London Oratory Charity

Analysis

London Oratory Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, London Oratory Charity reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.9m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, London Oratory Charity sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Sheffield (£1.9m), Jaamiatul Imaam Muhammad Zakaria Muhajir Madani (£1.9m) and Grace Baptist Mission CIO (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77%, investments 14%, charitable activities 6.3% and trading 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £300k. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 8.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6,700. Reserves of £435k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.