NOTTINGHAM ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN EDUCATION SERVICE

Registered charity 1149466 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NRCDES

The Charity supports the development of Catholic Education in schools and academies in the Diocese of Nottingham working in partnership with our Catholic Multi-Academy Trusts in the Diocese offering challenge and support for school improvement whilst at the same time seeking to strengthen the Catholic ethos and identity of the schools and academies in its care.

Objects

For the public benefit, the promotion of the Catholic religion and the advancement of education in accordance with the teaching, rites and practices of the Catholic Church and (so for purposes incidental and ancillary to those objects) no other purpose.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £93,616 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £608,945 to £515,329. Despite the deficit, the trustees consider the charity financially stable with sufficient cash reserves and secure income streams to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~10.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jayne Elizabeth McQuillan
• Maria Laura Celia O'Brien Laura
• Rev Simon Gillespie
• Rt Rev Patrick Joseph McKinney · trustee of 2 other charities
• Susan Mary Robson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

• Rev PATRICK JOSEPH MCKINNEY — trustee here and at NOTTINGHAM ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN TRUSTEES

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).