Westminster Fund

Analysis

Westminster Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorking. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Westminster Fund reported income of £23.8m and spending of £5.3m, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £191k to £23.8m (+12361%), an average of +234% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 11241%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Westminster Fund sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Representative Body of the Church in Wales (£23.0m), Alpha International (£23.9m) and The Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance (£23.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.2m. Reserves of £19.3m would cover about 43 months of spending at that rate.