THE DENTON.S UKMEA LLP CHARITABLE TRUST REPORT YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2023 THE DEiYfoNS UKME.4 LLP CHARITABLE TRUST ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED 30TH .4PRIL 2023 CHARITY ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS GOVERNING DOCUMENT.. Trusi Deed daied I st September 1994 TRUSTEES.. Claire Arrnstrong (apEK)inted June 2023) Danicl Bodle Alison Bryce (resigned June 2023) David Payion Gareih Steen RF.GISTF.RF.D CHARITY NUMEIF.R: 1041204 REGISTERED OFFICE: l Fleei Place. London. EC4M 7WS BANKERS.. Roval Bank of SLoiland l Fleet Sireel. London. EC4Y I BD INt)F.PF.NDF.NT F.XAMINF.R'. Sieve Moss ACA. Partner Krcslon RLcvcs LLP. C'hartcrcd Accounlants 168 Shor¢dil¢h I ligh Si. Lundon E16RA OVF.RVIF.W OBJECTIVES: The Denlons UKMEA LLP Charilable Trusl is a registered charily. and ils objects are set out in its governing document. The trust seeks to provide assisiance lo smaller or less 'ell-knoM"n charitie5 ihal have a connection to our communilics and praclicc arcas. Iviih a particular focus on small charilies ￿'orking lo support Ihe elderly. disabled. homele55nes5. offender5 and their ramilies. refugees. educalion and youih projeLls. The trust supports partners and staft tak'ing part in ofticial registered fund-raising activilies for their oivn nominaled charil)". Donations are made at such time or timcs and in such manncr and in such proportion5 as the Trustees shall from time to time and in their discretion detemiine in accordance Th'ith clause 4 of the Trusi tked dated I st September 1994. The trustees have had given due consideration to the Charit)" Commission's guidance on public benetit (PB2) w.hen planning all ci'cn15 and determining how best to utilise funds raised. STRUCTURE: The Denions UKMEA LLP Charitable Trust is a small ¢haritable trust administered entirely within the firm Denions UK and Middle East LLP. POLICY: The Trustees, policv is lo supply grants to deserving haritable causes b! revieiving the applications received before finalli, deiermining ivhich grants are lo be rnade. All manner of charitable ¢ause5 are considered. Ivith prefcrcnce given to charilies ii'ilh 'hom there is some sort of special conneciion ￿..]lh Dcnions UK and Middlc East LLP or ivhiLh are local lo Denlons IJK and Middle F.asl I,I,P oifices. The Trusl also supports the lundraisin¥ cfforts ot individual members of staff. Reserves. The income for the Trust derives from Dcnions annualli, and ihe Trusl does not gjcnerally enter long ierni commilmenls. Risk. The Trustccs have considcrcd Ihe major risks "hich impaci ihe ivork ol-the Trust and ci)nsider that Ihcrc arc conlrols in place lo mitigyalc Ihcir potcnlial elT¢ct. All donaiions made Irom (h¢ trusi ar¢ approved bj ihc truslcLS bcfi)rchand. App()inlmenl and EIL'Llion. HisloriLallJ' lour UK partners have been appointed as trusle¢s al any one lime. ii.iih adininislrative 5LlPPOrt from thc CSR ManagFer. An additional partner Irom Denlons, Dublin olli¢e has been Jppoinled as the Irust bebjan making donations to small Lharilies in Ireland with LffLLt from Mai. 2021. The requirement to have the UK Managing Partncr or Dircctor as a trustee wa5 dropped iih effecl from l MaN 2022 Induclion and Training. The induction process for any neivl!. appointed Truslee comprises a meeting with one ofihe existing Trustees and CSR Manager, folloH"ed by a meeting with ihe other Trustees. REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT AC'JIVI'I'IL.S AND ACHILVLML.NTS OF THE CHARITY DURING THE YEAR: During the past l'ear the Dentons UKMEA LLP Charitsblc Trust reecivcd a large number of applications and made 91 grants amounting to £149.4iO {2022= £173.750). Charitable grants ranged from £1 00 10 £6,000. The standard donation during the year H.'as £1,500. In order to support a ivide number of Causes, maximum annual donalion levels have now been set and the detsils documented. FINANCIAI. POSITION OF THE C HARI'I"Y: The t)enions UKMF.A I.l.P Chariiable Trust is lunded bs. D¢ntons UK and Nliddlc East LLP undcr th¢ Gift Aid and Chariiable Donaiions legislation. Funding is revIe￿..ed at each meeting of the Trustees. The Trust had a balance brought lorward of £163,258. Incomc for thc ycar ￿a5 £187.176 and cipcnditurc £150,950 leaving a year i.(x>o 51M) i.000 1,000 1,000 I,o(K) 1.500 1.500 I,O(K) Page 3 THE DENTONS UKMEA LLP CHARtTABLE TRUST RECEIPTS AND PAY￿lENTs.1c(ou11T YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2023 2023 2022 Charitable DonAtions MAd¢ Edinburgh North East Foodbank Edinbiirgh South Easi Foodbank Ldinbursh Young Carers Ell¢nor Hospice Care. London Entelechj, Arts. London Families United Network. Beds Family Carers Ireland FaTeShare Sctstland Felix Project Fife Carers Centre Findillgy Rhythtll5 Fir8tlove Foundation l.r¢sh Stan Edinburgh Fuel Bank Foundation. UK Give Blood for Goud, SLoiland Glasgow Care Foundaiion Glasuoiv No. l Baby & Family Suppon Servi¢ Glasgow North We51 Foodbank GlasBow South Easi Foodbank Glasgoiv'$ PrL' Loved Uniforms CJr()i'¢ Adventure Playwound Ilackney Foodbank Hackney fvli¥rani C cntre Hdikn¢y Playbus, London Haven Hospices Ilclcii & Douglas Hou5C Ilelen & Dougla5 House, Milton Keynes Hillhous¢ F.asi Ayrshire Homc Link Famil> support. Edinbur8h I lome Start Il'atford House of Mer¢y, Kent Hygiene Bank Irish H05picc Foundation Irish Refuge Counril Irish Wheelchair Asso¢ia¢ion Irish WhLclchaiT Association, thjblin JB V'C Foundation Joshua Havdav Helping Hand Tmst JusiRight Scotland Kazzum Arts. Lotidon Keerh H05pice CaTe KEEN London Kensi2nton & Chelsea Foodbank Kidney Care UK Kids in Action Kids Out MK LauraL}'nn Hospice, Dublin Little Flower penny Dinner5, Dublin 1.000 l.O(M) 1.500 1.500 3.000 i.o(H) -1.000 1.000 i.o(M) I,0￿) 3,0(K) 2.5(K) 1.500 3.¢KIO 1.500 3.(￿0 3,0 3.000 -i.¢K>o 3.000 3,500 3.000 i.o(K) 6,500 I,o(N) 3.(M)O 1.500 1,0 400 1.51)0 I,o(N) 1,000 1,000 1.500 1.500 I,O(M) i.(M)o I,o¢N) 400 2.000 i.0￿> 500 500 1.51M) 1.500 1.000 1,000 1,500 3.000 i.￿0 1.000 3200 l.O(KJ l.O(M) Page 4 THE DENTONS UKMEA LLP CHARtTABLE TRUST RECEIPTS AND PAY￿lENTs.1c(ou11T YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2023 2023 2022 Charitable DonAtions MAd¢ Little Village, London London Legal Support Trnsi Lord Mayor.4ppeal Lucy Air Atnbulance Marylebone Projeci lendiciry. Dublin Miltoll Keynes Foodbank Myeloma UK Mypas. Scotland National Cenire for t)omestie Abus¢ North Kensington Law Centre Norih London Ho%pice One Parcni bamilics Openinb Door5, London OrLadia PACE Peace I lospi¢e Peter Mcverry TTU5t Positive Behaviour Support for Leaming Pr¥gnancy C"ounsclling & C'are Prince and Prin¢ess of Wales H￿p1¢¢ Gl PriNces5s Alice H05PLce Prisoners Advice Service Pris()n¢rs Edii¥aii()n Trusi 1.500 1.500 1,250 200 I,O(M) 1,000 3.0(K) 3.(M)O 500 1,000 1.500 l.O(M) I,O(H) l.O(K) 1.500 1.000 1.500 l.O(H) ?.o(N) 1.000 l.O(K) 1.000 I.O¢N) 1,000 i.o(K) 300 Ralphh 250 1.500 1,500 Reconncct Educaiiort RrfuBre Action Kingston Renni¢ Grove Hospi¥¢ Reprievc Richard I louse Children's H05pice Ride Hi¥h Ringsend & District Response io Dru8S Rotianstown Women's Community Devclopment Project. Dubli Rosebery Centre Rowan Alba Royal Marsdem Cancer Charity Schoo15 Consent Project Srottish Rrfu¥ee Council cottish Women's Aid Scouts l Twenty Bridges of London 21 mile walk) Sheriff5' & Recorders Fund Smart Works, London Souihwark Foodbank Spitalfields Crypt Trust St Andre￿'S Hospice, Scotland St Andrews ￿lMary School St Christopherfs Hospice St Franci5 Hospice, Dublin 1.500 1.000 I,0( 1,000 1,000 1.000 1,000 1,000 250 1.500 500 3,000 1.000 3.0(K) 1,500 1.000 1,000 I,o(K) I,o(K) l.O(M) Page 5 THE DENTONS UKMEA LLP CHARtTABLE TRUST RECEIPTS AND PAY￿lENTs.1c(ou11T YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2023 2023 2022 Charitable DonAtions MAd¢ St Hilda's East c.ommunity Centre, London St John's Hospice St Joseph's H05pice, Hackney St Luke's H05pice Middle5ex Si Marga￿l of S¢oiland Ho$pi¢e 51 Michael's Fellowship St Mungo'5 Lolldon StTeet Connect. Glasgow Suited and Booied Suiirise Partnership Sunshine Wishe5 Children's Charity upporl Through c.ourt Swii¢hba¢k The Acce5S to Justice Foundation The Bu% shelter MK The GillLd 'I'h¢ Jenna Wilkins Foundation. Easi London The Marylebone Project The Mi)ira Anderson Foundation. Scoiland -I'h¥ l)¥ppcr Troundaiion, Bulks and Il¢rts The SanLtuary at ihe Marylebone Proj¢¢l. Lond¢)n The Solas Project.. Dublin Thomlcy Tiny Changes Tiny Changes, Edinbur8h Tointnys C hildTcll5 Charity Tomorrow'5 Ivarriors, London Tow¢r Haml¢ts Par¢nis C¢ntre 'atCTAid Wavelength Whaleart5 Whitechapel Nlission 'illen H05PLce Milton Keynes Woinen's Aid Ireland Women's Trust London Worktree Z2K 1.500 1,000 I,o(K) 1.000 1.000 I,O(H) i.o(K) 1.000 1.000 l.O(M) i.o(10 1.000 1,000 1.000 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.000 1,000 1.500 1.500 1.500 1,500 1.500 1.500 1,000 400 ?.(K)O 250 1,500 3,000 soo 1,500 1.500 1,000 6.000 3.1N)O 3,0(M) I,o(K) 1.000 1,000 TolAI 149.450 173.740 Page 6 THE DENTONS UKMEA LLP CHARITABLE TRUST CASH AT BANK & IN HAND RECONCILIATION YEAR ENDED JOTH APRIL 202) 2023 2022 Cash at bank & in hand 01 Mai 2022 27.839 1.299 Net Receiptsl(Expendilure) for ihe year 36.?26 8.777 Gitl aid received in the year 32.550 51.193 (iitl aid claimable for the year. yel to be received (33.944) (33.429) Cash at bank & in hand 30 April 2023 62.672 27.839 Page 5 THF DENTONS UKMF.A LLP CHARITABLE TRUST STATEMF,NT OF ASSF.TS AND LIABILITES YEAR ENDED JOTH APRIL 2023 2023 2022 Assets Cash at Bank 62.672 27.839 In¢ome lax recoverable 136.813 135.419 Oiher Debtors 10 10 199.495 163.268 Liabilities Net Assets 199.495 163,268 Page 6 THE DFNTONS UKMEA LLP CHARITABLE TRUST NOTF.S TO THF ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED JOTH APRIL 2023 This page is not part of the statutor). accounts but is provided in order to give additional inforniation. 2023 2022 l Receipts and Payments Aceount Balance at l May 2022 163.258 154.481 Surplus tor the year 36.226 8.777 Balance al 30 April 2023 199.484 163.258 2 Capital and Reserves Trust Fund 10 Income and expenditure account 199.484 163.258 199.494 163.268 Page 7 Kreston Reeves LLP Second Floor, 168 Shoreditch HighStreet, London E1 6RA Tel: +44 (0)20 7382 1820 london@krestonreeves.com www.krestonreeves.com ## **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 2023. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity’s trustees of Dentons UKMEA LLP Charitable Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). 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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. Stephen Moss BSc (Hons) ACA **Kreston Reeves LLP** Chartered Accountants London Date: 20 February 2024 Other offices in Brighton, Canterbury, Chatham, Chichester, Discovery Park, Horsham and Worthing. A list of members’ names is available at the address below. Registered to carry on audit work in the UK & Ireland and regulated for a range of investment business activities by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. 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