THE DENTONS UK AND MIDDLE EAST LLP CHARITABLE TRUST
REPORT
YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2025
THE DENTONS UK&ME LLP CHARITABLE TRUST ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2024
1. CHARITY ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
GOVERNING DOCUMENT:
Trust Deed dated 1st September 1994
TRUSTEES: Claire Armstrong Daniel Bodle David Payton Gareth Steen REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1041204
REGISTERED OFFICE: 1 Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7WS BANKERS: Royal Bank of Scotland 1 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1BD
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER:
Stephen Moss BSc (Hons) ACA, Partner Kreston Reeves LLP 168 Shoreditch High St, London E1 6RA
2. OVERVIEW
OBJECTIVES:
The Dentons UK&ME LLP Charitable Trust is a registered charity, and its objects are set out in its governing document.
The trust seeks to provide assistance to smaller or less well-known charities that have a connection to our communities and practice areas, with a particular focus on small charities working to support the elderly, disabled, homelessness, offenders and their families, refugees, education and youth projects. The trust supports partners and staff taking part in official registered fund-raising activities for their own nominated charity. Donations are made at such time or times and in such manner and in such proportions as the Trustees shall from time to time and in their discretion determine in accordance with clause 4 of the Trust Deed dated 1st September 1994.
The trustees have had given due consideration to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit (PB2) when planning all events and determining how best to utilise funds raised.
STRUCTURE:
The Dentons UK&ME LLP Charitable Trust is a small charitable trust administered entirely within the firm Dentons UK and Middle East LLP.
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POLICY:
The trustees' policy is to supply grants to deserving charitable causes by reviewing the applications received before finally determining which grants are to be made. All manner of charitable causes are considered, with preference 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 donates to charities that partners and employees have nominated and are volunteering with or have given their own financial support
The Trust has recently started to receive income from gift aid claims corresponding to several prior years It was decided that £120,000 of this money should be donated to community centres throughout the UK and Ireland. In the absence of a full time CSR Manager, it was decided that partnering with that a third-party intermediary, East End Community Foundation and their associated Life Chances would assist with allocating the tax rebates. £40,000 will be donated per annum for 3 years. Partnering with the East End Community Foundation will result in the tax rebates going strictly towards London community projects but Trust funding can be used to increase support for out of London projects.
Reserves . The Trust gets its income from Dentons annually and each year usually donates approximately the full amount received.
Risk . The Trustees have considered the major risks which impact the work of the Trust and consider that there are controls in place to mitigate their potential effect. All donations made from the trust are approved by the trustees beforehand, documented and are paid by cashiers.
Appointment and Election . Historically four UK partners have been appointed as trustees at any one time, with administrative support from the CSR Manager. An additional partner from Dentons' Dublin office has been appointed as the trust began making donations to small charities in Ireland with effect from 1 May 2021. The requirement to have the UK Managing Partner or Director as a trustee was dropped with effect from 1 May 2022
Following the retirement of the CSR Manager, a Responsible Business Support Assistant has been providing the necessary administration support
Induction and Training . The induction process for any newly appointed trustee comprises a meeting with one of the existing trustees and CSR Manager, followed by a meeting with the other trustees.
REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CHARITY DURING THE YEAR:
During the past year the Dentons UK&ME LLP Charitable Trust received a large number of applications and made 92 grants amounting to £185,341 (2024: £183,600 charitable grants ranged from £250 to £10,000. The additional expenditure was financed by gift aid income.
The standard donation remained £2,000 during the year. In order to support a wide number of causes, maximum annual donation levels have now been set and the details documented.
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FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE CHARITY:
The Dentons UK&ME LLP Charitable Trust is funded by Dentons UK and Middle East LLP under the Gift Aid and Charitable Donations legislation. Funding is reviewed at each meeting of the Trustees.
The Trust had assets brought forward of £200,442. Income for the year was £199,424 and expenditure £187,034, leaving a year-end balance of £212,832.
NOTES:
The accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis in accordance with the Charities SORP except where noted in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
We hereby approve the attached financial statements for the year ending 30th April 2025.
Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees on 25 February 2026.
NAME Daniel Bodle Trustee
NAME David Payton Trustee
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THE DENTONS UK&ME LLP CHARITABLE TRUST
ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2025
THE DENTONS UK&ME LLP CHARITABLE TRUST RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Receipts (see Note 1) | ||||
| Donations | 150,000 | 150,000 | ||
| Gift Aid | 47,446 | 34,237 | ||
| Interest Received | 1,978 | 1,911 | ||
| ------------- | ------------- | |||
| Total Receipts | 199,424 | 186,148 | ||
| Direct Charitable Expenditure | ||||
| Charitable Donations Made | 185,341 | 183,600 | ||
| Accountancy Fees | 1,680 | 1,590 | ||
| Bank Charges | 13 | |||
| ------------- | ------------- | |||
| Total Expenditure | (187,034) | (185,190) | ||
| ------------- | ------------- | |||
| Net Receipts/(Expenditure) for the year | 12,390 | 958 | ||
| ------------- | ------------- |
Note 1 - Income sources are shown inclusive of tax recoverable but not yet received in order to give a true picture of the Trust's income for the year and to be consistent with previous years.
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THE DENTONS UK&ME LLP CHARITABLE TRUST RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Charitable Donations Made | £ | £ |
| 999 Club | 2,000 | - |
| Aberdeen South Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| Ace of Clubs | 3,000 | |
| Acrobay Gymnastics Trust | 250 | |
| Action For Refugees In Lewisham | 2,000 | |
| Action for Youth | 2,000 | |
| Age UK Milton Keynes | 2,000 | |
| Alone | 3,368 | |
| Alzheimer's Research UK | 500 | |
| Ansar Youth Project | 2,000 | |
| Baytree Centre | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Beaston Cancer Charity | 5,000 | |
| Bedford Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| Blind in Business | 2,000 | |
| Blossoms London | 2,000 | |
| Bow Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| Breast Cancer UK | 500 | |
| Brent Centre for Young People | 2,000 | |
| Brent Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| BucksVision | 2,000 | |
| Calcutta Run | 1,000 | 500 |
| Calthorpe Community Garden | 2,000 | |
| Camden Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| Camphill MK | 3,000 | |
| Cancer Research UK | 500 | |
| Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People | 2,000 | |
| Care After Prison | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Care for Carers | 2,000 | |
| Carers Scotland | 2,000 | |
| City Gateway | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| City Harvest | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| City Memory Group | 2,000 | |
| City of London Solicitors Company | 550 | 500 |
| Clapton Common Boys Club | 2,000 | |
| Club Peloton | 500 | |
| Cochlear Implanted Children's Support Group | 200 | |
| Community Action MK | 3,000 | |
| Crosscare, Dublin | 3,500 | |
| Crosslight Advice | 2,000 | |
| Curiosity Collective, Scotland | 2,000 | |
| Dean and Cauvin Young People's Trust, Scotland | 2,000 | |
| Declan Rugby 4 All | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Deptford Action Group for the Elderly | 2,000 | |
| Disabled Persons Housing Service Aberdeen | 2,000 | |
| Dixon Community | 3,000 |
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THE DENTONS UK&ME LLP CHARITABLE TRUST RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Charitable Donations Made | £ | £ |
| Dress for Success | 2,000 | |
| Dunstable Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| East End Community Foundation | 2,000 | |
| Edinburgh North East Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| Edinburgh South East Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| Edinburgh South West Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| Ellenor Hospice | 2,000 | |
| FACE | 5,868 | |
| Families Like Us, Scotland | 2,000 | |
| Families United, Bedfordshire | 2,000 | |
| Feast With Us | 3,868 | |
| First Love Foundation | 2,000 | |
| Fresh Start | 2,000 | |
| Garnethill Multicultural Centre | 3,000 | |
| Glasgow Care Foundation | 3,000 | - |
| Glasgow Children's Hospital | 4,718 | |
| Glasgow North East Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| Glasgow North West Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| Glasgow South East Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| Glasgow South West Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| Graeae Children's Company | 2,000 | |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity | 1,000 | |
| Hackney Foodbank | 100 | |
| Hackney Playbus | 2,000 | |
| Harbour Ayrshire | 2,000 | |
| Harry's Rainbow | 3,368 | |
| Helen and Douglas House | 500 | |
| Holborn Community Centre | 2,000 | |
| Home Link Family Support | 2,000 | |
| Home Start, Watford and Three Rivers | 2,000 | |
| Hub 67 | 3,000 | |
| Humanity First UK | 500 | |
| Irish Wheelchair Association | 2,500 | |
| Islington Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| Joshua Hayday Helping Hand Trust | 250 | 250 |
| KEEN | 2,000 | |
| Kids Care London | 2,000 | |
| Launch Foods | 400 | |
| Leeds Hospitals Charity | 500 | |
| Lewisham Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| LifeCare | 2,000 | |
| LIFT | 2,000 | |
| Little Flower Penny Dinners | 2,000 | |
| Little Village | 7,250 |
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THE DENTONS UK&ME LLP CHARITABLE TRUST RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Charitable Donations Made | £ | £ |
| Lodging House Mission | 2,000 | |
| London Legal Support Trust | 2,000 | 2,500 |
| London LGBTQ+ Community Centre | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| London's Air Ambulance Charity | 1,000 | |
| Luton Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| Macmillan Cancer Support | 250 | |
| Mercy Law | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Milton Keynes Foodbank | 3,500 | |
| Milton Keynes: Act | 2,000 | |
| MK Melting Pot | 2,000 | |
| Moira Anderson Foundation | 2,000 | |
| National Centre for Domestic Violence | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Neighbours in Poplar | 2,000 | |
| Newham District Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| North London Hospice | 2,000 | |
| Norwood and Brixton Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| One Parent Families | 4,000 | |
| PACE | 2,000 | |
| Place 2 Be | 500 | |
| Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Princess Alice Hospice | 2,000 | |
| Prisoners' Education Trust | 2,000 | |
| Prostate Cancer UK | 500 | |
| ReconnectED | 2,000 | |
| Refugee And Migrant Forum | 2,000 | |
| Reprieve | 2,000 | - |
| Root Foundation | 500 | |
| Rosebery Centre | 2,000 | |
| Rowan Alba | 2,000 | |
| Scottish Women's Aid | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| Separated Child Foundation | 2,000 | |
| Sheriffs and Recorders Fund | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| SMART: Bedford | 2,000 | |
| Smile Train | 100 | |
| Sofea | 2,000 | |
| Southwark Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| Spark | 2,000 | |
| Spitalfields Crypt Trust | 2,000 | |
| St Albans & District Foodbank | 2,000 | |
| St Andrew's Primary School | 2,650 | |
| St George's Hospital Charity | 500 | |
| St John's Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| St John's Hospice | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| St Luke's Community Centre | 3,000 |
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THE DENTONS UK&ME LLP CHARITABLE TRUST RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Charitable Donations Made | £ | £ |
| St Margaret's House | 3,000 | |
| St Ultans Campus | 2,000 | |
| Stand Out | 2,000 | |
| Support Through Court | 2,000 | |
| Tattenhoe Youth Football Club | 500 | |
| The Brain Tumour Charity | 500 | |
| The Bus Shelter | 2,000 | |
| The Community Hub | 2,000 | |
| The Eric Liddell Community | 3,000 | |
| The Felix Project, London | 2,000 | |
| The Glasshouse Project | 2,000 | |
| The Marylebone Project | 2,000 | |
| The Pepper Foundation | 2,000 | |
| The Single Homeless Project | 2,000 | |
| The Zambia Society Trust | 200 | |
| Thomley | 2,000 | |
| Tiny Changes Glasgow | 200 | |
| Tiny Changes, Edinburgh | 2,000 | |
| Tonic Housing | 2,000 | |
| Torry Development Trust | 2,000 | |
| Tottenham Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| Toynbee Hall | 3,000 | |
| UNICEF UK | 500 | |
| Volunteer Edinburgh | 2,000 | |
| Walk the Walk | 500 | |
| WaterAid | 500 | |
| Waterloo Foodbank | 1,500 | |
| WaveLength | 3,000 | 2,000 |
| Whitechapel Mission | 10,000 | 5,100 |
| Willen Hospice | 2,000 | |
| Woman's Trust | 2,000 | |
| Women's Aid Ireland | 3,000 | - |
| WorkTree | 2,000 | 5,000 |
| Z2K | 2,000 | |
| ------------- | ------------- | |
| Total | 185,341 | 183,600 |
| ------------- | ------------- |
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THE DENTONS UK&ME LLP CHARITABLE TRUST CASH AT BANK & IN HAND RECONCILIATION
YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Cash at bank & in hand 01 May 2024 | 29,393 | 62,672 |
| Net Receipts/(Expenditure) for the year | 12,390 | 958 |
| Gift aid received in the year | 70,148 | - |
| Gift aid claimable for the year, yet to be received | (47,446) | (34,237) |
| ------------- | ------------- | |
| Cash at bank & in hand 30 April 2025 | 64,485 | 29,393 |
| ------------- | ------------- |
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THE DENTONS UK&ME LLP CHARITABLE TRUST STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITES
YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Assets | ||
| Cash at Bank | 64,485 | 29,393 |
| Income tax recoverable | 148,347 | 171,049 |
| Other Debtors | 10 | 10 |
| --------------- | --------------- | |
| 212,842 | 200,452 | |
| --------------- | --------------- | |
| Liabilities | - | - |
| --------------- | --------------- | |
| Net Assets | 212,842 | 200,452 |
| --------------- | --------------- |
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THE DENTONS UK&ME LLP CHARITABLE TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2025
This page is not part of the statutory accounts but is provided in order to give additional information.
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| 1 | Receipts and Payments Account | ||
| Balance at 1 May 2024 | 200,442 | 199,484 | |
| Surplus for the year | 12,390 | 958 | |
| ------------------ | --------------- | ||
| Balance at 30 April 2025 | 212,832 | 200,442 | |
| ------------------ | --------------- | ||
| 2 | Capital and Reserves | ||
| Trust Fund | 10 | 10 | |
| Income and expenditure account | 212,832 | 200,442 | |
| ------------------ | --------------- | ||
| 212,842 | 200,452 | ||
| ------------------ | --------------- |
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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 UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 April 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity’s trustees of The Dentons UK and Middle East 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’).
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:
- 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.
Stephen Moss BSc (Hons) ACA Kreston Reeves LLP London
Date: 27 February 2026
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