WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER ENGLAND AND WALES

Charity number: 272318
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Worldwide Marriage Encounter presents training and education programmes for those who the Roman Catholic Church defines as having committed themselves to "The marriage covenant by which a man and woman establish between themselves a partnership for their whole life...". It is in this context that it also presents marriage preparation training programmes, entitled 'Engaged Encounter'.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £61,042
Total expenditure: £79,978

People

6 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 December 1976: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • M E OR MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER (Working name)
  • MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER (ENGLAND) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Deirdre Mary Fairman Trustee 30 August 2024
None on record
Russell Edward Fairman Trustee 30 August 2024
None on record
Father Andrew Thomas Burns CSsR Trustee 17 July 2021
REDEMPTORIST PUBLICATIONS
Received: 81 days late
Paul Edward Smith Trustee 17 July 2021
None on record
Bianca Maria Smith Trustee 10 July 2021
None on record
Hilary Yen Ling Sabine FCCA Trustee 05 December 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £47.16k £25.75k £34.37k £38.81k £61.04k
Total expenditure £37.91k £7.05k £24.77k £34.08k £79.98k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 June 2024 26 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 26 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 24 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 24 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 25 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 25 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 29 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 29 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 06 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 06 November 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 01/10/1976 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 01/06/1981 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 19/03/2009 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 19/08/2009 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 14/03/2010 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 17/03/2012

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND DISCUSSIONS FOR MARRIED COUPLES AND COUPLES PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE, IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY HAVE A PROPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE RIGHTS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A CHRISTIAN MARRIED LIFE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ROMAN CATHOLIC TRADITION AND AS LAID DOWN BY CANON LAW, AS WELL AS FOR PRIESTS AND MEMBERS OF RELIGIOUS ORDERS WHO WISH TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR RELATIONAL SKILLS WITH THEIR PARISHIONERS OR IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
68 St. Albans Road
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Surrey
KT2 5HH
Phone:
02089749741
Email:
enquiries@wwme.org.uk
Website:

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