Macfarlane Trust Proposal report on comitting reserve funding to meet the increasing medical social employment and financial needs of its beneficiaries dated 9th november 2012. The reports tone is a persuasive one as it is written in a way to seek to change the Department of Healths stance on reducing the financial reserves to the Macfarlane Trust. It opens with a background of the Macfarlane Trust it has a breakdown of information that expresses the worry that the Trust will not be able to financially provide the needs of beneficiaries if the financial reserves are indeed reduced. It also mentions why it is necessary to hold reserve funds the circumstances of the beneficiaries and the criteria for applying for any loan or grant to the Trust amongst other areas.