The Charity of the Roman Union of the Order of St Ursula

Analysis

The Charity of the Roman Union of the Order of St Ursula 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 and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. 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 June 2025, The Charity of the Roman Union of the Order of St Ursula reported income of £3.6m and spending of £1.8m, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £3.6m (+150%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Charity of the Roman Union of the Order of St Ursula sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Bnos Yisroel School Manchester (£3.6m), The United Reformed Church ( Northern Province) Trust Ltd. (£3.6m) and Crosslinks (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 24%, investments 17% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 6.2%. Reserves of £11.3m would cover about 73 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.