Diocese of Westminster Annual Review

Fullness of Life

Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust

2012 Annual Report and Accounts 1

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About the Diocese of Westminster The Diocese of Westminster is one of the smallest dioceses in England and Wales in geographical area, but the largest in terms of Catholic population and priests. The diocesan boundaries include the London Boroughs north of the River Thames, between the River Lea to the east, the Borough of Hillingdon to the west, the County of Hertfordshire to the north and the Borough of Spelthorne in Surrey.

Since the restoration of the Catholic Hierarchy in 1850, its bishop has often been a Cardinal. The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols is the eleventh Archbishop of Westminster, having been installed as Archbishop on 20 May 2009. In an increasingly cosmopolitan city, the Diocese includes a wide range of ethnic and cultural diversity amongst its Catholic population.

The Diocese of Westminster is also a Metropolitan See, having as members of its Province the Dioceses of Brentwood, Northampton, Nottingham and East Anglia. The governance of the Diocese is under the care of the Archbishop’s Council, the members of which are the Archbishop, the Auxiliary Bishops, the Vicars General, the Archbishop’s Private Secretary and the Financial Secretary.

Archbishop’s House Ambrosden Avenue London SW1P 1QJ Tel: 020 7798 9033 Email: archbishop@rcdow.org.uk

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Contents

Reference and administrative information Annual Report Introduction by Archbishop Vincent Nichols Building Community Supporting the Family A Loving Community The Foundations Financials

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Reports Report of the Directors of the Corporate Trustee Independent auditor’s report

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Accounts Consolidated statement of financial activities Consolidated balance sheet Charity balance sheet Consolidated cash flow statement Principal accounting policies Notes to the accounts

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Reference and administrative information – Year to 31 December 2012

Trustee The trustees are incorporated as “Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee” (WRCDT), a company limited by guarantee. This company does not conduct any trade or business for its own account and has no assets or liabilities.

Its sole purpose is to act as trustee of a number of trusts and funds of which the Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust is the principal one.

Auditor Buzzacott LLP 130 Wood Street London EC2V 6DL Principal investment managers Sarasin & Partners LLP Juxon House 100 St Paul’s Churchyard London EC4M 8BU

The Directors of Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee (herein referred to as Trustees) are: The Most Reverend Archbishop V Nichols Rt Rev J Arnold Rt Rev Mgr T Egan Rt Rev Mgr J O’Boyle Rt Rev J Sherrington Lord Brennan QC Miss L Ferrar Rt Hon Mrs R Kelly Mr C Kemball Mr D Moseley

Principal bankers HSBC Bank plc 69 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5EY Charity solicitors Winkworth Sherwood LLP Minerva House 5 Montague Close London SE1 9BB

Financial Secretary P Camoletto Chief Accountant D Smy FCA

Stone King LLP 13 Queen’s Square Bath BA1 2HJ

Principal address Archbishop’s House Ambrosden Avenue London SW1P 1QJ

Insurers The Catholic National Mutual Limited Westbourne The Grange St Peter Post Guernsey GY1 4LP

Charity registration number 233699

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Introduction “ I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

John 10.10

In his recent Encyclical Letter Lumen Fidei, Pope Francis said: “Faith makes us appreciate the architecture of human relationships because it grasps their ultimate foundation and definitive destiny in God, in His love” (51). He then applies this insight to the task of building family life.

This task of building up the family is at the heart of our work in the Diocese, particularly so at this time when financial hardship is affecting many. Many are also deeply affected by a poverty of relationship – suffering from loneliness and isolation, sometimes masked by a flurry of activity in the social media.

Strong families serve society by bringing forth healthy children and mature young adults, by being a rich source of compassion for sick members, of support for others in time of crisis and of care for the elderly and the dying. Stable and loving families also lay the foundations of every wider association, including the Church. The health of society depends on the strength of such associations and communities.

Marriage, understood as the life-long union of a man and a woman, is at the heart of family life.

Indeed, for most couples who choose to marry there is an instinctive understanding that the stability of their marriage provides the best context for the flourishing of their relationship and for bringing up their children. At the heart of marriage is a relationship of astonishing power and richness – for the couple, the children, their wider circle of friends and relations and for society. Marriage, as a sacrament, is a place in which divine grace flows. This is a high and noble vision, for marriage and family life is a high and noble vocation.

I am proud of the work in support of the family and of marriage highlighted in this Report. It outlines what is being done within the Diocese: in discernment, preparation, marriage enrichment and in aid to troubled marriages. It also includes work undertaken to strengthen families.

All of this is achieved through funds graciously given by parishioners and supporters. I thank all who carry out the work contained in this Report and all who support it through their prayers, their financial contributions and their participation. I also wish to thank those who have put together the Report itself and these annual accounts.

The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster

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“ Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.�

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Building community Communities are formed through the will of individuals. They stand as strong as their many parts.

If the family, the domestic church, is a microcosm of society, then it is also the nucleus through which society grows. It is an institution that can help the wider community to blossom and grow in health and happiness. The Diocese has a vision of families living out their vocation by looking outwards towards what is greater, forming the fertile land of society with their own faith, hope and love.

Students Walk Safer Streets

Small Communities, helping families connect with each other

“ At the heart of the process are the voices of these young people, who affirm that they are not the problem, but the solution.”

“ The reflections gave good examples and links to our world. These booklets just keep getting better and better.”

Growth in virtue and the place of faith in the world were the themes of the two diocesan faith-sharing resources published in 2012.The first, used by groups across the Diocese in Lent, was entitled Sparks of Light. This booklet used the lives of four contemporary saints to illustrate the cardinal virtues of fortitude, justice, temperance and prudence and encouraged its readers towards a life of fuller virtue and service to the wider community.

One of the examples given was that of St Gianna Molla.

In April 2012, students from Our Lady’s Convent High School in Hackney helped create safer neighbourhoods some nine months after the London riots. Archbishop Vincent Nichols went to join them on a CitySafe walk along Upper Clapton Road.

During the walk, the Archbishop saw for himself how crime and violence can be combated.

Pioneered by London Citizens, CitySafe is supported by the Diocese and builds upon the power of local communities to tackle crime and the fear of crime. Students from the school and the RE team put Catholic social teaching into action, working with local shops to build trust between shopkeepers and those who buy from them.

The aim was to create a sense of togetherness - of making people feel more secure and improving the neighbourhood.

In this way local schools, faith communities and charities complement the work of the police and local authorities and help to reclaim the streets from crime. At the heart of the process are the voices of these young people, who affirm that they are not the problem, but the solution.

Gianna Molla was born in Milan in 1922 and died just forty years later. She and her husband, Pietro, as evidenced by the letters from the time of their courtship, brimmed with excitement at the idea of spending their lives together.

They were just as keen to become ‘collaborators of God in creation’ and welcomed the births of their children. Gianna took ill during the pregnancy of her fourth child and, despite the risk to her own health, carried on with the pregnancy – sadly dying from an infection a week later. Gianna Molla was the first married laywoman to be made a saint. Present at the ceremony in 2004 stood her husband and three surviving children.

Archbishop Vincent Nichols said: “Through prayer and practical action, many young people are trying to make their city a more just and peaceful place. London should take great hope from their spirit and determination which expresses the true nature of the human heart, a heart made ready by God to be a treasure trove of goodness ready to be shared.”

The autumn booklet, also with a print run of 10,000 copies, was entitled Radiating Christ. This booklet, written as part of the diocesan Year of Faith programme, looked at the idea of faith and its role in the world at large.

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A Sense of Belonging Caritas – tea parties for the elderly

One programme attendee said: “There is a huge amount in this little booklet and all of our group really enjoyed it. The reflections gave good examples and links to our world. These booklets just keep getting better and better. They were thought-provoking and substantive.”

“ It was hoped that this initiative would alleviate the stark loneliness and isolation endured and replace it with a renewed sense of belonging and community.”

These resources, which are published twice a year, are written and promoted to encourage parishioners and students at school to engage with ideas of community and grow to a maturity in faith.

SPEC

“ Their vision is lived out by exposing those on retreat to the truth that life is beautiful and family is beautiful.”

SPEC is the diocesan day and residential youth project, part of Westminster Youth Ministry, based at London Colney Pastoral Centre in Hertfordshire. It provides retreat programmes for young people aged 8-18. SPEC’s vision is lived out by exposing those on retreat to the truth that life and family are beautiful.

Terence has been working with SPEC as a youth missionary in the Diocese of Westminster for two years. He says: “We are all part of one family – broken, wounded and searching for the peace only found in Christ. Here at SPEC, where my family has its home, my wife and I regularly attend retreats and also bring our children along to testify that though a life in Christ isn’t always easy, it is always worth it. Those who come meet families who testify to faithfulness, forgiveness and constancy. They see the children and realise that this is not a life beyond their grasp. Touched by prayer and Mass, many of them express a desire to be part of who we are: one community walking together; two paths which intertwine. When I remember how blessed I am, I walk through these doors with a smile on my face, knowing that the greatest gift I can give to these young people is to open to them the doors of faith, and invite them to step inside. The rest is up to them.”

At a time when family members are increasingly scattered across different parts of the country, often leading to painful isolation and social exclusion, Caritas Diocese of Westminster partnered with Contact the Elderly to arrange for several small groups of local elderly and isolated ‘guests’ to be welcomed into the homes of volunteer ‘host’ parishioners one Sunday every month for afternoon tea. Supported by their regular volunteer drivers from the parish, it was hoped that this initiative would alleviate the stark loneliness and isolation endured by many elderly people. Parishes such as Palmers Green were chosen as they all have high numbers of people over the age of 75 living on their own. The befriending model benefits both the immediate parish, but also the wider community, as its isolated members experience a renewed sense of belonging.

During the coming year, thousands of young people from Westminster parishes and schools will take part in retreats at SPEC and they will be accompanied on their journey by the missionaries and staff of Westminster Youth Ministry.

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The Olympics and Paralympics

They also helped to raise disability awareness in churches and train Games Pastors with their ‘Get Set Tour’ and they co-wrote The Paralympic Sunday pamphlet.

“They planned for the Paralympics with as much discipline and stamina as many of the athletes who will be participating in the spectacle”

Young people in Catholic diocesan schools and parishes took part in the ‘One Hundred Days of Peace’ event. Fifty days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games to fifty days after the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games, the ancient Greek tradition of a sacred truce was observed. One of the highlights of ‘One Hundred Days of Peace’ was the Peace Icon, which travelled to churches in the Dioceses of Westminster, Brentwood and Southwark, and offered a focus for prayer and reflection. In a homily at the opening of the Games, Archbishop Nichols encouraged schools to train for peace just as athletes have been training for their events: “The classic virtues of temperance, fortitude, justice and courage are here explored as the foundation of true human achievement, whether in citizenship or sport.”

St Joseph’s Pastoral Centre in Hendon offers courses to adults with learning disabilities. These courses are open to people of all faiths or none, and support families in the parishes of the Catholic Diocese of Westminster in their spiritual and social life. In the Olympic year, they planned for the Paralympics with as much discipline and stamina as many of the athletes who participated in the spectacle.

They had a major role in the ecumenical group, ‘More Than Gold’, which brought all ©Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk Churches together in the name of the Games. The adults were also members of the Paralympic Committee for prayer, which took the theme of seeds, growth and flowering in preparation for the Games, and combined them with the event’s goals of respect, excellence and friendship.

Olympic Mass Archbishop Vincent Nichols celebrated Mass to give thanks for the Olympic Games at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday 28 July. He urged the congregation to use the body for the glory of God: “Let us reawaken in ourselves the belief that our bodies are always of beauty in the eyes of God and are destined to rise again to eternal life, at the moment to come, when all is made new in the power of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” He spoke of the high ideals of fairness in competition, friendship between adversaries, individual achievement and national pride held up by the Olympic Games. He said how these ideals, in order to be effective, need to be put into practice.

Archbishop Nichols noted the recent establishment in this country of the John Paul II Foundation for Sport, launched by Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to the UK in 2010. He said the Foundation can be “the vehicle through which our Catholic community can help our society build a legacy worthy of these Games.” ©Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk

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“Serious disturbances are caused in families by modern economic conditions, by influences at once social and psychological, and by the demands of civil society.”

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Supporting the family Despite the best intentions and the depth of preparation couples receive, not everything in family life goes smoothly. Many people, indeed whole families, can be confronted with difficulties and problems that often appear irreconcilable. As a result the relationship can break apart and the family fragment. These challenges can take a number of forms, such as the pressure of finances, problems with health, and issues surrounding crime, poverty and inequality. There are many programmes supported by the Diocese of Westminster to alleviate some of the worst consequences of these difficulties, and, where possible, to offer help before the worst has come.

Supporting troubled marriages – the Retrouvaille Programme

it is up to us to use this tool or not. I believe we are a stronger couple because we have been given the opportunity to do presentations and take an active part in healing our marriage.”

Rooted in Catholic teaching, the process is open to husbands and wives of all faiths or none and has been used worldwide.

An increasing number of priests are now actively referring couples to the leaders who are based in Hertfordshire. The Office for Marriage and Family Life also points couples to engage with the process, underwrites its costs. and handles the distribution of promotional material round the Diocese. Amid the pressures and turmoil of the modern world Retrouvaille is very much needed. As another participant explained: “Many things had driven us apart – being busy with work, alcohol, the kids, money problems, in-law problems, more money problems – all got in our way. But slowly we’ve learned to change ourselves. And the changes we’ve made have come from listening to each other, and making choices that are good for our relationship.”

“ Rooted in Catholic teaching, the process is open to husbands and wives of all faiths or none and has been used worldwide.”

In 2012, 29 couples in the Diocese were helped to set their marriages back on a path of lasting healing and reconciliation.

Kevin Davidson and his wife, June, spoke candidly about the difficulties they had faced and how a diocesan-backed programme came to their help. June said: “My husband and I were separated and would not speak to each other unless it was in reference to our children. We went to the Retrouvaille Programme four years ago. I believe we took small steps (on our Weekend) towards each other … and two months after our programme ended my husband moved back home.” Each year since 2009 the Diocese has financially ©Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk invested in the groundbreaking programme ‘Retrouvaille’ (from the French for that happiness people experience when meeting after a long time apart). It was established to assist and support married couples who are experiencing serious difficulties in their marriage, or who have even separated. Retrouvaille seeks to help couples sustain their relationship, particularly in the area of communication.

Supporting prisoners and their families

“ The help provided through charitable and chaplaincy work can, in surprising ways, disarm even the most hardened offender.”

During the Church’s current Year of Faith, it is particularly fitting that we keep faith with those whom our society typically overlooks or ignores. Several large prisons and young offender institutions, such as Wormwood Scrubs, Pentonville and Holloway are located within the boundaries of the Diocese of Westminster.

In total there are now over 85,000 people in prison in the UK and prisoners, along with their families, need our help more than ever – from children struggling with the imprisonment of a parent, the prisoner contemplating suicide, to the mother struggling to support her ex-offender son or daughter. The help provided through charitable and chaplaincy work can, in surprising ways, disarm even the most hardened offender. Prisoners find

One lady who took part in the programme said: “We had been separated for six miserable months. I was feeling a sense of tremendous loss coupled with the thoughts of ‘I am a failure’.

I believe Retrouvaille gave us a tool to empower ourselves …

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For richer, for poorer The new social action agency, set up to identify and address issues of poverty and social exclusion throughout the Diocese, began by committing to undertake diocesan-wide research on the socio-economic profile of the Diocese, which is as diverse as it is complex. This was done in order to identify key areas and themes of deprivation with a view to targeting the most vulnerable. It aimed to survey the individual parishes for evidence of social action projects already taking place at local level, whether it be by individuals, local SVP groups, Justice and Peace groups, or through wider collaboration with other denominations, faiths or relevant recognised charities. As with any Catholic social action based works of charity, either in our own community or the wider community, the work of Caritas Diocese of Westminster is firmly underpinned by faith.

much-needed support in Christian communities after their release, which can help them to move away from a life of crime.

They need our faith, hope, love and support in order to do this.

One ex-offender said: “Those first few weeks when you come out are really important in establishing what path you’re going to take. That’s when you ©PACT need support. A sit down, a cup of coffee, spending time talking things through. This is what you need to stay on track.”

Tragically, children are now more likely to experience a parent’s imprisonment than their parents’ divorce. Many of these children are vulnerable, especially if they are looked after by a sole carer who is taken into custody. This is how we made a difference to one such child as part of our support for Pact’s (Prison Advice and Care Trust) Kinship Care project at HMP Holloway in London: “When Shoba came to Holloway, her cousin kindly agreed to step in and take care of her baby daughter. A Pact Kinship Care worker met with Shoba on her first night to check everything was fine at home and reassure her that we would be there to help ensure her baby was safe throughout her imprisonment. Two days later, however, Shoba asked to see our Pact worker in a highly anxious state. Her cousin had called to say she had to go away for a few days and that she had left the little girl with some friends, whom Shoba knew to be drug addicts.

She was now facing a mother’s worst nightmare. Her baby was not safe and she was in prison, completely powerless to help or intervene. Fortunately, our Pact worker was there to get the baby the proper care she needed on Shoba’s behalf. Pact alerted the police, the prison and local authority and arranged for the baby to be picked up immediately and taken to a safe place where she could have the proper care she needed.”

It was hoped that the best identified examples of social action practice, for example in the areas of housing, food poverty, mental and physical disability, could be shared with other diocesan parishes looking to work in those areas.

The focus of many people’s concerns in 2012, especially lowincome families, was the gradual introduction of welfare reforms, local authority cuts, rising prices, struggling employment, and the poor economic climate. With the expected pressure on family food budgets, Caritas Diocese of Westminster laid the ground-work for collaboration with proven charitable organisations, such as the Trussell Trust and Magic Breakfast, to support struggling families and others by providing crisis food aid in the form of a new foodbank, as well as free healthy breakfasts to children in need in five diocesan primary schools. This initiative ensures that the most deprived children in our school communities are provided with the most important meal of the day. As a result, children, families and the schools benefit from improved child attendance, classroom punctuality, learner concentration and child behaviour.

Supporting children and the elderly Caritas in Action

“ Children, families and the schools will benefit from improved child attendance, improved punctuality and improved concentration and child behaviour.”

Benedict XVI wrote in Deus Caritas Est: “Practical activity will always be insufficient, unless it visibly expresses a love for man, a love nourished by an encounter with Christ”. The diocesan launch of Caritas Diocese of Westminster in May 2012 could not have been more apposite.

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The St John Southworth Fund – Supporting families living in poverty, deprivation and suffering social exclusion

Grants given in 2012 to organisations that support families:

“ Sustaining the social framework in which families can not only survive but also flourish.”

£5,310 to Papyrus: Prevention of Young Suicide, for training costs to equip people as care givers to assist young people who may be suicidal. The grant provided funding to help set up this work in London, partly using existing networks of parishes and colleges.

As Christians we believe that every person is made in the image of God and all must be valued. The St John Southworth Fund is a channel through which the Diocese can fulfill this mission by making grants to help families living in poverty or deprivation or suffering social exclusion. During 2012 the St John Southworth Fund awarded a total of 122 grants to the value of £262,851.

£10,000 to Catholic Children’s Society

(Westminster), to expand their school counselling services in schools in the North London deaneries. This work uses schools as a base to support children and young people with a variety of social, emotional and behavioural problems.

£2,400 to St Andrew’s Club in South Westminster towards a summer holiday programme of creative and sporting activities for children and young people. The club serves a deprived neighbourhood and believes strongly that prevention is better than cure to support families and prevent antisocial behaviour.

Of these, 72 went to organisations and projects, a high proportion of which helped support families, either directly or by sustaining the social framework in which they survive and flourish.

During the year, 50 grants were given directly to individuals and families suffering hardship – for many, even a small grant for an urgent need made a big difference to their lives.

£5,000 to ReachOut! London, for a summer holiday programme in Hackney, to improve numeracy and literacy skills. This national mentoring charity works with children from the most disadvantaged communities.

The St John Southworth Fund embraces a number of earlier trusts and legacies held by the Diocese to assist Londoners in poverty or in danger of deprivation. Grants were awarded in 2012 to programmes and projects supporting disadvantaged youngsters, children and young people with disabilities or special needs, the young homeless, emergency help for young refugees, children living in families coping with HIV, prevention of young suicide, schoolbased counselling services, a healthy eating programme for disadvantaged youngsters, and practical help for struggling single parents and couples, as well as support for migrants, the homeless and the elderly infirm, who were suffering from poverty, hardship and loneliness.

£1,500 to Mary, Mother of God parish, Ponders End, for some equipment to support their parish youth groups.

Grants given direct to families in 2012 Individual grants awarded in 2012 ranged from £150 to £2,000.They reflected the wide-ranging needs of families in an increasingly harsh economic climate. Basic items such as fridges, freezers, cookers, carpets, curtains and furniture were provided for a number of families with children, often following a period of homelessness or other dislocation. Beds were bought for people who had been sleeping on the floor or for children who had outgrown a cot. One applicant was helped with ramps to enable her disabled mother to continue living with her and a disabled blind lady was bought a lightweight wheelchair to give her independence to move around her flat without help.

Grant money was given for children’s school clothes, a young person’s interview clothes, work-wear, travel costs for college or medical appointments or to visit a relative in hospital. Some families were helped with utility bills, while car repairs were funded where a car was essential for a parent to get to work.

While the older constituent funds award grants across Greater London, money now being donated is used throughout the Diocese of Westminster. Since 2007, over £2m has been distributed, through some 300 awards, to help the poorest and most disadvantaged. In these hard economic times, the needs are constantly growing and the Fund is receiving a steadily increasing number of applications, especially from individuals.

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Facing challenges together Community Healthcare Chaplaincy – the fullness of life

“ People in care and those who care for them, often are troubled by the ‘big questions’.”

Sister Bernie Devine SP, Chaplaincy Co-ordinator at Mildmay Mission Hospital, believes in a world in which everyone with HIV/ AIDS may have life in all its fullness (cf John 10:10). This is at the heart of all chaplaincy care at Mildmay. She formed and nurtured the current Chaplaincy team in 2012, so that it would comprise two part-time members and four interns.

The team pursues this vision with excellence in health and social care for people experiencing acute physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual conditions associated with late stage HIV infection. The end of life journey for those patients who are in palliative care may be a particularly painful one for their families, involving a sense of helplessness, anger, despair, guilt and anguish.

Experience in the management of practicalities in such matters, the willingness to stand alongside those who suffer, the calm, patient, caring, listening, reassurance hope of faith continue to be the Mildmay team’s anchor guides of true service to those in need.

The Chaplaincy team is drawn from a range of Christian denominations and has access to representatives of other world faiths when required. They serve people of all faiths and of none.

The Chaplaincy team also engages with the life of the hospital by being present at ward handover meetings, undertaking ward pastoral visits, responding to requests for conversations and a range of informal personal encounters.

Josh was admitted on a palliative care pathway aged only 29.

He was coming to the end of his life. He had become estranged from his church and from his family. He had dealt with his condition by isolating himself and keeping his distance. In his final days, Josh was terrified, alone, fearful. He had refused offers for chats from the chaplains, but one jolly, older, African minister called in late one night as one of a team of people who had volunteered ‘to be in attendance’. Josh said, “Sorry pastor, I’m not religious”.The pastor replied, “Well Josh, neither am I, but I walk a path of faith and it gives me comfort”. For seven hours they talked, smiled, laughed, sat silently.

Josh asked the pastor to read to him a passage from a Sunday school book.The pastor peacefully read it many times, and Josh gently slipped away with hope, love and someone holding his hand.

One mother, who was helped to make peace with her son prior to his death, said: “You have eased our pain, led us to wholeness, and healed the rift in the family caused by this terrible disease.”

A brother of a deceased patient came to the Chapel on the third anniversary of his brother’s death with flowers and a thankyou card. He said: “We still value all that your people did in his last days, you met his need that he not die alone, we will not forget.”

People in care, and those who care for them, are often troubled by the ‘big questions’ – such as the meaning of suffering, the experience of loss, issues around identity and a sense of place in the community, as well as degrees of confusion and hopelessness.

So the team participate in appropriate and sensitive interventions and take referral from the in-patient and day client teams. They also facilitate daily prayer provision at the Chapel and provide a range of religious services as well as ‘spiritual awareness’ group activities.

Team members also oversee the memorial book, liaise with funeral and memorial arrangers, and are a point of contact for all affected by the true human cost of a long-term health condition.

Delivering dignity, respect, a non-judgmental attitude and an approachable manner, the team offer hope, healing, reconciliation, spiritual support, appropriate religious ritual and a faith-based caring presence.

The Diocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life introduced a new initiative in 2012 to support those infected or affected by HIV. A team of dedicated priests is available to provide spiritual direction and sacramental/pastoral support to HIV infected individuals or families seeking to deepen their faith.

An Imam said to a chaplain, who was present at a Muslim funeral of a patient who had been at the hospital for 17 months: “Thank you for caring for our sister”.

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Edmund Adamus, Director of Marriage and Family Life explains: “The Church truly cares about the spiritual and pastoral needs of those affected by or infected with HIV.The role of the priests involved in this initiative will be to embody the victimhood of Jesus on the Cross by showing true and meaningful solidarity with those who seek to approach them. In time, it is hoped that this ministry may eventually involve more priests as the Diocese seeks to make a valuable contribution to addressing the stigma associated with HIV.”

Support for Migrants

“ There are also the many challenges faced by those who come here, and by those they leave behind.”

The Diocese of Westminster has a unique role in the world, being home to people from every race and nationality. For the most part Greater London has fine qualities of being welcoming, respectful and tolerant. But the Catholic Church also plays an important role in the work, welcoming and supporting those who choose to leave their homeland and live alongside us. And migrants bring very real and cherished gifts. There is a recognised richness and vitality in the Diocese because of them.

However, many challenges face those who come here, and those left behind. Communities have to find the resources to host them, for example. Pressures on housing and the health service are real, and are made sharper by recession and slow economic growth.

Many migrants gravitate towards an ethnic chaplaincy, of which there are more than 50 in London. They operate like parishes, offering weekly services and essential pastoral contact and a sense of community. The Diocese undergirds and upholds these chaplaincies as they take root and make sure that chaplains, and those they care for, are looked after physically, pastorally and financially. The Diocese continues to do this as long as is needed, especially when it is necessary to prevent migrant workers from being made scapegoateds and targeted by those frustrated with the economic downturn. ©Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk Parishes and schools play a vital part in welcoming migrants to form vibrant communities. Many parishioners welcome newcomers and their families to their parish communities in their efforts to integrate migrants into the life and worship of the parish. Our schools are important communities of integration, bringing people together and enabling them to progress as one.

They help young people and families to establish firm foundations of faith and to develop confidence in their own identity, as well as openness to those who are different. We all share the language of the heart in prayer, the language of the Holy Spirit who has been poured into our hearts.

Mass for Migrants A morning of celebration and reflection in honour of St Joseph the Worker took place during the Annual Mass for Migrants at Westminster Cathedral on 7 May. The principal celebrant was Rt Rev Thomas McMahon, Bishop of Brentwood, and the preacher was Bishop Patrick Lynch from Southwark Diocese.

The service began with a procession of representatives from many ethnic chaplaincies across the diocese, and was followed by singing by the Nigerian Choir, and a Liturgical dance by children from the Vietnamese community. The event was attended by family members, ambassadors, MPs, councillors and mayoral representatives. ©Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk

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“ By fulfilling its mission to educate, the family plays an irreplaceable role and advances the common good of a society.�

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A loving community The Church holds an understanding of education that encompasses the physical, spiritual, emotional and intellectual dimensions of human life. Christian education is holistic and aims to lead each child into maturity in faith, full engagement in society, and a clearer idea of the vocation to which they are called in the world in which we all live.

Supporting first formation in the Faith

Evangelisation provides resources, advice and offers a structured and systematic package. This year, Alena has received resources, five face-to-face training sessions and a variety of on-going help from the diocesan Catechetical Office. The training process equips volunteers with the fundamental knowledge and resources needed to facilitate learning at both child and adult level.

“ She received resources, five face-toface training sessions and a variety of on-going resources to help in her role as catechist to children.”

Preparing the next generation of marriages

Alena recently became a volunteer catechist seeking to help families prepare for the sacraments at London Colney parish in Hertfordshire. She is one of thousands of volunteers across the Diocese who offer their time and skills to the task of preparing children and their families for First Holy Communion. Traditionally, the work of catechesis has focused solely on the children who are preparing for the sacraments and has often taken place in Catholic schools.

Over recent years a shift of emphasis has taken place and programmes, such as those involving Alena, now focus on both the children and the parents – strengthening the ©Lee Mawdsley faith life of the whole family. The Church considers the family as humanity’s first school, and it is within the family that men and women are formed ‘in the fullness of personal dignity according to every dimension.’ (Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, 238)

“ There seemed to be something very suitable about explaining to younger people the full implications of marriage and parenthood in an understandable and engaging way.”

The family is the first school in which the child is prepared for a valuable role in society.

The family was also described

by John Paul II as a ‘garden’ ‘in which the seeds of vocation, which God sows generously, are able to blossom and grow to full maturity’ (Message on the 31st World Day of Prayer for Vocations). Therefore an ©Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk understanding of what marriage is, and vocation in general, starts from an early age. The Church believes that marriage is a call to holiness for the husband and wife, with children recognised and loved as a gift from God, with fidelity and permanence forming the boundaries which create its sacred space. This relationship, strengthened sacramentally, is considered by the Church to be of inestimable value to the well-being of society and children. Forming and preparing people for marriage can be carried out at any age in parish sacramental programmes, such as that provided by Alena and the other volunteers, or through RE in Catholic schools.

By means of personal contact, meetings, courses, and also adult catechesis directed towards parents, Alena and her local Christian community help parents to assume their role of educating their children in the Faith.

Alena said: “As this was my first year being a catechist, I have to say it was very challenging. But what a good experience it was!

I learnt a lot and really enjoy working with the children and their families.”

All parishes in the Diocese are encouraged to provide inhouse training and guidance for new volunteer catechists and adult faith formation leaders, while the diocesan Agency for

Parents Jim and Dora began thinking of how to help younger people prepare for marriage in response to a request from their Parish Priest.

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Nurturing children’s character one another were essential for the future success of the project. In a safe and secure environment, the children attending clearly loved to spend periods together with their peers and, with the gentle guidance of volunteers, they grew in confidence and maturity – all underpinned by their Christian faith.

Like many parents, Jim and Dora found the idea of providing formation for their children in the area of Christian sexuality understandably challenging. There were general catechetical resources in the parish and RE classes in schools, but when they were handed one of the innovative resources, As I Have Loved You, they knew it would be of great help in their task. As I have Loved You was promoted in the Diocese throughout 2012 and is specifically designed to assist parents, untrained in theology, in discussing love and responsibility at an age-appropriate level. Jim explains, “Our family home became a way of reinforcing everything going on in the parish. There seemed to be something very suitable about explaining to younger people the full implications of marriage and parenthood in an understandable and engaging way. It was our own home that proved to be the best environment in which to teach positive attitudes in young people towards self-sacrificing commitment and marriage and parenthood.”

So successful was this parish project that an older youth group was formed in 2012, also run from the Parish Centre. This new group supports young adults through to Year 13 and seeks to help these young people through the challenges of adolescence.

The project has also proven beneficial for the younger children in the parish, as over a dozen older group members actively volunteer at the Youth Club. Through giving their time and completing volunteer programmes, group members receive a positive boost to their self-worth and confidence.

It certainly aids in the development of their character, too. Teenagers are giving up their time to support the younger members of the parish community; offering themselves as role models. A truly sustainable process has developed for the benefit of the parish and the wider community.

Jim and Dora are one of 52 families that started using the programme in 2012. Another user of As I Have Loved You, called Tracey, comments: “When you talk about sex education, you don’t mean just the biology – you are talking about what it means to be a loving and giving human being.” Diocesan programmes have as their goal the ‘integral education’ of the whole person intended to serve not just individuals, nor simply their families, but the whole community in which they live.

Parish Youth Centre in Ponders End

Following the growth of the older group, the parish also launched a Young Adult Training Programme, which teaches life skills such as public speaking. Many of these young adults will go on to be commissioned by the Parish Priest as Parish Youth Ambassadors – recognising their status among their peers and the service they’ve given to the Youth Community.

“ Young adults thrive as they take shared ownership of local charitable and environmental projects and take opportunities to lead a team.”

Phil Ross, the parish’s Youth Leader, talks enthusiastically of the groups, saying: “Since their inception these groups have allowed a diverse range of young people to grow together and care for each other. They have been forming the heart of their community.”

As children grow into young adults they start to crave responsibility and independence.The desire to live for ‘something bigger’ is a powerful force and the Church encourages this positive worldview, providing young people with the opportunity to fulfil these ambitions.

Catholic Schools and the education of children

With the development of parish-based Youth Communities, young adults thrive as they take shared ownership of local charitable and environmental projects and are given opportunities to lead a team.The Parish Centre at Ponders End is now in its fifth year. It highlights the benefits of helping young people work for the good of the wider community and the positive example they set for younger peers – imitating Jesus’s servant-leadership. Offering a welcoming space, a gentle ear and an experience that complements both school and the home is far more valuable than commonly recognised.

“ Like the family, the school is called to be a place of love and nurture, so that our children can develop to the full and grow in wisdom.”

In September 2012, four-year-old Euan was one of the first to enter Holy Family Primary School in West Acton, along with 59 other children. Holy Family is the first new Catholic primary school in the Diocese of Westminster for forty years.

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essential part of that mission of placing Christ and the teaching of the Church at the centre of people’s lives, forming and developing in young people the inspiration to “have life and have it to the full” (John 10:10).

At its opening, Bishop John Sherrington spoke of the choice of name for the school: “Every school is a family, a family where learning and growth in one’s God-given gifts can flourish. Like the family, the school is called to be a place of love and nurture, so that our children can develop to the full and grow in wisdom.”

Essential in this mission are the teachers who provide the dayto-day education of our children and the governors who seek to uphold the Catholic ethos of our schools – driving them to be the best that they can be. In support of this work, the Education Service of the Diocese of Westminster provides sessions and courses throughout the year on all aspects of their Catholic life.The aim is always to help encourage colleagues in schools to create outstanding Christian education communities providing a distinctive Catholic education and also to form integral members of the diocesan family.

One major way of doing this is by organising conferences aimed at learning, sharing good practice and the recharging of spiritual batteries.

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In a typical week Euan will spend an average of 20% of his time at Holy Family School and an average of about 18% of his life will be spent in compulsory education.Together with the support, love and education he receives at home, it is in the school that the foundation of Euan’s adult life will be laid. His class teacher, Miss Martin, explains that Euan and his classmates will grow academically and develop rounded personalities.

The school is two-form entry and opened with two reception classes in 2012. In time it will accommodate 420 pupils.

One subject of key importance that Euan will learn is Religious Education.The diocesan Education Service reviews the effectiveness of the Religious Education Curriculum – always seeking to develop well-balanced pupils with strong ethical and spiritual principles, who are religiously literate, and who also have the knowledge, understanding and skills to reflect spiritually, and think ethically and theologically.

Holy Family Headteacher, Evelyn Ward, is clearly excited about the opportunity this new school presents when she says: “I am pleased with the fantastic team of staff and with such a new project.

The staff’s can-do attitude will be extremely valuable.The school is built with love and has an essential Catholic feel about it, with community at its centre.”

The Service also helps teachers to judge standards and ensure consistency of attainment both within and between schools as a whole and advises on identifying areas for future development and devises courses to support the work of governing bodies, helping to explore what it means to be a foundation governor in the Catholic Church. In this way, governors can gain a deeper understanding of their role in this important ministry in the Church.

Catholic schools and colleges, like Holy Family in West Acton, seek to express truths about the human person and about life lived in community.The 218 schools in the Diocese of Westminster thereby collaborate with the Church in her mission to support parents in the education of their children. Catholic schools are an

Good Shepherd Mass Over 3,000 school children gathered from across the Diocese of Westminster to take part in the annual Catholic Children’s Society’s Good Shepherd Mass, held at Westminster Cathedral. Two Masses were celebrated

by Archbishop Vincent Nichols, who spoke to the children about the importance of prayer and opening their hearts and minds to God. During his homily, the Archbishop blessed a prayer box containing prayers written by the children during Lent.

Before the Mass, four children were selected at random to meet the Archbishop in the Sacristy, where he blessed candles decorated by the enclosed Carmelites of Notting Hill. The whole day was one of overwhelming joy and celebration, which reinforced the importance of prayer and action to bring hope to the less fortunate. ©Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk

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“ The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, by its nature is ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring.”

Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1601 ©Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk

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The Foundations There are many reasons why people get married. For most couples, there is an instinctive understanding that the stability of a marriage provides the best context for the flourishing of their relationship and for bringing up their children. We know that at the heart of a good marriage is a relationship of astonishing power and richness, for the couple, their children, their wider circle of friends and relations and society. As a sacrament, this is a place where divine grace flows.

Marriage Discernment

relationship, but most importantly as a sacrament. In many ways it made me believe in marriage again. One of the biggest things needed in preparing ourselves, whether we are single or dating, is to focus on our relationship with God.”

“ The men and women shared their aspirations, hopes and fears about marriage.”

Another participant said: “It has been a wonderful experience, very welcoming. The speakers were fantastic, thought-provoking, great wisdom. Food was good too! I learnt a great deal about continuing to live the vocation.” There was a call to action for those who attended – to engage in apostolic activity and in leadership and support of others.

2012 saw the first-of-a-kind discernment day for single and dating Catholics in the Diocese. In response to a need among the many young people who are attempting to discern the call to married life, the day was organised and co-hosted by the Office for Marriage & Family Life and the diocesan Vocations Director.

Engagement and Marriage Preparation

“ We came away with a much greater understanding of the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage and the dignity of the human person.”

This event was a kind of pre-engagement resource for those wishing to understand more about the sacrament of Marriage.

Over 100 people came together at the Carmelite parish in Kensington to see if God is calling them to married life.

The discernment day formed part of the diocesan response to the Year of Faith announced by Pope Benedict XVI which started in October 2012. In announcing the Year of Faith, the Holy Father reminded us that: ‘Through faith, [a] new life shapes the whole of human existence according to the radical new reality of the Resurrection.

To the extent that he freely cooperates, man’s thoughts and affections, mentality and conduct are slowly purified and transformed, on a journey that is never completely finished in this life.’ These ideas, plus the writings of St Paul, were explored by participants. They considered the idea of ‘Faith working through love’ (Galatians 5:6) which becomes a new criterion of understanding and action that changes our lives. The men and women also shared their aspirations, hopes and fears about marriage and listened to testimonies from single men and women and a married couple.

Matthew proposed to Lauren in the summer of 2011. They were married at the Church of St. Anselm and St Cecilia on 7 January 2012. One of the first steps they took was to speak at length with their Priest, who suggested that they undertake some form of marriage preparation. There are various types and styles of courses offered in many parishes by the diocese that allow time for reflection on marriage; after completing one of these courses, a couple’s relationship is sturdier, and therefore society benefits.

Lauren said, “There is always the assumption that people have all the answers already when it comes to marriage.

Nothing can really prepare you for marriage and family life, but marriage preparation is invaluable. I would recommend anyone to go on it just to have a better understanding of what married life really has in store.

We came away with a much greater understanding of the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage and the dignity of the human person.”

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Laying the foundations for marriage and family Oscar is just one of the many priests, deacons and catechists who support parents and godparents in bringing up their children with an awareness of the need of a spiritual life. This early and continued support encourages good parenting, and forms children in virtue. It also reminds parents and godparents of their role in promoting the wholesome, healthy and holy ideals of Christianity. Parents are taught about the vital importance of teaching the faith to their children – they are the child’s ‘first teachers’. Life is often full of difficulties, such as divorce, depression and failure. Faith can make a real difference in these situations (see Section 2) and Oscar is keen to help parents understand more deeply the joys and struggles of marriage and how to be the very best examples for their children to follow.

One programme that the Diocese of Westminster recommends is “ENGAGE”. In 2012, 253 couples used this course.

The resource is rooted in theology and contemporary physiological science to assist them in deepening their knowledge of sexual difference and complementarity. Parishes have also made use of the opportunity to deliver the specially designed “ENGAGE” mentor kits, thereby enabling them to start up or renew the marriage courses on offer. The Office for Marriage & Family assisted other engaged couples to access different courses around the diocese and to help them participate in programmes online.

Baptism – A New Home

“ Oscar is keen to help parents to understand, more deeply, the joys and struggles of marriage and how to be the very best examples for their children to follow.”

Three-month-old Mary was baptised at St Patrick’s, Soho, along with two other children. They were joined by family and friends armed with cameras. Like the sacrament of marriage, baptism requires preparation and it is the Church’s duty to ensure that the sacrament of baptism is understood and celebrated fully. Mary’s parents attended two training sessions before the day, which looked at the practical arrangements. More importantly, the sessions also provided a broader exploration of the sacrament. Meeting with other parents, they were presented with the opportunity to understand and share with each other the meaning of baptism. One of the key areas explored was the concept of the family as a ‘domestic church’ – a place where children like Mary learn and grow in their faith.

Mother and Toddler Groups

Fundamentally baptism is about the child ‘putting on Christ’ (Romans 13:14) and becoming part of a believing and caring community. It is the beginning of a relationship with God and those who believe in Jesus His Son. The diocesan Catechetical Support Team provides various resources and training courses to assist catechists who are preparing parents for their child’s baptism.

One of the organisers, Suzanne, explains: “The group has been growing rapidly over the last few years. We started with just six or seven mothers and toddlers. Now we have a full hall with some grandfathers and grandmothers as well!”

“ It is good for socialising among the mums while the children benefit from learning to share and become more socialised themselves.”

On Friday mornings between 9am and 11am as many as 30 mothers come with their children for the Toddlers’ Group in the Church Hall of the Immaculate Conception and St Joseph’s, Hertford.

The children are given a wide variety of activities that occupy them – from musical sing-a-longs to jigsaw puzzles, brick building and colouring, Easter egg hunts and Father Christmas even making an appearance once a year. If the weather is good they can go outside with the scooter, tricycles, or down to the local park.The group is not, however, just for the children’s benefit. While the children play, the mothers share their experiences over a cup of tea.

Frequently there are talks and presentations on good parenting skills, too. In this way many have found that Friday mornings in the church hall provide a vital forum to discuss parenting issues as well as a place to find general support.

Deacon Oscar runs a baptism course once a month for parents at Westminster Cathedral. Each session lasts about an hour, during which time he introduces couples to the rite and its meaning. “What is baptism?” is the question he always begins with. The answers given vary, but Deacon Oscar always highlights this one answer: “The victory of Christ and eternal life”. Baptism incorporates the child into the Church, with a new life in Christ, freeing him or her from original sin and filling the baptised with the Holy Spirit. (Most baptisms involve infants, though large numbers each year receive the sacrament as adults.)

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Enriching Marriage

The Hertford Mother and Toddler Group is one of many in the 214 parishes around the Diocese that seek to create a warm and welcoming supportive environment. These toddler groups make real the sense of the Church as an inclusive community of faith, of people growing together in mutual support.

“ Spouses offered overwhelmingly positive feedback and gratitude for the graces and blessings received through the programme.”

‘Smart Loving – Marriage Enrichment’ is the weekend enrichment seminar for couples who enjoy stable relationships but who are looking to make them even stronger. It is based on the innovative catechesis on human love called ‘theology of the body’. Under the direction of the Office for Marriage & Family Life, the weekend involves volunteer couples who mentor participating husbands and wives through a series of deeply rewarding spiritual exercises. These renew and refresh their ©Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk mutual appreciation of both feminine and masculine sexuality. Spouses who took part in the weekends in 2012 all offered overwhelmingly positive feedback and gratitude for the graces and blessings received through the experience.

Suzanne explains: “It is good for socialising among the mums, while the children benefit from learning to share and become more socialised themselves.”

The Parish Priest, Fr Terence, always drops in to welcome all the mums, dads and grandparents who attend. He says: “The majority of those who come are from the parish and are Catholic but we welcome all who wish to come along. Many of the children who come will later join the parish playgroup and then the nursery before hopefully arriving at the school. Many who come to our community toddler group already have children in the church primary school. As you can imagine with so many children it becomes quite chaotic in many ways! The big space gets covered in toys. But it is such a valuable meeting place for the parents and so popular that the parish is thinking of opening a second morning.”

Mass for Marriage The 5th annual Mass of Thanksgiving for Matrimony was celebrated on the Vigil of Pentecost in the Cathedral with The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, as principal celebrant.

1,400 spouses gathered to renew their marital commitment to one another as a way of celebrating their 10th, 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th and 60+ years of wedding anniversary.

During his homily, Archbishop Nichols described the bond of love and loyalty that holds a couple together through difficulties, saying: “The true source of your love for each other is the love which comes from God.” ©Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk

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Income and expenditure Parish Income (total)

Curial Income (total)

35,000,000

35,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

25,000,000

25,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

15,000,000

15,000,000

10,000,000

10,000,000

5,000,000

5,000,000 2012 Total

2011 Total

2012 Total

2011 Total

£34,249,000

£32,590,000

£10,911,000

£9,353,000

Parish Expenditure (total)

Curial Expenditure (total)

35,000,000

35,000,000

30,000,000

30,000,000

25,000,000

25,000,000

20,000,000

20,000,000

15,000,000

15,000,000

10,000,000

10,000,000

5,000,000

5,000,000 2012 Total

2011 Total

2012 Total

2011 Total

£28,650,000

£27,636,000

£10,072,000

£10,256,000

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Parishes Income £’000 Collections, donations and legacies

0

0.5

5,570 5,095

Investment income

1,875 1,448

Rents

1,066 1,180

Disposal of assets

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

24

25,071 24,154

Parish Activities

Trading

1.0

666 704 1 9

Parish and Curia Income Commentary Overall income increased by £3m in 2012, with £1m of this being increased donations in parishes, £0.5m from increased use of our parish centres and £1.7m from the Growing in Faith Campaign.

2012 2011

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Curia Income £’000

0

0.5

Diocesan assessment

4,828 4,605

Income from charitable resources

1,777 2,288

Donations and legacies

3,041 1,328

Investment income

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

648 700

Rental income

467 268

Assessments

150 164

2012 2011

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Parishes Expenditure £’000

0

0.5

Non clergy stipends and housekeeping

5,476 5,227

Assessment

4,828 4,605

Property repairs

3,096 2,800

Council Tax and utilities

2,904 2,833

Depreciation

2,591 2,486

Clergy stipends

1,891 1,976

Parish activities and centres

1,379 1,359

Liturgical

1,639 1,601

Candles and repository

1,061 1,039

Office and administration

1,018 1,009

Donations, grants

766 705

Costs of generating income

512 533

Miscellaneous expenses

308 318

Other

379 384

Catechetics

376 371

Supply priests

362 322

Interest

59 44

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

Parish and Curia Expenditure Commentary Parish expenditure increased by £1m in 2012. Of this £0.3m was due to further investment in building maintenance whilst the balance was the result of inflationary pressures on non clergy salaries, housekeeping and utility costs.

Curial expenditure, despite the outlay of £1m on the Growing in Faith Campaign, reduced by £180k. This was partly due to cost control but mainly the closure of All Saints Pastoral Centre which reduced costs by £0.5m.

2012 2011

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Curia Expenditure £’000

0

1.0

Pastoral and related work

4,089 4,034

Administration

1,833 2,017

Education and formation

1,290 1,138

Auxiliaries,Tribunal and Vicar General

863 989

Department of Clergy and Consecrated Life

821 804

Archbishop’s Office

373 406

National Bodies

346 383

Public Affairs and Communications Other

2.0

3.0

4.0

173 172 187 206

2012 2011

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Curia Expenditure overview In 2012 our Youth Centre, located within the parish of St Aloysius in Somers Town, was established.

Our Youth Retreat Centre, SPEC, received 9,528 young people from the schools and parishes of the Diocese.

The administration of the Diocese is carried out by the central service teams. The property team manages the properties held centrally by the Diocese and all its related charities. It advises and actively works with parishes and schools in the maintenance and development of their property. The ICT team manages all communications hardware and software across the Diocese. The finance team processes all financial transactions for the Curia, central services and related charities. Additionally it exercised supervision over 147 school construction projects and reclaimed gift aid in excess of £2 million in respect of over 30,000 donors. It also provides advice and support to improve financial management in the parishes.

In 2012 the Education Department appointed 248 Governors, 17 Head Teachers and 29 Deputy Head Teachers. It also provided 96 courses attended by 2,030 delegates, undertook 438 advice visits to schools and 161 partnering meetings with Local Authorities.

The Chancery office processed 2,190 marriage applications and dispensations, of which 987 were overseas. It also provided 607 RCIA applications.

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How to support the Diocese of Westminster The Diocese of Westminster is dependent on voluntary donations and you can make a real difference by supporting one of more of the following programmes:

• The care of sick and elderly priests • The training of new priests • Evangelisation and formation • The inclusion of all people in the life of the church • The Trinity Fund (which provides a lifeline to parishes with financial problems) • Work with young people • Lourdes pilgrimage • Preserving church buildings • Caritas, Diocese of Westminster You can make a donation online at www.rcdow.org.uk/donations.

You can also get further information about the different ways that you can help by contacting: Head of Planned Giving & Appeals, Diocese of Westminster, 46 Francis Street, London SW1P 1QN Email: charlesdonington@rcdow.org.uk Tel: 020 7798 9375

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Reports

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Report of the Directors of the Corporate Trustee – Year to 31 December 2012

Introduction The Directors of the Corporate Trustee (i.e. the Trustees) present their statutory report together with the consolidated accounts of Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust (the Charity) for the year ended 31 December 2012.

The accounts are presented in accordance with the accounting policies set out on pages 20 to 24 of the attached accounts and comply with the Charity’s trust deed, applicable laws, United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice and the requirements of Statement of Recommended Practice, “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” issued in March 2005.

Westminster Cathedral Limited A wholly owned subsidiary trading company carrying out general trading activities which relate to Westminster Cathedral and whose object is to generate profit for the benefit of the Cathedral.

Other registered charities Other registered charities, which are integral to the Charity and which therefore have been included in these accounts are: • The Moorfields Charity (Charity Registration No 247198) - a charity providing assistance to the Roman Catholic parishes of Moorfields and Bunhill Row and to Westminster Cathedral.

Structure, Governance and Management

• Westminster Cathedral Trust (Charity Registration No 270637) – a charity with the principal objectives of supporting Westminster Cathedral and preserving its fabric and music.

Constitution Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust is a charitable trust established by a trust deed dated 1 November 1940 and is registered under the Charities Act 2011, Charity Registration No. 233699.

Scope of the consolidated accounts The consolidated accounts include the assets, liabilities and transactions of the following:

Curial funds The Curial funds are used to support the Archbishop and Bishops in providing Diocese-wide services and pastoral care and to meet the cost of central administration. The Curial funds are administered by staff within the Curial (or Central) Offices in the Westminster Cathedral complex.

Parochial funds The Parochial funds are administered, with guidance from the Central Finance Office, by the parish priests and are used to carry out the work of the Church within local areas and to help fund the Curia.

School properties The Charity is the legal owner of nearly 200 properties comprising voluntary aided schools within the Diocese. The schools, many of which are separate exempt or excepted charities, are funded through a combination of government grants and voluntary contributions.

The nature of the occupation of these properties by the exempt and excepted charities means that the Trustees do not have the power to dispose of the land and buildings until a school ceases occupation, which in turn requires the approval of the school governors and the Secretary of State.

Consequently, the land and buildings are deemed to have £nil value for the purpose of the attached accounts.

The non-property assets, liabilities and transactions of the schools are not included in these accounts as they are neither owned nor controlled by the Charity.

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Trustees

Trustees’ expenses

The Trustees i.e. the Directors of the Corporate Trustee are appointed by the Archbishop of Westminster.

A number of the Trustees are clergy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster. They are housed and remunerated by the Diocese and are reimbursed expenses for carrying out their ministry in the same way as other priests of the Diocese.

The Trustees who were in office at the date of this report and those who served during the year ended 31 December 2012 were as follows: Appointed/Resigned

The Most Reverend Archbishop V Nichols Rt Rev A Hopes (1)

Resigned 16 July 2013

Rt Rev J Arnold (1,2,4,5)

Rt Rev Mgr J O’Boyle (1) Rt Rev Mgr T Egan (1,3) Lord D Brennan QC Miss L Ferrar (2,6) Rt Hon R Kelly

Mr K Minton KSG (2,3)

Responsibilities of the Directors of the Corporate Trustee The Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Rt Rev J Sherrington (1,7)

Mr C Kemball

However, no Trustee received any remuneration or expenses from the Charity in connection with their duties as Trustees during the year. No Trustee had any beneficial interest in any contract with the Charity.

Appointed 13 July 2012 Resigned 23 March 2012

Mr D Moseley (4) Committee member of: 1) Finance Board 2) Audit Committee 3) Investment Committee 4) Human Resources Subcommittee 5) Property Subcommittee 6) Pension Board 7) Schools Commission

The trustees met four times during the year.

On agreeing to become a Trustee, individuals are thoroughly briefed by their co-Trustees on the history of the Charity, the day-to-day management, the responsibilities of the Trustees, the current objectives and future plans. The Trustees are also encouraged to attend any courses which they feel are relevant to the development of their role, and to keep up-todate on any changes in legislation.

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the Charity for that period. In preparing these accounts, the Trustees are required to: • select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; • observe the methods and principles in the Statement of Recommended Practice (Accounting and Reporting by Charities) (the Charities’ SORP); • make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; • state whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts; and • prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of financial information included on the Charity’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of accounts may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

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Diocese of Westminster

Report of the Directors of the Corporate Trustee – Year to 31 December 2012

Organisation The Charity is governed by the Trustees who meet on a regular basis to attend to the financial, property, legal and administrative affairs of the Diocese. The Finance Board, comprising a quorum of Trustees, deals with the day to day business affairs of the Diocese.

All the charities listed are the responsibility of the Corporate Trustee but are outside the scope of these accounts as they are separate registered charities and are not controlled by the Charity. In many cases they are administered by the Central Finance Office of the Charity and many have similar or related charitable objectives.

• Westminster Ecclesiastical Education Fund (WEEF) (Charity Registration No 312528)

Additionally, the Audit Committee, the membership of which includes a number of Trustees, monitors the integrity of the accounts and reviews the charity’s internal financial control.

WEEF is a charity for the training of students to the priesthood and is the recipient of the Diocesan collection.

The parishes in the Diocese are established and operate under the Church’s Code of Canon Law which bestows on them separate canonical status. This explains their treatment in these accounts, specifically the columnar approach and their classification as ‘restricted funds’. Also under Canon Law each parish must have a finance committee to help the parish priest in the administration of the parish.

• Diocese of Westminster Sick and Retired Priests Fund (Charity Registration No 278136) This charity’s principal activity is the provision of assistance to sick and elderly and retired clergy.

• Norfolk Fund Charity (Charity Registration No 241675)

Administrative and advisory bodies As required by Canon Law, a Diocesan Finance Committee (as distinct from the Finance Board referred to above) exists to give advice to the Archbishop on financial matters. It must also be consulted on administrative matters of major importance.

The Norfolk Fund Charity is a charity with the principal objective of fulfilling the social and pastoral works of the Diocese.

A full list of all connected charities is given in note 20 to the attached accounts.

In the Diocese there is also the Council of Priests. This meets at least twice a year with the Archbishop to discuss and to give advice on a range of issues. The Council is composed of 22 Deans and an additional representative of each of the 22 deaneries, together with the Auxiliary Bishops and other senior priests of the Diocese.

Policies

At the re-establishment of historic forms of church government in 1850, each Diocesan Bishop was empowered to appoint a Chapter of Canons to take responsibility for the organisation and maintenance of his Cathedral. In the Diocese of Westminster eighteen senior priests constitute the Chapter of Canons and are consulted by the Archbishop on important Diocesan matters (cf Canon 503ff). They have also been constituted as “The College of Consulters” to fulfil the legal requirements of Canon 495ff.

The Charity’s investments comprise units in the Mutual Investment Fund, the investment policy of which is determined by an Investment Committee which meets on a quarterly basis to monitor the Fund’s performance. At the end of the year the fund was invested as follows: 17.8% in UK equities, 1.6% in Alternative investments; 41.4% in overseas equities; 11.7% in fixed interest and 27.5% in liquid assets. The overall long term objective is the protection of the real value of the income generated by the fund.

Risk management

The Trustees regularly review information from the investment managers, monitoring performance of the portfolio and the investment strategy. The Trustees are satisfied with the performance of investments during the year following the volatility in global financial markets, and remain confident that their medium term investment policy is being achieved. The Investment Committee reviews the choice of investment managers every three years.

The Trustees believe that by monitoring reserve levels, by ensuring controls exist over key financial systems, and by examining the operational and business risks faced by the Charity, they have established effective systems to mitigate risks.

Connected charities

Investment policy The investment guidelines are set by the Trustees.

The Investment Committee implements and reviews the guidelines.

The main charities connected with the Charity are listed on the right.

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Report of the Directors of the Corporate Trustee – Year to 31 December 2012

Socially Responsible Investment Policy The Catholic Church’s understanding of socially responsible investment is drawn from a series of “social encyclicals” which followed from Pope Leo XIII’s own encyclical letter Rerum Novarum in 1891. That document set out to restore in contemporary industrial society the priority of the human over the economic, and the spiritual and moral over the material. In the management of investments both charity law and Church teaching apply.

Under charity law, the Trustees must seek to obtain the best financial return possible consistent with commercial prudence.

Following the Church’s teaching, the Trustees also strive to maintain a socially responsible investment policy through a process of making value judgements about products, services and corporate practices of companies as well as their financial efficacy. This process and its decisions to invest and disinvest, and of seeking change through shareholder action, is also strengthened through its proactive engagement in the Churches Investment Group, an ecumenical group.

Objectives and activities Objectives The Declaration of Trust included in the Trust Deed dated 1 November 1940 specifies that the property and other assets owned by the Charity should be used ‘both as to capital and to income in or towards advancing the Roman Catholic religion in the Diocese by such means as the Archbishop may think fit and proper and for the service and support whether in the Diocese or outside the Diocese by such means as aforesaid of charitable works and objects promoted by the Church’.

Additionally, the Catholic Church has a large body of teaching, its ‘social doctrine’, which presents a rounded understanding of the human person and of the importance of solidarity. One of the doctrine’s focus is the Common Good, which refers to what belongs to everyone by virtue of their common humanity. The simple definition of the Common Good is ‘the sum total of social conditions which allows people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfilment more fully and more easily’. Within its overall objective, one of the aims of the Charity includes the fulfilment of social teaching.

Activities The principal ways in which these objectives are fulfilled are:

windows and other religious works of art in places of worship.

There is also a benefit to the general public as many of these churches are open to all for personal spiritual contemplation.

Parishes themselves are communities which contribute to the moral and spiritual wellbeing of those who attend, and from these centres is carried out educational, social and pastoral work as a practical expression of faith. To give some indication of this, the estimated weekly mass attendance in the Diocese was over 150,000, the number of parish churches and others open to the public was 214, there were over 1,000 marriages, 3,000 funerals, 10,000 baptisms/receptions and 8,000 first communions during the year.

In our parish communities we have a very wide diversity of culture and nationalities (in one parish there exists 100 nationalities). But every parish community strives to achieve a racial and cultural harmonisation and integration. In this we believe the Church is leading the way in promoting cohesion in our cosmopolitan society.

The provision of Catholic education Within the diocese there are 213 schools, 156 of which are primary, 40 secondary, and 17 independent. In 2012, two multi academies were created, comprising both primary and secondary schools. The Charity provides the land and buildings through which these schools operate.

Throughout the Diocese, the schools aim to provide a first class education to boys and girls from the ages of 4 to 18.

The Charity contributes towards providing a structured educational environment that develops the pupils’ capabilities, competences and skills, and promotes the academic, moral and physical development of the pupils through academic curriculum, pastoral care, sporting and other activities. It also contributes to providing an educational environment where each student can develop and fulfil his or her potential, building their self-confidence and inculcating a desire to contribute to the wider community. This all prepares the pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.

The provision and maintenance of churches, presbyteries and schools The objectives are achieved principally through the parishes and Catholic schools together with a large number of Catholic societies and organisations also based in the Diocese.

Additionally, there are numerous other pastoral activities, the more important of which are referred to below.

We try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of the parish and diocesan communities through worship and prayer, and learning about the Gospel, the provision of pastoral care for people living within and outside the Diocese and missionary and outreach work. To facilitate this work it is important that we maintain the fabric of our churches and related properties, support clergy in their active and retired ministries, and provide funds for training new priests and deacons, catechists and lay ministers.

The provision of religious and pastoral services The Diocese has 214 parishes, and religion is advanced through providing places of worship and facilitating religious practice. These include providing and maintaining buildings used for religious practice, conducting religious ceremonies (such as weddings and funerals), maintaining religious burial grounds, saying masses that are open to the public, and providing and maintaining devotional artefacts, stained glass 35 61543 2012 DoW Annual Report Full PRINT.indd 35

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Report of the Directors of the Corporate Trustee – Year to 31 December 2012

Through the provision of diocesan school properties we aim to contribute towards the provision of a first class education to boys and girls from the ages of 4 to 18 in a Catholic Christian environment. In addition, we seek to provide services for young people that will enable them to live and explore their faith.

Financial Review Financial results The table set out below summarises the financial activities of the Diocese.

Within its overall objective, one of the Charity’s fundamental aims is the fulfilment of its social teaching in the pursuit of the Common Good. Examples of how this is achieved are: • Developing a sense of community and social cohesion • Developing character and virtue

2012

2011

£m

£m

34.2

32.6

(23.8)

(23.0)

Parishes Income

• Promoting dignity of human life

Expenditure

• Making a contribution to the global community and ecology

Surplus before assessment

10.4

9.6

Diocesan assessment and other transfers

(4.8)

(4.6)

Surplus

5.6

5.0

Investment and revaluation gains

1.4

0.4

Added to reserves

7.0

5.4

Diocesan assessment

4.8

4.6

Other income

6.1

4.7

Total income

10.9

9.3

(10.1)

(10.1)

Surplus

0.8

(0.8)

Investment and revaluation (losses) gains

0.6

(0.5)

Added to reserves

1.4

(1.3)

When setting the aims of the Charity and planning the work of the Charity for the year, the trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular to its supplementary guidance on the advancement of religion, relieving poverty and advancing education.

Curial

Expenditure

Complete details of the income and expenditure are shown in the consolidated statement of financial activities and in the notes to the accounts.

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Report of the Directors of the Corporate Trustee – Year to 31 December 2012

Reserves policy

The Charity’s assets

The Trustees aim to maintain the Charity’s general fund at an equivalent of 12 months’ expenditure on unrestricted funds although they also acknowledge the need for some flexibility to be built into this figure to accommodate changes in future investment values and exceptional expenditure.

Acquisitions and disposals of fixed assets during the year are recorded in the notes to the accounts.

Financial position Parochial reserves at 31 December 2012 total £118.9 million (2011 - £111.9 million) which relate solely to the assets and activities of individual parishes. They are not available for the general purposes of the Charity nor are individual parishes able to transfer their funds to other parishes within the Diocese.

Curial reserves at 31 December 2012 amount to £38.2 million (2011 – 36.8 million). Of this, £10.7 million (2011 - £8.1 million) represents the balance on restricted items which is not available for general purposes. Unrestricted funds amounted to £27.5 million (2011 - £28.7 million). Of this £17.1 million (2011 - £16.6 million) is a tangible fixed assets fund and a further £1.9 million (2011 - £1.9 million) has been set aside for specific purposes leaving general funds of £8.5 million (2011 - £10.2 million) after the pension reserve deficit of £2.4 million (2011 - £2.0 million) for the general purposes of the Charity. This reflects a decrease of £1.7 million in general funds compared to 2011 and is equivalent to approximately 11 (2011 – 12) months of future budgeted unrestricted expenditure. The Trustees acknowledge that the level of general funds at 31 December 2012 falls slightly below that stated in the Charity’s reserves policy.

A significant contributor to this shortfall has been the actuarial loss on the defined benefit pension scheme as a result of the stock market volatility and other economic and demographic factors. As explained above, the Trustees accept the need for some flexibility in the reserves policy to accommodate times when there is global financial instability.

Consequently, the Trustees continue to believe that free reserves are adequate but not excessive but will continue to monitor the position closely.

Plans for future periods The Charity will continue to build on the work of the past year towards its focus of the common good. No significant changes in emphasis are expected in the Charity’s activities.

Signed on behalf of the Directors of the Corporate Trustee:

Trustee Approved by the board on: 9 September 2013

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Diocese of Westminster

Independent auditor’s report – Year to 31 December 2012

Independent auditor’s report to the Directors of The Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee We have audited the accounts of the Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust for the year ended 31 December 2012, which comprise the consolidated statement of financial activities, the consolidated and parent charity balance sheets, the consolidated cash flow statement, the principal accounting policies and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

This report is made solely to the Directors of the Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee (the Trustees), as a body, in accordance with Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and with regulations made under Section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the Trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Opinion on the accounts In our opinion the accounts: • give a true and fair view of the state of the group and charity’s affairs as at 31 December 2012 and of the group’s incoming resources and application of resources for the year then ended; • have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and • have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: • the information given in the Report of the Directors of the Corporate Trustee is inconsistent in any material respect with the accounts; or

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and auditor

• sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or

As explained more fully in the statement of the Trustees’ responsibilities set out in the Report of the Directors of the Corporate Trustee, the Trustees are responsible for the preparation of accounts which give a true and fair view.

• the accounts are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the accounts in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board’s (APB’s) Ethical Standards for Auditors.

Scope of the audit of the accounts An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the accounts sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the accounts are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the group’s and the charity’s circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the Trustees; and the overall presentation of the accounts.

In addition, we read all the financial and non-financial information in the Report of the Directors of the Corporate Trustee to identify material inconsistencies with the audited accounts. If we become aware of any apparent material inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.

• we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Buzzacott LLP Statutory Auditor 130 Wood Street London EC2V 6DL Buzzacott LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006 11 September 2013

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2012 – Annual Accounts

Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust

Accounts

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Diocese of Westminster

Consolidated statement of financial activities – Year to 31 December 2012

Parochial funds

Curial funds Un restricted Restricted Funds Funds Notes £’000 £’000

Total Restricted Funds Funds £’000 £’000

Total 2011

Total 2012 £’000

(as restated)

£’000

Incoming resources Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income Collections, donations and legacies

1

551

2,490

3,041

25,071

28,112

25,482

Assessments

2

150

–

150

–

150

164

–

–

666

666

704

505

143

648

1,875

2,523

2,148

467

–

467

1,066

1,533

1,448

1,050

488

1,538

5,570

7,108

6,402

239

–

239

–

239

981

–

–

–

1

1

9

2,962

3,121

6,083

34,249

40,332

37,338

–

–

–

512

512

542

–

18

18

–

18

16

Activities for generating funds Commercial trading operations

3

Investment income and interest receivable

4

Rental income from functional properties Incoming resources from charitable activities

5

Parish and similar activities Pastoral Centre Other income Net gains on disposal of tangible assets Total incoming resources Resources expended Cost of generating funds Fundraising trading: cost of goods sold and other costs

3

Investment manager’s fees Charitable activities Advancement of the Roman Catholic faith primarily in the Diocese of Westminster

6

9,187

788

9,975

23,305

33,280

32,634

Governance costs

7

79

-

79

5

84

95

9,266

806

10,072

23,822

33,894

33,287

8

(6,304)

2,315

(3,989)

10,427

6,438

4,051

15

4,970

(142)

4,828

(4,828)

–

–

(1,334)

2,173

839

5,599

6,438

4,051

(609)

–

(609)

–

(609)

(711)

768

395

1,163

1,414

2,577

548

(1,175)

2,568

1,393

7,013

8,406

3,888

28,655

8,156

36,811

111,866

148,677

144,789

27,480

10,724

38,204

118,879

157,083

148,677

Total resources expended Net (outgoing) incoming resources before transfers Transfers between funds Net (outgoing) incoming resources before other recognised gains and losses Other recognised gains and losses . Actuarial losses . Net investment gains Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Balances brought forward at 1 January 2012 (as restated) Balances carried forward at 31 December 2012

22

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Consolidated statement of financial activities – Year to 31 December 2012

Total 2012 £’000

Total 2011 £’000

8,406

3,888

(2,577)

(548)

609

711

–

9

6,438

4,060

Historical cost net movement in funds Net movement in funds (page 40) Net investment gains arising from changes in the value of the investment portfolio investment portfolio Actuarial losses Gain calculated by reference to the historic cost of investments disposed of during the year Historical cost net movement in funds

No figures are available for the historical cost of functional property and therefore it is not possible to calculate the historical cost depreciation charge. However, functional property has been included in the accounts at a valuation which approximates to original cost less depreciation.

The Trustees are of the opinion, therefore, that there is no material difference between the historical cost depreciation charge and the actual depreciation charge calculated on the revalued amounts.

Continuing activities

All of the Group’s activities derived from continuing operations during the above two financial periods with the exception of All Saints Pastoral Centre which ceased operation in December 2011. Further details are given in note 5.

Total recognised gains and losses

All recognised gains and losses are included in the consolidated statement of financial activities.

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Consolidated balance sheet – 31 December 2012

Total 2011

Notes

Curial £’000

Parochial £’000

Total 2012 £’000

Tangible assets

11

17,099

69,803

86,902

81,917

Investments

12

18,234

28,868

47,102

45,518

35,333

98,671

134,004

127,435

–

65

65

68

6,178

599

6,777

6,721

10,182

20,043

30,225

23,720

16,360

20,707

37,067

30,509

(10,356)

(1,200)

(11,556)

(7,316)

Net current assets before adjustment for inter-fund indebtedness

6,004

19,507

25,511

23,193

Elimination of inter-fund indebtedness

(701)

701

–

–

Net current assets

5,303

20,208

25,511

23,193

40,636

118,879

159,515

150,628

(2,432)

–

(2,432)

(1,951)

38,204

118,879

157,083

148,677

15

10,724

118,879

129,603

120,022

. Designated funds

16

1,899

–

1,899

1,861

. Tangible fixed assets fund

17

17,099

–

17,099

16,551

10,914

–

10,914

12,194

(2,432)

–

(2,432)

(1,951)

8,482

–

8,482

10,243

38,204

118,879

157,083

148,677

(as restated)

£’000

Fixed assets

Current assets Stocks Debtors

13

Cash at bank and in hand

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

14

Total net assets excluding pension liability Pension liability

9

Total net assets including pension liability Represented by: Funds and reserves Restricted funds Unrestricted funds

. General fund .. Free reserves .. Pension reserve

9

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Charity balance sheet – 31 December 2012

Total 2011

(as restated)

Notes

Total 2012 £’000

Tangible assets

11

86,803

81,814

Investments

12

42,090

40,764

128,893

122,578

6,852

6,606

27,816

21,301

34,668

27,907

(11,362)

(7,100)

23,306

20,807

152,199

143,385

(2,432)

(1,951)

149,767

141,434

15

122,287

112,781

. Designated funds

16

1,899

1,861

. Tangible fixed assets fund

17

17,099

16,551

10,914

12,192

(2,432)

(1,951)

8,482

10,241

149,767

141,434

£’000

Fixed assets

Current assets Debtors

13

Cash at bank and in hand

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

14

Net current assets Total net assets excluding pension liability Pension liability

9

Total net assets including pension liability Represented by: Funds and reserves Restricted funds Unrestricted funds

. General fund .. Free reserves .. Pension reserve

9

.

Approved by the Directors of the Corporate Trustee and signed on their behalf by:

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Diocese of Westminster

Consolidated cash flow statement – Year to 31 December 2012

Total 2011

(as restated)

Notes

Total 2012 £’000

Cash inflow from operating activities

A

10,972

5,509

Returns on investments

B

2,417

2,278

Capital expenditure and financial investment

B

(6,884)

(12,611)

Increase (decrease) in cash

C

6,505

(4,824)

£’000

Notes to the cash flow statement for the year to 31 December 2012.

A Adjustment of net incoming resources before transfers to net cash inflow from operating activities Total 2011

Total 2012 £’000

(as restated)

Net incoming resources before transfers

6,438

4,051

Depreciation charge

2,896

3,225

(2,523)

(2,148)

Gain on disposal of tangible fixed assets

–

(9)

Pension cost less contributions payable

(287)

(267)

3

(31)

(Increase)/Decrease in debtors

(56)

1,336

Decrease/(Increase) in creditors

4,501

(648)

10,972

5,509

Total 2012 £’000

Total 2011 £’000

2,417

2,278

–

9

(7,880)

(12,620)

Receipts from disposal of investments

1,300

–

Payments to acquire investments

(304)

–

(6,884)

(12,611)

Investment income and interest receivable

Decrease/(Increase) in stocks

Net cash inflow from operating activities

£’000

B Gross cash flows

Returns on investments Investment income and interest received Capital expenditure and financial investment Receipts from disposal of tangible fixed assets Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets

C Analysis of changes in net funds At 1 Jan 2012 £’000 Cash at bank and in hand Cash held by investment manager for reinvestment

Cash At 31 flows Dec 2012 £’000 £’000

23,720

6,505

30,225

490

–

490

24,210

6,505

30,715

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Principal accounting policies – Year to 31 December 2012

Resources expended comprise the following:

Basis of accounting

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the inclusion of investment properties and listed investments at market value, and the inclusion of functional properties at a valuation which approximates to their original cost less depreciation.

Applicable United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and the Statement of Recommended Practice on Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2005) issued by the Charity Commission in March 2005, have been followed in the preparation of these accounts.

a. The costs of generating funds comprise the costs of the subsidiary company in connection with its commercial trading operations. b. The cost of charitable activities comprises expenditure on the Charity’s primary charitable purposes and includes staff costs and other direct overheads attributable to those purposes. c. Governance costs include costs which are directly attributable to the legal procedures necessary for compliance with statutory requirements.

Basis of consolidation and scope of the accounts

The statement of financial activities and the balance sheet consolidate the accounts of the Charity and its subsidiary undertaking made up to the balance sheet date. No separate statement of financial activities has been prepared for the Charity as the results of the trading subsidiary are clearly shown in the consolidated statement of financial activities and supporting notes.

The accounts also include the net assets and transactions of other charities under the control of the Directors of the Corporate Trustee which affect the Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust.The charities have been incorporated into the accounts as special trusts (or restricted funds).

Charitable donations in support of Catholic foundations and projects are included in the statement of financial activities in the year in which they are approved. If charitable donations approved during the year have not been paid, in part or in full, by the end of the year, they are included as creditors in the balance sheet. Future charitable donations that are to be applied towards activities in later years are awarded subject to the availability of funds and are not accrued for.

Functional freehold property

Functional freehold properties, comprising the Cathedral, churches, presbyteries, halls and similar buildings owned by the Charity prior to 1997, are included in the balance sheet at an estimate of their original cost.These estimates were arrived at by discounting the 1997 insurance value of the properties by reference to the inflation statistics relating back to the date on which the properties were acquired or built. Additions to functional freehold properties since January 1998 are included in the accounts at cost or, where such assets have been donated or bequeathed to the Charity, at their estimated market value at the date of the gift.

The accounts do not include the results and net assets of connected entities (note 20).

The accounts of the Investment Fund (the Mutual Investment Fund) controlled by the Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee have not been consolidated. However, the income distributed during the year from the Mutual Investment Fund to the Charity is included in incoming resources in the statement of financial activities, and the units allocated to the Charity are included in the balance sheet as investments. Further details of the Mutual Investment Fund are given in note 12.

Incoming resources

Incoming resources are recognised in the period in which the Charity is entitled to receipt and the amount can be measured with reasonable certainty. Income is deferred only when the Charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor or funder has specified that the income is to be expended in a future accounting period.

Assets donated to the Charity for its own use are included as part of incoming resources in the year of the gift. Assets falling within the definition of tangible fixed assets are capitalised on the Charity’s balance sheet and depreciated in accordance with the appropriate policy. Other assets are treated as resources expended in the year of the gift.

No value is included in the accounts for freehold land.

Freehold buildings are depreciated at rates calculated to write off their estimated historic cost, on a straight line basis, as follows: • Listed properties - 200 to 300 years • Other properties - 100 years The Directors regularly review the condition and net book values of all properties to ensure that the depreciation policies adopted are and remain appropriate. Disposals of freehold property are accounted for on completion.

Legacies are credited to the statement of financial activities once the Charity has been advised by the personal representative of an estate that payment will be made or property transferred and the amount involved can be quantified.

Resources expended

Expenditure is included in the statement of financial activities when incurred and includes any attributable VAT which cannot be recovered.

Voluntary aided and grant maintained schools

Land and buildings legally owned by the Charity and occupied rent free by Catholic voluntary aided schools, which are separate charities and publicly funded, are valued at £nil for the purposes of these accounts.The Directors consider that no meaningful value can be attributed to these assets since they are not used directly by the Charity, do not generate income, and cannot be disposed of in the open market or put to alternative use while such occupation, which may be indefinite, continues.

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Principal accounting policies – Year to 31 December 2012 The school governors are responsible for the buildings and for the repair and refurbishment costs thereof and accounting for any grants received in respect of these costs.The Charity assists school governors in managing projects and makes grants via the Curial office to assist the governors with their liability for school building and repair costs.The Charity administers these monies as managing agent and makes the appropriate payments to contractors for work carried out. In prior years, the monies administered by the Charity and, as such, the related receipts and payments, have been reflected through the statement of financial activities. However, during the year this policy has been reconsidered and given that the monies never actually belong to the Charity, it is thought that such a policy is inappropriate.

Consequently, a prior year adjustment has been made in these accounts to remove such receipts and payments from the comparative figures. Receipts and payments are no longer accounted for through the statement of financial activities. Any monies due to the Charity, or held by the Charity on behalf of schools, at the balance sheet date are treated as debtors or creditors respectively on the balance sheet.

classified as unrealised gains or losses and are reported in the statement of financial activities. Details of the dates and basis of the valuations are given in note 12 to the accounts. As these assets are recorded at their current market value no charge for depreciation is made in the accounts. Disposals of investment properties are accounted for on completion.

Investments in subsidiary companies are included on the balance sheet at cost.

Stocks

Stocks of miscellaneous items are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

Fund accounting • The Curial Funds

The Curial Funds can be used across the whole of the Diocese and are subdivided between: • The general fund comprising those monies which may be used towards meeting the charitable objectives of the Charity and used across the whole of the Diocese at the discretion of the Directors of the Corporate Trustee.

Details of the Diocesan voluntary aided schools are given in the Diocesan Year Book and on the Diocesan website.

Furniture, fittings and equipment

• The designated funds being monies set aside out of general funds and designated for specific purposes by the Directors of the Corporate Trustee.

Items of furniture, fittings and equipment costing in excess of £1,000 are capitalised and depreciated on a straight line basis in order to write off their original cost over the expected useful lives of the assets concerned.The depreciation rates applied are as follows:

• The restricted funds being monies received for, and their use restricted to, a specific purpose, or donations subject to donor imposed conditions.

• Office equipment - 20% • Fixture and fittings - 10% to 25% Individual works of art, treasures and plate are not capitalised as they are regarded as heritage assets which are held in a manner consistent with the advancement of the Roman Catholic faith, have very long lives and are worth preserving indefinitely.

Motor vehicles

Motor vehicles are capitalised and depreciated over a four year period in order to write off the cost of each vehicle over its estimated useful life.

Investments

The Parochial Funds

These comprise legacies, donations, trust income and interest and relate to specific parishes. Under Canon law the monies must be utilised by individual parishes and cannot be used across the whole of the Diocese. As such, the funds are all regarded as restricted for the purpose of these accounts.

Pension costs

The Charity contributes to a defined benefits pension scheme, closed for accrual of benefits since 2005, providing benefits based on final pensionable salary.The assets of the scheme are held and managed separately from those of the Charity.

Listed investments are included on the balance sheet at their market value at the end of the financial period. It is the Charity’s policy to keep valuations up to date so that when investments are disposed of all gains or losses will already have been accounted for and none will be attributable to the disposal itself.

As a result, the statement of financial activities includes those unrealised gains and losses arising from the revaluation of the investment portfolio throughout the year. Disclosure is made in the note of the historical cost net movement in funds of the difference between the historical cost and the disposal proceeds of the investments disposed of during the year.

Pension scheme assets are measured at fair value at each balance sheet date. Liabilities are measured on an actuarial basis using the projected unit method.The net of these two figures is recognised as an asset or liability on the balance sheet.

Investment properties are included in the balance sheet at the Directors’ best estimate of market value with advice from a professional valuer. All changes in value during the year are

Contributions towards employees’ personal pension schemes are charged to the statement of financial activities in the year in which they become payable.

Any change in the asset or liability between balance sheet dates is reflected in the statement of financial activities in recognised gains and losses for the period.

The Charity also contributes to a defined contribution scheme providing benefits based upon the value at retirement of the fund of each member.

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Notes to the accounts – Year to 31 December 2012 1 Collections, donations and legacies Collections, donations and legacies in the year amounted to £28,112,000 (2011 - £25,482,000). Included in this figure are legacies of £625,000 (2011 - £584,000), £621,000 of which are restricted for application within parishes (2011 - £562,000).

2 Assessments Ten parishes operated by specific religious congregations are not consolidated into these accounts.

Income from assessments represents monies received by the Charity from those parishes.

3 Commercial trading operations and investment in trading subsidiaries At 31 December 2012 the Charity owned the entire called up ordinary share capital of the following company:

Company

Country of incorporation

Principal activity

Westminster Cathedral Limited

England and Wales

Miscellaneous trading activities

Audited accounts of the company will be filed with the Registrar of Companies.

A summary of the trading results of Westminster Cathedral Limited is given below.

Total 2012 £’000

Total 2011 £’000

666

704

(331)

(371)

335

333

(181)

(171)

154

162

(154)

(166)

Loss on ordinary activities before taxation

–

(4)

Taxation

–

–

Loss for the financial year

–

(4)

Turnover Cost of sales Gross profit Administrative expenses Profit on ordinary activities before Gift Aid and taxation Gift Aid

At 31 December 2012 the called up share capital of Westminster Cathedral Limited comprised 2 ordinary £1 shares and its reserves amounted to £23,667 (2011- £23,438).

Aedificabo Limited was incorporated on 15 October 2010 and remained dormant throughout the period to 31 December 2012.

The called up share capital and reserves of Aedificabo Limited comprised 2 ordinary £1 shares.

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4 Investment income and interest receivable Parochial funds

Curial funds Un restricted Restricted funds funds £’000 £’000

Total Restricted funds funds £’000 £’000

2012 Total £’000

2011 Total £’000

Group Investment income Income from investments

46

143

189

145

334

212

Rents and similar income

184

–

184

1,633

1,817

1,482

230

143

373

1,778

2,151

1,694

275

–

275

97

372

454

505

143

648

1,875

2,523

2,148

2012 Total £’000

2011 Total £’000

Interest receivable

All rents are from investment properties situated in the United Kingdom.

5 Incoming resources from charitable activities Parochial funds

Curial funds Un restricted Restricted funds funds £’000 £’000

Total Restricted funds funds £’000 £’000

Parish and similar activities Income from clubs

–

–

–

109

109

106

Chaplaincies

–

–

–

27

27

26

Catechetics

–

–

–

284

284

267

Candles, repository and newspapers

–

–

–

2,336

2,336

2,309

Board and lodging

–

–

–

115

115

112

Parish centres

–

114

114

1,177

1,291

912

Parish activities

–

–

–

1,231

1,231

1,040

School contributions

–

374

374

–

374

275

1,050

–

1,050

291

1,341

1,355

1,050

488

1,538

5,570

7,108

6,402

239

–

239

–

239

981

1,289

488

1,777

5,570

7,347

7,383

Miscellaneous Pastoral Centre (see below)

School contributions The school contributions are voluntary payments made by the schools of the Diocese towards the costs of the school projects team at Vaughan House and agreed as “Catholic Education Contributions” with the schools.

Pastoral centres In prior years, one of the Charity’s pastoral centres, All Saints Pastoral Centre, has been used by religious and secular groups as a retreat and conference centre.

After exploring options for the long term future of the Centre, the Trustees determined that the cost of upgrading the facilities would not represent a prudent use of Diocesan resources.

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Consequently, the Centre ceased to operate in December 2011. In 2012 the Centre generated income of £nil (2011 - £714,886) and incurred expenditure in respect to the security and maintenance of the property pending disposal of £188,552 (2011 - £752,178).

There will be provision on the site for the work of SPEC until March 2014. The Diocese is committed to retaining a residential retreat for children and young people and it is considering options for their provision.

On 30 July 2012 contracts were exchanged for the sale of the site for £7,056,683 with completion of the sale to take place in March 2014.

6 Advancement of the Roman Catholic faith primarily in the Diocese of Westminster Un restricted Restricted funds funds £’000 £’000

2011 Total

2012 Total £’000

(as restated)

£’000

Group - Curial funds Archbishop’s office and Archbishop’s House

291

–

291

319

Communications

173

–

173

172

82

–

82

87

Auxiliaries & vicar general

863

–

863

989

Clergy & consecrated life

821

–

821

804

Ecumenical & interfaith

37

–

37

37

Education & formation

916

374

1,290

1,138

. St Joseph’s Pastoral Centre

438

45

483

460

. All Saints Pastoral Centre

189

–

189

752

. SPEC

433

–

433

494

. University Chaplains and Hostel

615

–

615

492

. Caritas

288

–

288

–

. Lourdes pilgrimage

142

–

142

104

. Growing in Faith project

955

–

955

160

76

369

445

1,041

. Pensioners

149

–

149

144

. Other

390

–

390

387

3,675

414

4,089

4,034

346

–

346

383

. Finance

413

–

413

514

. Property services

316

–

316

385

. Human resources

173

–

173

177

. IT

222

–

222

242

. Other

709

–

709

699

1,833

–

1,833

2,017

150

–

150

169

9,187

788

9,975

10,149

Safeguarding

Pastoral and related work

. Grants

National bodies Administration

Miscellaneous

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Notes to the accounts – Year to 31 December 2012

6 Advancement of the Roman Catholic faith primarily in the Diocese of Westminster (continued)

School building projects During the year, the Group and Charity received Government grants of £27,935,000 (2011 - £14,777,000) in connection with major repair and capital projects at Church schools in the Diocese. These monies, together with the contributions received from school governors are used to fund contractor payments also administered by the Charity acting as managing agent for the church schools concerned. During the year, the Charity made payments to contractors of £22,856,000 (2011 - £15,264,000).

In prior years such amounts have been included net as part of the Group’s and Charity’s resources expended but, given that the Charity receives this money in its capacity of managing agent for the school governors only, these amounts have been excluded from the statement of financial activities in 2012. Comparative figures have been amended accordingly by means of a prior year adjustment (see note 22).

The amount shown as grants to church schools represents the Charity’s net contribution to costs after deducting the contributions from school governors and government grants towards the costs of the projects concerned.

2012 Total £’000

2011 Total £’000

Non-clergy salaries

4,213

4,052

Property repairs and renewals

3,096

2,800

Clergy stipends

1,891

1,976

Fixed asset depreciation excluding property

1,791

1,741

Liturgical expenses

1,639

1,601

Housekeeping

1,263

1,175

Candles, repository and papers

1,061

1,039

Office and administration

1,018

1,009

Heat, light and water

1,875

1,783

Council tax, insurance and rates

1,029

1,050

Parish activities

1,059

1,096

Parish Centre expenses

320

263

Donations/grants

766

705

Catechetics

376

371

Supply priests

362

322

Property depreciation

800

745

Travel expenses

250

251

Miscellaneous expenses

308

329

59

44

129

133

23,305

22,485

Group – Parochial restricted funds

Bank Interest Mass stipends distributed

The above are the gross costs relating to each activity/department. Many of these have related income flows which are included within total incoming resources.

Due to the number of charitable donations made out of both curial and parochial funds it is not practical to provide details of individual donations.

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7 Governance costs Parochial funds

Curial funds Un restricted Restricted funds funds £’000 £’000

Total Restricted funds funds £’000 £’000

2012 Total £’000

2011 Total £’000

Group Direct employed staff costs

31

–

31

–

31

31

Audit and accountancy

48

–

48

5

53

64

79

–

79

5

84

95

Total Restricted funds funds £’000 £’000

2012 Total £’000

2011 Total £’000

8 Net (outgoing) incoming resources before transfers This is stated after charging: Parochial funds

Curial funds Un restricted Restricted funds funds £’000 £’000 Group Staff costs (note 9)

4,008

–

4,008

4,302

8,310

8,168

Auditor’s remuneration

48

–

48

5

53

64

Depreciation (note 11)

294

–

294

2,610

2,904

3,225

2012 Total £’000

2011 Total £’000

7,432

7,306

Social security costs

662

527

Other pension costs

216

335

8,310

8,168

8,279

8,137

31

31

8,310

8,168

9 Staff costs and Trustee remuneration

Group Staff costs during the year were as follows: Wages and salaries

Staff costs per function were as follows: Charitable activities Governance

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Notes to the accounts – Year to 31 December 2012

9 Staff costs and Trustee remuneration The average number of actual employees and full time equivalents (FTE), analysed by function was:

Charitable activities Governance

2012 FTE

2012 Total Employees

2011 FTE

2011 Total Employees

311

572

311

596

1

1

1

1

312

573

312

597

The number of employees who earned £60,000 per annum or more (including benefits other than pension) during the year was as follows:

2012

2011

£60,000 - £70,000

3

3

£70,000 - £80,000

2

1

5

4

Employer contributions of £31,292 (2011 - £34,033) were made to defined contribution schemes in respect of all those employees who earned £60,000 or more during the year (as defined above).

A number of the Directors of the Corporate Trustee are clergy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster.

They are housed and remunerated by the Diocese and are reimbursed expenses for carrying out their ministry in the same way as other priests of the Diocese. However, no Director of the Corporate Trustee received any remuneration in respect of their services as a Director during the year (2011 - £nil), nor were they reimbursed any expenses connected with their duties as Directors (2011 - £nil).

The Rt Hon R Kelly, a director of the Corporate Trustee, is an employee of HSBC plc, principal bankers to the Charity.

Pension schemes Defined benefit scheme.

Until 6 July 2005 the charity operated a pension scheme providing benefits based on final pensionable pay. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Charity, being invested with Friends Life Services Limited.

The contributions were determined on the basis of triennial valuations by a qualified actuary using the projected unit method.

The most recent valuation, at 6 April 2010, showed that the market value of the scheme’s assets was £5,667,000 and that the level of funding on an ongoing basis was 75%.

The principal assumptions made were that the investment returns would be 6.35% per annum before retirement, 4.4% per annum after retirement, salary increases would average 3.45% per annum and that pensions for future services would increase by 3.25% per annum. No allowance was made for possible discretionary increases in pensions beyond those prescribed in the scheme rules.

FRS 17 Financial Reporting Standard 17 “Retirement Benefits” Revised (FRS 17) requires the surplus or deficit on the scheme as at 31 December 2012, calculated in accordance with the requirements of FRS 17, to be included on the balance sheet. For the purposes of FRS 17, the assets of the scheme have been taken at market value and the liabilities have been calculated by a qualified independent actuary.

From 6 July 2005 accrual of benefits, death in service benefits and member contributions ceased and as a result the actuary recommended that the Charity contribute £18,400 per month from April 2008 to improve the level of funding. From July 2011, contributions increased to £23,800 per month.

The following information is based upon a full actuarial valuation of the fund at 31 December 2012 by a qualified independent actuary.

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9 Staff costs and remuneration of Directors of the Corporate Trustee (continued) Assumptions The major assumptions used by the actuary were: 31 Dec 2012 % per annum

31 Dec 2011 % per annum

3.0

3.1

Salary increases

N/A

N/A

Rate of discount

4.1

4.7

Rate of increase in pensions in payment and deferred pensions

5.1

3.4

2012 Years

2011 Years

Men

22.9

22.7

Women

24.9

24.8

Inflation

The mortality assumptions used were as follows

Longevity at age 65 for current pensioners

The assets in the scheme and the expected rates of return were: Long term return %

Value 2012 £’000

Long term return %

Value 2011 £’000

Long term return %

Value 2010 £’000

Equities

6.0%

1,899

6.2%

1,739

6.5%

1,573

Corporate bonds

3.9%

70

5.4%

61

5.7%

75

Government bonds

3.1%

399

4.2%

352

4.5%

253

Property

4.2%

18

6.2%

16

6.5%

–

Cash

3.2%

427

0.5%

899

0.5%

1,398

Total assets

2,813

3,067

3,299

Present value of scheme liabilities

(5,245)

(5,018)

(4,683)

Deficit in the scheme – net pension liability

(2,432)

(1,951)

(1,384)

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Notes to the accounts – Year to 31 December 2012

9 Staff costs and remuneration of Directors of the Corporate Trustee (continued) The expected long term return on cash is equal to bank base rates. The expected return on bonds is determined by reference to UK long dated gilt and bond yields. The expected rate of return on equities and property have been determined by setting an appropriate risk premium above gilt/bond yields having regard to market conditions Total expenditure recognised in the statement of financial activities: 2012 £’000

2011 £’000

Current service cost

–

–

Past service cost

–

–

Effect of curtailment/settlement

–

–

Total expenditure recognised in the statement of financial activities

–

–

2012 £’000

(as restated)

159,515

150,628

(2,432)

(1,951)

157,083

148,677

2012 £’000

2011 £’000

(734)

(716)

125

5

(609)

(711)

2011

£’000

Funds and reserves Funds excluding FRS 17 pension liability Net pension liability Funds including FRS 17 pension liability

Net (loss) gain recognised in the statement of financial activities

Actual return less expected return on pension scheme assets Experience gains and losses arising on the scheme liabilities Total amount recognised in the statement of financial activities

The cumulative amount of actuarial gains and losses recognised in the statement of financial activities to 31 December 2012 is a loss of £1,930,000.

Reconciliation of opening and closing balances of the present value of the Charity’s share of scheme liabilities 2012 £’000

2011 £’000

5,018

4,683

Interest cost

219

236

Actuarial losses

734

716

Benefits paid

(726)

(617)

Scheme liabilities at 31 December 2012

5,245

5,018

Scheme liabilities at 1 January 2012

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9 Staff costs and remuneration of Directors of the Corporate Trustee (continued) Contributions The total contributions made by the employer in the year have been £287,000 (2011 - £267,000). The level of contribution will be reviewed as a result of the triennial valuation of the scheme as at 6 April 2013.

The best estimate of contributions to be paid by the employer to the scheme for the year beginning after 31 December 2012 is £287,000.

Reconciliation of opening and closing balances of the fair value of the Charity’s share of the scheme assets.

2012 £’000

2011 £’000

3,067

3,299

60

113

Actuarial gains

125

5

Contributions by employer

287

267

Benefits paid

(726)

(617)

Fair value of scheme assets at 31 December 2012

2,813

3,067

Fair value of scheme assets at 1 January 2012 Expected return on scheme assets

Amounts for the current and previous four periods 31 Dec 2012 £’000

31 Dec 2011 £’000

31 Dec 2010 £’000

31 Dec 2009 £’000

31 Dec 2008 £’000

2,813

3,067

3,299

3,486

2,875

Present value of scheme liabilities

(5,245)

(5,018)

(4,683)

(5,260)

(4,181)

Deficit in scheme

(2,432)

(1,951)

(1,384)

(1,774)

(1,306)

125

5

104

243

(494)

4.44%

0.16%

3.15%

6.97%

(17.18%)

Experience adjustment on scheme liabilities

–

–

309

–

–

Percentage of scheme liabilities

–

–

6.60%

–

–

(734)

(716)

169

(838)

368

(13.99%)

(14.27%)

3.61%

(15.93%)

8.80%

Fair value of assets

Experience adjustment on scheme assets Percentage of scheme assets

Actuarial gains/(losses) on obligation amount % of present value of scheme liabilities

Defined contribution scheme The Charity also operates a pension scheme providing benefits based on defined contributions. The Charity contributes 8% of salary and this is matched by employee contributions of 1%, 3% or 4% of salary. The scheme is administered by Friends Life Services Limited. The total contributions made by the employer in 2012 amounted to £216,000 (2011 - £267,000)

10 Taxation Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust is a registered charity and, therefore, is not liable to income tax, corporation tax or capital gains tax on income or gains derived from its charitable activities, as they fall within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

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11 Tangible fixed assets Plant, Functional equipment, freehold fixtures and property fittings £’000 £’000

Motor vehicles £’000

Total £’000

Group Cost or valuation At 1 January 2012

87,719

22,726

313

110,758

Additions

4,920

2,927

34

7,881

Disposals

440

(440)

–

–

At 31 December 2012

93,079

25,213

347

118,639

Cost

66,577

25,213

347

92,137

Valuation (1997)

26,502

–

–

26,502

93,079

25,213

347

118,639

11,810

16,753

278

28,841

1,047

1,835

14

2,896

12,857

18,588

292

31,737

At 31 December 2012

80,222

6,625

55

86,902

At 31 December 2011

75,909

5,973

35

81,917

87,629

22,585

313

110,527

Additions

4,920

2,920

34

7,874

Disposals

440

(440)

–

–

At 31 December 2012

92,989

25,065

347

118,401

Cost

66,981

25,065

347

92,393

Valuation (1997)

26,008

–

–

26,008

92,989

25,065

347

118,401

11,773

16,662

278

28,713

1,047

1,824

14

2,885

12,820

18,486

292

31,598

At 31 December 2012

80,169

6,579

55

86,803

At 31 December 2011

75,856

5,923

35

81,814

Depreciation At 1 January 2012 Charge for year At 31 December 2012 Net book values

Charity Cost or valuation At 1 January 2012

Depreciation At 1 January 2012 Charge for year At 31 December 2012 Net book values

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Notes to the accounts – Year to 31 December 2012

11 Tangible fixed assets (continued) Works of art, treasures and plate are not capitalised in these accounts. They are considered to be heritage assets for the purposes of the 2005 Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting and Reporting by Charities”. The assets are integral to the charity’s overall objective of advancing the Roman Catholic religion. They all have very long lives and are worth preserving indefinitely. The Directors consider that it would be prejudicial to the safe custody of these assets to disclose details of their value and usage in these accounts.

As permitted under the transitional arrangements of Financial Reporting Standard 15 (FRS 15) “Tangible Fixed Assets”, the Charity has continued to adopt a policy of not revaluing its tangible fixed assets. The historical cost of the functional properties stated above at a valuation cannot be ascertained with accuracy. The valuation, which was performed in 1997, is an estimate of original cost based on the replacement cost of each property in 1997, discounted back to the original year of purchase. All other tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or where gifted or bequeathed to the Charity at an estimate of their market value at the date of the gift.

Various of the Charity’s properties are subject to restrictions or covenants over their use and/or disposal.

It is likely that there are material differences between the open market values of the Charity’s land and buildings and their book values. These arise from the specialised nature of some properties and the effects of inflation. The amount of such differences cannot be ascertained without incurring significant costs, which, in the opinion of the Directors, is not justified in terms of the benefit to the users of the accounts.

Land and buildings legally owned by the Charity and occupied rent free by Catholic voluntary aided schools, which are separate charities and publicly funded, are valued at £nil for the purposes of these accounts. The Directors consider that no meaningful value can be attributed to these assets since they are not used directly by the Charity, do not generate income, and cannot be disposed of in the open market or put to alternative use while such occupation, which may be indefinite, continues.

Capital commitments At 31 December 2012 the Charity had the following capital commitments: 2012 £’000

2011 £’000

1,285

2,670

639

238

1,924

2,908

Group and Charity Land and buildings – functional property . Authorised but not contracted . Contracted but not provided

The capital commitments are in respect of various parish and curial building works.

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Notes to the accounts – Year to 31 December 2012

12 Investments At 31 December 2012 investments comprised the following: Group 2012 £’000

Group 2011 £’000

Charity 2012 £’000

Charity 2011 £’000

Listed investments

22,661

22,153

17,649

17,399

Investment properties

24,441

23,365

24,441

23,365

–

–

–

–

47,102

45,518

42,090

40,764

Subsidiary undertaking (note 3)

Listed investments During the year, listed investments, under the control of the Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee, principally comprised units in a Mutual Investment Fund. The Mutual Investment Fund comprises investments managed by Sarasin & Partners LLP.

At 31 December 2012 the Charity held 135,424 units (2011 – 135,424) in the Mutual Investment Fund, equivalent to 58% (2011 – 58%) of the total Fund. The market value of these units at 31 December 2012 amounted to £16,811,517 (2011 - £15,852,337) and their historical cost as at that date was £16,192,480 (2011 - £15,089,890).

At 31 December 2012 the Group held 171,848 units (2011 – 171,848) in the Mutual Investment Fund, equivalent to 73% (2011 – 73%) of the total Fund. The market value of these units at 31 December 2012 amounted to £21,333,266 (2011 - £20,116,084) and their historical cost as at that date was £28,083,194 (2011 - £27,841,005).

At 31 December 2012 the composition of the listed investments of the Mutual Investment Fund was as follows: 2012 %

2011 %

Fixed income

11.5

11.7

UK equities

20.7

17.8

Global equities

42.0

41.4

1.5

1.6

24.3

27.5

100.0

100.0

Group

Alternative investments Liquid assets (money market instruments and cash)

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12 Investments (continued) At 31 December 2012, listed investments held as part of the Mutual Investment Fund (the Fund) included the following individual holdings deemed material when compared with the overall valuation of the Fund as at that date: Percentage of fund %

Value £

Sarasin Equisar – Socially Responsible (Sterling Hedged) – B Inc

12.43%

4,161,691

Sarasin Equisar – Socially Responsible – B Inc

23.59%

7,897,377

Listed investments held at 31 December 2012 and their movements during the year were as follows: Group 2012 £’000

Group 2011 £’000

Charity 2012 £’000

Charity 2011 £’000

21,663

22,476

17,399

17,354

Additions

298

–

298

–

Disposals

(1,300)

(490)

(1,300)

–

1,510

(323)

1,252

45

22,171

21,663

17,649

17,399

490

490

-

-

22,661

22,153

17,649

17,399

Market value At 1 January 2012

Net realised/unrealised gains (losses) on revaluation during the year At 31 December 2012 Cash held for reinvestment

Investment properties Investment properties held at 31 December 2012 and their movements during the year were as follows: Total £’000 Market value At 1 January 2012

23,365

Additions

6

Unrealised gains on revaluation during the year

1,070

At 31 December 2012

24,441

Investment properties are included in the accounts at valuations carried out in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012. It is the aim of the Directors that properties will each be revalued every four to five years. During 2007 the Charity began an exercise of revaluing its investment properties in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. Certain investment properties were revalued as at 31 December 2007 on the basis of open market value by BNP Paribas Real Estate (formerly Atisreal UK). Other properties are stated at a valuation determined on an open market basis during 2008 by BNP Paribas Real Estate (formerly Atisreal UK), in January 2010 by Messrs Barnes Kirkwood & Woolf, Chartered Surveyors or in January 2010 by Albright Surveyors Limited, Chartered Surveyors. In January 2012 Albright Surveyors

Limited revalued two investment properties on an open market basis. These valuations were conducted in accordance with the Practice Statements issued by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors as set out in the Appraisal and Valuation Manual dated September 1995 as amended.

It is not possible to ascertain with accuracy the original cost of the investment properties, many of which were purchased many years ago. The Directors are of the opinion that the costs involved in researching such information outweigh the value of disclosing it.

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Notes to the accounts – Year to 31 December 2012

13 Debtors Group 2011

Group 2012 £’000

(as restated)

Charity 2011

(as restated)

£’000

Charity 2012 £’000

1,319

977

1,394

862

441

170

441

170

3,736

4,206

3,736

4,206

Loan to Westminster Cathedral Choir School

136

136

136

136

Other loans (see below)

128

68

128

68

5,760

5,557

5,835

5,442

Loan to Westminster Cathedral Choir School

415

562

415

562

Amount due from the Society of Jesus

263

263

263

263

Other loans (see below)

339

339

339

339

6,777

6,721

6,852

6,606

£’000

Receivable within one year Sundry debtors Prepayments and accrued income School expenditure recoverable from the Department for Education or Local Education Authorities (note 19)

Receivable after more than one year

School expenditure recoverable from the Department for Education, Local Educational Authorities and contract advances represent amounts refundable from these bodies and from School Governors, in respect to work and maintenance to school properties and held by the Charity as custodian trustee.

Other loans receivable after more than one year include an interest free loan of £339,000 to The Cardinal Hume Centre, a registered charity. The balance of loans (both receivable within and after one year) comprises amounts advanced to

priests, schools and season ticket loans to staff. Other than some school loans which are charged interest rates linked to bank base rates and have set repayment terms, loans are interest free.

The loan to Westminster Cathedral Choir School is made in accordance with a formal loan agreement and attracts interest at the published bank base rate or 1%, whichever is higher. It is repayable over seven years in equal annual instalments with repayments commencing on 31 August 2010.

14 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Group 2011

Group 2012 £’000

(as restated)

School building projects (note 19) Collections payable to third parties

Charity 2011

(as restated)

£’000

Charity 2012 £’000

6,148

370

6,148

370

1,306

1,580

1,306

1,580

222

169

222

169

29

29

29

29

1,309

2,042

1,309

2,042

Accruals and sundry creditors

727

1,256

533

1,040

Funds held on behalf of the Belarusian Catholic Mission

727

727

727

727

1,088

1,143

1,088

1,143

11,556

7,316

11,362

7,100

PAYE and national insurance Loans (see below) Proceeds relating to the sites of former schools

Funds held on behalf of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches

£’000

Amounts due in respect to school building projects represent amounts due to contractors in connection with work and maintenance to school properties held by the Charity as custodian trustee.

The majority of the loans are interest bearing with interest rates linked to bank base rates.

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15 Restricted funds

Curial restricted funds The income funds of the Curia include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trusts to be applied for specific purposes:

At 1 Jan 2012 £’000

Incoming resources £’000

Expenditure, gains, losses and transfers £’000

595

22

61

678

1,125

29

24

1,178

Poor fund

378

5

14

397

Ecclesiastical education fund

132

3

(50)

85

Trinity fund

248

114

(70)

292

Wellesley Colley fund

193

3

9

205

Harrow education fund

129

–

–

129

New school building fund

434

7

20

461

Archbishop’s fund

235

–

–

235

1,029

–

–

1,029

St Joseph’s pastoral centre

147

87

(46)

188

Property repairs fund

105

2

4

111

Post ordination studies fund

913

16

44

973

Missions fund

117

2

5

124

1,648

518

(158)

2,008

Filipino Chaplaincy fund

–

117

7

124

Growing in Faith fund

–

1,768

–

1,768

728

428

(417)

739

8,156

3,121

(553)

10,724

At 31 Dec 2012 £’000

Group and charity Carroll fund Masses funds

SPEC funds

St John Southworth fund

Other restricted funds

Curial restricted funds The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows: • Carroll fund The Carroll fund is for charitable purposes within the United Kingdom.

• Masses funds The masses funds represent monies held for masses.

• Poor fund This fund is for the relief of poverty within the Diocese.

• Ecclesiastical education fund The ecclesiastical education fund is for housing costs for priests.

• Trinity fund This fund is for major projects within parishes.

• Wellesley Colley fund This fund is for general charitable purposes of the Diocese and for the relief of poverty.

• Harrow education fund This fund is for school and catechetical activities in the Harrow Deanery.

• New school building fund This fund is for school building projects in the Diocese.

• Archbishop’s fund This represents a legacy which is for projects as approved by the Archbishop.

• Children’s fund This is for children at risk.

• S PEC funds This fund represents monies received in respect of the SPEC Projects at All Saints Pastoral Centre and SPECEast in Poplar.

• St Joseph’s pastoral centre This fund is for a variety of specific projects agreed with individual donors.

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Notes to the accounts – Year to 31 December 2012

15 Restricted funds (continued) • Property repairs fund This fund is available for repairs to Diocesan properties.

• Post ordination studies fund This fund is to support priests in further studies.

• Missions fund This fund is to support the work carried out by missions.

• S t John Southworth fund This fund supports the work of parishes, organisations and projects across a range of issues including poverty, homelessness, old age and infirmity, and children with disabilities or who are in danger of deprivation.

• Filipino Chaplaincy fund This is to support the work of the Filipino Chaplaincy.

•G rowing in Faith fund This fund comprises monies raised as part of the Growing in Faith campaign to ensure a vibrant future for the Diocese.The monies will be used to: support parishes and ensure that they are sound, prayerful and sustainable; to support priestly life at all stages from formation, service in parishes and retirement; and to maintain the tradition of outreach to those in need.

• Other restricted funds Other restricted funds are for specific charitable purposes of the Diocese.

Parochial restricted funds The parishes in the Diocese of Westminster are established and operate under the Church’s Code of Canon Law which bestows on them separate canonical legal status. As such each parish has been treated as a separate restricted fund in these accounts.

The total parish or parochial funds are administered, with guidance from the Central Finance Office, by the parish priests and are used to carry out the work of the Church within local areas and help fund the Curia. The transfers from the Parochial restricted funds to the Curial funds represents the Diocesan assessment and similar transfers being a contribution from the parishes of the Diocese towards the central costs incurred by the Curia.

16 Designated funds The income funds of the Charity include the following designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the Trustees for specific purposes: At 1 Jan 2012 £’000

New designations £’000

Utilised/ released £’000

At 31 Dec 2012 £’000

1,202

–

–

1,202

659

114

(76)

697

1,861

114

(76)

1,899

Group and charity Schools projects Other designated funds

The funds have been designated for the following purposes: • S chools projects - This represents monies set aside for the school building projects.

•O ther designated funds - Other designated funds are monies set aside for Diocesan charitable purposes.

17 Tangible fixed assets fund £’000 Group and charity At 1 January 2012

16,551

Net movement in the year

548

At 31 December 2012

17,099

The fixed assets fund represents the net book value of the tangible fixed assets belonging to the Curial funds.

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18 Analysis of net assets between funds Parochial funds

Curial funds Un restricted Restricted funds funds £’000 £’000

Total Restricted funds funds £’000 £’000

2011 Total

2012 Total £’000

(as restated)

£’000

Group Fund balances at 31 December 2012 are represented by: Tangible fixed assets

17,099

–

17,099

69,803

86,902

81,917

Investments

11,313

6,921

18,234

28,868

47,102

45,518

1,500

3,803

5,303

20,208

25,511

23,193

Total net assets excluding pension liability

29,912

10,724

40,636

118,879

159,515

150,628

Pension liability

(2,432)

–

(2,432)

–

(2,432)

(1,951)

Total net assets

27,480

10,724

38,204

118,879

157,083

148,677

Total Un Total restricted Restricted funds funds £’000 £’000

2012 Total £’000

(as restated)

Net current assets

2011 Total

£’000

Charity Fund balances at 31 December 2012 are represented by: Tangible fixed assets

17,099

69,704

86,803

81,814

Investments

11,313

30,777

42,090

40,764

1,654

21,652

23,306

20,807

Total net assets excluding pension liability

30,066

122,133

152,199

143,385

Pension liability

(2,432)

–

(2,432)

(1,951)

Total net assets

27,634

122,133

149,767

141,434

Net current assets

19 School building projects The Charity is the legal owner of properties comprising voluntary aided schools within the Diocese. As explained in the principal accounting policies these properties are valued at £nil for the purpose of these accounts. The responsibility for the improvement, extension and repair of the buildings lies with the school governors. Grants towards such work are paid to the governors by the Department for Education (DfE) and the Local Education Authorities. As the school governors are responsible for incurring such expenditure and receiving the associated grant income, this income and expenditure is

not included in these accounts. However, the Charity is closely involved in providing practical assistance to Catholic schools in the Diocese of Westminster and acts as an agent for the governing bodies in administering building contracts and recovering grants and contributions towards cost.

From time to time the Charity holds grant income received from DFE on behalf of schools, as custodian trustee. At 31 December 2012 this amounted to £209,107 (2011 £193,043).

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Notes to the accounts – Year to 31 December 2012

During the year ended 31 December 2012, the Charity acted as an agent for school governors on school building projects as summarised below.

2012

2011

147

149

2012 £’000

2011 £’000

22,856

16,332

(27,935)

(14,777)

(5,079)

1,555

Amounts owing on contracts at 31 December 2012 (note 14)

6,148

370

Amounts recoverable from Department for Education and Local Education Authorities (note 13)

3,736

4,206

Number of projects

Total amount spent Less: grants received Net governors’ liability

20 Connected charities and related party transactions The Charity is connected to a number of other charities. All such charities are the responsibility of the same Corporate Trustee, namely Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee. They are administered by the Central Finance Office of the Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust and many have charitable objectives similar to the Charity.

Charity Registration Number

Objects

Diocese of Westminster Sick and Retired Priests Fund

278136

The provision of assistance to sick, elderly and retired clergy.

Hare Street House

247200

The provision of a house for the Archbishop.

Norfolk Fund Charity

241675

Assisting young, poor Roman Catholics.

Westminster Ecclesiastical Education Fund

312528

The training of students for the priesthood.

Westminster Cathedral Choir School

1063761

The training of children in church choral music.

Charity Name

With the exception of Westminster Cathedral Choir School all the above charities pay a management fee to Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust based on the market value of their investment holdings in the Mutual Investment Fund (note 12) to cover the cost of administrative services provided by the Charity. The Sick and Retired Priests Fund also reimburses costs to the Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust in respect of services provided by the Diocese to assist the fund to meet its charitable objectives.

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Notes to the accounts – Year to 31 December 2012

21 Financial activities of charitable subsidiaries The operations of a number of other registered charities are considered integral to the Charity and therefore their incoming resources, resources expended and net assets have been consolidated with those of the Charity in these accounts. The charities concerned are as follows: •T he Moorfields Charity (Charity Registration No 247198) - a charity providing assistance to the Roman Catholic parishes of Moorfields and Bunhill Row and assistance to Westminster Cathedral.

•W estminster Cathedral Trust (Charity Registration No 270637) - a charity with the principal objectives of supporting Westminster Cathedral and preserving its fabric and music.

A summary of the statement of financial activities and a statement of the net assets at 31 December 2012 of each of the charities is given below. Audited accounts of each charity will be filed with the Charity Commission.

The Moorfields Charity £’000

Westminster Cathedral Trust £’000

Total 2012 £’000

Total 2011 £’000

Incoming resources

127

103

230

361

Resources expended

(44)

(221)

(265)

(77)

Net incoming/(outgoing) resources for the year

83

(118)

(35)

284

Net gain/(loss) on investments

70

188

258

(368)

153

70

223

(84)

1,997

5,293

7,290

7,067

Net movement in funds Net assets

22 Fund balances brought forward at 1 January 2011 As explained under the principal accounting policy in respect to “Voluntary aided and grant maintained schools” and in note 6 to the accounts, the Charity has reviewed its treatment of money received in respect to school building projects. In prior years, the monies administered by the Charity and, as such, the related receipts and payments, have been reflected through the statement of financial activities. However, during the year this policy has been reconsidered and given that the monies never actually belong to the Charity, it is thought that such a policy is inappropriate. Receipts and payments are no longer accounted for through the statement of financial activities. Any monies due to the Charity, or held by the Charity on behalf of schools, at the balance sheet date are treated as debtors or creditors respectively on the balance sheet. This represents a change in accounting policy and has necessitated a prior year adjustment to the fund balances brought forward at 1 January 2011 as follows: Parochial funds

Curial funds Un restricted Restricted funds funds £’000 £’000

Total Restricted funds funds £’000 £’000

2012 Total £’000

2011 Total £’000

Fund balances at 1 January 2011 . As previously reported .Prior year adjustment following the change in accounting policy . As restated

25,518

8,156

33,674

111,866

145,540

141,571

3,137

–

3,137

–

3,137

3,218

28,655

8,156

36,811

111,866

148,677

144,789

The effect of the change in accounting policy has been has been to reduce the net incoming resources for the year by £5,802,000 (2011 – reduce net incoming resources by £81,000) and to decrease the net movement in funds by the same amounts.

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