Poor Servants of the Mother of God

Analysis

Poor Servants of the Mother of God is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Poor Servants of the Mother of God reported income of £24.0m and spending of £20.2m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16.9m to £24.0m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Poor Servants of the Mother of God sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The NHS Confederation (£24.0m), The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (£24.1m) and The Christie Charity (£23.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73%, investments 17%, donations and legacies 2.5% and trading 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,432. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £443k. Reserves of £30.0m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 455 people.