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Catholic National Endowment Trust

Also known as: Bishops Conference of Scotland

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC016650
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 29, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Jan. 12, 1942
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Bishops' Conference of Scotland
64 Aitken Street
Airdrie
ML6 6LT

Contact

Website
bcos.org.uk
Screenshot of the Catholic National Endowment Trust website

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of religion','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

The Bishops' Conference of Scotland, also known as the Catholic National Endowment Trust, is a charity consisting of the 8 Catholic dioceses of Scotland. The Bishops act as one national body to promote, establish, develop, expand, contribute to, support and maintain facilities, projects, schemes and institutions of all kinds having a religious, educational and charitable purpose for the benefit of the Catholic community and the wider community throughout Scotland. The aims of the Conference are outlined in the structure of the Conference and are the following: to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ, to promote care and respect for human life including the care of creation, to support lay vocations, to order sacred liturgy and worship, to form for ministry, to nurture Catholic heritage and culture. Also, through its many members and charitable associations, the Bishops' Conference aims to contribute to the civic life of Scotland and promote the common good of every citizen.

Beneficiaries: 'Other defined groups'

Objectives: to promote, establish, develop, expand, contribute to, support and maintain facilities, projects, schemes and institutions of all kinds having a religious, educational or charitable purpose for the benefit of the community throughout Scotland. And in addition for the benefit of students for the priesthood at home and abroad including the maintainance of the following colleges. (a) St. Mary's College, Blairs, Aberdeen. (b) St. Peter's College, Cardross, Dumbarton. (c) St. Andrew's College, Drygrange, Melrose, Roxburghshire.

Geography

Main operating location
North Lanarkshire
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 Not receivedDue Sept. 30, 2026 £1,664,240 £1,655,205 15
Dec. 31, 2024 Sept. 29, 2025On time £1,578,541 £1,441,217 15
Dec. 31, 2023 Sept. 27, 2024On time £3,645,753 £1,442,903 16
Dec. 31, 2022 Sept. 28, 2023On time £1,838,956 £1,385,606 22
Dec. 31, 2021 Sept. 27, 2022On time £1,413,346 £1,730,849 27
Dec. 31, 2020 Sept. 23, 2021 £1,350,799 £1,565,031 28

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.