Charity for St Joseph's Missionary Society (Generalate)

Analysis

Charity for St Joseph's Missionary Society (Generalate) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00487520). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Charity for St Joseph's Missionary Society (Generalate) reported income of £4.5m and spending of £4.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.3m to £4.5m (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Charity for St Joseph's Missionary Society (Generalate) sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Jesus House for All Nations (£4.5m), Broom Foundation (£4.6m) and Chalfords Limited (£4.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 65% and investments 34%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.4m. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.