2025-03-31-accounts - The Daughters Of St Francis De Sales Charitable Trust

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1.4.2024 Period start date To Period end date

31.3.2025

Charity name: Daughters of St Francis de Sales Charitable Trust

Charity registration number: 1129384

Objectives and Activities

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

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

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	During the year the Trust has been able to send £75,000 to support the charitable activities of the order of the Daughters of St Francis de Sales in India. The trustees have kept in touch with the order to assess the needs for funds and agree with the superiors of the order the priorities for the use of the charitable funds. There are agreed priorities for the transfer of further funds, which will take place as the needs of the care facility development requires.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	A balance of donations is held at the year end, the top priority for this money is to support the continued development and building of a care home which will be run by the sisters. These needs will be kept under review during the coming year and grants made as and when needed.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	There are no ongoing commitments and the Charity employs no staff, there is therefore no need to retain a level of reserves for the Charity. Note is taken of the prevailing rates of exchange in order to maximise the value of transfers of funds abroad and this may influence the timing of funds being transferred as will the needs of the various projects.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£27,617 at theyear end.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A

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

Structure, Governance and Management

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

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	Daughters of St Francis de Sales Charitable Trust
Other name the charityuses	N/A
Registered charitynumber	1129384
Charity’s principal address	36, Greenbush Drive, Halesowen, West Midlands B63 3TL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	David Clarke	Chairman
	Jane Clarke	Treasurer
	Sr Jossy
	Sr MaryGrace

– 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)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	David Anthony James Clarke	Jane Helen Clarke
	Chairman	Treasurer
	08.12.25
	08.12.25

Charity Name	No (if any)
1129384 DAUGHTERS OF ST FRANCIS DE SALES CHARITABLE TRUST
Receipts andpayments accounts		CC16a
1.4.24 Period start date For the period from	31.3.25 Period end date To

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 60,692 - - - - - - 60,692 - - - 60,692 75,000 69 - - - - - - - 75,069 - - - 75,069 - 14,377 - 41,994 27,617	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £ 60,692 - - - - - - - 60,692 - - - 60,692 75,000 69 - - - - - - - 75,069 - - - 75,069 - 14,377	Last year to the nearest £
DONATIONS	60,692		- - - - - - - - -	60,692	53,192
HMRC GIFT AID				-
	-			-	-
	-			-	-
	-			-	-
	-			-	-
	-			-	-
	-			-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	60,692			60,692	53,192

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-		- - -	-
	-			-	-
*Sub total*	-			-	-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
			-	60,692	53,192

GRANTS	75,000		- - - - - - - - - -	75,000	72,000
COST OF TRANSFERS	69			69	35
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	-			-	-
	-			-	-
	-			-	-
	-			-	-
	-			-	-
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**Sub total **	75,069			75,069	72,035

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-		- - -	-
	-			-
**Sub total **	-			-	-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
			-	75,069	72,035

	- 14,377	-	-	- 14,377	- 18,843
	-	-	- -	-	-
	41,994	-		41,994	60,837
	27,617	-	-	27,617	41,994

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

06/01/2026

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

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 27,617 - - - - - 27,617 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name DAVID CLARKE JANECLARKE	Endowment funds to nearest £
			-
			-
			-
			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			Current value (optional)
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			Current value (optional)
			-
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			When due (optional)






			Date of approval
		DAVID CLARKE	8.12.25
		JANECLARKE	8.12.25

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

06/01/2026

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Daughters of St Francis de Sales Charitable Trust On accounts for the year 31[st] March 2025 Charity no 1129384 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-2 ) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2025.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

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

Date: 6[th] January 2026 Signed: Mike Weaver Name: Michael Patrick Weaver Relevant professional Chartered Public Finance Accountant qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Nine Acres, Uffmoor Lane, Halesowen, Wet Midlands B63 1DL

October 2018

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