The Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries - Central Fund

Analysis

The Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries - Central Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, The Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries - Central Fund reported income of £727k and spending of £817k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to December 2024, income grew from £577k to £727k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries - Central Fund sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Martin's Centre for Health and Healing (£727k), Williamson Trust (£727k) and Dalgarno Trust (£726k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 59%, charitable activities 34% and investments 7.1%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 6.3%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.