Little Sisters of the Assumption Charitable Trust

Analysis

Little Sisters of the Assumption Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Little Sisters of the Assumption Charitable Trust reported income of £273k and spending of £96k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £53k to £273k (+418%), an average of +51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 259%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Little Sisters of the Assumption Charitable Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salusbury World (£272k), Working Actively to Change Hillfields Limited (£273k) and The Lovington Foundation (£272k).