St Patrick's Missionary Society UK

Analysis

St Patrick's Missionary Society UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in July 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St Patrick's Missionary Society UK reported income of £3.3m and spending of £2.3m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £3.3m (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Patrick's Missionary Society UK sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Childhood Trust (£3.3m), Good Shepherd Sisters GB CIO (£3.3m) and Southend-On-Sea Young Mens Christian Association (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 41% and charitable activities 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £436k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.