Society of the Sacred Mission

Analysis

Society of the Sacred Mission is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04943183). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Society of the Sacred Mission reported income of £487k and spending of £952k, spending 196% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.2m to £487k (-78%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Society of the Sacred Mission 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vallabh Youth Organisation (UK) Ltd (£487k), The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (£487k) and Wesleyan Holiness Church - British Isles District (£486k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.