Grace and Compassion Benedictines

Analysis

Grace and Compassion Benedictines is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in June 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Grace and Compassion Benedictines reported income of £6.9m and spending of £7.9m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £5.3m to £6.9m (+30%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Grace and Compassion Benedictines 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Refugee Action (£6.9m), The Polish Catholic Mission (£6.9m) and Citizens Advice Caerphilly Blaenau Gwent (£6.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 5.8% and investments 3.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £202k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. Reserves of £14.6m would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate. It employed 108 people.