CATHOLIC PEOPLE'S WEEKS

Registered charity 241556 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C P W

CPW RUNS RESIDENTIAL COURSES, FROM 2 TO 7 DAYS DURATION, TO HELP MEMBERS DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH. SOME COURSES ARE FOR ALL-AGE GROUPS INCLUDING CHILDREN; OTHERS ARE FOR ADULTS ONLY; ALL COMBINE STUDY WITH HOLIDAY AND THE CHANCE TO LIVE (BRIEFLY) IN COMMUNITY. MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL ROMAN CATHOLICS AND PEOPLE IN SYMPATHY WITH THE CATHOLIC TRADITION.

Objects

FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE EDUCATION OF CATHOLICS IN THEIR FAITH AND ITS PRACTICE, THE DEEPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IN HOME PARISH AND PLACE OF WORK. THIS IS DONE BY HOLDING RESIDENTIAL COURSES TO SOME OF WHICH WHOLE FAMILIES ARE ADMITTED, AND BY ENVISAGING A PERMANENT CATHOLIC ADULT RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE WHERE THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION CAN BE ACHIEVED IN A MORE CONTINUOUS MANNER.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£36k

Latest spending

£46k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total net assets of £42,237, which is above its stated reserves policy target of £11,000 to £25,000. Although the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, the trustees confirm it was in a good financial position and prepared the accounts on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Investment
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Alan Wenham · trustee of 1 other charity
Anna Gibson
Barbara Jolanta Maria Wilson
Brid Fitzpatrick
Christine Jackson
Fr Timothy Kevin Redmond
Liz Dingle
Maria Uragallo
PATRICIA WORDEN
Robert Cook
William Henry Phillips

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

Operates in: Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£36k	£46k
31/12/2023	£43k	£47k
31/12/2022	£27k	£24k
31/12/2021	£29k	£35k
31/12/2020	£18k	£11k

Common questions

Is CATHOLIC PEOPLE'S WEEKS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total net assets of £42,237, which is above its stated reserves policy target of £11,000 to £25,000. Although the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, the trustees confirm it was in a good financial position and prepared the accounts on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.