FRIENDS OF THE MONASTERE SAINT-BENOIT

Registered charity 1182277 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The organisation is to support the monastic life, at the Monastere Saint-Benoit in France, and further the increase in the knowledge of liturgical practice.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION BY SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE MONASTERE SAINT-BENOIT IN BRIGNOLES, FRANCE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity raised £35,671.55 in income against total payments of £34,397.20, resulting in a net movement in the bank of £1,274.35. The trustees consider the funds adequate for supporting the charity's goals, noting that restoration works on the monastery buildings have not yet commenced. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of the Monastere Saint-Benoit (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alcuin Scott Matthew Peter Reid · trustee of 1 other charity
• Julie Christine MacAmhlaoibh Mrs
• Lawrence Edward Swithinbank
• Richard Patrick Jacques · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: France · Throughout England And Wales

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