Lancaster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust

Analysis

Lancaster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Lancaster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust reported income of £10.7m and spending of £10.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £10.7m to £10.7m (+0.3%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Lancaster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Oaklea Trust (£10.7m), Father Hudson's Caritas (£10.8m) and Centre 404 (£10.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, trading 19%, charitable activities 17% and investments 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £936k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.8%. Reserves of £4.6m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 106 people.