THE LATIN MASS SOCIETY

Registered charity 248388 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The primary purpose of the charity is the promotion of the celebration of the Mass and all liturgical offices and services in the Roman Catholic Church in the rite codified by the Council of Trent and in a form no later than that published in 1962.

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Latest income

£359k

Latest spending

£409k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £49,899 for the year, driven by a 62% drop in income due to fewer legacies, although unrestricted reserves remained robust at £1,636,925. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure and confirms that this level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Legacies (49% of income)

“Legacies receivable 175,754” — page 18

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to six months' expenditure (held: £1.6m)

“It is the policy of the Society that unrestricted funds, which have not been designated for a specific use, should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£948k

Total spending

£343k

Cost of raising funds

£63k

Reserves (reported)

£1.5m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~52.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DR THE HONOURABLE ALEXANDER JOSEPH RANALD SHAWchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ALASTAIR TOCHER · trustee of 1 other charity
Aileen Seymour
Alan Gardner · trustee of 1 other charity
Antonia Robinson
DAVID FORSTER · trustee of 1 other charity
Julia Jones
KEVIN JONES
PAUL WADDINGTON
Selina Fang

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£359k	£409k
31/12/2023	£948k	£343k
31/12/2022	£271k	£326k
31/12/2021	£319k	£281k
31/12/2020	£144k	£241k

Common questions

Is THE LATIN MASS SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £49,899 for the year, driven by a 62% drop in income due to fewer legacies, although unrestricted reserves remained robust at £1,636,925. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure and confirms that this level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE LATIN MASS SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LATIN MASS SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE ARMY ROMAN CATHOLIC TRUST, CATHOLIC CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ARMY ROMAN CATHOLIC TRUST	FY2022	£3k	Charitable activity
CATHOLIC CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£3k
CATHOLIC CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
CATHOLIC CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
CATHOLIC CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£0

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SISTERS OF THE CROSS AND PASSION CIO	1	—
THE VINEHILL TRUST	1	£4.7m
CATHOLIC TRUST FOR ENGLAND AND WALES	1	£300k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£180k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LEEDS CITY	1	£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHARITY FOR ST JOSEPH'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY (BRITISH REGION).

CHARITY FOR ST JOSEPH'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY (BRITISH REGION) income £2.2m
ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOCIETY OF AFRICAN MISSIONS income £1.1m
THE SOCIETY OF ST PIUS X income £2.0m
CHARITY FOR ST JOSEPH'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY (GENERALATE) income £3.3m
THE SOCIETY OF MARY (MARIST FATHERS) CIO income £789k
FRATERNITAS SACERDOTALIS SANCTI PETRI LIMITED income £505k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LATIN MASS SOCIETY	£359k	—	within	—	no doubt
CHARITY FOR ST JOSEPH'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY (BRITISH REGION) FY2025	£2.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROMAN CATHOLIC PURPOSES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOCIETY OF AFRICAN MISSIONS FY2024	£1.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF ST PIUS X FY2025	£2.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARITY FOR ST JOSEPH'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY (GENERALATE) FY2024	£3.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF MARY (MARIST FATHERS) CIO FY2024	£789k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.