The Fund for the Endowment of the Living of St Stephen's South Kensington

Analysis

The Fund for the Endowment of the Living of St Stephen's South Kensington is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Fund for the Endowment of the Living of St Stephen's South Kensington reported income of £36k and spending of £37k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £35k to £36k (+1.3%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Fund for the Endowment of the Living of St Stephen's South Kensington sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Diakonia Mission (£36k), The Powerpack Trust (£36k) and The Quarry Gospel Church (£36k).

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.