Our Lady Of Victories

What Our Lady Of Victories does

Our Lady of Victories (OLOV) is a Roman Catholic parish church at 235a Kensington High Street, London W8 6SA, operating under the Diocese of Westminster. Catholic worship at the site traces to 1794 when French Revolution refugees resumed services; the present church opened on 2 July 1869 as the Pro-Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Westminster until Westminster Cathedral was built in 1903, was destroyed by German incendiary bombs on 13 September 1940, and was rebuilt to a design by Adrian Gilbert Scott, reopening on 16 April 1959. The parish is currently led by Parish Priest Fr Nigel Woollen, supported by Permanent Deacon Rev'd Paul Hewitt, Parish Secretary Mrs Rachel Mulira, Sacramental Programmes Coordinator Sr Maureen McNamara R.S.M, Caritas Representative John Fairbairn, Finance Committee Chair Tom Deacy, Director of Music Timothy Macklin, Pastoral Coordinator Nikita Turck, and Safeguarding Representatives Patricia Kayizzi and Bwalya Kangwa, alongside approximately 15 clergy and parish staff in total.

The parish delivers the seven Catholic sacraments, daily and Sunday Mass (Sunday at 9:00, 10:30, 12:00, and 18:00; Saturday vigil 18:00; weekday 10:00 Monday–Friday), confession, Eucharistic adoration, and sacramental preparation (Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, Marriage at a suggested £130 per couple, and RCIA). Its technology stack is operational rather than proprietary: 24/7 sanctuary livestreaming via churchservices.tv/kensington1 with 28-day recording retention, Zoom for the Living Flame Youth Group, Eventbrite for organ concerts, Mailchimp for the Saturday newsletter, and a parish website CMS. The most notable capital asset is the Grand Organ (IV/53), a four-manual, 53-stop instrument built by Slovenian firm Skrabl in French Symphonic style, completed and inaugurated in January 2022 with a recital by Olivier Latry of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris.

OLOV operates as a nonprofit religious organisation funded through voluntary offertory collections, standing orders, one-time donations via the Dona platform and diocesan microsite, planned giving and bequests, Gift Aid recovery (25p per £1 from UK taxpayers), and modest sacramental fees. Distribution is centred on in-person attendance at the Kensington High Street church, supplemented by livestreamed Mass, 15+ parish groups (Legion of Mary, St Vincent de Paul, Family Groups, Children's Liturgy, Young Married Couples, Catholic Women's Association, Flowers, Lay Ministry, and choirs), and partnerships with neighbouring Catholic institutions (Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Allen Hall Seminary, Carmelite Friars, Sisters of the Assumption, Daughters of St Paul, Religious of Mary Immaculate) and charitable bodies (CAFOD, Friends of the Holy Land, Stella Maris, SVP conferences in Romania and India).

Name

Our Lady Of Victories

Legal name

Our Lady of Victories Roman Catholic Church

Website

https://ourladyofvictories.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1869

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Our Lady of Victories is a Roman Catholic parish church in Kensington, London, serving local Catholic parishioners through daily and Sunday Mass, the seven sacraments, faith formation, music programmes, and charitable outreach. It operates under the Diocese of Westminster.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Parish Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL), Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Sacramental preparation
• Religious community groups
• Parish music ministry
• Christian charitable outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Parish Donations and Offertory: Voluntary donations from parishioners through weekly offertory collections, standing orders, and one-time online payments via Dona platform and diocesan microsite. Gift Aid scheme allows reclaiming 25p per pound donated by UK taxpayers.
2. Planned Giving and Bequests: Parish encourages leaving donations to the parish through wills and planned giving.
3. Sacraments and Course Fees: Marriage preparation course with suggested cost of £130 per couple. Baptism preparation provided virtually.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Our Lady of Victories is a Roman Catholic parish church in Kensington, London, under the Diocese of Westminster. It provides regular Catholic worship services (daily and Sunday Mass), sacramental preparation and celebration (Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, Marriage, RCIA, Anointing of the Sick), parish community groups, music ministry through multiple choirs and a French Symphonic Grand Organ, safeguarding services, and charitable outreach through the St Vincent de Paul Society.

Product overview

Our Lady of Victories is a Roman Catholic parish church in Kensington, London, offering a unified portfolio of religious and community services. Core offerings include regular Mass services (daily and Sunday, with live streaming), sacraments preparation (Baptism, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, Marriage, RCIA), and choir/music programs featuring the professional Choir and the Grand Organ (a four-manual, 53-stop instrument by Skrabl). The parish also provides parish groups and ministries (Children's Liturgy, Youth Group, Family Groups, St Vincent de Paul, etc.), safeguarding services, weekly newsletter communications, and financial support mechanisms. The parish does not offer technology products or platforms but serves as a community religious organization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Religious Services and Worship
• Sacraments Program
• Choir and Music Program
• Livestreamed Mass Services
• Marriage Preparation Course

Quantifiable outcome

• Unbroken public Mass since 1794
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Kensington Church StreetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint youth prayer group partnership with Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Kensington Church Street. The Living Flame Youth Group is promoted in partnership with the neighbouring parish to serve young adults in the area.
• Allen Hall SeminaryminorOthersDiocesan seminary providing priestly formation. Located at 28 Beaufort Street, London SW3 5AA.
• Sisters of the AssumptionminorOthersCatholic religious congregation at Assumption Convent, 20 Kensington Square, London W8 5HN.
• Daughters of St PaulminorOthersCatholic media/bookshop organization at 199 Kensington High Street, London W8 6AB. Sells Catholic books and media.
• Carmelite FriarsminorOthersCarmelite Priory at 41 Kensington Church Street, London W8 4BB.
• Religious of Mary ImmaculateminorOthersReligious community at 15-16 Southwell Gardens, London SW7 4RN.
• CAFODminorOthersCatholic Agency for Overseas Development - one of the linked Catholic charities on parish website.
• Friends of the Holy LandminorOthersCharity supporting Christians in the Holy Land - linked as resource on parish website.
• Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea)minorOthersCatholic charity supporting seafarers, fishers, and their families - celebrating 100 years in 2020.
• Diocese of WestminstercoreOthersParent diocese governing the parish. Provides safeguarding policies, privacy notices, and liturgical resources.
• SVP Conferences in Brasov, RomaniaminorOthersParish SVP Conference helps support a similar conference in Brasov, Romania.
• SVP Conference in Kerala, IndiaminorOthersParish SVP Conference helps support a similar conference in Kerala, India. Has funded goat project, housing project, and student scholarships.
• Student Scholarships (India and Sudan)minorOthersSVP Conference has funded student scholarships in India and Sudan through charitable donations.
• Pauline Books & MediaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCatholic bookshop at 199 Kensington High Street, London W8 6AB. Contact for spiritual books and items.
• Milleret HouseminorOthersLodgings for visitors to London, run by Sisters of the Assumption. Tel: 020 7361 4743.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Westminster Cathedral: Mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster; OLOV was its Pro-Cathedral between 1869 and 1903, and they share clergy/liturgical policies and sacramental programming in central London.
• Brompton Oratory (Oratory of St Philip Neri): Prominent central-London Catholic parish with historic building, professional choir, concert series and wealthy lay congregation — directly comparable music, sacramental and donor profile to OLOV.
• Farm Street Church (Church of the Immaculate Conception): Historic Jesuit Catholic church in Mayfair serving a similar professional/affluent central-London congregation, with comparable Mass schedule, music programme and sacramental preparation.
• St Patrick's Church, Soho Square: Historic Catholic parish in central London serving a similar urban professional population, with strong sacramental and pastoral-care programming.
• Corpus Christi, Brixton Hill: Catholic parish in south London under the Archdiocese of Southwark with comparable parish-group structure, sacramental programmes and liturgical-music offering.
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Kensington Church Street: Neighbouring Catholic parish in Kensington and explicit joint-ministry partner (Living Flame Youth Group); same diocesan governance and overlapping congregational catchment.
• Our Lady of Dolours, Fulham: Westminster-diocese Catholic parish serving a similar west-London residential population with comparable Mass, sacrament and parish-group operations.
• St Mary of the Angels, Bayswater: Catholic parish in west London under the Diocese of Westminster offering Mass, sacraments, and choir programmes to a comparable west-London residential community.

Broad incumbents

• St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham: Mother church of the Archdiocese of Birmingham; comparable to OLOV as a heritage Catholic site with cathedral-level liturgy, choir and sacramental programming.
• St Anne's Cathedral, Leeds: Catholic cathedral serving the Diocese of Leeds — operates Catholic worship, sacramental programmes and music/choir on a substantially larger scale than a single parish.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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