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ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK

Registered charity 1173050 · organisation 5084792

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
16 May 2017
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£42,055,000
Latest expenditure
£38,607,000
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: R C DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK, FINANCE OFFICE, 59 WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON, SE1 7JE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.rcaos.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity's aims are to establish, maintain, and advance the Roman Catholic religion in the area of the Archdiocese, or in connection with the Archdiocese of Southwark. The practical aims are to support the parochial and diocesan structure of the Catholic Church as set out from time to time in the rules and regulations of the Church, known as the code of Canon Law.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
28 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
28 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£42,055,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£38,607,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
22 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£33,764,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£34,436,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
19 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
19 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£29,859,034
Total Gross Expenditure
£30,562,355
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£36,369,439
Total Gross Expenditure
£27,487,665
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
11 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
11 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£26,388,697
Total Gross Expenditure
£26,303,624

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
28 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£42,055,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£38,607,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
5
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Volunteers
2500
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
22 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£33,764,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£34,436,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
6
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Volunteers
2500
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
19 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£29,859,034
Total Gross Expenditure
£30,562,355
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
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 60001 70000
5
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Volunteers
2500
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£36,369,439
Total Gross Expenditure
£27,487,665
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
4
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
2
Count Volunteers
2500
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
11 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£26,388,697
Total Gross Expenditure
£26,303,624
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
5
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
4000

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
28 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
27456000
Income Other Trading Activities
2231000
Income Charitable Activities
1581000
Income Investments
4053000
Income Other
6734000
Income Total Income And Endowments
42055000
Income Legacies
1560000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£280,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£38,327,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
38607000
Expenditure Investment Management
166000
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
93000
Expenditure Support Costs
6190000
Expenditure Depreciation
567000
Gain Loss Investment
1385000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£10,995,000
Assets Total Fixed
103277000
Assets Own Use
80246000
Assets Long Term Investment
23031000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£27,172,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£9,160,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£121,289,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
9160000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£24,273,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
109370000
Funds Restricted
11919000
Funds Total
121289000
Count Employees
327
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
22 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
26770000
Income Other Trading Activities
1755000
Income Charitable Activities
1094000
Income Investments
3714000
Income Other
431000
Income Total Income And Endowments
33764000
Income Legacies
3537000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£270,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£34,166,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
34436000
Expenditure Investment Management
165000
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
104000
Expenditure Support Costs
4956000
Expenditure Depreciation
350000
Gain Loss Investment
3455000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,607,000
Assets Total Fixed
104522000
Assets Own Use
80369000
Assets Long Term Investment
24153000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£22,328,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£10,395,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£116,455,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
10395000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£19,147,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
103675000
Funds Restricted
12780000
Funds Total
116455000
Count Employees
348
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
19 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
24186088
Income Other Trading Activities
1843844
Income Charitable Activities
912804
Income Investments
2916297
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
29859033
Income Legacies
1902010
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£275,903
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£30,286,452
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
30562355
Expenditure Investment Management
161010
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
67071
Expenditure Support Costs
5401233
Expenditure Depreciation
254634
Gain Loss Investment
3770230
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-6825
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,502,509
Assets Total Fixed
101753109
Assets Own Use
39304952
Assets Long Term Investment
62448157
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£23,686,831
Assets Total Liabilities
£10,418,157
Assets Current Investment
6000000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£115,021,783
Creditors One Year Total Current
10418157
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£14,855,535
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
103579144
Funds Restricted
11442639
Funds Total
115021783
Count Employees
346
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
27465655
Income Other Trading Activities
1725578
Income Charitable Activities
716260
Income Investments
2616303
Income Other
3838643
Income Total Income And Endowments
36362439
Income Legacies
1573267
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£292,091
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£27,195,574
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
27487665
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
129340
Expenditure Support Costs
4163093
Expenditure Depreciation
578493
Gain Loss Investment
-3898147
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
182761
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£61,953,642
Assets Total Fixed
98756881
Assets Own Use
39618933
Assets Long Term Investment
59137948
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£29,611,999
Assets Total Liabilities
£16,407,181
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£111,961,699
Creditors One Year Total Current
16407181
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£26,941,807
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
101312098
Funds Restricted
10649601
Funds Total
111961699
Count Employees
339
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
11 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
20106971
Income Other Trading Activities
820169
Income Charitable Activities
1392102
Income Investments
2651892
Income Other
1336993
Income Total Income And Endowments
26308127
Income Legacies
1555444
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£229,899
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£26,073,725
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
26303624
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
60000
Expenditure Support Costs
3406062
Expenditure Depreciation
559263
Gain Loss Investment
6080204
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£56,068,089
Assets Total Fixed
103357722
Assets Own Use
103357722
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£16,448,185
Assets Total Liabilities
£13,003,597
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£106,802,310
Creditors One Year Total Current
13003597
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£13,734,786
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
94831944
Funds Restricted
11970366
Funds Total
106802310
Count Employees
354
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Kent
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Medway
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2022-05-09T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number
234264
Assoc Registered Charity Number
234264
Assoc Charity Name
DAUGHTERS OF OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART
Charity Name
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2021-08-17T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
1001129
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1001129
Assoc Charity Name
KNIGHTS OF SAINT COLUMBA (PROVINCE 35) SEMINARY AMENITY FUND
Charity Name
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2017-05-16T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 16 May 2017 as amended on 28 Sep 2023 as amended on 25 Sept 2024
Charitable Objects
TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN OR ADVANCE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN THE DIOCESE BY ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE CHARITABLE OBJECTS PROMOTED OR SERVED BY THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH WITHIN THE DIOCESE.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
587692
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE SOUTHWARK
Charity Name Id
577770
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures