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REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1079688
Report of the Trustees and
Audited Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 5 April 2023
for
The John Armitage Charitable Trust
Sampson West Statutory Auditor Chartered Accountants Second Floor 34 Lime Street London EC3M 7AT
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The John Armitage Charitable Trust
Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 5 April 2023
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| Report of the Trustees | 1 | to | 5 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 6 | to | 8 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 9 | ||
| Statement of Financial Position | 10 | ||
| Statement of Cash Flows | 11 | ||
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 12 | to | 24 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 25 | to | 26 |
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The John Armitage Charitable Trust
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 5 April 2023
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2023. 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 activities for the public benefit
The Charity's objectives are such exclusively charitable objectives and purposes for the public benefit throughout England and Wales as the trustees may in their discretion think fit.
The Charity furthers its charitable purposes for the benefit of the public by making grants to organisations or groups which undertake activities which are charitable within the meaning of the laws of England and Wales and which fall within the Charity's objectives. This may include support to registered charities, exempt or excepted charities and other non-profit making bodies.
The trustees have due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance as to operation of the public benefit requirement when exercising powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant and in their opinion the charity's activities are wholly for the benefit of the public.
The trustees have power to expend capital and income from the Expendable Endowment Fund but while furthering the objectives of the Charity the trustees have regard to ensuring that the Expendable Endowment Fund is maintained.
The guiding principle of the Charity is to help people to help themselves. The focus areas are:
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disadvantaged children and youth support, including parenting support;
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education;
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medical care;
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arts and culture;
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prisoners and young offenders and
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religious organisations.
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The John Armitage Charitable Trust
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 5 April 2023
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Grantmaking
The Charity has established its grant making policy so as to achieve its objects and donee organisations are selected in accordance with this policy by the trustees.
The trustees do not consider unsolicited requests for funding and have appointed an advisor to review the current grants awarded and to identify and assess additional charities to award grants to. The trustees have implemented a more strategic approach to their grant making policy, focusing on disadvantaged children and youth support, education, medical care and research, arts and culture, prisoners and young offenders and religion.
The Charity's distribution policy in relation to new recipients is to make 3-yearly grants to charitable organisations selected periodically by the trustees. It is anticipated that the majority of grants will be between £30,000 and £40,000 per annum. In certain circumstances grants may be made for a different timescale (including one-off grants) or for a lower or greater amount, as agreed by the trustees. Grants promised to be made for each of 3 successive years are only payable in years 2 & 3 subject to the satisfactory completion of the first and second year's conditions respectively.
The Charity may also provide long-term or repeat funding to existing grant recipients at the discretion of the trustees subject to on-going monitoring and review. The Charity does not generally provide funding for long term capital projects, although exceptionally the trustees may make one off capital grants.
The Trustees carry out appropriate due diligence checks to ensure that funds are used only for charitable activities which further the purposes of the Charity and that proposed grants do not expose the Charity to undue risks. The trustees retain an advisor on an annual basis to assist with the on-going monitoring and vetting of potential grant recipients.
The trustees adopt a risk rated approach to due diligence. Risk factors will include:
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the size and duration of the proposed grant;
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the legal status of the proposed recipient;
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3 the geographical location in which the grant will be applied;
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4 how easily the trustees can verify how the Charity's funds are being spent;
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5 the nature of the activity to be funded by the proposed grant and
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6 the public profile of the proposed project and/or recipient and the likely media and/or local or public interest.
Where grant recipients are supported for a significant period of time, grants are monitored annually to determine whether any additional due diligence should be undertaken on a change of circumstances that might impact the recipient.
Following a review and recommendation process led by the advisor, the trustees consider whether grants should be made subject to a grant offer letter and the standard terms and conditions or if special conditions should be imposed.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable activities
During the year the Charity made grants to charitable causes totalling £5,274,942 (2022 - £7,240,640) as set out in note 7 to these financial statements. The trustees are satisfied that the nature and scope of grants made fully reflect the purposes of the Charity and that the objectives for which it was created continue to be achieved.
The trustees, with the assistance of the advisor, have taken steps to monitor the use of the grants made and verified that they have been applied for the purposes that were agreed. The trustees and advisor have visited grant-funded activities and interviewed individuals involved in running those activities.
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The John Armitage Charitable Trust
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 5 April 2023
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Investment performance
The year under review was one in which sterling rose in value against other world currencies. Most of the charity's investments are not sterling denominated and in consequence, reported in sterling, the year was a difficult one. The market values of investments (including cash balances) recorded in the financial statements increased by £1,779,276 (2022 - £17,725,042) during the year, after the addition of a further donation of £11,257,775 (2022 - £16,289,424) by the settlor and investment disposals are taken into account.
The realised and unrealised net investment losses for the year are £6,263,297 (2022 - £11,913,128 gain). This represents a negative return of approximately 3.73% (2022 - 7.94% positive return) of the opening market value of the Charity's portfolio and a negative return of approximately 3.45% (2022 - 7.16% positive return) of the opening market value of the Charity's portfolio plus the donation of £11,257,775 (2022 - £16,289,424).
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Principal funding sources
The Charity's work is entirely reliant on income and investment returns from its Expendable Endowment Fund which is invested on a total return basis. The value of the Expendable Endowment Fund at 5 April 2023 was £169,592,850, a decrease of £1,059,236 over its £170,652,086 value as at 5 April 2022.
The trustees transferred £5,873,824 (2022 - £7,443,652) from the unapplied return of the Expendable Endowment Fund to support its grant making charitable activities.
Investment policy and objectives
The trustees have a wide power of investment conferred on them by clause 10.2 of the trust deed. The trustees also have the general power of investment conferred upon them by the Trustee Act 2000, which permits them to invest trust assets as if they were absolutely entitled to the assets. In exercise of these powers the trustees operate a total return approach to the investment of the Expendable Endowment Fund. There is no specific income requirement in relation to the Portfolio.
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When determining the amount of unapplied total return on the Expendable Endowment Fund to transfer to the Unrestricted Fund the trustees have considered the amount of income required to maintain the current level of charitable activity and the likely needs of future beneficiaries; and
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When reaching their decision as to the unapplied total return to transfer to the Unrestricted Fund, the trustees have had regard to the market outlook, investment trends and the prospect for future capital growth and loss.
The Charity's Portfolio is invested on a long-term basis with no particular regard to social, environmental or ethical considerations. It is anticipated that the Charity will continue after the settlor's lifetime. The trustees' principal objective is to invest for growth in real terms measured in sterling, whilst ensuring sufficient liquidity to maintain distributions of around 3-4% per annum and to fund the administrative costs of running the Charity. The distribution rate is set by reference to the trustees' wish to be able to maintain levels of donations should the Expendable Endowment Fund fall by up to 30% in value. The overall target return is to achieve net growth per annum in sterling in excess of the rate of UK inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Reserves policy
It is the policy of the trustees to recognise an unrestricted fund and an unrestricted Expendable Endowment Fund. If resources expended exceed income of the unrestricted fund a transfer is made from the Expendable Endowment fund which is expendable at the discretion of the trustees.The trustees do not, therefore, believe that the Charity needs to hold more significant reserves.
FUTURE PLANS
The trust will continue to make donations to charitable causes at the discretion of the trustees in accordance with the Charity's grant making policy. There are no specific plans to support any one charity or organisation. Reports from the appointed advisers as to the results of grants made to beneficiaries inform and influence the trustees with respect to future plans and decisions about allocating resources to their best effect.
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The John Armitage Charitable Trust
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 5 April 2023
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document
The trust is a registered charity, number 1079688, and is constituted under a Trust Deed dated 24 August 1999. The trust was established by an initial gift from John Armitage. Since his initial gift John Armitage has made further substantial gifts to the charity. The Charity does not fundraise but seeks to continue the charitable work desired by the trustees through the careful stewardship of its existing resources.
Organisational structure
The trustees who have served during the year and since the year end are set out below. Trustees are elected in accordance with the trust deed. The Charity employs only one staff member and that is in the capacity of Charity Administrator.
Decision making
Decisions are made by the trustees who meet generally three times a year (and must meet at least annually). Investment decisions are made by a sub-committee of the trustees. Grant making decisions are made by the trustees in accordance with the Charity's grant making policy and grants are made to beneficiaries either brought to their attention by the appointed advisor or subsequently researched and then approved by the appointed advisor.
Induction and training of new trustees
Any new trustee will receive a comprehensive induction to the Charity and will receive materials to allow them to understand the charitable purposes, the financial position and current issues of the Charity.
The trustees are kept up to date with all matters relating to charities generally by their professional advisers.
Related parties
The only related parties are the trustees. Details of the related party transactions are given in the notes to the accounts.
Risk management
The major risks to which the trust is exposed, as identified by the trustees, have been reviewed and procedures have been established to manage those risks.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number
1079688
Principal address
Second Floor 34 Lime Street London EC3M 7AT
Trustees
J C Armitage W Francklin Mrs C M Armitage Mrs C Francklin R A MacInnes
Auditors
Sampson West Statutory Auditor Chartered Accountants Second Floor 34 Lime Street London EC3M 7AT
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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Bankers
C Hoare & Co. 37 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1BT
Solicitors
Macfarlanes 10 Norwich Street London EC4A 1BD
Appointed Advisors
New Philanthropy Capital 185 Park Street London SE1 9BL
The name of the Charity is The John Armitage Charitable Trust and no other name is used.
Registered as a charity with The Charity Commission for England and Wales with Charity Number 1079688.
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).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
17 January 2024 | 2:54 PM GMT
Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:
.......................................................................... J C Armitage - Trustee
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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trustees of The John Armitage Charitable Trust
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of The John Armitage Charitable Trust (the 'charity') for the year ended 5 April 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Statement of Financial Position, the Statement of Cash 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 (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 5 April 2023 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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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.
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:
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the information given in the Report of the Trustees is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or
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sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trustees of The John Armitage Charitable Trust
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.
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:
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that are applicable to the entity and determined that the most significant are United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), the Charities SORP (FRS102) effective 1 January 2015 and the Charities Act 2011. We assessed the risk of non-compliance with such laws and regulations by discussion within the audit team and based on the results of our risk assessment, we designed our audit procedures for each section of the audit to identify any such non-compliance.
We assessed the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud, by correspondence with the Trustees, consideration of the procedures in place to detect irregularities, including fraud, and review of the Trustee meeting minutes. We discussed these risks within the audit team, concluding that there is no motivation and little opportunity for internal fraud, but identified and targeted any higher risk areas with specific audit testing. We consider the greatest risk of material misstatement due to irregularities, including fraud, to be the payments to beneficiaries. Our audit procedures to respond to these risks include beneficiary circularisation, beneficiary validation and review of Trustee meeting minutes.
The audit engagement partner considers the audit team collectively had the appropriate competence and capabilities to recognise non-compliance with laws and regulations and identify fraud.
Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards.
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.
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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trustees of
The John Armitage Charitable Trust
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.
Sampson West Statutory Auditor Chartered Accountants Second Floor 34 Lime Street London EC3M 7AT 17 January 2024 | 3:22 PM GMT Date: .............................................
Sampson West is eligible to act as an auditor in accordance with section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006
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The John Armitage Charitable Trust
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 5 April 2023
| Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 3 Investment income 4 Total EXPENDITURE ON Investment management 5 Charitable activities 6 Grants to institutions Other Total Net gains/(losses) on investments NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) Transfers between funds 17 Net movement in funds RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD |
Unrestricted fund £ - - - - 5,392,008 481,816 5,873,824 - (5,873,824) 5,873,824 - - - |
Endowment fund £ 11,257,776 31,876 11,289,652 211,767 - - 211,767 (6,263,297) 4,814,588 (5,873,824) (1,059,236) 170,652,086 169,592,850 |
5.4.23 Total funds £ 11,257,776 31,876 11,289,652 211,767 5,392,008 481,816 6,085,591 (6,263,297) (1,059,236) - (1,059,236) 170,652,086 169,592,850 |
5.4.22 Total funds £ 16,289,424 1,328 |
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| 16,290,752 | ||||
| 206,383 7,357,810 85,842 |
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| 7,650,035 | ||||
| 11,913,128 | ||||
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| 20,553,845 150,098,241 |
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| 170,652,086 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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The John Armitage Charitable Trust
| FIXED ASSETS Investments CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Prepayments and accrued income Cash at bank NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME NET ASSETS FUNDS Endowment funds TOTAL FUNDS |
Statement of Financial Position 5 April 2023 Notes 13 14 15 17 |
5.4.23 £ 169,560,950 - 789 105,942 106,731 106,731 169,667,681 (74,831) 169,592,850 169,592,850 169,592,850 |
5.4.22 £ 167,773,741 2,499,528 68 469,331 2,968,927 2,968,927 170,742,668 (90,582) 170,652,086 170,652,086 170,652,086 |
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The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
............................................. J C Armitage - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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| Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 5 April 2023 5.4.23 Notes £ Cash flows from operating activities Cash generated from operations 21 (5,922,172) Net cash used in operating activities (5,922,172) Cash flows from investing activities Purchase of fixed asset investments (25,630,191 ) Sale of fixed asset investments 31,336,988 Interest received 31,876 Net cash provided by investing activities 5,738,673 Cash flows from financing activities Income attributable to endowment 31,877 Expenditure attributable to endowment (211,767) Net cash used in financing activities (179,890) Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period (363,389) Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period 469,331 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period 105,942 |
5.4.22 £ (7,449,382) (7,449,382) (5,180,748) 13,170,929 1,380 7,991,561 1,328 (206,383) (205,055) 337,124 132,207 469,331 |
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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The John Armitage Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 5 April 2023
1. ANALYSIS OF AND MOVEMENT IN THE EXPENDABLE ENDOWMENT FUND
| Expendable | Unapplied | ||
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| Endowment | Total Return | Total | |
| Expendable Endowment Fund: | |||
| Gift component of Fund | 114,504,395 | - | 114,504,395 |
| Unapplied total return | - | 56,147,690 | 56,147,690 |
| As at 6 April 2022 | 114,504,395 | 56,147,690 | 170,652,086 |
| Year ended 5 April 2023 | |||
| Movement in unapplied total return and endowment: | |||
| Donation received | 11,257,776 | - | 11,257,776 |
| Investment Return: dividends and interest | - | 31,875 | 31,875 |
| Investment Return: realised and unrealised gains | - | (6,263,297) | (6,263,297) |
| Investment Management costs | - | (211,767) | (211,767) |
| Total | 11,257,776 | (6,443,188) | 4,814,588 |
| Unapplied total return allocated to income | - | (5,837,824) | (5,837,824) |
| Net Movement in the year | 11,257,776 | (12,317,012 ) | (1,059,236) |
| Expendable Endowment at 5 April 2023 | 125,762,171 | 43,830,678 | 169,592,850 |
2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) effective 1 January 2015 and the Charities Act 2011.
The Charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The most significant aspect of the Charity that potentially affects its ability to continue is the carrying value of its investments which relates to investment returns and the performance of investment markets (see the investment policy and performance and risk management sections of the trustees' annual report for more information).
Income
All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Cash donations received are recorded gross of taxation recoverable under the gift aid scheme.
Income arising from fixed asset investments held in the expendable endowment fund is credited as investment income to that fund.
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 5 April 2023
2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Income
Gifts of shares to the trust are treated as voluntary income of the endowment fund. Such shares are included at market value on the date of the gift.
Expenditure
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category.
The cost of managing investments is charged against the expendable endowment fund. Any costs associated with the sale or purchase of investments are accounted for as part of the sale or purchase price of the investments.
Management and administration expenses comprise costs incurred for the running of the charity itself as an entity. Irrecoverable VAT is charged to the Statement of Financial Activities as incurred.
Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.
Allocation and apportionment of costs
Costs which are readily identified as specific to a particular activity are allocated accordingly.
Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
The Expendable Endowment Fund is invested on a total return basis as permitted by the Trust Deed.
The power of total return permits the trustees to invest the Expendable Endowment Fund to maximise total return and to apply an appropriate portion of the unapplied total return to income each year by transfer to the unrestricted fund. Until the power is exercised to transfer a portion of unapplied total return to income, it remains invested in the Expendable Endowment Fund.
The power allows the trustees to decide each year how much of the unapplied total return is to be transferred to the unrestricted fund and so available to meet expenditure. Having considered their obligations under the duty of even-handedness, the trustees made a transfer of £5,873,824 (2022 - £7,443,652) (see note 17) unapplied total return to the unrestricted fund. In making this decision the trustees have taken account of the return on investment for the year, the sustainability of the Expendable Endowment Fund and the income needs of the Charity.
The unrestricted fund can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Realised and unrealised capital gains or losses arising on investments are recognised as additions or deductions from the respective fund in which the investment is held.
Foreign currencies
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result except in the case of currency gains or losses which arise from the market valuation of fixed asset investments where the effective currency translation gain or loss is included within total gains or losses on investment assets.
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 5 April 2023
2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
Fixed asset investments
The Trust invests in certain private equity funds, including hedged funds, which are not traded. Such funds are included at the market value of underlying investments at the balance sheet date which is calculated and provided by the fund service provider or the relevant fund manager.
Investments which are listed on a recognised stock exchange are included at the quoted closing mid-market value at the balance sheet date.
Cash and cash equivalents that are held from time to time as part of the fixed asset investment portfolio are included as part of fixed asset investments at the balance sheet date.
Realised and unrealised gains or losses on investments are taken to the Expendable Endowment Fund in the Statement of Financial Activities. Foreign currency gains or losses which arise through the revaluation process are included within the realised and unrealised gains or losses on investments.
3. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
| DONATIONS AND LEGACIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5.4.23 | 5.4.22 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Donations | 11,257,776 | 16,289,424 |
Donations received during the year amounted to £11,275,775 (2022 - £16,289,424) and consisted of fixed asset investments gifted to the trust at the market value at the date of the gift.
4. INVESTMENT INCOME
| 5.4.23 | 5.4.22 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Call Account Interest | 30,324 | 1,328 |
| Current Account Interest | 1,552 | - |
| 31,876 | 1,328 | |
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5. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Investment management costs
| Investment management costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment management CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS |
5.4.23 £ 211,767 |
5.4.22 £ 206,383 |
|
| 5.4.23 | 5.4.22 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Cost of grant making | 117,066 | 117,170 | |
| Grants to institutions (see note 7) | 5,274,942 | 7,240,640 | |
| 5,392,008 | 7,357,810 | ||
| GRANTS PAYABLE Grants to institutions |
5.4.23 5.4.22 £ £ 5,274,942 7,240,640 |
6. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
7. GRANTS PAYABLE
The Trustees have taken advantage of the exemption given by section 132(4) Charities Act 2011 not to disclose the names of grant recipients and the amounts of such grants. In the opinion of the trustees, no individual grant made during the year was material in the context of grantmaking. However, in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102), paragraphs 16.17-16.18, the following provides an understanding of the range of institutions the charity has supported.
The five largest donations made to institutions were as follows:
| Harris Federation | £300,000 |
|---|---|
| Glasspool | £200,000 |
| Tommy's | £100,000 |
| Ambition Institute | £100,000 |
| Tutor Trust | £100,000 |
Grants were paid in line with trust policy at the discretion of the trustees. The total of grants payable to institutions during the year were for the following charitable causes:
| during the year were for the following charitable causes: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4.23 | 5.4.22 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Relief for the poor, handicapped and aged | 292,200 | - | |
| 4 Beneficiaries | |||
| Maximum Grant | 200,000 | ||
| Parenting support | 802,000 | 657,000 | |
| 16 Beneficiaries | |||
| Maximum Grant | 100,000 | ||
| Education | 945,000 | 3,474,562 | |
| 10 Beneficiaries | |||
| Maximum Grant | 300,000 | ||
| Support for former offenders | 453,000 | 466,000 |
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7. GRANTS PAYABLE - continued
| 12 Beneficiaries | ||
|---|---|---|
| Maximum Grant 60,000 |
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| Medical research / medical care | 336,000 | 321,000 |
| 14 Beneficiaries | ||
| Maximum Grant 65,000 |
||
| Youth support | 875,000 | 983,500 |
| 19 Beneficiaries | ||
| Maximum Grant 80,000 |
||
| Religion | 210,000 | 154,000 |
| 5 Beneficiaries | ||
| Maximum Grant 65,000 |
||
| Museum + Arts | 400,680 | 354,522 |
| 20 Beneficiaries | ||
| Maximum Grant 45,000 |
||
| Other | 961,062 | 830,056 |
| 28 Beneficiaries | ||
| Maximum Grant 70,000 |
||
| 5,274,942 | 7,240,640 | |
8. SUPPORT COSTS
| SUPPORT COSTS | SUPPORT COSTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange differences £ Other resources expended 385,329 Other resources expended |
Governance costs £ 96,487 |
Totals £ 481,816 |
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| 5.4.23 | 5.4.22 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Exchange differences | 385,329 | 19,395 | |||
| Governance costs | 96,487 | 66,447 | |||
| 481,816 | 85,842 | ||||
| Support costs, included in the above are as follows: Governance costs |
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| 5.4.23 | 5.4.22 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Auditors remuneration | 24,330 | 18,557 | |||
| Staff costs | 10,000 | - | |||
| Accountancy | 5,155 | 9,903 | |||
| Trust administration | 17,137 | 17,922 | |||
| Legal fees | 39,480 | 20,118 |
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8. SUPPORT COSTS - continued
| Bank charges | 385 | 165 |
|---|---|---|
| Bank interest | - | 382 |
| 96,487 | 66,447 | |
9. AUDITORS' REMUNERATION
| 5.4.23 | 5.4.22 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Statutory audit | 24,330 | 18,557 |
| Other financial services | 22,292 | 27,225 |
| Total auditors' remuneration | 46,622 | 45,782 |
10. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 5 April 2023 nor for the year ended 5 April 2022.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 5 April 2023 nor for the year ended 5 April 2022.
11. STAFF COSTS
The staff costs for the year ended 5 April 2023 amounted to £10,000 (2022 - Nil).
The average monthly number of employees during the year ended 5 April 2023 was 1 (2022 - Nil). No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
12. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies Investment income Total EXPENDITURE ON Investment management |
Unrestricted fund £ - - - - |
Endowment fund £ 16,289,424 1,328 16,290,752 206,383 |
Total funds £ 16,289,424 1,328 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16,290,752 | |||
| 206,383 |
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| 12. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL Charitable activities Grants to institutions Other Total Net gains on investments NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) Transfers between funds Net movement in funds RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 13. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS MARKET VALUE At 6 April 2022 Additions Disposals Revaluations At 5 April 2023 NET BOOK VALUE At 5 April 2023 At 5 April 2022 Analysis of investments: Unquoted assets: Non-UK |
ACTIVITIES - continued Unrestricted Endowment fund fund £ £ 7,357,810 - 85,842 - 7,443,652 206,383 - 11,913,128 (7,443,652) 27,997,497 7,443,652 (7,443,652) - 20,553,845 - 150,098,241 - 170,652,086 |
ACTIVITIES - continued Unrestricted Endowment fund fund £ £ 7,357,810 - 85,842 - 7,443,652 206,383 - 11,913,128 (7,443,652) 27,997,497 7,443,652 (7,443,652) - 20,553,845 - 150,098,241 - 170,652,086 |
ACTIVITIES - continued Unrestricted Endowment fund fund £ £ 7,357,810 - 85,842 - 7,443,652 206,383 - 11,913,128 (7,443,652) 27,997,497 7,443,652 (7,443,652) - 20,553,845 - 150,098,241 - 170,652,086 |
ACTIVITIES - continued Unrestricted Endowment fund fund £ £ 7,357,810 - 85,842 - 7,443,652 206,383 - 11,913,128 (7,443,652) 27,997,497 7,443,652 (7,443,652) - 20,553,845 - 150,098,241 - 170,652,086 |
Total funds £ 7,357,810 85,842 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,650,035 | |||||
| 11,913,128 | |||||
| 20,553,845 - |
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| 20,553,845 150,098,241 |
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| 170,652,086 | |||||
| Listed investments £ 167,773,741 43,095,898 (35,045,392 ) (6,263,297) 169,560,950 169,560,950 167,773,741 |
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| 169,560,950 | |||||
| 169,560,950 | |||||
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13. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued
Unquoted investments comprise units held in collective investment schemes. The investments are held primarily to provide an investment return arising from an increase in market value rather than from income. The investments are sufficiently liquid to allow partial disposals as and when cash funds are required to provide grants to institutions or to settle governance costs.
Cost or valuation at 5 April 2023 is represented by:
| Valuation in 2023 Cost 14. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Accrued income 15. ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME Accruals |
5.4.23 £ - 5.4.23 £ 74,831 |
Listed investments £ 38,217,040 131,343,910 169,560,950 5.4.22 £ 2,499,528 5.4.22 £ 90,582 |
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16. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
| Endowment | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| fund | funds | |
| 5.4.23 | 5.4.23 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Investments | 169,560,950 | 169,560,950 |
| Current assets | 106,731 | 106,731 |
| Current liabilities | - | - |
| Accruals and deferred income | (74,832) | (74,832) |
| 169,592,850 | 169,592,850 | |
| Endowment | Total | |
| fund | funds | |
| 5.4.22 | 5.4.22 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Investments | 167,773,741 | 167,773,741 |
| Current assets | 2,968,927 | 2,968,927 |
| Current liabilities | - | - |
| Accruals and deferred income | (90,582) | (90,582) |
| 170,652,086 | 170,652,086 | |
17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
| MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds General fund Endowment funds Unrestricted expendable endowment fund TOTAL FUNDS |
At 6.4.22 £ - 170,652,086 170,652,086 |
Net movement in funds £ (5,873,824) 4,814,588 (1,059,236) |
Transfers between funds £ 5,873,824 (5,873,824) - |
At 5.4.23 £ - 169,592,850 |
| 169,592,850 |
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17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Unrestricted funds General fund Endowment funds Unrestricted expendable endowment fund TOTAL FUNDS Comparatives for movement in funds Unrestricted funds General fund Endowment funds Unrestricted expendable endowment fund TOTAL FUNDS Comparative net movement in funds, included in Unrestricted funds General fund Endowment funds Unrestricted expendable endowment fund TOTAL FUNDS |
Incoming Resources resources expended £ £ - (5,873,824) 11,289,652 (211,767) 11,289,652 (6,085,591) Net movement At 6.4.21 in funds £ £ - (7,443,652) 150,098,241 27,997,497 150,098,241 20,553,845 the above are as follows: Incoming Resources resources expended £ £ - (7,443,652) 16,290,752 (206,383) 16,290,752 (7,650,035) |
Gains and losses £ - (6,263,297) (6,263,297) Transfers between funds £ 7,443,652 (7,443,652) - Gains and losses £ - 11,913,128 11,913,128 |
Movement in funds £ (5,873,824) 4,814,588 (1,059,236) At 5.4.22 £ - 170,652,086 170,652,086 Movement in funds £ (7,443,652) 27,997,497 20,553,845 |
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17. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
| Unrestricted funds General fund Endowment funds Unrestricted expendable endowment fund TOTAL FUNDS |
At 6.4.21 £ - 150,098,241 150,098,241 |
Net movement in funds £ (13,317,476 ) 32,812,085 19,494,609 |
Transfers between funds £ 13,317,476 (13,317,476 ) - |
At 5.4.23 £ - 169,592,850 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169,592,850 |
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Unrestricted funds General fund Endowment funds Unrestricted expendable endowment fund TOTAL FUNDS |
Incoming resources £ - 27,580,404 27,580,404 |
Resources expended £ (13,317,476 ) (418,150) (13,735,626 ) |
Gains and losses £ - 5,649,831 5,649,831 |
Movement in funds £ (13,317,476 ) 32,812,085 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19,494,609 |
Transfers between funds
The Expendable Endowment Fund represents capital which may be expended at the discretion of the trustees. During the year £5,873,824 (2022 - £7,443,652) was transferred from the Expendable Endowment fund to the Unrestricted Fund.
18. OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS
At the balance sheet date the trust had committed to pay grants totalling £4,256,500 (2022 - £4,225,820) within 12 months and £2,745,000 (2022 - £5,197,000) after 12 months. These amounts are payable subject to conditional terms which are set out in writing prior to payment of the initial donation. The commitments will be funded by the sale of fixed asset investments.
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19. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
Mrs C Armitage, a trustee of the Charity, is also a member of the Campaign Development Board of Westminster Abbey, a beneficiary of the Charity. During the year the Charity made donations totalling £50,000 (2022 - £50,000) to Westminster Abbey.
Mr W Francklin, a trustee of the Charity, is also a trustee of Independence at Home, a beneficiary of the Charity. During the year the Charity made donations totalling £72,000 (2022 - £72,000) to Independence at Home.
Mrs C Francklin, a trustee of the Charity, is also the church warden of St John the Evangelist Church, Wicken (Wicken PCC), a beneficiary of the Charity. During the year the Charity made donations totalling £25,000 (2022 - £15,000) to St John the Evangelist Church, Wicken (Wicken PCC).
Mr H Francklin, son of W Francklin and C Francklin, is a trustee of Mvumi School Trust. During the year the Charity made no donations (2022 - £16,620) to Mvumi School Trust.
Mr R MacInnes, a trustee of the Charity, is also a volunteer for and his partner is an employee of Community TechAid, a beneficiary of the Charity. During the year the Charity made donations totalling £20,000 (2022 - £Nil) to Community TechAid.
Harry Freeland set up Standing Voice a charity to which The John Armitage Charitable Trust made donations totalling £20,000 (2022 - £20,000). Mr J C Armitage is a trustee of the John Armitage Charitable Trust and a cousin of Harry Freeland.
In relation to the above, the relevant trustee absented himself or herself from discussions relating to, and the vote on grants to a charity with which he or she also had an active connection.
Trustees gifted investments having a market value at the date of the gifts of £13,757,303 (2022 - £13,789,895) to the Charity during the year without condition and £Nil (2022- £2,499,528) of this balance is included within debtors as at 5 April 2023.
20. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY
The Charity is under the joint control of the trustees.
21. RECONCILIATION OF NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
| Net (expenditure)/income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of Financial Activities) Adjustments for: Losses/(gain) on investments Interest received Income attributable to endowment Expenditure attributable to endowment Income attributable to endowment Increase in debtors Decrease in creditors Net cash used in operations |
5.4.23 £ (1,059,236) 6,263,297 (31,876) (31,877) 211,767 (11,257,775 ) (721) (15,751) (5,922,172) |
5.4.22 £ 20,553,845 (11,913,128 ) (1,380) (1,328) 206,383 (16,289,424 ) (15) (4,335) (7,449,382) |
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22. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
| At 6.4.22 | Cash flow | At 5.4.23 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Net cash | |||
| Cash at bank | 469,331 | (363,389) | 105,942 |
| 469,331 | (363,389) | 105,942 | |
| Total | 469,331 | (363,389) | 105,942 |
23. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
The amounts disclosed on the Cash Flow Statement in respect of cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these Balance Sheet amounts:
| Year ended 5 April 2023 | 5.4.23 | 5.4.22 |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 105,942 | 469,331 |
| Year ended 5 April 2022 | 5.4.22 | 5.4.21 |
| £ | £ | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 469,331 | 132,207 |
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| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donations and legacies Donations Investment income Call Account Interest Current Account Interest Total incoming resources EXPENDITURE Investment management costs Investment management Charitable activities Cost of grant making Grants to institutions Support costs Exchange differences Exchange differences Governance costs Wages Auditors' remuneration Accountancy Trust administration Legal fees Bank charges Bank interest Total resources expended Net income before gains and losses Realised recognised gains and losses Carried forward |
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 5 April 2023 |
5.4.23 £ 11,257,776 30,324 1,552 31,876 11,289,652 211,767 117,066 5,274,942 5,392,008 385,329 10,000 24,330 5,155 17,137 39,480 385 - 96,487 6,085,591 5,204,061 5,204,061 |
5.4.22 £ 16,289,424 1,328 - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,328 | |||
| 16,290,752 206,383 117,170 7,240,640 |
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| 7,357,810 19,395 - 18,557 9,303 17,922 20,118 165 382 |
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| 66,447 | |||
| 7,650,035 | |||
| 8,640,717 8,640,717 |
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| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 5 April 2023 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Realised recognised gains and losses Brought forward Realised gains/(losses) on fixed asset investments Net income |
5.4.23 £ 5,204,061 (565,563) 4,638,498 |
5.4.22 £ 8,640,717 981,260 |
| 9,621,977 |
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