St Michael's Abbey Charitable Trust

Analysis

St Michael's Abbey Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Farnborough. It was registered in December 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St Michael's Abbey Charitable Trust reported income of £540k and spending of £530k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £986k to £540k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, St Michael's Abbey Charitable Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Stockport Circuit (£540k), Pars Media Trust (£540k) and Darul Hadis Latifiah Foundation (£539k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and charitable activities 5.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.