Registered charity · London
The Union of the Sisters of Mercy of Great Britain
The Union of the Sisters of Mercy of Great Britain is a registered charity (number 288158) based in London, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £5.5m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as The Sisters of Mercy of the Union of Great Britain (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £5.5m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Lebanon, Romania, South Africa and more
- Website
- sistersofmercyunion.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1983
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£5.5m£6.7m
- 2024£6.0m£6.8m
- 2023£5.9m£6.9m
Earlier years
- 2022£5.6m£6.1m
- 2021£6.3m£5.7m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE PROMOTION OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND FOR ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH SHALL ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK FOR THE TIME BEING CARRIED ON DIRECTED OR SUPPORTED BY THE SOCIETY.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Sister Catherine Marie Walsh since 2026
- Sister Catherine Mary Sullivan since 2026
- Sister Margaret Veronica Jones since 2021
- Sister Mary Horgan since 2026
- Sister Mary Mcgrath since 2021
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Sister Catherine Marie Walsh since 2026
- Sister Catherine Mary Sullivan since 2026
- Sister Margaret Veronica Jones since 2021
- Sister Mary Horgan since 2026
- Sister Mary Mcgrath since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
11.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 14.4 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 288158
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 28TH SEPTEMBER 1983 AS AMENDED BY FURTHER DEEDS DATED 29TH SEPTEMBER 1991 AND 14 DECEMBER 2007.
- Contact on the register
- 02077233221 · admin@mercyunion.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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