Congregation of the Ursulines of Jesus

Analysis

Congregation of the Ursulines of Jesus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in March 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Congregation of the Ursulines of Jesus reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.9m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.0m to £1.6m (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Congregation of the Ursulines of Jesus sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woodsmith Foundation Limited (£1.6m), Cardiff Mind Ltd (£1.6m) and Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research T/A The Griffin Institute (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 46%, donations and legacies 26% and charitable activities 4.2%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 6.3%. Reserves of £30.7m would cover about 180 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 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.