BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN TRUST

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Provision of religious services, maintenance of church, school and related property. Maintenance and support of clergy. Education. Relief of sick and poor catholics and other associated works of charity.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income:
£23,709,000
Donations and legacies | £13.55m | |
Charitable activities | £2.90m | |
Other trading activities | £1.10m | |
Investments | £3.26m | |
Other | £2.89m |
Total expenditure:
£25,051,000
Raising funds | £680.00k | |
Charitable activities | £24.37m | |
Other | £0 |
£2,047,000 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £270,000 from 10 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £680.00k | |
Charitable expenditure | £24.37m |
Raising funds and other expenditure | £680.00k | |
Charitable expenditure | £24.37m | |
Retained for future use | £705.00k |
People

306 Employee(s)
13 Trustee(s)
9300 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 2 |
£70k to £80k | 4 |
£80k to £90k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Religious Activities
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Services
- Birmingham City
- Coventry City
- Dudley
- Oxfordshire
- Sandwell
- Solihull
- Staffordshire
- Walsall
- Warwickshire
- Wolverhampton
Governance
- 03 December 1963: Standard registration
- BRCDTR (Working name)
- R C ARCHDIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM (Working name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
13 Trustee(s)
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The Most Reverend Bernard Longley | Chair | 14 January 2013 |
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Rev Timothy Menezes | Trustee | 16 July 2024 |
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Kari Ann Gordon | Trustee | 26 January 2024 |
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Tomasz Piotrowski | Trustee | 28 January 2022 |
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Right Reverend Richard Adrian Walker | Trustee | 01 September 2020 |
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Peter John Leonard Simmonds Vella | Trustee | 10 July 2020 |
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Peter John Vince | Trustee | 24 April 2020 |
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Right Reverend David Ernest Charles Evans | Trustee | 19 March 2020 |
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Sophia Pain | Trustee | 01 September 2019 |
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Jacqui Francis | Trustee | 12 April 2019 |
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Mr C Loughran | Trustee | 23 October 2015 |
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Very Rev JONATHAN VEASEY STL | Trustee | 14 January 2013 |
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BRCDTR | Trustee | 01 February 2012 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £22.17m | £19.49m | £18.30m | £20.14m | £23.71m | |
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Total expenditure | £26.13m | £23.85m | £22.87m | £22.15m | £25.05m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £804.52k | £651.83k | £807.00k | £205.00k | £270.00k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £14.15m | £11.29m | £12.93m | £13.68m | £13.55m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £1.88m | £941.00k | £988.00k | £1.00m | £1.10m | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £1.96m | £1.64m | £1.63m | £2.41m | £2.90m | |
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Income - Endowments | £63.00k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £3.19m | £2.66m | £2.54m | £2.86m | £3.26m | |
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Income - Other | £1.05m | £2.95m | £202.00k | £184.00k | £2.89m | |
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Income - Legacies | £1.40m | £715.00k | £1.66m | £2.39m | £1.18m | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £25.39m | £23.25m | £22.22m | £21.51m | £24.37m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £733.00k | £604.00k | £648.00k | £642.00k | £680.00k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £593.00k | £419.00k | £170.00k | £170.00k | £313.00k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £807.00k | £929.00k | £679.00k | £544.00k | £547.00k | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £441.00k | £455.00k | £496.00k | £470.00k | £520.00k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £49.63m | £49.75m | £51.03m | £49.81m | £50.63m | |
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Long-term investments | £67.99m | £66.55m | £67.66m | £65.37m | £66.20m | |
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Other assets | £6.52m | £8.77m | £8.44m | £7.76m | £7.08m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £2.49m | £5.24m | £4.43m | £5.39m | £5.65m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 24 October 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 24 October 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 24 October 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 24 October 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 22 October 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 22 October 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 22 October 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 22 October 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 3 JULY 1931 AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 13 DECEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 22 SEP 2017 AS AMENDED ON 12 JAN 2018 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 22 JAN 2021 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 30 APR 2021
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM.
Area of benefit
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM
Linked charities
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- ST CHAD'S COLLEGE, WOLVERHAMPTON
- ST JAMES THE LESS CHURCH FUND
- ST JOSEPH'S HOSTEL FOR GIRLS AND NIGHT SHELTER
- ST PETERS CONVENT, LEAMINGTON ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF ST PAUL THE APOSTLE
- THE BIRMINGHAM ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- THE BROOKS BEQUEST
- THOMAS J HUNT TRUST - LOURDES PILGRIMAGE FUND
- TRUST PROPERTY ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (1)
- TRUST PROPERTY ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (2)
- 03 December 1963 : Standard registration
Contact information
- Address:
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Treasurer's Dept
3rd Floor
Cathedral House
St Chad's Queensway
Birmingham
- Phone:
- 01212306216
- Email:
- No information available
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