2025-03-31-accounts - Retrouvaille In England And Wales

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date

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Day Month Year Day Month Year o From 01 04 24 31 03 25 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Retrouvaille in England and Wales ~~a~~ Other names charity is known by Retrouvaille Registered charity number (if any) 1110330

47b Batten Avenue Woking Surrey Postcode GU21 8TP ~~———~~

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
1	Owen O’Connor *	Chair		Trustee Board
2	Helen O’Connor
3	Kathy Jones *	Secretary
4	Clive Jones
5	James Westby	Coordinator / Treasurer	From 24/4/24
6	Sharon Westby	Coordinator	From 24/4/24
7	Fr Anthony Jackson *	Trustee	Resigned 19/09/24
8	Michael L’Estrange	Coordinator	Resigned 19/09/24
9	Caroline L’Estrange *	Coordinator	Resigned 19/09/24

18 19 20

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year ~~——~~

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Not Applicable
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution adopted on 9th April 2005, as amended on 12th May 2005
Type of governing document
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
Trust
How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods Appointed by Trustees
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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You may choose to include Retrouvaille in England and Wales is affiliated with Retrouvaille International Inc (a Texas USA Corporation).
additional information, where relevant, about: • policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
• the charity’s organisational The Charity is subject to Retrouvaille International bylaws regarding structure and organisation and works within these and the Charity
structure and any wider Commissions parameters.
network with which the charity works;
• relationship with any related parties; Retrouvaille is part of an Alliance of National Catholic Marriage
• trustees’ consideration of organisations in England and Wales, meeting together every 2-3 months. major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

To provide Christian education so that Couples may have an Summary of the objects of the understanding of the duties, responsibilities and privileges of married life. charity set out in its governing document

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Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)

The Trustees are aware of the Charity Commission’s guidance on Public
Benefit and confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of
the Charities Act 2011 to have regard to it. They consider the information
which follows demonstrates the benefit to the public.
Retrouvaille’s primary goal is to provide help for couples who live in the
disappointment and pain of marriage problems and ultimately to help
save marriages by providing advocacy, advice, information and
education. In addition, further education and training is provided to the
volunteers who run the programmes.
The Retrouvaille Programme consists ofPhase 1: a residential or virtual
weekend of presentations by a team of couples and a priest all of whom
have previously completed the programme and have been guided and
mentored to a high standard during their preparation.
During the weekend aspect of the programme, the team presents
techniques of communication and share how they benefited from the
techniques and enable those participating to learn and practise the
techniques under the team’s guidance. After each presentation, time is
allocated for the couples to reflect and discuss in complete privacy.
The weekend(Phase 1)is followed byPhase 2: This is 12 x 2-hour
sessions weekly or 4 x 6-hour days. During these sessions, the
techniques learned on the weekend are further developed with additional
skills introduced to enhance previous learning. Retrouvaille is open to
couples from 1 - 50+ years married.
Atheists, agnostics and those of various religions are respected for their
beliefs and are welcome to attend for the benefit of their marriage. This is
stated on our website, brochures and other publicity.
Each couple is asked to make a donation to help cover the cost of the
programme. No couple is denied the opportunity to heal and renew their
marriage because they lack financial means.
Couples who have completed the Retrouvaille programme (Phases 1
and 2) and who desire further enrichment and support can join ongoing
monthly support evenings. These became virtual in mid-March 2020 and
continued twice monthly in this fiscal year.
All activities are undertaken by volunteers.
Retrouvaille in England and Wales has set in place Policies to protect
both the beneficiaries and volunteers in accordance with Charity
Commission guidelines.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grant making;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main There were two face to face Retrouvaille programmes and one virtual achievements of the charity programme, ie weekend plus twelve weekly Post Sessions. The during the year programmes commenced in June 2024, November 2024 and February 2025. Sixty couples and one priest participated in the programme during this period.

Virtual CORE sessions took place once a month.

The coordinators attended the European Regional Meeting on behalf of Retrouvaille England and Wales in November 2024 in Assisi, Italy. A new website and email marketing service was initiated during the year. Couples from England and Wales contributed to and participated in Retrouvaille International’s Enrichment Celebration in October 2024

Section E Financial review

Retrouvaille has no binding reserve policy. Brief statement of the The Trustees aim to hold in reserve an amount approximately equivalent charity’s policy on reserves to one year’s operating expenses (around £30,000) A limited amount of financial assistance is available upon application from Retrouvaille International. This facility has not been used during the year. Details of any funds materially There are no funds in deficit in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Retrouvaille is primarily funded by couples attending the programmes You may choose to include who are requested to provide a donation to cover the costs of the additional information, where programme and, if possible, to cover costs of future couples attending the relevant about: programme who might have financial difficulties • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

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Section A Receipts and payments
			Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds		Last year
			to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £		to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Weekend Programmes			16,155	-	-	16	16,155	20,265
Regular donations			7,582	-	-	7	7,582	7,834
Benefactors			8,000	-	-	8	8,000	400
Miscellaneous			2	-	-	2	2	441
			-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)		(Gross income for AR)	31,739	-	-	31,739	31,739	28,940

A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
			-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
	*Sub total*	*Sub total*	-	-	-	-	-	-

	**Total receipts **		31,739	-	-	31	31,739	28,940
A3 Payments
Runningweekendprogrammes			29,497	-	-	29	29,497	16,118
Advertisingin Press			50	-	-	50	50	-
International Congress & Dues			1,502	-	-	1	1,502	2,285
IT,Phones and Misc			2,739	-	-	2	2,739	545
Insurance			350	-	-	350	350	299
Other including printing			260	-	-	260	260	737
Written off				-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-	-
	**Sub total **		34,398	-	-	34	34,398	19,984

A4 Asset and investment
purchases,(see table	see table)
			-	-	-	-	-
			-	-	-	-	-
	**Sub total **		-	-	-	-	-	-

	**Total payments **		34,398	-	-	34	34,398	19,984

**Net of receipts/(payments) **			- 2,659	-	-	- 2	- 2,659	8,956
A5 Transfers between funds			-	-	-	-	-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end			58,794	-	-	58	58,794	49,838
**Cash funds this year end **			56,135	-	-	56	56,135	56,135

No (if any) 1110330 CC16a Period end date 31-March-2025 ~~-~~

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

			Unrestricted Restricted	Endowment
Categories		Details	funds funds	funds
			to nearest £ to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	Balance at Lloyds Bank 53,945 - - Balance at PayPal account 2,190 - - Balance at FairFx charge cards - - - 56,136 - - Agreement Error OK OK *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Unrestricted Restricted Endowment ~~Se=~~
			funds funds	funds
		Details	to nearest £ to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~=—===~~
		Details	Cost (optional) Fund to which asset belongs	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets	- - - - - - - - - - ~~===~~
		Details	Cost (optional) Fund to which asset belongs	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~a~~
			Fund to which Amount due	When due
		Details	liability relates (optional)	(optional)
B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	- - - - - Signature Print Name James Westby (Treasurer) 1/31/2026 Date of approval ~~a~~

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Retrouvaille in England and Wales (Reg no. 1110330)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Retrouvaille in England and Wales (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of the report

As the charity trustees of the Trust are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’),

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

Having completed my examination, I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act, or
The accounts do not accord with these records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which my attention should be drawn in this report to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:

Patricia Anne Botha

Relevant professional qualification: Bachelor of Commerce (University of South Africa)

Address: 7 Wyndham Road, Pontcanna, Cardiff, CF11 9EJ

Date: 23 January 2026