Charity registration number: 241556
Catholic People's Weeks
known as
CPW
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Community Accounting Plus Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5LG
Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
Contents (continued)
| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 |
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| Trustees' Report | 2 to 4 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 5 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 to 7 |
| Balance Sheet | 8 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 9 to 15 |
Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
Reference and Administrative Details
Trustees Patricia Worden, President Barbara Wilson, Chair Robert Cook, Secretary Liz Dingle, Treasurer Brid Fitzpatrick Anna Gibson Maria Uragallo William Phillips Dr Fr Tim Redmond Charity Registration Number 241556 Principal Office 69 Wath Road Sheffield S7 1HD Independent Examiner Eva Stevens, employee of Community Accounting Plus Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5LG
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Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
Trustees' Report
The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Trustees and officers
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Trustees: Patricia Worden, President Barbara Wilson, Chair Robert Cook, Secretary Liz Dingle, Treasurer Brid Fitzpatrick Anna Gibson Maria Uragallo William Phillips Dr Fr Tim Redmond Tom Hennessey (resigned 8 January 2025)
Structure, governance and management
Nature of governing document
The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 5th August 1962 and most recently amended 10th August 2024 .
Recruitment and appointment of trustees
Trustees are recruited from the membership. Members are asked at each event they attend if they are interested in being on the committee. They are also asked when notified of the BGM whether they want to put themselves forward for any vacant positions. They are then voted on at the BGM. Members can also be co-opted onto the committee by the Trustees at any point.
Objectives and activities
Objects and aims
The objects of CPW are the promotion of the education of Catholics in their faith and its practice and the deepening of the Christian life in home, parish, place of work and society, by the holding of residential and other programmes some of which are adult only, some of which cater for all ages.
Objectives, strategies and activities
CPW runs residential courses, from 2 to 7 days’ duration, to help members deepen their understanding of the Catholic faith. Some courses are for all-age groups including children; others are for adults only. All combine study with recreation and the chance to live (briefly) in community. Since lockdown, CPW has also organised on-line events with members meeting on Zoom. Apart from the very first event (which was to replace the planned in-person event in summer 2020), these are usually day or evening events. Membership is open to all Roman Catholics and people in sympathy with the Catholic tradition.
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Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
Trustees' Report (continued)
Public benefit
CPW provides a public benefit by increasing the knowledge and understanding of the Catholic faith by its members, and helping its members learn about living in community.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Achievements and performance
We held five residential events in 2024. Two were all-age events: an August week at Thornbridge in the Peak District, on the theme of ‘What are we doing at mass?’ and a long weekend at Alton Castle, on the theme of Eat, Pray, Love. We ran a Helpers Weekend in March, in the Peak District and walking week in April, jointly with Scargill House in the Yorkshire Dales. The 18+ event in September was a short week at Hyning on the theme of ‘Longing for Light’.
We held a hybrid EGM during the all-age week at Thornbridge to update our constitution.
We continued our weekly Wednesday Zoom prayer sessions.
Trustees met on Zoom roughly once a quarter in 2024 and met in person for a weekend in February and for a day in April.
In 2023 the Trustees recognised that many of our administrative processes needed to be more organised. To this end we agreed to hire a freelance administrator to review our systems and help put us on a more organised footing. Tauna Shields was appointed on a six month term and began work in November 2023. This has resulted in better file management and a saving on on-line storage, and the production of an operations manual to bring information on processes together in one place. Work continues on updating policies and procedures.
Financial review
At the end of 2024 we were in a good financial position. The general fund stood at £26,100 and the Bursary fund balance was £15,073. We had a larger than usual deficit in 2024 for two reasons: we agreed in 2023 to pay for administrative support to better organise our filing and processes, and the Thornbridge event made a significant loss. We had budgeted for a loss and knew that it was a risk to use a centre that charged a fixed amount rather than per person. The loss was higher than we’d hoped, partly because our autumn weekend was so popular, but it was lower than the worst case scenario envisaged when the budget was put together. The balance on the general fund is still just above the top end of the amount required by our reserves policy.
The balance on the Bursary fund is lower than it was at the start of the year. This is as a result of a deliberate policy to make it easier for members to claim bursary support. We included a check box on our online booking form that allowed members to ask for a 20% reduction if they would have difficulty affording the full cost. We will continue to offer this until the Bursary Fund is reduced to £5,000.
The World Fund had a balance of £1,064, as we are still waiting for details of the charities nominated by our 2024 events, in order to pass the funds across.
Policy on reserves
Our reserves policy requires us to hold between £11,000 and £25,000 to cover fluctuations in cash flow (paying for a residential centre before members have paid their bills) and/or the financial risk of an event having to be cancelled and monies paid upfront being non-refundable.
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Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
Trustees' Report (continued)
Major risks and management of those risks
Event cancellation
The main financial risk faced by CPW is an event having to be cancelled and monies paid upfront being non-refundable.
Statement of Responsibilities (within Trustees Report)
The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.
The law applicable to charities requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, and the provisions of the constitution. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Approved by the trustees of the charity on 19 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
......................................... Barbara Wilson Trustee
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Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Catholic People's Weeks
Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Catholic People's Weeks
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Catholic People's Weeks (the Charity) for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 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 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the accounting 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.
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Eva Stevens, BSc, CPFA, employee of Community Accounting Plus member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5LG
22 October 2025
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Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
| Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 2 Charitable activities 3 Investment income 4 Total Income Expenditure on: Charitable activities 5 Total Expenditure Net (expenditure)/income Gross transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 8 |
Unrestricted £ 734 31,970 262 32,966 (42,922) (42,922) (9,956) 705 (9,251) 35,351 26,100 |
Restricted £ - 2,958 - 2,958 (2,914) (2,914) 44 (705) (661) 16,798 16,137 |
Total 2024 £ 734 34,928 262 35,924 (45,836) (45,836) (9,912) - (9,912) 52,149 42,237 |
Total 2023 £ 428 42,242 250 |
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| 42,920 | ||||
| (47,020) | ||||
| (47,020) | ||||
| (4,100) - |
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| (4,100) 56,249 |
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| 52,149 |
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for the period is shown in note 8.
The notes on pages 9 to 15 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 6
Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
These are the figures for the previous accounting period and are included for comparative purposes
| Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 2 Charitable activities 3 Investment income 4 Total Income Expenditure on: Charitable activities 5 Total Expenditure Net expenditure Gross transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 8 |
Unrestricted £ 428 38,306 250 38,984 (40,813) (40,813) (1,829) (274) (2,103) 37,454 35,351 |
Restricted £ - 3,936 - 3,936 (6,207) (6,207) (2,271) 274 (1,997) 18,795 16,798 |
Total 2023 £ 428 42,242 250 |
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| 42,920 | |||
| (47,020) | |||
| (47,020) | |||
| (4,100) - |
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| (4,100) 56,249 |
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| 52,149 |
The notes on pages 9 to 15 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 7
Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
(Registration number: 241556) Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024
| Note Current assets Debtors 6 Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 7 Net assets Funds of the charity: Restricted income funds Restricted funds 8 Unrestricted income funds Unrestricted funds Total funds 8 |
2024 £ 4,363 39,593 43,956 (1,719) 42,237 16,137 26,100 42,237 |
2023 £ 3,656 50,237 |
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| 53,893 (1,744) |
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| 52,149 | ||
| 16,798 35,351 |
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| 52,149 |
The financial statements on pages 6 to 15 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 19 October 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
......................................... Liz Dingle Trustee
The notes on pages 9 to 15 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 8
Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
1 Accounting policies
Statement of compliance
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
Basis of preparation
Catholic People's Weeks meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.
Exemption from preparing a cash flow statement
Under the exemption available to smaller charities the Board of Trustees has chosen not to include a Statement of Cash Flows within the financial statements.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
The trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of one year from the date of approval of the financial statements.
Income and endowments
Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Donations and legacies
Donations and legacies are recognised on a receivable basis when receipt is probable and the amount can be reliably measured.
Deferred income
Deferred income represents amounts received for future periods and is released to incoming resources in the period for which, it has been received. Such income is only deferred when:
- The donor specifies that the grant or donation must only be used in future accounting periods; or - The donor has imposed conditions which must be met before the charity has unconditional entitlement.
Investment income
Dividends are recognised once the dividend has been declared and notification has been received of the dividend due.
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Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
Expenditure
All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregates similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.
Charitable activities
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
Taxation
The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
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Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
Fund structure
Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees' discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.
Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.
2 Income from donations and legacies
| Donations and legacies; Donations from individuals |
Unrestricted funds General £ 734 734 |
Total 2024 £ 734 734 |
Total 2023 £ 428 |
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| 428 |
3 Income from charitable activities
| Unrestricted funds General £ Donations - Refreshments 2,411 Subscriptions 1,437 Residential weeks 28,122 31,970 4 Investment income Interest receivable and similar income; Interest receivable on bank deposits |
Restricted funds £ 2,958 - - - 2,958 Unrestricted funds General £ 262 |
Total 2024 £ 2,958 2,411 1,437 28,122 34,928 Total 2024 £ 262 |
Total 2023 £ 3,936 1,585 1,627 35,094 |
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| 42,242 | |||
| Total 2023 £ 250 |
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Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
5 Expenditure on charitable activities
| Materials Accommodation & meals Affiliations Bank charges Bursary distributions Insurances Travel World fund distributions Website Professional fees Administration Weeks costs Refreshments Sundry expenses |
Unrestricted funds General £ 490 32,851 45 214 - 460 1,061 - 1,147 4,482 347 - 1,121 704 42,922 |
Restricted funds £ - - - - 2,635 - - 279 - - - - - - 2,914 |
Total 2024 £ 490 32,851 45 214 2,635 460 1,061 279 1,147 4,482 347 - 1,121 704 45,836 |
Total 2023 £ 555 33,546 45 262 1,523 429 1,273 4,684 1,211 2,041 313 86 1,052 - |
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| 47,020 |
6 Debtors
| Trade debtors Prepayments 7 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Trade creditors Other creditors Accruals Deferred income |
2024 £ 247 4,116 4,363 2024 £ 460 576 - 683 1,719 |
2023 £ 1,990 1,666 |
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| 3,656 | ||
| 2023 £ - 564 900 280 |
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| 1,744 |
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Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
8 Funds
| 8 Funds |
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| Unrestricted funds General General fund Restricted funds Bursary fund World fund Training fund Total restricted funds Total funds |
Balance at 1 January 2024 £ 35,351 16,093 - 705 16,798 52,149 |
Incoming resources £ 32,966 1,615 1,343 - 2,958 35,924 |
Resources expended £ (42,922) (2,635) (279) - (2,914) (45,836) |
Transfers £ 705 - - (705) (705) - |
Balance at 31 December 2024 £ 26,100 15,073 1,064 - |
| 16,137 | |||||
| 42,237 |
We had a small amount left of a grant given to us by CCLA for the provision of an annual lecture. We have retrospectively allocated these to the cost of our autumn lectures in 2021 and 2022 and therefore transferred the balance to the General fund.
| Unrestricted funds General General fund Restricted Bursary fund World fund Training fund Total restricted funds Total funds |
Balance at 1 January 2023 £ 37,454 16,058 2,032 705 18,795 56,249 |
Incoming resources £ 38,984 1,558 2,378 - 3,936 42,920 |
Resources expended £ (40,813) (1,523) (4,684) - (6,207) (47,020) |
Transfers £ (274) - 274 - 274 - |
Balance at 31 December 2023 £ 35,351 16,093 - 705 |
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| 16,798 | |||||
| 52,149 |
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Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:
The Bursary fund is to provide discounts on the cost of events to those who would not otherwise be able to afford to join. It also provides discounts for large families (3 or more children) and for carers of members attending an event in that role.
The World fund is donations received from members to be passed onto charities nominated by participants attending events.
9 Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
| Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets |
General £ 27,819 (1,719) 26,100 Unrestricted General £ 37,095 (1,744) 35,351 |
Restricted £ 16,137 - 16,137 Restricted £ 16,798 - 16,798 |
2024 Total funds £ 43,956 (1,719) |
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| 42,237 | |||
| 2023 Total funds £ 53,893 (1,744) |
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| 52,149 |
10 Independent examiner's fees
During the period, the fees payable (excluding VAT) to the charity’s independent examiner Community Accounting Plus are analysed as follows:
| Independent examination | 2024 £ 480 480 |
2023 £ 470 |
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| 470 |
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Catholic People's Weeks
known as CPW
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued)
11 Trustees remuneration and expenses
During the period 2 (2023: 3) trustees received reimbursement for expenses including travel totalling £394 (2023: £337).
No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.
No trustees have received any other benefits from the charity during the year.
12 Taxation
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.
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