The Foundation of St Benedict of Nursia

Analysis

The Foundation of St Benedict of Nursia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1999, 27 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 organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Foundation of St Benedict of Nursia reported income of £481k and spending of £146k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £201k to £481k (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Foundation of St Benedict of Nursia sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ahavas Torah Boys Academy (£481k), Brothers of the Sacred Heart (£481k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Woodhouse and Wrangthorn (£480k).