The Society of St Pius X

Analysis

The Society of St Pius X is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Society of St Pius X reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.2m to £2.0m (-8.7%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Society of St Pius X 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin Blackburn (£2.0m), Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Carlisle (£2.0m) and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70%, trading 18%, investments 7.0% and charitable activities 5.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £365k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £20.1m would cover about 118 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.