THE MOTHER AGNES TRUST

Registered charity 1061968 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity promotes the Christian Religion by:1. The advancement and promotion of theological education and training2. The maintenance of a theological library3. The relief of aged, sick or needy nuns who have been professed members of an Anglican Order.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£167k

Latest spending

£459k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded an operating deficit of £291,646 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £4,345,114 to £4,030,198. The trustees note that the financial position is positive and intend to make grants in the near future. The charity is currently exploring plans to wind up and distribute its assets to organizations aligned with its charitable objectives.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr John Philip Harry Preston · trustee of 1 other charity
Gregory Stephen Thomas Mahon · trustee of 1 other charity
Sara Jane Stonor · trustee of 2 other charities
The Venerable Russell Dewhurst · trustee of 1 other charity
Themy Hamilton

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£167k	£459k
31/03/2024	£154k	£17k
31/03/2023	£75k	£163k
31/03/2022	£45k	£18k
31/03/2021	£20k	£2k

Common questions

Is THE MOTHER AGNES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded an operating deficit of £291,646 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £4,345,114 to £4,030,198. The trustees note that the financial position is positive and intend to make grants in the near future. The charity is currently exploring plans to wind up and distribute its assets to organizations aligned with its charitable objectives. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE COMMUNITY OF THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE RENEWAL	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHARIS TRUST.

THE CHARIS TRUST income £591k
THE RELIGIOUS OF CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION income £134k
TRUST PROPERTY HELD ICW THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY income £3.8m
CONGREGATION OF THE URSULINES OF JESUS income £1.6m
POOR SERVANTS OF THE MOTHER OF GOD income £24.0m
CHARITIES FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES ADMINISTERED IN CONNEXION WITH THE SISTERS OF THE HOLY TRINITY income £143k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MOTHER AGNES TRUST	£167k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHARIS TRUST FY2025	£591k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RELIGIOUS OF CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION FY2025	£134k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRUST PROPERTY HELD ICW THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY FY2025	£3.8m	£70,001 - £80,000	1	within	—	not going concern
CONGREGATION OF THE URSULINES OF JESUS FY2025	£1.6m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
POOR SERVANTS OF THE MOTHER OF GOD FY2025	£24.0m	—	—	within	—	no doubt

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