The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor - English Province (aka The Little Sister of the Poor)
Overview
The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor - English Province's network
0 people4 organisationsiNo named people on the board (corporate trustee). 4 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor - English Province. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
2 corporate trusteesiThis charity's trustees are organisations. The individual governors or directors sit on those bodies and are not named on the Charity Commission register.A registered charity or Companies House company is linked only where its full name matches the trustee's name exactly. These links are marked likely because the register gives no number to confirm them.Time on the board is counted from the appointment year. Many boards cap service at 6 to 9 years, so long-serving seats are the ones most likely to change.Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor Trustee Company Corporate trustee | Trustee | 2013 | 13 yrs |
| Helen Elizabeth McGough Corporate trustee | Trustee | 2026 | new |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board
The board
2 corporate trusteesiThis charity's trustees are organisations. The individual governors or directors sit on those bodies and are not named on the Charity Commission register.A registered charity or Companies House company is linked only where its full name matches the trustee's name exactly. These links are marked likely because the register gives no number to confirm them.Time on the board is counted from the appointment year. Many boards cap service at 6 to 9 years, so long-serving seats are the ones most likely to change.Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor Trustee Company Corporate trustee | Trustee | 2013 | 13 yrs |
| Helen Elizabeth McGough Corporate trustee | Trustee | 2026 | new |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board analysis
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£21.7m latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
3.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months
503 from 532 in 2020
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
Network
Network
iThe large node is The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor - English Province. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.This charity is run by 2 corporate trustees (The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor Trustee Company and Helen Elizabeth McGough), so there are no named people to map.
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Finances
5 financial years held, 2020 to 2024, years ending 31 December.
Income and expenditure
5 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £15.55m | £15.40m | £19.96m | £20.43m | £21.66m |
| Total expenditure | £16.61m | £17.15m | £19.61m | £23.45m | £19.95m |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | £3.52m | £3.64m | £4.17m | £4.67m | £4.05m |
| Government grants | £83.76k | £520.29k | £367.79k | £51.02k | Not reported |
| Income by source | |||||
| Donations and legacies | £4.47m | £4.26m | £7.31m | £7.85m | £8.28m |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £919.99k | £1.06m | £1.52m | £2.79m | £4.36m |
| Charitable activities | £10.55m | £10.78m | £12.25m | £12.32m | £10.73m |
| Other trading activities | £384.21k | £299.49k | £354.30k | £239.50k | £282.00k |
| Investments | £9.31k | £311 | £1.50k | £8.55k | £85.00k |
| Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | £139.42k | £57.56k | £48.32k | £14.66k | £2.29m |
| Expenditure by type | |||||
| Charitable activities | £16.61m | £17.14m | £19.60m | £23.45m | £19.89m |
| Raising funds | £1.48k | £3.27k | £3.93k | £2.74k | £57.00k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £127.70k | £494.00k | £1.18m |
| Governance | £66.34k | £67.66k | £111.90k | £99.96k | £73.00k |
| Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £45.55m | £48.87m | £48.95m | £45.67m | £42.28m |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £7.04m | £2.09m | £1.96m | £3.27m | £7.30m |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £1.89m | £2.01m | £1.61m | £2.67m | £1.58m |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £50.70m | £48.94m | £49.30m | £46.28m | £47.99m |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £50.68m | £48.94m | £49.30m | £46.18m | £47.97m |
| Restricted funds | £13.22k | £1.65k | £0 | £100.00k | £27.00k |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £50.70m | £48.94m | £49.30m | £46.28m | £47.99m |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £5.14m | £75.70k | £353.19k | £504.94k | £5.69m |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £7.04m | £2.09m | £1.96m | £3.27m | £7.30m |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
On time for the last 3 years. 1 earlier year arrived late.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | 16 October 2025 | 16 October 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | 29 October 2024 | 29 October 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | 27 October 2023 | 27 October 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | 24 December 202254 days late | 24 December 202254 days late | Late by 54 days | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
| 31 December 2020 | 31 October 2021 | 7 October 2021 | 7 October 2021 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
5 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 28 April 1998 to 18 August 2025.Total from published grants
£34k
£34,200
Grants
5
published to 360Giving
Funders
4
distinct funders
Latest grant
Aug 2025
18 August 2025
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£20k1998
£1k2004
£3k2020
£10k2025
Funders
4 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Rock Foundation | 2 | £20,000 | 1998 |
| Benefact Trust | 1 | £10,000 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation North East | 1 | £3,000 | 2020 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 1 | £1,200 | 2004 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2025 | Benefact Trust | Grant to The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor | £10,000 |
| 4 December 2020 | Community Foundation North East | the charity’s work with older people in Newcastle upon Tyne | £3,000 |
| 2 December 2004 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Craft materials | £1,200 |
| 4 September 1998 | Northern Rock Foundation | Grant awarded to Little Sisters of the Poor - Newcastle (Tyne & Wear) | £10,000 |
| 28 April 1998 | Northern Rock Foundation | Grant awarded to Little Sisters of the Poor - Newcastle (Tyne & Wear) | £10,000 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
- Northern Rock Foundation (2 grants) · Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 Universal
- Benefact Trust (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Community Foundation North East (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- The National Lottery Community Fund (1 grant) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
CARE
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Country: FranceLocal authorities: Hackney, Lambeth, Manchester City, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, Birmingham City, Leeds City, Lancashire, Bristol City
- Area of benefit
- NOT
DEFINED as filed - Governing document
- TRUST
DEED DATED 8 DECEMBER 1948 AND DEED OF APPOINTMENT DATED 1 AUGUST 1966 as filed - Register history
- 13 May 1964Registered
- Working name
- The Little Sister of the Poor
Policies the charity says it has
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.littlesistersofthepoor.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1964