Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Trust

Analysis

Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Trust reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.0m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.5m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 261%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Steinberg Family Charitable Trust (£2.5m), 2wish (£2.5m) and Dorothy, Emma & Spiro Latsis Benevolent Trust (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.0m. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate.