ST PATRICK'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY UK

Registered charity 269640 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PATRICK'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY

The principle object of the trust is to raise funds for the Missionary work of St. Patrick's Missionary Society Ireland in Africa, Brazil and West Indies.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £101,845 for the year ended 31 December 2022, with unrestricted funds increasing to £1,308,426. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for at least 12 months, and the independent auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2022 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: St. Patrick’s Missionary Society Scotland
“During the year St Patrick's Missionary Society Scotland transferred £15,363 to St Patrick's Missionary Society UK to refund expenditure incurred on its behalf. During the year St. Patrick's Missionary Society UK transferred £2,000 to St Patrick's Missionary Society Scotland to refund expenditure incurred on its behalf.” — page 24
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Walsh O'Brien Harnett. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.6m£1.7m
31/12/2023£1.7m£2.0m
31/12/2022£1.8m£1.7m
31/12/2021£1.9m£2.0m
31/12/2020£1.7m£1.7m

Common questions

Is ST PATRICK'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2022 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £101,845 for the year ended 31 December 2022, with unrestricted funds increasing to £1,308,426. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for at least 12 months, and the independent auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2022 accounts were audited by Walsh O'Brien Harnett.

Who funds ST PATRICK'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST PATRICK'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY UK as a grant recipient include THE DROMINTEE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DROMINTEE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE DROMINTEE TRUSTFY2022£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHARITY FOR ST JOSEPH'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY (BRITISH REGION).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST PATRICK'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY UK£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
CHARITY FOR ST JOSEPH'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY (BRITISH REGION) FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt
CHARITY FOR ST JOSEPH'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY (GENERALATE) FY2024£3.3m—0unclear—no doubt
ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOCIETY OF AFRICAN MISSIONS FY2024£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF ST PIUS X FY2025£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST PAUL FY2025£787k—0unclear—noted

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