The Handmaids of Mary Trust

Analysis

The Handmaids of Mary Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Handmaids of Mary Trust reported income of £77k and spending of £67k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £88k to £77k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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 Handmaids of Mary Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Christian Dental Fellowship (£77k), British Hospital at Port Said Fund (£77k) and Mad Foundation Limited (£77k).