Governance Ministries

Analysis

Governance Ministries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Governance Ministries reported income of £7.6m and spending of £6.0m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £7.4m to £7.6m (+2.8%), an average of +0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Governance Ministries sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The English Province of the Order of Preachers (£7.6m), St Augustine's Priory School Limited (£7.7m) and Mount St Mary's (£7.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 19%, donations and legacies 18% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £18k. Reserves of £9.9m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.