THE FOUNDATION OF SAINT FRANCOIS
TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021
REGISTERED CHARITY No. 1165715

THE FOUNDATION OF SAINT FRANCOIS
TRUSTEES. RepoRT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021
CONTENTS
Pag•
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
14
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
BALANCE SHEET
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
7-10
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THE FOUNDATION OF SAINT FRANCOIS
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021
The Trustees are pleased to present their annu81 trustees, report logether the financlal statements
of the charity for the year end8d 30 June 2021.
R•f•r•nte and Adminlstratlon Detalls
Full name: The Foundation of Saint Francois (The Charmy)
Registered Charlty number.. 1165715
Principal address..
BD8 Pitmans LLP
One Barthoiomew Close
London
EC1A 78L
Tru8lees-
Mr X J de18 Rochefoucauld (Chairm8nl
MrSPWeil
Mr S de la Rochefoucauld
Mr A C C de la Rochefou¢auld
Officer:
Mis P Byall Isecrelary to the truste88)
Solicitors..
Charles Russell Speechty8, 5 Fleet Place. London EC4M 7RD
Independent Exarniner:
H8rpreet Dehal
BDB Pltmans LLP
One Bartholomew Ch)88
London
EC1A 78L
Structur• Gov•m8n¢• and M•nag•m•nt
Gr*vemlng dorum•nt
Deed dated 4 December 2014 (the Deed) estsbllshed the Charfty. New Trustee5 are 8ppolnled by
resolullon of the Trustees completed in ¥GGordance with clause 8.1.1 of the Deed. or by deed.
There should always be a minimum of 3 Trustees. Induction and Training for New Trustees Is
proV￿ed when relevant. It would be the responsibility of the senlor trust88 to exptain the new
Trustees responsibilities and duties, whilst providing copies of the Charity instrument, past
accounts and guidance booklets provided by th8 Charity Commission. No special skills are
required as the Charlty does not provkle a servKe.
Obl•¢tlvos and A¢tlvltl•s
The Charity was eslabllshed as a ch8rlty in 2014 and was registergd wth the Charity Commission
on 23 February 2016, with the specffic charltable object of the advancement of the Roman Catholic
faith IhrougtrKJUt the world and has appligd the Charlty Fund and th6 income derived from it
accordingly.
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THE FOUNDATION OF SAINT FRANCOIS
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021
Obl•ctlv•¥ and Aetlvitl•s IcontinuÈdl
In general terms the Trusl8es consider the position al their regular meetiThJs and donations are
made as they deem appropriate.
The Trustees recelved grant income from a US Foundatlon, The Foundation of St Bénedict (the
US Foundalionl during tha period ended 30 June 2021. The funds re¢elved from the US
Foundation are held under the terms of vanous Expenditure Responsibility Grant Agreements
(the Agreemenl81. The fruslees report lo the US Foundation a8 and when the furKls are utlllg&d
as per the terms of the Agreements. and on an annual basis.
Grnnt M4klnq Pollcy
The trustees made grants lo prornote Ihe Catholic falth and support tha Bened￿tine Order.
Full details of grants made durlng the year are giv8n In Note 4 to the accounts.
Rl•k M•nag•m•nt
The Trustees have Considered the maln areas of risk and are of the oplnlon that the Charity has
the resources and systems that. under normal Gondrtions, will allow these rlsks lo be mSllgaled to
an acceptable level in its day-lo-day operatlons. In partlcular, the Trustees do not enter Into
commitments In exc888 of thalr available ¢ash resources and as a resun Ihoy operate in a vary
low rlsk envlronm¢nl. Any drop in Income received wlll be matched by an appropTlale reduction in
expendllure.
Flnancl•l R•vl•w and R•••TV•• Pollcy
The frustaes do not seek to Tai¥8 money from the general publ1¢ $lnce fundSng Is obtained from
prlvate donations. Tha Trustees have appointed Ralhbones lo advise them on their investments
and have 8greed an Investment policy. The Charfly Deed confers on th8 Trustees very wide
powers of Inv8Stmenl.
On8 donation was received in the perlod totalllng £74,211.0312020.' one donatlon £81,517). as
d8talled in note 2 of these accounts. It was received in the Contingency Fund. The donallon
received Is from the Foundallon of St Benedict and is subject to the wlde terms of the
Expenditure respon$lbility grant agreements IERGA).
Charmabla grants weré made in the year of £20,00012020.. £10,000). Expenditure rel8llng to the
management and administrallon of the Charity amounled lo £8,879.21 12020.. £6,707). The
administration of the Chartty passed from BDB Pilman$ during the year to Char18s Russell
Speechlys.
Golng Conc•m
The Trustees have prepared the financial statements on a going concern b8sls. However. before
reaching Ih8ir declslon lo do so, careful consideration has been giv8n lo the possible implication5
of COVID-19.
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THE FOUNDATION OF SAINT FRANCOIS
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021
Publlc Benofit
The Trustee5 have refefred to the guidance contsined in the Charity Commission's general
guldance on publ￿ benefit, and in particular the guidance on charities for the advancement of
religion, when reviewing the Charitys ainis and objectives and in planning future activities and
dociding on the grants fcy the ye8r. The Objectfves and Activities se¢tion of the report provide a
brief summary ol activities undertaken.
Responslbllltles of th• Truste0•
Law appllc8ble to charltl88 In England & Wales requlres the Trusl6es lo prepare financial
statements for èach financial year whlch a true and fair vlew of the charitws financial activities
during the year and of Ils financial position at the end of the year. In preparlng financial sl8tem&nts
giving a true and falr view, the Trustees should follow best practice and..
se1￿1 sultsble ac¢ountlng pollcles and then appty them conslstenuy,
make ludgemènts and esllmates that are reasonable and prudent:
stst8 whethor applicable accounllng standards and statements of recommended
pracllce have been followed. 8ublecl lo any departures dls¢lo8ed arKI èxplained In the
nancial statements and;
prepare the flnancl81 statements on the going concem bas18 unless It Is Inapproprkgle
lo presurne that the charity will ¢ontlnue In op8r8lbJn.
Th8 Trustees are reswnsible for keeplng accounting records whlch dlsclose wllh reasonable
accura¢y the flnancial posltion of the charsty and which Onable them lo ensure th81 the financial
statements comply with applicable law and regulallons. They are also responslble for safeguarding
the assets of Ihe charity and hence for taking reasonabl8 $leps lor the prev6nllon and deteollon of
fraud and other irregularllies.
Signed on behall of tho Iru$tse8:
{Ihh)ISL+¥) DE LA QoCttLsfDO dluLD
Date: IT Iii ItpI4
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THE FOUNDATION OF SAINT FRANCOIS
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER TO THE TRUSTEES
IN RESPECT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021
I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Foundalion of Saint Francois for
the year ended 30 June 2021 wh￿h are set out on pages 5 to 9.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsibje for the preparation of the aecounls in
accordance wi(h the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act'l.
I report in respect of my exarninalion of Ihe Trust's accounts carried Olrt under sectton 145 of the
2011 Act and in Carrying out my examination I have follchved all the appI￿able Directions given by
the Charrty CommisshJn under section 14515} (bl of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my exarninalion. I confirni that no material mattels have come lo my attention in
conneclion with the examination giving me cause lo believe that in any material respect..
accounting records were not kept in respect of ihe Trust as required by section 130 of the
the accounts do not accord with those record5". or
the accounts do not compty wrth the applicable requirements concerning the fomi and
content of the accounts sel out in the Charitie5 (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008
other than any requirement that the accounts gwe a Irue and fairf vithv which is not
matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other rnatte￿ in connection wth the examination to
which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
Harpreel Dehal FCCA
BDB Pitmans LLP
One Bartholomew Close
London
EC1A 7BL
Dale..
g th?21
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THE FOUNDATION OF SAINT FRANCOIS
STATEMENT OF FINAMCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021
Unr•8trlcted Contlngoncy
Fund
Fund
Total
2021
Total
2020
Income and Endowm•nts from:
Notes
t)onalion$
74,211.03
74,211.03
82,517
Inveslmenls
Dlvldends and Intarost
4,071.47
4.071.47
3,203
Total Incomlng rnsourc
78,282.50
78,282.50
85,720
Expondltur? on:
Fundralslng co¥ts
Investment management fees
3,942.43
3.942.43
3,043
Charltsblo oxp•ndlture:
Charitable Grants
Support Q08ts
20.000.00
8.879.21
20,000.1)O
,879.21
10,000
6,707
Total rnsourcM oxynd•d
32.621.64
32,821.64
19,750
NET INCOMEIEXPENDITURE
45,460.86
45.460.86
65,970
Other recognljed g8ln81108108
Exchange rale gains I10ss8s1
Gainslllossesl on inveslmenls:
-realised
-unr8allsed
125.709.52}
{25.709.52)
4,186
8.597.15
95,785.00
,597.15
95,785.00
(579)
36.699
N•t movomgnl In fvnd8
124,133.49
124,133.49
106,276
Balances brought forward
598,323.72
598,323.72
492.048
Balances carrled forward
at 30 June 2021
£ 722.457.21 £ 722.457.21 £ 598,324
The rh)tes on pages 7 10 10 fom part of the financial staloments
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THE FOUNDATION OF SAINT FRANCOIS
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUNE 2021
Total
Funds
2021
Total
Funds
2020
Unr•strictèd
Fund
Contlngency
Fund
Notes
Flxed Assets
Investments
351.159.00
351.1 $9.00
416,604
Currant Assets
Cash at bank
377.070.21
377.070.21
182,220
728,229.21
728,229.21
598,824
Cr•dltor•
Amounts f8111ThJ due wilhln one year
5,772.00
5,772.00
500
£ 722,457.21
722,457.21
598,324
R•pro•gntod By:
30 June 2021 balanGes as p8g8 4
722,457.
£ 722,457.21 £ 598,324
Thè notes on pages 7 to 10 form part of the financlal 618lements
Approved and $lgn•d on bèhalf of th• trustew4 by:
SffA￿ ia.u8.3.....D£....LA...nc) L14LS-fiL¥) GWLI
Date".
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THE FOUNDATION OF SAINT FRANCOIS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021
l Accounting Polic58•
Basls of accountlng
The financial slalements have been prepared under the historical cost conventlon. wllh the exception
that the investments Ère shown at market value al the balan¢e sheet date in accordance with the
Statement of Recomm8nded Practice.. Accounting and Reportlng by Charities preparing their accounts
in accordance wllh the Flnancial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republlc of I￿l￿nd IFRS
1021. and the Charities AGI 2011. The Charity Constllutes a public benefrt entity as defined by FRS 102.
Th8 accounts have been pr8pared in aGcordanc& wilh the FSn8nclal Reporting Standard applicable in
the United Kingdom and Republ￿ of Ireland IFRS1021 aTrd wth the Charllies Act 2011.
InGomlng Rgsourc•i
Th1$ Is included in tha Statement of Financial Actlvllles ￿en- The charity becomes gnlltl8d to the
resources, the trustee5 are vlrtually certaln they wlll receiv8 the resourGe$'. and the monetary value can
bo measured wllh sufficient reliablllty.
Resourcas Expgndod
Expendlture Is aGwunted for on an a¢¢ruals basis. All admlnislration expen888 are oharllable support
costs. Donallons are recorded when the trustee8 havo made the deci5i0n lo pay them. unless the
donatlons are 5ublecl lo conditlons belng fumlled.
Fund Accountlng
Unrestrlcled funds are those which ara used for the general advoncemenl of the Charilys objectives.
The Conllngency Fund is hold for distribution by the Trustees under the terms ol varlous ERGA'8.
Forglgn Currenclè$
Transa￿￿OnS in Euros and US Dollar5 are 8hown In thls account in steding. They are Converted using
tha average exchange rate applicable al during the accounllng periotj. Assets and IlabllltSe8
denominated in foralgn curr8nci8s al the year end are Ir8nslaled into slerting al year end rale$. If
currencies are exchanged, th8 8Ctual values, as convert8d, ar8 used.
Invo$tm•nti
Investments represent UK and foreign quolod securlues and are staled at market value.
Golng Concern
Having assessed the Charlws financlal posS1ion and plans for th8 for8seeab18 future, the Trvslees 8r8
satisfied that It remains approprlate to prepare the financi81 sl818ments on a going concern basis.
Wh8re necessary eslimales and judgements are based on his10ri¢81 experience and other factors.
Before reaching Ihls conclusion the Trusle8s discussed th8 impll¢alions of COVID-19 as shown In the
Report of the Trustees.
Unrostrfcted Contlngency
Fund
Fund
Total
2021
Total
2020
2 Oonatlons recelv•d
st Benedi¢t of Nursia Foundation
£ 74.211.03 £
£ 82,517
Unrestrlcted Contlngency
Fund
Fund
Total
2021
Total
2020
3 Fundrai$lng costs
Ralhbones Investment Management
3.942.43 £
3.942.43 £
3,043
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## **THE FOUNDATION OF SAINT FRANCOIS** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021** 

|**4 **|**Charitable Expenditure**|||||**Contingency**|**Contingency**||**Total**||**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||**Fund**||**2021**||**2020**|
||**Grants Payable (All to institutions)**||||||**£**||**£**||**£**|
||Caritas Anchor House||||||**-**||**-**||3,000|
||Our Lady of Walsingham||||||**10,000.00**||**10,000.00**||7,000|
||St Margaret's and All Saints Catholic|||||||||||
||Church||||||**10,000.00**||**10,000.00**||-|
|||||||**£**|**20,000.00**<br>|**£**|**20,000.00**<br>|£|10,000<br>|
|**5 **|**Support Costs**|||||**Contingency**|||**Total**||**Total**|
||||||||**Fund**||**2021**||**2020**|
||||||||**£**||**£**||**£**|
||BDB Pitmans LLP accountancy and|||||||||||
||administration fees||||||**6,148.00**||**6,148.00**||6,022|
||Independent examination||fee||||**750.00**||**750.00**||500|
||CRS administration fees||||||**1,782.00**||**1,782.00**||-|
||Bank charges||||||**199.21**||**199.21**||185|
|||||||**£**|**8,879.21**<br>|**£**|**8,879.21**<br>|£|6,707<br>|
||||**Balance**||||||**Realised &**||**Balance**|
|**6 **|**Investments**||**30 June**|**Purchases**|||**Disposals**||**Unrealised**||**30 June**|
||||**2020**||**at cost**||**at cost**||**Gains**||**2021**|
||||**£**|||**£**|**£**||**£**||**£**|
||Contingency Fund||416,604.00||||169,827.15||104,382.15||351,159|
|||**£**|**416,604.00**<br>|**£**|**-**<br>|**£**|**169,827.15**<br>|**£**|**104,382.15**<br>|**£**|**351,159**<br>|
||(All UK and foreign Quoted Securities)||||Historic cost at 30 June 2021|||||£|366,569<br>|
||||||Realised||gains 2021||£8,597|||
||||||Unrealised||gains 2021||£95,785|||



Although there were disruptions caused by the Covid 19 pandemic, which resulted in economic uncertainty, the value of investments have continued to recover since March 2020. The Charity is invested for the long term and are well placed as long term investors to manage the short term fluctuations which have happened as a result of the Covid crisis. 

## **7 Trustees' Remuneration and Expenses** 

No remuneration was paid during the year (2020: Nil). No expenses were paid to the Trustees during the year (2020: Nil). 

## **8 Transactions with Related Parties** 

During the year £6,148 (2020: £6,022) was paid to BDB Pitmans LLP for administration and accountancy fees, of which Simon Weil (Trustee) was a partner of the firm for part of the accounting year. In addition, during the year £1,782 (2020: £0) was paid to Charles Russell Speechlys, of which Simon Weil (Trustee) was a partner of the firm for part of the accounting year. 

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THE FOUNDATION OF SAINT FRANCOIS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021
Unrostrlctod Contlngency
Fund
Fund
Totsl
2021
Total
2020
8 Cash at Bank
Metro bank 1£)
Metro bank IEUROI
Rathbones Invest Mgmt l£}
Ralhbones Inv8sI Mgmt IUSDI
Rathbones Invest Mgmt (EURO)
R¥lhbones Invest Mgmt IAUSD)
388.00
759.42
52.84
170,924.03
204,883.28
62.64
388.00
759.42
52.84
170.924.03
204.883.28
62.64
388
1.633
131,497
48,650
41
£ 377,070.21 £ 377.070.21 £ 182,220
Gurrnn¢y equlv•l8nts
Metm bank (EURO)
R81hbon8s Invest Mgmt (USD)
R8thbon8s Invest Mgmt (EURO)
Rathbon8s Invest Mgmt (AUSDJ
885
236,200
238.689
115
885
236,200
238.689
115
22,000
132,59Q
125}
4T
AU$
Unr•strlcted Conllngency
Fund
Fund
Total
2021
Total
2020
9 Credltor•
Independent examlnation fee
BDB Pltman8 accountancy fee
Charfes Russell Speechlys 8dmlnl$tr8tion fee
750.IXI
3,240.00
1,782.00
750.00
3,240.00
1.782.00
500
5,772.00 £
5.772.00 £
500
Unrestrl¢t•d Contlng•n¢y
Fund
Fund
Totsl
2021
Totsl
2020
10 Analy•ls of Not Ass•t¥ Betw••n Fund•
Investments
Current A¥sels
Credltors
351,159.00
377,070.21
{5.772.00)
351,159.00
377.070.21
q5.772.00)
416,604
182,220
15001
Total N8t Assets
£ 722,457.21 £ 722.457.21 £ 598,324
Unrostrlctgd Contlngency
Fund
Fund
Totsl
2020
Total
2,019
For the year end•d 30 June 2020
Investments
Current Assets
Gredllors
416.604.00
181.719.72
418,604.00
381,650
182.219.72
128,793
{500.00) {18.3961
500.00
{500.00)
Totsl Net Assets
£ $98.323.72 £ 598.323.72 £ 492,047
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THE FOUNDATION OF SAINT FRANCOIS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2021
11 Prlor year Statement of finan¢lal actlvltlos
Unrestrictod
Fund
Contingoncy
Fund
Totll
2020
Incom8 and End(Jwments from:
Notes
t)onallon8
82.517.02
82.517.02
Investments
Dlvld&nds
3,203.67
3.203.67
Total Incornlng ro8ourco•
3,203.67
82,517.02
85,720.69
Expondllure on:
Fundralslng costs
Investment management fee8
3,043.08
3,043.08
Charltsbl• •xpondltur•:
Charitable Grants
Support costs
10,000.00
10,000.00
6.707.48
8.707.48
Total re•ourG•• oxpendod
6,707.48
13,043.08
19,750.56
NET INCOMEIEXPENDITURE
{3.503.81)
69,473.M
65,970.13
Oth•r recognlsgd galnsllosie•
Exchange r8te galnsllossesl
Gain81{105se$) on Investments-
-realised
-unreali8ed
4.185.51
4.185.51
{579.15)
36.699.59
{579.151
36.699.59
Not movement In funds
13,503.811
109,779.89
106,276.08
Tran8f8r be￿88n funds
3,503.81
13.503.81)
106,276.08
106.270.08
Balances brought forward
492,047.64
492,047.64
Balances carrlgd forward
al 30 June 2020
£ 598,323.72
£ 598,323.72
P898 10