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MATER ECCLESIAE COLLEGE

Registered charity 1186431 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BELLARMINE INSTITUTE, THE HEYTHROP FACULTIES OF THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY

Since 17th July 2019, Mater Ecclesiae College has conducted the Ecclesiastical Faculties of Theology and Philosophy at St Mary's University in Twickenham. These were the Faculties formerly conducted by Heythrop College in London and most recently known as the Bellarmine Institute. The Faculties provide courses leading to the ecclesiastical degrees, up to Doctorate level, in Theology & Philosophy.

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Latest income
£60k
Latest spending
£60k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had no assets or liabilities at the year end and operated on a receipts and payments basis. Financial activity consisted entirely of donations received from the Catholic Trust for England and Wales, which were immediately paid out as service charges to St Mary’s University. The trustees note that the charity is in its early years and does not yet have a meaningful reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)
“Donations – Catholic Trust for England and Wales Contribution towards running costs 60,000” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The CIO is in the early years of its formation, with its activities being funded by a donation from Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales, received via the Catholic Trust for England and Wales. The trustees will develop a meaningful reserves policy in the next few years.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees of the CIO (Most Revd Bernard Longley, Most Revd Malcolm McMahon OP, and Most Revd Mark O’Toole) are also trustees of the Catholic Trust for England and Wales, which donated £60,000 to the CIO.
“The Most Revd Bernard Longley, The Most Revd Malcolm McMahon OP and The Most Reverend Mark O’Toole, are all trustees of the CIO and also trustees of the Catholic Trust for England and Wales, a charity that donated £60,000 in the year to July 2025 to the CIO as contribution towards its running costs and is expected to continue supporting the work of Mater Ecclesiae College.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£60k£60k
31/07/2024£120k£120k
31/07/2023£0£0
31/12/2022£60k£60k
31/12/2021£60k£60k

Common questions

Is MATER ECCLESIAE COLLEGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had no assets or liabilities at the year end and operated on a receipts and payments basis. Financial activity consisted entirely of donations received from the Catholic Trust for England and Wales, which were immediately paid out as service charges to St Mary’s University. The trustees note that the charity is in its early years and does not yet have a meaningful reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.