THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE ORDER OF PREACHERS

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
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.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023
Total income:
£4,328,672
Donations and legacies | £1.71m | |
Charitable activities | £1.46m | |
Other trading activities | £208.90k | |
Investments | £930.12k | |
Other | £19.06k |
Total expenditure:
£4,440,465
Raising funds | £232.04k | |
Charitable activities | £4.21m | |
Other | £0 |
-£84,572 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £16,860 from 1 government contract(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £232.04k | |
Charitable expenditure | £4.21m |
People

25 Employee(s)
5 Trustee(s)
54 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Other Charitable Activities
- Cambridgeshire
- Camden
- Leicester City
- Oxfordshire
- Scotland
Governance
- The Dominican Council (Working name)
- THE DOMINICANS (Working name)
- THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE ORDER OF PREACHERS KNOWN MORE COMMONLY AS THE DOMINICANS (Previous name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Social media policy and procedures
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
5 Trustee(s)
Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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Rev Nicholas Michael Crowe OP | Chair | 27 April 2023 |
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Rev John O'Connor | Trustee | 12 April 2024 |
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Rev Toby Lees | Trustee | 12 April 2024 |
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Dr David Goodill OP | Trustee | 31 March 2020 |
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THE DOMINICAN COUNCIL | Trustee | 25 May 1944 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 30/09/2019 | 30/09/2020 | 30/09/2021 | 30/09/2022 | 30/09/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £3.66m | £3.23m | £5.55m | £4.43m | £4.33m | |
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Total expenditure | £3.16m | £3.15m | £3.37m | £3.99m | £4.44m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £16.86k | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £1.95m | £1.73m | £4.05m | £1.94m | £1.71m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £115.25k | £49.60k | £151.97k | £212.49k | £208.90k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £920.65k | £815.03k | £713.89k | £1.67m | £1.46m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £664.74k | £633.50k | £632.45k | £600.64k | £930.12k | |
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Income - Other | £7.81k | £4.96k | £3.04k | £12.29k | £19.06k | |
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Income - Legacies | £646.90k | £638.71k | £503.11k | £427.52k | £53.21k | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £2.95m | £2.96m | £3.15m | £3.77m | £4.21m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £217.60k | £192.70k | £216.81k | £223.12k | £232.04k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £0 | £0 | £76.76k | £73.36k | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £27.02k | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £122.88k | £87.60k | £116.77k | £124.53k | £117.18k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 30/09/2019 | 30/09/2020 | 30/09/2021 | 30/09/2022 | 30/09/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £6.96m | £7.24m | £7.54m | £7.48m | £7.00m | |
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Long-term investments | £20.70m | £19.99m | £22.38m | £19.34m | £20.75m | |
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Other assets | £1.53m | £1.15m | £3.15m | £5.29m | £3.40m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £830.75k | £401.05k | £527.59k | £1.32m | £561.04k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 30 September 2023 | 03 July 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 September 2023 | 03 July 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 September 2022 | 17 July 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 September 2022 | 17 July 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 September 2021 | 20 July 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 September 2021 | 20 July 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 September 2020 | 27 July 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 September 2020 | 27 July 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 September 2019 | 16 June 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 September 2019 | 16 June 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 4 JUNE 1930 AND DEED OF PARTIAL REVOCATION DATED 1945
Charitable objects
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.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Linked charities
- 15 September 2006 : Standard registration
- 26 April 2010 : Removed
- 26 April 2010 : Asset transfer out
Contact information
- Address:
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BLACKFRIARS PRIORY
ST. GILES
OXFORD
OX1 3LY
- Phone:
- 01865288231
- Website:
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english.op.org
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