The Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity

Analysis

The Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity reported income of £237k and spending of £230k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £132k to £237k (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God, City of Victory (£237k), Edmonton Baptist Church (£237k) and South Yorkshire Refugee Law and Justice (£237k).