Our Lady of Fidelity General Trust
Analysis
Our Lady of Fidelity General Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Our Lady of Fidelity General Trust reported income of £231k and spending of £221k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £119k to £231k (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Our Lady of Fidelity General Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Staines and Feltham Methodist Circuit (£231k), High Street Methodist Church Witney (£231k) and Christ Church Greenbank (£231k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The provision of financial support to the Order of Our Lady of Fidelity's religious communities at Upper Norwood, Folkestone and India. The development of a new Apostolate at Folkestone consisting of a chapel for the local community, day care for 2 to 5s and individually guided retreats.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Staines and Feltham Methodist Circuit | Middlesex | £231k |
| High Street Methodist Church Witney | Witney | £231k |
| Christ Church Greenbank | Northwich | £231k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St.mary & St.botolph's Whitton, Ipswich. | Ipswich | £231k |