Menevia and Wrexham Infirm Secular Clergy Fund
Analysis
Menevia and Wrexham Infirm Secular Clergy Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Deeside. It was registered in August 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending April 2026, Menevia and Wrexham Infirm Secular Clergy Fund reported income of £27k and spending of £40k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £36k to £27k (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Menevia and Wrexham Infirm Secular Clergy Fund sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Liturgical Dance Network UK (£27k), The Friends of St Mary's Church, Bungay (£27k) and Blackburn Cathedral Trust (£27k).
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
Support of very sick and old poor priests so that they do not become a burden on others or the state.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| National Liturgical Dance Network UK | London | £27k |
| The Friends of St Mary's Church, Bungay | Suffolk | £27k |
| Blackburn Cathedral Trust | Blackburn | £27k |
| Wayne Renowden Thomas | Banbury | £27k |