Pallottine Missionary Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate

Analysis

Pallottine Missionary Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Macclesfield. It was registered in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Pallottine Missionary Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate reported income of £3.0m and spending of £3.2m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £3.0m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Pallottine Missionary Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hintze Family Charitable Foundation (£3.0m), Double Impact Services (£3.0m) and Rotherham United Community Trust (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 4.4% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 84 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.