2024-04-05-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 14 March 2023 To 5 April 2024

Charity name: Mater Dolorosa CIO

Charity registration number: 1202313

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the traditional Roman Catholic religion in the United Kingdom for the benefit of the public.
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	Holding of public religious celebrations, prayer services, devotions, lectures, seminars, conferences, and spiritual retreats, and producing and/or distributing literature on the Marian spirituality to enlighten others about the Roman Catholic religion.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Yes, we confirm that the trustees had regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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	The charity is relatively new, being formed in March 2023 and exists to support the activities of a particular religious order and its members. This depends, to a very great extent, on the availability of a suitable property for the said community to live and from which to operate. Unfortunately, due to a number of factors unrelated to the charity and beyond our control, promised benefactions and donations intended to purchase an appropriate property have, as of yet, been unforthcoming. Consequently, during the period of this report, the charity has been practically inactive. We await the promised donations and the opportunity to commence our work fully. Limited donations have been received in order to purchase specific items related to the future operations of the charity and have been spent for that purpose.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	As has already been detailed above, due to circumstances beyond our control and the absence of a property from which to function properly, the charity has been relatively inactive throughout the period oif the this report.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	At the time of report, the charity accounts are in credit of £1991.02 and has no debt. The charity has no other assets.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The charity does not hold reserves at this time. The trustees have concluded that, due to the inactivity of the charity, such is unnecessary at this time.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Zero
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	The trustees have concluded that, due to the inactivity of the charity, such is unnecessary at this time.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	Zero
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	Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its charity trustees ('Foundation' constitution)
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
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	Apart from the first charity trustees, every appointed trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as appointed charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Mater Dolorosa CIO
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1202313
Charity’s principal address	45 Brunel Drive HAILSHAM East Sussex BN27 3FX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Ciaran Moran	Chairman	N/A	N/A
	Christopher Sparkes	Trustee	N/A	N/A
	Matteo Schgor	Secretary	N/A	N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

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

Accounts

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) & Ciaran Moran (Chair) Matteo Schgor (Secretary) Position Date 03 February 2025