Plymouth Secular Clergy Fund
Analysis
Plymouth Secular Clergy Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Plymouth Secular Clergy Fund reported income of £429k and spending of £637k, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £244k to £429k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 152% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Plymouth Secular Clergy Fund sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lord Brock Trust (£428k), London Basketball Association (£429k) and Institute for Food, Brain and Behaviour (£428k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charity supports priests of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth by:* the payment of grants to Diocesan Priests in need;* the payment of Allowances to Diocesan Priests, (including former Members), who have resigned from ecclesiastical office;* the provision of assistance, of whatever kind, to relieve Diocesan Priests who are sick, infirm or elderly.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Brock Trust | London | £428k |
| London Basketball Association | London | £429k |
| Institute for Food, Brain and Behaviour | Oxford | £428k |
| Help Harry Help Others | Birmingham | £429k |