Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -1

NOTRE DAME DE FRANCE – SOCIETY OF MARY

establishment and maintenance of a French Roman Catholic Church in London for such lawful charitable purposes connected with the advancement of the Roman Catholic religion in England and Wales primarily among persons of French nationality or extraction or being French speaking

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £28,335,368 available, equivalent to 365 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Established: 6 years

http://www.ndfchurch.org/en/

info@ndfchurch.org

02074379363

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23	£999	£932	£67	£0	£28,356	£28,335	364.7	13	90
31/08/22	£889	£770	£119	£20	£28,296	£28,280	440.7	13	90
31/08/21	£822	£672	£150	£22	£28,192	£28,175	502.9	14	100
31/08/20	£876	£775	£101	£22	£28,600	£28,593	442.6	15	200
31/08/19	£947	£927	£20	£0	£28,504	£28,500	368.8	16	200

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 364.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

City Of Westminster,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

13 employees
90 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,800	08/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

CHRISTEL SPAY Appointed: 2018

ELODIE BRIAN Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: NOTRE DAME REFUGEE CENTRE,

EMERIC CLEMENT MARIE-JOSEPH BROCHARD Appointed: 2018

PHILIPPE LESPINARD Appointed: 2023

REV DES HANRAHAN Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: NOTRE DAME REFUGEE CENTRE, THE SOCIETY OF MARY (MARIST FATHERS) CIO,

REV JOHN HANNAN (Chair) Appointed: 2018

REV ALAN STEPHEN WILLIAMS SM Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: THE REVEREND CANON FRANCIS WALTER GILBERT FOR THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES AND ST JOSEPH, LEIGH-ON-SEA, BRENTWOOD DIOCESEAN CATHEDRAL AND CHORAL TRUST FUND, NOTRE DAME REFUGEE CENTRE, THE SOCIETY OF MARY (MARIST FATHERS) CIO, FORMATIO,

REV HUBERT MARIE BRUNO BONNET-EYMARD Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: NOTRE DAME REFUGEE CENTRE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/04/2018, number: 1177995

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from NOTRE DAME DE FRANCE TRUST - SOCIETY OF MARY on 16/08/2019

Main office

NOTRE DAME DE FRANCE
5 LEICESTER PLACE
LONDON
WC2H 7BX
WC2H 7BX

Objectives

THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A FRENCH ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LONDON IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERIOR SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND OTHERWISE (AND AS A SECONDARY OBJECT) FOR SUCH LAWFUL CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN ENGLAND AND WALES PRIMARILY AMONG PERSONS OF FRENCH NATIONALITY OR EXTRACTION OR BEING FRENCH SPEAKING AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERIOR FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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