The Marie Celeste Samaritan Society

Analysis

The Marie Celeste Samaritan Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Marie Celeste Samaritan Society reported income of £510k and spending of £456k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £433k to £510k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Marie Celeste Samaritan Society sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 E F Bulmer Trust (£509k), Barons Court Project (£510k) and The Sussex Snowdrop Trust (£509k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 97% and donations and legacies 3.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £338k. Reserves of £16.5m would cover about 435 months of spending at that rate.