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RC Diocese Of Motherwell

SC011041Registered charity from 05 August 1948
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Diocesan Centre
Coursington Road
Motherwell
Postcode ML1 1PP
Website www.rcdom.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
Do hereby acknowledge and declare that we hold The Central Funds of the said Diocese and that we and our successors in office as Ecclesiastical Superior, Vicar General and Treasurer respectively of the said Diocese shall hold all additions and accretions to the said The Central Funds whether obtained or received by way of levy, donation, contribution, bequest or otherwise and the whole income and revenue derived from The Central Funds and shall apply the said The Central Fund and all additions and accretions thereto in trust for the following purposes, namely: (Firstly) for the advancement of the Roman Catholic Religion; (Secondly) for the advancement of education; (Thirdly) for the relief of poverty; and (Fourthly) for the cure or alleviation of sickness or disease.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The charity is set up for the advancement of the Roman Catholic religion. This is done through the daily masses held at the churches of the Diocese. The advancement of education is done through the attendance of priests at Catholic schools and providing funds for student priests to complete their studies. The relief of poverty is done by the churches having collections etc which are given to various local charities.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 05 Aug 1948
Main Operating Location: North Lanarkshire
Number of Staff: 137
Number of Volunteers: 51-100
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of religion"
Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2021 £7,602,544 £7,473,402 02 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £9,581,089 £8,272,391 28 Sept 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £9,985,949 £9,694,934 05 Aug 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £10,442,437 £11,726,232 09 Jul 2025 Yes Download
31 Dec 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Raymond Breslin
Joseph Toal
James Thomson
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