CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH - TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION THEREWITH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 15 December 1965
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £930,423
Latest expenditure: £2,322,860
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Flat 2, The Cloisters, Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0AG

02 Activities

What the charity does

The advancement of the Christian religion by making grants to assist the clergy, both active and retired and their dependants,in the major branches of the Christian church in the UK. The welfare of both poor members and widows of congregations of the Catholic Apostolic Church. The maintenance of remaining Catholic Apostolic Church buildings and their use for worship by other Churches as agreed.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 28 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £930,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,322,860

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £981,748
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,380,198

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 20 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £870,918
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,001,616

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £811,053
Total Gross Expenditure: £932,703

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 11 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 11 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £830,534
Total Gross Expenditure: £685,698

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 28 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £930,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,322,860
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 0
Income From Government Grants: £48,844
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £981,748
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,380,198
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Grants: £96,406
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £870,918
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,001,616
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £811,053
Total Gross Expenditure: £932,703
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 11 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £830,534
Total Gross Expenditure: £685,698
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 2

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 28 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 3000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1333
Income Investments: 851502
Income Other: 74588
Income Total Income And Endowments: 930423
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £139,229
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,183,631
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2322860
Expenditure Investment Management: 139229
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1291590
Expenditure Governance: 22383
Expenditure Support Costs: 267956
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 1444427
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 310000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £25,921,087
Assets Total Fixed: 24236089
Assets Own Use: 501
Assets Long Term Investment: 24235588
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,743,518
Assets Total Liabilities: £58,520
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £25,921,087
Creditors One Year Total Current: 58520
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,427,552
Funds Endowment: 3406981
Funds Unrestricted: 8212486
Funds Restricted: 14301620
Funds Total: 25921087
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1471
Income Investments: 880473
Income Other: 99804
Income Total Income And Endowments: 981748
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £169,244
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,210,954
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1380198
Expenditure Investment Management: 169244
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 25334
Expenditure Support Costs: 354402
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 635737
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 635737
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £29,067,951
Assets Total Fixed: 25990513
Assets Own Use: 501
Assets Long Term Investment: 25990012
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,157,553
Assets Total Liabilities: £80,115
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £29,067,951
Creditors One Year Total Current: 80115
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £3,053,871
Funds Endowment: 4205408
Funds Unrestricted: 9684706
Funds Restricted: 15177837
Funds Total: 29067951
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1771
Income Investments: 869147
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 870918
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £162,246
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £839,370
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1001616
Expenditure Investment Management: 162246
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 17904
Expenditure Support Costs: 233539
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 1464582
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 1464582
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £30,102,138
Assets Total Fixed: 28564761
Assets Own Use: 501
Assets Long Term Investment: 28564260
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,578,504
Assets Total Liabilities: £41,127
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £30,102,138
Creditors One Year Total Current: 41127
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,481,065
Funds Endowment: 4143378
Funds Unrestricted: 10543768
Funds Restricted: 15414992
Funds Total: 30102138
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 197
Income Investments: 810856
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 811053
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £198,260
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £734,443
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 932703
Expenditure Investment Management: 198260
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 20579
Expenditure Support Costs: 154571
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -1046160
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -1046160
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £28,768,254
Assets Total Fixed: 28100179
Assets Own Use: 501
Assets Long Term Investment: 28099678
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £707,276
Assets Total Liabilities: £39,201
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £28,768,254
Creditors One Year Total Current: 39201
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £620,941
Funds Endowment: 3995106
Funds Unrestricted: 9922210
Funds Restricted: 14850938
Funds Total: 28768254
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 11 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1159
Income Investments: 829375
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 830534
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £146,143
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £539,555
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 685698
Expenditure Investment Management: 146143
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13935
Expenditure Support Costs: 164820
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -1468303
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -1468303
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £29,936,064
Assets Total Fixed: 29146399
Assets Own Use: 561
Assets Long Term Investment: 29145838
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £828,628
Assets Total Liabilities: £38,963
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £29,936,064
Creditors One Year Total Current: 38963
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £716,983
Funds Endowment: 4139776
Funds Unrestricted: 10663490
Funds Restricted: 15132798
Funds Total: 29936064
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH - TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1965-12-15T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 16 FEBRUARY 1854 AND SCHEME OF 21 NOVEMBER 1973
Charitable Objects: THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE CLEAR INCOME OF THE CHARITY AND AT THEIR DISCRETION THE WHOLE OR PART OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNEXION WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries