THE DENTONS UKMEA LLP CHARITABLE TRUST
REPORT
YEAR ENDED 30TH APRtL 2021

THE DENTONS UKMEA LLP CHARrrABLE TRUST ANNUAL REPORT
FOR YEAR ENDED 30TH APIUL 2021
CHARITY ADMINISTRATIVE DETAtLS
GOVERNtNG INSTRUMENT:
Trust De¢d dated 1st Septemb¢r1994
Daniel Bodle
Alexis Graham (resi￿ed 30 April 2021)
Ltsa Sewell
David Payton (appointed l May 2020)
Alison Bryce {appointed l May 2021)
Gareth Steen (appointed l May 2021)
TRUSTEES..
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER;
REGISTERED OFFICE:
1041204
l Fleet Place, London. EC4M 7WS
Royal Bank of Scotland
l Fleet Street, London. EC4Y IBD
OVERVIEW
OBJECTS..
To benefit such one or more charitable objects or
instithlions at such time or times and in such n)anner
and in such proportions as the Tntstees shall from time
to tim¢ and in their discretion det¢miine in accordance
with claus¢ 4 of the Tn￿¢ Deed dated Isl September
1994.
STRUCTURE:
The Dentons UKMEA LLP Charitable Trust is a small
charitable trust administered entirely within the firn)
Dentons UK and Middle East LLP.

POLICY..
The Trnstees, policy is to supply grants to deserving
charitable causes by reviewing the applications
received before finally deterniining which grants are
to be made. All manner of charitable causes are
considered. with prefeTence given to charities with
whom there is some sort of special Connection with
Dentons UK and Middle East LLP or which are local
to Dentons UK and Middle East LLP offices. The
Trust also supp)rts the fundraising efforts of
individual members of staff.
Reserves. The income for the Trnst derives from
Dentons annually and the Trust does not generally
enter long terni commitments.
Risk. The Trustees have considered the major risks
which impact the work of the Trnst and consider that
there are controls in place to mitigate their potential
effect.
Appointment and Election. Four UK partners are
appointed at any one time as tn￿tees, one of whi¢h
must be the UK Managing Partner or Director, with
administrative support from the CSR Manager. An
additional partner from Dentons, Dublin office has
been appoiDled as the ttust will begin making
donations to small charities in Ireland with effect from
l May2021
Induction and Training. The induction process for any
newly appointed Trnstee comprises a meetiJ)g with
one of the existing Trnstees and CSR Manager.
followed by a meeting with th¢ other Trustees.
REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT
ACTWITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF
THE CHARtTY DURING THE YEAR..
During thc past yEaT the Dentons UKMEA LLP
Charitable Trnst has received a number of applications
and made 113 wts amounting to £13 1,950.
Charitable grants ranged from £125 to £6,(K)O.
£3,500 was donated by partners in one-off donations
due Éo COVID, all of which was donated to charities.

FINANCIAL POSITIONT OF THE
CHARITY..
The Dentons UKMEA LLP Charitable Trust is funded
by Dentons UK and Middle East LLP under the Gift
Aid and Charitsble Donations legislation. Funding is
reviewed at each meeting of the T￿￿tee8.
The Trust had a balance brought forward of £120.826.
Income for the year was £166,865 and expenditure
£133.210 leaviTJg a year-end balance of £154.481.
NOTES:
The accounts have b￿n pr¢par¢d on the r¢¢eipts and
payments basis in accordance with the Charities SORP
except where noted in the Statement of Assets l￿d
Liabililies.
We hereby approve the attached financial statements for the year ending 30th April 2021.
Signed on behalf of the Board of Tn￿teeS on14 February 2022.
NAME Daniel Bodle
Trustee
David Paylon
Trustee

THE DENTONS UKMEA LLP CHARITABLE TRUST
ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2021

THE DENTONS IIKIIEA LLP CHARIT.4BLE TRI'ST
RLC.'Tr:IVI PAI AC'C'OI"N"I"
YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2021
20211
Inenthe Rt¢¢lpts lstt I
133.5
3i.360
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32.639
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166.865
163.430
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131.950
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133210
Net Reeeip¢¢lExptndÉturel (or tht year
33.655
31.919
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THE DENTONS UKMEA LLP CHAIUTABLE TRUST
CASH AT BANK & IN HAND RECONCILIATION
YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL ?0? I
2021
2020
Cush ai bunk & in hand 01105120
N¢t R¢L¢lPtsl(F,xp¢nditur¢) fc)r th¢ vear
Last year gift aid r¢c¢ived in the year
Gift aid Llaimed in the year. yei io be received
Cash ai bank & in hand 30104121
1,004
33,655
1.7?4
31,919
(33,360)
{32,639)
1.004
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THE DFNTONS UKMEA LLP CHARITABLE TRUST
STATF,MFNT OF ASSFTS AND LIABILITES
YEAR ENDED JOTH APRIL 2021
2021
2020
Assets
Cash at Bank
1.300
1.004
Income tax recoverable
153.181
119.820
Other Debtors
io
154.491
120.835
Li#bilitie$
Bank ON'erdrall
Net Asset
154,491
120,835
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THE DFNTONS UKMEA LLP CHARITABLE TRUST
NOTF.S TO THF ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED JOTH APRIL 2021
This page is not part of the statutor). accounts but is
provided in order to give additional inforniation.
2021
2020
l Receipts and Payments Aceount
Balance at l May 2020
120.826
88.907
Surplusl(Delicil) for the year
33.655
31.919
Balance al 30 April 2021
154.481
120.826
2 Capital and Reserves
Trust Fund
10
Income and expenditure account
154.481
1 ?0.826
154.491
120.836
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## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Dentons UKMEA LLP Charitable Trust** 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 April 2021. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

Dentons UKMEA LLP Charitable Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the 

I report in respect of my examination of the charity s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 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 2011 Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

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

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Charity's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report. 


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Date:  15 February 2022 

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