The Congregation of the Sisters of Nazareth Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Congregation of the Sisters of Nazareth Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, 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, The Congregation of the Sisters of Nazareth Charitable Trust reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.8m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £6.7m to £2.7m (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 173% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Congregation of the Sisters of Nazareth Charitable Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Bethshan Sheltered Housing Association (£2.7m), Afrika Tikkun UK (£2.7m) and The Listening Place (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 36% and investments 6.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £32k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5.2m would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.