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THE ARCHER TRUST

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2021

Registered Charity No 1033534

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CONTENTS

Page
REPORTS
Reference and administrative information 1
Reportofthetrustees 2-4
ReportoftheIndependentExaminer 5
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statement offinancial activities 6
Balance sheet 7
Notestothefinancialstatements 8-13

THE ARCHER TRUST

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2021

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER_ 1033534

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||||| |---|---|---|---| |TRUSTEES|MF|Baker|(Chairman)| |CMArcher|(Secretary)| |JN|Archer| |L|Packman| |CS|Wilson| |PRINCIPAL OFFICE|Bourne House| |Wadesmill| |Ware| |Herts|SG12|OTT| |INDEPENDENT EXAMINER|N|Corden ACA| |Summers Morgan| |Sheraton|House,|Lower Road| |Chorleywood| |Rickmansworth| |WD3|5LH| |BANKERS|Barclays Bank PLC| |78|Turners|Hill| |Cheshunt| |EN8|9BW|

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |INVESTMENT|ADVISORS|Investec|Wealth and|Investment Limited| |2|Gresham|Street| |London EC2V 7QN| |Ruffer LLP| |80|Victoria|Street| |London SWIE|5JL|

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Annual report of the trustees

for the year ended 5 April 2021

The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2021. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the trust’s deed, the Charities Act 2011 and accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).

Structure, governance and management

Constitution

The trust is constituted under a charitable settlement dated 25 January 1994.

Ronald Walter Archer

Ronnie Archer, the inspiration for The Archer Trust, died at the comparatively young age of 62 in 1992. Though he lacked the aggression and overt ambition which are so often associated with success in the business and commercial world, Ronnie rose, it sometimes seemed without effort, through the ranks ofUnilever, until he became a main board director and eventually the company's Vice-Chairman. Inevitably his career brought material rewards, but he was never at home with wealth. Throughout his life he and his wife Catherine applied both his surplus earnings and funds associated with his Archer/Pease family background for the support of good causes. He provided the money; Catherine researched the beneficiaries.

His death did not bring this fruitful parmership to an end, for his estate and the company's generous provision for his widow maintained the surplus. Subsequently The Archer Trust was established by a charitable settlement dated 25" January 1994 and registered as a charity. It is hoped that The Archer Trust will be a suitable memorial for a talented but modest man.

Trustees

The trustees who served during the period from the beginning of the financial period to the date of the signing of this report, together with the reference and administrative information, are given on page 1.

The trustees normally meet twice a year in spring and autumn to consider the position of the trust and to decide on distributions to be made. The trustees do not normally respond to unsuccessful applicants.

At each meeting the trustees review the performance of the investment portfolio from valuations and advice supplied by the broker. At each meeting the trustees confirm regular grants and approve new grants if funds are available. The trustees have the power to distribute for the purposes of the trust all the assets of the trust. They aim to designate and invest the trust's assets so as to maintain a balance between income and capital growth, and to distribute the net income in grants for charitable purposes.

Trustees are appointed based on the skills and expertise required. The number of trustees is not defined in the trust deed. The appointment of any new trustees rests with the existing trustees who are responsible for their induction. New trustees are inducted and trained using relevant material on the Charity Commission website, the Trust’s constitution, recent annual reports and minutes, and through mentoring from existing trustees.

Statement oftrustees” responsibilities

Charity law 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 its financial activities for that period.

In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:

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The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud or other irregularities.

Objectives and activities for the public benefit

Principal objectives

The principal objects of the trust are: 1 To relieve suffering amongst the aged, impotent or poor; 2 To advance education; 3 To advance the Christian religion; and 4 To help such other charitable objects as the trustees may think fit.

Activities

The trust achieves its objectives by making grants to charities.

Grant making policy

Grants are made in accordance with the objectives of the trust. When allocating grants, the trustees favour small charities which provide support to defined groups of disadvantage or marginalised people, which are competently managed and able to provide up-to-date accounts, and which would be significantly assisted by a grant of between £1,000 and £5,000.

Applications for grants are invited in a number of ways: those who are given grants, except for one-off items, are invited to apply again; and the trustees advertise the Trust’s criteria for applications on its website and in a grantmaking trust directory. Any applications for grants should be made in writing to the trust's registered address as shown on page 1.

The coronavirus lockdowns and associated restrictions have meant that many of our beneficiary charities were either unable to operate or severely restricted in what they could do. However, the trustees identified that some of them were in a strong position to provide much needed support to a far greater number of people, especially those providing telephone or online support to those with mental health issues, isolated older people and those suffering or at risk from domestic violence. The trustees took immediate action to send unsolicited supplementary grants to several of our beneficiaries in that position and also to other charities in a strong position to expand their capacity to meet the sudden unexpected demand.

The trustees intend to continue to provide grants in a similar way, retaining flexibility as to the timing and scale of grant making. The trustees recognise that many of our beneficiary charities are in severe financial difficulties as a result of the lockdown, but also that we can only do a limited amount to help. The trustees have therefore decided to focus their support for the time being on enabling charities to adapt and respond to changing need rather than on assisting them to survive. . 7

Public benefit

The trustees confirm they have complied with their duties under section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011\to refer to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objectives and in setting the grant making policy for the year.

Achievements and performance

During the year, grants totalling £156,250 (2020: £240,750) were made to various registered charities and the details are given in note 4 to the financial statements. In view of the modest level of dividends being paid from the investment portfolio, the trustees have transferred £130,000 from designated to general funds to enable them to maintain and increase the level of grants being paid out.

Financial review

The investment performance during the year, an increase in value of £360,140 (2020: decrease £111,137), is encouraging. The trustees have appointed two different investment managers, Ruffer LLP and Investec Wealth & Investment Limited, who take significantly different approaches, to manage approximately half each of the trust’s

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investment portfolio. The Investec portfolio is closely aligned to the stock market and gives back gains made during a bull market when the market crashes, as it did in March 2020. The Ruffer portfolio tends to underperform the market during a bull market and then do spectacularly well at a time of dislocation, as it did in March 2020. Both portfolios have performed well during the year ended 31 March 2021.

The reserves ofthe trust have increased by £387,736 (2020: decrease £218.926) during the year to £2,246,117 (2020: £1,858,381).

At 5 April 2021 the trust’s investments were valued at £1,927,265 (2020: £1,683,088) with a cost of £1,573,582 (2020: £1,609,838). The trust has chosen not to adopt formal ethical investment policies. The policy of the trustees is that the funds are managed on the basis of generating a balance between capital growth and income. Investment performance is compared to a benchmark — for Ruffer, the total net return compared to the return on cash, for Investec to an investment sector benchmark. The Ruffer part of the portfolio achieved a total return net of fees of 20.3% compared to a benchmark of 0.2%. The Investec part of the portfolio achieveda total return net of fees of 26.0% compared to a benchmark of 24.8%. Both managers have therefore achieved their objective in the current year.

Reserves policy

It is the policy of the trustees to spend the income of the general fund on charitable grants so as to keep the balance on the general fund close to zero. Donations and investment gains and losses go into the designated investment fund which the trustees use to generate income. The trustees have the discretion to transfer funds from the designated to the general fund to enable them to make additional grant payments should they choose to do so.

Plansfor thefuture

The trustees intend to continue to seek to maximise returns from investments with a balance between income and capital growth. The investment of capital and unsolicited donations are the only sources of ongoing income, and funds are invested with the object of ensuring that the capital fund retains its approximate real value in the medium term.

Remuneration of the trustees

The trustees do not receive any remuneration for their services, but may receive reasonable reimbursement of costs incurred on trust business. All trustees have waived any reimbursement of costs for the period.

Risk management

The trustees have reviewed the risks to which they consider the trust to be susceptible.

To date these have mainly related to investment management and these have been ameliorated by diversified portfolio management.

Approved by the trustees on 11 September 2021 and signed on their behalf by

ee JN Archer Trustee

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Report of the independent examiner

to the trustees of The Archer Trust

for the year ended 5 April 2021

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Archer Trust (the Trust) for the year ended 5 April 2021 which are set out on pages 6 to 13.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trustee’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

N CORDEN ACA Summers Morgan Sheraton House, Lower Road Chorleywood Rickmansworth WD3 5LH

11 September 2021

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Statement of financial activities for the year ended 5 April 2021

Notes General
Fund
Designated
Funds
Total
2021
Total
2020
£ £ £ £
Income from:
Donationsand legacies - 162,500 162,500 112,500
Investment income
Investment portfolio 31,191 - 31,191 38,931
Cash deposits 15 - 15 213
31,206 - 31,206 39,144
Totalincome 31,206 162,500 193,706 151,644
Expenditure on:
Raisingfunds 3 - 8,731 8,731 17,546
Charitableactivities 4 157,379 - 157,379 241,887
Totalexpenditure 157,379 8,731 166,110 259,433
Netincome/(expenditure)and net
movementinfunds beforegains & losses (126,173) 153,769 27,596 (107,789)
Netgains/(losses)oninvestments - 360,140 360,140 (111,137)
Transfers betweenfunds 130,000 (130,000) - -
Netmovementinfunds 3,827 383,909 387,736 (218,926)
Reconciliation offunds
Total funds at startofyear 309 1,858,072 1,858,381 2,077,307
Totalfundsatendofyear __4,136__2,241,981_ __2,241,981_ 2,246,117 1,858,381
Represented by:
Fixed assets - 1,927,265 1,927,265 1,683,088
Current assets 5,836 314,716 320,552 176,993
Current liabilities (1,700) - (1,700) (1,700)
4,136 2,241,981 2,246,117 1,858,381

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Balance sheet at 5 April 2021

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Notes|2021|2021|2020|2020| |£|£|£|£| |Fixed|assets| |Investments|5|1,927,265|1,683,088| |Total fixed assets|1,927,265|1,683,088| |Current|assets| |Debtors| |Income tax recoverable|55,000|22,500| |Others debtors|3,750|4,758| |Total current assets|58,750|27,258| |Cash|at bank|261,802|149,735| |Total current assets|320,552|176,993| |Liabilities| |Creditors:|amounts|falling due within one|year| |Accruals|(1,700)|(1,700)| |Net current assets|318,852|175,293| |Net assets|2,246,117|1,858,381| |Financed by:| |The|funds of the charity| |Unrestricted|funds| |General fund|4,136|309| |Designated funds|2,241,981|1,858,072| |Total charity funds|2,246,117|1,858,381|

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Approved by the trustees on 11 September 2021 and signed on their behalf by

f C M Archer, Trustee

J N Archer, Trustee

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Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 5 April 2021

The Archer Trust is established by a charitable trust deed dated 25 January 1994 and is a registered charity.

The trust constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the trust’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The trust does not acquire or use put options, derivatives or other complex financial instruments.

(g) Income funds

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  1. The designated fund receives the income from donations including tax on gift aided donations, pays the investment management costs, and benefits or suffers from investment gains and losses.

  2. (h) Financial instruments

The charity has current financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at amortised cost.

2 Transactions with trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or were reimbursed for any expenses in the year (2020: none).

3 Raising fundsfunds
2021 2020
£ E
Investmentmanagementcharges 8,731 17,546
8,731 17,546
4 Charitable activities
2021 2020
£ a
Charitable grants
SupportLine
LiliasGrahamCharitableTrust
9,000
5,000
4,000
4,000
Safe Families forChildren 5,000 -
Second Sight
AshfordPlace
5,000
4,000
-
3,000
Omega,TheNational Association forEndofLifeCare 4,000 -
This is Growth Ltd 4,000 -
ChoraChori
FUN
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
HousingtheHomeless CentralFund 3,000 3,000
Keys Project 3,000 3,000
Martin GallierProject 3,000 -
StMartin’sYouthCentre 3,000 2,000
Transitions 3,000 3,000
UrbanDevotionBirmingham 3,000 -
CriminonUK 2,500 -
DaticTrust 2,500 2,000
LeedsWeekend Care Association 2,500 -
NarthexCentre 2,500 -
Oakfield (EastonMaudit)Ltd 2,500 -
AcaciaFamily Support 2,000 2,000
BasildonResource Centre 2,000 2,000
BeachyHeadChaplaincyTeam 2,000 -
BeyondLimits
BlueSkyTrust
2,000
2,000
2,000
-
ChildAutismUK 2,000 2,000
ClevelandHousingAdvice Centre 2,000 2,000
Dance Syndrome 2,000 -
Daventry Contact 2,000 -
Emerge
Ethos
2,000
2,000
-
2,000
Gilead 2,000 -
InsightCounsellingCoaching and Support 2,000 -
MondoChallenge 2,000 3,000
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MyTime 2,000 -
Spitfire SupportandServicesLtd 2,000 -
StRichard’sPCC,Birmingham
StriveCafé
2,000
2,000
-
5,000
SupportingDalitChildren 2,000 2,000
Tools for Solidarity 2,000 -
WycombeYouthAction 2,000 -
ChurchArmy 1,500 1,500
CoventryBoysandGirlsClub
DorchesterTrustforCounsellingandPsychotherapy
Eastand NorthHertsHospitals Charity
1,500
1,500
1,500
-
-
-
Magdalen 1,500 -
Reach Out forMentalHealth 1,500 1,000
Willowfield ParishCommunityAssociation 1,500 1,500
AbleKids 1,000 -
AscensionCommunity Trust 1,000 -
AutismBedfordshire 1,000 1,000
BentleyBeginnings 1,000 1,000
Bishops StortfordMencap 1,000 1,000
BrunswickYouthandCommunity Centre 1,000 -
CellarTrust 1,000 -
Cycle-R 1,000 -
Deki 1,000 1,000
Deptford Action Group forthe Elderly 1,000 1,000
DramaExpress 1,000 -
Finsbury&Clerkenwell Volunteers 1,000 1,000
FriaryDrop-inLtd 1,000 -
FriendsofStLuke’s 1,000 -
HouseofBread, Stafford 1,000 -
LibertyJamboreeCharity 1,000 -
Lifecentre Hattersley 1,000 -
LoughboroughJunction ActionGroup 1,000 -
NewHeights
RainyDayTrust
1,000
1,000
-
-
Re-Cycle 1,000 1,000
Re: Work 1,000 1,000
RydersGreenMethodistCentre 1,000 1,000
Separated ChildFoundation 1,000 -
SouthEssexAdvocacy 1,000 -
Speak SuicidePrevention
StElizabeth’s Centre
1,000
1,000
-
-
SuicidePrevention Bristol 1,000 -
TripleC (Liverpool) 1,000 -
Westminster StreetPastors 1,000 -
BedsandCambs4x4Response 750 -
DisabledWorkersCooperative 500 -
Dressability
Leprosy Mission HealNepal
500
500
500
-
LivingHopeBelfast 500 -
OpenDoorProject 500 500
TimetoChange(WestCumbria)Ltd 500 1,000
ChristChurchArmleyCommunityProjects—chequeunpresented (1,500) 1,500
EmmanuelGroupofChurches,Northampton—chequeunpresented (1,000) 1,000
MIND
Silverline
-
-
10,000
10,000

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Giving World|-|4,000| |Playskill|-|4,000| |Melcombe Regis & Radipole PCC (Weymouth Community|Chaplain)|~|3,500| |Carers’|Choice|-|3,000| |Home from|Hospital Care|-|3,000| |International|Refugee|Trust|-|3,000| |Lighthouse|Futures|Trust|-|3,000| |Mudlarks|~|3,000| |IPSEA|-|2,500| |Prison Fellowship|-|2,500| |Simien Mountains Mobile Medical|Service|-|2,500| |Startup Online|-|2,500| |174|Trust|-|2,000| |Access|-|2,000| |Aspire|-|2,000| |Attend|-|2,000| |Bridge Project,|Tadcaster|-|2,000| |Churches Together|in Birmingham|-|2,000| |Creative Living Centre|-|2,000| |Dudley &|District Hospital Broadcasting|-|2,000| |Families|in Care|-|2,000| |Friends|of Collett|-|2,000| |Gwennies Getaways|-|2,000| |Hospitality and Hope|-|2,000| |Loaves and|Fishes|-|2,000| |Michael Roberts|Charitable|Trust|-|2,000| |Nehemiah Project|-|2,000| |Phab Shop|-|2,000| |Pukar Disability Resource|Centre|-|2,000| |Safe and|Sound Homes|-|2,000| |Siblings Together|-|2,000| |SOFA Project|e|2,000| |Spencer Contact|-|2,000| |Westbourne Park Family|Centre|-|2,000| |Calvert|Trust|-|1,500| |Children’s|Sleep Charity|-|1,500| |Colebridge|Trust|-|1,500| |Emmelline’s Pantry|-|1,500| |Handicapped Children’s|Action Group|-|1,500| |Hope|Springs|-|1,500| |Joy Foundation|-|1,500| |Kilcooley Women’s Centre|-|1,500| |Special|Stars Foundation|-|1,500| |St Mark’s Church Community|Centre,|Kingstanding|-|1,500| |The|Gifted|.|1,500| |Warm Hut UK|-|1,500| |Farnworth Baptist Church|-|1,250| |Hope Centre|-|1,250| |Ability Coooperative|-|1,000| |Armonico|Consort|-|1,000| |Bethshan|~|1,000| |Birch|-|1,000| |Bridge, Leicester|-|1,000| |Cann Bridge|School|Support|-|1,000| |Care|in Mind|-|1,000|

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Cerebral Palsy Plus|-|1,000| |Climbing Out|-|1,000| |Computers for the Disabled|-|1,000| |Edge Youth|Project|-|1,000| |Ethel|Trust Community Barge|-|1,000| |Giving Hands Mission|-|1,000| |Halton Autistic Family|Support|~|1,000| |Homestart Watford &|Three|Rivers|-|1,000| |Hope Coventry|-|1,000| |Host|-|1,000| |House on the Corner,|Walsall|-|1,000| |Jigsaw|-|1,000| |Julian Campbell Foundation|-|1,000| |Kisumu|Children’s|Trust|-|1,000| |Love|for Life Northern|Ireland|=|1,000| |Making|Life Beautiful|-|1,000| |New Life Church Loughborough|-|1,000| |New Vic|Theatre|-|1,000| |Parson|Cross|Initiative|(Projects)|-|1,000| |Passion Youth Project|-|1,000| |Pear Tree|School|-|1,000| |Pennywell Youth Project|-|1,000| |REAL|Hull|-|1,000| |Ruby’s Fund|-|1,000| |Ryedale|Special Families|-|1,000| |Samee|-|1,000| |Sixty One|-|1,000| |St Andrew’s Community Network|-|1,000| |St Madoc’s Centre,|Swansea|-|1,000| |Student Life|-|1,000| |Sudden Productions|-|1,000| |TEES|-|1,000| |Waterfall|Trust,|Southampton|-|1,000| |Water Harvest (formerly Wells|for|India)|-|1,000| |WHISH|-|1,000| |Young Urban Arts Foundation|-|1,000| |Youth & Community Connexions|-|1,000| |Other grants under £1,000|-|6,250| |Total grants made to institutions|156,250|240,750| |Governance|costs| |Independent|examiner’s|fee|960|960| |Administration,|bank charges and website|costs|169|177| |Total charitable|activities|157,379|241,887| |5|Investments| |2021|2020| |£|a| |Carrying amount at start of|year|1,683,088|1,700,256| |Additions|at cost|282,111|1,314,598| |Disposal proceeds|(398,074)|(1,220,629)| |Net|gain/(loss) on revaluation|360,140|(111,137)| |Carrying amount at end ofyear|1,927,265|1,683,088|

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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Investment|assets|in the United Kingdom|840,923|900,353| |Investment|assets|outside the United Kingdom|1,086,342|782,735| |1,927,265|1,683,088| |Cost at end of|year|1,573,582|1,609,838| |Holdings|representing more than 5% of|the total market value were|as|follows:| |Ruffer|Total|Return|Fund C|Income|44.7%|45.4%|

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Fixed asset investments revalued

All investments are carried at their fair value. Investments in equities and fixed interest securities are all traded in quoted public markets, primarily the London Stock Exchange. The basis of fair value for quoted investments is equivalent to the market value. Asset sales and purchases are recognised at the date of trade at cost (that is their transaction value).

6 Financial instruments

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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2021|2020| |£|£| |Carrying amount of financial|assets| |Debt instruments|measured|at|amortised|cost|58,750|27,258| |Instruments measured at fair value through|profit and|loss|1,927,265|1,683,088| |Carrying amount of financial|liabilities| |Measured|at amortised|cost|1,700|1,700|

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7 Employees

There were no employees during the year (2019: none).

8 Movement in funds

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Net movement| |2020|in|funds|2021| |£|£|£| |Unrestricted|income|funds| |General|fund|309|3,827|4,136| |Designated|income|funds|1,858,072|383,909|2,241,981| |Total funds|1,858,381|387,736|2,246,117| |Net movement|in|funds|included|in the above|are|as|follows:| |Incoming|Expenditure|Gain/|Transfers|Movement| |resources|(loss) on|between|in|funds| |investments|funds| |3|£|£|£|£| |Unrestricted|income|funds| |General|fund|31,206|(157,379)|-|130,000|3,827| |Designated income|funds|162,500|(8,731)|360,140|(130,000)|383,909| |Total funds|193,706|(166,110)|360,140|-|387,736|

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9 Related party transactions The aggregate donations received from trustees during the year was £130,000 excluding Gift Aid.

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Liverpool, with a particular emphasis on older people, children and families.

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