The Hospital of the Blessed Mary, Commonly Called St Mary's, Hospital, Chichester

Analysis

The Hospital of the Blessed Mary, Commonly Called St Mary's, Hospital, Chichester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in December 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Hospital of the Blessed Mary, Commonly Called St Mary's, Hospital, Chichester reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.8m, spending 172% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £906k to £1.1m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Hospital of the Blessed Mary, Commonly Called St Mary's, Hospital, Chichester sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Count US in (£1.1m), The Minyan (£1.1m) and Net Church Dartford (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 76% and donations and legacies 24%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £835k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.