Cardinal Hume Centre

Analysis

Cardinal Hume Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04333875). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Cardinal Hume Centre reported income of £3.9m and spending of £4.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3.4m to £3.9m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cardinal Hume Centre 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 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (£3.9m), Providence Row (£3.9m) and The Laduma Dhamecha Charitable Trust (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68%, charitable activities 28% and investments 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £326k. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 70 people.