SOCIETY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE FAITH

Charity Number: 247767
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Patronage of parishes in the Church of England and the maintenance of the Catholic teaching and practice.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £35,090
Total expenditure: £59,816

People

14 Trustee(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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 June 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr COLIN JOHN PODMORE MBE Chair 19 February 2021
ST MICHAEL'S TRUST
Received: On time
JOHN BISHOP CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF THE NUMBER 1 TRUST FUND
Received: On time
THE GUILD OF ALL SOULS
Received: On time
Michael Vaughan Cooper Trustee 15 June 2024
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF PUMBERS' PLUMBING MUSEUM AND WORKSHOP TRUST
Received: On time
The Plumbers Charity
Received: On time
THE CITY OF LONDON BRIDGE WARD CLUB NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOLARS TRUST
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MAGNUS THE MARTYR WITH ST MARGARET NEW FISH STREET AND ST MICHAEL CROOKED LANE, LONDON
Received: On time
ST MICHAEL'S TRUST
Received: On time
THE CLEAVER ORDINATION CANDIDATES FUND
Received: On time
Owen Christopher Goodwin Higgs Trustee 15 June 2024
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST GABRIEL'S, WARWICK SQUARE, PIMLICO
Received: On time
PIMLICO MUSICAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Rev Robert Mark McIntyre Trustee 16 June 2023
None on record
Kyle Gillies McNeil Trustee 15 June 2023
None on record
Susan Margaret Way Trustee 15 June 2023
None on record
Helen Victoria Sage Trustee 15 June 2022
None on record
Edward William Dobson Trustee 16 September 2021
None on record
Vicky Amanda Cole Trustee 09 July 2021
None on record
ANNE FIONA MARIA GRAY Trustee 09 July 2021
THE GUILD OF ALL SOULS
Received: On time
THE COVENHAM ST BARTHOLOMEW HERITAGE TRUST
Received: On time
The Revd Canon Paul Geoffrey Harbord Trustee 09 July 2021
None on record
Matthew Thomas Middleton Trustee 10 November 2020
None on record
Rev Philip Peter Corbett Trustee 10 November 2020
THE ECUMENICAL MARIAN PILGRIMAGE TRUST
Received: On time
THE REVD CANON ROBERT FAYERS Trustee 09 April 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £114.48k £60.85k £96.74k £43.09k £35.09k
Total expenditure £99.23k £65.61k £100.60k £72.38k £59.82k
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 31 December 2024 26 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 26 March 2025 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2023 11 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 11 June 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2022 05 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 05 September 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2021 04 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 04 July 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On Time
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1956 AND AS AMENDED 11 MAY 2004 as amended on 21 May 2011 as amended on 18 Jun 2022 as amended on 17 Jun 2023

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN CATHOLIC TEACHING AND PRACTICE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION).

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
St Silas Presbytery
11 St. Silas Place
LONDON
NW5 3QP
Phone:
020 7485 3727
Email:
secretary@smftrust.org.uk
Website:

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