The Society of SL Augustine of Canterbury Report and Financlal Ststements Ytar ended 30 September 2025 Contents Legal and adminAstratiYe infornialion Report of the Council Report of the Independt Examiner Statement of fanCial tiVItieS Balance sheet Not¢s forniing part of the fwneiAI statements PAge al And admi51¢tIVe inforniatlon Correipomd¢nc¢ addre clo The Se¢r¢tary 145b Ashley Ganlens Thirleby Road London SWIP IHN President Hiy Grxe, th¢ Duke of Norfolk Vice Presldents Michael Milbourn Mary Goodwin Council Members Vincent Keaveny Maryret Burgess JiTrhn Dick Veronica Fulton Father Peter Harriy Cliona Howell Claudia Jasper Geraldine Kay Chaimian Treasurer Eccleyi&slical Adviser M¢mbership Secretary Secretary Prioeip81 B•nkers C. Hoar¢ & L'o. 37 PIKt Street London EC4P 4DQ lftdependent Examlner P¢t¢r Scod FCA For and on behalf of.. Moorgat¢ Accountancy Ltd Chart¢r¢d Accountants Downsview House 141-143 Station Road East Oxted Surrey RH8 OQE
The Soeiety of St. Augustine of Canterbury Report of the Council for the year ended 30 September 2025 Th¢ Council presents its report together with the ftnancial stytements of the Socidy for the year ¢nd¢d 30 Septemb¢r 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in (ordance wilh the accounting policies set out on page 7 and ¢omply with the Society's Rules and appli¢8ble law. Constltutlon and objeets The Society 15 govemed by Ru1¢3 adopted at the Annual General Meeting held on 21 May 2014 and is registered under the Charities Act 2011, number 249033. In (ktenninth¥ the activities of the Society, the Council has had regard to the Charity Commissioner's guidance on public benefit. The objects of the Society are the promotiort and advancement of ihe Roman Catholic religion in England and Wales, including L8 its principal objectiv¢ ¢h¢ utilisatiott of th¢ income and Capithl resources orth¢ Society to ak¢ donation9 to the Archdiocese of W¢5tminster in aid of the expenditure required for th¢ upkeep and rnainlenanc¢ of Archbishop's House, the residenc¢ and office of the thhbishop of Westminstcr. Th¢ capital resources of ihe Society eon$ist of (a) an unreBtrict¢d Main Fund and (b) the Jwne8 Edward Platt Fund, a designated fvnd, the annual income of which is to b¢ opplied io a sum not ¢xceryJing £6 for the puryx)$es of the office of th¢ Archbishop of WestTninsler and subject therelo to appty the income uf Ihe said fund for the dvancemeni of the Roman Catholic Tcligion in England and Wal¢s ¥s the Archbishop direci. Organlsatlon Under the Rule5, the So¢iety'$ is manllged by a Council IhF4t consists of at least ei¥ht member9 elected at 8 8cner41 meeting. The members of the Council are the trustces ofihe Society's assels. The Council appoints a Chairnian, such 8ppoin¢m¢nt being subje¢l io the approv81 of th¢ Archbishop of Westminster. New members of the Council are sel¢¢tcd with the obj¢¢tiv¢ of ensuring that, al all times, Iher¢ will be su1¢1¢nI expertise and experience avAilabl¢ io properly undertake the duties Rnd responsibiliti¢5 invested in the Council. Council members who h&ve xerved in the y¢Ar arc 8Ct out on pag¢ l. New members are inducted inw iheir roles throUh dis¢u58ion¥ with OXiSLing Council members- the Chairn14n and the Secretary play a key role in this, supported by other members 05 appropriate. The Council met forn)•lly tsyo occasion5 during the year, in January 2025, and September 2025. There was 87Qh Attendance of Coun¢il members at Ihc meetings. Investment pollcy During reLent year& the Council considered the most appropriate poli¢y investing fund$ was to invest in specialis¢d unil tnjsts. designed for the charity s¢¢lor, this poli¢y rnel its requirement to generale both income and capital growih. The Council employs a specialiyt investment manager, Rathbones Inve5tmenl Manag¥menl Limit¢d, to manage the So¢iety's investment fOllO on a dis¢r¢lionary b&8is Subje only Io 8ener31 overall guideline5 agreed wtth officers of the Counril al the initiation of the aTrangemen¢. Memtrs of ihe Council periodically review R4thbone$' rf0mlan£c iii order to Satisfy thcmsclves that th¢ arrangement is satisfaLtory. 'rhe Council met with Rathbones on 24 September 2025 to review the policy And ¢iTrnsid¢red it to meet these requir¢m¢nts. Di¥lributioD #nd reserves PDlley In delerniining the extent to which distributions of inveslrnent income may b¢ made, the Council adopts a Total Relurn policy (in accordBnce with th¢ Charities Aci 2011 and the Charitit$ (Total Retum) Regulalions 2013) whereby it may consid¢r distributin8 any amount of accumulated income and capital gains including such income and gains arising frorn life membership $ubscriplion$ and legacies. Only the original endowmeiit of £203,595 that resulted in th¢ ¢stoblishment ofthe Jame5 FAward Platt Fund is incapkbl¢ of FKin8 distributed so this sum repr¢5¢nt5 the fixed reserv of the Society ond the Council believes this amount is adequate to m¢¢t any possible futur¢ liability. The Council is entirely free to detemiine the amount of fimdB in ¢xce5s of this r¢$¢rve amount that may distributed. In the current yeor. tt has Een the policy to distribute an amount ot the Society'5 income plus portion of the gain on the investment. M¢rnbepJhlp At 30 September 2025 membership totalled 395 (2024- 389). of which 168 were life members {2024- 1711. During the year 16 new members joined the Society (2024- 9). 2 &8 life members (2024- 0). We were ad¥i5ed of the deaths of 3 membvs.
The Society of St. Augustine of Canterbury FinanciAI Results MembeThhip subscrlptloD$ •nd donations reeelv¢d Annual membership and lif¢ Tnembership subscriptiW5 received. were down on 2024. During thc ye4r ended S#ptember 30, 2025. the Society did not bencfit from ony new le]es. Investment Income ad Investment Perforfflance Durinbi the yvdr the income return from investsnents was 2.920/• and, whcn combin¢d with the capital gain OTh investments. gave a 10.060/• lolal return for the year. Contrlbulions The Society has maintained the level of its ¢ontribution5 lo the Archbish¢)p and to Archbishop's House at £40,865 (2024 £39.1351. Future Plans The Council ¢onlinu¢s to explore additional way5 to generate income and capital resour¢¢5 with ihe object of ensuring that future donations to Ar¢hbiihop'5 House will be able to increase in hJDJr¢ years. Stgtement of trustees, reypom$lbllltk8 in respect oftht MecouAts Churity law requires the trnstees to propar¢ financial statements for each financial year which give a tnje and fair view of the stale of affairs of th¢ So¢i¢ty and of its financial 4cliviti for that year and Un?ted Kingdom Accounling Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accouniing Practice). In preporing those finan¢ial slatements. th¢ In1¢¢8 are required to.. Select 8Ultable uccounting policies and then Jpply them Lonsislently. Make judgements and estim#i¢s that are reawndble and pnHlenl,' Observe the methods and principles in the Accounting and Reporting lry Chartties Ststemcnt of Recommended Prd¢iic¢ applicable to eharitie$ prcparinuv their tinAn¢ial statcments in accordan¢c with the Finanvial R¢porting Standard appliLable (he United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (fRS 102). Stat¢ whdher applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standard5 have been followed. SUbjt io any muterial departures dI105¢d and explain¢d in the financial stat¢m¢nts- and Prepwo lh¢ financial statement$ on ihc goin¥ concern basi$ unless it is inappropri41e ¢0 presume that Ihe Soci¢ty will Continue its operatioit5. As the trustecs ofthe So¢i¢ty, thc rnembers of Council Jrc responsible for keeping prvper accountlnb> record5 which di105¢ with reasonabl¢ aCcurY at uny time th¢ financial PM)Sition of the Society at th lime and to enable thcm lo ensure that any stat¢mcnl of account prepared by ihem complies with the regulations under S¢¢iion 132(1) of th¢ Charities Act 2011. They olso responsible for safc¥uwdin¥ the assets of th¢ SociW and hence for thking r¢a50nable steps for the PTevgnli¢)n and detection of hud and other irrv¥ularities. STATEMENf OF DISCLOSURE TO INDEPENDENT EXAMINER (a) So far as the members of Council are awore, there is no relevant infimation of which the charity's tnderKndcnt examiner is wlaware, and (b) they have tsken all tho step$ that they ought to have taken 18 trust¢¢s in order io make themselves awwr of any relevant infwmation ond to ¢stsblish the charity's indryxndent examiner is aware ofthat infomiation. Approved b Council on and signed on its behalf by Vincent Keaveny. Chairnan 2026
The Society of SL Augustine of Canterbury Independent Examiner's report to the Trustees of the Soeiety of St. Augustine of Canterbury for the year ended 30 September 2025. I report on the a¢cowits of the Socicty of St. Augustine of Canterbury for the year ended 30 ScptembEr 2025. whi¢h ¢ompris¢ th¢ Stat¢ment of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet and related tKJtes. The report is made sol¢ly to th¢ ¢harity'5 trusie¢s as a body, in accordance with regulations made under Section 145{5)(b) of th¢ Charitie5 Ad 2011. My work been undertaken for no purpose other than to drnw lo the attention of the charity'5 ttustees those matters which l am required to include in an Independent Ex&mincr's R¢port addressed to them. To the fullest extent pemitted by law, I do Dot a¢¢¢ or a&%ume any r¢spon&ibility lo any paty other than the charity and the charity's twst¢¢s body, for my examination Work. for ihis repor( or for the opinions I have fomied. ResponsAbilities and basiy of report A5 the charity'5 Irustees, you are responsible for the propomion of the accouth8 ift accordance with th¢ requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the A¢¢"). I report in resp¢¢l of my examination of the Trust's accounls cBrried out under s¢ction 145 of th¢ 201 l Act gnd in ¢atrying out my examination. I have followed all the applic&bl¢ Dir¢dions given by ihc Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the Ad. IndepeDd¢nt Examiner's Statement I hav¢ ¢ompl¢t¢d my cxpminalion. I confjrni that no material malters have come to my att¢niion in ¢onn¢c¢ion with the exaTnina¢ion which gives me cause kn believe that in any material Tpect.. the accountiTtg records were not kept in aecordonc¢ with g¢¢1ion 130 of the C,harities Act; or the accounts did not a¢¢ord with the a¢¢ourtiing r¢cords' OT the Accoun18 did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning th¢ forni and of accuuvls S¢¢ out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Re8ulaiions 2008 other ihpn any requir¢m¢nt ihal th¢ accounts give a 'tNe &nd fair, view which is not a m¥tter con$ider¢d Is pan of an inkndent examination. I have no ¥oncerns and have come acrosa no other matter5 in connection with the examination Lo which attention should be drawn in this r¢p(M* in ord¢r to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reoched. Signed... Peter Seed FCA For wid on behalf of Moorgate Accountancy Ltd Chartered Accountants Downsview House 141.143 Station Road East East Oxted Surrey RH8 OQE
The Society of St. Augustine of Callterbury Statement of Finaneial Activities ineorporating a Statement of Reeognised Gains and Losses For the year ended 30 September 2025 Unrertrltted M•iTh Fund De8lg•led JE Platt Fund Totsl 2(125 Total 2024 Notey ltteome ttd etydowm¢nts from: Voluntary iThcom¢ Subs¢ripiions and donAtitsn5 Le8acies Receipts from ch8ritable 4ctivities Oih¢r Income Investment incom¢ Investment income Bank interut 10,722 10.722 12,250 6.933 505 6.933 505 6,492 10,830 53 10.829 21.659 53 20,520 42 Total Intome Ib 29,043 10.829 39.872 39,574 xptndlture OD: Charlt•ble aetlvltk8 Contributions to: Arthbi¥hop'$ Hous< Wesiminst¢ff Arehbt8hop of We8tmin8ter 20,433 20,432 600 40,865 600 39.135 Coth of rAlilng Annual report n¢wsl¢ttLY printin¥, P051pg¢ Dnd website Bank ChaTg¢s Inv¢$trn¢nl Mana¥¢ment Fee 361 361 707 36l 561 1.413 1,886 405 1,328 706 Fundraising r¢rxption ¢xpen8eg Donation 3,094 800 1,868 8(K) CoverDAllce Cojts AGM Expenses Independent Exarnin¢r'g Fee 2,280 12(K) 2,280 1,200 1,686 1.080 Total expendlthre 1¢ 29,436 21,738 51,174 47,988 N¢t (loJslllDcome for the year befor¢ In{10¢) Inve4tme#ts (393) (10,91V)I (11.302) (8,414) Net gain81 (losses) on investments 18,599 22.665 41.264 54,254 movemeats ify for the ye•r 18.206 11,756 29,962 45.840 Fu•d 11£¢8 18 ijt l Oetober 2Q24 354,183 338.091 692274 646.434 FuDd bg18neu $ ¢ 30 September 2D25 372,389 349,847 722236 692,274
The Society of St. Augustine of Canterbury Balance Sheet As at 10 September 2025 Unrestrlded MAln De818Dattd JE Platt T{#1 2•25 Totl 2014 Notes Flxtd 8sstts Tangible Assets Investments 370.031 373.164 743,195 701.156 Crrent D¢btors recoverable Cgsh 81 bank and in hgnd 2.743 18.098 2,743 18.098 31.933 20.841 20.841 61.458 Credltors: •mouts hlllttl due wlthl• 4Me year (18.483) (23J17) 141.8LKI) (40,815) Net eurreal #t(lIabIllI5tt 2J58 (23.317) (20,9591 18,882) Netguets 372,389 349,847 722.236 692,274 Tht fiJThd8 of Ihe Chgrlty Desi8nHt¢d nd¥ Unrestrict¢d fvnds 349847 349,847 372.389 338,091 354.183 372J89 Totsl Ch#rlty 372.389 349847 722 236 692,274 Approved b the Cou ilon and si¥ned on its behall'by Vincent Keaveny. Chairnian 2026
The Society of SL Augustine of C¥4nterbury Notes to the Accounts AttOUDtlthg pollcles a) Basis of accountin8 The accounts have been prepared tn x¢ordance with Firbancial R¢p)rting Sland8rd FRS 102 applicable in the United Kingdom Bnd The Charities Act and follow the Tec<Ynmendations in the Statement of Recommended Practice, A¢countithg &TLd Reportin8 by Charities ISORP 2019). bl In¢om¢ Investmcnt incomE and recoverable are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when they b¢wm¢ receivable. L¢gacias &r¢ in¢lvd&l when they bEcome quantifiable. All other hncorne is iTLcluded when rweiv¢d. ¢) Expendityre Expenditure is included on an acKru5 bo51$. d) Investments Investments are valud at market bid vo]ue at ihe b8laThce sheet date and any unreall¥¢d guin or1059 is taken to the Statem¢nt of Financial Activities. e} Funds {il Unreslricled fulld5 arc 5ub5criptions aftd other income generated for the objects of the Society without further spe¢ified purpose &nd Are dvailable B¢n¢ro1 fvnds. ii) DesigDal¢d funds arc dmounts set aside gnd d¢signated for specifie purposes by Coun¢il. lili} The deSIgnatd fvnd is the James Edward full the anThl income of which is to be applied as to a sum ex¢¢cding £600 for the olyice of th¢ Ar¢hbi¥h4)p of We¥tmin5ter and th¢ remainder for thr advuncemeni of thc Romon C'.atholic religion in England in qu¢h manner as the Archbishop may direct. In furtherance of the Coun¢il'¥ dkncision to adopt a Total return policy in relation to its inveslm¢nls, wnd in ac¢ordanGe with the provisions of Th¢ Charities (Tolal r¢lurnl re¥ulations 2013. the origit)al Jmcs Edward Platt Fund endowment of £203.595 b¢¢n deiem)ithcd as the Trust for Inv¢stment, the remaindcr LTrf the de5i8n4¢¢d filnd being avthilable for distribution. livl In acLordance with the new Chlty 8ORP the unTeali5¢d gain on the investment5 held by th¢ So¥iety has been credited to th¢ AumlAted Reserves or Unapplicd fund and iubjcLt to Iflaining thc Ori11 endowment in th¢ James Edward Platt Fund these Reservcs are available lor distribution. D Ch flow ststemcnl The Sociely 1$ Mtitled. a small ¢n¢ity, lo the exemptions Avtiilabl¢ in Fin8n¢iil R¢porting 8IArtdard No I (Revised 1996) Ind thcrcfore not prepared a cash flow ytaternen¢. SubJerlptlonJ And Donlloni 2025 2f124 Amual subscrioion$ Life subscriptions Don&tions 6,939 6,125 5(K) $40 'I'&x recoverable on subscriptions and donatLOnS 2,743 6.125 10,722 12.250 3. Creditorj 202S 2024 Balanc¢ of contributioThs for the current year to.. Archbishop's Hou. Wcstminster Archbishop of Westsninster Independettt Examiner 40,000 39,135 600 600 1200 1,080 41.800 40,813
The Society of St. Augustine of CaDterbury Tru$tees' remuner4¢1on And expthsts None of the memb¢rs of Council was r¢munernknl. Invtstm¢its 2025 21124 Balance at i October 2024 701,156 624,7ll Pur¢h&ses 21,719 (20.944) 41264 27,193 (5,002) 54,254 Nd gain At 30 September 2025 morket value 743,195 701,156 An•1ts ofinvethmts UK investments and unit tnjsts 21llS 2024 MArket Mrket Vglqe Maln Rathb(the Inv¢51rn¢nt Fund 369,451 271,591 340,093 256,822 JmeJ Edw•rd Platt Fuftd Rthbone InveBbnent Fund 373.744 294222 360.213 303,925 Totsl 743,915 565,813 701,156 560,747 The COBI of the Raihbone Inv¢ytment Fund in both the Main Fund and the James Edward Platt Fund representi thc Tealised value of the fonn¢r inveyknents h¢ld in those Funds and reinvested inc(m?e within the Rathknn¢ Investment Fund less th¢ cos¢ of investments ld by that Fund and ¢ransfwred to the Socidy's bank. 6. Vundo Ballnee Ioet 2024 Income aDd Rl#• TrnBfer4 b¢lw¢eD funds expmded 108•es 30 Sept 2•25 Unrestrieted fun Accumulated rgserve 354 183 Gift component Unapplied Fund 203,595 134.496 203.595 146,252 33.494 121.7381 338,091 33,494 (21.738) 349,847 7. Ul*lm8t¢ ¢o•trolil•8 party The Society is ultimBtely undcr the control of the Council.