The Westminster Abbey Appeal 1953 Fund

Analysis

The Westminster Abbey Appeal 1953 Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Westminster Abbey Appeal 1953 Fund reported income of £199k and spending of £0, leaving 100% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £121k to £199k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 1153%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Westminster Abbey Appeal 1953 Fund sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boston Methodist Circuit (£199k), Acts London (£199k) and Triratna Chairs' Assembly (£199k).