Congregation of the Mission (The Vincentian Fathers)

Analysis

Congregation of the Mission (The Vincentian Fathers) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Congregation of the Mission (The Vincentian Fathers) reported income of £591k and spending of £874k, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £340k to £591k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 890%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Congregation of the Mission (The Vincentian Fathers) 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 Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Simon Zelotes Upper Chelsea (£591k), New Jerusalem Ministry (£591k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Ashton Upon Mersey (£590k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 64% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £226k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 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.