Order of Hermit Friars of St Augustine (Augustinian Order)

Analysis

Order of Hermit Friars of St Augustine (Augustinian Order) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 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 services.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Order of Hermit Friars of St Augustine (Augustinian Order) reported income of £600k and spending of £876k, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £372k to £600k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Order of Hermit Friars of St Augustine (Augustinian Order) 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Well Trust Limited (£600k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Brentford (£600k) and Krunch UK (£599k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 46%, investments 23%, trading 19% and donations and legacies 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £11k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.