# Catholic National Endowment Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC016650
- **Known as:** Bishops Conference of Scotland
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** Jan. 12, 1942
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC016650


## Contact

- **Address:** Bishops' Conference of Scotland, 64 Aitken Street, Airdrie
- **Postcode:** ML6 6LT
- **Website:** www.bcos.org.uk



## Activities

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

**Purposes:** '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'

**What the charity does:** 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.

**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.





## Areas of operation

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



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £1578541 | £1441217 |  -  | 15 | [PDF](/sc/SC016650/files/2024-12-31-accounts.pdf) (1.2 MB) |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3645753 | £1442903 |  -  | 16 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £1838956 | £1385606 |  -  | 22 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1413346 | £1730849 |  -  | 27 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1350799 | £1565031 |  -  | 28 |  |