Our Lady of Fidelity Established at Upper Norwood, London

Analysis

Our Lady of Fidelity Established at Upper Norwood, London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Our Lady of Fidelity Established at Upper Norwood, London reported income of £943k and spending of £953k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £939k to £943k (+0.4%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Our Lady of Fidelity Established at Upper Norwood, London sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Friends of Boyan Trust (£942k), Global Care International (£943k) and Sayser Developments Ltd (£942k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 56%, donations and legacies 27% and trading 16%. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 28%. Reserves of £15.3m would cover about 189 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.