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The Dominican Friars

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The English Province of the Order of Preachers. Registered charity 231192 (England and Wales) and SC039062 (Scotland)

A B O U T T H E D O M I N I C A N F R I A R S

The Dominican Friars in Britain

THE DOMINICAN FRIARS (est. 1216) are an international Catholic religious order with a specialisation in preaching, teaching and pastoral work. Officially titled the ‘Order of Preachers’, they are known as ‘Dominicans’ after their founder, St Dominic.

THE ‘PROVINCE OF ENGLAND’

The friars first established themselves in Britain in 1221, as the ‘Province of England’. The Province (one of around 40) endures to this day. It is legally constituted as a single charity ‘The English Province of the Order of Preachers’, with responsibility for the friars’ work in England, Wales and Scotland.

PRIORIES

The Province is made up of a number of priories, which are local communities of friars with a large degree of self-government. Currently these are in Oxford, London, Cambridge, Leicester, and Edinburgh. The Dominican houses in Grenada and Jamaica in the West Indies are also canonically dependent on this Province, and supported by grants, though not part of this charity.

KEY FACTS

Houses: 4 in England, 1 in Scotland (+ 2 canonically associated in West Indies)

OBJECT OF THE CHARITY

The Province Trust Deed lists ten charitable purposes, which for the purpose of registration as a Charity are summarised as ‘the promotion of education and the Roman Catholic religion and the establishment and maintenance of schools, churches and priories for these purposes and the upkeep of members of the Order of Preachers’.

Total English Province Friars: 78

Bishops: 1

Priests: 52 (+ 8 in West Indies)

Novices /

Student brothers: 9

OUR MISSION: THE AIMS OF THE CHARITY

The ultimate aim and purpose of the Catholic Church and therefore of the Order of Preachers is ‘the salvation of souls’ (cf. CIC 1752; LCO 1 §2). In furtherance of this goal, the Order of Preachers and the English Province aim to provide effective preaching, teaching and pastoral care flowing from fraternal religious communities of prayer and study. Through the work of the friars we seek to awaken and deepen faith, hope and charity, to the benefit of those to whom we minister, to their families and to the wider community.

More detailed information can be found on pp. 33ff.

www.english.op.org

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Message from the Prior Provincial

This last year has been one marked by the need for endurance and patience, but also one filled with joy and hope. During the various lockdowns, the communities of the Province have certainly persevered in the observance of their regular religious lives and this has proved a time of renewed fraternity and manifest generosity of spirit. Alongside the online apostolates that have continued to reach a wide section of the Church both in the United Kingdom and abroad, our earlier forms of educational and pastoral work have gradually resumed as face-to-face contact has once more become possible. We have all come to realise how essential and how precious physical presence is for us in every aspect of our lives as human beings. The journey of rediscovery of such presence has been a wonderful and precious experience in the life of the Province.

Starting with Pentecost in 2021 and due to end in May 2022, we have also been able to celebrate our 800[th] Jubilee with events and publications: a period of celebration which has drawn many new people into contact with us and made our presence and mission much more widely felt. We are immensely grateful for all the support and encouragement given to us by all our friends, both old and more recent in the course of this special year. Despite all the challenges of the pandemic, this has truly been a time of joy and hope.

Very Rev Dr Martin Ganeri OP, Prior Provincial

Contents

ABOUT THE DOMINICAN FRIARS 2 PUBLIC BENEFIT 39
THE YEAR IN REVIEW 4 PROVISION FOR SICK & ELDERLY 40
REVIEW BY HOUSE: INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE 40
OXFORD: PRIORY 10 FINANCIAL REVIEW 41
OXFORD: STUDIUM GENERALE 11 FUNDS & INVESTMENTS 42
OXFORD: BLACKFRIARS HALL 12 IMPLICATIONS OF COVID-19 43
EDINBURGH 16 TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES 44
LONDON 18 TRUSTEES’ DECLARATION 45
CAMBRIDGE 20 AUDITOR’S REPORT 46
LEICESTER 22 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 49
REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL APOSTOLATE 23 BALANCE SHEET 50
REVIEW OF FUNDRAISING 30 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 51
CHARITY DETAILS, OFFICE-HOLDERS 32 ACCOUNTING POLICIES 52
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE, NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 55
MANAGEMENT 33

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Objectives & Strategies for the Year 2020–21

(A) RECRUITMENT & TRAINING

To train priests and religious for pastoral and educational ministry, and to maintain the success of the full-time Director and Promoter of Vocations in drawing larger numbers of young men to enter the Province.

(B) MINISTRY

To continue effective and responsive ministry in the priories and parishes of the Province.

(C) BLACKFRIARS HALL

To maintain and support the educational and research activities of

(D) BLACKFRIARS STUDIUM

Strengthen the Province’s centre of studies in Oxford, ensuring proper • Raise funds, so that an adequate and sustainable system of levels of funding and administrative payment for lecturers can be provided. support.

Of these objectives (a), (b), (e), (g) and (h) applied to Scotland as well as to England and Wales; (c), (d) and (f) were specific to England and Wales, although not to the exclusion of participation by friars assigned to Scottish priories.

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(E) BUILDINGS

To maintain the buildings of the Province so that they are fitting places for the religious life, including for older and sick members of the Order, and for the pastoral and educational apostolate.

(F) LONDON AND LEICESTER

Support and develop the mission of the Rosary Shrine in London and Holy Cross Priory in Leicester to their local and extended surrounding areas.

(G) 2021 ANNIVERSARY

Complete and implement the programme of events and publications to mark the 800th anniversary from Pentecost 2021 to May 2022, promoting the publicity of events and wider participation of friends and supporters through online websites and social media.

(H) IMPACT OF COVID-19

From the middle of the financial year, steps were taken to comply with public-health mandates and to mitigate the impact of these restrictions on the Province’s mission and its income.

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The Year in Review: Key Facts

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PASTORAL WORK IN LONDON [p.19]

NOVICES IN CAMBRIDGE [p.20]

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Ministry
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ministerial
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studies
Province /
in the Province overseas
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the West Indies (8), those serving as bishops (1), and those from other provinces
resident in the UK (5).
Age Groups of Friars in the Province
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PASTORAL OFFICES
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Note: revised methodology used , now excluding those currently on leave. Pastoral offices include parish priests, assistant priests, chaplains etc. (31 in previous year). Some are part-time: the count is 14 (13.5) if considered as ‘fulltime equivalents’. Some individuals hold more than one office. Paid work means the Charity receives income as a result of this work (65% paid in previous year).

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The Year in Review: Pastoral Figures

ESTIMATED TYPICAL SUNDAY MASS ATTENDANCE AT DOMINICAN PRIORIES*

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560 560 566 London
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420 390 Edinburgh
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*Sunday Mass attendance figures are included merely to provide a rough idea of the scale of pastoral work in each priory. These exclude the many other forms of pastoral ministry undertaken ( see below ) and the many and varied other ministries that happen within this Province ( see the reports in pp.9–29). They are of course susceptible to vagaries of local populations and of measurement.

Note that the differences in trends over 2020 and 2021 are caused partly by regional differences in public-health restrictions, and partly by the social profile of the local population and its willingness to return to in-person Mass attendance. Virtual attendance at Mass via live streaming remained high.

SACRAMENTAL STATISTICS

Baptisms Infants: 47 (2020: 56)
Adults/older children: 13 (3)
TOTAL: 60 (59)
Receptions of Baptised Christians 10 (8)
into the Catholic Church
Confrmations 40 (16)
First Communions Children: 56 (0)
Adults: 14 (9)
TOTAL: 70 (9)
Public Masses each week Sundays: 23 (24)
Weekdays: 35 (42)
TOTAL: 58 (66)
Average Mass attendance Sundays: 1,346 (1,156)
Weekdays: 157 (143)
Sacrament of Penance (Confession) 6 hours scheduled per week (8)
Average of 46 other individual
confessions per week (38)
Marriages 16 (5)
Funerals 51 (43)
Hours of Pastoral Contact 108 (102)

The age-profile of the Province is such that at present there are fewer friars available to engage in full-time pastoral work, but more engaged in study and other forms of preparation for such work. Moreover, it is impossible to reduce the effectiveness of pastoral ministry to statistics; but the Charity Trustees consider that these figures indicate that the Province is continuing to provide in its parishes, priories and other apostolates the sacramental and pastoral resources that are a necessary prerequisite for effective and responsive ministry. A very considerable number of people benefit from this activity of the Charity.

Note: revised methodology used.

Statistics presented here for current year (and previous years) now exclude figures provided by those currently on leave.

It is to be noted that 4 friars (3) who are not resident in priories carry out pastoral work in various other parishes and chaplaincies in England and Scotland.

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P L A N S F O R F U T U R E P E R I O D S

Plans for Future Periods

The Charity Trustees view the following as particular objectives for the year to September 2022:

(A) RECRUITMENT & TRAINING

To train priests and religious for pastoral and educational ministry, and to maintain the success of the fulltime Director and Promoter of Vocations in drawing larger numbers of young men to enter the Province.

(B) MINISTRY

To continue effective and responsive ministry in the priories and parishes of the Province.

(C) BLACKFRIARS HALL

To maintain and support the educational and research activities of Blackfriars Hall and particularly to develop the research projects of the Las Casas and Aquinas Institutes, and foster links with the other private halls of the University.

(D) BLACKFRIARS STUDIUM

Strengthen the Province’s centre of studies in Oxford, ensuring proper levels of funding and administrative support. Foster links with other religious congregations to open up a wider pool of prospective students and teachers. Raise funds, so that an adequate and sustainable system of payment for lecturers can be provided.

(E) BUILDINGS

To maintain the buildings of the Province so that they are fitting places for the religious life, including for older and sick members of the Order, and for the pastoral and educational apostolate.

(F) LONDON AND LEICESTER

Support and develop the mission of the Rosary Shrine in London and Holy Cross Priory in Leicester to their local and extended surrounding areas; refine development plans and take forward fundraising for improving the facilities that support these missions.

(G) 2021 ANNIVERSARY

Complete and implement the programme of events and publications to mark the 800th anniversary from Pentecost 2021 to May 2022, promoting the publicity of events and wider participation of friends and supporters through online websites and social media.

(H) COVID-19

Continue to comply with public-health mandates as necessary, and to mitigate the impact of current and anticipated future restrictions on the Province’s mission and income, in particular investing in online platforms and digital systems to support these goals.

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Review of Activities

INTRODUCTION

The friars have continued their pastoral work in the parishes and chaplaincies both attached to the priories of the Province and elsewhere; and their educational apostolate which is undertaken alongside the pastoral work, and in a special way within Blackfriars, Oxford. As far as can be determined, in the course of the present reporting period friars and communities of the Province were involved in the concrete activities listed on the following pages. These reports are grouped by geographical location and followed by a Province-wide round-up of the wide range of educational activities undertaken.

Above: Friars and fellow pilgrims arrive in Oxford at the end of the August 2021 pilgrimage walk from Kent to Oxford, marking the 800[th] anniversary of the Dominicans’ first arrival in England. See p.10.

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Blackfriars: Priory of the Holy Spirit, Oxford

Oxford priory (known as ‘Blackfriars’) has as its principal work the formation of student Dominicans and other religious in our Studium ( see p.11 ). The friars also undertake pastoral work, through the liturgy and preaching in their own church, with several flourishing youth groups, and in co-operation with local parishes, the Defence Academy at Shrivenham and the Catholic Chaplaincy to Oxford University. Blackfriars offers the most central open Catholic church in Oxford, with sung Divine Office and daily Mass.

The priory continued to offer its popular livestream of Masses, even though we were able to re-

turn to worship with a congregation present. The online services have continued to attract viewers and donations from throughout the UK and internationally.

Events planned to mark the 800[th] anniversary of the Province and of the Priory were adjusted and postponed, however members of the priory were involved in the August 2021 pilgrimage from Kent to London ( see below ) and in a visit to the historic Gloucester priory.

Major fabric works were undertaken to renew the roofs and stonework of the priory.

Prior: Robert Gay OP (re-elected)

23 resident friars, including

www.blackfriars.org.uk

A NEW HYBRID FORM OF PILGRIMAGE

social media posts. Coverage also appeared in newspapers and on BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day. Many prayer requests were sent in and prayed over. The final day, 15 August, saw 40 pilgrims walk the last stretch, ending with a guided tour of medieval Oxford, and Vespers.

A two-week pilgrimage walk in August from Kent to Oxford reimagined the journey of the first friars who founded this Province. Owing to continuing uncertainties, this was recast as the key commemorative Jubilee event, with modern communications media used to allow wide participation.

Videos from the pilgrimage are available on a dedicated website, together with an online exhibition on our history, and interactive maps of the medieval and modern Dominican priories. www.dominicanjubilee.com

The four pilgrim friars were joined in person for legs of the journey by lay people, but also accompanied virtually by followers across the globe, by means of daily video and

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The Studium Generale at Blackfriars

Blackfriars Studium is a

unique centre for ministerial training, being the only specialist centre in Britain providing intellectual formation for the next generation of members of religious orders.

The Studium offers a first cycle of studies leading to an STB accredited by the Angelicum (Pont. Univ. of St Thomas, Rome).

The Studium shares premises, resources, and certain staff with Blackfriars Hall ( see p.12 ).

STUDENT BODY

The Studium has a vibrant student body. As well as Dominican students from the English Province, there was a friar from the Northern Italian Province. Other Dominican students from abroad are expected in the coming year. The Studium also had in the student body Benedictines and Franciscans (Conventual and Capuchin).

and the Master of Campion Hall ). The SRF status is with Campion Hall and the lecturer status with the Studium.

NEW FUNDED TEACHING POSTS

The teaching is largely provided by Dominican friars as well as other religious and lay people; 17 Dominican friars taught on the Studium’s STB programme.

After a recruitment and

selection process the following were appointed to the fulltime lectorships: Dr Jan Bentz (Philosophy), Dr Victoria De Haan (Theology), Dr Joshua Madden (Theology). All the newly-appointed lectors have both ecclesiastically-recognised licences and doctorates. As well as promoting excellence in the teaching of those preparing for priesthood, this development also seeks to promote research in Theology and Philosophy in the Studium and in the Province more generally.

A very significant development was the securing of funding to enable the Studium to remunerate Dominican lectors at rates close to the tertiary-level sector; and to hire four lay teachers: three Studium lectors (one in Philosophy and two in Theology) and a senior postholder joint with Campion Hall , the Jesuit permanent private hall of the University of Oxford. The title of this latter post is: ‘Frederick Copleston Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow in the Catholic Tradition’, and it is held by Dr Daniel De Haan ( pictured above with the Regent of Blackfriars

Regent: John O’Connor OP Vice-Regent: Bruno Clifton OP www.blackfriars.org.uk

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Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford

Blackfriars Hall is one of

three Catholic Permanent Private Halls in Oxford University . It welcomes postgraduate students taking degrees in a range of humanities subjects, and hosts a small number of visiting students and academics. It shares facilities, staff and resources with Blackfriars Studium ( see p.11 ) but is institutionally separate.

The Hall specialises in Catholic theology and philosophy in the Thomistic tradition. Central to the mission of Blackfriars Hall, and making for a great enrichment of the Studium also, are its two research centres, the Aquinas Institute and the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice ( see following pages ).

STUDENT BODY

The Hall had 37 students in this academic year. Following a year in which student life was seri ously disrupted due to the pandemic, recruitment for the following year will increase considerably the number of students. The students were predominantly Doctoral or Masters students (Theology, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Literature, History), students studying for secondary school teacher qualifications, or undergraduates from abroad who are part of Blackfriars Visiting Student programme.

arising in clinical practice and biomedical research, runs educational programmes for, and gives advice to, Catholics and other interested healthcare professionals and biomedical scientists.

FRIARS AND THE UNIVERSITY

The Hall's membership of the University allows friars to build relationships with the various Faculties and academics within the University. As Regent, Fr John O’Connor, has a place and a vote at the Heads of House meeting of Heads of Oxford colleges. Fr David Goodill supervised a Masters thesis. Fr Bruno Clifton, Fr Richard Conrad, Fr Richard Finn, Fr Oliver Keenan and Fr John O’Connor are associate members of the Faculty of Theology and Religion, and Fr Richard Finn is also an associate member of the Faculty of Classics.

FUNDRAISING

Prompted by the financial challenges of the previous academic year and assisted by the ongoing 800[th] anniversary fundraising campaign, the Hall succeeded in raising £72k for scholarships and £57k for general needs, as well as increasing amounts for the two Institutes. We are truly grateful to our supporters for their generosity.

PARTNERSHIP

Regent: John O’Connor OP Vice-Regent: Bruno Clifton OP

Blackfriars Hall also has a strong partnership with the Anscombe Centre for Bioethics , a Catholic academic institute that engages with the moral questions

Students: 34 graduates and 3 visiting students from 12 nations.

www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk

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Blackfriars Hall: The Aquinas Institute

The Institute’s work was inevitably disrupted by the impact of Covid-19. Nonetheless, an unanticipated consequence of the Zoom era has been a significant growth in engagement with our events. Our social media following rose from 1.2k in Sept. 2020 to a peak of 4.8k in Aug. 2021. Our online events attracted greater numbers and a wider geographical spread. The recordings of events held in the 2020/21 year have attracted an average 550 engagements each. Consequently, the Institute has reached a far more diverse range of scholars – both geographical spread and research interests – than in previous years. We were particularly pleased to note interdisciplinary engagement, and participation from emerging scholars in the developing world, as well as those under-represented in Thomistic studies and academic theology more generally.

To consolidate this growth, we have invested in hardware to allow our future events to be ‘hybrid’, both online and ‘in person’. We have also commissioned a series of 20 'Jubilee Lectures', to provide a structured and detailed overview of Thomistic theology, aimed at a global audience. The production of these began in summer 2021, for release during the centenary celebrations in 2022.

ANNUAL PROGRAMME

The Institute’s annual programme continued largely without interruption, albeit adapted to Covid security measures. In January 2021, Prof. Mark Wynn (Univ. of Oxford) delivered the annual Aquinas Lecture (‘Christian Narratives and the Well-Lived Life: Thomistic Reflections’) via Zoom. In Hilary term, the Annual Aquinas Seminar series explored pedagogical and anthropological themes under the title ‘Aquinas and the Education of the Whole Person’. Speakers included Nicholas Austin SJ (Oxford), Fáinche Ryan (TCD), Michael Sherwin OP (Fribourg), Adam Eitel (Yale) and Andrea Robiglio (Leuven). A successful day colloquium in May considered 20[th] -Century Thomism in the English Dominican tradition. A sister event is planned for 2022 on Thomism and Oxford-based Dominicans in the middle ages. Trinity term saw the continuation of the Aquinas seminar as well as a seminar series on natural law, which involved presentations from both senior scholars and graduate students from across the University.

UNIVERSITY ROLE

The Director, together with the former Director, Fr Richard Conrad, and other Oxford-based Members of the Institute, contin-

ues to take an active role in the life of the Faculty of Theology & Religion: attending seminars, teaching graduates and undergraduates, assessing doctoral students, examining doctoral theses and supervising undergraduate dissertations. The Institute has a distinctive place in the Hall and the University, serving as an important point of reference for students and staff, not only those engaged in the direct study of Aquinas and adjacent questions, but more broadly for those engaged with any aspect of the Catholic philosophical and theological tradition.

COLLABORATION

In July 2021 the Institute was selected to host one of 12 research projects as part of the ‘Widening Horisons in Philosophical Theology’ programme, anchored at St Andrews University and funded by the Templeton Religion Trust. The two-year project, led by the Director and Dr Daniel De Haan, will explore the concept of truth in the thought of St Thomas Aquinas and continental philosophy. In Sept. 2021, the Director and Dr De Haan attended the launch workshop at St Andrews, alongside colleagues from institutions in UK, Europe and N. America.

Director: Oliver Keenan OP

www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/aquinas

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Blackfriars Hall: Las Casas Institute

The Las Casas Institute for

Social Justice is a research centre for applied Catholic Social Teaching based at Blackfriars Hall.

The academic year 2020–21 was marked most notably by the online growth of the Institute as it further adapted to the global pandemic with a host of events reaching an international audience across several continents. These included two webinars on support for refugees and migrants in the Republic of Ireland, in a welcome collaboration with the Irish Dominican Sisters and Friars. They also included many seminars on Christian literature co-sponsored by Georgetown University and led by Prof. Mike Scott, LCI member and Senior Dean at Blackfriars Hall. The

year was also marked by further publications by the Institute’s researchers, the arrival of a new Senior Research Fellow, new Associate Members, and the launch of the ‘Friends of the Las Casas Institute’.

PEACE-BUILDING

Dr Maria Power, Senior Research Fellow in Dignity, Peacebuilding, and Non-violence, published her latest book, Catholic Social Teaching and Theologies of Peace: Cardinal Cahal Daly and the Pursuit

ECONOMICS

The long-term research project on Economics as a Moral Science led to the appearance in 2021 of Words, Objects and Events in Economics , the fifth volume in the ’Virtues and Economics’ series published by Springer and edited by Profs Peter Róna, Laszlo Zsolnai, and Agnieszka Wincewicz-Price. A web-based symposium on ‘the ethics of consumption’ brought together leading scholars from different academic disciplines, the papers from which are now being edited.

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of the Peaceable Kingdom (Routledge: 2020). With a grant from a leading Catholic charity, Dr Power was also able to begin a new project looking at peace-building and housing in Northern Ireland.

CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING

Edward Hadas participated in numerous discussions on the papal encyclical Fratelli Tutti , and ran successful reading classes, on Laudato si' and Spe salvi . The year also saw the publication of his major new study Counsels of Imperfection: Thinking Through Catholic Social Teaching which was published by Catholic University Press of America.

NEW DIRECTIONS

As the year closed, Dr Hugo Slim

( pictured ) joined the Institute in 2021 as a Senior Research Fellow associated with the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. Hugo has previously worked for the International Red Cross and Crescent Movement in Geneva. He has begun to scope a project on environmental justice and humanitarianism in an era of climate change. He also brings to the Institute the Oxford Consortium on Human Rights, which trains gifted and inspiring young women and men as Human Rights activists. New Associate Members of the Institute were welcomed this year with the inclusion of Dr Maria Exall, Dr Peter Kevern and Prof. Laszlo Zolnai (business ethics). In addition, a doctoral student, Roderick Howlett, successfully secured funds to research and produce over a six-month period a set of online materials about social justice in the Dominican tradition to be used with sixth-form students and undergraduates.

FRIENDS OF THE LCI

The summer of 2021 saw the launch of the ‘Friends of the Las Casas Institute’, who benefit from a regular newsletter on the work of the Institute and who make a valuable contribution to the Institute’s core costs.

THE DIRECTOR

The Director continues to serve as a trustee of the Centre for Catholic Social Thought and Practice and as the representative of the English Dominicans among the European Dominican Promoters of Justice and Peace.

BENEFACTORS

Special thanks are due to all of those who supported the Institute over the course of the year, and in particular to Porticus UK, the Mallinckrodt Foundation, Michael Oborne, and Robert Calderisi.

Director: Richard Finn OP

www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/ lascasas

YouTube: ‘Las Casas Institute’

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St Albert’s Parish & Chaplaincy, Edinburgh

The House of St Albert

the Great serves a thriving Parish and vibrant Catholic Chaplaincy to the University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh Napier University , and Queen Margaret University .

CHAPLAINCY LIFE

The Catholic Chaplaincy serves the pastoral and spiritual needs of university students and staff. Staff bring their families and continue to attend after retirement, so that the weekly congregation includes people of every age. Baptisms, weddings and funerals are a regular feature of Chaplaincy life as well as instruction in the faith for both adults and children. There are regular talks on issues of justice and peace, and

contemporary ethical issues. The St Albert’s Catholic Chaplaincy Staff Fellowship meets regularly. The Albertus Institute , which is not part of the Parish but closely linked to it, facilitates informed group discussion on issues of public interest.

MINISTRY IN LOCKDOWN

For much of the year Covid restrictions meant that for Mass our Chapel had a capacity of only 17. Fortunately, we were able to use a neighbouring Parish Church on Sundays which had a capacity of 50. Each Sunday we had two Masses in our Chapel and three in the neighbouring Parish Church, giving us a capacity of 184. One Mass was live streamed from our Chapel each day. This live stream facility

also made it possible for family members who were unable to attend funerals and weddings in person to attend online. A weekly email was sent to over 200 parishioners with our newsletter attached. Many of our normal events continued online. The Justice and Peace Group organised talks for parishioners and the St Albert’s Staff Group met regularly. Days of Recollection for Advent and Lent were held online. Instruction in the faith continued with adults being baptised and confirmed. In May, 7 children received their first Holy Communion. They had been delayed by over a year.

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St Albert’s Parish & Chaplaincy, Edinburgh

other activities which showcase the best of Catholic thought in the academy.

BENEFACTORS

We are grateful once again to The Lady Marian Gibson Trust for providing financial support to the parish to help with the cost of employing a lay chaplain.

THE DOMINICAN COMMUNITY

Fr Dermot Morrin continued as Superior and Parish Priest. Fr Samuel Burke continued to work alongside Fr Dermot Morrin as chaplain. They are assisted in their work with students by Lilian Lee who is employed as a lay chaplain. Fr Aelred Connelly continued his work as part of the chaplaincy team at HM Young Offenders’ Institution and Prison at Polmont. Fr Fergus Kerr continued in residence.

found ways to work within the various restrictions on social contact.

CATHOLIC STUDENTS’ UNION

The Catholic Students’ Union, an official University of Edinburgh student society, continues to be very active. It has a membership of about 100 students; but many other students attend Mass and participate in the life of the Chaplaincy as well. This year many events had to be held online. The Young Women’s Fellowship and the Frassati Fellowship for young men have continued online through the lockdown and met in person when restrictions permitted. Although for much of the year, we were unable to have large groups of students meeting together socially, regular oneto-one in-person contact was maintained as the chaplains

Fr Samuel continued to serve as a Dominican liaison to the two chapters of the Thomistic Institute at the University of Edinburgh and the University of St. Andrews. Both chapters organised public lectures and

4 resident friars

www.scotland.op.org

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St Dominic’s Priory & Rosary Shrine, London

St Dominic’s Priory is a hub for Catholic Faith and culture in a diverse and dynamic part of north-west London. At the centre of all this activity is the Priory church, a Grade II* listed building that is the largest Catholic parish church in London, and which serves as the Diocesan Shrine to Our Lady of the Rosary; the only designated Rosary Shrine in the UK.

Members of the priory are all engaged in a wide range of ministries serving the parish and Shrine, and also that support the wider community and have an international outreach.

The Prior Provincial resides and has his office here.

CHAPLAINCIES PROVIDED

DOMINICAN COMMUNITY

LITURGY AND DEVOTIONS

• We distributed ‘spiritual care packages’ to parishioners when public worship was suspended (Holy Water, a Rosary, special reflections by a friar, prayer cards);

A HOME FOR COMMUNITIES

• Monthly Eucharistic Processions on the First Saturday;

• Weekly ‘Missa Cantata’ in the Dominican Rite;

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INTELLECTUAL APOSTOLATE

ART AND CULTURE

Made Visible (CTS) by the Prior. The book is illustrated with photos, including some of the Rosary Shrine church.

DEVELOPING THE SHRINE

ONLINE APOSTOLATE

Works have continued and are ongoing to develop the church, the priory, and the parish hall:

Mass continues to be broadcast daily to our YouTube channel. We also livestream organ recitals, processions and vigils, and a weekly Rosary has over 1000 viewers from North America, the UK, and Italy.

PROMOTING THE ROSARY

Prior: Lawrence Lew OP

11 resident friars

www.rosaryshrine.co.uk

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Blackfriars: Priory of St Michael, Cambridge

The Priory of St Michael

Archangel is the location of the Province’s noviciate, where new friars spend their first year in the Order.

Members of the priory are also involved in writing, preaching and teaching. They normally provide pastoral care for a congregation of c.150 people, as well as assisting with the sacramental needs of the adjacent parishes. By September 2021, the two best attended masses on a Sunday were held in the garden, due to the pandemic, which enabled larger numbers to come, so for this period, c.200 was the average.

The priory promotes projects supporting educational provision in Ethiopia in co-operation with the Jean Grove Trust

(reg. charity 1109593). We have continued to fundraise for this, though the troubles in Ethiopia have made bank transfers unreliable.

Fr Gregory Pearson continued as Novice Master. One novice took simple vows and five novices were clothed in September: two were for the Dutch province and three for the Province of England.

Fr Robert Eccles stepped down from working as curate in St Lawrence's, though he continued to help out with funerals and some catechesis.

Fr Nicholas Crowe will be living with us in the vacations while he studies for his Master’s in Theology at the University of Fribourg. Fr Robert Verrill finished as

acting Chaplain for Cambridge University.

Fr Gregory and Fr Robert began teaching in Oxford during term time from September.

APOSTOLATES

The Priory offers a programme of theological education in the form of regular talks, advertised in the city of Cambridge and environs, as well as at the Cambridge University Catholic Chaplaincy. Fr Euan, in spite of a serious illness from which he is now recovering, continued his writing work for Redemptorist Publications.

We continue to broadcast daily mass, evening and morning prayer on Radio Maria which is based in Cambridge. Some members of the community gave talks on topics for Radio Maria,

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such as Science and Religion and the various parts of the Divine Office. We expanded our website, treating lockdown as a ‘retreat’ for which we provided regular meditations, to which we also asked our Sisters and lay people to contribute. Our new Facebook group has over 260 members.

The 2021 Aquinas Lecture, 'Yearning for Transcendence: Christian Platonism and Werner Beierwaltes', was given on Thursday 28 January via Zoom by Professor Douglas Hedley, Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Cambridge.

Fr Dominic’s Wisdom Circle discussion group is continuing; a Friends of Sophia conference was held on the 5th of June; also, a new Dominican Research Circle for Cambridge Dominicans

(friars, sisters and lay) engaged in research has been started. Fr Dominic took part in Tallinn European Dominican Artists’ Mission 1 – 6 September.

From 25 September 2021 to 2 October we held the 'Minor Prophets' Jubilee exhibition of art by David Jones and contemporary artists from the wider Blackfriars Community (including friars, sisters and Lay Dominicans), curated by Fr Dominic and Sr Rose of the Cambridge Dominican sisters. Now online at our website.

Prior: Euan Marley OP

Twelve resident friars including one full-time student, and five novices.

www.blackfriarscambridge. org.uk

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Holy Cross Priory & Parish, Leicester

Holy Cross Priory saw church attendance figures slip back in autumn 2020 but then gradually recovered so that by Christmas the attendance was normal. Some social groups were more wary than others at returning, and the numbers fluctuated during spring and summer, but were looking very encouraging by September 2021 with the return of the student population. For a few months we hosted the Sri Lankan community – about 100 strong – who were unable to use their usual church.

APOSTOLATES

Our chaplaincy to Leicester and De Montfort Universities developed well over the year until we had about 60 students on our records. By September, c. 25–30 were attending the weekly student mass and social gathering.

Chaplaincy to HMP Leicester . Prisoners, including some of overseas origin, have been very appreciative of the attention to their needs.

Chaplaincy to Leicester Royal Infirmary continued and the terminally ill included a number of newborn infants as well as elderly patients.

The Parish Scripture Group continued to grow and even produced new pastoral work in

the form of marriage preparation and some adult instruction in the faith. Group Instruction for other sacraments had to be exchanged for more individual instruction. Teaching by video-conferencing continued.

Parish Finance committee were able to meet in a mixed online / in-person meeting.

DEVELOPMENT

As September 2021 approached, the completion of work in the Frassati Centre was in sight and work had begun on repairing the front elevation of the Priory roof. Work continued on equipping the new kitchen in the parish centre. Grants were obtained and generous donations continued to arrive for the final stages of the Frassati Centre project.

EVENTS

Non-worship events were not allowed for much of the year, but parish organ recitals became possible and, as progress was made on the repairs to the parish centre, it became possible to make plans again for when the Covid restrictions would finally be relaxed. We could not hold parish fairs and had to content ourselves with a Christmas Raffle which was very successful in maintaining social links. By September 2021, we were able to host the Leicester Theological Society meetings and there was a sense of things finally beginning to return to normal. The

The Centre offers a space for a new style of children’s liturgy: one young mother volunteered to attend a 4-part ‘Good Shepherd’ course in London to learn the new approach.

Prior: John-Patrick Kenrick OP 6 friars

www.holycrossleicester.org

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Educational Apostolate

Education and the intellec-

tual apostolate are a key part of the Dominican charism.

The intellectual life of the Province has continued to be affected greatly by the Covid pandemic; but it has also demonstrated how our intellectual apostolate can adapt to a complex situation. Studium teaching (p.11) remained online for the whole of the academic year 2020/21, as did speaker events organised by the brethren.

1. TALKS AND PUBLIC LECTURES

Talks and lectures by the brethren were given mostly online from our priories and parishes, and other venues. Many of these were organised by the brethren but also many by other bodies. Most talks and lectures were open to the general public, but some were for specific groups (e.g. Lay Dominicans or young adults).

Archaeological model of the medieval Oxford priory by George Lambrick

in Cambridge.

RANGE OF THEMES

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Catholic dioceses in the North of England (900);

• Sisters of the Cabra Dominican Congregation (in Ireland, Argentina, South Africa; 60);

• Canadian Conference of Religious (120);

• The National Conference of School and University Chaplains (England & Wales),

• Day conference for young Catholics at St Patrick’s Soho

(80);

OTHER GROUPS

Among other groups to whom the brethren gave talks were:

• English-speaking community in Geneva (80);

• Durham University Catholic Society (25);

SERIES OF TALKS

There were also series of talks, some of which were given as part of retreats.

• Fr Gregory Pearson gave retreats to the Sisters of Providence, Royston, Herts., and to the monastic community of Quarr, Isle of Wight.

• Fr Leon Pereira spoke once a week in Medjugorje on ‘Spirituality in Medjugorje’ June–October 2021 inclusive.

• The Cambridge Community had a very successful Aquinas Lecture. It was given (online) by Douglas Hedley, Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Univ. of Cambridge: ‘Yearning for Transcendence: the Christian Platonism of Werner Baierwaltes’). It had 50 attendees, including from Finland, Germany, and Italy.

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Burke OP is a trustee of the Albertus Institute (the statutes of the Institute stipulate a Dominican friar trustee).

THE DOMINICAN FORUM

These lunchtime talks on living the Christian faith remained online this year. The webinars were again hosted and supported by Smith & Williamson and CCLA (two firms of investment managers); the Province extends its gratitude for this support. Several brethren from different priories contributed to this series over the year. Themes included:

Covid restrictions prevented the Albertus Institute Annual Lecture from taking place; but the ‘Albertus Coffee House’ meetings proceeded online. The format was a half-hour presentation on a topic of public policy/ethics/science & religion followed by discussion. Thus, for example, David Christie, former senior civil servant, spoke on the relationship between scientific advice and government policy in UK Covid decision-making; Dr Elizabeth Drummond-Young and Rev Martin Robson spoke on questions regarding the extent to which safety could be prioritised in human society and its theological aspects; and Fr Samuel Burke spoke on: ‘The Law and Covidare we ceding too much liberty?’

ASSOCIATED GROUPS

Our houses also give hospitality to, and support, other groups, such as the Albertus Institute (for Science, Religion and Public Affairs) at Edinburgh ( albertus institute.org/ ). Fr Samuel

2. EXPERTISE

Brothers also serve the wider Church through giving expert ad-

vice as consultants and members of various bodies.

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of the commission for the review of the Liber Constitutionum Mondialium Ordinis Praedicatorum , and member of the Juridical Commission of the Union of Superiors General, as well as a canonical consultant for a number of different religious institutes.

3. PUBLICATIONS

A wide audience can also be reached through publications, both electronically and in more traditional formats.

BOOKS

Books published by the brethren include:

Press); (with Michael Ruse) Taking God Seriously (Cambridge University Press). • Fr Benjamin Earl was editor of the 2021 edition of Liber Constitutionum et Ordinationum Fratrum Ordinis Praedicatorum .

• Fr Bruno Clifton and Fr David Goodill finished proof-reading for forthcoming books: respectively, Family and Identity in the Book of Judges (Brill) and Nature as a Guide: Wittgenstein and the Renewal of Moral Theology (CUA Press).

• Fr Richard Finn completed an advanced draft of a history of the English Dominican Province and signed a contract for its publication by Cambridge University Press.

• Fr Aidan Nichols has had manuscripts accepted for publication by Ignatius Press: Sigrid Undset. Reader of Hearts ; and The Singing-Masters. Church

Fathers from Greek East and Latin West .

NEW BLACKFRIARS JOURNAL

A key part of our academic publishing mission is our bimonthly journal, New Blackfriars , published by Wiley-Blackwell. The Editor is Fr Brian Davies, Fr John O’Connor is Assistant Editor, and Fr Robert Ombres is Reviews Editor. Fourteen friars of the English Province are on the Editorial Board.

To mark the 800th anniversary of the arrival of the first Dominican friars to Britain, the September edition of New Blackfriars was dedicated to articles on the intellectual tradition of the Province. The number of article downloads per annum is approximately 140,000, from across the globe. Articles in New Blackfriars are available through the UN World Health Organisation Hinari project, which gives access to research for free, or at greatly reduced cost, to scholars and students of countries of low GDP.

New Blackfriars published articles by the following brethren:

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pendence 1230–1511’);

OTHER JOURNALS

Bringing Together Biblical Scholarship and Dogmatic Theology’).

SPECIAL JUBILEE PUBLICATION

A significant enterprise was the publication by the Province of Libellus Precum , the Dominican Jubilee Prayer Book: a compilation of prayers from the Dominican tradition to mark the 800[th] Jubilee of the Dominican Order

in Britain. The volume was edited by Fr Daniel Rowlands, Fr John Church, Fr Simon Tugwell, and others. The book has a scholarly dimension, as it includes prayers in English translation with original texts provided, and includes texts not previously published.

ONLINE PUBLISHING

Nearly every priest brother in the English Province contributed to Torch ( www.torch.op.org ), the preaching website of the English Dominicans.

The student friars’ blog,

Godzdogz ( www.godzdogz. op.org/ ) remains very popular with hits from across the world. Among the topics of the blog articles of the academic years 2020/21 were: ‘A Radical Call to Conversion’, ‘Visit to Gloucester Blackfriars’, ‘Radiating Christ: Tintoretto’s Last Supper’, ‘Line of Duty and the Banality of Evil’, ‘An Oasis for the Soul; Mountains and Mosquitoes’, ‘Dangerous Prayer’, ‘Is God Calling You to Be a Dominican Friar?’.

4. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

The Dominicans' own educational institutions represent the largest apostolate of the Province. Full reports on Blackfriars Hall and its research centres, and the Studium Generale at Blackfriars, can be found on pp. 11ff.

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Educational Apostolate (cont.)

THE THOMISTIC INSTITUTE

Chapters are present at both St Albert’s Catholic Chaplaincy, Edinburgh, and Blackfriars, Oxford. The Institute organises talks and other academic activities and events on Catholic Theology and Philosophy, with particular reference to the thought of St Thomas Aquinas.

Edinburgh : online public lectures: ‘Reading Scripture with Benedict and Francis’ by Prof. Lewis Ayres (Univ. of Durham); ‘Christian Politicians in the Public Sphere: The View from Augustine’ by Fr Robert Dodaro OSA; ‘Shakespeare: A Patriotic Catholic’ by Prof. John Finnis (Univ. of Oxford and Univ. of Notre Dame). A reading group of the Summa Theologiae met bi-weekly and considered St. Thomas Aquinas’ exploration of the theological virtues.

Oxford : The Oxford Chapter had an online talk by Dr Daniel De Haan on the nature of separated soul; but decided to postpone events until in-person events became feasible.

OTHER INSTITUTIONS

the Angelicum, Rome.

• Fr John O’Connor is an Honorary Lecturer at the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, the Univ. of Glasgow, which enables him to continue to externally co-supervise doctoral students (currently four).

UNIVERSITY CHAPLAINCY

Friars have also had significant interaction with university staff and students through University Chaplaincy:

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Univ. and Queen Margaret Univ.);

5. PARTICIPATION IN THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY

The brethren are also actively involved in the wider academic community.

Although the experience last year was of brethren unable to attend conferences, the provision of online attendance has facilitated brothers' attendance, including ones in: London, Maynooth, Cambridge, Oxford, Lyon, Jerusalem, Rome, Washington DC.

THOMISTIC EVOLUTION PROJECT

Fr Richard Conrad and Fr Simon Gaine are team members of the Thomistic Evolution Project supported by the John Templeton Foundation. Dr Daniel De Haan, Lecturer in the Studium, is another member.

This project brings together scholars from the US, continental Europe, and the UK to examine how Thomistic insights can shed light on evolutionary theory, and explores how evolutionary theory can be reconciled with a Catholic, and especially a Thomistic, understanding of doctrines, for example, regarding original sin. The project has a website ( www. thomisticevolution.org ). It organises colloquia and has already result in a jointly-written volume. Future academic publications and resources for schools on Faith and Evolution are being planned.

6. FURTHER STUDIES

Among those who undertook complementary studies for the sake of the intellectual apostolate during the year were:

elicum;

7. LAYING FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE

The Province has a very active intellectual mission, but it is crucial for its future health that good foundations be laid. Although most attendees at our events would prefer in- person over online attendance, online events are likely to remain more common. Hybrid events (in-person plus simultaneously recorded/live online) will also continue. Online events might tend to involve a lower quality of engagement, but have the benefit of enabling attendance by people from across the globe.

Friars have gained experience in the use of audio-visual equipment and in live-streaming. Blackfriars Studium and Hall plan to renew its audio-visual equipment to facilitate better quality recording and streaming of events.

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Fundraising Performance[(1)] – Trends

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Overall Fundraising Results
£4,500
Individual Giving inc Gift Aid
£4,000 Grants
Legacies
£3,500
£3,000
£2,500
£2,000
£1,500
£1,000
£500
£0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Regular Giving Commitments
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546
491
416 431 439 £278,364
£221,570 £228,320 £236,733 £237,415
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total RG Income inc. Gift Aid Number of Giving Commitments
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Changes in Individual Giving (gifts under £5k)

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39% 38% 64%
£272,648 £283,594 56% £532,902
£383,436
61% 62%
£435,143 £453,403 44% 36%
£307,328 £297,293
2018 2019 2020 2021
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This was a year of recovery : following the downturn caused by restrictions on worship in 2020, individual giving recovered somewhat, boosted also by a strong year for grants.

Overall Fundraising Results[(2)] saw a total of £3.79m (2020: 1.54m) raised for the charity, including a major pledge: following successful discussions with the Society of Jesus, c.£2m of funding over five years for teaching posts in our Oxford Studium was agreed, with the first monthly instalment in September 2021.

Mass attendance and related collection-plate giving edged back towards pre-2020 levels, with cash donations returning to around 2/3 of normal levels in the latter half of the year. Contactless card machines were introduced in Leicester, Oxford and London, however still attract less than 10% of in-person individual giving compared with cash.

Regular Giving Commitments[(2)] continued to rise in value across the Province: £229k (2020: £194k), given by 487 donors (2020: 450). This and online giving have more than made up for lost cash income.

The COVID crisis saw further Changes in Individual Giving[(2)] , advancing the trend towards electronic payments, which made up 64% by value of individual giving under £5k (39% in pre-pandemic 2019). This included 37% of Mass stipends received (1% in 2019), largely thanks to online booking and payment via our websites.

Electronic giving has strongly assisted in Donor Acquisition: 656 new named donors were added to our database (compared with just 277 in 2019).

Legacies were again strong: £503k (2020: £639k).

Grants received in the year totalled £330k (£80k). Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, and the Leicester Priory’s Frassati Centre were the principal beneficiaries.

(1) Fundraised amounts listed here will not correspond exactly with figures listed in the audited accounts, owing to different ways of recording legacies and the income from Gift Aid. Figures here measure fundraising performance only.

(2) Note that these amounts include the expected Gift Aid value, even if the actual tax reclaim happens in a later period.

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VOLUNTARY INCOME (EXC. LEGACIES)
CAMBRIDGE £67,182 2% BLACKFRIARS £2.34m 71.3%
• Studium Lectors £2,032,357
EDINBURGH £99,904 3% • Las Casas Inst £107,975
• Parish G.P. £77,378 • Scholarships £73,150
• Priory G.P. £16,554 • General Purpose £57,298
£3.3m
PROVINCE £118,933 3.6% LEICESTER £284,026 8.6%
• General Purpose £64,151 • Parish G.P. £149,573
• Training Fund £18,265 • Frassati Centre £77,922
• Jubilee Fund £15,805 • Priory G.P. £27,562
LONDON £179,372 5.5% OXFORD £193,288 5.9%
• Parish G.P. £108,399
• Rosary Shrine Fund £46,550
• Priory £21,508
LEGACIES
CAMBRIDGE £1,000 0.2%
PROVINCE £257,336 51.2%
LEICESTER £7,171 1.4%
£0.5m LONDON £3,000 0.6%
OXFORD £234,100 46.6%
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The friars express their gratitude to all who have helped sustain our mission this year through their generous giving. We would especially like to mark the contributions of:

Grants: Allchurches Trust, Charlotte Marshall

Charitable Trust, Dromintee Trust, Society of Jesus, Leicester City Council, Nottingham RC Diocesan Trust, Oxford-Scott Education Ltd, Porticus UK, Sir Harold Hood’s Charitable Trust, The Edith Murphy Foundation, The Labone Charitable Trust, The Lady Marian

Gibson Trust, The Rothermere Foundation, The Street Foundation, The Tolkien Trust.

Legacies: Charlotte Byrne, Peter Gabriel Carter, Eugene Curley, Ann Fitzpatrick, Margaret Herlihy, Bronac Holden, Norah Jones, Alan Maxwell. R.I.P.

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Details of the Charity, Trustees, Advisors

NAME OF CHARITY The English Province of the Order of Preachers
CHARITY REGISTRATION 231192 (England and Wales)
NUMBER SC039062 (Scotland)
ALSO KNOWN AS The Dominicans
PRINCIPAL OFFICE Blackfriars, St Giles, OXFORD. OX1 3LY
TRUSTEE The Dominican Council
(a company limited by guarantee, no. 387818)
Blackfriars, St Giles, OXFORD. OX1 3LY
DIRECTORS OF TRUSTEE Very Rev. Fr Martin Ganeri OP
CORPORATION Rev. Fr Simon Gaine OP
Very Rev. Fr Robert Gay OP
Rev. Fr David Goodill OP
PRINCIPAL OFFICER Very Rev. Fr Martin Ganeri OP, Prior Provincial
BANKERS The Royal Bank of Scotland
RBS Bishopsgate Branch, 49 Bishopsgate, LONDON. EC2N 3AS
SOLICITORS Farrer & Co.
66 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, LONDON. WC2A 3LH
AUDITOR RSM UK Audit LLP, Chartered Accountants
The Pinnacle, 170 Midsummer Bvd., MILTON KEYNES. MK9 1BP
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
AND ADVICE 12 Throgmorton Avenue, LONDON. EC2N 2DL
and
Smith & Williamson Investment Management LLP
25 Moorgate, LONDON. EC2R 6AY
WEBSITE https://english.op.org/

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INTRODUCTION

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30th September 2021. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 52ff. and comply with the charity’s trust deed, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (January 2019) and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).

The English Province of the Order of Preachers is one of forty or so provinces of the Friars of the Order of Preachers, a religious order in the Catholic Church. The Order of Preachers was founded by St Dominic in the thirteenth century for the purpose of preaching, teaching and pastoral work in collaboration with the bishops. Members of the Order are often known as ‘Dominicans’, after their founder. The life of the friars is founded on the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience to which they bind themselves by vow, and is characterised by prayer, study and community life. Most of the friars are also ordained priests.

As part of the Catholic Church, the Order of Preachers is bound to the Church’s Canon Law, especially as contained in the 1983 Codex Iuris Canonici (Code of Canon Law, hereafter CIC ), and to the legitimate precepts of the Holy See and the Roman Pontiff. It is also bound by the laws of the dioceses in which it works, and of the Bishops’ Conferences of England and Wales and of Scotland.

The Order has its own internal law contained in the Liber Constitutionum et Ordinationum Fratrum Ordinis Praedicatorum (Book of Constitutions and Ordinations of the Friars of the Order of Preachers, hereafter LCO ). The General Chapter of the Order and the Master of the Order have authority, in accordance with canonical norms, over all the provinces, priories

and friars of the Order.

The English Province, in addition to the abovementioned norms, has its own canonical governing document, the ‘Statute of the Province’. The Province is governed by the Provincial Chapter and by the Prior Provincial. The Provincial Chapter is a meeting of friars representing the Province which takes place every four years; its object is to ‘discuss and make decisions about all that pertains to the fraternal and apostolic life and the good administration of the province’ ( LCO 351 §I). The Provincial Chapter can make changes to the Statute of the Province as well as make other ordinations concerning the governance of the Province and its priories. The Provincial Chapter elects the Prior Provincial (major superior), who governs the Province until the following Provincial Chapter.

The Prior Provincial is assisted by the Provincial Council, composed of senior officers of the Province and other members elected by the Provincial Chapter. On major financial matters the Prior Provincial and Provincial Council are advised by the Economic Council of the Province, whose members are appointed by the Provincial Chapter and which is chaired by the Provincial Bursar.

The Province is made up of a number of priories, which are local communities of friars with a large degree of self-government according to the norms of Canon Law and the internal law of the Order and the Province. The priory is ‘the fundamental unit of the Order’ ( LCO 1 §VII), and the principal place where the educational and pastoral mission of the Order is pursued. Priors (local superiors) are normally elected by the members of their priory for three-year terms. Each priory is engaged in a variety of ministerial work, often centred on parish churches or university chaplaincies. Two priories are especially but not exclusively dedicated to the formation and training of priests and friars. The Prior Provincial and his Council have responsibility for the collaboration of the various priories, for the support of provincial projects and for the establishment, maintenance and en-

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forcement of common policy, including those involving major financial issues.

The Charity consider that the members of the Provincial Council comprise the key management personnel, in charge of directing and controlling the charity and running and operating the charity on a day-to-day basis. The Prior Provincial and three other members of the Provincial Council are Directors of the Trustee Corporation, as listed on p. 32. Other members of the Provincial Council are members of the Trustee Corporation. All trustees, and all other members of the Provincial Council, give of their time freely and no remuneration was paid to any of them in the year. Details of trustee expenses and related party transactions are disclosed in notes 9 and 10 to the accounts.

The individual friars make profession of a vow of obedience, encompassing also the other ‘evangelical counsels’ of poverty and chastity. As a result of the profession of poverty, all that is acquired in virtue of the work or activity of a friar belongs to the friar’s priory ( CIC 668 §3; LCO 546). Once a friar has made definitive or ‘solemn’ profession, any income whatsoever that comes to the friar belongs to his priory or the Province ( LCO 546, 548). This arrangement is given civil effect by means of a ‘Deed of Disponer’ in favour of the Charity made by each friar at the time of his solemn profession. Alongside the profession of poverty by the friars, there is a corresponding obligation on the Order to provide its members ‘with everything that is necessary to fulfil the purpose of their vocation’ ( CIC 670).

The Dominican friars share a spirituality and mission with other branches of the ‘Dominican family’: nuns, sisters, members of secular institutes and fraternities of priests and laity (cf. LCO 1 §IX).

NATURE AND CONSTITUTION OF THE CHARITY

In order to allow for the general administration and financial maintenance of the members, priories and works of the Province, the Province Trust was established by Trust Deed in 1930, modified by a deed of partial revocation in 1945. Its registered objects are ‘the promotion of education and the Roman Catholic religion and the establishment and maintenance of schools, churches and priories for these purposes and

the upkeep of members of the Order of Preachers.’ Under the name ‘The English Province of the Order of Preachers’, the Province Trust is registered as a charity in England and Wales, no. 231192, and in Scotland, no. SC039062.

The sole trustee of the Charity is the Dominican Council, a company limited by guarantee and governed in accordance with its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Dominican Council was incorporated on 25 May 1944, no. 387818. Its registered office is Blackfriars, St Giles, OXFORD OX1 3LY.

The chairman ex officio of the Corporation and its Committee is the Prior Provincial, at present the Very Rev. Fr Martin Ganeri OP. According to its Articles of Association, ‘any Roman Catholic Priest of the English Province of the Order of Preachers’ (art. 6) is qualified to be a member of the Corporation. Three members of the Corporation are elected by the Corporation to serve on its Committee alongside the Prior Provincial. The members of the Committee function as the directors of the Corporation and as ‘Charity Trustees’ in the sense of s177 of the Charities Act 2011.

RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF CHARITY TRUSTEES

The Province has a wealth of experience among its friars, who have spent years pursuing the Province’s mission and the Charity’s objects by means of educational and pastoral work. Many of the friars have also served as administrators at a local level, holding offices such as prior, parish priest or bursar. The Provincial Chapter therefore has a rich pool of competent and proficient friars to draw upon when it elects the Prior Provincial and the Provincial Council.

The normal practice of the Dominican Council is to elect new members of the Corporation from the Provincial Council, and so in turn it is from among these experienced friars that the Committee is elected. As a result, the Charity Trustees, i.e. the members of the Committee of the Dominican Council, are friars of proven prudence and experience with detailed knowledge of the Charity’s work and structure.

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for the Order, which in turn is obliged to support all its members, providing them with ‘everything that is necessary to fulfil the purpose of their vocation’ ( CIC 670). Hence the object of the Charity includes ‘the upkeep of members of the Order of Preachers’. The members of the Committee of the Dominican Council therefore benefit from the activity of the Charity, but they do so in their capacity as members of the Order of Preachers, not as a result of being Charity Trustees.

TRAINING OF CHARITY TRUSTEES

New members of the Committee of the Dominican Council are very experienced in the work of the Province and its administration. As superiors and administrators they are already well-acquainted with the governing documents of the Order. New members of the Committee are provided with latest version the Charity Commission’s publication ‘The Essential Trustee: What you need to know, what you need to do’ and the OSCR publication ‘Guidance for Charity Trustees’. Trustees are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the other resources for Charity Trustees provided by the Charity Commission, OSCR and other sources. All Charity Trustees are provided with appropriate briefings from the Charity’s professional advisors concerning their responsibilities and when this is pertinent to any decisions that have to be made by the Charity Trustees. Members of the Committee of the Dominican Council attend meetings of the Association of Provincial Bursars and seminars for Charity Trustees organised by professional advisors.

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISIONMAKING

The Charity is structured internally as local priories in accordance with the laws of the Order of the Preachers contained in LCO . These norms, together with those of the Province itself, set out requirements for financial administration and reporting, investment, property acquisition and maintenance for the Province and for each priory, and also the limits to the powers of priors and of the Prior Provincial. In particular:

Priory Council. The Priory Council can authorise expenditure to a higher limit, which varies depending on the size of the Priory, and above this authorisation is required by the Prior Provincial or, beyond an upper limit, the Provincial Council. These limits, which are reviewed every four years, also apply to the authorisation of alienations or the incurring of liabilities. When authorisation is given by the Provincial Council, the Economic Council of the Province is consulted in advance, and a determination is made whether the matter requires an act of the Trustee Corporation.

The limits mentioned here are reviewed every four years by the Provincial Chapter.

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF SCOTTISH ACTIVITIES

The priories in Scotland are managed locally in the same way as priories in England, under the supervision of the Prior Provincial and the Provincial Council assisted by the Economic Council. The Trustees take the view that local governance structures are adequate and appropriate without an additional layer of governance specifically for Scotland.

RELATIONSHIP WITH A WIDER NETWORK

The Province is part of the Order of Preachers and of the Catholic Church. It operates in accordance with the teaching and laws of the Catholic Church, and the manner in which it realises its object, ‘the promotion of education and the Roman Catholic religion’, is influenced by the priorities identified by the Church and by the Order of Preachers internationally.

RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER CHARITIES AND ORGANISATIONS

The Charity is closely related to the Hoper Dixon Trust (registered charity no. 231160). Under the terms of a Scheme of 20 July 2006, that Trust exists ‘for the benefit of the poor connected with or in the

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neighbourhood of any house or pastoral centre under the direction of the Dominicans of the English Province of the Order of Preachers’.

The Province also co-operates in the mission of the Catholic Dioceses in whose territory members of the Province work. Six parishes and chaplaincies to eight universities are entrusted to the Province.

The Charity co-operates fraternally in a number of projects with other branches of the Dominican family (Congregations of Dominican Sisters, Dominican Secular Institute and Lay Dominican fraternities) active in Great Britain. The Province recently co-operated in the establishment of a Priestly Confraternity of St Dominic, and remains closely involved in its development and expansion.

The Province operates Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, a Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford . The Hall co-operates with the University, Colleges and other Halls in furthering its educational objective. There is also co-operation with other religious institutes in training candidates for the priesthood and in providing theological formation for other religious. The Hall is developing a research collaboration with the Anscombe Bioethics Centre , registered charity no. 274327. Members of the congregations at two of the Province’s priories run overseas aid charities: the Blackfriars Overseas Aid Trust (registered charity no. 288585) based in Oxford and the Jean Grove Trust (registered charity 1109593) based in Cambridge. The Province is happy to promote and support these works.

The Order’s presence in Grenada and Barbados is canonically dependent on the Province. Though the presence there is not part of the Province Charity, from time to time the Charity is able to make grants for the work of the Order in the Caribbean.

FUNDRAISING DISCLOSURES

The Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 requires charities which are subject to an audit to make disclosure in their Financial Statements about their fundraising activities.

The Dominican Friars have been mendicants since the very beginning of the Order of Preachers in the early

13th century, and benefactors have played a crucial role at every stage of our history up to and including the present day.

In 2013, impelled by an urgent need to improve the financial situation of the charity, the Province began to employ a full-time fundraiser (Development Director) to direct and manage fundraising and related communications activities on the charity’s behalf. The Development Director is now assisted by a part-time Development Support Officer, with oversight provided by the Prior Provincial and the Provincial Bursar, and guidance given by the Province’s Fundraising Committee.

Most funds are raised from those with whom we have close relationships, typically through their attendance as worshippers at one of our churches. Wider circles of relationships are maintained through our opt-in magazine, opt-in email newsletters, websites, and social media pages, all of which may include invitations to donate. Contact relationship data and donations data are managed centrally through a highly secure database with access restricted to a small number of employees.

We fundraise in accordance with the requirements of the Fundraising Regulator, and with our moral obligations as a Catholic charity. We fundraise responsibly at all times and with a sensitivity to the pastoral relationship that most donors have with the friars. We avoid approaches to vulnerable people and do not hold information on children. We do not exert pressure on people to donate, nor is access to the services we provide as a charity dependent on donations. We do not at this time employ third-party fundraisers, though some people do voluntarily and of their own initiative fundraise on our behalf. Subscriptions to communications can be cancelled at any time. Complaints are responded to as soon as possible; none were received in the current year (2020: none).

RISK

The trustees review annually the principal risks to which the charity is exposed, and the strategies and procedures in place to mitigate those risks. The trustees consider that the major risks can be categorised under four headings: operational, financial, reputational and regulatory. Listed below are the main risks in each category, along with the principal ways in which they are mitigated.

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OPERATIONAL

The activities of the charity are highly dependent upon those friars who are responsible for their management, often with little or no professional lay assistance. For this reason there is a risk that our ministries may suffer from lack of direction, poor management and inefficiencies. It can happen that a particular friar is overburdened with responsibilities leading to stress and reduced effectiveness. To mitigate this, the trustees and especially the Prior Provincial regularly review the work of each entity of the Province, ensuring that those responsible for our works are provided with the practical and moral support required. The Province has also instituted regular meetings between the Provincial and local superiors, to offer support and share best practice. The Province maintains its commitment to ensuring that friars who are experiencing emotional or psychological difficulties are provided with appropriate professional help.

The charity is responsible for the care of a number of elderly friars. As at 30 September 2021 there were 18 friars over 70, of whom 9 were over 80. Like all of the friars, these men have no resources of their own as all earnings, pensions and other income have been donated to the charity. As far as possible older brothers continue to live in community, though where appropriate residential nursing care places are found. The Province remains committed to designating all pensions income to the Designated Sick Fund (see page 40), which covers the cost of residential care but also funds home nursing care where appropriate, as well as works in priories designed to make them more suitable for elderly and infirm brothers.

The on-going work of the charity requires that young men continue to present themselves to join the Order, and that these men be properly formed and educated for our ministries. Many religious orders in the UK have seen very low or even non-existent levels of recruitment for a number of years leading to a severely ageing demographic profile and the abandonment of numbers of ministries. The Province has committed one of its ablest young priests to work full-time as Promoter and Director of Vocations, and over the last two years ten men entered the noviciate, an unusually high number. The Province is also committed to ensuring that its

friars receive the best possible intellectual, spiritual and pastoral formation.

FINANCIAL

The charity’s principal assets comprise listed investments, the value of and income from which are dependent on movements in UK and world markets. A substantial long-term loss of value of these investments would threaten the long-term financial viability of the Province, and any significant reduction in investment income would cause financial difficulties even in the short term. To mitigate this, the investments are managed by reputable investment managers who adhere to a policy agreed by the trustees. The performance of investments and our investment strategy are assessed regularly by the Economic Council of the Province, aided by a lay expert, to ensure that our investments remain appropriate to the charity’s needs (see further page 42).

The Development Office, under the leadership of a lay professional Development Director, with the cooperation of all friars, ensures that the Province and individual priories maintain excellent relationships with existing donors and takes the lead in seeking out and cultivating potential new sources of support. The work of the Development Office is supervised by the Provincial in consultation with the Provincial Council.

Our operations involve very large numbers of financial transactions including significant amounts of cash, bringing with it the obvious risk of fraud, theft or loss. The Province has a well-established set of ‘Norms for Economic and Administrative Practice’ which impose appropriate procedures for cash-handling and for the management of bank payments etc., and the Provincial Bursar visits priories regularly to support local bursars and other friars in adhering to these procedures and other good practices. The Province decided at its recent Chapter to substantially reduce the levels of expenditure that can be made without a second authorised signature.

The operation of Blackfriars Hall and Studium is at particular financial risk, depending as heavily as it does upon numbers of students. The Regent and other moderators of the Hall engage in visits to the USA to seek additional students, and the Hall is developing

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with the Development Director a fundraising strategy emphasising student scholarships and support for Studium teaching with a view to providing Blackfriars with a more solid financial base in the years to come.

In the light of rapidly rising inflation, the Province faces increasing risks both to its income, as donors find their finances stretched, and in general expenditure. The value of returns on investments may also be eroded with higher inflation and loss of capital value in the markets.

REPUTATIONAL

Friars and some other volunteers working with the friars, by the nature of our activities, inevitably often operate with little immediate supervision and often in positions of considerable pastoral responsibility and trust. Mistakes and misjudgements especially by friars in such positions can lead to harm to the reputation of the whole Province. The trustees consider that the greatest risk to the reputation of the charity in terms of severity of outcome, though not of likelihood, comes from allegations of abuse by friars of children or vulnerable adults: even where these allegations are historical in nature and relate to long-deceased friars, and even where they are unfounded, they can be deeply harmful to the reputation, local and national, of the Province, its ministries and its friars. The Province works closely with the Catholic Church Insurance Association, the Catholic Safeguarding Advisory Service and the Safeguarding Co-ordinator of the Roman

Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham to deal with any such allegations in accordance with the safeguarding policy of the Catholic Church in England & Wales. A member of the Provincial Council is the Province’s Safeguarding Co-ordinator, and he is responsible for ensuring that all friars are familiar with, and practise, this safeguarding policy, again in association with the Archdiocese of Birmingham. Lay people volunteer as local safeguarding representatives at each location.

The trustees also recognise the potential for reputational damage that may result from operational failures mentioned in the first paragraph of this section, and this risk is mitigated as detailed there.

REGULATORY

The trustees are keenly aware of the need to comply with relevant laws, including but not limited to those governing employment, health & safety at work, immigration and data protection, and the potential consequences of failures in this regard. The Provincial Bursar, assisted by the Economic Council of the Province, the Development Director and professional experts, takes the lead in compliance, and is aided in this regard by training sessions provided by the Association of Provincial Bursars. Each site within the Province is visited at least once a year by a professional Health & Safety advisor, to ensure that our sites are not only compliant with the Health & Safety at Work, etc. Act (1974) and related regulations, but also provide good working and living environments for the friars.

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Public Benefit

The Charity Trustees have read the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, and the specific guidance for charities whose objects include Education and the advancement of Religion. The Charity Trustees have taken note of the Charity Commission’s advice of October 2015 concerning public benefit and fee-charging in relation to educational charities. The Charity Trustees have paid due regard to the Commission’s guidance, and all who make decisions about the activities the Charity undertakes are concerned to ensure that a real religious or educational benefit is provided to a broad range of people.

The priories of the Province all celebrate liturgy which is open to the public, and the friars are available to any members of the public who wish to consult them about matters of faith and the spiritual life. The priory churches are open to the public for most of the day, and many people avail themselves of the opportunity for quiet prayer or reflection. No charge is made for admission to the churches or to religious services (cf. CIC , c. 1221). Offerings are customarily made on the occasion of celebration of certain rites (e.g. baptisms, marriages and funerals), but Canon Law requires that those who are not able to make an offering are not thereby excluded ( CIC , c. 848 and c. 1181). Some charges may be made for other activities (e.g. participation

in pilgrimages); the Hoper Dixon Trust, a connected charity, is in some cases able to assist with these costs.

The main educational centre of the Province, located at Blackfriars in Oxford, welcomes applications to study from any suitably qualified student. Blackfriars Hall charges fees at the level prevalent among Oxford colleges, and students are eligible for public funding in the same way as other students in higher education. The Hall is aware that public funding is not available to assist all who would benefit from studying in Oxford, especially those wishing to study for a second undergraduate degree or a postgraduate qualification. The Hall continues actively seeking funds to broaden access, having almost exhausted funds available for scholarships to students in the previous reporting period. Members of the public who are not students at Oxford may attend lectures and classes at Blackfriars on application; a small fee is normally charged, but is waived in cases of financial hardship. Blackfriars Hall and many of the priories and parishes arrange for public lectures and talks which are free of charge.

The Charity Trustees consider that the achievements and performance of the Charity demonstrate success in providing benefit to a broad public.

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Provision for Sick and Elderly Friars

As of 30 September 2021, 12 friars of the Province (15%) in Great Britain were aged 70 or over, of whom 8 (10%) were 80 or over. Although most of these brothers continue to be active and enjoy reasonable health, the Charity Trustees are concerned to ensure that adequate provision is made for the care of older brothers and of any other sick brothers. The Charity maintains a Sick Fund for this purpose, of which details are given in the Financial Review and Statement of Financial Activities. At the end of the reporting period, one brother was in a nursing home (2020: two), and another two required substantial home-based nursing care; it is not unlikely that these numbers will rise, so the Trustees continue to ensure that such provision is affordable whenever necessary. While the provision and level of funds is adequate for current needs, the Charity Trustees are

aware that demands could increase substantially in future years.

All pension income is designated for the Sick Fund, which at the end of the period stood at £4,320k (2020: £3,789k). While the income from this fund currently suffices, the Charity Trustees are concerned that the Sick Fund should continue to be increased to ensure that likely future demands can be met.

Priories are also concerned to keep constantly under review their provision for disabled and infirm brothers and as necessary to make various adaptations and improvements. In the current reporting period, the Priory in Edinburgh installed handrails to assist movement around the buildings.

Investment Performance

The Charity’s investments had a market value of £22,382k (2020: £19,991k) at the end of the reporting period. The market value of investments with Smith & Williamson was £9,391k (2020: £8,420k), and these represent the value of the Designated Sick Fund and the Designated Training Funds, plus a small part of the Restricted Training Funds. During the year, BlackRock Fund Managers Ltd closed its Charifaith fund. The Province’s holdings in this fund were transferred to the new BlackRock Catholic Charities Growth & Income Fund. At the end of the year, the value of the Province’s

units in this fund was £12,158k (2020: £10,724k). In view of low interest rates, the Charity has continued to seek to minimise cash holdings, consistent with ensuring sufficient liquidity for medium-term spending. At 30 September 2021, £833k (2020: £847k) was directly held in cash funds, comprising 3.7% of total investment assets (2020: 4.2%). Income from cash funds over the year was £647 (2020: £4,641).

Further details of these investments may be found in note 6 to the Financial Statements.

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Financial Review

FUNDING SOURCES AND INCOME

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Donations and Legacies: £4,049k Charitable activities: £714k Investments: £632k Other Trading Activities: £152k Other: £3k

Total income for the year ended 30 September 2021 was £5,550k (2020: £3,234k). 2021 income includes a grant of £2m to the Studium from the Society of Jesus for the training of priests, which will be spent over the coming 5 years. Aside from this new source of income, remaining income increased by £316k or 10%. Income from activities was affected by COVID again in 2020/21 but this was compensated for by fundraising activities and the generosity of our supporters, such that total income was close to pre-COVID levels. Income from ministerial services, parish activities, talks, conferences, recovered a little, increasing by 4% on 2020 but was still much lower than normal due to COVID restrictions. Income from Educational Services dropped further, by £117k, as many fewer overseas students than normal applied to study in Oxford in 2020/21. Donations and gifts recovered to pre-COVID levels, increasing by £131k, as supporters increased online giving in place of church collections and responded to special appeals including the celebration of the 800th anniversary of the arrival of the Dominicans in Great Britain in 1221. Grant income increased by £313k; Blackfriars Hall received a number of new grants to assist recovery from COVID challenges and the refurbishment of the Frassati Centre in Leicester secured a number of grants. Income from listed investments remained steady at £632k.

More details are given in note 1 to the financial statements; cf Figure 1.

FIGURE 2: EXPENDITURE

EXPENDITURE

Expenditure totalled £3,372k for the year (2020: £3,153k), an increase of £219K, 7%. The costs of pastoral works & projects and support of the friars fell for a second year as restrictions on activities continued. Friars travel overseas to study and in the UK to deliver teaching and ministry together with the activities of the Las Casas and Aquinas Institutes continued to be replaced largely by activity online. Parish events such as pilgrimages were postponed again. Support for the Province’s houses in the Caribbean was maintained. The Province’s required contribution to the central costs of the Order fell by £13k.

Property upkeep: £1,198k Educational: £713k

Friars and communities: £691k Pastoral: £440k Investment management: £117k Sick and elderly: £112k Raising voluntary income: £100k

The cost of upkeep of buildings increased again, by £174k, 17%. Daily cleaning costs that enabled the opening of buildings for public worship and students to study were substantial, the London priory started a major redecoration and refurbishment of its church and the Frassati Centre in Leicester was refurbished. Educational costs increased in respect of major scholarships and new lectorships, both funded by new grants. The costs of care of sick and elderly friars was £33k or 23% less than in the previous year.

More details on expenditure are given in note 2 to the financial statements; cf Figure 2.

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Funds & Investments

INVESTMENT POLICY AND OBJECTIVES

The Charity’s investment policy is set by the Trustees, after regular consultation with the Province’s Economic Council and professional investment managers. The principal objective is the maximisation of returns, seeking capital growth but also a steady and, where possible, growing level of income. The Charity Trustees are concerned to manage risk and therefore maintain and review periodically, with the assistance of the Province’s Economic Council and professional advisors, a high degree of diversification in the Charity’s investment assets, whether held directly or through a common investment fund.

In keeping with the objects of the Charity and the teachings of the Catholic Church, the following policy is stated in the Statute of the Province: ‘Investments shall be avoided in companies a significant proportion of whose activities are contrary to the moral teachings of the Catholic Church, including but not limited to those relating to sanctity of life, care for the environment, and justice and peace.’ This applies both to direct investments and to those through a common investment fund.

POLICY ON RESERVES

The laws of the Order oblige the Province to ensure that funds are available to support central administration, common projects (e.g. publishing, archives, libraries), the care of sick and elderly friars, and the formation of student friars. The Charity continues to maintain a high level of reserves in order to meet these obligations. The Charity Trustees also ensure that the level of reserves held is adequate to respond to unexpected financial needs, and to be able to commit to new apostolic projects when possible. Such a level of reserves is required because of the very large potential demands made by the ownership of the priories and churches necessary to meet the requirements of the Charity’s objects, many of which are listed buildings. It might not always be possible to meet urgent needs out of branch funds. The high level of reserves also produce an income for central

activities, allowing contributions from branch funds to central province funds to be kept down.

The Charity Trustees’ view is that an amount equal to a minimum of four months’ total expenditure (i.e. £1,054k over the reporting period) should be held as free reserves.

The Charity Trustees continue to aim for an increasing level of reserves designated for the purpose of providing for the needs of older or infirm friars and the formation of novices and student friars. The Charity Trustees continue to maintain designated funds as capital funds which generate sufficient income necessary for the Province to be able to satisfy its obligations under the laws of the Order and to meet annual expenditure requirements in these priority areas.

RESERVES AND DESIGNATED FUNDS

The balance sheet shows total unrestricted funds of £12,481k (2020: £11,294k). The Province General Purpose fund accounts for £3,308k (2020: £3,125k), of which £3,080k (2020: £2,872k) are free reserves (i.e. excluding fixed assets held for charity use). This level of free reserves represents eleven months’ total expenditure by the Charity.

Designated funds make up the remaining £9,172k (2020: £8,169k) of unrestricted funds, the principal of which are:

Sick Fund: This holds a balance of £4,320k (2020: £3,789k) to provide care for sick and elderly friars. Income from the pensions of the friars is allocated to this fund. Despite a number of friars in residential care over the past few years and works to provide accommodation in priories suitable for elderly and infirm friars, it has been possible to continue to build up the sick fund. While it is impossible to predict with accuracy the burden on this fund, the large number of older friars makes significant demands in the near future likely.

Student Training Fund: The Charity maintains a designated fund for the support of the friars’ studies, which holds a balance of £3,373k (2020: £2,981k).

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Implications of Covid-19

The Trustees have reviewed the continuing impact of COVID-19 since October 2021 on the charity’s income, expenditure, commitments and its assets and liabilities, and the charity’s capacity to continue as a going concern. The Trustees have concluded that the charity continues to be financially sustainable for the foreseeable future.

In early 2021–22 income supporters continued to give at similar levels as last year whilst income from ministry, talks, etc remained low; overall income was at a similar level to the same period in the previous year. Student numbers and income to Blackfriars Hall improved significantly; although overseas student numbers are still less than pre-COVID, home student numbers improved and accommodation is fully occupied. As restrictions have eased, an increase in in-person activities has seen modest increases in travel and pastoral expenditure.

The charity had free reserves of £2.9m at 30 September 2021. Most of this balance related to investments with BlackRock Catholic Charities Growth and Income Fund. If it proved necessary these investments would be partly or fully liquidated in order to cover the essential running costs of the charity. The charity also has designated funds of £9.2m invested, which can be reassigned to cover expenditure if necessary.

The uncertainties of current global economic and political issues have impacted the value of these investments. At 31 March 2022 they had fallen in value by 7%. However, the Trustees do not expect it to be necessary to liquidate investments; forecasts indicate a small deficit may be made in 2021–22 which will be covered out of cash deposits if necessary.

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Trustees’ Responsibilities

TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) regulations.

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales and Scotland requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, the provisions of the trust deed, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and the provisions of the Book of Constitutions and Ordinations of the Friars of the Order of Preachers. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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Declaration

DECLARATION

The officers of the Trustee Corporation, The Dominican Council, declare that to the best of their knowledge the annual accounts of the English Province of the Order of Preachers have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, and the regulations and requirements of the province Trust Deed, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and the provisions of the Book of Constitutions and Ordinations of the Friars of the Order of Preachers.

The officers of the Trustee Corporation who were in office on the date of approval of these financial statements have confirmed that, as far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the auditor is unaware. Each of the officers of the Trustee Corporation has confirmed that they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as an officer of the Trustee Corporation in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that it has been communicated to the auditor.

BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEE

Fr David Goodill OP Secretary to the Dominican Council 24 June 2022

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Auditor’s Report

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE ORDER OF PREACHERS

OPINION

We have audited the financial statements of The English Province of the Order of Preachers (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 30 September 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

BASIS FOR OPINION

We have been appointed auditors under section 44(1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under those Acts.

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s

responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

CONCLUSIONS RELATING TO GOING CONCERN

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

OTHER INFORMATION

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent

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material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

MATTERS ON WHICH WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BY EXCEPTION

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and the Charities Act 2011 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES

As explained more fully in the statement of trustees’ responsibilities set out on page 44, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the Charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE AUDIT WAS

CONSIDERED CAPABLE OF DETECTING IRREGULARITIES, INCLUDING FRAUD

Irregularities are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. The objectives of our audit are to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding compliance with laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, to perform audit procedures to help identify instances of noncompliance with other laws and regulations that may have a material effect on the financial statements, and to respond appropriately to identified or suspected noncompliance with laws and regulations identified during the audit.

In relation to fraud, the objectives of our audit are to identify and assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud, to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud through designing and implementing appropriate responses and to respond appropriately to fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit.

However, it is the primary responsibility of management, with the oversight of those charged with governance, to ensure that the entity's operations are conducted in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations and for the prevention and detection of fraud.

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In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud, the audit engagement team:

As a result of these procedures we consider the most significant laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the financial statements are FRS 102, Charities SORP (FRS 102), Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, regulation 8 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended), the Charities Act 2011 and the charity’s governing document. We performed audit procedures to detect non-compliances which may have a material impact on the financial statements which included reviewing the financial statements including the Annual Report and remaining alert to new or unusual transactions which may not be in accordance with the governing documents.

The audit engagement team identified the risk of management override of controls as the area where the financial statements were most susceptible to material misstatement due to fraud. Audit procedures performed included but were not limited to testing manual journal entries and other adjustments, evaluating the business rationale in relation to significant, unusual transactions and transactions entered into outside the normal course of business and challenging judgments and estimates.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at http://www.frc.org. uk/auditorsresponsibilities . This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

USE OF OUR REPORT

This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 44(1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, and regulation 10 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and the Charities Act 2011. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and its trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

RSM UK Audit LLP, Statutory Auditor

The Pinnacle, 170 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 1BP

Date: 27 June 2022

RSM UK Audit LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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S T A T E M E N T O F F I N A N C I A L A C T I V I T I E S

Total Funds 2020 £ 1,730,671 49,602 633,501 815,028 4,962 3,233,764 105,095 87,604 2,960,156 3,152,855 (468,535) (387,626) - (387,626) 28,369,873 27,982,247
Restricted Funds 2020 £ 1,164,153 14,858 299,934 778,998 4,679 2,262,622 8,328 - 2,275,927 2,284,255 (220,556) (242,189) (103,819) (346,008) 17,034,499 16,688,491
Unrestricted Funds 2020 £ 566,518 34,744 333,567 36,030 283 971,142 96,767 87,604 684,229 868,600 (247,979) (145,437) 103,819 (41,618) 11,335,374 11,293,756
Total Funds 2021 £ 4,048,738 151,969 632,454 713,894 3,042 5,550,097 100,036 116,769 3,154,957 3,371,762 2,389,952 4,568,287 - 4,568,287 27,982,247 32,550,534
Restricted Funds 2021 £ 3,786,816 42,418 273,126 679,912 3,042 4,785,314 1,273 - 2,449,892 2,451,165 1,214,272 3,548,421 (166,946) 3,381,475 16,688,491 20,069,966
Unrestricted Funds 2021 £ 261,922 109,551 359,328 33,982 - 764,783 98,763 116,769 705,065 920,597 1,175,680 1,019,866 166,946 1,186,812 11,293,756 12,480,568
Notes 1 2 6 11 12
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 30 September 2021 INCOME FROM: Donations and Legacies Other Trading Activities Investment Income Charitable Activities Other TOTAL INCOME EXPENDITURE ON: Raising funds Costs of raising voluntary income Investment management costs Charitable Activities TOTAL EXPENDITURE GAINS/(LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS Net income/(expenditure) TRANSFERS Transfers between funds Net movement in funds RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 1 October 2020 Total funds carried forward 30 September 2021

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BALANCE SHEET

BALANCE SHEET
at 30 September 2021
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
5
Investments
6
TOTAL FIXED ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
7
Bank accounts
Cash in hand
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
8
Net Current Assets
Total Assets less Current Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
15
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
Restricted funds
Branch funds
Province restricted funds
Total restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
Province general purpose
Province designated
Total unrestricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS
12		 2021
£
2020
£
7,543,966
7,239,300
22,381,677
19,991,078
29,925,643
27,230,378
2,142,786
693,031
1,004,116
453,347
5,577
6,536
3,152,479
1,152,914
(496,271)
(361,414)
2,656,208
791,500
32,581,851
28,021,878
(31,317)
(39,631)
32,550,534
27,982,247
14,348,119
11,547,526
5,721,847
5,140,965
20,069,966
16,688,491
3,308,937
3,125,071
9,171,631
8,168,685
12,480,568
11,293,756
32,550,534
27,982,247

The financial statements on pages 49 to 66 were approved by the Trustee, authorised for issue on 24 June 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

Fr David Goodill OP Directors of Trustee Corporation } Fr Simon Gaine OP

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
for the year ended 30 September 2021
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net movement in funds
Depreciation charges
Losses/(Gains) on investments
(Proft)/Loss on disposal of fxed assets
Interest received
Decrease/(Increase) in debtors
(Decrease)/Increase in creditors
NET CASH FROM/(USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Interest received
Purchase of property and equipment
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment
Purchase of investments
Proceeds from sale of investments
NET CASH (USED IN)/FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Payment of fnance lease liabilities
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS IN THE YEAR
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR		 2021
£
4,568,287
610,051
(2,389,952)
(60)
(632,453)
(1,449,755)
138,326		 2020
£

(387,626)

519,830
468,535
(1,961)
(633,501)
386,558

(417,920)
844,444
(66,085)
632,453
(914,717)
60
(647)
-
633,501
(798,646)

4,399
(4,641)

250,000
(282,851) 84,613
(11,783) (11,783)
(11,783) (11,783)
549,810
459,883
6,745

453,138
1,009,693
459,883
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT
Cash
Finance lease obligations		 At start
of year
£
Cash
fows
£
New fnance
leases
£
At end
of year
£
459,883
549,810
-
1,009,693
(47,639)
11,783
(1,806)
(37,661)
412,244
561,593
(1,806)
972,031

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Accounting Policies

BASIS OF PREPARATION

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) effective 1 January 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).

The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ’true and fair’ view. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing these accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (the Charities SORP (FRS 102) effective 1 January 2019) rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005, which has since been withdrawn. The trust constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

ASSESSMENT OF GOING CONCERN

The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date that these financial statements have been signed. In arriving at this conclusion, the charity has prepared a detailed budget

and cash flow forecast which have been sensitised for the potential impact to revenue streams. Whilst a number of the charity’s revenue streams are likely to be adversely impacted, the Trustees consider that the charity has sufficient unrestricted reserves, in the form of cash and a liquid investment portfolio, that could be drawn upon, should the charity be required to do so in order to meet its costs for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date that these financial statements have been signed. On this basis, the Trustees consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going-concern basis.

FIXED ASSETS

Functional property is capitalised at cost except in the case of historic property for which no cost information is available. Such property has been capitalised using the derived cost method based on insurance replacement value and retail price index. The year the property was built is used for this purpose and as such enhanced expenditure is also incorporated into cost.

Tangible fixed assets are being depreciated over their useful economic lives. The following rates are used:

Historic Property : over expected useful lives between 10 and 371 years

Other Freehold Property : over expected useful lives between 10 and 50 years

Motor Vehicles : over 4 years on a straight-line basis Fixtures and Fittings : over 4 years on a straightline basis. Leases : over 7 years

Assets in course of construction : not depreciated.

Assets are reviewed for impairment when evidence of such impairment arises. Expenditure on tangible items is not capitalised where it is less than £2,500 or where the view is taken that it is incapable of providing any future economic benefit to the Charity.

WORKS OF ART AND HISTORIC TREASURES

Individual works of art, historic treasures and plate are not capitalised as a valuation is not considered practical.

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Such items as are in the possession of the Charity were created for use in religious worship or devotion and continue to be used for these purposes. The Charity maintains stewardship by keeping a full inventory and has no intention of disposing of any of the works of art, historic treasures and plate so long as this use continues.

INVESTMENTS

All investments are valued at their market value at the balance sheet date. It is considered that market value best represents a true and fair view of the value of these assets to the Charity. Gains and losses on disposal of the investments are treated as realised. Gains and losses on the revaluation of investments are treated as unrealised. Both are recorded in the Statement of Financial Activities. Investment management fees are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when incurred.

FOREIGN CURRENCIES

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate of ruling at the date of trans action. All differences are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities.

PENSIONS RECEIVABLE

Pension income for professed members of the Order is accounted for when it is receivable.

ACTIVITIES FOR RAISING FUNDS

Fundraising, publications and other similar income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when the relevant amount of income becomes receivable or the item has been sold. Property rental income is accounted for when it is receivable in accordance with the terms of the relevant agreements.

INVESTMENT INCOME

Investment income is accounted for when notified by the Charity’s investment portfolio manager. Deposit interest is accounted for on a receivable basis. Interest received on cash held with investment managers is accounted for as investment income.

CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

The costs of charitable activities are accounted for when they become payable. They include apportioned support costs.

SUPPORT AND GOVERNANCE COSTS

LIABILITIES

Liabilities are recorded in the financial statements when the Trustees have made a commitment to acquire goods or services.

DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

Donations and legacies are accounted for in accordance with the requirements of the SORP (being entitlement, probability and measurement). Legacies are considered receivable once the value of the legacy has been determined and probate has been granted. Legacies received by friars of the Province, who have signed Deeds of Disponor in favour of The Dominican Council, are classified as legacy income. Donated assets and services are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when a reliable estimate of the value to the charity can be readily obtained.

GRANTS RECEIVABLE

Grants receivable are accounted for in accordance with the terms of the grant, and are recognised when the conditions for receipt have been complied with.

Within this heading are incorporated management and administration costs, and any other costs not directly constitutive of charitable activity, generation of funds or governance. Where support costs are attributable to a particular charitable activity, they are allocated to that activity. General support costs are apportioned on the basis of the direct costs of each activity.

NATIONAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR FRIARS

The Province pays voluntary (class 3) national insurance contributions for friars when these will count towards the provision of State Pension. These costs are recognised at the end of the tax year in which HM Revenue and Customs issues notice of a gap in National Insurance Contributions.

RETIREMENT BENEFITS

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for its employees. The amount charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in respect of pension

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costs is the contributions payable in the year.

TAXATION

The English Province of the Order of Preachers is a registered charity and as such its income and gains falling within Sections 518 to 564 of the Income Taxes Act 2007 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 are exempt from income tax and capital gains tax to the extent that they are applied to charitable objectives.

RESTRICTED FUNDS

Restricted funds can only be applied for a particular purpose. Most restricted funds of the charity are ‘branch funds’, restricted to use for the particular purposes of a branch of the charity (a priory, a parish or Blackfriars Hall) while that branch continues in existence. Some branch funds have more specific designations; others have further restrictions that would have to be respected even in the event of a branch ceasing to operate.

There are also central restricted funds, the principal of which are:

UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

The unrestricted funds of the Charity comprise general purpose funds and designated funds. General purpose funds are retained to cover future direct charitable costs, general support costs, and investment management costs.

Designated funds are those parts of the Charity’s unrestricted funds designated by the Trustees to be used for particular purposes in the future. The Trustees have the power to reallocate such funds. The principal designated funds are:

CONNECTED CHARITY

The Hoper Dixon Trust is considered to be a connected charity because the Dominican Council is one of the Trustees. The Trust’s accounts are not consolidated within those of the English Province of the Order of Preachers because in the opinion of the officers of the Dominican Council the Order does not have control of the Trust. The Trust’s Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet are given in notes 17 and 18 respectively.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Charity only has financial instruments and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

LEASES

Leases are classified as finance leases where the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the equipment from the lessor to the lessee.

As a lessee: equipment held under finance leases are recognised on the Balance Sheet at the commencement of the lease at its fair value measured at the lease’s inception. The asset recognised is matched by a liability for the obligation to pay the lessor.

Finance charges are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY

The charity makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The estimates and assumptions that have a risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are noted below:

CLASSIFICATION OF LEASES

The charity has used its judgement in recognising whether a lease is a finance lease or operating lease on the basis that if the risk and rewards of asset ownership are considered to be substantially transferred then the lease is recognised as a finance lease.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

1. ANALYSIS OF INCOME

Total Funds 2020 £ 851,747 638,708 103,326 136,890 1,730,671 11,314 38,288 49,602 633,501 394,495 420,533 815,028 4,962 3,233,764
Restricted Funds 2020 £ 822,704 258,717 82,732 - 1,164,153 2,411 12,447 14,858 299,934 372,579 406,419 778,998 4,679 2,262,622
Unrestricted Funds 2020 £ 29,043 379,991 20,594 136,890 566,518 8,903 25,841 34,744 333,567 21,916 14,114 36,030 283 971,142
Total Funds 2021 £ 983,090 503,107 2,416,613 145,928 4,048,738 13,687 138,282 151,969 632,454 410,414 303,480 713,894 3,042 5,550,097
Restricted Funds 2021 £ 913,432 471,771 2,401,613 - 3,786,816 - 42,418 42,418 273,126 394,212 285,700 679,912 3,042 4,785,314
Unrestricted Funds 2021 £ 69,658 31,336 15,000 145,928 261,922 13,687 95,864 109,551 359,328 16,202 17,780 33,982 - 764,783
INCOME Donations and Legacies Donations and gifts Legacies Grants received Pensions received Total Donations and Legacies Income Other Trading Activities Fundraising, publications etc. Property Total Other Trading Activities Income from listed investments Charitable Activities Ministerial services Educational services Total Charitable Activities Other Income TOTAL INCOME

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2. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE

TOTAL EXPENDITURE Total charitable activities Support of the friars and communities Property upkeep Care for sick and elderly friars Pastoral works and projects Educational EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Total costs of raising funds Investment management costs Costs of raising voluntary income COSTS OF RAISING FUNDS ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE
3 Notes
920,597 705,065 98,608 250,555 90,595 191,326 73,981 215,532 116,769 98,763 £ 2021 Funds Unrestricted
2,451,165 2,449,892 592,852 947,432 21,318 249,020 639,270 1,273 - 1,273 £ 2021 Funds Restricted
3,371,762 3,154,957 691,460 1,197,987 111,913 440,346 713,251 216,805 116,769 100,036 £ 2021 Funds Total
868,600 684,229 97,777 249,941 121,291 152,435 62,785 184,371 87,604 96,767 £ 2020 Funds Unrestricted
2,284,255 2,275,927 666,585 774,068 24,165 300,363 510,746 8,328 - 8,328 £ 2020 Funds Restricted
3,152,855 2,960,156 764,362 1,024,009 145,456 452,798 573,531 192,699 87,604 105,095 £ 2020 Funds Total

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3. APPORTIONMENT OF SUPPORT COSTS

CENTRAL SUPPORT COSTS
Friars
Staff
General administration
Governance costs
Audit fees
Legal fees
Other professional Fees
Total central support costs
BRANCH SUPPORT COSTS
TOTAL SUPPORT COSTS 2021
TOTAL SUPPORT COSTS 2020		 Educat-
ional
£
2,659
26,413
9,376
8,473
7,332
1,549

Pastoral
£

1,641

16,307

5,788

5,231

4,526

956

Sick &
Elderly
£

417

4,144

1,471

1,329

1,150

243

Property
£

4,465

44,364

15,748

14,231

12,314

2,602
Friars &
Comm-
unities
£

2,577

25,607

9,089

8,214

7,108

1,502

Total
£

11,759

116,835

41,472

37,478

32,430

6,852
55,802
182,081
34,449

16,919
8,754

-
93,724

-
54,097

95,646
246,826

294,646
237,883
51,368
8,754
93,724
149,743		 541,472
220,441
46,710
9,892
69,642
116,157
462,842

Central support costs are apportioned to activities in proportion to directly incurred expenditure.

Branch support costs are allocated to the principal activity of the branch incurring the cost.

4. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS

. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS
STAFF NUMBERS
Average number of employees
Average number of FTE employees
Employees receiving emoluments in excess of £60,000
STAFF COSTS
Salaries/Wages
Employer's national insurance costs
Pension costs
Total Staff Costs		 2021
2020
19
18
10
10
-
-
£
£
413,618
383,588
30,877
28,903
52,829
55,706
497,324
468,197

No remuneration is paid to the trustee corporation or its directors.

VOLUNTEER NUMBERS

VOLUNTEER NUMBERS
Friars
Other volunteers
Total volunteers
Total Full Time Equivalent volunteers		 78
82
52
117
130
199
27
89

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4. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS (CONT.)

For the purposes of this report, employees are those who have contracts of employment. The figures do not include persons paid through payroll from time to time who have no contracted hours; typically, such persons provide teaching or other ad hoc services to Blackfriars Hall, and are either employees of other institutions or students doing small amounts of part-time work.

The charity considers its key management personnel is comprised of its Trustees and other members of the Provincial Council, all of whom are Friars. The total

employment benefits, including employer pension cost of key management personnel, were £nil (2020: £nil). The total of expenses reimbursed to key management personnel was £nil (2020: £nil).

The principal roles of non-friar volunteers are answering the door and telephone at the priories in Oxford and Cambridge, and church cleaning, flower arranging and similar tasks in Leicester and London, along with singing in the church choirs. The average number of hours worked by these volunteers each week is 2.6.

5. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS USED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES

COST
Balance brought forward
1 October 2020
Additions
Disposals
Balance carried forward
30 September 2021
DEPRECIATION
Balance brought forward
1 October 2020
Disposals
Charge for year
Balance carried forward
30 September 2021
NET BOOK VALUE
Brought forward
1 October 2020
Carried forward
30 September 2021		 Inalienable
Property
£
1,000,613
-
-

Other
Property
£

9,053,547

222,460

-

Motor
Vehicles
£

81,840

12,304

(9,995)

Fixtures &
Fittings
£

2,090,530

679,953
-

Total
£

12,226,530

914,717

(9,995)
1,000,613
9,276,007
84,149
2,770,483
13,131,252
474,130
-
4,539
2,776,893

-

283,528
77,095

(9,995)

4,658
1,659,112
-

317,326
4,987,230

(9,995)

610,051
478,669
3,060,421
71,758
1,976,438
5,587,286
526,483
6,276,654
4,745
431,418
7,239,300
521,944
6,215,586
12,391
794,045
7,543,966

Historic property includes churches, places of worship and priories owned and occupied by the Order.

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6. INVESTMENTS

30 September 2021
30 September 2020		 Market Value
Cost
Market Value		 £
£
£		 12,157,644
8,330,247
10,724,275		 9,390,784
6,533,325
8,419,678		 833,249
777,977
847,125		 22,381,677
15,641,549
19,991,078		 2020 £ 20,704,972 4,641 (250,000) (468,535) 19,991,078 ** As of 30 September 2021, the composition of the Funds managed by Smith & Williamson was as follows: UK Equities
21.7%		 Global Equities
52.0%		 Fixed Income
6.3%		 Property
3.6%		 Alternatives and Multi-Asset
12.8%		 Cash
3.6%		 Total
100.0%
INVESTMENTS Cost £ Catholic Charities Growth & Income Fund*
8,330,247		 Funds managed by Smith & Williamson**
6,533,325		 BlackRock Institutional Cash Series
778,624		 15,642,196 2021 £ Market Value at 1 October
19,991,078		 Additions at Cost
647		 Disposals at Market Value
-		 Net gain/(loss) on revaluation
2,389,952		 Market Value at 30 September
22,381,677		 * As of 30 September 2021, the composition of the Catholic Charities Growth & Income Fund was as follows: UK Equities
28.9%		 Global Equities
36.3%		 Fixed Income
11.1%		 Property
9.6%		 Alternatives
12.5%		 Cash
1.6%		 Total
100.0%

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7. DEBTORS

. DEBTORS
DEBTORS
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Other
Total Debtors		 2021
£
2020
£
7,121
27,203
2,129,360
661,656
6,305
4,171
2,142,786
693,031

8. CREDITORS

. CREDITORS
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Taxation and social security
Accruals and deferred income
Other
Total Creditors
Deferred income (analysis)
At 1 October
Amount released to income
Amount deferred in the year
At 30 September		 2021
£
274,545
9,155
186,658
25,913		 2020
£

107,473

6,865

81,873

165,203
496,271
361,414
-
-
4,279
7,672

(7,672)

-
4,279
-

Deferred income represents unsaid Masses and advance rent received.

9. TRANSACTIONS WITH TRUSTEES

The Trustees of the Charity are also members of the Order and as such have taken vows of poverty under which they renounce all personal right to income and

capital. The Charity provides for the essential needs of all members of the Order within the Province.

10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Members of the Order arranged for grants totalling £13,901 (2020: £16,163) to be made from the Hoper Dixon Trust, a trust of which the Dominican Council is a Trustee. The beneficiaries of the Hoper Dixon Trust are the poor connected with or in the neighbourhood of any house or pastoral centre under the direction of Dominicans of the English Province of the Order

of Preachers. The Hoper Dixon Trust’s Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet are reproduced in notes 17 and 18 respectively.

As of 30 September 2021, the Hoper Dixon Trust owed the English Province of the Order of Preachers the sum of £21 (2020: £1,618) in respect of grants approved and payable.

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11. FUNDS 2021

FUNDS 2021
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
Total		 Province
Total
Total
Total
Total		 General
Province
Unrestricted
Branch
Province
Restricted		 Purpose
Designated
Funds
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2021		 £
£
£
£
£
£
£		 Income
446,230
318,553
764,783
4,380,344
404,970
4,785,314
5,550,097		 Support costs, governance
and generating funds
(339,135)
(22,659)
(361,794)
(291,697)
(5,998)
(297,695)
(659,489)		 107,095
295,894
402,989
4,088,647
398,972
4,487,619
4,890,608		 Opening funds
3,125,071
8,168,685
11,293,756
11,547,526
5,140,965
16,688,491
27,982,247		 Funds available for use
3,232,166
8,464,579
11,696,745
15,636,173
5,539,937
21,176,110
32,872,855		 Resources directly expended on
charitable activities
(283,465)
(275,338)
(558,803)
(2,020,998)
(132,472)
(2,153,470)
(2,712,273)		 Inter-fund transfers
81,592
85,354
166,946
(36,898)
(130,048)
(166,946)
-		 Net investment gains
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Allocation of unrealised gains
in the year
278,644
897,036
1,175,680
769,842
444,430
1,214,272
2,389,952		 Closing funds
3,308,937
9,171,631
12,480,568
14,348,119
5,721,847
20,069,966
32,550,534		 TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS Sick and Elderly Fund
-
(10,500)
(10,500)
10,500
-
10,500
-		 Contributions to shared costs
132,608
60,838
193,446
(155,728)
(31,248)
(186,976)
6,470		 Allocations
(51,016)
35,016
(16,000)
108,330
(98,800)
9,530
(6,470)		 81,592
85,354
166,946
(36,898)
(130,048)
(166,946)
-

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FUNDS 2020

Allocations Contributions to shared costs Sick and Elderly Fund TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS Closing funds Allocation of unrealised gains
in the year		 Net investment gains Inter-fund transfers Resources directly expended on
charitable activities		 Funds available for use Opening funds Support costs, governance
and generating funds		 Income FUNDS 2020
35,710
68,109		 (115,016)
53,725		 150,726
24,884		 -
(10,500)		 3,125,071
8,168,685		 (51,526)
(197,818)		 995
370		 35,710
68,109		 (294,452)
(276,711)		 3,434,344
8,574,735		 3,014,935
8,320,439		 419,409
254,296		 (270,016)
(27,421)		 689,425
281,717		 £
£		 Purpose
Designated		 General
Province		 Province Unrestricted Funds
103,819 (61,291) 175,610 (10,500) 11,293,756 (249,344) 1,365 103,819 (571,163) 12,009,079 11,335,374 673,705 (297,437) 971,142 £ Funds Unrestricted Total
(132,320) 21,680 (164,500) 10,500 11,547,526 (143,846) 2,822 (132,320) (1,884,298) 13,705,168 11,890,431 1,814,737 (268,527) 2,083,264 £ Funds Branch Total
28,501 37,000 (8,499) - 5,140,965 (80,484) 952 28,501 (130,576) 5,322,572 5,144,068 178,504 (854) 179,358 £ Restricted Province Total Restricted Funds
(103,819) 58,680 (172,999) 10,500 16,688,491 (224,330) 3,774 (103,819) (2,014,874) 19,027,740 17,034,499 1,993,241 (269,381) 2,262,622 £ Funds Restricted Total
- (2,611) 2,611 - 27,982,247 (473,674) 5,139 - (2,586,037) 31,036,819 28,369,873 2,666,946 (566,818) 3,233,764 £ 2020 Total

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12. ALLOCATION OF ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

2020 £ 19,991,078 6,803,136 436,164 1,152,914 (361,414) (39,631) 27,982,247
Total Restricted Funds £ 9,664,405 5,886,352 410,331 865,697 (98,663) (39,631) 16,688,491
Total Province Restricted £ 4,220,203 901,145 2,325 17,713 (421) - 5,140,965
Total Branch Funds £ 5,444,202 4,985,207 408,006 847,984 (98,242) (39,631) 11,547,526
Total Unrestricted Funds £ 10,326,673 916,784 25,833 287,217 (262,751) - 11,293,756
Province Designated £ 7,477,364 663,827 25,833 1,661 - - 8,168,685
Province General Purpose £ 2,849,309 252,957 - 285,556 (262,751) - 3,125,071
ALLOCATION OF ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS 2020 Investments Property Other fxed assets Current assets Creditors: amounts falling due
in less than one year		 Creditors: amounts falling due
in more than one year		 Net Assets

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13. BALANCES OF PROVINCE FUNDS

PROVINCE DESIGNATED
Sick Funds
Study Funds
Other
Total Province Designated
PROVINCE RESTRICTED
Training Funds
Inalienable Property Fund
Mission Funds
Other
Total Province Restricted		 2021
£
2020
£
4,320,246
3,789,029
3,372,856
2,980,879
1,478,529
1,398,777
9,171,631
8,168,685
4,510,816
4,000,846
521,944
526,483
321,971
301,690
367,116
311,946
5,721,847
5,140,965

14. ACTIVITIES IN SCOTLAND

4. ACTIVITIES IN SCOTLAND
Income from activities in Scotland
Expenditure on activities in Scotland
Net (Expenditure)/Income relating to activities in Scotland		 2021
£
2020
£
208,661
204,552
(234,449)
(271,394)
(25,788)
(66,842)

15. OPERATING & FINANCE LEASE COMMITMENTS

FINANCE LEASES

At the reporting date the charity had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payment under noncancellable finance leases, which fall due as follows:

oncancellable fnance leases, which fall due as follows:
Equipment:
Within one year
In 2 - 5 years
After more than 5 years		 2021
£
6,345		 2020
£

8,008
31,317
-
35,263

4,368
31,317
39,631
37,662
47,639

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16. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

At 30 September 2021 the charity had capital commitments of £264,137 (2020: £nil) in respect of roof repairs.

17. HOPER DIXON TRUST STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

INCOME
Donations and Legacies
Investment income:
Income from investments
Income from bank deposits
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Expenditure on charitable activities:
Grants payable
Support costs for grants payable
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
NET GAINS ON INVESTMENT ASSETS
Net income and movement in funds
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Fund balances brought forward at 1 October
Fund balances carried forward at 30 September		 Unrestricted Funds
Income
Fund
£
Designated
Capital
Fund
£
20,000
-
16,188
-
-
-		 Unrestricted Funds
Income
Fund
£
Designated
Capital
Fund
£
20,000
-
16,188
-
-
-		 Total
2021
£

20,000

16,188
-		 Total
2020
£
-
16,080
9
36,188
13,901
39		 -
-
-
36,188

13,901

39		 16,089
16,163
55
13,940
-		 -

58,034
13,940
58,034		 16,218
16,541
22,248
11,030		 58,034
535,996		 80,282
547,026		 16,412
530,614
33,278 594,030 627,308 547,026

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18. HOPER DIXON TRUST BALANCE SHEET

FIXED ASSETS
Investments
CURRENT ASSETS
Bank balances
LIABILITIES
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
Net current assets
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
Unrestricted Funds
Income Fund
Capital Fund
TOTAL FUNDS		 2021
£
594,030
33,299
(21)		 2020
£
535,996
12,648
(1,618)
33,278 11,030
627,308 547,026
33,278
594,030		 11,030
535,996
627,308 547,026

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CONTACT DETAILS

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