SISTERS OF MERCY, GRAVESEND, KENT

Charity number: 200376
Charity reporting is up to date (24 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity's principal activities are: - Education through the support of St Josephs school - Healthcare through the support of the congregational members in their old age - Social and pastoral through community based programmes and local parish work

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £494,409
Total expenditure: £584,473

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 January 1962: Standard registration
  • 16 April 2025: Funds received from 1087730 HOUSE OF MERCY
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • Sisters of Mercy, Registered Charity (Working name)
  • Sisters of Mercy, St Josephs Convent (Working name)
  • Sisters of Mercy, St Josephs Convent, Registered Charity (Working name)
  • Sisters of Mercy. (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints 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
  • Investment
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SISTER ANNE O' CONNELL Chair
None on record
SISTER PAUL FARRAR Trustee 08 April 2018
None on record
SISTER MAGDALENE REILLY Trustee
None on record
SISTER ELIZABETH O' HARA Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £534.65k £438.05k £385.35k £2.76m £494.41k
Total expenditure £362.79k £436.18k £829.58k £649.50k £584.47k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £2.99k N/A N/A £1.80k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities £254.58k N/A N/A £219.50k N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment £277.08k N/A N/A £210.14k N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A N/A £2.33m N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £345.37k N/A N/A £631.47k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £17.42k N/A N/A £18.04k N/A
Expenditure - Governance £19.48k N/A N/A £124.62k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A N/A £44.26k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £17.42k N/A N/A £18.04k N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A N/A £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 24 February 2025 24 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 February 2025 24 days late
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEEDS DATED 22ND MAY 1933; 25TH APRIL 1950; 11TH NOVEMBER 1950; 11TH OCTOBER 1960; 3RD MARCH 1961; 21ST JUNE 1962; 3RD JULY 1962; 6TH JULY 1964; 14TH JANUARY 1965

Charitable objects

1. RESIDENCES FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION. 2. TRAINING SCHOOLS FOR MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION AND FOR PERSONS PREPARING TO BECOME OF THE CONGREGATION. 3. SCHOOLS FOR THE GENERAL EDUCATION BOTH RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR OR RELIGIOUS OR SECULAR. 4. HOSPITALS OR REFUGES OR HOMES FOR THE SICK POOR. 5. REST OR RETREAT HOUSES FORM MEMBERS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH DESIRING INSTRUCTION IN THE DOCTRINES OF RELIGION. 6. GENERALLY AS PLACES FOR THE EXERCISE OF ANY SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS IN THE OPINION OF THE MOTHER SUPERIOR MAY BE CONDUCIVE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN GREAT BRITAIN.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT PRECISELY DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Hedley Dunk Ltd
Trinity House
3 Bullace Lane
Dartford
DA1 1BB
Phone:
01322221157
Email:
No information available
Website:

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