Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

FAITHFUL COMPANIONS OF JESUS 

The FCJ Society's Charitable Trust aims to support such charitable purposes as shall advance the religious and other charitable work of the members of the Society: These works fall into the following main areas: education on various levels, including sharing FCJ Charism and ethos with educators and young adults ; spiritual development; parish work; overseas missions and care of the elderly.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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
31/12/22£3,538£106,369£-102,832£0£0£0n/a3229
31/12/21£3,631£3,033£598£4£112,811£112,811446.42930
31/12/20£3,477£1,905£1,573£6£102,181£102,181643.72930
31/12/19£8,433£18,771£-10,338£6£96,758£96,75861.93030
31/12/18£28,165£3,144£25,021£0£96,129£96,114366.83230
31/12/17£3,460£4,298£-838£1£73,408£73,389204.9310
31/12/16£10,026£6,170£3,856£8£69,996£69,964136.1320
31/12/15£2,797£2,730£67£35£62,623£62,518274.8310
31/12/14£2,903£2,637£266£34£61,035£60,973277.5270
31/12/13£3,245£2,512£733£34£60,009£59,947286.3250
31/12/12£3,658£2,502£1,156£33£56,555£56,523271.1180
31/12/11£3,162£2,317£846£31£54,004£53,972279.6400
31/12/10£2,709£2,374£334£29£54,885£54,885277.4400
31/12/09£2,860£3,631£-771£28£52,575£52,575173.8420
31/12/08£4,047£3,042£1,005£32£50,026£50,026197.3430
31/12/07£4,611£2,583£2,029£24£54,556£54,556253.5460
31/12/06£3,398£2,790£609£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£3,690£2,933£756£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£3,057£3,264£-207£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 21.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: NAN
Asset Split ?
Established: 59 years

www.fcjsisters.org

mfitzpatrick@fcjgeneralate.org

02082329570

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Australia, Belgium, Burma, Canada, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Philippines, Romania, South Sudan, Throughout England, United States,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 32 employees
  • 29 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/02/1965, number: 239285
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Gumley House Convent F C J
251 Twickenham Road
ISLEWORTH
TW7 6DN

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE SOCIETY AS THE TRUSTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERIOR SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IF AT ANY TIME THE SOCIETY SHALL CEASE TO EXIST OR SHALL CEASE TO CARRY ON RELIGIOUS OR OTHER CHARITABLE WORK THEN FOR SUCH OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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