CCEW Charity Commission profile

CONGREGATION OF THE BROTHERS OF CHARITY

Registered charity 234252 · organisation 234252

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Trust
Registered
8 May 1964
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£34,156,596
Latest expenditure
£36,016,717
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Lisieux Hall, Dawson Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 7DX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.brothersofcharity.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Delivering high quality services to people with learning difficulties. Striving for the highest possible human dignity in their service, being willing to function within a social framework to be recognised by the authorities and finding final motivation in the gospel.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£34,156,596
Total Gross Expenditure
£36,016,717
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£31,142,625
Total Gross Expenditure
£33,256,816
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
16 February 2024
Date Accounts Received
16 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£28,674,510
Total Gross Expenditure
£30,145,664
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
27 July 2023
Date Accounts Received
27 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£27,229,651
Total Gross Expenditure
£25,978,268
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
28 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
29 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£25,140,986
Total Gross Expenditure
£23,173,794

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£34,156,596
Total Gross Expenditure
£36,016,717
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
22
Count Govt Grants
£6
Income From Government Contracts
32122096
Income From Government Grants
£23,887
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
7
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
29 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£31,142,625
Total Gross Expenditure
£33,256,816
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
20
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
29208420
Income From Government Grants
£15,321
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
4
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
4
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
16 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£28,674,510
Total Gross Expenditure
£30,145,664
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
20
Count Govt Grants
£18
Income From Government Contracts
26626490
Income From Government Grants
£319,079
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
4
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
1
Count Volunteers
7
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
27 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£27,229,651
Total Gross Expenditure
£25,978,268
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
25
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£19
Income From Government Contracts
25458688
Income From Government Grants
£317,181
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
53
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
28 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£25,140,986
Total Gross Expenditure
£23,173,794
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
26
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£44
Income From Government Contracts
23248384
Income From Government Grants
£885,766
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
55

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
27 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
6819
Income Other Trading Activities
153219
Income Charitable Activities
32122096
Income Investments
513337
Income Other
1361125
Income Total Income And Endowments
34156596
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£35,773,335
Expenditure Other
243382
Expenditure Total
36016717
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
65349
Expenditure Support Costs
2630690
Expenditure Depreciation
578494
Gain Loss Investment
47440
Gain Loss Pension Fund
132000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
362093
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£19,780,163
Assets Total Fixed
32219512
Assets Own Use
23454060
Assets Long Term Investment
8765452
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£16,812,318
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,042,296
Assets Current Investment
6867690
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£44,989,534
Creditors One Year Total Current
4042296
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£7,157,534
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
19780164
Funds Restricted
25209370
Funds Total
44989534
Count Employees
1053
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
29 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
2171
Income Other Trading Activities
136237
Income Charitable Activities
29015596
Income Investments
457352
Income Other
1531269
Income Total Income And Endowments
31142625
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£33,020,666
Expenditure Other
236150
Expenditure Total
33256816
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
46800
Expenditure Support Costs
1439760
Expenditure Depreciation
617885
Gain Loss Investment
460420
Gain Loss Pension Fund
135000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-1764792
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£19,295,662
Assets Total Fixed
39806256
Assets Own Use
24222881
Assets Long Term Investment
15583375
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£10,893,907
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,733,884
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£46,966,279
Creditors One Year Total Current
3733884
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£7,659,248
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
19295662
Funds Restricted
27670617
Funds Total
46966279
Count Employees
1064
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
16 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
23279
Income Other Trading Activities
97434
Income Charitable Activities
26626490
Income Investments
299219
Income Other
1628088
Income Total Income And Endowments
28674510
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£30,145,664
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
30145664
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
42240
Expenditure Support Costs
1383909
Expenditure Depreciation
610280
Gain Loss Investment
-443464
Gain Loss Pension Fund
137000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
2431755
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£14,600,000
Assets Total Fixed
40440693
Assets Own Use
26465577
Assets Long Term Investment
13975116
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£12,523,984
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,714,835
Assets Current Investment
1000000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£50,249,842
Creditors One Year Total Current
2714835
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£8,692,122
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
18665922
Funds Restricted
31583920
Funds Total
50249842
Count Employees
1071
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
27 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1032
Income Other Trading Activities
66303
Income Charitable Activities
25458688
Income Investments
154587
Income Other
1549041
Income Total Income And Endowments
27229651
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£44,967
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£25,933,301
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
25978268
Expenditure Investment Management
44967
Expenditure Grants Institution
75779
Expenditure Governance
26200
Expenditure Support Costs
1100676
Expenditure Depreciation
486504
Gain Loss Investment
158770
Gain Loss Pension Fund
26000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
955000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£49,432,630
Assets Total Fixed
33784104
Assets Own Use
24493979
Assets Long Term Investment
9290125
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-307000
Assets Other Assets
£19,789,055
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,670,454
Assets Current Investment
11736419
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£49,595,705
Creditors One Year Total Current
3670454
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,796,858
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
49432630
Funds Restricted
163075
Funds Total
49595705
Count Employees
1016
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
28 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1137
Income Other Trading Activities
24857
Income Charitable Activities
23248384
Income Investments
173165
Income Other
1693443
Income Total Income And Endowments
25140986
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£70,811
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£23,102,983
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
23173794
Expenditure Investment Management
70811
Expenditure Grants Institution
127500
Expenditure Governance
28058
Expenditure Support Costs
572864
Expenditure Depreciation
81843
Gain Loss Investment
789896
Gain Loss Pension Fund
117000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
2730064
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£49,834,448
Assets Total Fixed
34336261
Assets Own Use
25290157
Assets Long Term Investment
9046104
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-448000
Assets Other Assets
£18,554,662
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,608,475
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£49,834,448
Creditors One Year Total Current
2608475
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£10,503,267
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
49671373
Funds Restricted
163075
Funds Total
49834448
Count Employees
1049
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
106
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CONGREGATION OF THE BROTHERS OF CHARITY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1964-05-08T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
TRUST DEED DATED 14 MARCH 1964 AND SCHEME SEALED 17 DECEMBER 1996
Charitable Objects
FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE SOCIETY AS THE TRUSTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERIOR SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT .
Area Of Benefit
NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
95329
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Care Quality Commission

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures