Stella Maris

Analysis

Stella Maris is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03320318). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Stella Maris reported income of £3.1m and spending of £3.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £3.1m (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Stella Maris sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sisters of Notre Dame (Of Namur) (£3.0m), Saints Foundation (SFC) (£3.1m) and Bupa Foundation (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and investments 3.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.2m. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 21%. Grants to other organisations totalled £138k. Reserves of £6.0m would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 people.