The Society of st. Augustine of Canterbury
Report and Financial Statements
Yur ended 30 September 2024
CoDtents
Legal and ￿rnin1straI1ve inffflnation
Report of the Cout)¢il
Report of th¢ Itwjependtnt Examiner
Sts*menl of finallcial activiti¢5
Balance sh¢¢i
Notes fonning part of th¢ fmancial Statements
P*ge
Legal and adrninislr¥livt IDform*tKJ•
Correspotyd¢Dte address
clo The S￿retary
145b Ashley Gardcj
Thirleby Road
London SWIP IHN
President
His Grxe. the Dyke of Norfolk
Vke Pr¢sideDts
Mi¢hael Miltr*)urn
Mary Goodwin
Council Mtmbtrs
Vinceni Keaveny
i ar8aret Burgess
Richard Collyer-Hamlin
John Di¢k
Veronica Fulton
Mary Goodwin
Father Peter Harris
Ben Holden
Cliona Howell
Claudia Jasper
Geraldine Kay
Priscilla Sharp
CThalrM￿ {ele¢*d to council ott March 19, 2024)
{re¢iT¢d from COUDciI ￿ NlaT¢h 19, 2024)
{retir¢d frorn council on Marth 19, 2024)
Ec£le5iasii¢al Adviser
(rctired from council on Marth 19. 20241
M¢mb¢rship Se¢￿tary
Secretary
{reiiTed from ¢ouneil IM Mar¢h 19. 2024)
PrIne1￿1 B*nkers
C. Hoarc & Co.
37 Fle¢t Streei
London EC4P 4DQ
Inde￿￿eThI Eiamintr
Pder Seed FCA
For and on b¢haJf of:
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Chartrred A¢countanis
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East Oxted
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The Society of St. Augustine of Canterbury
Report of the Council for the year ended 30 September 2024
The Council presents its report ¢ogether with the financial ststements of the kniety for the year ended 30
September 2024. The fjnancial statetnettts have been prepa￿d in accordance with the a¢￿untIng policies set out
on page 7 and comply with the Society's Rules at)d applicable law.
Constitution and objects
The Society. is govemed by Rules adopted at the Ar￿Ual General Meeting held on 21 May 2014 and is registered
under the Charities Act 2011, number 249033. In deiemiThiTh8 the activiti¢5 of th¢ Society. the Council has had
regard to the Charity Commissioner's guidance on public benefit.
The obje¢ts of the Society are the promotion and advancement of the Roman Catholic religion itl ETrgland and
Wales, including ￿ its prin¢ipal objective the Uiilisation of the income and capital resources of ihe Society to
make donations to the Archdioc¢s¢ of Wesmiinstei irt aid of the expenditure required for the upkeep and
maintenance of Archbishop's House, the r￿Idence and offlce of the Archbishop of We5ttninster.
The capital resources of the &)ciety consEst of lal an unrestrided Main Fund and (bl the James Edward Platt Fund,
a designated fund. the anllual Intome of which is to be applied as to a sum rtoi ¢xceeding £600 for the ptsrposes of
the office of the Archbishop of Wtstmsnster and subj￿¢ thereio to appty the illCtsTn¢ of the said ￿nd for the
advancement of the Roman Catholac religion ill England and ￿al¢S as the Archbishop may dir¢¢t.
Organisation
Under the Rules, the Society's business is managed by a Council that wnsists of ￿ least eight rnembers elected at
a general meeting. The Tnembers of the Council are the tTUSttts of the Society'5 a5%ts. The Council appoint5 a
ChaiTtn3n, such appointment beithg subjtCE to the appnival of the Archbishop of Westminstei. New members of
the Council are sel¢cied with the objwtive of ensuring thaL ¥ all limes. there Thill be sufficient expertise and
experience available to properly wjdertake the duiies and responsibilities invested in the Coun¢il. Council
member5 who have served in the Y￿ set Out OIL page l. New membe[5 are iTrducted into their rtsles through
discussions with existing Covrtcil members- the Chair and the Secrelary play a key rol¢ in this, supported by
other tllembers as appropriate. The Council met fomially on two occasions during the yvJr. in January 2024. and
September 2024. Ther¢ wa$ 780kn attendance of Council members xi the mtttirkg5.
Investment policy
Durittg recent years the Coun¢il considered the most appropriate poli¢y for investing funds was to itivest in
specialised unit trusts, designed for the charity sector. as this policy met its requirement to generate Ix)th income
and tapital growth. The Coun¢il emplo)'s a sprfialisi investment manager, RathboDe Ini'estment Managernertt
Limited, to the Society's inv¢5tsneni portfolio on a discretionary basis subjeei only to general overall
guidelines agreed with ofYEceTS of the CouD¢il at the initiation of the arrdngemeDt. .Kfembers of the CouncÈl
periodically rtyiew Rathbone's perfomiance in ordei to satisfy thetnselves the arratlgemettt is satisfactory.
Distribution and reserves policy
In deterniining the exient to which di5tribuiions of investm•)i inc4)me tllay be made, the Council adopts a Total
Return policy lin accordance with the Charities Act 2011 aEJd the Charities (Total Retuml Regulations 20131
whereby it may considei distrIb￿tiTrg any amount of accvTnulated income and capitsl gains including such income
and gairts arising from 1sf¢ membership sub5CllPtions atld legacies_ Only the original endowment of £203,595 that
resulted in the establishmeni of the James Edw'ard Platt Fund is incapable of being distributed so this sum
represents the r￿ed re5erv¢5 of the Societv artd the Council believes this amount is adequate to meet any possible
fvture liability. The Council 15 enlirely free to detemiine the amouni or runds in excess of this reserve amount that
Tn&y b¢ distributed. In the ¢urreni }'ear. tt has be¢Th the poli¢y to distribute an amount of the Society'5 income plus
a small portion of the gaiD on the investmenL
MembeT5hip
AI 30 September 2024 wnembership totslled 389 {202i-393K of which 171were life members {2023 - 1761.
During the year 9 new meTnbers joined th¢ Society (2023 - 11 }, none as life members {2023- 5). We were
advised of the deaths of 10 members.

The Society of St. Augustine of Canterbury
FinanciAI Results
Membership subscriptions and don4t10￿ reteived
Annual membership and life membership sub%riptJot)s received. remained at a 5iTnilar level to the prior year.
During the year ended September 30. 2024, the Society did noi benefii from an), new legacie5.
Investment Income *nd KDvestrnettt PerfornJ*nte
During the year the tncotne reiurn from inl'esiments wa5 2.92% and, when cotDbined with the capira] gain on
investments, gave a 10.66•/o total retum for the ye4r.
Contriblltions
The Society has maintained the level of its ¢oDtribuiioDs to the Archbishop and to Archbishop's House at £39.735
{2023 £39,735).
Future Pi&DS
The Council ¢ort¢inu¢s to explore additional ways to generate incotne and ¢apitsl resources with the object of
ensuring that ￿￿re donatioDs to Ar¢hbishop"s House will be able ￿ increase in fuwre )'ear5.
Statemellt of tn15tees' respoN5ibilities in respect of the *Ct0tt￿ts
Charity law requires the trnstees to pr¢pate financial siatements for each financial year which give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of the SLKiety and of its fJnancia] activitie5 for tha¢ year attd use United Kingdom
Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted A¢couniing Prdctice).
In preparing those financial sratements. the trustees are required to=
Select 5Ultable acc4)uThtlTh8 ￿liCleS and then apply them COnSLStently
Make judgements atld estirnates art reasonable and PTudent,"
Obserye the methods and principle5 in the Accounting and Rew)rting by Charities Ststement of
Recommended Practice applicable to charities piepating their fmancial statements in a¢¢ordance with the
Finatlcial Reporttng Standard applicable io the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
State whether applicable Uthi￿ Kingdom Accounting Stathdards have been followed, subj¢ci io any
material departures disclosed and explailled in the financial statements- and
Prepare the financial 5tatt¥n¢nts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to p￿sum¢ that the
Society will continue its operation5.
As the trustees of the So¢iety, the members of Council are r¢s￿nsible foi keeping proper accounting records
whi¢h disclose with reasonable accura¢y ai any time the financiat p)sition of the Society at that itme and to enable
th¢m to ensure that any stsi¢m¢ni of account prepared by them complies with the regulations under section 132111
of the Charitits Act ?01 l. They are also responsible for safegllarding the assets of th¢ Society and hence for
king reasonable si¢ps for the prevention and deieciion of fraud and other irregularities.
srATEMEYT OF DISCLOSIIRE TO INDEPENDE.NT EK4MJNER
la) So far as the membe[5 of Council are awar¢ there is Televallt itrfoTmation of which the charity's
independent examiner is unaM7re, and
(b) they have takth a]1 the steps that they oughi to have tsken as tsvslees in order to make themselves aware of
any relevant infonnation aTLd tt) estsbli5h that the chariry-s indyndent exaTlliDer is aware of that
infonnation.
Approved by Council on
and signed on its behalf by
Vincent Keaveny, Chairnjan
2025

The Society of St. Augustine of Canterbury
Independent Examiner's report to the Trustees of the Society of St. Augustine
of Canterbury for the year ended 30 September 2024.
I ￿P)rt on the accounts of th¢ Society of St. Augustine of Canterbury for the year ended 30 September 2024. whi¢h
OtnpTise the Statement of Financial Activitie5. Balance Sheei and related notes.
The report is made solely to ihe charity's trustees as a body. in accordance with regulaiions made under Section
145151{bl of the Charities Act 2011. Nl) work ha5 been widertaken for no purpose other than to dTaw to the attention
of the charity's tru5tee5 those matters which l atn required to include in an Independent Examiner's Report
addr¢55ed to them. To the fullest exteni pennitted by law, I do not accept or assume any responsibility to any party
other than the charity and the charity's trusiees as a body. for My examination work. foi this repor( or for the
opinion5 1 have fornied.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity'5 trusiees, you are responsible for the preparation of the a¢counts it) accordance with lh¢
quirements of the Charities A¢t 2011 {*he A¢t-l.
I report in re5pe¢t of my examination of the Tn]st's at£ounts carried out UT￿er seeiton 145 of the 2011 Act
and in carrying out tny ¢xamirtalion. I have followed all the appli¢able Direction5 given by the Charity
Commission under section I4515Xb) of the ACL
Independent Examiner's Statement
I have cornpleted m). examinatioll. I confirm that no material matters have tome to my attention in
onneclion with the exatnitlation which gives m¢ cause to b¢li¢ve th* in, any fflaterial respect..
the accounting retords were not kept in accordan¢e with section 130 of the Charities ACL or
the a¢touThts did not accord with the arcowiiing re￿rdS,. or
the accounts did tLOt ¢omply with ihe applicable requirements concerning the form and content of
a¢collnts set out in the Charities {A￿oUnts and Reports) Regulations 21M>8 other than any
requirement that the accounts give a'trne and fair. view which 15 not a mailer considered as part of
an independent examinaiioTh.
I have rto concerns and have come across no other rnatters in connection with the ex&tnination to ￿hleh
attention should be drawn in this r¢]x)rt ill order to enable a proper understsnding of the a¢counts to be
reached.
Sigrted...........
Peter Seed FCA
For and on behalf of
.Moorgate Accollntatto. Ltd
Chartered Acrountants
Downsview House
141-143 Station Road E&st
East Oxted
Surrey RH8 OQE
-2025

The Society of St. Augustine of Canterbury
Statement of Financial Activilies incorporating a Statement of Recognised
Gains and Losses
For the year ended 30 September 2024
DtsigMAted
JE Platt
Totsl 2024
TotAI 2023
(restated)
Main Fund
Note5
ltttomt *ttd endowmttsts from:
Voluniar). incotnc
Subseripiions and thrthon5
Legacies
Receipts from charitable activities
Investment income
12.520
12,520
30,718
6.492
6.492
3,105
Investhxent income
10260
10260
20,520
21,508
Bank interest
42
42
19
Total income
Ib
29.314
IO260
39.574
55.350
Expenditure oll:
Chlritsble attivities
Contribuiions to..
Archbishop's House. Westminsier
Archbishop of Westhxinsier
19,568
19.567
39,135
600
57,700
Costs of rAisiRg funds
Annua] rew)rt and newsleller printin&
posiag¢ and website
Bank ch￿g¢S
Inwesirnent Manag¢m¢ni F¢¢
FundTaising rtception eX￿)seS
1.886
405
1,886
40)
.328
1.868
3,613
405
1,200
2,4(Hl
1.868
Gov¢rnanre Costs
AGM Exp¢nsts
Independent Exajninws Fee
1.686
1.080
1.686
1.080
898
Totsl expettdit*re
27,157
20.831
47,988
66,816
Net11055Vincome for tb¢ yur before
gAittslllosses1 investrnents
2.157
{10.5711
{8.414}
(11,4661
Nei gain￿ {losses} on inve5trrL¢nts
23.986
30,268
54,254
10,340
Net movements ID fuuds for tht ye*
26.143
19.697
45,840
FuDd balances as at l Octob¢r21123
328,040
318.394
646,434
647,560
Fund balances *s at 30 SePte￿￿tr 2024
354.183
338,091
692.274
646.434

The Society of SL Augustine of Canterbury
Balance Sheet
As at 3U Septemb¢r 2024
Uanstritted
DesigMAttd
JE Plxtt
Tots12024
Totsl 21123
Nolis
Fiicd assets
Tangiblc Ass¢ts
340.943
360.213
701,156
624.71L
CDrr¢llt assets
Debt0￿ Tex recoverabk
2.984
Cash ￿ battk iti harvj
31.Y53
31.933
58.47
360.213
31.933
Creditors: falli￿ 41ue Within
e ye%r
(18.691)
(40,815}
{39,7351
Net eUTrtDtxssetsl(li*bilitie5)
13,240
(22,122}
{8,8821
21,725
Tr4el I$￿¥
J54,E83
338.091
646.434
The fbnog •f the Ck•rfty
Dcsigr.atTh4 fupd5
Unycstriacd funds
33&091
338.091
3Y,183
318,394
328,040
354,183
T•tsl Cbarity
354.IK3
338.(￿1
69?274
646,434
Approved by the Council
2025
stgDed on its bch3Jf
Vin¢¢nt Kea
Chairman

The Society of St. Augustine of Canterbury
Notes to the Accounts
AectsuntiDg polities
al Basis of ac£ouniing
The accounts have been prepw¢d in wtth Filla￿tal R¢￿Tting sthnda￿ FRS 102 applicable in itle
Lnited Kingdotn atd The Chariues Aa arld follov the Tfxommendations in the Srat¢Jnent of Reeommtnded
Prnctice, A¢¢oun16ng al￿ Rcwrting bj Charities ISORP 2019).
bl Incotn¢
Invesiment inrotne 3TKi rets)Trerable are iTKluded in tht Stsiement ol Fingnciaj Aciivities when the). beeome
receivable. Legxi¢B are IDclud￿ whert they Fttom¢ quantifJabl¢. All othu income is included when receiTred.
cl Expenditur¢
Expenditure is included on an accnwls b&sis.
dl Invesuntnts
InTr¢siments are valued 21 market bid value ￿ the balance shea da* and any wJr¢aiised gain or loss is taken to the
Siaiemeni of Financial AaiTrities.
¢1 Funds
li) Unrestricted fjjnds are subs¢Ti￿JonS 8t￿ other in￿rne genera￿ for the objects of the Society without fiDther
specitied pur]x)s¢ and are available &$ g¢n¢raJ funds.
lil} Designated fijnds are amounts sd aside a￿1 de5igTMoJ for 5p¢oifit PUEP)ses by Council.
liiil The de5ignat¢d fi￿d is the James Edw-ard Plait FuEJd. the annual Éncome of whirh is to be applied ￿ to a sum
not exceedinE £600 for the offi¢¢ of the ATchbjS￿p of Ilesttninsler and the rtmainder for th¢ advancement of the
Roman Catholic r¢ligion in England in such manner as the Archbishop tllay dirwL In furthetattce of the Council's
decision to adopt a Toial retum p)lic)' in rt[￿10n lo its investtnents. and in ac￿rdanCe wilh th¢ p]oTrisiorts of The
Chariiie5lTotal return) regulations 2013. the origi]￿] James Edward Platt Fund enth>wmtnt of £203.595 has been
detem)ined as ihe Trusi for Invc51mcnL ihe remainder of the dtsiymted fimd b¢ing ai'ailable for distribution.
livl In atc()rdance with ihe new ChawiTh SORP the wjreaiised gain on the investments held by the So¢iety has bee
credited io the Accumulaied Reser4"ts or Unapplied Fund and subjea ￿ retsÉning the oriwtd eTh(k)Thtntnt in the
JaJne5 Edward Pl￿( Fund these Re5¢Th¢5 are aTrailable fordistribution_
fj Cash flow staiemtni
The So¢i¢ty" 15 entitle(L &% a small entih.. to the eKemrnions aTrailable in Financial RerMTrrting Srandard No I
(Rtvised 1996} and therefore has Th)t wepared a cash flow 51atemeTrl.
2. Sub$triptioths Do*atioas
2024
2023
Annual subscriDIiOJLS
6.125
5.97)
Lile sub5criDIioi)s
800
Donation5
18.797
T&K recoverable on sub5crivtions and dffl&ioDs
6.260
5.148
12,385
30.718
3. Creditors
2024
2023
B￿ance of tontribuuons for the current vear to..
Archbishop'5 House. wtstMll￿er
Archbishop of Westmins¢¢T
39,135
39.135
600
Independent Examiner
1.080
40,815
39,735

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4. Tr•$tees' rnmMNera¢iDll *#d expmxs
None of mernbcrs of Cth￿11 7A'as Trwuner&d.
2024
2023
(Restated)
624.71
594.889
27.193
21.508
(5.lJ)2)
{2,0261
Net gains
54254
10,340
AI 30 S•b¢r 2024. maTk¢i value
701,156
624,711
21124
2011
Ak*lysi5 of
UK ]nles￿ents and urtii trus
M*t*e¢
vxl#t
C•
C￿t
*lue
Mxin
RathErf)ne Inv¢5tsneN Fund
340.943
256,822
286.189
191257
Jame5 Edivard pkntt Fi*d
360213
303.925
338.522
349.714
Tot*1
701.156
51pO.747
624.711
540.971
The cost of the RathFx)ne Investment Fund in Fxxh th¢ Main F￿￿ athl thc jam￿ Edward Platt Fund rq)r¢sth
the r¢aiised s'al￿ of th¢ fO￿¢T investments h¢ld in ar¥J r¢ithi"es*d inc4)me w'ithin the RathFxM
Invesimeni Fund1¢$5 the CO￿ ofinvesunents x)Id by Fund and tr8nsferrcd w the knicty 5 banL
6. F•mds
ramE *•d
Tr*llifr
bttwte
f•Trds
BAl&*¢e
30 Stpt 2024
l O¢t 1•23
expelldtd
A•d loss¢5
Umrestri¢ted fyndjs
53.3(Kl
354 183
Gtft comNbDenl
203J95
203.595
134,496
.Unappli¢d Fund
114.799
40.528
120.83 11
318
94 40528
20.831
338.091
7. Ultimate ￿•(￿111￿% party
Th¢ Socith. is uiiimatrly w¥Jer thc of the Cour*il.