Roman Catholic Purposes Administered in Connection with the Society of African Missions

Analysis

Roman Catholic Purposes Administered in Connection with the Society of African Missions is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Roman Catholic Purposes Administered in Connection with the Society of African Missions reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.3m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Roman Catholic Purposes Administered in Connection with the Society of African Missions 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Apostolic Faith Mission UK Ltd (£1.3m), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints Woodford Wells (£1.3m) and European Missionary Fellowship (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 75%, investments 13%, trading 2.5% and charitable activities 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £208k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £7.3m would cover about 69 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.