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2023-04-05-accounts

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Charitydetails 1
Trustee'sreport 2-4
Auditor'sreport 5-8
Statementoffinancialactivities 9
Balancesheet 10
Cashflowstatement 11
Notestothefinancialstatements 12-19

THE SLAUGHTER AND MAY CHARThABLE TRUST Trustee's report for the year ended 5 April 2023 The trustee of The Slaughter and May Charitable Trust (the"Charity') presents its report and audited financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2023, which have been prepared in accordance wth the FRS 102 SORP and the Charrties Act 2011. Govornlng do¢um•nt The Charity is a registered chafity and is governed by declaration ol trust dated 28 March 1991, as amended by a supplemental deed dated 21 August 2000. The Slaughter and May Charitable Trust was registered as a chanty on 5 October 2000. Objectives and Actlvbtie¥ The objects of the Charity as slated in lis consliluling deed are lo pay or apply the income received and the whole or such part Of parts of the capital of the trust fund as the trustee shall in rts discretion think fit lo or for the benefit of such exclusively charitable objects and purposes in the United Kingdom or in any other part of Ihe %w)rkl as the partners for the tirne being in the fimi of Slaughter and May may from lime lo ts.me direct or as thè Iruslee shall in rts discretion think fil provided always that nothing contsined in the conslilub.ng deed shall aulhorise the Iruslee lo apply any part of the trust lund or the In￿Me thefeof lo or for the benefit of any objects or purposes as aforesaid save those regarde¢J as charrtable by the laws of England and Wales. The Charity is relianl on ils key donors, the partners of Slaughler and May. All adminislralive antj other office support is provided by Slaughter and May. The Current strategy is to distribute all income received on an annual basis. Direct charitable grants are made lo selected applicants for thantable purrM)ses for the benefit of the public al the dIsc￿li0n of the Iruslee. Further grants are made lo miscellaneous charities for other reasons bul particularly lo incenlivise Slaughter and May employees in chartiable ¢Jeeds. By donating to charitable purposes for the benefft of the public the trustee has complied wrth the Charity Commission's guidan￿ on public benefit, induding the guidance 'public benefit.. running charity IP821'. Org*ni$ational $tructurn and grant making policy The Iruslee of the Charty is Slaughter and May Trust knmited. a company vthose directors are all Partners in Slaughter and May. with the excepts'on of J Hoseason. is Chief Operating Officer ICOOI of Slaughter and May. The Irustee operates through a Committee of its 8oard comprising up to ten current Partners of Slaughter and May IC.N.R Jeff5, G.A. Miles, R.J. Smith, S.V.K Wokes, D. FinkleT, G. O'Keefe, l.A.M. Taylor, J.S. Nevin, R.A. Byk and D.G. dlkinsl and the COO, J. Hoseason. all of whom have been nominated by the trustee. The final six Partr)ers of the Committee listed above have served throughout the financial year ended 5 April 2023. R.J Smth. C.N.R Jeffs. S.V.K Wokes We￿ all appointed on 1 May 2022. During the year C.L Philips served on the Committee, and subsequentty resigned on 30th April 2023, and was replaced by G.A. Miles on l May 2023.

THE SLAUGHTER AND MAY CHARThABLE TRUST Independent auditor's report to the trustee of The Slaughter and May Charitable Trust Oplnlon We have audited the financial statements of The Slaughter and May Charitable Trust for the year ended 5 April 2023 which comprise the Statement of Finanaal Activrties, the Balance Sheet, the Cashflow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporb.ng framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and Unrted Kingdom Accounts"ng Standards, including FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, IUnf(ed Kingdom Generally A¢¢epled A￿O￿nting Practice). In our opinion the financial 5talemenls'. give a true and fair view of the slate of the Charty's affairs as * 5 April 2023, and of rts incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended., have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom General￿ Accepted counting Pradice,. and have been prepared in accordance y￿h the requirements of the Charil*s Act 2011. Bas1$ for oplnlon We conducted our audit in accordance with Intemabonal Stsndards on Auditing IUKI IISASIUKII and applicable law. Our responsibilrties under those stsndards are fvrther dèscribed in the Auditor's Responsibilities for ihe audr¢ of the financial slatements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance wth the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial stslemenls in the UK. induding the FRC'S Etl)ical 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 ippropriate lo provide a bagis for our opinion. Concl￿10n8 rnlating to going con¢em In audrting the financial statements, we have conclLKled that the trustee's use of the going concem basis of accounting in the P￿paratIOn of the financial stslements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed. V•P 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 concem fr)r a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are aulhorise(I for issue. Our responsibilthes and the responsibilities of the trustee wth respect to going concem are described in the relevant sections of this reporL Other information The other information comprises the infomalion included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The trustee is responsible for the other inf¢mats"on. Our opinion on the financial ststements does not cover the other infomab.on and,

5 February 2024

**Notes ** **Year ended ** **Year ended **
**5April 2023 ** **5April 2022 **
£ £
**Income **
_Income from: _
VoluntaryIncome 3 663,375 573,551
**Expenditure **
_Expenditure on charitable activities: _
Grantspayableinfurtheranceofthe objects 4 (603,375) (513,551)
**Total expenditure ** (603,375) (513,551}
**Net movement in funds ** 6 60,000 60,000
**Balance at 6 April ** (59,990) (119,990)
**Balance at 5 April ** 10 **(59,990) **

**Notes ** **At 5April ** **At 5April **
2023 2022
£ £
**Current assets **
Debtors 8 131,130 112,756
Cash atbankandinhand 10 10
131,140 112,766
Creditors: amountsfallingduewithinoneyear 9 (131,130) (172,756)
**Net current assets/(liabilities) ** 10 (59,990)
**Net assets/(liabilities) ** 10 (59,990)
**Funds **
Unrestricted 1Q (59,990)

**Notes ** **At 5 April ** **At 5April **
**2023 ** 2022
£ £
**Net cash provided by operating activities ** 60,000
**Cash flows from financing activities **
lncrease/(Decreaseinnon-currentliabilities) (60,000}
(60,000}
**Change in cash in period **
Cashbroughtforward 10 10
Cashcarriedforward 10 10
**Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net **
Netmovementinfundsfortheyearended5April(asperthe 60,000 60,000
StatementofFinancialActivities,page9)
Adjustmentsfor:
(lncrease)/Decreasein debtors 8 (18,374) (31,381)
(Decrease)/lncreaseincreditors 9 (41,626} 31,381
**Net cash provided by operating activities (see above) ** 60,000

**Year ended ** **Year ended **
**5April2023 ** **5April 2022 **
£ £
Monetarydonations 657,710 568,051
Giftinkind(auditfeepaidbySlaughterandMay) 5,665 5,500
663 375 573,551

Grants paid duringthe year, analysed by recipient:
**Year ended **
5April 2023
£
upReach 139,016
TheAccessProject-theKeyProject 60,000
Islington LawCentre 43,000
StLuke'sCommunityCentre 35,000
Beam 30,000
BlueprintTrust 30,000
CambridgeUniversity 30,000
NationalLiteracyTrust 23,545
LegalAdviceCentre(UniversityHouse) 22,000
TheMarginsProject 21,500
StLuke'sParochialTrust 20,870
UNHCR 20,305
lnternews 20,000
TalkforHealth 20,000
RCJAdviceBureau 18,000
SocialMobilityBusinessPartnership 15,000
StLuke'sPrimarySchool 13,500
TheBIGAlliance 13,200
FinancialMarketsLawCommittee 12,000
MorelandPrimarySchool 12,000
BagsofTaste 11,000
BritishRedCross 9,295
AccessRighttoCare 5,000
624,231
**Other grants (lessthan £5,000 each) ** 33,479
**657,710 **
**Add: Other grants awarded for payment in future years **
None
**Less: Other grants awarded in previous years **
TheAccessProject(Year3/3) (60,000)
**Total grants awarded in the year ** **597,710 **
Add:Governancecosts(seenote5) 5,665
**603,375 **

**4. ** **Charitable activities (continued) **
**(a) ** Grants paid during the year, analysed by recipient:
**Year ended **
**5April 2022 **
£
St. Luke'sCommunityCentre 65,800
TheAccessProject-theKeyProject 60,000
UNHCR-Ukraineappeal 42,077
CambridgeUniversity 36,000
Islington LawCentre 35,000
NationalLiteracyTrust 31,000
Beam 30,000
BlackEquity Organisation 30,000
upReach 30,000
LegalAdviceCentre(UniversityHouse) 22,000
Talk forHealth 20,000
AccessSocialCare 15,000
lnternews 15,000
SocialMobilityBusinessPartnership 15,000
TheMarginsProject 14,500
StLuke'sPrimarySchool 12,079
TheBIGAlliance 12,000
BagsofTaste 11,524
FinancialMarketsLawCommittee 10,000
MorelandPrimarySchool 10,000
RCJAdviceBureau 8,000
Mencap 5,000
529,980
**Other grants (lessthan £5,000 each) ** 38,071
**568,051 **
**Add: Other grants awarded for payment in future years **
None
**Less: Other grants awarded in previous years **
TheAccessProject(Year2/3) (60,000)
**Total grants awarded in the year ** **508,051 **
Add:Governancecosts(seenote 5) 5,500
**513,551 **
**Year ended ** **Year ended ** **Year ended **
5April 2023 **5April 2022 **
**Amount ** **Number ** **Amount Number **
£ # £ #
Trustee grants 328,485 26 314,518
Miscellaneous 269,225 ___§Q 193,533
597,710 ----1.6. 508,051

**At ** 5 **April 2023 ** **At ** **5April 2022 **
£ £
Taxrecoverable 131.130 112.756
**At 5 April 2023 ** At 5 April 2022
£ £
ShorttermadvancefromSlaughterandMay 131,130 112.756
Grantspayable 60,000
131.130 172.756