ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK
Registered charity 1173050 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE SOUTHWARK, ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN TRUST
The charity's aims are to establish, maintain, and advance the Roman Catholic religion in the area of the Archdiocese, or in connection with the Archdiocese of Southwark. The practical aims are to support the parochial and diocesan structure of the Catholic Church as set out from time to time in the rules and regulations of the Church, known as the code of Canon Law.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the Archdiocese supported 81 retired priests at a cost of £1.5 million in 2024, with financial obligations expected to increase as the number of priests over 65 rises. The organization relies heavily on the generosity of parishioners to fund this Clergy Support Fund, alongside other initiatives such as priest training and social outreach.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- John Wilson — Archbishop (source)
- Paul Hendricks — Bishop (source)
- John Diver — Episcopal Vicar for Safeguarding (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
632 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (601 freehold); recorded price paid £7.1m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (85,881 followers) · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£270k
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/05/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (17/08/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kent · Medway · Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Archdiocese supported 81 retired priests at a cost of £1.5 million in 2024, with financial obligations expected to increase as the number of priests over 65 rises. The organization relies heavily on the generosity of parishioners to fund this Clergy Support Fund, alongside other initiatives such as priest training and social outreach. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith.
Who funds ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK as a grant recipient include THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SAINT LOUIS CIO.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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