Company Registration No. 3473879 

Charity Commission Reference No. 1066751 

THE TITUS TRUST 

Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 30 September 2021 



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|REPORTANDFINANCIALSTATEMENTS2021||
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|CONTENTS|Page|
|Reference and administrative details, trusteesand advisers|1|
|Trustees' report|2|
|StatementofTrustees’ responsibilities|7|
|Independent auditor's report|8|
|Statementoffinancial activities|11|
|Balance sheet|12|
|Statementofcash flows|13|
|Notestotheaccounts|14|





THE TITUS TRUST 

## REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2021 

## REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS, TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS 

## TRUSTEES 

Dr Giles Cattermole Sarah Farrar-Bell Lisa Greatwood David Horrocks Dr Rebecca Irvine Michael Paterson Revd Clifford Swartz Peter Woodroffe 

## SECRETARY 

Rosie Dunn 

## SENIOR STAFF 

CAMP GROUP LEADERS 

Revd Anthony Bewes — Lymington Rushmore Revd Rupert Evans — LDN Revd Dr Peter Gaskell — Gloddaeth 

## OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 

Rosie Dunn 

## REGISTERED OFFICE 

12 Lime Tree Mews 2 Lime Walk Oxford OX3 7DZ 

BANKERS National Westminster Bank pic 89 Mount Pleasant Road Tunbridge Wells TN1 1PX 

SOLICITORS Moore Barlow LLP Fox Williams LLP The Oriel 10 Finsbury Square Sydenham Road London EC2A 1AF Guildford GU1 3SR 

## AUDITORS 

UHY Ross Brooke Suite L Windrush Court, Abingdon Business Park, Abingdon OX14 1SY 

## INVESTMENT MANAGERS 

Rathbone Investment Management Ltd. 8 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7AZ 

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## TRUSTEES’ REPORT 

The Trustees present their annual report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2021. 

## STRATEGIC REPORT 

## STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT 

The Titus Trust (“The Trust”) was incorporated on 1 December 1997 as a company limited by guarantee. It is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission and is governed by its memorandum and articles of association. Under UK. company jaw, all the Trustees are directors ofthe company. The liability ofthe company’s members in the event of the Trust being wound up is limited to a sum not exceeding £10. In preparing this report and financial statements, the Trustees have taken advantage of the special provisions for small companies under Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. 

## Trustees 

Individuals are asked to be Trustees on the basis of their understanding and support of the Trust’s work, and the skills and abilities they would be able to bring to the Trustee body. Prior to joining the Trustee body, an individual is provided with details of his or her legal responsibilities as a Trustee, as well as informal training on the work of the Trust. This induction and training process is overseen by the Trust Chairman and Trust Vice-Chairman. Trustees are required to sign the Trust’s doctrinal basis annually to indicate their on-going support ofthe core truths ofChristianity. 

Although not a requirement of the Trust’s governing documents, all the Trustees are currently non-executive. The Trustees meet at least four times each year to review all aspects of the Trust’s activities, including its finances, and make planning decisions for its on-going work. In addition, the Standing Committee meets as required to consider any issues needing attention between Trustee Board meetings. The Executive Committee reports to the Trustees on recent and proposed activities of their areas of responsibility at each Trustees’ meeting. 

## Key Management Personnel 

Executive responsibility is delegated by the Trustees to the Executive Committee comprising the Operations Director and three Camp Group Leaders, each of whom is responsible for one ofthe three camp groups: Gloddaeth, Lymington Rushmore and LDN Holidays. These individuals comprise the Key Management Personnel (KMP) of the Trust. The Trustees set the remuneration of all KMP and other staff based on suitable benchmarks and these are reviewed annually, See note 9 for details. 

## Management of risk 

The Trustees oversee a risk management system which they use to identify the major risks to which the Trust is exposed, to assess the probability and impact of each major risk and to implement actions which mitigate these risks. The Trustees are satisfied that this system appropriately manages the Trust's risk exposure. 

The Trust's primary activities are the funding and running of Christian adventure activity holidays for young people. On this basis, the Trustees consider that the most significant risks to which the Trust is exposed relate to the safety of the children participating in its holidays, its good reputation and its financial stability. 

The Trustees’ system of financial risk management focuses on both clear communication with its supporters and maintaining the Trust's free reserves at a level which gives security to its employees and to the families who have booked holidays. The minimum threshold for free reserves is therefore set at the level discussed below. 

The Trustees take a range of steps to minimise the risks to the Trust's reputation and to ensure the safety of children participating in its holidays. In particular, the Trust complies with the requirements of the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority; obtains requisite licences; employs properly trained and vetted staff and volunteers to organise and supervise the holiday activities; ensures that premises and equipment are suitable and safe; and maintains public liability insurance. The Trust works with thirtyone:eight and other organisations to ensure best practice in all safeguarding matters including receiving policy advice and the provision of staff training. Thirtyone:eight have also been carrying out a wider review ofthe culture of the Trust, which is due to be completed in late 2021. 

## OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES 

The Titus Trust is established to seek to make the Christian faith a living and practical issue to young people having a present or past association with independent schools in England and Wales. Although narrowly focused, this objective has demonstrated a broad and long term effect through the work ofmany thousands of individuals who were introduced to Christianity through the Trust’s work and have gone on to lead lives of Christian service in the UK and the wider world. 

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## TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) 

The focus of the Trust’s work is to provide fun activity holidays for young people at which the core truths of the Christian faith are explored. In addition, the Trust supports Christian teachers in schools as they run Christian meetings and encourage children to come on the Trust’s holidays. The Trust seeks to be transparent in its work, and is delighted to have the support of many parents, church leaders, and a number of senior figures in UK education. During the year, we had 539 volunteers who helped lead our summer camps. Not only do they give up their holiday time, but many also contribute to the work financially. In addition, some of our volunteers also give talks at schools when invited in. It is the generosity of these individuals and other supporters that enables the Trust to employ staff to run holidays and visit schools when invited to do so. The Trustees greatly appreciate the contributions made by each one. 

## Public Benefit 

Although the Trust charges fees for its holidays, it is pleased to provide subsidised holidays for many young people. In 2021 the impact of Covid-19 restrictions meant that the Trust was unable to run residential holidays at Christmas or Easter but were grateful to be able to run shorter, smaller holidays during the summer as restrictions eased. This meant that the number and value of bursaries offered was lower than a usual year. The Trust provided a benefit of this kind in respect of 106 of the places on its events during summer 2021, amounting to a subsidy totalling £10,961. A number of young people, who receive very substantial bursaries or free places at their schools, benefit from the subsidised holidays that the Trust provides. Furthermore, because our holidays are staffed predominantly by volunteer leaders, even the full price of our holidays is a much lower cost to parents or guardians than a typical commercial provider. 

However, the Trustees view the public benefit of the Trust’s charitable purposes as being far broader than the provision of affordable holidays to those connected with the Trust’s primary catchment schools. In particular, the Trustees believe that the provision of activity holidays for children and young people where they can both explore the beliefs and implications of religion (in our case, the Christian faith) in a sensible, reasonable, thoughtful and considered way, and enjoy an exciting, challenging and well-supervised holiday is a clear example of advancing religion for public benefit. Specific, intangible benefits, which extend to the wider UK community and overseas, include the following: 

- © educating, developing and encouraging young people to grow to be mature adults equipped with a religious belief, motivating and enabling them to exercise responsibility and leadership in all walks of life, including within the Christian church; 

- © acommitment both to the Christian community and to society as a whole, with a clearly defined moral and ethical code, and a desire to serve our fellow human beings within society; 

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- e the inculcation ofChristian moral and ethical values, such as honesty, integrity, responsibility, respect for human life, service of other people, compassion for the needy and under-privileged, care for the environment and the responsibility to share one’s time and resources generously; 

- e the focus on leadership training with a view to providing positive role models who will be a constructive influence on and mentors for young people; and in particular the development ofyoung leaders for the community by means oftraining given and practical experience provided during residential activities and the Trust’s overseas Gap Year projects for school leavers; 

- e the support provided to teachers in their busy and often stressful situations, and the encouragement given to all teenagers and students involved in the Trust’s activities to consider the great value to the community of the teaching profession; and 

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- e the encouragement given to those involved in the Trust’s activities to consider the ordained ministry or other full time Christian work as their vocation, with its commitment to the service of others, care for those in need and to community participation and development. 

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 17(5) of the 2011 Charities Act to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission. 

## ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE 

The continued impact of Covid-19 dominated the first half of the year with lockdowns and other restrictions limiting residential events and opportunities to visit schools. The long term impact of the pandemic is still unclear and so the trustees continued to work with different scenarios and appropriate responses given the potential circumstances. This included the possible impact of reduced income from donations and camp fees if holidays were not able to run as 

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## TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) 

planned. The planning included preparing for corresponding adjustments to costs in the light oflower income to enable the charity to continue as a going concern. 

It soon became evident that the 6 Christmas 2020 and 4 Easter 2021 residential holidays could not take place. A programme of online events, which had been developed during 2020, were expanded into 2021 and ensured that the Trust’s objectives could continue to be met in these challenging times. The generosity of supporters and tight financial management enabled the Trust to end the year with a small deficit (excluding the generous legacies received). 

In a normal year the Trust’s aims would primarily be met by the organisation and operation of week-long summer holidays for pupils from independent schools in England and Wales. In 2021 it only became clear shortly before the summer holiday season began that residential events would be allowed but that numbers would be restricted to 30 young people. The decision was taken to run 35 ‘mini holidays’ for this maximum number to ensure that all young people booked onto holidays could attend. In order to run these ‘mini holidays’ there was a significant amount of work by staff and volunteers to reorganise programmes and practical arrangements and to put adequate Covid protocols in place. Although the holidays were shorter than usual, the young people still enjoyed a number of adventurous activities, plenty of good fun and received clear and biblically faithful teaching about the Christian faith, with plenty of opportunities to ask questions about what they heard. Young people and parents particularly appreciated the opportunity to attend after a very challenging year living under Covid restrictions and missing time with friends. 

As noted above, the Trust’s work is divided into three main camp groups: Gloddaeth, Lymington Rushmore and LDN Holidays. During the year, The Trust employed staff in all three camp groups to ensure that its aims were achieved. Up to Easter 2021 staff provided online talks for use in Christian meetings in schools as well as leading meetings and meeting teachers remotely. As restrictions eased and schools opened up, staff were able to return to visiting independent schools by invitation. When invited into schools, our staff took school assemblies, gave talks and presentations, and helped lead Christian meetings. 

The Trustees and senior staff have continued to reflect on the impact of the pandemic and the many lessons learned during this period. Staff adapted well to operating within the restrictions and developed a number of online tools to make the most of new opportunities in particular to support Christian teachers as they adapted to the new school environment with its particular challenges. Many of these resources are still being used alongside in-person activities. 

## Key Performance Indicators 

|Key PerformancePerformance Indicators|Key PerformancePerformance Indicators|Key PerformancePerformance Indicators|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|The Trustees meet regularly to hear reports from each ofthe three camp groupsand to|||plan the direction offuture||
|activities prayerfully. This reporting and planning is not based on defined financial measures or other quantitative|||||
|performance. However, certain numerical indicators aretracked by the Trustees, at least annually. These are set out<br>below. NotethatChristmas andEasterholidays did not takeplace andSummerholidaysweresmallerandshorter due|||||
|toCovid-19restrictionssoit isnotadirectcomparison|with2020whenChristmas eventsdid||didtake place,Easterevents|events|
|did notand summerevents took place online.|||||
|Holidayand conference attendance<br>(campersand assistant leaders)|||2021<br>No.|2020<br>No.|
|—<br>Easter holidays|||-|7|
|—<br>Summerholidays<br>—<br>Otherholidaysandconferences|||1,294<br>161|480<br>664|
||||1,455|1,144|
||2021|2020|2021|2020|
|Donations analysis|%|%|£'000|£'000|
|—<br>One-offgifts|37|49|360|581|
|-<br>Standing orders|63|51|605|607|
||100|100|965|1,188|



## FINANCIAL REVIEW 

The Trust’s Statement of Financial Activities is set out on page 11. This shows a surplus and a net increase in funds of £384,196 in the year ended 30 September 2021 (2020: surplus and net increase in funds of £31,742). Total funds at the end of the year were £737,808 (2020: £353,612), all of which was unrestricted. Within this, the General Fund was £591,751 (2020: £330,778) and the designated Growth Fund was £146,057 (2020: £22,834). In a year of 

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## TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) 

considerable uncertainty due to Covid-19 the Trustees are very thankful for this surplus and are continuing with the execution of the plan to rebuild the Trust’s financial position over the next few years. 

Investments Under the memorandum and articles of association, the Trustees have the power to invest funds that are not immediately required for the working purposes of the Trust as they think fit. In addition, they have the power to delegate the exercise of their powers of investment, upon such terms and at such reasonable remuneration as the Trustees may think fit, to professional investment managers. 

The Trustees' Investment Management Sub-Committee meets as deemed necessary given market conditions and the Trust's liquidity. The Trust's investments are invested for the medium term and are currently held in a fund for charities managed by Rathbone Investment Management representing a level of risk deemed appropriate by the Trustees and reviewed at least annually. 

The Trust benefits from the income generated by the fund as well as from the security of knowing that short-term fluctuations in giving can be sustained without the need for spending to be reined back immediately. The Trust holds additional monies in bank accounts earning competitive rates of interest in order to be able to meet more immediate needs and to ensure that the Trust can cope with the month-to-month fluctuations in our income and expenditure. The Trustees review the performance regularly and are satisfied with the performance ofthe fund since moving funds to it in May 2020. 

## Reserves 

The Trust’s reserves policy requires unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (“free reserves”) held by the Trust to be at least the greater ofeight months’ staff costs and four months' charitable expenditure calculated on an annualised basis. At 30 September 2021, this equated to a threshold of £576,146 (2020: £546,262). At this level, the Trustees believe they are giving appropriate regard to the Trust's employees and allowing sufficient time to make necessary contingency plans in the event of a significant drop in funding. The Trustees view this policy as prudent and keep it under regular review. ; At 30 September 2021 the Trust's free reserves amounted to £722,203 (2020: £329,824). This is £146,057 above (2020: £216,438 below) the threshold outlined above. This improved reserves situation is due to a number of legacies received during the year. As a result £146,057 has been moved to a designated fund to be used for future growth in line with trust policy. 

## FUTURE PLANS 

The Trustees intend that the Trust should continue with its core activities in the coming year and hope to be able to run a comparable range ofholidays to those in 2019 as well as the ongoing work of supporting school teachers. 

The plans for a move towards a more regional approach, developed before the pandemic, continue to progress. The challenges ofthe last year have meant that time and energy has been focussed on new ways ofwork within government restrictions and so progress towards regionalisation has not been as quick as originally planned. The plan is still to develop new regions going forward to better serve the schools in areas such as the South West and Midlands and it is hoped that this will better enable the Trust to share the good news ofthe gospel with today’s young people. The Trustees have ensured that supporters have been kept informed about the evolving work and they have demonstrated a willingness to continue to support the Charity during this period. 

## TRUSTEES AND SECRETARY 

The following have acted as Trustees throughout the year and to the date of this report, except as noted: 


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Rosie Dunn served as Trust Secretary throughout the year. 

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## TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) 

AUDITORS . 

UHY Ross Brooke Ltd., having expressed their willingness to continue in office, will be deemed reappointed for the next financial year in accordance with section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006 unless the Trust receives notice under section 488(1) of the Companies Act 2006. 

The Trustees’ report including the Structure, Governance and Management Report was approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf. 

Peter Woodroffe — Trustee 16 December 2021 

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## STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES 

- The Trustees, as company directors, are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in 

- * accordance with applicable law and regulations. 

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards) and applicable law. 

Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to: 

- e — select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; e make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; e state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; 

- ° prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business. 

The Trustees are responsible for ensuring that adequate accounting records are maintained that are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and ensuring their proper application in accordance with charity law, and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

So far as the Trustees are aware, there is no relevant audit information (information needed by the company’s auditors in connection with preparing their report) of which the company’s auditors are unaware and each Trustee has taken all the steps that he/she ought to have taken as a Trustee in order to make himself/herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditors are aware of that information. 

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## INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE TITUS TRUST 

## Opinion 

We have audited the financial statements of The Titus Trust (the ‘charitable company’) for the year ended 30 September 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, Statement ofCash Flows 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, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

In our opinion the financial statements: 

- ¢ give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company’s affairs as at 30 September 2021 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended; 

- e have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and e have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 

## 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 Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit ofthe 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 charitable company'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 trustees’ annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report 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. . 

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 course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. Ifwe 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. 

## Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: 

- e the information given in the trustees’ report (incorporating the directors’ report) for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and 

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e the directors’ report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. 

## Matters on which we are required to report by exception 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 require us to report to you if, in our opinion: 

- e the information given in the financial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the trustees’ report; or 

- e the charitable company has not kept adequate accounting records; or 

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

- e we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit ; or 

- ¢ the trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies’ regimerequirement and taketo prepare advantage a strategic of the smallreport. companies’ exemptions, in preparing the directors’ report and from the 

## Responsibilities of trustees 

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 7, the trustees (who are also the directors ofthe charitable company for the purposes ofcompany law) are responsible for the preparation ofthe financial statements and for being satisfied that they 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 charitable company’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 charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

## Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements 

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 an auditor’s report 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 rnaterial 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. 

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The specific procedures for this engagement and the extent to which these are capable ofdetecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: 

We have considered: 

- othe nature of the charity and sector, control environment and operating performance; othe charity’s own assessment, including assessments made by key management, of the risks that irregularities may occur either as a result of fraud or error; 

- any matters we identified having reviewed the charity’s policies and procedures relating to: « identifying, evaluating and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of non-compliance; 

   - « detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud; and 

   - = the internal controls established to mitigate risks of fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations; 

- the matters discussed amongst the audit engagement team. 

As a result of these procedures, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in the areas in which management is required to exercise significant judgement, such as recognition of income. In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override. 

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We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the company operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The key laws and regulations we considered in this context were the Companies Act and tax legislation. 

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. 

A further description of our ‘responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Coumcil’s website at: https://www. fre.org.uk/Our-Work/Audit/Audit-and-assurance/Stan dards-and-guidance/Standards-and-guidance-forauditors/Auditors-responsibilities-for-audit/Description-of-auditors-responsibilities-for-audit.aspx. This description forms part of our auditor’s report. 

## Use of our report 

This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s 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 charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. 

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(ule Webster FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of UHY Ross Brooke, Statutory Auditor Suite I, Windrush Court, Abingdon Business Park, Abingdon OX14 1SY inliefri 

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## STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Year ended 30 September 2021 

||Notes|2021<br>£|2020<br>£|
|---|---|---|---|
|Income from:||||
|Donations and legacies|2|1,366,491|1,188,289|
|Charitable activities|3|274,215|108,335|
|Investments|4|eee<br>ee ae||
|Total income||1,649,442|1,297,737|
|Expenditure on:<br>Raising funds|5|(81,083)|(93,287)|
|Charitable activities|6|(1,212,985)|(1,165,380)|
|Total expenditure||(1,294,068)|(1,258,667)|
|Net(losses) /gains on investments|11|28,822|(7,328)|
|Net income /(expenditure)||384,196|31,742|
|Net movement in funds||384,196|31,742|
|Reconciliation of funds:||||
|Total funds brought forwards||353,612|321,870|
|Totalfundscarriedforward||737,808|353,612|



## Total recognised gains and losses 

There were no recognised gains and losses for these years, except as shown above. Continuing operations 

All amounts shown above relate to continuing activities, 

All income and expenditure relate to unrestricted funds 

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## BALANCE SHEET Year ended 30 September 2021 


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|Notes|2021|2020|
|£|£|£|£|
|FIXED ASSETS|
|Tangible|Assets|10|15,605|23,788|
|Investments|11|437,412|108,590|
|453,017|132,378|
|CURRENT ASSETS|
|Debtors|12|64,440|74,359|
|Cash|at bank|312,777|314,829|
|377,217|389,188|
|CREDITORS:|Amounts falling due|13|(92,426)|(167,954)|
|within|one year|
|NET CURRENT ASSETS|284,791|221,234|
|NET ASSETS|737,808|353,612|
|FUNDS|
|INCOME|FUNDS|
|Unrestricted|Income funds|16|737,808|353,612|
|TOTAL INCOME FUNDS|737,808|353,612|

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The notes on pages 14-21 form part of these financial statements. ‘ In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees have taken advantage of the special provisions for small companies under Part 15 ofthe Companies Act 2006. 

These financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 14 December 2021. 

Signed on behalf of the Trustees 

Peter Woodroffe - Trustee 

David Horrocks - Trustee 

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## STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Year ended 30 September 2021 


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|Notes|2021|2020|
|£|£|
|Cash|used in|operating|activities|18|290,714|(27,489)|
|Cash|flows|from|investing|activities|
|Dividends|and|interest|from|investments|8,736|1,113|
|Proceeds|from|the|sale|of fixed|assets|-|286|
|Purchase of fixed|assets|(1,503)|(3,947)|
|Proceeds|from|the|sale|of investments|-|360,202|
|Purchase of investments|(300,000)|(100,000)|
|Cash|provided by investing|activities|(292,767)|257,654|
|Increase|/ (Decrease)|in|cash|and|cash|equivalents|in the year|(2,053)|230,165|
|Cash and cash|equivalents|at the beginning|of|the year|314,829|84,664|
|Total|cash|and cash|equivalents|at the end of|the year|19|312,776|314,829|

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## NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Year ended 30 September 2021 

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value except for certain investment assets, which are shown at market value as set out below, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (‘FRS102”), Statement ofRecommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (Revised 2019) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS102 (“Charities SORP (FRS102)’), the Charities Act 2011, and the Companies Act 2006. Where necessary the headings laid down in the Companies Act have been adopted to meet the special circumstances of the Trust. 

## Company status 

The Trust is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. In the event of the charitable company being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 per member of the charitable company. 

## Going Concern 

The financial statements have been prepared on the going concem basis. The Trustees have assessed the going concern position and have no reason to believe that there is a material uncertainty that would affect the ability of the organisation to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. The Trustees consider the foreseeable future to be at least 12 months from the date that the financial statements are signed. The Trustees have been in regular communication with its donor base, which has continued to show their support through their generous gifts and a substantial legacy during the year, which materially boosted the Trust’s financial reserves. 

As the Trustees approve the accounts, the world is continuing to face the uncertainties of the Covid-19 global pandemic. The Trustees recognise the ongoing impact this may have on our operations and finances, and have carried out detailed work on modelling different scenarios and appropriate responses. The Trustees: believe that should income from donations and camp fees be affected going forward, corresponding adjustments to costs can be made which will enable the charity to continue as a going concern. 

Donations Donations received are credited to incoming resources on receipt by the Trust. Gifts received under the Gift Aid scheme are credited to incoming resources, together with the appropriate tax recoverable. 

Investment income and interest receivable Income from investments and deposit interest is included in the statement of financial activities when it becomes receivable. Investmerit income is included gross of recoverable taxation. 

Income from charitable activities Holiday and conference income is recognised in the period in which the relevant holiday or conference takes place. Income received in advance is recorded within creditors. 

## Expenditure 

Expenditure is included in the statement of financial activities on the accruals basis and includes irrecoverable VAT. Costs of generating funds are those incurred in attracting voluntary income and include allocated support costs. Costs of operation of holiday camps comprise costs associated with the running of the holiday camps and include both direct costs and allocated support costs. Governance costs include those incurred in the governance of the Trust’s assets and are primarily associated with constitutional and statutory requirements. Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources (e.g. staff costs by time spent) or by management estimates ofthe amount attributable to-a particular activity. 

## Tangible fixed assets and depreciation 

Tangible fixed assets costing more than a de minimis amount of £250 are capitalised upon initial acquisition and are held in the balance sheet at cost less depreciation. 

Depreciation is provided at the following rates in order to write off the costs of tangible fixed assets over their expected useful lives: 

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Camps’ activity equipment 10% - 50% on cost Office equipment 20% - 33.3% on cost 

## Financial instruments 

The Trust only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value (including transaction costs except in the initial measurement of financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value through profit or loss) and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Investments, though classified as basic financial instruments, are measured at fair value through profit or loss. 

## Investments 

As noted above, assets held for investment purposes are classified as basic financial instruments. They are valued at market value at the balance sheet date, with net gains and losses arising on revaluations and disposals during the year included in the statement of financial activities. 

## Debtors 

Debtors are recognised at the settlement amount. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any discounts due. 

## Cash at bank 

Cash at bank includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. 

## Liabilities 

Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the charitable company anticipates it will pay to settle the debt. . 

## Pensions 

The Trust operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable for the year are charged in the statement of financial activities. The Trust also makes payments on behalf of certain employees to other occupational and personal pension schemes. 

## 2 DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 

|||2021|2020|
|---|---|---|---|
|||£|£|
||Donations|964,803|1,188,289|
||Legacies|401,688|-|
|||1,366,491|1,188,289|
|3:|INCOMEFROMCHARITABLE ACTIVITIES|||
|||2021|2020|
|||3|£|
||Operation ofholidaycamps|||
||Campers’ fees|219,282|13,511|
||Assistant Leaders' fees|38,030|16,068|
||Other income|16,903|78,756|
|||274,215|108,335|



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|4.|INVESTMENT INCOME||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||2021|2020||
|||=|£||
||Dividends|8,699|894||
||Bankdeposit interest|37|219||
|||8,736|1,113||
|5,|EXPENDITURE ONRAISINGFUNDS||||
|||2021|2020||
|||£|3||
||Costs ofgenerating voluntary income(see note7)|81,083|88,953||
||Investmentmanagement fees|-|4,334||
|||81,083|93,287||
|6.|EXPENDITUREONCHARITABLEACTIVITIES||||
|||2021|2020||
|||£|£||
||Costs ofoperation ofholiday camps:||5||
||Campgroups staffsalaries andpensioncosts|620,461|709,204||
||Campgroups lifeassurance and permanent health|19,572|19,361||
||Staffexpenses|15,817|42,691||
||Subsistencegrantspaid toAssociates (seenote 9)|69,893|92,299||
||Rent and utilities|133,092|28,363||
||Food|61,338|15,663||
||Activities, including activities legal costs|54,857|8,621|:|
||Insurance|27,891|27,455||
||Other directcosts ofholidays|28,080|3,087||
||Publicity, printing, consumablesandpostage|10,720|17,500||
||Campgroup officeandadmin costs|68,453|101,935||
||Depreciation|8,784|11,352||
||Governance costs (see note 7)|20,968|28,960||
|||1,139,926|1,106,491||
||Support costs (seenote7)|73,059|58,889||
||Totalcharitableactivities|1,212,985|1,165,380||



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FA SUPPORT COSTS 

||Costs of||Costs of|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||generating<br>voluntary<br>income|Governance<br>costs|operation<br>ofholiday<br>camps|2021<br>Total|2020<br>Total|
||£|£|£|£|£|
|Office staffsalaryand pension|26,660|7,617|41,894|76,171|75,873|
|‘costs *||||||
|Office stafflife assurance *|787|225|1,236|2,248|1,741|
|Publicityandpromotion|20,875|-|Ls|20,875|31,079|
|Office costs *|4,196|1,199|6,594|11,989|11,188|
|Insurance (indemnity& legal|-|621|-|621|621|
|expenses)<br>External audit|-|4,880|-|4,880|4,680|
|Otherprofessional feesand|14,392|20,149|23,028|57,569|48,061|
|administrative costs#||||||
|Trusteeexpenses|-|199|-|199|2,766|
|Depreciation (seenote 10) *|195|56|307|558|793|
||67,105|34,946|73,059|175,110|176,802|
|Governance costs|13,978|(34,946)|20,968|-|-|
||81,083|-|94,027|175,110|176,802|



* These items are allocated between Cost of generating voluntary income, governance costs and costs of operation of holiday camps in the proportion 35%, 10% and 55%. 

# Professional fees are predominately legal, PR and accountancy costs, and have been allocated between cost of generating voluntary income, governance costs and costs of operation of holiday camps in the proportion 25%, 35% and 40%. 

## 8. NET INCOME/EXPENDITURE 

## is stated after charging: 

|NET INCOME/EXPENDITUREINCOME/EXPENDITURE<br>is stated after charging:|||
|---|---|---|
||2021|2020|
||£|£|
|Depreciation|9,343|12,145|
|Operating lease rentals:|||
|Land& buildings|36,416|45,711|
|Auditorsremuneration:|||
|Audit|4,880|4,680|



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|9.|STAFF COSTS|AND NUMBERS|
|2021|2020|
|£|£|
|Wages|575,446|636,931|
|Social|security|costs|49,162|59,216|
|Pension|contributions|72,023|88,931|
|696,63|1|785,078|
|Subsistence|grants paid|to associates|69,893|92,299|

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The average number of full time Associates serving with the Trust in the year was 8 (2020: 11). Until the end of August 2021 Associates were not employed staff but received subsistence grants. From 1 September 2021 the Associates became employed staff. The table above shows 11 months of subsistence grants and one month of employed costs which has been included in the Wages costs. No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000 in either the current or prior year. 

The Trust defines ‘Key Management Personnel’ (*KMP’) as the three Camp Group Leaders and the Operations Director. The pay and benefits of KMP is reviewed annually by the Board of Trustees. In the year ended 30 September 2021 this group received remuneration of £222,925 (2020: £264,820), 

The average number of full time equivalent employees, analysed by function, was: 


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|2021|2020|
|No.|No.|
|Holiday camps|14.4|18.3|
|Management and administration|1.6|1.6|
|16.0|19.9|

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The Trust operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the charge for the year is shown above as part of pension costs. The Trust also makes payments on behalf of certain employees to other occupational and personal pension schemes. 

None of the Trustees received any remuneration during the year (2020: nil). However, see note 15 in respect of other related party transactions. 

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|10.|TANGIBLE FIXEDASSETS|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||i|Office|Camps'|Total|
||||Equipment|Equipment||
||||£|£|£|
||COST|||||
||At 1 October 2020||32,583|207,249|239,832|
||Additions<br>Disposals<br>At30 September2021||799<br>-<br>33,382|704<br>(38,758)<br>169,195|1,503<br>(38,758)<br>202,577|
||DEPRECIATION|||||
||At 1 October 2020||32,008|184,036|216,044|
||Charge fortheyear||558|8,784|9,342|
||Disposals<br>At30 September 2021||-<br>32,566|(38,414)<br>154,406|(38,414)<br>186,972_|
||NETBOOKVALUE|||||
||At 30 September 2021||816|14,789|15,605|
||At30September2020||575|23,213|23,788|



Camps’ Equipmentis used directly in the operation ofholiday camps and office equipment is used for support. 

11. INVESTMENTS 

|INVESTMENTS|||
|---|---|---|
||2021|2020|
||=<br>of|£|
|Marketvalue|||
|At startoftheyear<br>Additions atcost|108,590<br>300,000|376,120<br>100,000|
|Disposal proceeds<br>Realised gains on disposal|-<br>-|(360,202)<br>(15,918)|
|Unrealisedgainsinmarketvalues|28,822|8,590|
|Atend oftheyear|437,412|108,590|
|Analysedas:<br>Rathbones ActiveIncomeand GrowthFund|437,412|108,590|
||437,412|108,590|
|;|||
|Historical cost atendoftheyear|400,000|100,000|
|DEBTORS|||
||2021|2020|
||£|£|
|Staffloans|2,129|8,371|
|Income tax recoverable|8,874|11,112|
|Other debtors|29,533|29,391|
|Prepayments|23,904<br>64,440|25,485<br>74,359|




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13. 

## CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 

||2021|2020|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Social security and other taxes|12,516|15,556|
|Other creditors|27,713|38,882|
|Accrualsand deferred income|§2,197|113,516|
||92,426|167,954|



|14.|FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS|||
|---|---|---|---|
||Attheyearend theTrusthadtotal commitments undernon-cancellable operating leases as shown below. All|||
||relateto office rental:|||
|||2021|2020|
|||£|£|
||Within 1 year|16,500|12,711|
||Within 2to 5 years|-|33,000|
||After more than 5 years|-|-|
|||16,500|45,711|



15. 

## RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS ~ 

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During the year ended 30 September 2021, Trustees donated £19,623 to the Trust (2020: £33,491). 

One Trustee received reimbursement ofexpenses during the year totalling £102 (2020: Three Trustees received a total of £837). No Trustee waived expenses during the year (2020: No Trustees). There were no relatives of trustees employed by the Trust during the year or serving as Associates (in 2020 the son of a trustee received £8,333 subsistence grant as an Associate and expenses of £2,054). 

16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 

||Balance at<br>1 October<br>2020<br>£|Income<br>£|Expenditure<br>£|Catal<br>lo:<br>sses<br>£|Transfers<br>£|Balanceat<br>30September<br>2021<br>£|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Unrestricted funds|||||||
|General|330,778|1,247,754|(1,271,234)|28,822|255,631|591,751|
|i aBenya|22,834|401,688|(22,834)|:|(255,631)|146,057|
|Total unrestrictedfunds|353,612|1,649,442|(1,294,068)|28,822|:|737,808|
|Totalfunds|353,612|1,649,442|(1,294,068)|28,822|-|737,808|



All assets and liabilities relate to the unrestricted funds. The purpose of the designated fund (Growth Fund) is to set aside legacies for funding growth initiatives. This fund is unrestricted. 

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|Movement in funds 2020||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Balanceat<br>1 October2019|I<br>neome|E<br>dit<br>5ciaeasea|Gains/<br>losses|Balance at30<br>September2026|
||£|z|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted funds||||||
|General|224,296|1,297,737|(1,183,927)|(7,328)|330,778|
|Designated—Growth Fund|97,574|-|(74,740)|-|22,834|
|Total unrestricted funds|321,870|1,297,737|(1,258,667)|(7,328)|353,612|
|Totalfunds|321,870|1,297,737|(1,258,667|(7,328)|353,612|



17. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS 

|||Total 2021|Total 2021|Total 2020|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||All Unrestricted||All Unrestricted|
||:|-|*€|3|
||Tangible fixed assets||15,605|23,788|
||Fixed asset investments||437,412|108,590|
||Current assets||377,217|389,188|
||Creditorsduewithin 1 year||(92,426)|(167,954)|
||Net assets||737,808|353,612|
|18.|CASH FLOWS||||
||Reconciliation ofnet(expenditure) to netcash flow from operating activities||||
||||2021|2020|
||||£|£|
|||.|||
||Netincome/(expenditure) fortheyear <br>Financial Activities)|(aspertheStatementof|384,196|31,742|
||Addbackdepreciation charge||9,342|12,145|
||(Gains)/losson investments||(28,822)|7,328|
||Investmentincome||(8,736)|(1,113)|
||Losson disposal offixed assets||344|-|
||Decrease/(increase) in debtors||9,919|(6,010)|
||(Decrease) in creditors||(75,529)|(71,581)|
||Netcashused in operating activities||290,714|(27,489)|
|19.|ANALYSISOFCASH ANDCASHEQUIVALENTS||||
||||2021|2020|
||||£|£|
||Cashinhand||312,776|314,829|



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