The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor - English Province

Analysis

The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor - English Province is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor - English Province reported income of £14.5m and spending of £20.8m, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £15.4m to £14.5m (-6.0%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor - English Province sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pancreatic Cancer UK (£14.5m), Kidney Research UK (£14.5m) and Arthur Rank Hospice Charity (£14.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, donations and legacies 31% and trading 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £953k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. Reserves of £922k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 449 people.