2021-12-31-accounts

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1064522

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

FOR

THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

Hysons Accountants LLP, Statutory Auditor 14 London Street Andover Hampshire SP10 2PA

THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

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Report of the Trustees	1 to 8
Report of the Independent Auditors	9 to 12
Statement of Financial Activities	13
Balance Sheet	14
Cash Flow Statement	15
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement	16
Notes to the Financial Statements	17 to 25
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities	26 to 27

THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The main object of the Charity is the promotion of the efficiency of the Army through the relief of persons who are in a condition of immediate financial need, hardship or distress and who are the dependants or next of kin of a deceased soldier or officer. In so far as the trustees cannot apply the income for this main object, they apply it in making grants to ABF The Soldiers' Charity (registered Charity number 211645) for its general purposes.

Significant activities

Since 2013, the Charity has met its objects through 2 mechanisms: The making of grants (up to £15,000 per death) to nominated beneficiaries of members; and, the making of a major grant to the ABF (2021: £nil), to fulfil all other objects of the Charity, on the Charity's behalf. Trustees review this approach on an annual basis and decided in December 2021 to revert to the practice of granting to ABF in the spring following the end of an accounting year, instead of in the December of each accounting year. For this reason, no grant was made to ABF in 2021. This practice better allows Trustees to determine the appropriate value of the grant that can be made.

Public benefit

In considering the activities that have been undertaken in the past year, the trustees have paid due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission. Trustees continue to look at whether there are other groups of potential beneficiaries that could be reached by extending eligibility criteria in line with the Charity's objectives. It is the opinion of the trustees that the Charity satisfies the criteria for public benefit.

Grantmaking

The object of the charity is the promotion of the efficiency of the Army through the relief of dependants of deceased soldiers or officers in the following order of priority: The dependants of deceased members of the charity; the dependants of deceased soldiers or officers.

The trust may assist dependants through the provision of immediate grants or, for the relief of dependants in financial hardship, sickness or disability, the trust may provide grants, loans, gifts, pensions or otherwise.

If and in so far as the trust's income is not required to meet the above objects, trustees may apply it to: Make grants to the ABF for its general purposes; or for the benefit of persons who are serving or have served in the British Army, or their dependants, in any charitable ways.

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THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

The Charity's key effort throughout the year continued to be grant making to the dependants of soldiers, officers and some retired members, who died during the year. Since its primary activity is dependent upon deaths, which are of course unforeseen, the objective is not to maximise grant making but instead to react evenhandedly, efficiently and effectively to dependants' needs when a death does occur. In 2021 all but 1 case was dealt with in the target time frame. In this one exceptional case, delays were caused by the Trust's inability to legally confirm the identity of beneficiaries, which was beyond the control of trustees. The trustees therefore consider that they have achieved this objective as best as practically possible.

Whether in times of peace or conflict, the precise future demand on the Trust's resources is something largely beyond the trustees' control. Liquidity planning is based on the expected level of discretionary grants which is, in turn, based on a statistical average number of fatalities. However, in times of conflict or a mass casualty event, the number of deaths will often be beyond the statistical average and planning is thus made more difficult than normal. For this reason trustees maintain significant liquidity, to the approximate value of 3 times the typical annual average expenditure of individual grants. This enables the Trust to respond rapidly if required in an emergency situation.

During the year the trust was notified of 74 deaths (2020: 59). The trust awarded 68 (2020: 59) grants to dependants of 67 (2020: 56) personnel. In 7 cases no award was made. 62 awards were made to regular or full time reservist soldiers, officers and retired members in 2021. 5 awards were made to members of the Army Reserve in 2020, all on the basis Regular Reserve liability. 5 of these awards were made to non-members. The 5 year average number of deaths where a benefit was paid is 58 (2020: 57).

Grants were made, according to needs, to the beneficiary nominated by the deceased, usually being the spouse or a parent, or sometimes to other family dependants where the trustees considered there was need. Grants made to individuals during the year totalled £1,020,000 compared to £825,000 in 2020. The trustees review at each Board meeting a sample of the many letters of appreciation received from next of kin and units.

Individual Grantmaking

As far as is possible the trustees aim to make any grant within 4 working days of the date of a death being made known to them. Where a beneficiary requests payment by cheque, the trustees aim to post such correspondence within 4 working days of the date of death. In practice, individual grants are usually received by beneficiaries well within these time frames, sometimes in a matter of hours. The Secretary will make suitable enquiries into the circumstances and follows a system of practice and precedent to make grants on behalf of trustees. In exceptional circumstances the Secretary seeks advice from trustees before making a grant.

Cooperation with ABF The Soldiers' Charity

Trustees continue to rely heavily upon ABF, The Soldiers Charity, in dispersing the funds of the Trust. Whilst recognising the coherence this provides to the sector, Trustees equally remain vigilant to the governance and risk management implications of such a methodology for grant making. With this in mind trustees annually review this approach to working with The Soldiers Charity, to ensure the objects of the trust are both best met and properly overseen.

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THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Fundraising activities

The Charity's principal fund raising objective is to raise sufficient funds to meet the average grant need, based on normal expectations of members' mortality rates, and this is achieved through a combination of subscriptions from members and investment income. Subscriptions are paid at a rate of £8.75 per year - this has remained the same for the past 13 years. Where possible, subscriptions are collected through payroll giving to enable tax efficiency for members, but cheque payments and bank transfers are also accepted. Eligible retired officers continue to pay their subscription of £10 per year through standing orders.

The trustees encourage all Regular and Reserve soldiers and officers to become members of the scheme. Judged by any practical measure, the membership of eligible Regular personnel continues to be as high as achievable. The only gaps in this occur when individuals may re-join the Regular component, or transfer into it from the Reserve. This is a negligible figure but the trust is pursuing methods to eliminate these gaps nonetheless. In the event of a death, care is taken to ensure that where there has been an administrative error, this does not disadvantage the dependants of eligible personnel. Take-up of membership amongst Reservists remains more challenging. In 2021, Reservist membership was approximately 55% (2019: 50%). In 2020 this was misreported as having risen to 60% due to a database error. Numerically, there was a small increase from 2020 of c500. Of reservist members, approximately 30% experienced membership payment difficulties (2020 38%). This fall reflects a disproportionate amount of ADT and unit staff effort in chasing payments - an unsustainable surge. Trustees have approved the acquisition of new MIS that will much better enable membership payments for reserve personnel and reduce the impact on members and units accordingly.

Trustees agreed in December 2017 to extend eligibility, at no cost, to all ex-Regulars with a Regular Reserve (RR) liability for the period of their RR liability; thus increasing potential beneficiaries by approximately 25,000. The practicalities of effecting this change were addressed in 2019, as the first beneficiaries under this category were supported. Trustees continue to monitor the broader implications for awareness, potential liabilities and the parity of offer to all eligible personnel across the scope of the charity.

As in previous years, the Trust did not experience significant impact as a result of Covid 19.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Incoming resources

Subscription income from members totalled £915,748 (2020: £884,078), investment income was £989,289 (2020: £956,965) and £602 (2020: £841) was received in donations.

Resources expended

Grants awarded totalled £1,020,000 (2020: £825,000). The cost of fundraising was £24,277 (2020: £23,309), the cost of making grants and carrying on other charitable activities, but excepting the grants themselves, was £34,596 (2020: £33,484), and governance costs totalled £14,015 (2020: £14,109).

The method of allocating costs is explained in note 1 of the financial statements. Excluding grants, the total costs of the Charity were £72,888 (2020: £70,902). The ratio of annual running costs as a proportion of total income for 2021 was 3.82% (2020: 3.84%).

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THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Investment policy and objectives

The majority of the Charity's funds are invested in the Armed Forces Charities Growth & Income Fund (AFCGIF) (formerly the Armed Forces Common Investment Fund). This fund is shared with other Armed Forces charities and is currently managed by BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited. The investment is unitised and may be held in Income Units in which the income is distributed or in Accumulation Units where the gross income is automatically reinvested. The lead Investment Manager is BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited who are appointed by the Advisory Board of AFCGIF, which comprises senior City individuals and representatives of the major investing charities.

The investment in AFCGIF is currently held in income units as this best meets the objective of generating income to cover grants and costs and, at the same time, allow the opportunity for capital growth. The asset allocation of AFCGIF is against a composite benchmark and, as at 31 December 2021, was made up of UK Equities, Global Equities, Fixed Income Bonds, Property, Alternatives, and Cash. The primary performance objective of AFCGIF is to seek to outperform the composite benchmark set by the Advisory Board by 1% per annum. The income paid during 2021 amounted to 7.90 pence per unit (2020: 7.80p). During the year under review the actual yield of the investment, based on the market value of the investment at the year end, was 3.15% (2020: 3.41%). The investment in AFCGIF increased in value by 9.62% (2020: 4.81%) giving rise to an unrealised gain of £1,958,000 (2020: £934,500). In addition, income of £703,100 was paid in 2021 (2020: £694,200).

In addition to this primary investment, and on the basis of advice taken by the Trustees, the Charity has other investments consisting of the Mayfair Property Income Trust for Charities and The M&G Equities Investment Fund for Charities (M&G Charifund).

The Property Income Trust for Charities (PITCH) is managed by Mayfair Capital Investment Management Limited and the fund administrator is Saltgate (UK) Limited. In October 2016 the Mayfair Capital was acquired by Swiss Life Asset Managers; however, day to day management of the PITCH has remained with the current team. This investment was made to diversify the portfolio and increase the yield whilst maintaining the potential for some capital growth in real terms. The PITCH objective is to invest in commercial property throughout the UK. It aims to deliver an income yield of around 6% p.a., whilst at least growing the capital value in real terms. Income is now distributed, gross, monthly. The Fund operates both ethical and environmental policies and seeks to be a socially responsible investor. The value of the Charity's holding in this fund increased by 17.40% during the year giving rise to an unrealised gain of £77,495 (2020: £27,991 loss). Income of £21,948 was received which is equivalent to an annual 12 month rolling yield of 4.93% (2020: 4.61%).

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THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The M&G Charifund is designed to provide a high and growing income, while at the same time protecting its capital from the erosive effects of inflation. The Charifund portfolio comprises approximately 100 stocks. The fund invests in a well-diversified portfolio of mainly high yielding UK stocks with the objective of generating a high income and increasing the annual distribution. The aim is to provide a level of income that is significantly higher than that of the FTSE All-Share Index. Over the year the value of this holding has increased by 13.4% (2020: decreased 17.3%) giving rise to unrealised gain of £655,452 (2020: £1,028,420 loss). In addition, income of £264,137 (2020: £239,151) was received which is equivalent to a yield at 31 December 2021 of 5.39% (2020: 4.88%).

3 year % performance comparison of the equity investments

		2019			2020			2021				Combined	Combined	Combined
Fund	Growth		Yield	Growth		Yield	Growth		Yield	Total growth			Average yield
AFCGIF	14.00%		3.48%	4.81%		3.41%	9.62%		3.15%	9.48%				3.35%
PITCH	-2.72%		5.50%	-5.91%		4.61%	17.40%		4.93%	2.92%				5.01%
M&G	16.60%		5.00% -17.30%			4.88%	13.40%		5.39%	-4.23%				5.09%

As well as these investments, and in order to maintain a necessary amount of cash reserves to meet unpredictable demands, the Trust has funds on deposit with clearing banks and with the COIF Charities Deposit Fund administered by CCLA Investment Management Limited.

Reserves policy

The policy of the Charity continues to be to generate sufficient funds through subscriptions and investment income to meet its primary object - the granting of awards to dependants or next of kin of deceased soldiers or officers. This is the core object of the Charity and is the primary requirement for operational reserves. It is impossible to predict with accuracy the number of fatalities that will occur in the year ahead, but use of historical date was agreed as the most appropriate guide. Following a study of historical data, it was agreed that the most appropriate figure for future planning was the 20 year average fatality data. Using this figure for annual fatalities, and assuming a 3.5% return on investments as previously, would give rise to an Operational Reserve requirement of approximately £15m.

In addition, trustees have felt the Trust should hold reserves available to meet both the commitment against a single major accident, such as a plane crash or ship sinking, and also against casualties from a short-term, major conflict. Trustees agreed that a separate reserve fund - a Mass Casualty Reserve - of £5m should be established for this.

To meet its normal operational need and have cover for the unexpected events above, the trustees deem that an appropriate level of reserves to cover both requirements is £20m. Noting that current investments continue to exceed this, Trustees have decided to pursue a total returns approach from 2022 onwards, treating the investment as a virtual endowment. Trustees envisage this will better enable the Trust to meet its objectives. The Reserves policy will be re-written in 2022 to reflect this.

FUTURE PLANS

Trustees have commissioned an external review of the Trust's scheme, in order to reflect changing charity law, practice and precedent. This will be conducted by Wilson's Solicitors, in the spring of 2022.

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THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The Charity is governed by a Charity Commission Scheme dated 19th February 2009 and this replaced the previous scheme dated 1st September 1999. The new scheme comprises the present constitution of the Charity.

Management

Of our six trustees, five are appointed because of their particular knowledge of personnel and welfare issues in the Army; in addition, the trustees have appointed one co-opted trustee. The co-opted trustee, who serves for a term normally not exceeding five years, is chosen for their expertise in specialised areas pertinent to the Charity's operations, or as a representative of member groups eg Army Reservists. The trustees meet at least once, but usually twice, each year in order to manage and monitor the Charity's affairs. The trustees delegate the day to day responsibility for operating the Charity to the Secretary/Treasurer, who is assisted by a part time member of staff. However, trustees are on hand at all times to sanction important decisions particularly concerning the assessment of needs of beneficiaries of discretionary grants.

The trustees are chosen so as to bring to the executive function persons whose roles in the British Army are most relevant and appropriate to the aims and objectives of the Charity. Primarily these involve matters of welfare and family support, but the individuals chosen have a wide range of experience as well as multiple skills and very significant academic, military and other qualifications making them most suited to the position.

The trustees are conscious of their significant responsibilities and undertake training where appropriate, including attendance on at least one training day every two years. They have also appointed a legal adviser with specific expertise in charities to assist them in meeting their responsibilities. The trustees believe that these procedures ensure that they are properly equipped to fulfil their role efficiently and effectively.

Risk management

The trustees have examined the major governance, business, financial and operational risks that the Charity faces. Due to the nature of the Charity and modus operandi of the Charity the risks are fairly consistent, and are listed on a Risk Register which identifies impact, likely-hood of occurrence, and any mitigating action taken. This is monitored regularly by the CE and at least once a year formally by the trustees who ensure that control actions and procedures are in place wherever possible to minimise these risks.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number

1064522

Principal address

Trenchard Lines Upavon Pewsey Wiltshire SN9 6BE

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THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

Trustees

Warrant Officer Class 1 B Alvin Brigadier C M B Coles Major General P Griffiths Major General S Nesmith Major General (Ret'd) M J R Rutledge CB OBE MA Colonel M P Sykes

• appointed 1.4.21 - resigned 1.4.21 - resigned 11.11.21

Co-opted trustees

Colonel N R W Astbury Mrs S Baade - resigned 30.6.20

CE/Secretary and treasurer

Mr D G Middleton

Auditors

Hysons Accountants LLP, Statutory Auditor 14 London Street Andover Hampshire SP10 2PA

Bankers

Lloyds Bank plc 7 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NA

Solicitors

Wilsons Solicitors LLP Steynings House Summerlock Approach Salisbury Wiltshire SP2 7RJ

Investment managers

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited CCLA Investment Management Limited 12 Throgmorton Avenue Senator House London, EC2N 2DL 85 Queen Victoria Street London, EC4V 4ET M&G Securities Limited Mayfair Capital Investment Management Ltd Laurence Pountney Hill 2 Cavendish Square London, EC4R 0HH London, W1G 0PU

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

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THE ARMY DEPENDANTS. TRUST REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEM8ER 2021 STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSI8ILmES- continued The law applicable lo charities In Englan¢J and Wales. Ihe Charities Act 2011. Charily IAcLounls and Reports1 RegUlaI￿n$ 2008 and the provisions of Ihe Irusl deed requiies the Iruslees lo prepare financial slalements for each financial year which 9Ne a Irue and fair view ol the slate of affairs of the charily and ol Ihe ir￿0ml￿j resources and appl￿1￿)0 ol resources. including Ih income and expendilure. ol the charily for Ihal pe￿d. In preparin9 those financwl slalemenls, the trustees are required to seknl svrtable ¥¢OUDling pol￿$ then appty them consislonl￿, obsefve Ihe methods and pnThCip￿s in Ihe Charity SORP.. make judgemenls and eslimales that are reasonable 8nd prudenl.. $181e whether applicab￿ accountin9 standards have been loll)vMd, subject lo any material departures disclosed and eyplain8d in Ihe fina￿lat slalemenls., prepare Ihe financial statemen1$ on the goin9 con¢&rn basis unless il 16 Inapproprlal¥ to presume thal the ¢h8rily will C￿linue ￿ t￿SIne￿. The Iru5tees arg resPon&b￿ for keeping proper a￿untIng records whKh discb5e wlh reasonable accura¢y al any time the financial pJsrtKJn ol Ihe charily and lo enable them lo ensufe that the financial stalem6nl$ comply with Ihe Charities Act 2011. the Charily (Accounts and Report51 Regulaiions 2008 and the provIs￿nS ol Iho Irust deed. They are also fesponsible for safeguarding the assets ol lh& ¢h8rty and hence lor laking reasonable sleps for the prevention and detectfv)n ol fraud and other Irregular￿￿. Approved by older ol Ihe bo￿￿ of trustees on behalf by.. nd svJned on Its Major General P Gr rths- Trustee Page 8

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Army Dependants' Trust (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 December 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

• 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;

• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

• have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

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.

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 when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion 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 such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. 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 in this regard.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

• the information given in the Report of the Trustees is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or

• sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or

• the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

• we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees 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.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We 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 a Report of the Independent Auditors 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.

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

• the Senior Statutory Auditor ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

• we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with directors and other management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience of the charity sector;

• we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the charity, including the Charities Act 2011, Charities SORP (FRS 102) and Financial Reporting Standard 102;

• we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence; and

• identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.

We assessed the susceptibility of the charity’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

• making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; and

• considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

• To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

• performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;

• tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;

• assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and

• investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

• agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;

• reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;

• enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims; and

• reviewing correspondence with HMRC, relevant regulators and the charity’s legal advisors.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.

Use of our report

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. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Hysons Accountants LLP, Statutory Auditor 14 London Street Andover Hampshire SP10 2PA

Date: .............................................

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THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 3 Investment income 4 Other income Total EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 5 Charitable activities 6 Grants to dependants and ABF The Soldiers' Charity Total Net gains/(losses) on investments NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD	2021 2020 Unrestricted Total fund funds £ £ 916,350 884,919 989,289 956,965 4,000 3,999 1,909,639 1,845,883 24,277 23,309 1,068,611 1,801,593 1,092,888 1,824,902 2,690,947 (121,910) 3,507,698 (100,929) 27,755,723 27,856,652 31,263,421 27,755,723

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE ARMY DEPENDANTS. TRUST BALANCE SHEET 31 DECEMBER 2021 2021 Unreslricled lund 2020 Total fund5 Notes FIXEDASSETS Tangible asseis Investmenis 14 15 130 194 28.389.953 25.699.005 28.390.083 25,699,199 CURRENT ASSETS Deblors Cash al bank 16 17 705.158 2.173.283 3.004.005 2.878.441 3.005.011 CREOITORS Arnounls falling due wilhin one year 15.1031 1948.4871 NET CURRENT ASSETS 2.873.338 2,056,524 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITrES 31,263.421 27.755,723 NET ASSETS 31,263,421 27,755.723 FUNOS Unrestricted funds 19 31,263.421 27.755.723 TOTAL FUNDS 31.263.421 27.755.723 The financial slalemenls were approved by lh6 Board of Tw$t￿8 and aUthor￿d lor Issue on .. aTrJ Vlpre sig1￿d on ts behaff ty. or General P Girffrths- Trust80 Brigadkr C M 8 Coles. Tmsleg The noles form part of these fin8n¢ial statements Page 14

THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

Notes Cash flows from operating activities Cash generated from operations 1 Net cash used in operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Interest received Dividends received Property investment income Net cash provided by investing activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period	2021 £ (1,820,011) (1,820,011) 104 967,237 21,948 989,289 (830,722) 3,004,005 2,173,283	2020 £ (36,794) (36,794) 3,086 933,351 20,528 956,965 920,171 2,083,834 3,004,005

The notes form part of these financial statements

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NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

1. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income/(expenditure) for the reporting period (as per the Statement of Financial Activities) Adjustments for: Depreciation charges (Gain)/losses on investments Interest received Dividends received Property investment income (Increase)/decrease in debtors (Decrease)/increase in creditors Net cash used in operations	2021 £ 3,507,698 64 (2,690,948) (104) (967,237) (21,948) (704,152) (943,384) (1,820,011)	2020 £ (100,929) 96 121,911 (3,086) (933,351) (20,528) 327 898,766 (36,794)

2. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS

Net cash Cash at bank Total	At 1.1.21 £ 3,004,005 3,004,005 3,004,005	Cash flow £ (830,722) (830,722) (830,722)	At 31.12.21 £ 2,173,283 2,173,283 2,173,283

The notes form part of these financial statements

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

1. STATUTORY INFORMATION

The Army Dependants' Trust is an unincorporated charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (no.1064522). The principal address is Trenchard Lines, Upavon, Pewsey, Wiltshire, SN9 6BE.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants payable are payments made to third parties in the furtherance of the charitable objectives of the Trust. The grants are accounted for where the trustees have agreed to pay the grant without condition and the recipient has a reasonable expectation that they will receive a grant.

Raising funds

The cost of raising funds are set out in note 5 and consist of those costs relating to collecting subscriptions. The charities investments are comprised primarily in the Armed Forces Charities Growth & Income Fund (AFCGIF), a charity in its own right managed by BlackRock Investment Managers (UK) Limited and in the M&G Charifund. The costs for these Funds are taken from the Fund itself and are reflected in the price of the Fund's units. These costs constitute approximately 0.48% (AFCGIF) and 0.47% (M&G Charifund) of the average value of the Fund over the year.

Charitable activities

Costs of charitable activities include grants made and an apportionment of other costs as shown in notes 7 to 10 and on the basis of the apportionment referred to above.

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2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Governance costs

Governance costs are set out in note 9 and comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the Charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice. These costs include costs related to statutory audit and legal fees together with an apportionment of other costs as referred to above.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charity's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

Allocation and apportionment of costs

Costs are allocated specifically to the activity to which they relate wherever possible. Some costs, mostly staff costs but including some administrative, establishment and finance costs relate to all three main activities of the Charity and these costs have been allocated as to 35 per cent to the cost of generating funds, 50 per cent to charitable activities and 15 per cent to governance. Other costs relate to generating funds and charitable activities only and these costs are split 41 per cent and 59 per cent respectively.

The cost allocation has always been determined by considering the time spent on each activity by the Charity's staff and calculating the resulting percentage of total staff costs that is attributable to each of those activities. This is reviewed annually and was last changed with effect from 1 January 2010 following changes in the method of collecting subscriptions which led to a significant reduction in the time spent on generating funds.

Tangible fixed assets

All assets costing more than £250 are capitalised and all assets are valued at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is charged on office equipment which is written off on a reducing balance basis at the rate of 33 per cent per annum which reflects their estimated useful life.

Fixed asset investments

Investments are stated at market value as at the balance sheet date.

All gains and losses are taken to the statement of financial activities as they arise. Realised gains and losses on investments are calculated as the difference between sales proceeds and either the market value at the start of the year or the purchase date if purchased during the year. Unrealised gains and losses are calculated as the difference between the market value at the year end and either the market value at the start of the year or the purchase date if purchased during the year.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

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3. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES Members' subscriptions Donations 4. INVESTMENT INCOME Property based investment income Dividend income Interest on cash deposits Charities Trust Gainshare interest 5. RAISING FUNDS Raising donations and legacies Staff costs General insurance Printing, postage, stationery, telephone and internet Sundries Books and software Repairs and renewals of equipment Depreciation	2021 £ 915,748 602 916,350 2021 £ 21,948 967,237 104 - 989,289 2021 £ 23,034 448 559 39 133 - 64 24,277	2020 £ 884,078 841	2020 £ 884,078 841
		884,919
		2020 £ 20,528 933,351 2,289 797
		956,965
			2020 £ 22,143 195 323 18 93 441 96
			23,309

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6. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS

Grant funding of Direct activities Costs (see (see note note 7) 8) £ £ Grants to dependants and ABF The Soldiers' Charity 34,596 1,020,000 7. DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Staff costs General insurance Printing, postage, stationery, telephone and internet Sundries Books and software Repairs, renewals and office equipment Foreign exchange 8. GRANTS PAYABLE Grants to dependants and ABF The Soldiers' Charity The total grants paid to institutions during the year was as follows: ABF The Soldiers' Charity The total grants paid to individuals during the year was as follows: Beneficiaries of deceased members	Support costs (see note 9) Totals £ £ 14,015 1,068,611 2021 2020 £ £ 32,905 31,633 640 280 805 464 56 27 190 133 - 635 - 312 34,596 33,484 2021 2020 £ £ 1,020,000 1,754,000 2021 2020 £ £ - 929,000 2021 2020 £ £ 1,020,000 825,000	Support costs (see note 9) Totals £ £ 14,015 1,068,611 2021 2020 £ £ 32,905 31,633 640 280 805 464 56 27 190 133 - 635 - 312 34,596 33,484 2021 2020 £ £ 1,020,000 1,754,000 2021 2020 £ £ - 929,000 2021 2020 £ £ 1,020,000 825,000	Support costs (see note 9) Totals £ £ 14,015 1,068,611 2021 2020 £ £ 32,905 31,633 640 280 805 464 56 27 190 133 - 635 - 312 34,596 33,484 2021 2020 £ £ 1,020,000 1,754,000 2021 2020 £ £ - 929,000 2021 2020 £ £ 1,020,000 825,000	Support costs (see note 9) Totals £ £ 14,015 1,068,611 2021 2020 £ £ 32,905 31,633 640 280 805 464 56 27 190 133 - 635 - 312 34,596 33,484 2021 2020 £ £ 1,020,000 1,754,000 2021 2020 £ £ - 929,000 2021 2020 £ £ 1,020,000 825,000
		2020 £ 31,633 280 464 27 133 635 312 33,484 2020 £ 1,754,000		2020 £ 31,633 280 464 27 133 635 312
				33,484
			2020 £ 929,000
			2020 £ 825,000

The total grants paid to individuals during the year was £1,020,000 (2020: £825,000).

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9. SUPPORT COSTS

9.	SUPPORT COSTS
			Governance
			costs
			£
	Grants to dependants and ABF The
	Soldiers' Charity		14,015
	Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:
		2021	2020
		Grants to
		dependants
		and ABF
		The
		Soldiers'	Total
		Charity	activities
		£	£
	Wages	8,927	8,587
	Social security	854	813
	Pensions	91	90
	Auditors' remuneration	2,880	2,880
	Indemnity insurance	211	953
	Subscriptions	995	746
	Books and software	57	40
		14,015	14,109
10.	AUDITORS' REMUNERATION
		2021	2020
		£	£
	Fees payable to the charity's auditors for the audit of the
	charity's financial statements	2,880	2,880
11.	TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2021 nor for the year ended 31 December 2020.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2021 nor for the year ended 31 December 2020.

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12. STAFF COSTS

	2021	2020
	£	£
Secretary's salary	37,784	37,008
Other staff salaries	21,731	20,239
Social security	5,691	5,419
Secretary's pension contributions	-	-
Other staff pension contributions	605	600
	65,811	63,266

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

The average monthly number of employees during the year calculated on a full time equivalent basis was 2 (2020: 2).

13. TOTAL RUNNING COSTS

The total running costs of the Charity for the year were £72,888 (2020: £70,902).

14. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
	Office
	equipment
	£
COST
At 1 January 2021 and
31 December 2021	1,470
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2021	1,276
Charge for year	64
At 31 December 2021	1,340
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2021	130
At 31 December 2020	194

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15. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

MARKET VALUE At 1 January 2021 Revaluations At 31 December 2021 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 December 2021 At 31 December 2020	Unlisted investments £ 25,699,005 2,690,948 28,389,953 28,389,953 25,699,005

The investments comprised holdings in a common investment fund, and unit trusts, with market values at the end of the year as follows:

	2021	2020
	£	£
The Armed Forces Charities Growth & Income Fund	22,312,300	20,354,300
Mayfair Property Income Trust for Charities	522,930	445,434
M&G Equities Investment Fund for Charities	5,554,723	4,899,271
	28,389,953	25,699,005

The investments are held primarily to provide an investment return for the Charity and were held in the UK.

16. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Members subscriptions due Other debtors Prepayments	2021 £ 947 703,100 1,111 705,158	2020 £ 3 - 1,003
		1,006

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17. CASH AT BANK

17.	CASH AT BANK
				2021	2020
				Total	Total
				funds	funds
				£	£
	Clearing bank account			1,300,290	2,131,116
	Charities deposit account			872,993	872,889
	Total			2,173,283	3,004,005
18.	CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
				2021	2020
				£	£
	Grants payable			-	944,000
	Social security and other taxes			2,223	1,447
	Other creditors			-	160
	Accrued expenses			2,880	2,880
				5,103	948,487
19.	MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
				Net
				movement	At
			At 1.1.21	in funds	31.12.21
			£	£	£
	Unrestricted funds
	General fund		27,755,723	3,507,698	31,263,421
	TOTAL FUNDS		27,755,723	3,507,698	31,263,421
	Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
		Incoming	Resources	Gains and	Movement
		resources	expended	losses	in funds
		£	£	£	£
	Unrestricted funds
	General fund	1,909,639	(1,092,888)	2,690,947	3,507,698
	TOTAL FUNDS	1,909,639	(1,092,888)	2,690,947	3,507,698

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19. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Unrestricted funds General fund TOTAL FUNDS	At 1.1.20 £ 27,856,652 27,856,652	Net movement At in funds 31.12.20 £ £ (100,929) 27,755,723 (100,929) 27,755,723

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds General fund TOTAL FUNDS	Incoming resources £ 1,845,883 1,845,883	Resources Gains and Movement expended losses in funds £ £ £ (1,824,902) (121,910) (100,929) (1,824,902) (121,910) (100,929)

20. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Major General (Ret'd) M J R Rutledge CB OBE MA was the Chief Executive of ABF The Soldiers' Charity. Major General P Griffiths is a trustee of ABF The Soldiers' Charity. The Charity has power, in its Scheme, to make grants to ABF The Soldiers' Charity. No Grant was made to ABF The Soldiers' Charity during the year (2020: £929,000).

21. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The Charity was controlled throughout the year by the Trustees.

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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donations and legacies Members' subscriptions Donations Investment income Property based investment income Dividend income Interest on cash deposits Charities Trust Gainshare interest Other income Employers N.I. allowance Total incoming resources EXPENDITURE Raising donations and legacies Wages Social security Pensions General insurance Printing, postage, stationery, telephone and internet Sundries Books and software Repairs and renewals of equipment Office equipment depreciation Charitable activities Wages Social security Pensions General insurance Printing, postage, stationery, telephone and internet Carried forward	2021 £ 915,748 602 916,350 21,948 967,237 104 - 989,289 4,000 1,909,639 20,830 1,992 212 448 559 39 133 - 64 24,277 29,758 2,845 302 640 805 34,350	2020 £ 884,078 841
		884,919 20,528 933,351 2,289 797
		956,965 3,999
		1,845,883 20,036 1,897 210 195 323 18 93 441 96
		23,309 28,624 2,709 300 280 464 32,377

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DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021

Charitable activities Brought forward Sundries Books and software Repairs, renewals and office equipment Foreign exchange Grant to ABF The Soldiers' Charity Grants awarded to dependants Support costs Governance costs Wages Social security Pensions Auditors' remuneration Indemnity insurance Subscriptions Books and software Total resources expended Net income before gains and losses Unrealised gains and losses Gains/(losses) on investments Net income/(expenditure)	2021 £ 34,350 56 190 - - - 1,020,000 1,054,596 8,927 854 91 2,880 211 995 57 14,015 1,092,888 816,751 2,690,947 3,507,698	2020 £ 32,377 27 133 635 312 929,000 825,000 1,787,484 8,587 813 90 2,880 953 746 40 14,109 1,824,902 20,981 (121,910) (100,929)

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