The Diocese of Northampton

Registered charity 234091 · since 1969northamptondiocese.org·Bedford, Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire, Slough·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£468k

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

The objects of The Diocese of Northampton centre on the Roman Catholic religion and on charitable works promoted by the Church, so a group whose work is Catholic or Church-linked is the clearest fit.
Its objects cover works within and outside the diocese, so a Church-promoted project beyond the diocese may still be worth raising, while groups with no Roman Catholic or Church-promoted link are least likely to fit.
The annual report records £468,356 paid out but gives no grant range, so ask the contact it shows for getting in touch about typical request sizes before setting a figure.
No application process is published, so that contact is the route in.
The register lists Central Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Slough, Bedford and Northamptonshire as areas of operation, but no geographic focus is stated, so do not assume a place rules you in or out.

Overview

The Diocese of Northampton is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 234091).

The Diocese of Northampton is a registered charity whose objects are to advance the Roman Catholic religion in the Diocese of Northampton and to support charitable works and objects promoted by the Church, both within and outside the diocese. It carries these out through parishes, schools and organisations run by the Diocesan Curia, with work including training, support for priests, youth ministry, safeguarding and justice and peace. Its annual report records £468,356 paid out, though the register does not confirm that scale.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 March 2025) only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 23 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation’s objects are to advance the Roman Catholic religion in the Diocese of Northampton and to support charitable works and objects promoted by the Church, both within and outside the diocese. It fulfils these objects through parishes, schools and organisations run by the Diocesan Curia. Its work includes training priests, permanent deacons, catechists and lay ministers; supporting existing and retired priests; youth ministry, adult education, ecumenism and multi-faith dialogue; safeguarding children and vulnerable adults; and justice and peace work. The report also describes parish collections for church-related organisations and causes supported by individual parishes, with restricted donations passed on to the relevant organisations. Its approach is to support the life of the Catholic community and respond to changing requirements.

Themes

Roman Catholic religion
Church-promoted charitable works

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

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to The Diocese of Northampton.

Stoke Poges ChurchNo public processGave £3,134 Ursulines - Roman Union, EnglandNo public process St Aidan GravesendNo public processGave £25,200 Parish Of FleetNo public process The McCarthy-Dixon FoundationNo public process St John's HatfieldNo public processGave £945 The Benham Charitable SettlementNo public processGave £250k Douai Abbey Parishes TrustNo public processGave £41,084 The Davidge Usher TrustRollingGave £83,600 The South London Church Fund and Southwark Diocesan Board of FinanceMixed deadlinesGave £2.6M

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£7,691,304	£6,364,286	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£7,737,510	£6,211,720	£327,574	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£7,763,370	£8,429,044	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£10,412,306	£8,792,757	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£9,169,268	£10,733,198	£468,356	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2022

£328k grants

YE 2025

£468k paid

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2022: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.

— No grants figure for those years.

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.