THE MARGARET DE SOUSA-DEIRO FUND

Registered charity 210615 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARGARET'S, MARGARET'S FUND

The Margaret de Sousa Deiro Fund is a UK charity which awards grants to women in financial need living in the UK and suffering from any illness with the priority on respiratory conditions.

Objects

(1) THE TREATMENT, CARE, REHABILITATION AND AFTER CARE OF INDIGENT PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING OR HAVE SUFFERED FROM PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS OR FROM ANY OTHER DISEASE OF THE CHEST.(2) IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY CANNOT BE APPLIED TOWARD THE OBJECT SPECIFIED ABOVE, THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY IT TOWARDS THE RELIEF OF INDIGENT WOMEN WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ANY DISEASE.(3) THE TRUSTEES MAY RELIEVE THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE BY:(A) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO THEM; OR(B) PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THEM; OR(C) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES WHO PROVIDE GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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 free/unrestricted reserves of £89,295 are held, which is above the charity's stated policy target of £40,000. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Barbara Elizabeth Dronfield
• Carina Georgiades
• Dr Moira Christine Dick
• John Peters

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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