
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 1.4.2023                 Period start date   To Period end date** 

## **31.3.2024** 

## **Charity name: Daughters of St Francis de Sales Charitable Trust Charity registration number: 1129384** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|1. To advance the Catholic faith for the<br>benefit of the public in accordance<br>with the spiritual principles in the<br>constitution of the society known as<br>the Daughters of St Francis de Sales by<br>any charitable means that the trustees<br>think fit;<br>2. To advance the Christian education of<br>youth through the provision of grants<br>and bursaries to groups or individuals<br>and by any other charitable means that<br>the trustees from time to time<br>determine;<br>3. To relieve financial hardship, either<br>generally or individually, of people<br>living in the areas of the world where<br>the Daughters of St Francis de Sales<br>carry out their charitable works<br>through grants or through paying for<br>the provision of services, items and<br>facilities;<br>4. To relieve sickness and physical and<br>mental distress of people living in the<br>areas of the world where the<br>Daughters of St Francis de Sales carry<br>out their charitable works, through<br>grants or through paying for the<br>provision of services, items and<br>facilities.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The Trustees have continued to raise funds<br>through personal donations and other small<br>scale fundraising activities and to research the<br>needs for funds in the various communities<br>across the world where the Congregation of<br>Sisters (the Daughters of St Francis De Sales)<br>are active in charitable works.|





|||During this year funds have continued to be<br>transferred to support the work of the<br>communities in India, specifically to help in the<br>development of a new care facility in the<br>Mammood area.|
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|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm that they have paid due<br>regard to the Charity Commission guidance on<br>public benefit in deciding what activities the<br>charity should undertake and making plans for<br>distribution of funds in the future.|



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|During the year the Trust has been able to<br>send £67,000 to support the charitable<br>activities of the order of the Daughters of St<br>Francis de Sales in India and £5,000 in Italy.<br>The trustees have kept in touch with the order<br>to assess the needs for funds and agree with<br>the superiors of the order the priorities for the<br>use of the charitable funds.<br>There are agreed priorities for the transfer of<br>further funds, which will take place as the<br>needs of the care facility development<br>requires.|



## **Financial Review** 

|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|A balance of donations is held at the year end,<br>the top priority for this money is to support the<br>continued development and building of a care<br>home which will be run by the sisters.<br>These needs will be kept under review during<br>the coming year and grants made as and when<br>needed.|
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|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|There are no ongoing commitments and the<br>Charity employs no staff, there is therefore no<br>need to retain a level of reserves for the<br>Charity. Note is taken of the prevailing rates of<br>exchange in order to maximise the value of<br>transfers of funds abroad and this may<br>influence the timing of funds being transferred<br>as will the needs of the various projects.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£41,994 at theyear end.|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|





|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
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|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|N/A|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Trust|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|There are a mix of lay people and sisters from<br>the order of the Daughters of St Francis de<br>Sales who are resident in England.<br>Currently 2 sisters are Trustees both the<br>Chairman and Treasurer are lay people who<br>have relevant competence and experience and<br>a knowledge of the work of the DSFS in its<br>various locations across the world|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charityname|Daughters of St Francis de Sales Charitable Trust|
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|Other name the charityuses|N/A|
|Registered charitynumber|1129384|
|Charity’s principal address|36, Greenbush Drive,<br>Halesowen,<br>West Midlands<br>B63 3TL|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||David Clarke|Chairman|||
||Jane Clarke|Treasurer|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

N/A 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||David Anthony James Clarke|Jane Helen Clarke|
||<br>Chairman|Treasurer|
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|**Charity Name**|**No (if any)**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|**1129384**<br>**DAUGHTERS OF ST FRANCIS DE SALES CHARITABLE TRUST**||||
|**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||**CC16a**|
|Period start date<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>1.4.23|Period end date<br>**To**<br>31.3.24|||



## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**53,192**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**53,192**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**53,192**<br>**72,000**<br>**35**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **72,035**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**72,035**<br>**-               18,843**<br>**-**<br>**60,837**<br>**41,994**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**53,192**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**53,192**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**53,192**<br>**72,000**<br>**35**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**72,035**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**72,035**<br> <br>**-               18,843**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**53,192**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**53,192**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**53,192**<br>**72,000**<br>**35**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**72,035**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**72,035**<br> <br>**-               18,843**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|DONATIONS|**53,192**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**53,192**||**100,426**|
|HMRC GIFT AID||||**-**||**4,117**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**53,192**|||**53,192**||**104,543**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
||||**-**|**53,192**||**104,543**|
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|GRANTS|**72,000**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**72,000**||**50,000**|
|COST OF TRANSFERS|**35**|||**35**||**35**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**72,035**|||**72,035**||**50,035**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
||||**-**|**72,035**||**50,035**|
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||**-               18,843**|**-**|**-**|<br>**-               18,843**||**54,508**|
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||**60,837**|**-**||**60,837**||**6,329**|
||**41,994**|**-**|**-**|**41,994**||**60,837**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

27/01/2025 

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

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**41,994**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**41,994**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>DAVID CLARKE<br>JANECLARKE|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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|||DAVID CLARKE|**19.11.24**|
|||JANECLARKE|**19.11.24**|



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

27/01/2025 

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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Daughtsrs of St Frnncis d• Sales Charitable Trust
On accounts for thè year
onded
Charlty no
{if any)
1129384
31* March 2024
8et out on page•
l T8POrt to the trusteeg on my eXaMinat￿n of the accounts ol the aLK*ve
charity (Ihe Tnjsfi for the year ended 3110312024.
R08ponslblllll•8 and As the Chanty trustees ofth8 TTUgt. you are responsible for the preparatlon
ba$ls of report of the &counts in acc(xdance with the requirements of the charit￿ Act
2011 (Ihe Acr).
I report in Te8pe(l of my examinalion of the Tnjst's accounts carrled out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I
have followed the applicab16 Directions gwen by the Charity Commissh
under section 145(5}Ibl of the Act.
I have C￿np￿ted my examina1K￿. l that no material matters have
corne to my attention in connection wtth the examinats'on vthich giv88 me
cause to bel￿t that in, any material respect."
accounting records were not k•pt in a¢¢ordm with 8e¢tion 130 of
the Act CY
the 8ccounts do n(* acrord with the ￿)UntIng re¢ord8
I have no &)￿eMS and have ctyne &r088 no other matters in connection
wtlh the examination to which attention Should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding thfthe accounts to be react￿d.
Ind•pendent
examinor'8 8tatement
Slgnod:
Date:
2510112025
Namo..
Grahan Jones
Relevant wofossFonal
quallflcatlon(s) or body
(rf any):
Addro8•:
7 Albh)n Street
rley Hill
DY5 3EE
IER
October 2018