St Mary's Abbey, Quarr

Analysis

St Mary's Abbey, Quarr is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ryde. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09806062). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St Mary's Abbey, Quarr reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.9m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, St Mary's Abbey, Quarr 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Weald of Kent Methodist Circuit (£1.9m), Maccabi GB (£1.9m) and Christianity Explored (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 60%, donations and legacies 35% and investments 4.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 38% of spending and raising funds 62%. Reserves of £965k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.