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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)

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: 76

Bishops: 1

Priests: 55 (+ 7 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. 35ff.

www.english.op.org

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Message from the Prior Provincial

With the shadow of the pandemic now finally lifted, it is wonderful to see the Province in full swing once again. As I visit our different communities, I find a body of friars really committed to their religious lives and their work within the Order and the wider Church, whether in the United Kingdom, or the Caribbean, or elsewhere. I find a very good balance as well between our intellectual and pastoral apostolates, as our charism of preaching takes so many different forms and reaches so many different groups of people. It is also evident that the numbers of those attending our liturgies have very much been up in recent times, more than even before the pandemic, and that is a welcome development, an encouragement and a source of joy for us – and a sign of hope for the wider vitality of the Catholic Church in our world.

With our thanks and our prayers for all our supporters, without whose friendship and help our work could not continue and flourish in the ways that it does.

Very Rev Dr Martin Ganeri OP, Prior Provincial, Province of England

Contents

ABOUT THE DOMINICAN FRIARS 2 PUBLIC BENEFIT 41
THE YEAR IN REVIEW 4 PROVISION FOR SICK & ELDERLY 42
REVIEW BY HOUSE: INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE 42
OXFORD: PRIORY 10 FINANCIAL REVIEW 43
OXFORD: STUDIUM GENERALE 11 FUNDS & INVESTMENTS 44
OXFORD: BLACKFRIARS HALL 12 IMPLICATIONS OF COVID-19 45
EDINBURGH 18 TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES 46
LONDON 20 TRUSTEES’ DECLARATION 47
CAMBRIDGE 22 AUDITOR’S REPORT 48
LEICESTER 24 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 51
REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL APOSTOLATE 25 BALANCE SHEET 52
REVIEW OF FUNDRAISING 32 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 53
CHARITY DETAILS, OFFICE-HOLDERS 34 ACCOUNTING POLICIES 54
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE, NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 57
MANAGEMENT 35

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Objectives & Strategies for the Year 2021–22

(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 • Continue to encourage visiting research scholars; Blackfriars Hall and particularly to • Continue collaboration with the Anscombe Bioethics Centre develop the research projects of the (registered charity no. 274327); Las Casas and Aquinas Institutes, and foster links with the other • Continue to enhance the programmes of the Las Casas and Aquinas Institutes, seeking new sources of funding and private halls of the University. collaborating with similar institutions elsewhere.

(D) BLACKFRIARS STUDIUM

Strengthen the Province’s centre of studies in Oxford, ensuring proper • Continue to raise funds, so that an adequate and sustainable levels of funding and administrative system of 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

Continue to comply with public• Prioritise pastoral care for those suffering as a result of the health mandates as necessary, and pandemic and related restrictions; to mitigate the impact of current and • Encourage laypeople to return to church when possible; anticipated future restrictions on • Continue with livestreaming, virtual meetings and events; the Province’s mission and income, in particular investing in online • Support employees and friars in remote working; platforms and digital systems to • Promote electronic giving alongside cash giving. support these goals.

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The Year in Review: Key Facts

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TRAINING FUTURE PRIESTS
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SUPPORTING EMERGING AQUINAS SCHOLARS [p.15]

BROADCASTING IN LONDON [p.21]

NOVICES IN CAMBRIDGE [p.23]

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Ministry
Full-time or Further
51
Studies
ministerial
Active ministry outside
studies
Province /
in the Province overseas
4
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Figures from the 2021 Catalogus of the Province. Excludes those assigned in the West Indies (7), those serving as bishops (1), and those from other provinces resident in the UK (1).

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Age Groups of Friars in the Province
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16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
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24 and 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85+
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Note: this excludes those currently on leave. Pastoral offices include parish priests, assistant priests, chaplains etc. (30 in previous year). Some are part-time: the count is 16 (14) 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 (73% paid in previous year).

PASTORAL OFFICES

14% UNPAID 86% PAID 35

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The Year in Review: Pastoral Figures

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ESTIMATED TYPICAL SUNDAY MASS ATTENDANCE
AT DOMINICAN PRIORIES
753
709
Leicester
640
560 560 580566 573 London
460
450
420 390 Edinburgh
350 350
320
Oxford
250
200
150 170 160 Cambridge
94 120 130
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2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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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.9–31). They are of course susceptible to vagaries of local populations and of measurement.

Note that the differences in trends during and after 2020 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.

SACRAMENTAL STATISTICS

Baptisms Infants: 58 (2021: 47)
Adults/older children: 6 (13)
TOTAL: 64 (60)
Receptions of Baptised Christians 5 (10)
into the Catholic Church
Confrmations 25 (40)
First Communions Children: 43 (56)
Adults: 6 (14)
TOTAL: 49 (70)
Public Masses each week Sundays: 23 (23)
Weekdays: 52 (35)
TOTAL: 58 (58)
Average Mass attendance Sundays: 2,056 (1,346)
Weekdays: 203 (157)
Sacrament of Penance (Confession) 9 hours scheduled per week (6)
Average of 52 other individual
confessions per week (46)
Marriages 16 (16)
Funerals 51 (51)
Hours of Pastoral Contact 148 (108)

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

It is to be noted that 4 friars (4) 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 2023:

(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. Continue to 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) INFLATION AND COST OF LIVING CRISIS

Take extra care with the stewardship of resources and the controlling of expenditure. Fundraise with sensitivity to the financial pressures on supporters. Prioritise pastoral care.

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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: The Master of the Order of Preachers visited our Province at the conclusion of the Jubilee Year marking 800 years since the Province’s foundation in 1221.

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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; one friar also acts as chaplain at the Oratory School, near Reading. Blackfriars

offers the most central open Catholic church in Oxford, with sung Divine Office and daily Mass.

As Mass-goers returned to worship at Blackfriars, the priory continued to offer its popular livestream of Masses, with grateful followers including the housebound and those from all around the world who appreciate our liturgy and preaching.

Major works to restore the external framework, replace the roof leading, and add insulation to the cloister,

were completed. New finials and louvres were created for the bell tower.

Albert Elias Robertson was ordained to the priesthood, and Thomas Thérèse Mannion to the diaconate.

Prior: Robert Gay OP

23 resident friars, including

www.blackfriars.org.uk

Top: the restored frontage, and a gargoyle with a new protective lead 'cappa'.

Below: the top of the bell tower clad in scaffolding, and one of the old finials, now replaced.

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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 (Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology) accredited by the Angelicum (Pontifical University of St Thomas, Rome).

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

body Benedictines and Franciscans (Conventual and Capuchin). The teaching is largely provided by Dominican friars as well as other religious and lay people.

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’ – the senior research fellowship status is with Campion Hall and the lectureship status with the Studium. There are: Dr Jan Bentz (Philosophy), Dr Victoria De Haan (Theology), Dr Joshua Madden (Theology), and Dr Daniel De Haan (Copleston post).

STUDENT BODY

The Studium has a vibrant student body. The Studium had nine Dominican students enrolled in the Studium in academic year 2021/22, including a friar from the Northern Italian Province. The Studium also had in the student

13 Dominican friars taught on the Studium’s STB programme 2021/22. The Studium also employs four lay teachers: three Studium lectors (one in Philosophy and two in Theology)

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 the Catholic Permanent Private Halls (PPHs) 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 ).

school teaching qualifications, or undergraduates from abroad who are part of Blackfriars’ Visiting Student programme.

and friars. Their detailed report has been submitted to the University, which received it positively.

STUDENT BODY

Blackfriars Hall students helped organise the first PPH Ball along with students from Regent’s Park College and St Stephen’s House. Entitled ‘Night at the Museum’, the ball was held at the Oxford Museum of Natural History. Over 300 students and their guests attended. The event was not only a successful Oxford ball, but an opportunity for PPH students to meet one another and enjoy a night of fun as a community.

The Hall had 56 full-time and 11 part-time graduate students for the academic year 2021/22 as well as 7 visiting students each staying for a term. The students are predominantly Doctoral or Masters students (Theology, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Literature, History), students studying for secondary-

REVIEW BY UNIVERSITY

As part of a regular process, the Hall was reviewed in June 2022 by the University’s Permanent Private Hall Supervisory Committee. This involved eight University academics and two University administrators coming to the Hall, meeting members of Hall staff, students,

ANNUAL NEWMAN LECTURE

A highlight of the academic year was the annual Newman Lecture, which is offered to the University of Oxford by its Catholic Halls, and this year organised by Blackfriars. Sir James MacMillan spoke on: ‘Music and some wider implications: a Catholic

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Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford

composer’s perspective: Is there a moral dimension to the act of composition? And does the work of a composer ever impact on the desire to sustain civic values?’ The event, which was well attended from across the University of Oxford, was chaired by the Chancellor of the University, the Rt Hon. the Lord Patten of Barnes CH.

NEW WEBSITES

An important development in our outreach was the launching of two separate but linked websites: for Blackfriars Priory and Studium ( www.blackfriars.org.uk ) and for Blackfriars Hall ( www.bfriars. ox.ac.uk ). Having the two websites, with easy navigation between them, makes it easier for visitors to find information on the many different aspects of the life of Blackfriars, Oxford.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarship provision plays a significant role in the University of Oxford in attracting students of the highest calibre. In Febru ary 2022, Blackfriars Hall was delighted to announce, starting in October 2022: two Jubilee Scholarships for doctoral stud ents worth £17,000 or £13,000 (depending on fees status) per annum for two years; two Dominique Pire Scholarships of £2,500 and a New Blackfriars Scholarship worth £1,200, both for graduates in the humanities and social sciences. We are very grateful to those benefactors who generously contributed to support these scholarships.

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 Richard Conrad supervised an undergraduate dissertation for the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford; and Fr John O’Connor supervised a Masters essay. Fr Bruno Clifton teaches on

the MTh programme. 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.

PARTNERSHIP

Blackfriars Hall also has a strong partnership with the Anscombe Centre for Bioethics , a Catholic academic institute that engages with the moral questions arising in clinical practice and biomedical research, runs educational programmes for, and gives advice to, Catholics and other interested healthcare professionals and biomedical scientists.

FUNDRAISING

This was a strong year for fundraising, with £349k raised for the Hall. We are truly grateful to our supporters for their generosity, and in particular to certain individuals for donations which included single gifts of £25k + Gift Aid in support of scholarships, and £100k for the Las Casas Institute. We express our thanks also to Porticus UK for their generous grants.

Regent: John O’Connor OP Vice-Regent: Bruno Clifton OP Students: 67 graduates and 7 visiting students, from 17 nations. www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk

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Blackfriars Hall: The Aquinas Institute

The Aquinas Institute’s work expanded considerably over the course of the year, marked by a number of new initiatives and the growth of our existing programming. Although we have largely reverted to the model of classical ‘in person’ events, the importance of online outreach continues: from last year’s peak of 4.8k followers, the Institute’s social media following peaked at 12.4k in the current year, with a fourfold increase in email contact from outside our existing networks. We have also been pleased to see an increased demand for the Institute’s support from students and scholars within Oxford University. While the focus on ‘in person’ events emphasises our understanding of the Institute as a community of scholars engaged in a shared pursuit of truth, we have produced a number of ‘online only’ resources. This includes a short series, ‘De

Veritate’, exploring the importance of truth in contemporary research, and a number of interviews – styled ‘Thomistic Conversations’ – with recent authors.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Research activity has been focussed in three primary areas: first, continuing our ‘Widening Horizons in Philosophical Theology’ project, the concept of truth (establishing a dialogue between Thomism and the tradition of continental philosophy); second, the value of Aquinas’s account of hope (not only as a virtue but as a metaphysic, with socio-political and philosophical dimensions); third, Aquinas’s understanding of Jesus (explored through biblical, philosophical and dogmatic lenses).

In Michaelmas Term, the Institute collaborated with Campion Hall to offer a research seminar on the ‘Virtues and Vices of Hope’.

Although some contemporary thinkers have critiqued hope as morally problematic and politically irresponsible, hope remains central not only to Christian theology but also to contemporary philosophical accounts of meaningful human agency. The seminar explored the question of how we should hope from an inter disciplinary perspective (psychology, ecotheology, philosophy and political theory, as well as theo logy). Further work on the theology of hope has been undertaken by the Director in the academic year 2022/3.

The Institute’s annual seminar spanned Hilary and Trinity Terms, focussing on Christology. A selection of the papers from the seminar has been gathered for publication in New Blackfriars (in January 2023). The series drew world-leading scholars from USA, Europe and the United Kingdom to address major questions related to Thomas’s

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account of Christ’s person and work. Several of the papers, especially those engaged with the esse controversy, have attracted critical engagement from senior scholars at a recent international conference. The meetings were additionally livestreamed in hybrid mode, with an average of 244 views per paper (with the most viewed paper receiving 477 visitors).

Prof Joseph Wawrykow (Notre Dame), Prof Michael Gorman (CUA), and Prof N.T. Wright (Oxford). Participants described the workshop as ‘brilliant’, ‘life-changing’, ‘without doubt the best experience of graduate school so far’, ‘absolutely desperately needed’ and ‘intellectually transformative’. Senior scholars noted that they had wished such an event had existed in ‘their day’, reporting ‘an outstanding success’, an ‘inspired programme’ and ‘a real sense of common purpose […] a buzz in the room […] bright, young participants, the future of our discipline’. The Institute received more than 20 applications for every available place.

EMERGING SCHOLARS

In June, thanks to the generous support of the McDonald-Agape Foundation, the Institute hosted an inaugural workshop for emerging scholars. This is the first of what we hope will be a biennial event, developing a network of intellectual support for those embarking on an academic career. Twenty doctoral students or recent doctoral graduates from across the world were selected by competitive application and gathered for a week’s residential in Oxford, each presenting a paper on an aspect of Aquinas’s Christology. The participants were supported by three distinguished scholars:

In Trinity Term, the Institute convened a closed reading group for Thomistically-inclined graduate students and others to read sections of continental philosophers

engaged with the question of truth. The schedule included readings from Martin Heidegger, Edith Stein, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Wilhelm Dilthey, Jean-Yves Lacoste, Paul Ricoeur, Claude Romano and Emmanuel Falque.

This reading class prepares the way for further such groups in the academic year 2022/3.

The daily work of the Institute remains fostering research and teaching on Thomistic themes and, by extension, the classical loci of Christian philosophy and theology. Together with other members of the Institute, the Director continues to be available to graduate students and senior colleagues within the University of Oxford, whether to provide tutorials, examinations, informal conversation or bibliographic advice. Beyond Oxford, the Director accepted invitations to speak on Aquinas or related themes at Cambridge, Budapest, Washington DC, Boston MA, Basel, Aberdeen, London, and, of course, online.

Director: Oliver Keenan OP

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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.

HUMANITARIANISM

In a year which saw the outbreak once again of war in Europe, with widespread civilian suffering and displacement of peoples, the Institute contributed to debates on humanitarian relief through the expert advice of its new Senior Research Fellow, Dr Hugo Slim. While Dr Slim continued to scope a two-year research project in climate in humanitarian ethics and climate justice (beginning in the academic year 2022–23), he also advised major NGOs on the likely humanitarian needs to be met in Ukraine, and amongst more public activities wrote on this subject in The Tablet , participated in an online seminar co-sponsored by the Las Casas Institute and the Angelicum University in Rome, and contributed a blog to the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs ( Solidarity, Not Neutrality, Will Characterize Western Aid to Ukraine – Ethics & International Affairs ( ethicsandinternationalaffairs. org ).

HUMAN RIGHTS

The Institute also welcomed to Blackfriars the first two Oxford workshops run by the Oxford Consortium for Human Rights since it partnered with the consortium. One took place in mid-March

with input from the Las Casas Research Director in Peacebuilding, Dr Maria Power, as well as the Edinburgh Dominican, Fr Samuel Burke OP. The second workshop concerned Human Rights and Climate Change and was held at the end of July with input from one Christian and one Muslim theologian, Dr Margaret Atkins, and Mrs Farhana Mayer.

cation as a book on Christian and Islamic understandings of human dignity, to be co-edited by Dr Maria Power of the Las Casas Institute and Dr Afifi Al-Akiti of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies.

ONLINE OUTREACH

The Institute continued to reach out to the widest possible audience through its online webinars. Weekly online reading classes ran over three terms, led by Edward Hadas assisted by Dr James Bergida, and looked at texts by Prof. Charles Taylor, Prof. Alasdair MacIntyre, and Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement. These attracted a welcome mix of academics, graduate students, Lay Dominicans, and others interested in Catholic Social Teaching from continental Europe and America as well as the United Kingdom.

HUMAN DIGNITY

Research in the area of human dignity was furthered by four seminars on ‘Human Dignity and the Islamic Tradition’ co-sponsored with the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies . These seminars, held in person but with additional online attendees, examined fundamental theology, the doctrine of creation, the human being, and the nature of society. The next stage of this project to be undertaken in 2023 and 2024 will be to commission further papers on related topics for publi-

Prof. Michael Scott led an extensive programme of lectures and dis-

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cussions online co-sponsored with Georgetown University on the Christian Literary Imagination, Dialogue with China, and Free speech.

KEY LECTURES

Two highlights of the year among the one-off lectures included one by Prof. Samuel Moyn on ‘The Catholic Contribution to the Modern History of Human Rights’. The second was the annual Las Casas Lecture was delivered in February 2022 by Baroness Nuala O’Loan on ‘The Road

to Reconciliation and Restoration: a journey of courage and compassion’ ( pictured above left ).

PUBLICATIONS

Work continues in other fields which will bear fruit in the next academic year with the publication of a further volume of papers on economics as a moral science and the online publication of resources for schools and universities on Catholic Social Teaching in the Dominican tradition.

BENEFACTORS

The Institute has continued to benefit from the substantial support of individual benefactors, from Porticus UK, the Mallinckrodt Foundation, and from the ‘Friends of the Las Casas Institute’.

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. There is also a staff group which meets to discuss topics of interest. The Albertus Institute , which is not part of the Parish but closely linked with it, facilitates informed

group discussion on issues of public interest.

A RETURN TO NORMAL

By September 2022 our pattern of worship returned to what it had been before lockdown. During this year, the seating had been returned to the chapel. While some parishioners had attended Mass in person whenever it was allowed, others watched Mass on livestream. Autumn (2021), Winter and Spring saw the gradual return of almost everyone. We continued to livestream one Mass each day. We knew from the daily statistics and the many emails we received that people from across the globe watched our livestream regularly. But some of the viewers were also local people who were afraid to attend their own parish in person. Others say that they watch it because of the quality of the preaching, which wasn’t available to

them when attending Mass in their own parish. One good outcome of the pandemic is that our preaching on the livestream reaches many more people. Furthermore, the livestream facility also made it possible for family members who were unable to attend funerals and weddings in person to at least attend virtually.

A daily email begun in lockdown became a weekly email and an important channel of communication with over 200 parishioners. While some groups continued to meet online, gradually these returned to meeting in person. Instruction in the faith continued with adults being baptised and confirmed. In May, 5 children received their first Holy Communion.

CATHOLIC STUDENTS’ UNION

The Catholic Students’ Union , an official University of Edinburgh

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student society, continued to be very active. Its membership is about 100 students; but many other students attend Mass and participate in the life of the Chaplaincy as well. The Young Women’s Fellowship and the Frassati Fellowship for young men met regularly in person. The Midweek Meal, the Friday Baked Potato Lunch, and talks on Theology were part of the weekly life of the chaplaincy.

Fr Samuel continued to serve as a Dominican liaison to the two chapters of the Thomistic Institute at the University of Edinburgh. The chapter organised public lectures and other activities which open the minds of young Catholics to Catholic thought in the tradition of St Thomas.

BENEFACTORS

The Lady Marian Gibson Trust continued to provide significant financial support to the parish to

help with the cost of employing a lay chaplain. We are grateful to all our benefactors.

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 were assisted in their work with students by Lilian Lee who was 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.

The summer of 2022 brought some changes, however. In July, Fr Albert Robertson arrived in Scotland one week after his ordination. In August, Fr Matthew Jarvis arrived having spent two years in study at Lyon. Fr Samuel Burke departed in September to become a naval chap-

lain. Lilian Lee moved on to a new role in Edinburgh University after 7 years of much-appreciated service as lay chaplain. Fr Aelred found that it was time to retire from prison chaplaincy and Fr Dermot agreed with the prison management to take on this role for one day each week, continuing this important ministry to some of the most vulnerable people in Scotland.

Superior: Fr Dermot Morrin 4 / 5 resident friars

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St Dominic’s Priory & Rosary Shrine, London

St Dominic’s Priory is a hub for the Catholic Faith and culture, and a diverse and dynamic parish in north-west London that attracts families and young professionals from across London. As one parishioner said: “I truthfully didn’t see much point in attending Mass. For me, in the past, it offered no value and was a chore. But St Dominic’s and the priests there changed that thinking entirely for me.”

At the centre of all this activity is the Priory church, a historic Grade II* listed building that is thought to be the largest Catholic parish church in London, and also serves as the Diocesan Shrine to Our Lady of the

CHAPLAINCIES

& PASTORAL CARE

Rosary. It is the only Rosary Shrine in the country and joins a small international network of Dominican Shrines dedicated to promoting Dom inican prayer and the Rosary.

Members of the priory are all engaged in a wide range of ministries serving the parish and Shrine, and also work with charities and institutions to support the social and pastoral needs of the local community. Many friars are also engaged in international outreach.

The Prior Provincial resides and has his office here.

LITURGY AND DEVOTIONS

As a Shrine, the church offers regular access to the Sacraments, with scheduled daily Confession, Adoration and Masses both in the morning and the evening (the only church in the local deanery to offer evening Mass).

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visits by Catholic tour groups and groups of religious happen throughout the summer;

A HOME FOR COMMUNITIES

INTELLECTUAL APOSTOLATE

ART AND CULTURE

ONLINE APOSTOLATE

Mass continues to be broadcast daily to our YouTube channel. We also livestream organ recitals, processions and vigils, and a weekly Rosary has over 1,000 viewers from North America, the UK, and Italy.

The friars continue to engage in catechesis and talks online, with invitations from USA, Malaysia, Singapore, and UK.

PROMOTING THE ROSARY

RADIO MARIA

In May the Master of the Order during his visit blessed the newly opened studio of Radio Maria , located above our hall ( pictured above ). The friars are involved in this 24-hour station as contributors and provide a chaplain.

DEVELOPING THE PARISH AND SHRINE

Catechesis is now focussed on supporting the faith formation of the whole family, and the main Family Mass on Sunday is tailored to welcoming children and parents, with activities in the Parish hall after Mass such as ‘Fry a Friar’ Q&A sessions; Children’s Liturgy of the Word led by Dominican sisters; and a vibrant music group led by parishioners.

Thanks to the support of donors, fac ilities in the church and parish Hall have been improved and renewed, and new lighting for the Stations of the Cross was installed. Devotional statues around the church have been restored.

Prior: Lawrence Lew OP

9 resident friars

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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, theological research and teaching. They normally provide pastoral care for a congregation of c.200 people, as well as assisting with the sacramental needs of the adjacent parishes.

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 as per last year.

Two novices took simple vows for the English Province and one for the Dutch Province. One novice was clothed for the English

Province in September. Fr Nicholas Crowe returned from his studies in Fribourg and took up full-time residence in the Priory.

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, and a communio circle.

We continue to broadcast daily mass, evening and morning prayer on Radio Maria which is based in Cambridge. Our Facebook group has over 550 members and is updated with regular content and has a good level of participation.

The 2022 Aquinas Lecture, ‘Aquinas on Radical Hope’, was given by Fr Oliver Keenan OP of Blackfriars Hall, Oxford on Thursday 28 January via Zoom. Approximately

80 people attended.

Fr Euan Marley served as Prior; he continued his writing work for Redemptorist Publications as well as other online preaching platforms.

Fr Bob Eccles continued his ministry of accompaniment both of local people and former students. He played an animating role in the synodal process at Blackfriars.

Fr Colin Carr continued his work of spiritual direction and accompaniment in addition to a weekly broadcast on Radio Maria on the theme of prayer.

Fr Dominic White’s Wisdom Circle discussion group is continuing; a Friends of Sophia conference was held at Wells Cathedral on 14th May. 35 people attended.

Fr Dominic has been acting Director of Research at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology for three years. Fr Dominic and Fr

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Colin are also involved in seminars in the Divinity Faculty of the

University of Cambridge . All these activities have enhanced the connection between the intellectual life of the Priory and the work of the University in Cambridge.

Fr Robert Verrill continues to work on his doctorate, and has also developed a programme of events exploring the theme of ‘Science and Religion’ in collaboration with Radio Maria and the Templeton Foundation. He also taught

philosophy at Blackfriars Studium, Oxford.

On completion of his studies, Fr Nicholas Crowe continued to give retreats to various groups in the UK and beyond. He was also appointed the Provincial Safeguarding Officer and fundraiser for St Martin’s Mission, which supports the English Province’s overseas mission in the Caribbean. He was also appointed

Lector of Pastoral Theology at Blackfriars Studium, Oxford.

Prior: Euan Marley OP

13 resident friars including 6 novices (2 novices left the Order during the reporting period and one new novice was clothed at the end of the period).

Fr Gregory Pearson served as Novice Master for the community, and as a canon lawyer for several religious orders and dioceses. He also accompanied Ukrainian refugees in Cambridge, and established a weekly

www.blackfriarscambridge .org.uk

Ukrainian GreekCatholic mass at Blackfriars.

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Holy Cross Priory & Parish, Leicester

Holy Cross Priory saw church attendance figures return to normal (753) in the year ending September 2022 and they even rose to over 1,000 at Christmas 2021. All social groups in the parish seemed to overcome their fear of Covid as regulations relaxed. Student attendance was good and both the 10.30 mass and the 19.00 mass on Sundays usually had well over 300 attending.

At the end of 2021, Fr Isidore Clarke died. He had lived in a nursing home in recent years but was still contributing articles to the newsletter. He is missed by many of the parishioners, especially those he had helped in various ways over the years.

APOSTOLATES

Our Chaplaincy to Leicester and De Montfort Universities continued to flourish and students attended various events in addition to the student Mass and the weekly social gathering. The Christmas party in 2021 was very well organised (by the students) and the students seem to have formed friendships across the university divide which is also encouraging. There continued to be about 60 students on our records with between 20 to 30 attending the weekly Mass.

The Chaplaincy to HMP Leicester : prisoners were served well by Fr Luke who made sure that they had an opportunity for confession as well as Mass, and supplied them with books and devotional items.

The Chaplaincy to Leicester

Royal Infirmary continued as before – the lay permanent chaplain retired and was not replaced, but this did not seem to affect our own work and there was the usual variety of call-outs to the terminally ill and those awaiting serious surgery.

Sunday morning Masses, although people felt it was too soon for an Advent Fayre.

The Leicester Theological Society held its regular meetings and, as well as the Parish Finance committee, a new Core group of parishioners began to meet each month to discuss the needs of the parish.

The Parish Scripture Group continued to flourish online and attracted several new followers. Instruction for other sacraments continued to be done on an individual basis due to differing times when candidates were available. Lay people have taken on the First Communion course but the parish priest still has oversight. There was still plenty of teaching by live-stream and the Good Shepherd course for young children held its first meetings in the newly refurbished ‘Atrium’ of the Frassati Centre.

DEVELOPMENT

By December 2021, the work on the Frassati centre had been completed in time to hold the reception after Fr Isidore’s funeral, and the re-roofing of the front elevation of the Priory roof was completed to universal satisfaction. Further grants were obtained for the works on the Frassati centre during the year.

Prior: John-Patrick Kenrick OP

6 friars

EVENTS

www.holycrossleicester.org

Parish social life began to return with tea and coffee after the two

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Educational Apostolate

Education and the intellectual apostolate are a key part of the Dominican charism.

The academic year 2021/22 began still affected greatly by the Covid pandemic, but the situation improved greatly as the year progressed, with legal restrictions lifted in February 2022. Whilst the Intellectual apostolate was hindered, and it is unclear what the longer-term impact will be on audiences, much valuable experience was gained and new ways of exercising intellectual ministry (especially in relation to online technologies) emerged. Almost all the events involving the intellectual apostolate are now in person, but some are hybrid, allowing a wider participation.

1. TALKS AND PUBLIC LECTURES

Many of the talks and lectures by the brethren were organised by the brethren, but many were organised by other bodies. Most of the talks and lectures were open to the general public, but some were for specific groups (e.g. Lay Dominicans or young adults). Some of the talks and public lectures were one-off and some formed parts of series.

RANGE OF THEMES

a religious’,

There were also talks on the spirituality of Medjugorje, and a disputation involving three student brothers (Brs Bede Mullens, Daniel Rowlands, John Church) on ‘Is there salvation outside the Church’ at the Catholic Chaplaincy, University of Oxford .

Fr Lawrence Lew also interviewed Sir James MacMillan on his music and inspiration as part of a public concert at the Rosary Shrine at St Dominic’s, London.

SERIES OF TALKS

There were also series of talks, some given as part of retreats and study days.

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Mystery of the Mass’ at a St Thomas study weekend at Douai Abbey;

LOCAL GROUPS

Some of our priories, out of concern for the well-being of parishioners, delayed resumption of talks and other activities related to the intellectual apostolate; but others resumed activities.

the Vampire Slayer and the Dream of Gerontius . There was during Lent a series of five talks on ‘Sacred Art and the Lenten Journey’ (each attended by about twenty people) and six short talks for Holy Week, meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ, which will form the basis of a publication by the Catholic Truth Society in 2023.

THE DOMINICAN FORUM

These lunchtime talks on living the Christian faith remained online with three sessions occurring within the year. The webinars were again hosted and supported by Evelyn Partners and CCLA (two firms of investment managers); the Province extends its gratitude for this support. Several brethren from different priories contributed to this series which was focussed on Dominican themes for the Jubilee year:

ASSOCIATED GROUPS

ALBERTUS INSTITUTE

Our houses also give hospitality to, and support, other groups, such as the Albertus Institute (for Science, Religion and Public Affairs) at Edinburgh ( albertusinsitute.

wordpress.com ). Fr Samuel Burke OP was a trustee of the Albertus Institute (its statutes stipulate a Dominican friar trustee). The Institute had two significant events during the year.

The first was the Annual Albertus Lecture. Edward Hadas, Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, delivered an Annual Lecture entitled ‘ Covid-19 and the Technocratic Paradigm: an assault on humanity?’ It was attended by 45 people in person (the maximum the space could hold due to regulations at the time), and about 30 others online.

There was also the Annual Conference on: ‘Ukraine: Peacemaking when it hurts’. The conference took place at New College, University of Edinburgh, and was attended by 185 people: 108 in person (maximum capacity), and 77 online. The Chair for the conference was Fr Samuel Burke OP. The speakers were: Robert Brinkley CMG, former HM Ambassador to Ukraine; Fr Vasyl Kren, Ukrainian Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh; Dr George R. Wilkes, Director, Project on Religion and Ethics in the Making of War and Peace, Centre for Theology and Public Issues, University of Edinburgh; Dr Arianna Andreangeli, Senior Lecturer in European Law, Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh and member, Executive Committee of Pax

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Christi Scotland; Stephen Dolan, doctoral student on Hungarian Christian politics at the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh; Dr Sara Parvis, Senior Lecturer in Early Christian History, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh.

The Thomistic 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

The conference was preceded by ecumenical Evening Prayers for Ukraine, led by Lord James Wallace, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, with Fr Martin Robson, the Scottish Episcopal Chaplain, Fr Samuel Burke OP, Catholic Chaplain, Fr Vasyl Kren of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and three students from different denominations, including Angus Gentles, President of the Catholic Student Union at St Albert’s.

THOMISTIC INSTITUTE

Oxford

Both St Albert’s Catholic Chaplaincy, Edinburgh, and Blackfriars, Oxford, have Chapters of the Institute.

Summer 2022 saw the revival of Thomistic Institute activities in Oxford after a long quiet period due

to the pandemic. The Thomistic Institute at Oxford was pleased to welcome

Each talk was attended by an audience of around 30, consisting mostly of University students; a smaller group of students afterwards had the opportunity to attend dinner with the speaker for further discussion.

2. EXPERTISE

As well as giving and arranging talks, brothers also serve the wider Church through giving expert advice as consultants and members of various bodies.

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3. PUBLICATIONS

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

NEW BLACKFRIARS JOURNAL

A key part of our academic publishing mission is our bimonthly journal, New Blackfriars , published by Wiley-Blackwell. The Editor was Fr Brian Davies, Fr John O’Connor

was Assistant Editor, and Fr Robert Ombres was Reviews Editor. Fourteen friars of the English Province are on the Editorial Board. The number of article downloads per annum is approximately 140,000 and from across the globe. As New Blackfriars is published by Wiley, 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 two articles by Fr Thomas Crean: ‘A New Proposal about the Fruits of the Mass’ and ‘Mary as a New Eve in the Thought of St Paul’.

New Blackfriars also published editorials by Fr Brian Davies, Fr Martin Ganeri, and Fr Fergus Kerr, book reviews by the following brothers: Fr Fergus Kerr, fr Dominic Ryan, Fr Bruno Clifton, Fr Matthew Jarvis, Fr Albert Robertson, Fr David Goodill, Fr Aidan Nichols,

Fr Richard Ounsworth, Fr John O’Connor, Fr Simon Gaine, Fr Dominic White, Fr Nicholas Crowe.

BOOKS

Books published by the brethren include:

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(co-authored with Fr Łukasz Popko of the Ecole Biblique, Jerusalem) on Hear me and Listen: Eighteen Conversations with God ;

OTHER JOURNALS

Both Fr Richard Conrad and Fr Simon Gaine have articles in preparation for the collection as part of the Thomistic Evolution Project – Fr Richard Conrad’s article is entitled: ‘What if Adam Had not Sinned? Explorations on How Human Vulnerabilities Might Have Been Overcome’;

• Fr Robert Ombres wrote the entry, ‘Purgatory’ for the Cross, Livingstone & Louth (eds.), Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2022 edn.);

• Fr Benjamin Earl published ‘Opera propria: property or patrimony? Consequences for mutual relations between bishops and religious’ in 2019, which republished in the Canon Law Society of Great Britain and Ireland Newsletter and The Catholic Voyage: African Journal of Consecrated Life . He also has an article forthcoming in Angelicum : ‘Quis tibi dedit hanc potestatem? Sources of authority in the proper law of the Order of Preachers’;

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 2021/22 were: ‘Salvation Beyond Appearances’, Wisdom’s Silent Subjugation’, ‘What are Jesus’ Commandments?’, ‘Confronting our Demons’, ‘Refuge and Prayer in Advent’, ‘Love Your Enemy’, ‘The Kingdom within the Soul’.

4. PARTICIPATION IN THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY

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

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Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland.

Especially following the Covid pandemic, many conferences allow for online participation. But the brethren nonetheless attended in person conferences (usually giving presentations) in Zürich, Cambridge, Bilbao, Québec, Caleruega, Toulon, and Lyon.

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. The contributors to the Thomistic Evolution Project had a workshop at Blackfriars, Oxford, I October 2021.

5. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

BLACKFRIARS HALL & STUDIUM

The largest single apostolates of the Province of England are our Studium Generale (‘Blackfriars Studium’) and Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford (‘Blackfriars Hall’). Blackfriars Hall operates two research centres, The Aquinas Institute and the Las Casas Institute. Reports from Blackfriars can be found on p.11 ff.

For both Studium and Hall: Fr John O’Connor was Regent; Fr Bruno Clifton was Vice-Regent; Fr Robert Gay was Secretary of Studies. These three friars were in charge of the governance of Studium and Hall. Fr Oliver Keenan was Director of the Aquinas Institute and Fr Richard Finn was Director of the Las Casas Institute. The Studium and Hall also have several lay members of staff.

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OUTSIDE OXFORD

Ethics and Fr Robert Ombres is a half-time Professor of Canon Law at the Angelicum;

• Fr. Dominic White was appointed in January 2022 Acting Director of Research at the Margaret Beaufort Institute. For the Margaret Beaufort Institute, he also helped organise several events with chairing (e.g. the Annual Research Conference), gave a research seminar and taught the New Testament module for the Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies. He is also active in the Neo-Platonism Reading Group at the Divinity Faculty,

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University of Cambridge and he also organised and chaired the 2022 Friends of Sophia conference;

UNIVERSITY CHAPLAINCY

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

• Fr Peter Hunter (University of the West Indies (Mona campus) and the University of Technology, Kingston).

6. FURTHER STUDIES

Among those who undertook complementary studies in the academic year 2021/22 for the sake of the intellectual apostolate during the year were:

being Procurator General of the Order);

Our planning of higher studies of the friars takes account of the fact that the Congregation for Catholic Education requires our Studium has a significant number of teachers with ecclesiastically-recognised higher qualifications.

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Fundraising Performance[(1)] – Trends

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Overall Fundraising Results
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Individual Giving inc Gift Aid
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399 406 £278,784 £288,848 450
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£236,733 £237,415
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Changes in Individual Giving (gifts under £5k)

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39% 38% 64% 58%
272,648 283,594 55% 532,515 478,714
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435,143 453,412 45% 36% 42%
307,723 297,483 342,468
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This was a positive year marked by some signs of a slowdown in growth . Individual giving continued to rise, including a single gift to the Las Casas Institute of £100k. Despite no current capital fundraising projects, grants were also strong, including a second £100k grant to St Albert's, Edinburgh; grants in favour of the Frassati Centre at Holy Cross, Leicester; and in support of scholarships at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford.

Overall Fundraising Results[(2)] saw a total of £1.76m (2021: 3.79m) raised for the charity.

Regular Giving Commitments[(2)] continued to rise in value across the Province: £236k (2021: £229k), or £289k with Gift Aid (2021: £279k); though the number of donors levelled out to 496 (2021: 487).

The continuing return to in-person activities saw new Changes in Individual Giving[(2)] , with a small reversal of the recent trend towards electronic payments: these made up 58% by value of individual giving for amounts of under £5k (64% in 2021). This concurs with recent press reports of an increasing use of cash[(3)] .

Legacies received were again strong: £426k (2021: £503k).

Grant payments received in the year totalled £592k including pledges from previous years (2021: £330k). Blackfriars Studium and Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, and St Albert's Priory, Edinburgh, 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.

(3) e.g. report on cash withdrawals during 2022 from Nationwide Building Society in The Independent , 11 Jan 2023.

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VOLUNTARY INCOME (EXC. LEGACIES)

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PROVINCE £66,134 5.0% BLACKFRIARS £351,343 26.4%
• General Purpose £39,343 • Las Casas Inst £140,998
• Training Fund £22,983 • Scholarships £134,456
• St Martin's Missions £3,383 • General Purpose £40,228
Note: £348k pledged to the Studium in the
£1.33m previous year was also received
CAMBRIDGE £72,145 5.4%
LEICESTER £263,776 19.8%
OXFORD £155,478 11.7% • Parish G.P. £163,963
• Priory G.P. £42,267
• Frassati Centre £21,816
EDINBURGH £202,725 15.2%
• Priory G.P. £114,311
LONDON £218,772 16.4%
• Parish G.P. £82,416
• Parish G.P. £148,370
• Rosary Shrine Fund £38,864
• Priory £29,003
LEGACIES
CAMBRIDGE £5,419 1.3%
OXFORD £223,432 52.5%
£0.43m LONDON £50,150 11.8%
PROVINCE £146,568 34.4%
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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: Barnsbury Char. Trust, Charlotte Marshall Char. Trust, Florence Turner Trust, Francis & Rosalind Cuss Foundation lnc, Garfield Weston Foundation, The Haramead Trust, The Hobson Charity Limited, The J Reginald Corah Foundation Fund, Jesuits (Society of Jesus), The Lady Marian Gibson Trust, The Maud

Elkington Char. Trust, McDonald Agape Foundation, Northbridge Char. Trust, Nottingham RC Diocesan Trust, Porticus UK, The Street Foundation, The Tolkien Trust.

Legacies: Nora Geraghty, Sylvia Ross. 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
Rev. Fr David Goodill OP
Rev. Fr Nicholas Crowe OP (from 27 April 2023)
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
Evelyn Partners LLP (formerly Smith & Williamson)
45 Gresham Street, London. EC2V 7BG
WEBSITE https://english.op.org/

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Structure, Governance & Management

INTRODUCTION

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30th September 2022. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 54ff. 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. 34. 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 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 neighbourhood of any house or pastoral centre under

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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 (2021: 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 2022 there were 17 friars over 70, of whom 8 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 42), 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 44).

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 2022, 17 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 (2021: one); it is not unlikely that this number 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 state pension income is designated for the Sick Fund, which at the end of the period stood at £3,947k (2021: £4,320k). 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.

Investment Performance

The Charity’s investments had a market value of £19,337k (2021: £22,382k) at the end of the reporting period. The market value of investments with Evelyn Partners was £8,271k (2021: £9,391k), and these represent the value of the Designated Sick Fund and the Designated Training Funds, plus a small part of the Restricted Training Funds. The value of the Province’s holdings in the BlackRock Catholic Charities Growth & Income Fund at the end of the year was £11,066k (2021: £12,158k). Both investment funds fell in value during the year, reflecting the challenging market conditions in 2022. Evelyn Partners performance for the year was slightly worse than benchmark whilst BlackRock’s was slightly better. The trustees are satisfied for now with

the performance of both funds over time. In view of turbulence in the bonds markets during the year, the Charity disposed of its short-dated bond fund holdings. These were held as an alternative to cash deposits. The proceeds of the sale were held in the main bank account at 30 September 2022 whilst Trustees seek a suitable alternative investment vehicle. At 30 September 2022, £0 (2021: £833k) was directly held in cash funds, comprising 0.0% of total investment assets (2021: 3.7%). Income from cash funds over the year was £99 (2021: £647).

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: £1,940k Charitable activities: £1,669k Investments: £601k Other Trading Activities: £212k Other: £12k

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Total income for the year ended 30 September 2022 was £4,434k (2021: £5,550k). Income was less than in 2021 as 2021 income included a grant of £2m to the Studium from the Society of Jesus for the training of priests, to be spent over the coming 5 years. However, several new salaried posts together with recoveries in educational income as Blackfriars Hall student numbers improved and parish hall rental income meant total income was only £1.1m less than last year. Donations and gifts grew by 12.5%, as supporters continued to increase online and card giving in place of cash collections. Grant income fell back to £406k (2021:£2,402k) following the exceptional 2021, in which, in addition to the grant from the Society of Jesus, Blackfriars Hall received a number of 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 fell slightly, by £32k.

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

EXPENDITURE

Expenditure totalled £3,990k for the year (2021: £3,372k), an increase of £618k, 18%. The costs of pastoral works & projects remained lower than average as activities began cautiously to return to normal. Friars’ travel overseas to study and in the UK to deliver teaching and ministry increased with the lifting of restrictions whilst the activities of the Las Casas and Aquinas Institutes continued to take place largely online. 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 £6k.

The cost of upkeep of the friars increased by £105k, 15%, with higher food, fuel and utility costs. The cost of upkeep of buildings increased again, by £300k, 25%. Cleaning costs continued to be substantial for part of the year, the London priory competed the major redecoration and refurbishment of its church and depreciation increased due to recent repairs and renovations. Educational costs increased in respect of new lectorships funded by the SoJ grant.

Property upkeep: £1,498k Educational: £925k Friars and communities: £796k Pastoral: £440k Investment management: £125k Sick and elderly: £108k Raising voluntary income: £99k

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. £1,330k 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 £11,273k (2021: £12,481k). The Province General Purpose fund accounts for £2,976k (2021: £3,308k), of which £2,822k (2021: £3,080k) are free reserves (i.e. excluding fixed assets held for charity use). This level of free reserves represents five months’ total expenditure by the Charity.

Designated funds make up the remaining £8,296k (2021: £9,172k) of unrestricted funds, the principal of which are:

Sick Fund: This holds a balance of £3,947k (2021: £4,320k) 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 £3,144k (2021: £3,373k).

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Implications of Covid-19

At the beginning of the financial year, October 2021, most legal restrictions on social contact had been removed in England whilst some remained in place in Scotland; by the end of the financial year all restrictions had been lifted and the friars were free to resume normal activities. As described elsewhere in this report, activities through the year have been a blend of old and new “normal”. 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.

Support from donors continues to increase year-on-year whilst income from ministry, talks, etc is recovering. Student numbers and income to Blackfriars Hall improved significantly again and accommodation is fully occupied in the new academic year 2022/23.

The charity had free reserves of £2.8m at 30 September 2022. 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 £8.3m invested, which can be reassigned to cover expenditure if necessary.

The uncertainties of current global economic and political issues have impacted the cost of looking after friars and maintaining the Charity’s activities and properties. The value of the investments in the past financial year fell 14% but at 31 December 2022 they were a similar value to that at 30 September 2022. However, the Trustees do not expect it to be necessary to liquidate investments; the Charity has a large cash balance in excess of its free reserves and forecasts indicate a small deficit may be made in 2022/23 which will be covered out of cash holdings if necessary.

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T R U S T E E S ’ R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S

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 including FRS 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (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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D E C L A R A T I O N

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 15 June 2023

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A U D I T O R ’ S R E P O R T

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 2022 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 46, 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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A U D I T O R ’ S R E P O R T

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: 20 June 2023

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 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
Total Funds 2022 £ 1,939,602 212,490 600,641 1,668,825 12,289 4,433,847 98,592 124,530 3,766,959 3,990,081 (2,207,694) (1,763,928) - (1,763,928) 32,550,534 30,786,606
Restricted Funds 2022 £ 1,905,688 81,140 257,693 1,498,890 11,675 3,755,086 3,471 - 3,092,217 3,095,688 (946,694) (287,296) (268,630) (555,926) 20,069,966 19,514,040
Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 33,914 131,350 342,948 169,935 614 678,761 95,121 124,530 674,742 894,393 (1,261,000) (1,476,632) 268,630 (1,208,002) 12,480,568 11,272,566
Notes 1 2 6 11 12
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 30 September 2022 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 (LOSSES)/GAINS ON INVESTMENTS Net (expenditure)/income TRANSFERS Transfers between funds Net movement in funds RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 1 October 2021 Total funds carried forward 30 September 2022

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B A L A N C E S H E E T

BALANCE SHEET

BALANCE SHEET
at 30 September 2022
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		 2022
£
2021
£
7,480,757
7,543,966
19,337,057
22,381,677
26,817,814
29,925,643
2,323,454
2,142,786
2,966,344
1,004,116
3,217
5,577
5,293,015
3,152,479
(1,300,180)
(496,271)
3,992,835
2,656,208
30,810,649
32,581,851
(24,043)
(31,317)
30,786,606
32,550,534
14,341,334
14,348,119
5,172,706
5,721,847
19,514,040
20,069,966
2,976,337
3,308,937
8,296,229
9,171,631
11,272,566
12,480,568
30,786,606
32,550,534

The financial statements on pages 51 to 68 were approved by the Trustee, authorised for issue on 15 June 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Directors of Trustee Corporation }

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S T A T E M E N T O F C A S H F L O W S

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
for the year ended 30 September 2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net movement in funds
Depreciation charges
Losses/(Gains) on investments
(Proft) on disposal of fxed assets
Interest received
(Increase) in debtors
Increase in creditors
NET CASH FROM 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 FROM/(USED IN) 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		 2022
£
(1,763,928)
661,800
2,207,694
(5,543)
(600,641)
(180,668)
802,771		 2021
£
4,568,287
610,051

(2,389,952)
(60)
(632,453)
(1,449,755)

138,326
1,121,485 844,444
600,641
(598,591)
5,543
(99)
837,025
632,453
(914,717)

60
(647)

-
844,519 (282,851)
(6,136) (11,783)
(6,136) (11,783)
1,959,868
1,009,693		 549,810

459,883
2,969,561 1,009,693
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT
Cash
Finance lease obligations		 At start
of year
£
Cash
fows
£
At end
of year
£
1,009,693
1,959,868
2,969,561
(37,661)
6,136
(31,525)
972,032
1,966,004
2,938,036

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A C C O U N T I N G P O L I C I E S

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 to end of September 2024 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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A C C O U N T I N G P O L I C I E S

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

Notes to the Financial Statements

1. ANALYSIS OF INCOME

Total Funds 2021 £ 983,090 503,107 2,416,613 3,902,810 13,687 138,282 151,969 632,454 410,414 303,480 145,928 859,822 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 15,000 115,994 13,687 95,864 109,551 359,328 16,202 17,780 145,928 179,910 - 764,783
Total Funds 2022 £ 1,106,486 427,521 405,595 1,939,602 10,464 202,026 212,490 600,641 1,016,048 509,076 143,701 1,668,825 12,289 4,433,847
Restricted Funds 2022 £ 1,072,572 427,521 405,595 1,905,688 222 80,918 81,140 257,693 989,814 509,076 - 1,498,890 11,675 3,755,086
Unrestricted Funds 2022 £ 33,914 - - 33,914 10,242 121,108 131,350 342,948 26,234 - 143,701 169,935 614 678,761
INCOME Donations and Legacies Donations and gifts Legacies Grants 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 Pensions received 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
894,393 674,742 81,802 273,704 83,262 136,726 99,248 219,651 124,530 95,121 £ 2022 Funds Unrestricted
3,095,688 3,092,217 714,636 1,224,533 24,488 303,166 825,394 3,471 - 3,471 £ 2022 Funds Restricted
3,990,081 3,766,959 796,438 1,498,237 107,750 439,892 924,642 223,122 124,530 98,592 £ 2022 Funds Total
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

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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 2022
TOTAL SUPPORT COSTS 2021		 Educat-
ional
£
10,781
27,041
14,906
7,439
7,235
3,333

Pastoral
£

5,129

12,865

7,091

3,539

3,442

1,586
Sick &
Elderly
£

1,256

3,151

1,737

867

844

388

Property
£

17,468

43,815

24,152

12,054

11,724

5,402
Friars &
Comm-
unities
£

9,286

23,291

12,839

6,408

6,232

2,872

Total
£

43,920

110,163

60,725

30,307

29,477

13,581
70,735
290,318
33,652

17,469
8,243

-
114,615

-
60,928

101,218
288,173

409,005
361,053
51,121
8,243
114,615
162,146
697,178
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		 2022
2021
26
19
16
10
-
-
£
£
546,560
413,618
41,844
30,877
73,203
52,829
661,607
497,324

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

VOLUNTEER NUMBERS

Total Lay Volunteers 55 52
Total Full Time Equivalent Lay Volunteers 4.2 4.3

Note: for the sake of clarity, friars are no longer included here as volunteers.

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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 (2021: £nil). The total of expenses reimbursed to key management personnel was £nil (2021: £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 2021
Additions
Disposals
Balance carried forward
30 September 2022
DEPRECIATION
Balance brought forward
1 October 2021
Disposals
Charge for year
Balance carried forward
30 September 2022
NET BOOK VALUE
Brought forward
1 October 2021
Carried forward
30 September 2022		 Inalienable
Property
£
1,000,613
-
-

Other
Property
£

9,276,007

428,613

-

Motor
Vehicles
£

84,149
3,000

(11,840)

Fixtures &
Fittings
£

2,770,483

166,978
(189,701)

Total
£

13,131,252

598,591
(201,541)
1,000,613
9,704,620		 75,309
2,747,760
13,528,302
478,669
-
4,539
3,060,421

-

301,582
71,758

(11,840)
5,408
1,976,438
(189,701)

350,271
5,587,286
(201,541)

661,800
483,208
3,362,003		 65,326
2,137,008
6,047,545
521,944
6,215,586
12,391
794,045
7,543,966
517,405
6,342,617		 9,983
610,752
7,480,757

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

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6. INVESTMENTS

30 September 2022
30 September 2021		 Market Value
Cost
Market Value		 £
£
£		 11,065,870
8,330,247
12,157,644		 8,271,187
6,533,325
9,390,784		 -
778,624
833,249		 19,337,057
15,642,196
22,381,677		 2021 £ 19,991,078 647 - 2,389,952 22,381,677 ** As of 30 September 2022, the composition of the Funds managed by Evelyn Partners was as follows: UK Equities
16.3%		 Global Equities
49.9%		 Fixed Income
8.2%		 Property
5.4%		 Alternatives and Multi-Asset
13.1%		 Cash
7.1%		 Total
100.0%
INVESTMENTS Cost £ Catholic Charities Growth & Income Fund*
8,330,247		 Funds managed by Evelyn Partners**
6,533,325		 BlackRock Institutional Cash Series
-		 14,863,572 2022 £ Market Value at 1 October
22,381,677		 Additions at Cost
99		 Disposals at Market Value
(837,025)		 Net (loss)/gain on revaluation
(2,207,694)		 Market Value at 30 September
19,337,057		 * As of 30 September 2022, the composition of the Catholic Charities Growth & Income Fund was as follows: UK Equities
25.3%		 Global Equities
26.7%		 Fixed Income
17.8%		 Property
10.7%		 Alternatives
17.6%		 Cash
1.9%		 Total
100.0%

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7. DEBTORS

. DEBTORS
DEBTORS
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Other
Total Debtors		 2022
£
2021
£
550,077
7,121
1,767,943
2,129,360
5,434
6,305
2,323,454
2,142,786

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		 2022
£
107,178
11,211
1,064,924
116,867		 2021
£

274,545

9,155

186,658

25,913
1,300,180
496,271
4,279
(4,279)
1,027,891
-
-

4,279
1,027,891
4,279

Deferred income represents tuition fees invoiced in advance, 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 £16,777 (2021: £13,901) 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 2022, the Hoper Dixon Trust owed the English Province of the Order of Preachers the sum of £1,367 (2021: £21) in respect of grants approved and payable.

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11. FUNDS 2022

FUNDS 2022
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
Total		 Province
Total
Total
Total
Total		 General
Province
Unrestricted
Branch
Province
Restricted		 Purpose
Designated
Funds
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2022		 £
£
£
£
£
£
£		 Income
383,795
294,966
678,761
3,483,892
271,194
3,755,086
4,433,847		 Support costs, governance
and generating funds
(378,253)
(10,538)
(388,791)
(496,988)
(2,999)
(499,987)
(888,778)		 5,542
284,428
289,970
2,986,904
268,195
3,255,099
3,545,069		 Opening funds
3,308,937
9,171,631
12,480,568
14,348,119
5,721,847
20,069,966
32,550,534		 Funds available for use
3,314,479
9,456,059
12,770,538
17,335,023
5,990,042
23,325,065
36,095,603		 Resources directly expended on
charitable activities
(275,414)
(230,188)
(505,602)
(2,459,400)
(136,301)
(2,595,701)
(3,101,303)		 Inter-fund transfers
191,803
76,827
268,630
(44,459)
(224,171)
(268,630)
-		 Net investment gains
11,863
4,093
15,956
31,020
11,326
42,346
58,302		 Allocation of unrealised gains
in the year
(265,266)
(1,011,690)
(1,276,956)
(520,851)
(468,189)
(989,040)
(2,265,996)		 Closing funds
2,977,465
8,295,101
11,272,566
14,314,333
5,172,707
19,514,040
30,786,606		 TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS Contributions to shared costs
223,303
81,827
305,130
(268,959)
(36,171)
(305,130)
-		 Allocations
(31,500)
(5,000)
(36,500)
224,500
(188,000)
36,500
-		 191,803
76,827
268,630
(44,459)
(224,171)
(268,630)
-		 The transfers represent the obligations of the Province to support the friars and activities of Blackfriars Hall and the individual priories, and also the obligations of the Hall and priories to support the central costs of the Province.

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FUNDS 2021

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

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12. ALLOCATION OF ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
2022 £ 19,337,057 6,860,022 620,735 5,293,015 (1,300,180) (24,043) 30,786,606 2021 £ 22,381,677 6,737,530 806,436 3,152,479 (496,271) (31,317) 32,550,534
Total Restricted Funds £ 11,624,533 5,592,826 559,119 2,934,162 (1,172,558) (24,043) 19,514,041 Total Restricted Funds £ 11,691,224 5,219,987 744,820 2,661,854 (216,602) (31,317) 20,069,966
Total Province Restricted £ 3,981,711 1,171,614 - 19,802 (421) - 5,172,706 Total Province Restricted £ 4,538,394 1,166,183 - 18,999 (1,729) - 5,721,847
Total Branch Funds £ 7,642,822 4,421,212 559,119 2,914,361 (1,172,137) (24,043) 14,341,334 Total Branch Funds £ 7,152,830 4,053,804 744,820 2,642,855 (214,873) (31,317) 14,348,119
Total Unrestricted Funds £ 7,712,524 1,267,196 61,616 2,358,852 (127,622) - 11,272,566 Total Unrestricted Funds £ 10,690,453 1,517,543 61,616 490,625 (279,669) - 12,480,568
ALLOCATION OF ASSETS
Province		 BETWEEN FUNDS 2022
General
Province		 Purpose
Designated		 £
£		 Investments
590,624
7,121,900		 Property
97,042
1,170,154		 Other fxed assets
57,441
4,175		 Current assets
2,358,852
-		 Creditors: amounts falling due
in less than one year
(127,622)
-		 Creditors: amounts falling due
in more than one year
-
-		 Net Assets
2,976,337
8,296,229		 alances of the principal Province funds are given in note 13. ALLOCATION OF ASSETS
Province		 BETWEEN FUNDS 2021
General
Province		 Purpose
Designated		 £
£		 Investments
2,663,297
8,027,156		 Property
377,903
1,139,640		 Other fxed assets
57,441
4,175		 Current assets
489,965
660		 Creditors: amounts falling due
in less than one year
(279,669)
-		 Creditors: amounts falling due
in more than one year
-
-		 Net Assets
3,308,937
9,171,631

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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		 2022
£
2021
£
3,946,999
4,320,246
3,143,830
3,372,856
1,205,400
1,478,529
8,296,229
9,171,631
4,106,944
4,510,816
517,404
521,944
277,411
321,971
270,946
367,116
5,172,705
5,721,847

14. ACTIVITIES IN SCOTLAND

Income from activities in Scotland
Expenditure on activities in Scotland
Net Income/(Expenditure) relating to activities in Scotland		 2022
£
2021
£
297,364
208,661
(229,497)
(234,449)
67,867
(25,788)

15. OPERATING & FINANCE LEASE COMMITMENTS

OPERATING LEASES

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

In 2 - 5 years: Equipment 2022
£
10,152		 2021
£

-

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:
Within one year
In 2 - 5 years
After more than 5 years		 7,483
6,345
24,043
-
31,317

-
24,043
31,317
31,526
37,662

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16. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

At 30 September 2022 the charity had no capital commitments (2021: £264,137)

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 (LOSSES)/GAINS ON INVESTMENT ASSETS
Net (expenditure)/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
£
-
-
16,494
-
-
-		 Unrestricted Funds
Income
Fund
£
Designated
Capital
Fund
£
-
-
16,494
-
-
-		 Total
2022
£

-

16,494
-		 Total
2021
£
20,000
16,188
-
16,494
16,777
19		 -
-
-
16,494

16,777

19		 36,188
13,901
39
16,796
-		 -

(40,821)
16,796
(40,821)		 13,940
58,034
(302)
33,278		 (40,821)
594,030		 (41,123)
627,308		 80,282
547,026
32,976 553,209 586,185 627,308

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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		 2022
£
553,209
34,343
(1,367)		 2021
£
594,030
33,299
(21)
32,976 33,278
586,185 627,308
32,976
553,209		 33,278
594,030
586,185 547,026

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CONTACT DETAILS

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