The Congregation of the Holy Spirit and the Immaculate Heart of Mary (British Province)

Analysis

The Congregation of the Holy Spirit and the Immaculate Heart of Mary (British Province) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Congregation of the Holy Spirit and the Immaculate Heart of Mary (British Province) reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.7m (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Congregation of the Holy Spirit and the Immaculate Heart of Mary (British Province) 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asian Women's Resource Centre (£2.7m), Housing Pathways Trust (£2.7m) and The Film and Television Charity (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66%, investments 13%, charitable activities 12% and trading 8.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £19k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.