Mary Ward Settlement

Analysis

Mary Ward Settlement 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, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00046188). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Mary Ward Settlement reported income of £6.0m and spending of £6.6m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £5.3m to £6.0m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Mary Ward Settlement sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Gosfield School Limited (£6.0m), The English Language Centre (£6.0m) and Halcyon London International School (£5.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86%, donations and legacies 11% and trading 3.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £72k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £22k. Reserves of £11.9m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 189 people.