Congregation of the Ursulines of Jesus
What it does
Relief of poverty,Care for the Elderly & Homeless,Social & Pastoral work,Missionary work in communities,Assisting people with learning difficulties.
Its charitable purposes
FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK FOR THE TIME BEING CARRIED ON BY OR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF OR WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SOCIETY AS THE TRUSTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERIOR SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IF AT ANY TIME THE SOCIETY SHALL CEASE TO EXIST OR SHALL CEASE TO CARRY ON OR DIRECT OR SUPPORT RELIGIOUS OR OTHER CHARITABLE WORK THEN FOR SUCH OTHER LAWFUL CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
- Elsewhere
- Throughout London
- Ireland
- Scotland
Area of benefit in its governing document: National
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £1,612,490 and spent £1,875,617.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £1,612,490 | £1,875,617 | 30 | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £1,271,373 | £1,780,199 | 31 | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,179,933 | £1,843,767 | 33 | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £1,127,042 | £1,901,819 | 33 | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £2,047,626 | £1,875,807 | 33 | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 21%, from £2,047,626 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £1,612,490 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 116% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £50,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £73,464 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £131,659 from 3 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 December 2025
- Donations and legacies£415,907
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£66,921
- Investments£744,637
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 1 payment to this charity worth £50,000, on 27 June 2023.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £50,000 | 1 | 2023/24 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Sister Hilary BrownChair
- Kathleen Curran UJ
- Nora Mary Ryan
- Sister Eileen Ryan
- Sister Mary Mcloughney
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 30 July 2026, 93 days early | Received 30 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 20 August 2025, 72 days early | Received 20 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 31 July 2024, 92 days early | Received 31 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 18 August 2023, 74 days early | Received 18 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 20 September 2022, 41 days early | Received 20 September 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 235342
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 25 March 1965
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 1ST FEBRUARY 1965, AND SCHEME OF THE 11TH APRIL 1972. AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF 25TH OCTOBER 1996 AND 8TH APRIL 2008.
- Website
- www.ursulinesjesus.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.