The Society of St Paul the Apostle

Analysis

The Society of St Paul the Apostle is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Society of St Paul the Apostle reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.6m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.9m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Society of St Paul the Apostle sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Cambridge (£1.8m), The Woodard Corporation (£1.9m) and The Roland Callingham Foundation (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 96% and investments 3.8%. Charitable activities took 22% of spending and raising funds 76%. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.