Saint Margaret's Convent (SSM Chiswick) CIO

Analysis

Saint Margaret's Convent (SSM Chiswick) CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Saint Margaret's Convent (SSM Chiswick) CIO reported income of £4.6m and spending of £4.8m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £21.4m to £4.6m (-79%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Saint Margaret's Convent (SSM Chiswick) CIO sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Sarcoma UK (£4.6m), The Reader Organisation (£4.6m) and The Permira Foundation (£4.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, investments 8.2% and donations and legacies 2.7%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £53k. Reserves of £3.4m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 98 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.