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the community of st francis

The charity supports the general public. The Community Of St Francis is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Gloucester and operates in Southwark, Leicestershire, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

We are a group of women living in community under vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Our works include hospitality for retreats and other purposes, counselling, spiritual direction, preaching, leading quiet days, participation in missions and both voluntary and part-time paid work for other agencies. The pay supports the work of the community in out different houses.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£262,334
Latest Expenditure
£179,485

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 18.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 51.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 10.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £28,301
Charitable Activities £19,517
Other Trading £206
Investments £7,815
Other Income £502,707

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £101,900
Raising Funds £0
Governance £21,112
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £94,298

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£262,334£179,4850 / 2
2023£558,546£196,198£101,900£1,908,681£00 / 6
2022£198,034£180,7830 / 6
2021£371,017£174,6080 / 4
2020£225,842£205,6750 / 3

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers