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the st barnabas society

The charity supports other defined groups. The St Barnabas Society is a registered charity whose purpose is the prevention or relief of poverty. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Reading and operates in Ireland, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The St Barnabas Society is a registered charity which operates in Great Britain and Ireland. It exists to provide pastoral and financial help to former clergy and religious of other Christian denominations and other world faiths, who are resident in Great Britain and Ireland, and who have been led by faith and conscience into the full communion of the Catholic Church.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£725,271
Latest Expenditure
£685,985

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 93.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £396,354
Charitable Activities £19,252
Other Trading £0
Investments £309,665
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £676,831
Raising Funds £9,154
Governance £10,250
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£725,271£685,985£676,831£12,735,321£12,735,3213 / 0
2023£513,640£701,311£689,631£12,449,976£12,449,9763 / 0
2022£614,094£696,533£673,855£12,847,151£12,847,1513 / 0
2021£532,283£617,336£603,777£13,001,327£13,001,3273 / 0
2020£549,421£701,007£681,889£12,037,697£12,037,6973 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers