Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

CONGREGATION OF JESUS CHARITABLE TRUST 

Advancement of Religion.EducationSocial and Pastoral works.Education and care services overseas.Care for Members of the Congregation of Jesus in the English Province.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity uses a corporate trustee

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £42,457,439 available, equivalent to 158 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Fundraising costs are extremely 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
31/08/23£2,519£3,227£-708£756£42,457£42,457157.99820
31/08/22£3,020£3,392£-372£669£44,163£44,163156.29620
31/08/21£2,449£2,781£-332£518£47,159£47,159203.58720
31/08/20£3,126£2,451£674£415£42,116£42,116206.28020
31/08/19£1,712£2,196£-484£0£41,518£41,518226.84520
31/08/18£1,246£2,181£-935£0£39,854£39,854219.3210
31/08/17£2,883£1,607£1,276£0£39,646£39,646296210
31/08/16£1,662£2,576£-915£0£36,056£36,056167.9200
31/08/15£1,561£1,507£54£30£34,075£34,075271.3200
31/08/14£4,662£2,355£2,306£46£34,614£34,614176.4200
31/08/13£9,388£1,356£8,032£42£30,801£30,801272.6200
31/08/12£1,574£1,337£236£27£21,287£21,287191210
31/08/11£2,275£1,319£956£29£20,222£20,222184210
31/08/10£1,300£1,321£-22£36£19,110£19,110173.5210
31/08/09£1,361£1,353£8£30£18,114£18,114160.6220
31/08/08£1,335£1,281£54£27£19,611£19,611183.7220
31/08/07£1,257£1,128£129£34£20,713£20,713220.3220
31/08/06£1,240£1,426£-186£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£1,136£1,258£-122£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£1,054£1,247£-193£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 199.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 27.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 157.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 36 years

melavis@bar-convent.org.uk

01904464923

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

  • Congregation Of Jesus Trustee
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/03/1988, number: 298970
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/08/2013, number: 08668810
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE BAR CONVENT TRUST on 07/03/2022
Main office

CONGREGATION OF JESUS
CHARITABLE TRUST
17-19 BLOSSOM STREET
YORK
YO24 1AQ

Objectives

PROMOTING THE CHARITABLE WORK FOR THE TIME BEING CARRIED ON PROMOTED OR SUPPORTED BY THE ASSOCIATION KNOWN AS THE CONGREGATION OF JESUS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE CONSENT OF THE PROVINCIAL THINK FIT PROVIDED THAT IF AT ANY TIME CONGREGATION OF JESUS SHALL CEASE TO EXIST OR TO CARRY ON PROMOTE OR SUPPORT ANY CHARITABLE WORKS THE TRUST FUND AND THE INCOME THEREOF SHALL BE HELD FOR SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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