# THE OLD BROTHERHOOD OF THE ENGLISH SECULAR CLERGY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 802602
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Jan. 25, 1990
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=802602


## Contact

- **Address:** 534 LICHFIELD ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD
- **Postcode:** B74 4EH
- **Phone:** 01213082560



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION AS THE COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT AND FOR THE SERVICE AND SUPPORT IN SUCH WAYS AS AFORESAID OF ANY LAWFUL CHARITABLE PURPOSE PROMOTED OR SUPPORTED BY THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AS THE COUNCIL SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.

**Activities:** The current membership of the old brotherhood comprises twenty-two senior priests from the Catholic Dioceses of England and Wales, elected by their fellows in recognition of their individual contribution to the church in our country. As a corporate body we administer a modest charitable trust primarily intended for the benefit of elderly ladies who had served our Diocesan clergy as housekeepers, s

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £9251 | £9318 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £8970 | £3233 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £9009 | £3838 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £9024 | £4176 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £7516 | £3955 | — | — |



## Trustees

- RT REVD MGR CANON DAVID ANTHONY COUSINS — appointed Feb. 2, 2012
- RT REVD MGR GORDON FRANCIS READ — appointed Feb. 2, 2012
- Rev Christopher Thomas — appointed Oct. 9, 2025
- Rev James Cronin — appointed April 20, 2023