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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REI PORT
FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Trustees, Annual Report
Accountant's Independent Examination Report
statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes lo Accounts

Marian Mission for the Poor
Trustees, Annual Report
For the year ended 31 December 2023
FULL NAME".
WORKING NAMES:
Marian Mission for the Poor
Marian Mission Educational and Family Support Centre
Marian Missionary Sisters of the Poor
Marian Retreat Centre
MISSION STATEMENT
The Marian Mission for the Poor elms towards the development and provision of a range of meaningful
quality seNices to meet the growing spiritual, emotional, social and educational needs of all children and
young people, particularly those who are socially excluded or are from disadvantaged families of low
incomelsingle parent or who have learning and physical disabilities.
We further aim to support the spiritual development of individual adults who seek solace and tranquillity in
encountering God through reflections, contemplation and retreats.
The Marian Mission Educational and Family Support Centre exists to further ils mission in the London area
by enabling children and young people explore their environment, increase the Dpportunily for them to
maximise their potentials and develop socially, academically, morally and spiritually as they grow.
The new Marian Retreat Centre at Nympsfield in Gloucestershire County provides spiritual comfort and
solace lo adults and school children who need the quietude to encounter God and reflecl on their lives and
relationships.
Our setvices are enriched by the cultural diversity of its surrounding communities. We aim to offer first-
class se￿i￿S that are responsive to the needs of the children and young people who are entrusted lo our
care and adults who visit lo explore and enjoy our retreat services.
Our philosophy is grounded in Catholic Principles and the spirit of Ecumenism and Social Inclusion. It is
enriched by the cultural and religious diversity of ils surrounding communities. We seek to promote
communrty cohesion by developing an all-embracing inclusive community that enhances individual,
spiritual, social, academic and cultural development in the light of the principles of social inclusion and
inlegraliDn.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE ORGANISATION
The principal objects of the Charity are the advancement of education, protection and care of
abusedlpoorlunderprivileged ¢hildren,' Ihe relief of poverty, the advancement of religion, the provision of
primary health care for the poor in third world countries and the financial support of Catholic Churches in
poor rural communities of developing countries.
Overall management of the Charity is the responsibility af the trustees who are elected or co-opted under
the terms of the constitution8. Day to day projects development activities are managed by and carried out
by one full time staff 7 part time sessional staff and 15 volunteers.
TRUSTEES
The Trustees of the charity are.. Mother Maria Chioma Emeagi, Chair of Trustees
Rev.Dr. Augustine U. Ihedinma, Trusteelsecretary Sr. Stèlla E. Davies, Sir Joseph Duke and
Sr. Blessing O. Onuoha.
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REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE PERIOD
The b08rd of Trustees of the Marian Mission for the Poor achieved some ol the targets set for 2023.
These include-
Continulng to develop further our Fee Paying Short Break Services for disabled children
from the London borough of Newham and London borough of Waltham Forest.
Yes the number of our short break service users increased remarkably and we are hopeful Ihat tt will
continue lo grow.
Advertise our services more to increase the capacity of service users
We continue advertise our services in our local newspapers and online and the outcome is
encouraging.
Securing funding to purchase a minlbus for children and young people, particularly for our
after school club and holiday projects.
This target has not been achieved as another funding application for a minibus was not successful, but
we are continuing to seek for such funding.
Complete the process of submitting application to secure FEEE funding.
This was completed in November 2023 and we hope to get our funding before the end of January 2024,
Intensifying efforts to secure funding for our international literacy and poverty eradication
school project in Nigerla.
We are still searching for this funding with no success so far.
FINANCE
The Board of Trustees has in this financial year to December 2023 worked hard to increase number of
service users in our Short Break services in the London borough of Wallham Forest as well as that of the
London borough of Newham.
The charity's long term financial obligation is with Barclays Bank PLC as a commercial mortgage. The
short term financial obligations are".
1. Bounce Back loan with Barclays and
2. CAF loan forthe development of the sensory room.
Our new financial management systems make il easier for both the organisation and parents to be able to
make payments as required and when due to avoid undue debts. With the new financial Control systems
in pla￿, our clients are supported in the process to avoid slipping into huge debts. Our financial
Consultant continues to support the committee in developing robust financial syst8ms that will sustain the
growth of the Charity and our Sage Cloud accounting system is working out very well.
Securing the government's Free Early Education Entitlement {FEEEI
We have worked hard and completed the needed documentations and have submitted our application to
the Early Years Team of the London borough of Waltham Forest for the approval of the FEEE funds for our
pre-school seNice, Our senior management leam is now waiting for the borough's first review since we
submilled in November 2023. We are hopeful the funding will be secured early 2024.
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The International Literacy and Poverty Eradication Project: Proposed Building of a Secondary
School of British Standard
The proposed charity all through nLJrsery, Primary and secondary school project continued lo have a set
back because of our slow recovery from the effect of the covid-19 lockdown as the Friends of the Marian
Mission for the Poor, Nigerian group, have still not su￿eYed the purchased land. The Friends of the
Marian Mission for the Poor" in Nigeria are still working on the architectural drawings of the school plan.
We still did not get to Ihe stage of getting a bill of quantity produced and this will carry over to 2024 to give
us an estimated cost of developing the project. The bakery project is developing gradually. The Friends of
the Marian Mission Nigeria were still nol able to carry out their planned fundraising event because Df
political instabilities and unrest. Hopefully, they may be able to do so when the economic situation
improved. The team of project committee members are still working hard to find some funders and
sponsors from Nigeria who can support the project.
Our Religious Community in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
Our religious community in Owerri, Imo State Nigeria is growing steadily in number. We have a growing
number of postulants who are undergoing their religious formation as part of their journey to the religious
life. We thank God for the vocation and pray for more. Some of the postulants will be sponsored to join our
religious community in the UK for their noviliale al our community in Nympsfield, Gloucestershire GL10
3TZ. Our bakery had a set back again as we are going through transition from the use of firewood to the
use of gas. Thanks be to God and the effort of Rev. Dr. Augustine U. Ihedinma. our Sisters 2nd the
members of the Friends of the Marian Missionary Sisters of the Poor, Nigerian branch, particularly Miss
Blessing Deiyi Davies who is leading in the restoration of the bakery.
The presence of the Sisters in our community in Owerri has led lo the increase in number of young ladies
who desire to join our religious order. It has also made it easier for us lo get more sponsors and
benefaclars that are helping and supporting the congregation in Nigeria. We are now developing an in-
depth formation for our young candidates to the religious life in Nigeria.
Our Projects in London
The pre-school has submitted our application for the government early years funding IFEEE- Free Early
Education Entitlement for Two, Three and Four Year Olds)
Vve had a good Ofsted inspection in June 2019. However. we are not still in receipt of the govemment
FEEE because we are still wailing for the outcome of the application we submitted. We have gol all that is
required by the local authority for the assesstnenl of our application. We are really working hard to expand
the capacity of the Pre-school and hope to achieve this as soon as possible. The building work has
improved acce55 for physically disabled children and young people and the extension has increase the
capacity and rneels the DDA'S (Disability Discrimination Act) requirements.
Our focus for next year will be to further increase and sustain the self-financing services that the charity
delivers so as lo raise funds to be able to support many more vulnerable children and hard to reach
disadvantaged families. The Pre-school is one of such projects. The organisation delivered Short Break
servI￿S for the London borough of Waltham Forest and the London borough of Newham and we are
continuing to do so. Our self-referral direct payment short break service is gradually developing in
Waltharr Forest and the London Borough of Newham to enable parents to buy in services directly for their
children. We can now deliver services to wheelchair users in our Centre.
Our Saturday Supplernentary School for children with Leaming difficulties and school underachievers did
not take pla￿ during this year 2023. We were not able to apply for any funding for the project this year.
This is a very highly needed project as it helps children from disadvantaged low income families to break
barriers to learning and raise academic achievements that will eventually get them out of the poverty cycle.
We made application foi funding for youth projects only to the local Wards and we got funding from Leylon,
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High Street
and Lea
Bridge
wards
of the London borough of Waltham
Forest.
We have been supporting families with children with challenging behaviour on an outreach 1..1 basis. It is
really very irnportanl that this project continues to run now that the building project is completed to prevent
high level of school disaffection and exclusions in the future. Young people need a safe haven during
school holidays and that was what the project provided. Vve have so far supported many disaffeded
children and young people from the charity's resources as this is one of our primary objectives and we
conlinue lo do so. The LEXIA READING SYSTEM software funded by the LBWF community ward grant in
202112022 is still being used to support the language development of underachieving pupils.
The growth of the Educational and Family Support Centre in the London Borough of Wallham Forest is
progressive this year because of an increase in self finan¢ing projects. We succeeded in resourcing the
pre-school and short break services for disabled children with sensory and wooden equipment and play
toys that will last for years. So we do not need to spend much money on equipment in 2024. The
Organisalion continues lo work well with local schools, social seNices, Early Years Team and Disabled
Children's Team. We have succeeded in continuing to offer services in the following areas.
Positive Holiday diversionary, Careers awareness, behaviour management for children and young
people with Special Educational Needs, Physical disabilities, emotional and behavioural difficulties
as well as those who are socially excluded,.
Breakfast and After SGhool club.
Short break services for disabled children
Outreach Family Support Services
Catechism of the Catholic Church to Catholic children at our Centre and in the parish
Pastoral support to targeted children who access our services
Support of our Catholic Choir
Full Childcare and Pre-school services
Retreat Services
FUNDRAISING..
The Friends of the Marian Missionary Sisters of the Poor and the Parenls/Staff association had very little
fundraising events during the year. Individual donations were also received this year. Our services were
reviewed again based on the outcome of needs survey and it was decided that we continue to focus on
vulnerable and disabled children and young people i.e. those with learning difficulties, behavioural and
emotional difficulties as well as those with other forms of mental or physical disabilities as the need is very
high on these areas. It was also agreed that we invest more on our pre-school and childcare services to be
able lo raise fund for our charitable services. Hence we are working hard to secure the FEEE funding.
OUR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY AT NYMPSFIELD IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Our religious community al the ° Our Lady's Homestead at Nympsfield" is still trying to survive the
impact of the covid-19 lockdown as the Marian Retreat Centre that offers religious services to people,
which is now open, is not yel operating al full capacity.
TASKS AHEAD".
Continuing to develop further our Fee Paying Short Break Services for disabled children from the
London borough of Newham and London borough of Wallham Forest,
Advertise our services more to increase the capacity of service users
Securing ftjnding to purchase a minibus for children and young people, particularly for our after
school club and holiday projects.
Intensifying efforts to secure funding for our international literacy and poverty eradication school
project.
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POLICIES..
RESERVES POLICY..
Since il is a matter of urgency to continue our services lo vulnerable, disadvantaged and poor children and
their families. the Charity has a reserve policy whereby any unused unrestricted income will be sel aside
for the purpose of funding services for children and young people whose families are poor and unable to
pay for such services.
The Trustees believe that by carrying out an annual review over ils key financial indicators it will be able lo
provide sufficient resources in the evenl of adverse circumstances in the coming years
INVESTMENTS
This year the charity invested in a 10 laptops for our after school club. We also inve8led on developing
tailor made educational resources for our targeted pupils who needed extra support. We invested in a lol
Of staff training lo improve quality. The Trustees are pleased to report that all work undertaken are
progressing satisfactorily.
This report is approved by the board of Trustees and signed on their behalf.
SIGNED..
Mother Maria Chioma Emeagi
(Chairperson)
DATE.. 15. July 2023

Report of the Independent examiner to the trustses of Marian Mission for the Poor
a charitable company limited by guarantee.
Re Final statements for the year ended 313t December 2023
Respectlve responslbllities of trustees and examiner
The Trustees who are also directors of the organisation are responsible for the preparation
of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year under Section 144(2)
of the Charities Act 2011 and that an indèpendent examination is needed.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audtt under company law and is
eligible for independent examination. it is my responsibility to..
examine the accounts under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act"
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity
Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act,. and
to State whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent examlner's report
My examination was Carried out in accordano with the general diredions given by the
Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the
charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes
consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations
from you as trustees conceming any such matters. These procedures do not seek to
express an audit opinton on the accounts
Independent examinefs statsment
In Gonnection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which giv8s me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requlrements:
to keep a¢Gounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act
2006" and
to prepare accounts which accord with Ihe accounting records, comply wlth the
accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the
methods and principles of the Ststement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and
Reporting by Charities
have not been met", or to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to
enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reach8d.
Independent Examiner.
Date., 17th July 2024
Certified Accountant
Communily Accounting Support Project
702 High Road Leyton
London E10 6JP
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Marfatri Mission for the Poor
Statement of Financial Activlties
For Year ended 31st December 2023
Total Funds
2Q23
4,635
75,445
91,023
21,174
192,276
Totsl Funds
2022
9.512
51,872
97,206
28,447
187,037
Incoming Resources
Grant Re￿[ptS
Contracts
Income from Activities
Fundraising & Donations
Total Incoming ReSoUr￿S
notss
Resources Expended
Activty costs (educational resources, toys Ect )
24,258.57
28.920
Management & Administration costs
107,384,19
86,731
Mortgage IRepairs & maintenan￿ cost
35.078.65
42,926
Other Costs - Housekeeping
Miscellaneous Expenses
14,295.00
1,335.85
3.143
8,204
Governance Costs
3,127,20
185,477
9,274
179,198
Net Incoming Resource5
Fund Balaft￿s Brought Forward
Fund Balan￿$ 31st Dec 2023
6,799
978,869
985.688
7,839
971,030
978,869
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MARIAN MISSION FOR THE POOR
Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2023
nots$
2023
2022
Fixed Assets
U K Properties M.Value (2019)
Land & Propety Overseas
Sensory Room Equipment
Computerl Off￿ Equipment
1,482,950
120,035
28,316
30,182
1,661,483
1,482,950
142,765
30,586
36,182
1,692,483
Current Assets
Cash at Bank and in Hand
17,806
8,106
Current Liabllitles
Nèt Current Assèts
17,806
8,106
Totsl Assets less Current Liabilltes
1,679.289
1,700,589
Long.Terrn Liabilities
693.621
721.719
Total Net Assets
985,668
978,869
Net Incoming Resources
Fuind Balance .Blfwd
Total Funds 31st Dec 2023
6.799
978.869
985,668
7,839
971030
978.869
Statement of Trustees responsibillties
The Trustees are satisfied that the company is entiltled to exemption under section 477 of the
Companies Act 2006 and no notice has been deFrf)SFted under section 476 of the. act requesting that an
audit be conducted for the period ended 31st December 2023
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
(a) ensuring the company keeps accounting records which complies with the requirements of section 386
of Companies Act 2006
(b) preparing accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affalrs of the Company as
at 31st De￿mber 2023 and of its income and expenditure for that finance year in accordance with the
requirements of section 393, and which othewlse comply with the requirements of the Companies aot
relating to accounts so far as applicable to the company.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions applicabl8 to small
ompanies
Sign8d on behalf of the Trustees on...
Mother Maria Chioma Emeagi
Trustee { Chairperson )
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MARIAN NJSSION FOR THE POOR
Notss to the Accounts forthe period endlng 315t December 2023
1, Accountlng Poll¢ies
Accountng Basls
l a ) The Financlal statements ar6 prepared underthe FiisloriG ¢osI basis in accordance with FinanGial
Reporting Standards For sMal￿r Enblies and In Cornplla￿ with Statements of recommended
Practf¢e applicable to Charities.)
( b l The organisation's main Sour￿ of income is from grants and dOnattL￿5. Scrfne income is derived from
derived from acbvities arKI semces provid￿ by the Company.
( c ) Grants recelved kjrspecrfjc purposes are accountsd for as Reslricled FurKls and are applied in
afforda￿e with the tems ofthe grant. And all properties owned are restrlcted In that their use cannot
be ¢hanged
{ d } Incclne and expendthre relating to activifies ofthe charity have been taken inlo account
on th8 accrua15 basts.
{ e I Company Status. Marian Mission for the Poor is a Company limited by guarantee without a shae capital
Members liablllly in the event of the company being wound up, is reslrided lo £1 each
s a registered charity, the Organisation is exempt from i￿￿mn6 & corporation tsx on income derFved
from its charitable act1v￿$ as it fal￿ withln the varNJus exemptions availabe to registered chatilies.
Incomlng Resources
2, Income from Grants
Grant, LBWF Community Council Fund
Grant Funding (Friends of MMSP)
Year
2023
4,200
435
4,635
Year
2022
8,823
690
9.513
I InconR from Contracts
Short Btpak SeNices LBWF & LBN
56,332
51,872
Year
2,023
Year
2022
2,000
45,339
4 Income from Activi￿e5
TUt￿n Fees
Brèakfast & after School
Pre Sch(
Childcare
Holiday Club
Short break contracts & direct payments
MisGellaneous Income
49.273
32.146
9,604
19,112
22,953
3,000
23,914
110.135
97,206
Inenme from Fundratsing, Gifts & Donations
21.174
28,446
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Notes .othe a¢counts contlnued
5, Income from Fundralslng & Donations
Ourfundraising efforts and donations received rdised £21,174 this year Last years donations
totalling £28,447 thanks to ourmany supporters who believed in us and are committed lo our work
6, Fixed Assets InGlude5 Overseas Land & property aCquI￿d forthe development of edl￿atiOnal faciliftes
for poor and vulunerdble children and young people In Nlgeria and includes a Bakery Investment plan
unfortunately this plan has been Suspe￿Ied due to the dIff￿Ulty the Chartyfaces in its operation in England
and this has resulted in the feductKin in the value oflh6 p￿ertY even though our plans remain the same
The Uk Property which originally conslsted of 2 properties has undergone subslanlial Redevdopment
for nursery education wtth a set)sory room forspecial needs children Its valuation is not been depieGiated
The compute￿ and Office Equrpment are shown atthe Wrftten down value after charging depreciation at
20%10 write of the assel overlheir estimated Ltselul Ille. Depreciat￿n Is notcharged in the yearof acquisition
8, Creditors
Accrued expenses oulstandirKJ .., NIL
9, Long Terni Llabllltios
These are th8 outstsnding long tsmi loan balances held as at 31st Decemkr 2023
Barclays Bank Long lemi Loan
631,622
Ch8rities Aid Foundation Lo
24,614
Batdays Bank 8ourth Back Loan
37,385
10 No paynEnts were made to the Trustses by way of rgmuneralion during the current ￿ri0d to
De￿M￿r 2023 and there are no related paty transa¢llons during this stat6YI peTlOd,
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