THE SOCIETY OF THE WORK

Registered charity 802099 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SOCIETY OF THE WORK THE FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE AT NEWMAN'S LITTLEMORE, THE SOCIETY OF THE WORK WITH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF NEWMAN FRIENDS

The Society of the Work aims at the advancement of religion in accordance with the Roman Catholic faith, the advancement of education and the relief of poor, aged or infirm persons. It concentrates on promoting the work of Saint John Henry Newman and is the custodian of The College where Newman lived from 1842 to 1846, keeping it open almost daily, free of charge, to members of the public.

Objects

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH. (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. (C) THE RELIEF OF POOR AGED OR INFIRM PERSONS AND IN PARTICULAR THE TRUSTEES MAY TAKE SUCH STEPS AS THEY SHALL THINK FIT TO PUBLISH AND OTHERWISE MAKE KNOWN THE WORKS AND TEACHINGS OF CARDINAL JOHN HENRY NEWMAN

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £164,953 for the year, driven largely by a £30,500 loss from fraud and high maintenance costs. The trustees note that recent voluntary income has been insufficient to cover day-to-day expenditure, relying on legacies to maintain solvency. They assert that current reserves are necessary to meet future maintenance requirements and offset income shortfalls.

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 5 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Andrew John Nash
• Dr Paul Shrimpton
• MICHAEL GEORGE PITT-PAYNE FCA
• Rev Martin Deak
• SR BIANCA FEUERSTEIN
• SR BIRGIT DECHANT
• SR INGRID SWINNEN
• Sr Monika Mader
• Tobias Edward Hamilton Bellhouse

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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