The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth (Good Shepherd Province)

Analysis

The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth (Good Shepherd Province) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middx. It was registered in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth (Good Shepherd Province) reported income of £260k and spending of £301k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £261k to £260k (-0.3%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth (Good Shepherd Province) sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hillview Evangelical Church (£260k), Islamic Education Trust (Leicester) (£260k) and Aid International UK (£260k).

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.