THE ENGLISH DOMINICAN CONGREGATION (STONE) CHARITABLE FUND

Registered charity 271922 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting the work of the Roman Catholic Church through education, through providing or assisting in healthcare and through pastoral and other work.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income increase of £604,575 for the period, driven by significant investment gains and increased fee income from its school and care home. However, the trustees note that general free reserves of £1,398,871 fall short of their stated policy target of between £4.7m and £9.3m, though they consider the level adequate given non-recurring costs in previous years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.4m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: The English Dominican Congregation (Stone) Charitable Fund — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 11/02/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

CQC provider record: English Dominican Congregation Trust — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 08/12/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

• St Martin's Centre: Good (15/12/2018) · CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

• SISTER MARY TERESA BILLINGTONchair
• SISTER ANGELA MARY LEYDON
• SISTER ANN CATHERINE SWAILES
• SISTER JANE ANN ALVES
• Sister Tamsin Mary Geach

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Gloucestershire · Leicestershire · Staffordshire

Income and spending

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• TRUST PROPERTY HELD ICW THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY income £3.8m
• SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIO income £2.4m
• ALEXIAN BROTHERS OF THE PROVINCE OF THE SACRED HEART income £241k
• DOMINICAN MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS CIO income £340k
• CONGREGATION OF OUR LADY OF THE MISSIONS CIO income £1.2m
• BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH income £133k

Side by side with its peers

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