Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Regents Park, London, and Christchurch, Hants )

Analysis

Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Regents Park, London, and Christchurch, Hants ) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Regents Park, London, and Christchurch, Hants ) reported income of £4.8m and spending of £3.4m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £4.8m (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Regents Park, London, and Christchurch, Hants ) sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. 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 Foundation for the Parks and Reserves of Cote D'ivoire (Fprci-Uk) (£4.7m), Agape Ministries Ltd (£4.9m) and Lancaster Foundation (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71% and investments 8.5%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £9,255. Reserves of £5.9m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.