St Peter's Aid for the Needy
Analysis
St Peter's Aid for the Needy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leamington Spa. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, St Peter's Aid for the Needy reported income of £42k and spending of £55k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £28k to £42k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 347%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, St Peter's Aid for the Needy sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Masanga UK (£42k), Niaz Foundation (£42k) and The Platelet Society (£42k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The relief of poverty and suffering wherever possible both locally and overseas, mainly from donations by the parishioners of Catholic Leamington (St Peter's Leamington, St Joseph's Whitnash, Our Lady's Lillington) for projects commended by them.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Masanga UK | Gwynedd | £42k |
| Niaz Foundation | London | £42k |
| The Platelet Society | West Sussex | £42k |
| The British Atherosclerosis Society | Leeds | £42k |