St Mary's Convent and Nursing Home (Chiswick)
Analysis
St Mary's Convent and Nursing Home (Chiswick) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03959483). It says it provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, St Mary's Convent and Nursing Home (Chiswick) reported income of £4.7m and spending of £4.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.7m to £4.7m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, St Mary's Convent and Nursing Home (Chiswick) sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include CHESS Homeless (£4.6m), Age UK Northamptonshire (£4.7m) and Bikur Cholim Limited (£4.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, investments 3.3%, donations and legacies 3.1% and trading 1.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £50. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 98 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 3.1%
- Charitable activities 92%
- Trading 1.7%
- Investments 3.3%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
The object of the charity is the advancement of the Anglican Christian religion in particular: by providing residential home accommodation, nursing and other care facilities to members of the public, to members of the convent and to members of the charity; by the promotion and maintenance of public worship; and by the promotion of religious and spiritual teaching.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| CHESS Homeless | Chelmsford | £4.6m |
| Age UK Northamptonshire | Northampton | £4.7m |
| Bikur Cholim Limited | London | £4.6m |
| International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness | London | £4.7m |