INSTITUTE OF OUR LADY OF MERCY

Registered charity 290544 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE INSTITUTE OF OUR LADY OF MERCY

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £39.1m for the year, primarily driven by a £33.9m impairment of tangible fixed assets. Despite this deficit, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £102.9m, which the trustees note are sufficient to mitigate the current deficit through the planned sale of surplus properties. The financial statements were prepared on a basis other than going concern due to the transfer of assets and liabilities to a new CIO entity.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Year-over-year changes

• Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~68.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

• Catherine Christina Groden · trustee of 1 other charity
• SISTER MARY BERNADETTE HOLMES · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sister Bernadette Patricia Roche · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sister Ita Christina O'Donnell · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sister Lynda Irene Dearlove · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Ireland · Kenya · Peru · Romania · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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