1.3m
THE CHARITY OF THE ORDER OF THE MARIST SISTERS PROVINCE OF ENGLAND income £2.4m
THE SISTERS OF CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION (ST. GILDAS) CIO income £329k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHARITY FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE COMMUNITY OF THE RELIGIOUS OF JESUS AND MARY	£8.0m	£80,001 - £90,000	5	above	—	no doubt
INSTITUTE OF THE RELIGIOUS OF THE SACRED HEART OF MARY IMMACULATE VIRGIN FY2024	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS CIO FY2024	£1.2m	—	0	within	—	no doubt
OUR JESUS LIVES MINISTRIES FY2025	£123k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Immaculate Virgin, EAP FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHARITY OF THE ORDER OF THE MARIST SISTERS PROVINCE OF ENGLAND FY2025	£2.4m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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