Mission Care
Analysis
Mission Care is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in June 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Mission Care reported income of £17.6m and spending of £16.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13.7m to £17.6m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mission Care sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Oswald's Hospice Limited (£17.6m), A W Charitable Trust (£17.6m) and The Gloucestershire Care Partnership (£17.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £215k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £7.8m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 297 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.0%
- Legacies 1.2%
- Charitable activities 98%
- Trading 0.5%
- Investments 0.4%
- Other 0.0%
In the charity's own words
Mission Care is a Christian charity that provides nurisng care and support to the elderly frail, older people with mental health needs and people with physical disabilities in South London and Kent. We also have a growing work partnering with other organisations to help them fund and manage capital projects, to date principally in East Africa.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Oswald's Hospice Limited | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £17.6m |
| A W Charitable Trust | Salford | £17.6m |
| The Gloucestershire Care Partnership | Lincoln | £17.5m |
| Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care | Watford | £17.6m |