Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

SISTERS OF THE CHRISTIAN RETREAT

The Sisters and the Retreat Team carry out the vision of the Founder, Father Anthony Receveur, in the House of Prayer. We offer Retreats, Spiritual Direction, Supervision and counselling.The Sisters provide personal and spiritual care in parishes and the House of Prayer without any restriction on beneficiaries. The congregation has an obligation to support its members throughout their lives.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£250£380£-130n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£219£311£-92n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£248£276£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£240£408£-167n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£645£1,333£-688£0£12,035£12,035108.3270
31/03/18*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 7 years

www.christian-retreat.org

anne@christian-retreat.org

02089412313

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Belgium, Benin, France, Ireland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

  • AUDREY HAMILTON Appointed: 2024
  • BRIJANGANA WATERFIELD Appointed: 2023
  • CHRISTINA COLLINS Appointed: 2020
  • GERARD ELLUL Appointed: 2024
  • MARGARET MARY BUCKLEY Appointed: 2022
  • NICOLA RUTH MASON Appointed: 2024
  • SISTER ANNE DUNNE (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • SISTER MELANIE M E KINGSTON Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2017, number: 1174120
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR20: 4 days late, AR18: 251 days late,
Main office

HOUSE OF PRAYER
35 SEYMOUR ROAD
EAST MOLESEY
KT8 0PB

Objectives

The object of the CIO is the advancement of the Roman Catholic religion through such religious and other charitable work as the charity trustees shall from time to time think fit.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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