Stewardship Services (Uket) Limited

Analysis

Stewardship Services (Uket) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00090305). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Stewardship Services (Uket) Limited reported income of £170.9m and spending of £144.5m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £102.2m to £170.9m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Stewardship Services (Uket) Limited sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (£126.2m), The Archbishops' Council (£234.9m) and Wateraid (£92.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%, investments 4.6% and charitable activities 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.5m. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £10.4m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 106 people.