The Army Roman Catholic Trust

Registered charity 1051643 Registered since 1995

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7y median 7y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.6y

average years in governance

3 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Religious Activities 7Accommodation/housing 2Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Education 1Health and social care 1Other services 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

The Vicariate Headquarters Trust 3 shared trustees
Royal Navy (Roman Catholic) Trust 2 shared trustees
Royal AIR Force Roman Catholic Church Purposes Fund 2 shared trustees
Stella Maris 1 shared trustee
Safe Spaces England and Wales 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Vicariate Headquarters Trust 3 shared trustees
Royal AIR Force Roman Catholic Church Purposes Fund 2 shared trustees
Royal Navy (Roman Catholic) Trust 2 shared trustees
The Roman Catholic Bishopric of the Forces (GB) 1 shared trustee
Safe Spaces England and Wales 1 shared trustee
The Pakistan Society 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Email	mdi@wiseandco.co.uk
Phone	01252711244
Address	SHAW GIBBS LIMITED, WEY COURT WEST, UNION ROAD, FARNHAM, GU9 7PT

Finances

£174,205 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£142,689	£98,079
2022	£150,158	£110,845
2023	£158,611	£325,224
2024	£168,649	£162,334
2025	£174,205	£190,056

What it does

What

Religious Activities

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

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Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION AMONG OR IN CONNECTION WITH MEMBERS OF HER MAJESTY'S ARMY AND SUCH OTHER PERSONS IF ANY AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE WELFARE OF ROMAN CATHOLIC MEMBERS OF HER MAJESTY'S ARMY

Governing document: SCHEME OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF 20TH JUNE 1994 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME 14 APRIL 2000, RESOLUTION 8/7/04 AND RESOLUTION 24/11/05 as amended on 29 Jan 2026

Trustees (7)

7trustees

63median age

0aged 70+

Christopher Paul Thorpe Chair since 2020
Colonel Dominic Charles Morgan OBE since 2015
Maj Gen Seumas Kerr CBE
Peter Firth since 2015
Rev Philip Michael Smith since 2022
Rev Stephen Sharkey since 2024
Rt Rev Paul James Masonage 63 since 2018

Connected charities (8)

The Vicariate Headquarters Trust 3 shared trustees
Royal Navy (Roman Catholic) Trust 2 shared trustees
Royal AIR Force Roman Catholic Church Purposes Fund 2 shared trustees
The Pakistan Society 1 shared trustee
Thorpe Charity Trust 1 shared trustee
The Roman Catholic Bishopric of the Forces (GB) 1 shared trustee
Stella Maris 1 shared trustee
Safe Spaces England and Wales 1 shared trustee

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