THE ST BARNABAS SOCIETY

Registered charity 1009910 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC046482 (OSCR)

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.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£922k

Latest spending

£639k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £556,246 for the year ended 31 May 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. The trustees note that free reserves are no longer adequate to sustain operations over the next five years given increasing demand, and the charity is actively seeking ways to increase income.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: legacies (68% of income)

“Income included £244,997 (2024 - £283,326) from investments, £54,816 (2024 - £46,115) from interest and rents, £93,875 (2024 £86,884) from appeals, collections and donations, and £527,529 (2024 - £309,470) from legacies.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 1.2% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“The charity expended £628,559 (2024 – £676,831) on charitable activities and £10,903 (2024 - £9,154) on fund raising.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £8.6m; policy: unclear)

“The Board have reviewed the level of free reserves (that is funds not tied up in fixed assets) the charity will require to sustain its operations over the next five years and conclude that these are no longer adequate in the light of the increasing calls on the Society.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cocke, Vellacott & Hill. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02645233

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

BULLIVANT, Stephen Sebastian, Professor — director, appointed 02/03/2026on trustee list
COLEHAN, Damian — director, appointed 24/09/2025on trustee list
HUMPHREYS, Daniel, Rev — director, appointed 15/02/2023on trustee list
MELLOR, Janet Mary — director, appointed 22/04/2021on trustee list
GOUGH, Josephine Clare — director, appointed 24/01/2018on trustee list
HAMBLETON, Ian Brynmor — director, appointed 24/01/2018on trustee list
DOYLE, Sean Christopher — director, appointed 14/03/2007not on trustee list
MARTIN, Paul Barry, Reverend Father — secretary, appointed 13/09/2017

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £2.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income

£922k

Total spending

£639k

Cost of raising funds

£11k

Reserves (reported)

£12.2m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~228.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Ian Hambletonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Damian Colehan · trustee of 1 other charity
Janet Mary Mellor · trustee of 2 other charities
Josephine Clare Gough
MR S DOYLE · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev Daniel Humphreys · trustee of 2 other charities
Stephen Bullivant

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£922k	£639k
31/05/2024	£725k	£686k
31/05/2023	£514k	£701k
31/05/2022	£614k	£697k
31/05/2021	£532k	£617k

Common questions

Is THE ST BARNABAS SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £556,246 for the year ended 31 May 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. The trustees note that free reserves are no longer adequate to sustain operations over the next five years given increasing demand, and the charity is actively seeking ways to increase income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cocke, Vellacott & Hill.

Who funds THE ST BARNABAS SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ST BARNABAS SOCIETY as a grant recipient include SISTERS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CIO.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SISTERS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CIO	FY2025	£3k	to support their charitable activities
SISTERS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CIO	FY2024	£2k	to support their charitable activities
SISTERS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CIO	FY2023	£1k	to support their charitable activities
SISTERS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CIO	FY2022	£1k	to support their charitable activities

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST)	1	£261k
THE PRET FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£26k
NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES	1	£16k
THE C P CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF LEIGH, (DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD)	1	£14k
HIGHGATE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	1	£11k
STRAND PARISHES TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST. BARNABAS SOUTHWOLD.

ST. BARNABAS SOUTHWOLD income £1.3m
COLLEGE OF ST BARNABAS income £2.4m
BARNABAS FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES TRUST income £154k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, PIMLICO, LONDON income £136k
ST BARNABAS COUNSELLING CENTRE income £175k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, SOUTHFIELDS income £110k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ST BARNABAS SOCIETY	£922k	—	0	below	1.2%	no doubt
ST. BARNABAS SOUTHWOLD FY2024	£1.3m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
COLLEGE OF ST BARNABAS FY2025	£2.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BARNABAS FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES TRUST FY2024	£154k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BARNABAS, PIMLICO, LONDON FY2024	£136k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST BARNABAS COUNSELLING CENTRE FY2025	£175k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.