THE LATIN MASS SOCIETY

Charity number: 248388
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £358,702
Total expenditure: £408,601

People

10 Trustee(s)

115 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 June 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DR THE HONOURABLE ALEXANDER JOSEPH RANALD SHAW Chair
ST CATHERINE'S TRUST FOR TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC EDUCATION
Received: 15 days late
Alan Gardner Trustee 09 January 2026
THE SCHOLA GREGORIANA OF CAMBRIDGE
Received: On time
Julia Jones Trustee 28 June 2025
None on record
Selina Fang Trustee 28 June 2025
None on record
Antonia Robinson Trustee 29 June 2024
None on record
KEVIN JONES Trustee 04 December 2023
None on record
Aileen Seymour Trustee 17 June 2023
None on record
ALASTAIR TOCHER Trustee 11 August 2018
THE SCHOLA GREGORIANA OF CAMBRIDGE
Received: On time
DAVID FORSTER Trustee 24 June 2017
FRIENDS OF SAN BENEDETTO, NORCIA
Received: On time
PAUL WADDINGTON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £143.73k £318.91k £270.72k £948.20k £358.70k
Total expenditure £240.58k £281.18k £326.09k £343.29k £408.60k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £842.50k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £12.06k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £45.38k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £38.07k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £10.19k N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £760.54k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £280.01k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £63.28k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £7.48k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £24.80k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £9.04k N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 22 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 22 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 24 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 24 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 23 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 23 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 23 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 23 August 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION & RULES ADOPTED 14 MAY 1966 AS AMENDED 1981, 1998, 2003 AND 7 JULY 2012

Charitable objects

1) TO SUPPORT AND UPHOLD THE DEFINED TEACHINGS AND PRACTICES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE LITURGY AND TO RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE. 2) TO SECURE PROVISIONS ENABLING ALL CATHOLICS REGULARLY TO ATTEND LOW MASS CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT IN THE LATIN TONGUE. 3) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF THE ESTABLISHED FORM OF HIGH MASS AND TO FURTHER THE REGULAR AND WIDESPREAD CELEBRATION THEREOF. 4) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF THE TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF THE CHURCH AND IN PARTICULAR OF GREGORIAN CHANT AND TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY PRACTICE AND APPRECIATION THEREOF.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NONE DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
LATIN MASS SOCIETY
9 MALLOW STREET
LONDON
EC1Y 8RQ
Phone:
02074047284
Email:
info@lms.org.uk
Website:

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