Institute of Daughters of Mary Help of Christians

Registered charity 250888 · since 1967·England·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£6,276

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

The institute says it is not a grant-making charity and that its grants go solely to its associated charity, VIDES, so an open approach from another group is unlikely to fit.
Its only recorded grant is £6,276 to VIDES UK, and the grant range is not stated, so there is no realistic request size to aim for from its record.
No application process is published, so the only route is the contact shown, and a short enquiry to check whether any support is possible is a better first step than a full proposal.
Its stated priority is England, which describes where it focuses rather than who may apply, and groups should first compare their work with its stated activities: education for disadvantaged young people, poverty relief, support to local charities and support for its members.
Groups whose work falls outside those themes, or who are looking for an open grant programme, should not expect this institute to be a source of grants.

Overview

Institute of Daughters of Mary Help of Christians is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 250888).

The Institute of Daughters of Mary Help of Christians is a charity registered in England and Wales (charity number 250888) that exists to provide education, especially for disadvantaged young people, relieve poverty, provide human resources, buildings and services to local charities, and support and provide for its members. It says it is not a grant-making charity, though it makes some grants solely to its associated charity, VIDES. Its annual giving is £6,276, and the grant evidence shows that amount given to VIDES UK.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The institute describes its principal activities as providing education, especially for disadvantaged young people; relieving poverty; providing human resources, buildings and services to local charities; and supporting and providing for its members. It says it is not a grant-making charity, although it makes some grants solely to its associated charity. That associated charity promotes training and development of young people for voluntary service at home and abroad. The institute's report also says volunteers work in areas of social and economic disadvantage. The grant evidence identifies support to an associated charitable organisation, rather than an open grant programme for a wider field of applicants. The stated activities give the broader picture of the institute's work; they are not all described as grant programmes.

Themes

Disadvantaged youth education
Poverty relief
Local charity support
Member support

Geographic Focus

Priority: England.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

England

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£869,748	£1,323,969	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£881,698	£1,444,795	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£1,596,212	£1,544,872	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£864,673	£1,336,655	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£792,064	£1,709,379	£6,276	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.