THE FRIENDS OF WHITEFRIARS OXFORD FUND

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The charity is a community of Discalced Carmelite Friars who live in Carmelite Community, Boars Hill Oxford. The Friars devote themselves to a life of prayer, the fruits of which they share in the form retreats, spiritual direction, book service for Carmelite literature and publishing a quarterly spiritual review.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023
Total income:
£881,747
Donations and legacies | £481.39k | |
Charitable activities | £319.62k | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £80.74k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£655,880
Raising funds | £0 | |
Charitable activities | £655.88k | |
Other | £0 |
-£29,678 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £0 | |
Charitable expenditure | £655.88k | |
Retained for future use | £225.87k |
People

2 Employee(s)
6 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Services
- Oxfordshire
Governance
- 23 July 1962: Standard registration
- CARMELITE PRIORY - OXFORD (Working name)
- CARMELITE PRIORY, OXFORD (Working name)
- Complaints handling
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
6 Trustee(s)
Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||||
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Chinedum Thaddeus Ekuma | Trustee | 31 May 2023 |
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Rev Vincent O'Hara | Trustee | 31 May 2023 |
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Rev Michael McGoldrick | Trustee | 31 May 2023 |
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Rev James Noel Noonan | Trustee | 31 May 2023 |
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Rev Alexander Emenike Ezechukwu | Trustee | 31 May 2023 |
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Trustees of the Discalced Carmelites Charity | Trustee | 25 October 2017 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2019 | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £745.78k | £590.59k | £520.36k | £848.71k | £881.75k | |
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Total expenditure | £617.78k | £601.23k | £402.50k | £518.69k | £655.88k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | £37.48k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £460.49k | £275.54k | £301.18k | £558.83k | £481.39k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £264.12k | £293.46k | £197.11k | £267.37k | £319.62k | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £21.18k | £21.58k | £22.07k | £22.50k | £80.74k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £617.78k | £601.23k | £402.50k | £518.69k | £655.88k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £22.15k | £2.20k | £2.20k | £3.82k | £7.32k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/03/2019 | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £1.34m | £1.33m | £1.29m | £1.78m | £2.42m | |
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Long-term investments | £643.48k | £607.00k | £717.20k | £817.43k | £787.75k | |
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Other assets | £207.73k | £200.25k | £342.49k | £279.76k | £3.20m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £33.79k | £30.59k | £9.83k | £110.15k | £3.44m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | Overdue | Charity reporting is overdue by 130 days | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | Overdue | Charity reporting is overdue by 130 days | |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 21 August 2024 | 203 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 21 August 2024 | 203 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 10 June 2022 | 130 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 10 June 2022 | 130 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 29 January 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 29 January 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
TRUST DEED DATED 24TH MARCH 1954 AND CODICIL DATED 1ST JULY 1954 TO THE WILL DATED 23RD JUNE 1954 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 11TH DECEMBER 2001.
Charitable objects
(1) CHARITABLE WORK IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA CARRIED ON BY THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ORDER OF MEN KNOWN AS THE DISCALCED CARMELITE FRIARS. (2) ESTABLISHMENT EQUIPPING AND MAINTENANCE OF A HOUSE OR PLACE OF STUDIES IN THE BENEFICIAL AREA FOR THE USE OF MEMBERS OF THE SAID ORDER.
Area of benefit
IN OR NEAR THE CITY OF OXFORD
Contact information
- Address:
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CARMELITE PRIORY
CHILSWELL
BOARS HILL
OXFORD
OX1 5HB
- Phone:
- 01865730183
- Email:
- bursar@carmelite.org.uk
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