Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3
Volatile income
spending growth: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE ORDER OF PREACHERS

To promote the Roman Catholic religion by preaching, teaching, pastoral care, chaplaincy work, writing, and other apostolic projects and to maintain the members engaged in such work.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £11,272,566 available, equivalent to 34 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/22	£4,434	£3,990	£444	£99	£30,787	£11,273	33.9	26	55
30/09/21	£5,550	£3,372	£2,178	£100	£32,551	£12,481	44.4	10	52
30/09/20	£3,234	£3,153	£81	£105	£27,982	£11,294	43	18	199
30/09/19	£3,659	£3,163	£496	£95	£28,370	£11,335	43	17	233
30/09/18	£4,734	£2,905	£1,829	£88	£27,398	£11,169	46.1	19	235
30/09/17	£6,294	£2,762	£3,532	£95	£24,797	£10,194	44.3	20	0
30/09/16	£3,327	£2,710	£617	£88	£20,201	£8,904	39.4	21	0
30/09/15	£3,018	£2,567	£451	£69	£18,242	£7,976	37.3	8	0
30/09/14	£2,766	£2,527	£239	£42	£17,817	£7,720	36.7	8	0
30/09/13	£3,572	£2,558	£1,014	£36	£17,129	£7,350	34.5	14	0
30/09/12	£2,560	£2,319	£241	£36	£15,443	£6,209	32.1	6	0
30/09/11	£2,651	£2,295	£357	£32	£14,435	£5,631	29.4	5	0
30/09/10	£2,815	£2,224	£590	£49	£14,600	£4,192	22.6	5	0
30/09/09	£2,677	£2,036	£641	£32	£13,611	£3,756	22.1	6	0
30/09/08	£2,583	£2,269	£315	£39	£12,540	£3,421	18.1	6	0
30/09/07	£2,185	£1,931	£253	£37	£13,018	£3,519	21.9	5	0
30/09/06	£2,192	£2,342	£-150	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05?	£3,387	£2,482	£906	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£1,789	£1,742	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 30%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 37%
Reserves/Spending: 33.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 60 years

english.op.org

provincial.bursar@english.op.org

01865288231

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire, Camden, Leicester City, Oxfordshire, Scotland,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

26 employees
55 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	18/02/2022	Equipping the renovated Frassati Centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

THE DOMINICAN COUNCIL Appointed: 1944

REV JOHN O'CONNOR Appointed: 2024

REV NICHOLAS MICHAEL CROWE OP (Chair) Appointed: 2023

DR DAVID GOODILL OP Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: HOPER-DIXON TRUST,

REV TOBY LEES Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeships: INFORMATION NETWORK FOCUS ON RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS, THE CHRISTIAN HERITAGE CENTRE AT STONYHURST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/02/1964, number: 231192

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

BLACKFRIARS PRIORY
ST. GILES
OXFORD
OX1 3LY

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION AND THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOLS CHURCHES AND PRIORIES FOR THESE PURPOSE AND THE UPKEEP OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF PREACHERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources