Latin Mass Society
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its work centres on the traditional Latin Mass and priestly studies, so a project in those areas is the clearest fit, and work well outside them is unlikely to match.
- Typical grants reported in the annual report fall between £500 and £6,000, with a median of about £2,800, so a request near that median suits its pattern.
- No application process is published in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so the sensible first step is to use the contact given there to ask whether a request would be considered.
- The annual report shows grants mainly in England and Southwell, but no geographic focus is stated, so organisations elsewhere should ask rather than assume they are excluded.
Overview
Latin Mass Society is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 248388).
The Latin Mass Society is a charity registered in England and Wales that makes grants to associated entities assisting with the traditional Latin Mass and associated activities, and it also supports its aims directly through research, publication, education and training. It works with religious orders committed to the Traditional Mass and sponsors English and Welsh students at their seminaries. Its annual giving is £18,580, and it has supported seventeen seminarians in priestly studies within the Traditional Institutes, given five bursaries to young adults on the annual Chartres Pilgrimage, and awarded three bursaries with the Guild of St Clare for the Royal School of Needlework's Certificate Course.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Society makes grants to associated entities assisting with the traditional Latin Mass and associated activities. It also supports its aims directly through research, publication, education and training, and works with religious orders committed to the Traditional Mass. Its associated work includes support for a children's summer school and a young adult Catholic group, altar-server training, and traditional hand-embroidery to make and repair vestments. It also sponsors English and Welsh students at seminaries of these orders. Its approach combines its own activities with collaboration and financial support to other bodies.
Themes
- Traditional Latin Mass
- Priestly studies
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the annual report shows grants mainly in England and Southwell.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where its grants have gone
- Southwell
- England
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Latin Mass Society.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 6 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £2,889 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Friends of the Immaculate Heart Sisters£6,000year to 31 December 2025
- St Catherine's Trust£4,000year to 31 December 2025
- Southwell Consort£3,000year to 31 December 2025
- Juventutem£2,778year to 31 December 2025
- ICKSP - House of Discernment£2,000year to 31 December 2025
- Society of St Tarcisius£502year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 3 grants to individuals.
6 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £143,725 | £240,577 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £318,913 | £281,176 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £270,717 | £326,092 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £948,200 | £343,292 | £24,803 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £358,702 | £408,601 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | — | — | £18,580 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- lms.org.uk
- lms.org.uk/about · read on 24 October 2026
- lms.org.uk/contact-us · read on 24 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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Applying to Latin Mass Society?
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Contact
- 020 7404 7284 (international 0044 20 7404 7284)source
- info@lms.org.uksource
- The Latin Mass Society 9 Mallow Street LONDON EC1Y 8RQ, UKsource
- lms.org.uk

Applying to Latin Mass Society?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 020 7404 7284 (international 0044 20 7404 7284)source
- info@lms.org.uksource
- The Latin Mass Society 9 Mallow Street LONDON EC1Y 8RQ, UKsource
- lms.org.uk