The Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham

Analysis

The Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07582943). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham reported income of £936k and spending of £805k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £631k to £936k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 266%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul's, St Albans (£935k), Newcastle Central Mosque Masjid Al-Tawhid (£936k) and Mid Cornwall Circuit, The Methodist Church (£934k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, trading 9.9% and investments 5.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £223k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 28 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.