THE SOCIETY OF MARY AND MARTHA

Registered charity 327394 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARY AND MARTHA, SHELDON, THE MARY AND MARTHA SHELDON CENTRE

Support for people in ministry at times of stress or crisis. Retreat and education resources open to everyone. Self-catering accommodation for schools, churches, community, family and special needs groups.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£649k

Latest spending

£619k

Registered

1987

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £649,046 against total expenditure of £618,593, resulting in a net surplus of £10,945. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,867,892, which the trustees note are £43,012 more than their stated policy target of £1,104,867. The auditor confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £1,104,867 (held: £4.9m)

“We aim to maintain free reserves of £1,104,867 to ensure continuity for beneficiaries”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£649k

Total spending

£619k

Reserves (reported)

£1.1m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~22.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (47% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Frank Albert Wrightchair
Carl Anthony Lee
Hillary Ann Hanson
IAN EDWARD POWELL · trustee of 2 other charities
Jacqueline Mary Henretty
REVEREND CANON LYNDA MARY BARLEY
Rev Antony Kenneth Lane
Rev Nina Mary Joyner Summerfield

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£649k	£619k
31/12/2024	£646k	£609k
31/12/2023	£589k	£623k
31/12/2022	£578k	£692k
31/12/2021	£552k	£563k

Common questions

Is THE SOCIETY OF MARY AND MARTHA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £649,046 against total expenditure of £618,593, resulting in a net surplus of £10,945. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,867,892, which the trustees note are £43,012 more than their stated policy target of £1,104,867. The auditor confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP.

Who funds THE SOCIETY OF MARY AND MARTHA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SOCIETY OF MARY AND MARTHA as a grant recipient include CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON, COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY CROSS, SION COLLEGE.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	FY2022	£20k	Church & Communities Programme
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	FY2023	£10k	Church & Communities Programme
COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY CROSS	FY2023	£1k
SION COLLEGE	FY2022	£900	Retreats/Courses

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The Mercers' Company	02/07/2020	£60k	Grant to Society of Mary and Martha

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOCIETY OF MARY REPARATRIX.

SOCIETY OF MARY REPARATRIX income £149k
THE SOCIETY OF MARY (MARIST FATHERS) CIO income £789k
THE SOCIETY OF RETREAT CONDUCTORS income £184k
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Immaculate Virgin, EAP income £1.3m
ST MARY'S CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST income £483k
SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIO income £2.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SOCIETY OF MARY AND MARTHA	£649k	—	above	—	no doubt
SOCIETY OF MARY REPARATRIX FY2025	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF MARY (MARIST FATHERS) CIO FY2024	£789k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF RETREAT CONDUCTORS FY2025	£184k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Immaculate Virgin, EAP FY2025	£1.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST FY2025	£483k	—	above	—	no doubt

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