01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 3 September 2024
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 3 September 2024 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £308,633
- Latest expenditure
- £101,195
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: ST. MARYS ABBEY, MAIN ROAD, LITTLE HAYWOOD, STAFFORD, ST18 0UF
Website recorded by the regulator: https://benedictinesofmary.org/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Following the Rule of St. Benedict, the nuns provide the ancient liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church to the public at St. Mary's Abbey at Little Haywood in Staffordshire, that is, Mass and the Divine Office with Gregorian chant. They provide hospitality to visitors, and assist young women in discerning their vocation.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 3 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £308,633
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £101,195
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 3 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £308,633
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £101,195
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 9
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Staffordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BENEDICTINES OF MARY, QUEEN OF APOSTLES
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2024-09-03T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Sep 2024
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN THE SPIRIT OF THE RULE OF ST BENEDICT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:-1. PROVIDING THE LITURGY OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TO THE PUBLIC AT ST MARY’S ABBEY COLWICH, THAT IS, MASS AND THE DIVINE OFFICE WITH GREGORIAN CHANT, TOGETHER WITH PROVIDING HOSPITALITY TO VISITORS TO THE ABBEY;2. OCCASIONAL LECTURES, RELIGIOUS RETREATS AND CLASSES, ESPECIALLY VOCATIONAL TALKS AND GUIDANCE FOR WOMEN AND LESSONS IN ECCLESIASTICAL CHURCHWORK; AND3. FUTURE EXPANSION IS ANTICIPATED TO INCLUDE SYMPOSIA ON GREGORIAN CHANT AND SACRED MUSIC.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
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Charity Policy
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- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
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- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures