The Order of Friars Minor Conventual

Analysis

The Order of Friars Minor Conventual is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Order of Friars Minor Conventual reported income of £487k and spending of £985k, spending 202% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £839k to £487k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Order of Friars Minor Conventual 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of the Sacred Mission (£487k), North Kirklees and Morley Methodist Circuit (£487k) and Vallabh Youth Organisation (UK) Ltd (£487k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.