The College of Catholic Anglican Women Period ended 30[th] September 2024
The College of Catholic Anglican Women
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period from 14[th] November 2023 to 30[th] September 2024
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The College of Catholic Anglican Women
Period ended 30[th] September 2024
Reference Information
The College of Catholic Anglican Women Registered Charity Number: 1205701
Country of registration: England and Wales
Principal Address: St Mary’s Vicarage 2 Glebe Close Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 8AW
Trustees
Rev. Arwen Folkes – Chair (appointed 14[th] November 2023)
Dr Sanjeevani Ranjana Perera (appointed 14[th] November 2023)
Rev Emma Hopegood Jones (appointed 14[th] November 2023)
Margaret Susan Preston (appointed 14[th] November 2023, resigned 1[st] October 2024)
Kathryn Brooks Hughes (appointed 4[th] September 2024)
Bank Details: CAF Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ
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The College of Catholic Anglican Women
Period ended 30[th] September 2024
Structure, Governance and Management
The charity is a Community Investment Company with a governing document dated 14[th] November 2023.
New trustees are interviewed by a panel of a minimum of two existing trustees. Trustees are appointed on the basis of their skill set and experience, following a dynamic assessment of the overall skills of existing trustees. Declarations of other interests are taken at all trustee meetings.
Objectives and activities
The objects of the College are to advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public including through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures public celebration of religious festivals, producing and/or distributing literature and to provide support, education and other opportunities for women (clergy, lay and religious) in the Anglican communion in all cases in the context of the sacramental, creedal and liturgical traditions of the church as derived from the Athanasian, Apostles and Nicene creeds.
In 2023/2024, the main focus of the college has been gathering membership and understanding the needs and preferences of members in order that the college might serve both her membership and the wider public effectively. A large scale survey of members was undertaken in 2023 to this end. The results of this survey are currently being prepared for publication.
The College meets twice weekly for corporate prayer, holding both morning prayer and compline on Tuesdays.
The College has built a lively presence on social media, providing support to members. The college has advertised educational and worship events which are in keeping with the sacramental, creedal and liturgical tradition of the college. A digital magazine is planned with the first issue in time for Advent 2024. The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity commission on public benefit.
The trustee board has coordinated on producing the following policies to ensure good governance: external complaints procedure; IT security
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The College of Catholic Anglican Women
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policy; trustees expenses policy; and safeguarding policy. These are available on the College’s website.
Financial Review
The College is still at an early stage so has not built up any reserves. It is run by volunteers so it is not envisaged there will be significant running costs.
The college is working towards holding sufficient reserves to cover 6 months of running costs
Principal sources of funding are charitable donations. The largest items of expenditure this year have been the cost of a zoom account and the cost of a digital survey tool. Respectively, these have enabled online meetings for prayer, trustee meetings and whole college meetings as well as the means to survey the college and analyse the data. Trustee expenses have been kept to a minimum by holding only one meeting in person this year.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees.
| Signature(s) | SIGN | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name(s) | Emma Hopegood Jones | Kathryn Brooks Hughes |
| Position | Trustee | Trustee |
| Date | 30/10/24 |
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The College of Catholic Anglican Women
Period ended 30[th] September 2024
Statement of Receipts and Payments
322 days to 30[th] September, 2024 Notes -£ £ Receipts Donations 2,764 Interest 3 2,767 Expenses Account fee 40 Trustee expenses (1) 84 Office expenses 135 259 Closing balance 2,508
- (1) Trustees' expenses represents the payment or reimbursement of travel and subsistence costs totaling £135.
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The College of Catholic Anglican Women
Period ended 30[th] September 2024 Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 30[th] September 2024
Current Account £2,508 Surplus for the Period £2,508
Signed by
On behalf of all Trustees
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The College of Catholic Anglican Women Period ended 30[th] September 2025
The College of Catholic Anglican Women
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period from 1[st] October 2024 to 30[th] September 2025
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The College of Catholic Anglican Women
Period ended 30[th] September 2025
Reference Information
The College of Catholic Anglican Women Registered Charity Number: 1205701
Country of registration: England and Wales Principal Address: St Mary’s Vicarage 2 Glebe Close Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 8AW
Trustees
Rev. Arwen Folkes – Chair (appointed 14[th] November 2023) Dr Sanjeevani Ranjana Perera (appointed 14[th] November 2023) Rev Emma Hopegood Jones (appointed 14[th] November 2023) Kathryn Brooks Hughes (appointed 4[th] September 2024)
Bank Details: CAF Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ
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The College of Catholic Anglican Women
Period ended 30[th] September 2025
Structure, Governance and Management
The charity is a Community Investment Company with a governing document dated 14[th] November 2023.
New trustees are interviewed by a panel of a minimum of two existing trustees. Trustees are appointed on the basis of their skill set and experience, following a dynamic assessment of the overall skills of existing trustees. Declarations of other interests are taken at all trustee meetings.
Objectives and activities
The objects of the College are to advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public including through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures public celebration of religious festivals, producing and/or distributing literature and to provide support, education and other opportunities for women (clergy, lay and religious) in the Anglican communion in all cases in the context of the sacramental, creedal and liturgical traditions of the church as derived from the Athanasian, Apostles and Nicene creeds.
In 2024/2025, the College has been focused on continuing to support its members, primarily through social media. It has maintained its membership numbers through online activities: hosting discussions; advertising educational and worship events which are in keeping with the College’s sacramental, creedal and liturgical traditions; and meeting online for corporate prayer.
Members met socially in January 2025; and a Quiet Day was hosted in February 2025, offering the opportunity for members of the College to come together in the same space for reflection, personal prayer, corporate worship and the Eucharist. Discussions are underway to organise another Quiet Day for 2026.
2024/2025 also saw the launching of a College periodical, which was published three times in the year.
The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity commission on public benefit. The trustee board has maintained the following policies to ensure good governance: external complaints procedure; IT security policy; trustees expenses policy; and safeguarding policy. These are available on the College’s website.
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The College of Catholic Anglican Women
Period ended 30[th] September 2025
Financial Review
The College is still at an early stage so has not built up any reserves. It is run by volunteers so it is not envisaged there will be significant running costs.
The college is working towards holding sufficient reserves to cover 6 months of running costs.
Principal sources of funding are charitable donations. As this year’s activities have taken place almost entirely online, the College has had no expenditure for the accounting period.
Trustee expenses have likewise been kept to zero by holding meetings entirely online.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees.
| Signature(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name(s) | Emma Hopegood Jones | Kathryn Brooks Hughes |
| Position | Trustee | Trustee SIGN |
| Date | 30/01/2025 |
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The College of Catholic Anglican Women Period ended 30[th] September 2025
Statement of Receipts and Payments
| Notes Opening balance Receipts Donations Interest Expenses Account fee Trustee expenses Catering for Quiet Day Closing balance |
1st October 2024 – 30th September 2025 -£ £ 2509.41 0 4.86 4.86 60 0 106 166 2,348.27 |
1st October 2024 – 30th September 2025 -£ £ 2509.41 0 4.86 4.86 60 0 106 166 2,348.27 |
|---|---|---|
| 4.86 | ||
| 166 | ||
| 2,348.27 |
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The College of Catholic Anglican Women
Period ended 30[th] September 2025
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 30[th] September 2024
Current Account £2,348.27 Surplus for the Period £2,508
Signed by
On behalf of all Trustees
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