Little Company of Mary Congregation CIO

Analysis

Little Company of Mary Congregation CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Little Company of Mary Congregation CIO reported income of £2.6m and spending of £531k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £231k to £2.6m (+1031%), an average of +83% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 501%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Little Company of Mary Congregation CIO sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Galilee Foundation (£2.6m), Bath Christian Trust (£2.6m) and Dens Limited (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 15% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £64k. Reserves of £801k would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.