Society of St Augustine of Canterbury

Analysis

Society of St Augustine of Canterbury is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Society of St Augustine of Canterbury reported income of £40k and spending of £51k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £31k to £40k (+30%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 293%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Society of St Augustine of Canterbury sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Music Ministries Trust (CMMT) (£40k), Centro Familiar Vida Nueva Londres (£40k) and The Iris and David Freeman Charitable Trust (£40k).

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.