SOCIETY OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES

Registered charity 1086419 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOLL

The Society Of Our Lady Of Lourdes promotes devotion to Our Lady, organises pilgrimages to Lourdes, and services in her honour, and provides financial and other assistance to enable pilgrims who could not afford the cost to go to Lourdes

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND SUFFERING BY PROMOTING DEVOTION TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES BY ORGANISING PILGRIMAGES TO LOURDES AND SERVICES IN HER HONOUR BY ARRANGING FOR SERMONS AND LECTURES ON LOURDES AND AND BY ASSISTING POOR SICK PILGRIMS FINANCIALLY OR OTHERWISE TO GO TO LOURDES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net operating deficit of £118,935 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a net movement in funds of £(80,338). Despite this deficit, the trustees report a healthy financial position with total charity funds of £992,108 carried forward, supported by significant investment assets valued at £980,203. The charity relies on donations, legacies, and investment income to sustain its activities and has no employees, with work carried out by volunteers.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Society of Our Lady of Lourdes (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Liam Denis Judge
• Philip John Unwin
• RUTH ELIZABETH ROCKEY
• Sacha Therese Blanchard
• Simon Chandler
• Stephen Kelly

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions