The Mother Agnes Trust

Analysis

The Mother Agnes Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chichester. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Mother Agnes Trust reported income of £167k and spending of £459k, spending 275% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £20k to £167k (+735%), an average of +70% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 143% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Mother Agnes Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul with St Luke Finchley (£167k), House of Mercy Christian Assembly (£167k) and Christian Hope Ministry (£167k).