The Graff Foundation
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2021
Registered Charity No: 1012859
CONTENTS 31 December 2021
The Graff Foundation
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| Report | |
| Trustees and advisors | 1 |
| Trustees’ annual report | 2-4 |
| Statement of trustees’ responsibilities | 5 |
| Independent auditors’ report | 6-8 |
| Statement of financial activities | 9 |
| Balance sheet | 10 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 11-13 |
The Graff Foundation TRUSTEES AND ADVISORS
TRUSTEES
Laurence Graff Francois Graff Nicholas Paine (resigned 30 June 2022) Alexander Molla (appointed 30 June 2022)
ADDRESS
29 Albemarle Street London W1S 4JA
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors 1 Embankment Place London WC2N 6RH
BANKERS
Barclays Bank plc Level 25 1 Churchill Place London E14 5HP United Kingdom REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1012859
The principal office is the same as the registered office.
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The Graff Foundation TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT
The trustees submit their report and the audited financial statements of The Graff Foundation for the year ended 31 December 2021.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with The Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP under FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. It is a public benefit entity.
OBJECTIVES, STRATEGY AND ACTIVITIES
The Graff Foundation (‘the Foundation’) was registered with the Charity Commission (registration number 1012859) on 15 July 1992 as a charity for general charitable purposes and is governed by the Trust Deed dated 20 December 1991.
The objectives of the Foundation are to apply the income and such parts of the capital towards such charitable purposes and to make grants to such charitable institutions at such times and in such manner as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit. The strategy for achieving these objectives is for the trustees to review various charitable organisations and decide which organisations should receive funding on an annual basis.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty under Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and seek to meet the Foundation’s purposes in following its objectives.
MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE
The trustees who have served during the year and since the year end are set out on page 1. The Foundation is managed by a minimum of 3 trustees. The statutory power of appointing new or additional trustees is vested in Graff Diamonds Limited, a related party. All new trustees are provided with an induction pack which includes the constitution of the Trust and guidelines on how to perform their duties as Trustee. Further training is given as and when necessary. The day to day management of the charity is carried out by Robert Falk, the charity accountant.
RELATED PARTIES
The Foundation has a close relationship with Graff Diamonds Limited which provides funding to the charity. Francois Graff is a director of Graff Diamonds Limited, and Laurence Graff is the ultimate controlling shareholder of that company.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
The trustees review various charitable organisations and decide which organisations should receive funding. Having reviewed various charitable organisations, the trustees have made seven (2020: seven) grants during the year amounting to £1,477,135 (2020: £1,325,437) to organisations as set out in note 3. These organisations include the related charity, Facet Foundation, as well as museums and a community charity which the trustees consider to be for the benefit of the public.
The grants were made in accordance with the aims of the trust as set out in the Trust Deed dated 20 December 1991.
The Foundation’s future strategy remains unchanged. There are no current commitments for any future grants.
GRANT MAKING POLICY
The essential purpose of the Foundation is to aid in the generation of funds to various charitable organisations.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The trustees set out the financial statements on page 9 to page 13. Expenditure exceeded income in the year by £746,499 (2020: Net expenditure of £1,147,020).
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The Graff Foundation TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (Continued)
RESERVES POLICY AND INVESTMENT POLICY
It is the policy of the trustees to maintain reserves at a level to enable it to be administered efficiently to meet its expenditure requirements and to have adequate resources to fund its charitable objectives. The level of reserves is currently £2,542,485 (2020: £3,288,984).
Under the Trust Deed dated 20 December 1991, the charity has the power to invest its accumulated assets in the purchase, acquisition or improvement of any property if appropriate. Their current reserves policy is to accumulate reserves under this power. However, at this time the certainty of cash and cash deposits is deemed to be the most appropriate investment strategy. The policy is reviewed annually.
PRINCIPAL BUSINESS RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES AND FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
The trustees have examined the major risks which the charity faces. The trustees confirm that systems have been established to ensure that any major risks are identified and as far as practicable adequately mitigated. The management of the Foundation and the execution of the Foundation’s strategy is subject to a number of risks that include liquidity and cash flow risk. The Foundation does not have a risk register. Policies relating to the management of these risks and how they are mitigated are described below:
Cash flow risk
Cash flow forecasting is performed on a regular basis which includes rolling forecasts of the Foundation’s liquidity requirements to ensure that the Foundation has sufficient cash to meet operational needs.
Liquidity risk
The trustees regularly review the Foundation’s financial position and actively discuss matters to ensure that there are sufficient funds available to continue in operational existence and meet liabilities as and when they fall due.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE PLANS
The trustees will continue to apply the income and such parts of the capital towards such charitable purposes and to make grants to such charitable institutions at such times and in such manner as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit.
CORONAVIRUS
After the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19 outbreak”) in early 2020, a series of precautionary and control measures were implemented across the United Kingdom and globally. The Foundation has paid close attention to the development of the COVID-19 outbreak and has assessed and will continue to assess its impact on the financial position of the Foundation, however, at December 31 2021, the charity continues to have a strong balance sheet with no liabilities. The pandemic may have a detrimental effect on donations received in 2022.
GOING CONCERN
The trustees consider the Foundation to be a going concern as it has £1,800,425 of cash at 31 December 2021 with no liabilities and potential commitments of only £1,085,000 in the next 12 months. There are no material uncertainties in these financial statements.
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The Graff Foundation
TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (Continued)
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
As far as the trustees are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Foundation’s auditors are unaware, and they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as trustees, to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity’s auditors are aware of the information.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, have indicated their willingness to continue in office.
On behalf of the trustees
Alexander Molla Trustee
Date: 31 August 2022
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The Graff Foundation STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards, comprising FRS 102, have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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The Graff Foundation
Independent auditors’ report to the trustees of The Graff Foundation
Report on the audit of the financial statements
Opinion
In our opinion, The Graff Foundation’s financial statements (the financial statements”):
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charity’s affairs as at 31 December 2021 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”, and applicable law); and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 and Regulation 8 of The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008).
We have audited the financial statements, included within the Annual Report and Financial Statements (the “Annual Report”), which comprise: the Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2021; the Statement of
Financial Activities for the year then ended ; and the notes to the financial statements, which include a description of the significant accounting policies.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (“ISAs (UK)”) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under ISAs (UK) are further described in the Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Independence
We remained independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, which includes the FRC’s Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.
Conclusions relating to going concern
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date on which the financial statements are authorised for issue.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
However, because not all future events or conditions can be predicted, this conclusion is not a guarantee as to the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
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The Graff Foundation Independent auditors’ report to the trustees of The Graff Foundation
Reporting on other information
The other information comprises all of the information in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our auditors’ report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion or any form of assurance thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify an apparent material inconsistency or material misstatement, we are required to perform procedures to conclude whether there is a material misstatement of the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report based on these responsibilities.
Based on our work undertaken in the course of the audit, the Charities Act 2011 requires us also to report certain opinions and matters as described below.
Trustees’ Report
Under the Charities Act 2011 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion the information given in the Trustees’ Annual Report is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements. We have no exceptions to report arising from this responsibility.
Responsibilities for the financial statements and the audit
Responsibilities of the Trustees for the financial statements
As explained more fully in the Trustees’ Responsibilities Statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the applicable framework and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. The trustees are also responsible for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
We are eligible to act and have been appointed as auditors under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design
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The Graff Foundation Independent auditors’ report to the trustees of The Graff Foundation
procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
Based on our understanding of the charity, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to the Charities Act 2011, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the financial statements such as The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. We evaluated the incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls) by the trustees and those responsible for, or involved in, the preparation of the financial statements, and determined that the principal risks were related to management posting inappropriate journal entries. Audit procedures performed included:
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Enquiry of management and the board of trustees, including consideration of known or suspected instance of non-compliance with laws and regulation and fraud;
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Reviewing terms and conditions of significant contracts;
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Understanding and evaluating the Charity’s control environment;
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Identifying and testing journal entries, including journal entries posted with unusual account combinations to income or cash accounts;
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Assessing financial statement disclosures, and testing to supporting documentation, for compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the FRC’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditors’ report.
Use of this report
This report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and only for the charity’s trustees as a body in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act (Part 4 of The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008) and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving these opinions, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing.
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The Graff Foundation
Independent auditors’ report to the trustees of The Graff Foundation
Other required reporting
Charities Act 2011 exception reporting
Under the Charities Act 2011 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
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sufficient accounting records have not been kept by the charity; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records.
We have no exceptions to report arising from this responsibility.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors Embankment Place, London 1 September 2022
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The Graff Foundation STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES As at 31 December 2021
| Unrestricted funds | Unrestricted funds | ||
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| Note | 2021 | 2020 | |
| £ | £ | ||
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM | |||
| Donations and Legacies | 8 | 742,060 | 162,575 |
| Interest receivable from bank accounts | 2 | 768 | 22,072 |
| Other income | 1,000 | 1,595 | |
| Total income and endowments | 743,828 | 186,242 | |
| EXPENDITURE ON | |||
| Charitable activities | 3 | (1,477,135) | (1,325,437) |
| Other expenditure | 4 | (13,192) | (7,825) |
| Total expenditure | (1,490,327) | (1,333,262) | |
| NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | (746,499) | (1,147,020) | |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS | |||
| Total funds brought forward | 3,288,984 | 4,436,004 | |
| Total funds carried forward | 2,542,485 | 3,288,984 |
There are no recognised gains or losses other than those included within the Statement of Financial Activities for the financial year and the prior financial year.
All income and expenditure relate to continuing operations for both the current and prior year.
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1012859
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The Graff Foundation BALANCE SHEET As at 31 December 2021
| Note CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 5 Cash at bank and in hand TOTAL ASSETS THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY Unrestricted funds 7 Total Charity funds |
2021 £ 742,060 1,800,425 2,542,485 2,542,485 2,542,485 |
2020 £ 18 3,288,966 3,288,984 3,288,984 3,288,984 |
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The notes on pages 12 to 14 are an integral part of these financial statements.
For the year ending 31 December 2021 the Foundation was entitled to exemption under section 382 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The financial statements on pages 10 to 14 were approved by the board of trustees on 31 August 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:
Alexander Molla Trustee
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The Graff Foundation NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2021
1.ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1.1 BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
These financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the financial reporting standard applicable in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (‘FRS102’) and the Charities Act 2011. The principal accounting policies which have been consistently applied and adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:
1.2 FUND ACCOUNTING
The charity holds an unrestricted general fund. This can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
1.3 DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
Donations are accounted for in the period in which they are receivable or received.
1.4 EXPENDITURE
Expenditure is included in the statement of financial activities on the accruals basis. Grants made by the charity to beneficiaries are provided for on approval of the trustees and upon payment to the recipient.
1.5 INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS
Income from investments is accrued to the date of the balance sheet. All finance income is credited to the Statement of Financial Activities.
1.6 GRANT POLICY
To apply the income and such parts of the capital towards such charitable purposes and to make grants to such charitable institutions at such times and in such manner as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit. The strategy for achieving these objects is for the trustees to review various charitable organisations and decide which organisations should receive funding on an annual basis.
1.7 FOREIGN CURRENCIES
Within the charity, monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. These translation differences are dealt with in the Statement of Financial Activities.
1.8 IRRECOVERABLE VAT
Any irrecoverable VAT is charged to the Statement of Financial Activities.
1.9 TAX
The Foundation is a registered charity, and as such is entitled to certain tax exemptions on income and profits from investments, and surpluses on any trading activities carried on in furtherance of the its primary objectives, if these profits and surpluses are applied solely for charitable purposes
1.10 PRESENTATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL CURRENCY
The functional and presentational currency is GBP as the majority of cash held is in GBP bank deposit accounts.
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The Graff Foundation NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) for the year ended 31 December 2021
| 2 INTEREST RECEIVABLE FROM BANK ACCOUNTS 2021 £ 2020 £ Bank interest receivable 768 22,072 3 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Grants payable: 2021 £ 2020 £ Facet Foundation The Museum of Contemporary Art Chabad Jewish Community of Central London 597,985 73,132 763,000 391,757 75,850 6,500 Make a Wish Foundation The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust Food First Foundation Covid-19 Solidarity response fund 10,000 - 1,482 - - 11,000 - 807,575 Tate Foundation 10,000 10,000 Guggenheim Museum 21,536 22,755 1,477,135 1,325,437 4 OTHER EXPENDITURE 2021 £ 2020 £ Bank charges and interest Foreign exchange losses Governance costs 60 5,453 7,679 13,192 44 186 7,595 7,825 |
2020 £ 22,072 |
2020 £ 22,072 |
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Governance costs are the administrative services of £1,000 (2020: £1,000), which are provided by Robert Falk, the charity accountant, and audit fees for the year were £6,679 (2020: £6,595).
Foreign exchange losses arose in the year, upon the revaluation of the US bank account at 31 December 2021. The dollar has moved favourably against the pound over the year.
| 5 | DEBTORS | 2021 | 2020 |
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| £ | £ | ||
| Prepayments and accrued income | 742,060 | 18 |
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The Graff Foundation NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) for the year ended 31 December 2021
6 TRUSTEES’ EMOLUMENTS
No trustees received any remuneration or reimbursement of expenses for their services to the charity during the year (2020: £nil). There are no other employees within the charity (2020: none).
| 7 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS Fund balances brought forward Income Expenditure Fund balances carried forward |
2021 £ 2020 £ 3,288,984 4,436,004 1,768 (1,490,327) 186,242 (1,333,262) 1,800,425 3,288,984 |
2021 £ 2020 £ 3,288,984 4,436,004 1,768 (1,490,327) 186,242 (1,333,262) 1,800,425 3,288,984 |
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| 3,288,984 |
8 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Foundation received a pledge of £742,060 from Graff Diamonds Limited during the year. (2020: received £162,575 from Facet Foundation). At 31 December 2021, a balance of £742,060 (2020: £nil) was due from Graff Diamonds Limited, however this was fully paid prior to the signing of the financial statements. No trustees represent the board of any of its recipient charities apart from Facet Foundation (see below). The Foundation will occasionally receive funds or pay funds to Facet Foundation for cash flow purposes.
The Foundation paid grants to Facet Foundation during the year amounting to £597,985 (2020: £391,757). Laurence Graff, Francois Graff, Nicholas Paine (to 30 June 2022) and Alexander Molla (from 30 June 2022) are also trustees of Facet Foundation. The Foundation is a stand-alone entity.
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