Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From Period start date 1.2.2024 To Period end date 31.12.2024
Charity name: Slovenian & Yugoslavian Roman Catholic Chaplaincy, Slovenian Catholic Mission
Charity registration number: 276480
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | Charitable purposes which advance the Roman Catholic religion as the trustees shall from time to time include other activities they think fit and in particular in connection with persons of Yugoslavian decent. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
- Provides pastoral care for Yugoslavian decent in the UK. - Provides an opportunity to worship in Slovenian language. - Provides an opportunity to culturally educate themselves in Slovenian language. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Trustees have been carrying out monthly religious services and other activities where participants could educate themselves religiously and culturally and being given pastoral or social support in Slovenian language. Other Yugoslavian decent people or even wider communities are always welcome in search of a pastoral/ religious care and support. |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | - Religious services – Sunday mass - Pastoral care in terms of offering social support for the people that needed spiritual guidance or social environment that feels closer to their homeland. - Pastoral care in terms of offering accommodation for the people that couldn’t afford it elsewhere. - Educational support for people that would like their children or for themselves to learn Slovenian language but cannot attend school or courses elsewhere that are chargeable. |
Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | All funds raised by the charity are detailed in the accounts at the end of this report. The accounts provide a summary of financial activity over the last year. Funds are used to achieve the objectives summarised above and to develop the charity for the benefit of the community it serves. Funds raised do not profit the Trustees who form the organisation’s management committee. No portion is paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividend, bonus or otherwise by way of profit to the charity’s Trustees. |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Any surplus funds at the end of the year are held for the benefit of the charity |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust Deed |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Trust |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Appointed by the Committee |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Slovenian & Yugoslavian Roman Catholic Chaplaincy |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | Slovenian Catholic Mission |
| Registered charity number | 276480 |
| Charity’s principal address | 62 Offley Road SW9 0LS London |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name 1 Valentina Osolnik 2 Dr. Marko Istenic 3 Revd. Janez Pucelj 4 5 |
Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole year | Other two trustees | ||
| Whole year | Other two trustees | ||
| Whole year | Other two trustees | ||
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
|---|---|---|
| Revd. Janez Pucelj | ||
| Dr. Marko Istenic | ||
| Valentina Osolnik | ||
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
| Description of the assets held in this capacity |
Property at the 62 Offley Road, SW9 0LS, London |
|---|---|
| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
House at the 62 Offley Road, SW9 0LS which has to be maintained by the appointed trustees. |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
Declaration from 13.12.1988 which states that in case the house at 62 Offley Road, SW9 0LS ceases to serve the purpose defined by the Trust Deed, the ownership of the property passes to the Archdiocese of Ljubljana, Slovenia. |
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Valentina Osolnik
Dr. Marko Istenic
| Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
Trustee | Trustee |
|---|---|---|
| 18thSeptember 2025 | ||
| 18thSeptember 2025 |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From Perlod gtart date 1.2.2024 To Perl¢)d end date 31.12.2024 ¢harfty name: Slovenlan & Yugo•lavl•n Roman Cathollc Chaplalncyl Slovenlan CathoSlc Ml8slon Chartty rnglstratlon number: 276480 Objactives and Activlties SORPr•l4fènc• PAA 1.17 Summary oflhe purposes of the charrty as set out in its governing document Charltable purposes whl¢h a¢Jvan¢e tho Roman Cathollc rollglon as the tru$ioo8 shall from Ilmo to time Includ8 Other actlvltles they thlnk flt and in partl¢ular In conrffjctlon wlth persons of Yu oslavlan decent. Provldes pastoral rArn for Yugojlavlan d•¢oni In the UK. Provides an opportunlty to worshlp In Slovenlan language. Provldes an opportunlty to cufturally educate themselves In Slovenlan lanjuago. Trustees have been CarTh9 out monthly r•llglou• servlce¥ •nd other actlvltles wh•rn partlcipants could educate themselves rellglou8ly and culturally and bolng glven pastoral or $ocial Support In Slovonlan languag•. Other Yugoslavlan dècent people or even wlder communllie8 arn always welcome In 8tornll roll lous carn and su ort. Summary ofthe main activities in rèlation to those purposes for the publiG benefft. in partlcular. the actilIes, projects or servlces Identlfied in the accounts. Stalemenl eonfirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance Issued by the Charity Commission on public benefrt P•rA 1.174n Porn 1.18 Achlevements and Performance 80RP F•f4Fenc• Rellglous s•rvlc08- Sunday mass Pastornl caro In t•mis of offarSng 80clal support for the people that neodod splrltual ouldance or soclal envlronmonl that f•o1s closer to thelr homoland. P•stornl care In torn1• ol off•ring accommodatlon for the people that couldn't afford It elsewh•r•. Educatlonal support for people that would Ilke thelr ¢hlldr•n or for themselve$ to learn Slovénlan language but cannot attend #Ghool or courses elsewhere that are charable. Summary of the main achievements of the ¢harity, Iclenlifying the dlfference the eharfly's work has made to the Gircumstances of Ks benefic4arles and any wider benefrts to soclety as whole. Para 1.20
Flnanclal Revlew Review of the charity's fln8n¢ial position at the end of the period Para 1.21 All funds ralsed by the Chartty arn detalled In the aecounls al th• ond of thls rnport. The a¢counl$ provlde a summary of finaTrclaS actlvlty over the last year. Funds arn used to achleve the objectlves summarised above and to dovelop the ¢harlty for the beneflt of the Community It seryes. Funds ralséd do not proflt th• Trust•os vtho form the organlsation's management commlttee. No portlon 1$ pald or transf•rred dlroctly or Indlreclly by way of dlvldend. bonus or OtherSe by Wdy of profll to the charlty'l Tru8t••s. Statement •xplaining the pollcy for holdlng serves statin are held Para 1.22 Any surplus funds at th¢ ond of th• year are held lor th• benaflt of the chartty Structur•, Governance and Managom•nt Descriptlon of charity's trusts.. Type of iioverning document Por4 1.25 Trust Deed How is the charity conslitutèd? P•T• 1.25 Trust ..)raled Trustee selection methods Includlng detalls of any conslitulional provisions o.g. election to P05t or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one Of more trustees Pora 1.25 Appolnted by the Committèe Reference and Administrative detalls Charlt name Other name the charil uses Re istered charil number Charity'$ principal address Slovenlan & Yu oslavian Roman Catholic Cha Slovenlan Catholic Mission 276480 62 Offley Road SW9 OLS London laSnc
Names of the charlty trustees who managè thé charty Trusto nAm• Offle•111 any) Dat a¢l•d If notfor vthote year Name of perwn Iof body) enlllled to nt trugtee Ilan Other two tNstees Valentina 0501nik Dr. Matfto l*enic Revd. Janez Pu¢elj hole year ole year Whole year other two trustees Other two trustees Name of tNstees holdlng ttlle to propety belonging lo the ¢harty Trustsa name Dat•9 ted If not for whole
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Revd. Janez Pucel Dr. Marko Ist¢nlc Valèntlna Osolnlk Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Descrtption of the assets Property at tho 62 Offley Road, SW9 OLS, London held in Ihis Capachy Name and obje¢ts of the charity on whose behawlhe assets are held and how this falls wlthin the custodian charity's obpcis House at the 62 Offlèy Road, SW9 OLS whlch has to b• malntalned by th• appolnted trustees. Details of arrangements for sale custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets D•¢laratlon from 13.12.1988 whlch states that In ¢a the house at 62 Offley Road, 8W9 OLS ceases to serrfe the purpo$• deflned by th• Trust De•d. the ownerghlp of th• property passes to th• Archdlocese of Ljubljana, Slovenla. Declaratlons Th• Irustoos doclarn that they have approved the trust•••' report above. Slgnod on behalf of the charlty's trustees Slgnatureis) JJJ Full nam¢lsl Poslllon leg Secroiary. Chair. etcl Valentin8 O$olnik Dr. Marko Isteni¢ Trustee Truslee Dale 1811 Septèmber 202S
CHARITY COMMISSION Fo ENGIANO ANO WALES Slov•nlan Cathollc Chaplalncy 276480 Recei tsand 0110112024 ments accounts 3111212024 CC16a Foi the p•vlod Irom To Sectioii A Receipts aiid payii)L'llts Unr45trlct nds Restrleted ndi loth• n•4r•s1£ Endowmefit Total fvnds L441 y•ar to th••4#1 t•th• A••r•rt¢ th• MIF•#e Al A•¢41 [Knatn5. L 474 AR) 11,821 11,021 nv• m Relurfoishmeiueuiltsi Acg)urFTbn ctsi$ 4r(rn Cosi6 wnFnt Cost6 PbweBWdb4nd Susteronce 18,784 426 370 425 376 27.209 166 1S0 1.536 L¢i6Urn & Erf• Sub tol•l rf094 A4 Asièt and Investmént Sub Ot•1 rrf•ip•ym•nis ,094 N•t olrnc•lp1pyrntsj AS Tr•n¥f•r b•twe•n fur¥ A6 C•¥h fvnds la51 y••r end C••h fvnd• Ihl• ywr•nd 4.S73 71 71 CCX¥ R1 *e¢ounts ISSI 171CW2025
Sectioii B Stateinent of assets and liabilities at tl7e end of tlie period Unre6tYlcted funds Restrleted funds Endowment fvhds ¢0 neorèstt C?legorios 81 Cash funds Tran6fer4KekÉn1 71 rofal c•sh fund• i•¥¢e te1•1 pwm•n I¢An$)1 Uni•strfct•d fund R•strlct•d lund$ to nMf•¥lt endowment fvndl tgM•r••t¢ to n•r•BtÉ fund ¢gthl¢h 4•1•t b•14 ¢uir•Mv41wJ ¢0 lopUon•ll B3 Investm•nt J¥sets lo whkh B4 AsMt• retalned far th• own us• FunOt•whlch Amount d BS Ll•bllltl•s SW•d by or Iruth•B on thg Iru¥i•o• Sgnaturn Prfnt N# D•k• of VALENTINA OSOLNIK 1&C¢12025 DR MARKO ISTENIC IWCW202¥ CCXX R2 ¢4ynts Issi 171CW2025
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examlnerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report R•port to the tru810081 membern of Slovenlan & Yugoslavlan Roman Cathollc Chaplalncy On accounts lor the y•ar ended 3111 De¢¢mber 2024 Charlty no Ilf any) 276480 Set out on yges 14 I report to the Iwstees on my examlnalion oflhe accounts of the above charity (Yhe Trusll for the year ended 3111212022 Respon$lbllllles and As the ¢harfty Irustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation ba•1• of r•port of th• a¢¢ount$ in accordance wrth tho requirements of tho Charlties Act 2011 I'lhe Ac¢.} I report in respect of my examlnalion of the Tnjst's 8ccounts carrled oui under section 145 of the 2011 Aa and In carylng out my examinaiion, I have followed the applicable Directions glven by the Charmy Commlssion under section 145{Sllb) of the Act I have ¢ompleted my examination. l confifm that no materfal matters ha come lo my attention in connection with the exammiation which gives me causo to believe that in, any matgrial re8peci: ac¢ounllng records were not Kept in accordanco wlln $ecllon 130 of Ihe Aci or the accounts do not accord wlih the a¢counting fecords Independent examlnerfs Statement I have no concems and have come across no olher matters in ¢onne¢tion with the examlnation to which attention should be drawn in orderio enable proper understanding of the ac¢ounts to be reachad. Slgned: Date: 1810912025 Namo: BEVERLEY CAMPBELL Relevant professlonol qualfficatlon{s) or body Ilf any): Addro$1: 15 Falrthom Road Charllon London, SE7 7RL IER October 2018
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Slovenian & Yugoslavian Roman Catholic Chaplaincy On accounts for the year 31[st] December 2024 Charity no 276480 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-4
Charity no 276480 (if any) (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2022
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Date: 18/09/2025 Signed: Name: BEVERLEY CAMPBELL Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 15 Fairthorn Road Charlton London, SE7 7RL
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