Mater Ecclesiae College Charity Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 Re8lstered Charlty No: 1186431
Contents Pages Charity Trustees Governance and Management Explanation of the Work of the CIO Activities Achievements and Performance Financial Review Plans for Future Years 4-5 Declaration Independent Examiners Report Receipts and Payments Account ststement of Assets & knabilities ststement o* Accounting Policies Notes to the Receipts and Payments Account io Mater Eccle5iae College Registered Charity No: 1186431
Mater Ecclesiae College Charity Trustees, Annual Report for the year ending 31 luly 2024 Cliarity Ti'iJstee.s The charity trustees are pleased to present the report of Mater Ecclesiae College (referenced later as the CIO) which was registered as charity number 1186431 on 19 November 2019. The registered office is at St Mary's University, Waldegrave Road, Twickenharn, TWI 4SX. The CIO was formed to advance the Catholic religion for the benefit of the public, by.. al Conducting the Ecclesiastical Faculties of Theology and Philosophy founded by the English Province of the Society of Jesus (The lesuitsl in Leuven in 1614 and transferred from Heythrop College to St Mary's University on 17 July 2019,. bl Conducting any other ecclesiastical facultie5 that may be erected in addition to the ecclesiastical faculties mentioned in lal above, whether as an ecclesiastical university or otherwise,. cl Providing such other education and formation as is incidental to the objects set out in lal and Ibl above. The Charity Trustees for the whole of the year were as follows: The Most Revd Bernard Lon8lev The Right Revd Professor Charles Roderick Strange The Revd Professor Simon George Gaine OP The Right Revd John Franci5 Sherrington The Most Revd Mark Anthony O'Toole Professor Gavin Grègory D'cost The Most Revd Malcolm Patrick Mcmahon OP The Most Revd John Wilson Governance and Management The governing document of the charity is the Mater Ecclesiae College Constitution adopted by the harity trustees in August 2019, which becarne recognised by the Charity Commission when the Charitable Incorporated Organisation was registered on 19 November 2019. The Charity Trustees are the Governing Body of thè Ecclesiastical Faculties of Theology and Philosophy conducted by the CIO under the canonScal Statutes of thè Faculties madè by the Governlng Body and approved by the Holv See. Under the Statutes made by the Governing Body, operational details are delegated to the College's Operational Board, which meets 3 times each academSc year. The Charity Trustees work entirely on a voluntary basis. Mater Eccleslae College Reglstered Charlty No.. 1186431
Explanation of the Work of the CIO Mater Ecclesiae College, the Pontifical Athenaeum based at St Mary's University, Twickenham, opened at St Mary's in autumn 2019. Mater Ecclesiae College is the latest civil incarnation of the Ecclosiastical Faculties of Theology and Philosophy founded by the English Province of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits) in Leuven in 1614. Known most recently as the Bellarmine Institute, it had been a part of Heythrop College, a chartered college within the University of London. The Jesuits, decision to close Heythrop as a College of the University of London was finalised in 2018, when students who had been studying for civil degrees there completed their courses. With the closure of Heythrop College, it became urgent to re-locate the Ecclesiastical Faculties of Theology and Philosophy to St Mary's University as Mater Ecclesiae College, in order to continue the intellectual formation of the students at Allen Hall, the seminary of the Archdiocese of Westminster. Activities The main actlvitles of the CIO are.. Firstly, to provide opportunities for the study, teaching, and researth of Theology and Philosophy in a way that promotes a more profound knowledge and understanding of Christian revelation, and of those matters connected with it,. to enunciate systematically the truths contained therein,. to consider in the light of revelation the most rècent progress of the sciences and to present them effectively to the people of today. Secondly, to providè studènts with an èducation in Catholic doctrine in the flr5t, second, and third cycles Ibatealaureate, licence and doctoratel,. to prepare thèm to tarry out thelr future tasks effectively and to provide for the continuing education of the ministers of the Church. Thirdlyi to collaborate closely in the work of evangelisation with the hierarchy and wlth thè ltscal and universal Church. Fourthly, to establlsh frultful collaboratlon wlth other Eccle5ia5tical faculties and with non- Ecclesiastical faculties and centres of Theology and Philosophy. Undèr thè arrangemènts with St Martys University, Twickènham. studènts will typlcally study a clvil Bachelor's Degree in Theology I'BA IHonsl in Theological Studies'l awarded by St Mary's, and also a St7crae Theologioe Buccoloureus or Baccalaureate of Sacrèd Theology I'ST8'1 which is awarded by Mater Eccle5iae College. Mater Ectlesiae College as such is now into the sixth year of Its existènce. All courses have been delivered and attendance has been hi8h. Achlevement8 ind PerfrJrm¢ince For the academic year 2023-24, the College had twenty-five students. These students came from the dioceses of Westminster, Southwark, and Cardiff, East Anglia, Arundel and Brighton, and Plymouth,. there were also Salesians, Oratorians and the Institute of Christ the King, Sovereign Priest, as well as members of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham Mater Eccleslae College Re8lstered Charlty No.. 1186431
Financial Review whi15t Mater Ecclesiae College is an independentinstrtution, rt has a collaboration aTh3ngement with St Mary's University, Twickenham. Underthis arrangement, the teaching 15 arranged by St Mary'sand much teaching takes Pla on the premises of St Mary's Unniersty- A servi Arrangement eM5ts between the CIO and St Marfs, andthere is a tharge of £50,(m plus VAT per annum to the CIO, forthe Universrtls provision of the following sejvices: Registration & Admi551011S Student services lincluding wellbeing) Arranging and paying Hourly Paid Academics toteach the ecdesiastl rnodules forthe STB Marketin& Recruitment and Communication of programmes Human Resour5 support ITsupport & brary services Financial administratlOTI SUPPOrt The College's students are permitted to have aC$S to library faalities at Allen Hall Seminary. The charges are reviewed on an annual basis and may be inueased to reflectthescale of costs, levels and inflation. Management and transactional accountingforthe CIO is carried out byst Marfs Finan Department The chartty trustees are gratefultothe Catholic Bi5hop5' Conference of England &Wales for providing fundingfor the above costs. In the predIngfin3nClal reporting perk)d, the College changed rts finanaal year-end lorAccountir Reference Datel f rom 31 Decemberto 31 July, in order to better align wrth the a(3demic year-end. The timing of the College's annualdonationfrom the Btshop's conferen of England &Walesand the annual payment of rts seNice charge to St Marvs Universrty for the year ended 31 Jtjly 2023 fel outside of the accounting period ended 31 July 2023. Accordingly, the College is therefore reportiig net receipts and payments during the current year for both the prior period and the cuent ye ended 31July 2024 The College did not have it5 own bank account duringthis peritid, and it had noassets nor liabilttie5 as at the period end. Reserves policy The CIO is in the early years of rts fom)ation. wrth its actThiities being funded by a donation fr(¥n Catholic Bishops, Conference of England & Wales. reNed via the Catholic Trust for England and W31es. The trustees will develop a meaningful reserves policy in the next few years. Plans lor Future Years Two prim3ry 3re3s of development are underway,'firstly, with regardto Canon Law and second. with regard to the establishment of a nce in Sacred Theology ISTLI programme. A PGCert in Canon Law and Safeguarding was prepared wtth the hope that a cohort would be ready in September. The requirements of the NationalTribunaIServe have since modrFied slightty however, and st Mary'saKI Mater Ecclesiae awatt further guidan as to subsequent prograrnrne developmerrt. plans for the developmerrt of the STL are undetwayand this will be developed f romthe MA Theologyprogramme, in the f irst instance, and, tt is hoped, will be laund)ed in 2025 to enable Sufficient time to advertse and recrutt a viable cohort. Mater Ecclesiae College Registered Charity No: IL8f•131
The establishmentof the CertHE Philosophyprogramme is intended toenable lal laystudentstotake the full programme of studies necessary for them to be eligble for the STB and Ibl ensure that seminarians receive civil accreditation for their Philosophy studie5. Intest in the BA IHonsl Theological Studieswtth CertHE philosophy has been encouragin& andthe launth of this programme represents a signrficant expansion of College's work. Gi'Lidiiation The 2024 graduation ceremony took place on I September 2024, at whid) 14 members of the College graduated as Bachelors of Sacred Theology. nine summa cum laLtde Iwrth the greatest distinction) and f Die magno cum loude (with great distinrtionl, and several new lecturers made ther profession of faith and made their oath of fidelrty in the presen of the chancellor. Declaration The chartty trustees dedare that they approved the report and accounts forthe Year ended 31 Ju 2024 on 5 March 2025. Signed: Archbishop John Sherrington, chaimian of the Goveming Body on beha of the Charlty Twstees Mater Ecclesiae Colle8e Reglstered Charlty No: 1186431
Independent Examiner's report to the trustees of Mater Ecclesiae College I report to the trustees of the Mater Ec¢lesiae College I'the Charity'l on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'Ihe Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the charity'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 1451511bl of the 2011 Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention in connection with my examination giving me cause lo bèlieve that in any material respect.. accounling records were not kept in respect of the Charity 8s required by section 130 of the Act,. or • the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of Ihts accounts lo be reached. Peler Mackereth, Independenl Examiner (Member ol the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales} Buzzacott Audit LLP 130 Wood Street London EC2V 6DL 30 May 2025 Mater Eccleslae College Re8lstered Charlty No: 1186431
Mater Ecclesiae College Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ending 31 luly 2024 te5 Total funds. YÈar Èndod Total funds. 7 months to Recglpt¥ Donation5 120,000 Sub Total IGr05s income for Annual Return) 120.000 A5sel and Inv•$imènl 8al8$ Total R6¢¥lpl$ 120.000 S•rvica charoe paid 120.000 Sub total (Gross èxp8ndilurÈ for Annual R8luml 120.000 A&sel and Investment pur¢h8888 Total Payrnont• 120.000 Net receiplsllpayrnen151 Tran¥fers betwaèn lund8 Cash lund8 la81 pgrlod and Cash lundB Ihl& pgrlvd end *AII funds are unrestricted Mater Eccle51ae College Reglstered Charlty No: 1186431
Archbishop John Sherrington Trustee
Date: 29 May 2025
Statement of Accounting Policies Basis of preparation The accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis as permitted under section 133 of the Charities Act 20111'the Charities Act'l. Fund accounting Unrestricted funds are general funds that are available for use at the charity trustees, discretion in furtherance of any of the objectives of the charity. Mater Ectleslae College Reg15tered Charity No.. 1186431
Notes to the Accounts 31 luly 2024 Year to 7 mDnth5 to l Recelpts Donations Catholic Trust for EngLgnd and Wale5- Contribution towards runnin9 costs Total 120.000 120.000 2 Payments Servite tharge ro sr Mar¢s L5niversity 120.000 Totsl t20,000 3 Relatsd patytransacthns Tht Most Revd Bernard LOffley The Most Revd Maltolm M¢Mah¢n OP ¥nd The Mosi Reverend Mark O'Toole. areall trustees of the CIO and also trusteesof the CatholicTrust of Mater Eleslae College. Mater Ectleslae College Reglstered Charity No: 1186431