# MATER ECCLESIAE COLLEGE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1186431
- **Other names:** THE BELLARMINE INSTITUTE, THE HEYTHROP FACULTIES OF THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 19, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1186431


## Contact

- **Address:** MATER ECCLESIAE COLLEGE, St. Mary's University, Waldegrave Road, TWICKENHAM
- **Postcode:** TW1 4SX
- **Phone:** 02082401030
- **Email:** roderick.strange@stmarys.ac.uk
- **Website:** https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/mater-ecclesiae-college/welcome.aspx



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE CATHOLIC RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, BY:A) CONDUCTING THE ECCLESIASTICAL FACULTIES OF THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY FOUNDED BY THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS IN LEUVEN IN 1614 AND TRANSFERRED FROM HEYTHROP COLLEGE TO ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY ON 17TH JULY 2019;B) CONDUCTING ANY OTHER ECCLESIASTICAL FACULTIES THAT MAY BE ERECTED IN ADDITION TO THE ECCLESIASTICAL FACULTIES MENTIONED IN (A) ABOVE, WHETHER AS AN ECCLESIASTICAL UNIVERSITY OR OTHERWISE; ANDC) PROVIDING SUCH OTHER EDUCATION AND FORMATION AS IS INCIDENTAL TO THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN (A) AND (B) ABOVE.

**Activities:** Since 17th July 2019, Mater Ecclesiae College has conducted the Ecclesiastical  Faculties of Theology and Philosophy at St Mary's University in Twickenham. These were the Faculties formerly conducted by Heythrop College in London and most recently known as the Bellarmine Institute. The Faculties provide courses leading to the ecclesiastical degrees, up to Doctorate level, in Theology & Philosophy.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2024 | £120000 | £120000 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £60000 | £60000 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £60000 | £60000 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £60000 | £60000 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **The Most Reverend JOHN FRANCIS SHERRINGTON** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 1, 2019
- Professor Gavin Gregory D'Costa — appointed Aug. 1, 2019
- The Most Reverend Bernard Longley — appointed Aug. 1, 2019
- The Most Reverend Charles Phillip Richard Moth — appointed Feb. 14, 2026
- The Most Reverend John Wilson — appointed Aug. 1, 2019
- The Most Reverend Mark Anthony O'Toole — appointed June 20, 2022
- The Very Revd Professor Paul Gerard McPartlan — appointed Oct. 28, 2024
- The Very Reverend Doctor Simon George Gaine OP — appointed Aug. 1, 2019