Registered charity · Oxford
The Society of the Work
- 9 trustees
- Income £72k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Andrew John NashTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Paul ShrimptonTrustee · since 2021
- Michael George Pitt-Payne FCATrustee · since 2003
- Rev Martin DeakTrustee · since 2019
- SR Bianca FeuersteinTrustee · since 2011
- SR Birgit DechantTrustee · since 2001
- SR Ingrid SwinnenTrustee · since 2011
- Sr Monika MaderTrustee · since 2016
- Tobias Edward Hamilton BellhouseTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Religious Activities, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- www.newmanfriendsinternational.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1989
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£72k£237k
- 2024£45k£110k
- 2023£43k£93k
Earlier years
- 2022£221k£87k
- 2021£38k£68k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 28%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH. (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. (C) THE RELIEF OF POOR AGED OR INFIRM PERSONS AND IN PARTICULAR THE TRUSTEES MAY TAKE SUCH STEPS AS THEY SHALL THINK FIT TO PUBLISH AND OTHERWISE MAKE KNOWN THE WORKS AND TEACHINGS OF CARDINAL JOHN HENRY NEWMAN
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Dr Andrew John Nash since 2025
- Dr Paul Shrimpton since 2021
- Michael George Pitt-Payne FCA since 2003
- Rev Martin Deak since 2019
- SR Bianca Feuerstein since 2011
- SR Birgit Dechant since 2001
- SR Ingrid Swinnen since 2011
- Sr Monika Mader since 2016
- Tobias Edward Hamilton Bellhouse since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Michael George Pitt-Payne FCA since 2003
- Rev Martin Deak since 2019
- SR Bianca Feuerstein since 2011
- SR Birgit Dechant since 2001
- SR Ingrid Swinnen since 2011
- Sr Monika Mader since 2016
- Tobias Edward Hamilton Bellhouse since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Dr Andrew John Nash since 2025
- Dr Paul Shrimpton since 2021
- Michael George Pitt-Payne FCA since 2003
- Rev Martin Deak since 2019
- SR Bianca Feuerstein since 2011
- SR Birgit Dechant since 2001
- SR Ingrid Swinnen since 2011
- Sr Monika Mader since 2016
- Tobias Edward Hamilton Bellhouse since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 802099
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 11TH SEPTEMBER 1989
- Contact on the register
- 01865779743 · littlemore@newman-friends.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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