Sisters of Charity of St Paul the Apostle

Analysis

Sisters of Charity of St Paul the Apostle is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in March 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sisters of Charity of St Paul the Apostle reported income of £5.7m and spending of £7.2m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £7.8m to £5.7m (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sisters of Charity of St Paul the Apostle sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 The Cathedral Church of St Andrew in Wells (£5.7m), The Spiritualists' National Union (£5.7m) and Federation of Synagogues (£5.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 45%, charitable activities 39% and investments 5.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £46k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £973k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 93 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.