
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From Period start date 01/07/2024                      To Period end date 30/06/2025** 

## **Charity name: Catholic Mothers Apostolate** 

## **Charity registration number: 1183733** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The Catholic Mothers Apostolate aims to<br>promote the faith of the Roman Catholic<br>Church throughout the world and amongst<br>families in England and Wales through events,<br>courses, publications and other charitable<br>works.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The apostolate has continued its work in<br>making publications and items available<br>through its website. Works began in late 2024<br>on the new Catholic Mothers Centre in the<br>Cabrini Community Campus in London SE23. A<br>15 year Lease was signed in June 2025. The<br>new centre, rooms and chapel will give a great<br>opportunity for the activities of the Apostolate<br>to expand in scope and the number of people<br>who will be able to benefit from them. Work<br>also began on a physical repository for the<br>online stock that will be available to visitors.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity Commission on public<br>benefit|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Catholic Mothers will consider making grants<br>to Mothers in financial need on an ad hoc basis<br>with the agreement of Trustees.|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|Decisions to make social investment will be<br>made by trustees together - careful discussion<br>around this will be had by the chair and<br>trustees if we need to utilise this.|





|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers helped in the organisation and<br>hosting of events as well as with the<br>production of items for the website and<br>posting items ordered.|
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|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 


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SORP reference<br>The new Centre in Honor Oak’s Lease was<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
|---|---|---|
|SORP reference|||
|||The new Centre in Honor Oak’s Lease was|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|completed in June and the new space has<br>allowed us to put on more activities and we<br>have also used a central London venue for<br>an evening of conversation with acclaimed<br>feminist writer Mary Harrington. Don Vito<br>D’Amato spoke to CM groups in London<br>and Scotland on the inspiring life of<br>Venerable Chiara Corbella . Evenings on<br>women in Poetry and literature were well<br>attended with Sally Read and Haley<br>Stewart, and an event for married couples<br>with The Messy Family Project was very<br>well received.<br>A retreat with the Sisters of Life from<br>Michigan was an inspiring day for members<br>from across London and beyond.<br>The Apostolate published another Planner<br>for 2025 sold directly in the UK and USA.<br>Over 1000 women were helped to plan a<br>fuller and more engaging liturgical year<br>together with their family.<br>The group in Catford has moved to the new<br>centre in Honor Oak and continued to<br>grow.<br>Families are also being supported in<br>educating their children with clubs covering<br>many and varied subjects being run at the<br>new centre.<br>A new local chapter was founded in<br>Manchester bringing the total to 13.|



## **Financial Review – 01/07/2024 to 30/06/2025** 

|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|Catholic Mothers is in a good financial<br>position due to the success of its<br>fundraisingactivities|
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|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves will be held to invest in future<br>products and to subsidise some<br>materials/courses which will be offered at<br>little or no cost.|
|---|---|---|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£9,984.76|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|n/a|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|n/a|



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25||
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Jun 2019|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Appointment by Chair and Trustees|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 


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Charity name  Catholic Mothers Apostolate<br>Other name the charity uses<br>Registered charity number  1183733<br>Charity’s principal address  155 Bromley Road London SE6 2NZ<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Name of<br>person (or<br>body)<br>Dates acted if not for whole<br>Trustee name  Office (if any)  entitled to<br>year<br>appoint<br>trustee (if<br>any)<br>1 Chiara Finaldi  Chair<br>2 Pier Paolo Finaldi  Trustee<br>3 Roberta Lala  Trustee<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 


Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 


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Trustee name  Dates acted if not for whole year<br>Chiara Finaldi<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|N/A|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own<br>assets|N/A|



## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**n/a** 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s)** Chiara Finaldi **Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 27/03/2026 



Profit and Loss
Catholic Mothers Apostolate
Forthe year ended 30 June 2025
1025
Turnover
Donabons- Restritted
118.614.71
Oonhli(Trn5- Unrestrirted
6.715.45
Eventslncorne
443.00
Shop Sales
29,016.02
TutonnE Sessions
Total Tumovtr
1,735.00
156,524.18
Cost of Sales
24,217.74
P051age&Shipping
Total C05tof sales
2.779.92
26,997.66
Gross Profit
l29,$26.52
Admlnlstratlve Costs
1,797.70
In&uranc¢-Coni¢nts
2S2.56
ITCosts
1,368.08
Lease
4,443.65
755.90
Proles5ional Fee5
,771.00
ProjectlProgrammeC05ts-
Sundry Expense$
Tutor Costs
110,400.06
2,400.81
360.00
Totil AdmlnIstrat￿*COsts
l25,$49.76
Operatlng Profit
Profit on OrdinaryActivities Before Taxation
3,976.76
3.976.76
Profit after Taxation
3,976.76
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Balance Sheet
Catholic Mothers Apostolate
As at30 June2025
30JUN1025
CurrentAssets
Cash at bank aTrd in hand
Natwe5tCMA
191.113.98
PaypalGBP
Tvtsleashat baTrkand in hand
2S6.07
L91,370.05
ToialCurrentAss¢ts
191.370.05
Creditors: amounts fallin
Delèrred Income
due within one
ear
181,385.29
Total Credltors.. amounts lolllngdvEwhhlnoneyear
181,305.29
Net CurrentAssets (Liabilitièsl
9,904.76
Total Assets less Current Liabilities
9,914,76
Net Assets
9,904.76
Ca
ital and Reserves
Currentvear Earnin8S
Retained Earnin85
Total Capkal and ReseTh¢s
3,976.76
6,008.00
9,984.76
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

## **Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

|**Report to the trustees**<br>**On accounts for the year**<br>**ended**<br>**Set out on pages**|Charity Name<br>Catholic Mothers Apostolate|
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||30-06-2025<br>**Charity no**<br>**(if any)**<br>1183733|
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||(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets)|



I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **30 / 06 / 2025** . 

**Responsibilities and basis** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of  the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

**Independent examiner's** I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have **statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or 

- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 

- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ 

|**Signed:**<br>**Name:**<br>**Relevant professional**<br>**qualification(s) or body (if**<br>**any):**<br>**Address:**|Yamila Borges-Gil<br>**Date:**|17-02-2026|
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||Yamila Borges-Gil||
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||Public Accountant||
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||15a Grantham Road||



1 

**Oct 2018** 

**IER** 



London W42RT 

## **Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

2 

**Oct 2018** 

**IER** 

