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The Alborada Trust

Annual Report and Financial Statements

Year Ended

31 December 2021

Registered Charity No. 1091660

The Alborada Trust

Report and financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2021

The Alborada Trust

Reference and Administration Information

for the year ended 31 December 2021

Registered Charity Name

The Alborada Trust

Charity Registration Number

1091660

Principal Office Address

Lanwades Stud Moulton Newmarket CB8 8QS

Trustees

Dr E K E Rausing Mr R Lerner Captain J Nicholson Mr R T A Goff Mr L Pillard Mrs A E Traub (appointed 15 March 2021)

Secretary

J Richardson

Bankers

Julius Bar, Bahnhofstrasse 26, CH-8010 Zurich Barclays, 58 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8NH

Investment manager

Longbow Finance SA, Route De Lavaux 36, Lutry CH – 1095, Switzerland

Auditors

BDO LLP, 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 7EU

for the year ended 31 December 2021

The Alborada Trust

Report of the Trustees

The trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2021. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on pages 12 to 14 and comply with the Charity's Trust Deed, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

Structure, Governance and Management

The Alborada Trust, a private philanthropic trust founded by Kirsten Rausing, is an unincorporated registered Charity, established by a Deed of Trust dated 1 October 2001 and amended by a supplemental deed dated 5 March 2002. Under the terms of the Deed, the trustees shall hold the original capital and the income of the Trust Fund upon trust to apply the income, and as far as necessary the capital, for or towards such charitable purposes and to make grants to such charitable bodies or institutions at such time or times and in such manner as the trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit.

Trustees serve an indefinite term based on their relative experience and contribution to the Charity as a whole. The trustees keep the skill requirements of the trustee body under review and in the event that a trustee retires or additional new trustees are required, the existing trustees collectively discuss the change. There is no formal induction or training of new trustees. However, appointment is by nomination and the trustees review the skills of each nominated person to select members with the relevant experience and skills.

The power of appointment of new trustees is vested in and exercisable by the continuing trustees.

At the trustees' meetings held during the year the trustees agree the strategy and areas of activity for the Charity, including consideration of grant making, investment, reserves and risk management policies and performance. The trustees who served during the year and the principal address of the trust is detailed on page 1.

Risk Management

The trustees have considered the major risks to which the Charity is exposed and have reviewed those risks and established systems and procedures to manage those risks. The trustees consider market price risk and credit risk to be the most significant investment risks. Market price risk is managed by investment in a diverse portfolio managed by an independent fund manager. Credit risk is managed by investment in investment grade securities.

In particular, the trustees have considered the risks presented by COVID-19 and consider the trust to be well positioned to mitigate these risks. The reserves comprising cash and investments together with a commitment from the founding trustee will enable the trust to meet its obligations as they fall due.

for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

The Alborada Trust

Report of the Trustees

Objectives and Activities

The charity’s aims are the funding of medical and veterinary causes, research and education and for the relief of poverty and of human and animal suffering, sickness and ill-health.

The main objectives for the year are shaped by these strategic aims with a view to continue funding chosen general charitable causes in line with the Trust Deed.

Grant Making Policy

The trustees' funds are fully committed and unsolicited applications are not requested.

The trustees will donate the annual available income to approved charities and prefer to support grants to Charities whose work they have researched and which is in accordance with the aims and objectives of the Charity for the year.

The trustees request regular updates from those charities that they have supported to provide details of how the grants have been allocated and spent. Grants are only continued where the applicant provides sufficient relevant information to the trustees and satisfies the trustees that continuation of funding is in the interests of the Charity and its aims and objectives.

Performance for the Year

The trustees try to predict the level of income that they expect to receive each year so that they can plan the level of grants for each financial year. Investment returns amounted to £1,242,972 (2020 - £111,023). The trustees distributed £4,071,193 (2020 - £4,765,373) by way of grants.

The Charity's income for the year ended 31 December 2021 included donations receivable, dividends and interest amounting to £25,082,170 (2020 - £6,325,988). Realised and unrealised gains and losses on investments amounted to an overall gain of £1,160,802 (2020 - £85,035).

The trusts’ net assets and total unrestricted reserves as at 31 December 2021 amounted to £19,756,451 (2020 – net liabilities and deficit of £1,393,513).

The trustees report net income before other gains and losses for the year of £21,160,780 (2020 - £3,498,742).

Reserves

The reserves policy of the trust is to ensure that at all times it has sufficient reserves to meet its commitments for the next three months. The charity like many grant making charities has very low fixed costs. The founding trustee funds the charity and makes donations from time to time to ensure that the charity can meet its grant obligations as they fall due. At the end of the year the trust was in a net asset position following the donations made to the Trust during the year by the founding trustee. This has resulted in there being sufficient reserves available to meet the grants awarded by the Board of Trustees as they fall due. This includes some multi-year grants.

The Alborada Trust

Report of the Trustees

for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

Investment Policy and Performance

The trustees have a balanced investment policy and aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which is sufficient to wholly distribute the income of the trust fund whilst retaining capital for the maintenance and growth of the Fund.

The trustees' policy is to invest the fund in secure markets, endeavouring to obtain a reasonable income, compatible with protection of the capital value involved and taking into account inflationary factors. With this in mind, the trustees have appointed the services of investment managers to guide and act for them on a professional basis. The trustees monitor the performance of the investments in line with their short and long term aims and objectives, as well as undertaking regular reviews with the investment managers at the trustees' meetings throughout the financial year.

Investments are shown at market value rather than book cost in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities.

The trustees confirm that the Charity's assets are sufficient to fulfil its obligations in respect of unrestricted funds and that all investments held by them on behalf of the Charity have been acquired in accordance with the powers available to them under the Trust Deed.

Plans for Future Periods

The trustees are mindful of the importance of animal welfare and related research together with projects dealing with the relief of poverty, human suffering, sickness or ill health throughout the world. They would like to continue their current line of support by providing grants to selected organisations.

The Alborada Trust is a lasting testimony to the generosity and philanthropic concerns of the Founder.

Charity’s Public Benefit

The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing their aims and objectives and in planning future activities. This is evidenced by the contributions paid to registered charities totalling £4,071,193 (2020 - £4,765,373).

Going Concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties over the trust’s ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements.

The Alborada Trust Report of the TTustses for the year ended 31 t)ecember 2021 (Mntinuedj Statement of Trustees. Responslbllltles The trustees are responsible for preparir¥J the Rep(xt of the trust88s and the financial statoments in 8ccordance th applible law and regulations Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year in 8c*ordance with United lQngdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (Unf(ed "ngdoM Accounbng Stsndards and applicable law). Under charity law the Trustees must not approve the finanaal statements unless they are 5akn"sfied that they give a tru8 and fair view of the stale of affrdi¥S of the tharity and of the incoming rÈsources and applicatr.on of resources, including the income and expenditure, of th8 charity for that period. In preparing financial statements. the Trustees are required lo: select suitable accounting PDIicAaS and then apply them consi8tenUy; mak8 judgaments and estimates that are reasonable and prud&nt', state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been fullowed, suty'act lo any material departures disclosed and &xplained in the financial ststernts.. prepare the financi statements on the going cOnM basi5 unles5 rt is inappropriat8 to presume that the charity will continue in busin8SS. The trustees are Tesponsible for keeping proper accounting records whith disdose wth reasonable aUraCY at any time the financial posttion of the trust and enable them to ensure that the finanaal statemerrts Comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity {Accounls and Reports) Regulatsons and the provisions of the trust's trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trust and hence for tsking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irr8gularitie5. Audltor A resolution nCernIng the appointsnent of BDO as auditor lo the company. will b8 proposed at the Annual General Meeting. Approval This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on L2 and signed on its behalf by." uslng Trus

The Alborada Trust

Independent Auditor’s Report To Trustees of The Alborada Trust

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO TRUSTEES OF THE ALBORADA TRUST

Opinion on the financial statements

In our opinion, the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the Charity’s affairs as at 31 December 2021 and of its incoming resources and application of resources for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.

We have audited the financial statements of The Alborada Trust (“the Charity”) for the year ended 31 December 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Statement of Financial Position and 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, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

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 believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Independence

We remain independent of the Charity in accordance with the ethical requirements 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.

Conclusions related 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.

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Independent Auditor’s Report To Trustees of The Alborada Trust (continued)

Other information

The Trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report and Financial Statements, other than the Statement of Financial Activities, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Cash Flow, notes to the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The other information comprises: Report of the Trustees. 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 audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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 in relation to which the Charities Act 2011 require us to report to you if, in our opinion;

the information contained in the financial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the Trustees’ Annual Report; or
adequate accounting records have not been kept; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of Trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities, the Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determines 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.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor 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 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 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.

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Independent Auditor’s Report To Trustees of The Alborada Trust (continued)

Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

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

Audit procedures capable of detecting irregularities including fraud performed by the engagement team included:

Performing analytical procedures to identify unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud. Areas of identified risk are then tested substantively;
Discussion with management, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud;
Reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance to identify any actual or potential frauds or any potential weaknesses in internal control which could result in fraud susceptibility;
Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
Carrying out detailed testing, on a sample basis, of transactions and balances agreeing to appropriate documentary evidence;
In addressing the risk of fraud in income recognition we considered management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements and designed specific audit tests to respond to this risk, in particular tests to address the completeness of income risk; and
In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments.

Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures performed and the further removed noncompliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located at the Financial Reporting Council’s (“FRC’s”) website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the Charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. 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 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 Charity and the Charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Heather Wheelhouse (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of BDO LLP, statutory auditor London, UK

Date: 28 July 2022

BDO LLP is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

BDO LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (with registered number OC305127).

The Alborada Trust

Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating the Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2021

		Total	Total
		unrestricted	unrestricted
		funds	funds
		2021	2020
	Note	£	£
Income from:
Donation from founding member		25,000,000	6,300,000
Investments	2	82,170	25,988
		___	___
Total income		25,082,170	6,325,988
		___	___
Expenditure on:
Raising funds	4	(58,515)	(21,423)
Charitable activities	5	(5,023,677)	(2,890,858)
		___	___
Total expenditure		(5,082,192)	(2,912,281)
		___	___
Net income before gains and losses		19,999,978	3,413,707
Net gains on investments	7	1,160,802	85,035
		___	___
Net income		21,160,780	3,498,742
Other recognised gains and losses:
Losses on foreign exchange		(10,816)	(8,701)
		___	___
Net movement in funds		21,149,964	3,490,041

		___	___
Total funds brought forward	12	(1,393,513)	(4,883,554)
		___	___
Total funds carried forward	12	19,756,451	(1,393,513)
		___	___

All amounts relate to unrestricted funds and to continuing activities.

There were no recognised gains or losses other than those stated above and therefore those stated above represent total comprehensive income.

The notes on pages 12 to 21 form part of these accounts.

The Alborada Trust Statement of Flnancial Positlon as at 31 Docember 2021 Nots 2021 2020 Flxod assets Investments 30,099,526 8,126,445 Current assets Debtor5 Cash at bank 22.906 8.476 8.922 8,682 Total current assets 31,382 17,604 Liabilities Amounts falling due wthin one year (4.954.179) {3.542,5621 Ngt current IlabllJtie5 (4.922.797) 13.524,9581 Total assets less ¢urrent Ilablllties 25.176,729 4.601,487 Amounts falling due after one yèar 10 {5.420.2781 {5.995,000) Total net assetsl{Ilabllltlgs 13 19.7,451 11.393,5131 The Funds of the Charlty: Unrestrcted funds 12 19.7S6A51 11.393,5131 The financi statements were approved by th8 trust8e5 and a4JthoriseQ for issue on on thei ehaff by.. 12 arKI signed DrK Trustee slng The notes on pages 12 to 21 form part ofthese accounts. 10

The Alborada Trust

Cash flow statement for the year ended 31 December 2021

Note
2021
£
Net cash provided by operating activities
14
20,762,190
___
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
60,664
Proceeds from sale of investments
7
92,609,000
Purchase of investments
7
(117,923,825)
___
Net cash provided by investing activities
(25,253,561)
___
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period
(4,491,371)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of year
15
6,102,846
Movement on revaluation of foreign cash
(52,438)
___
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year
15
1,559,037

2020
£
1,144,023
_
25,988
4,449,361
(234,112)
_
4,241,237
_
5,385,260
717,586
-
_
6,102,846

The notes on pages 12 to 21 form part of these accounts.

The Alborada Trust

Notes forming part of the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2021

1 Principal accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of fixed asset investments, and 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 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

The financial statements have been prepared to give a “true and fair view” and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a “true and fair view”. This departure has involved following the 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 (FRS102) issued on 1 January 2019 rather than the previous Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities which was effective from 1 April 2005 but which has since been withdrawn.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, being the functional currency of the entity, and have been rounded to the nearest pound.

The trust constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

Estimates and judgements

The preparation of the financial statements requires the trustees to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements. If in the future such estimates and assumptions, which are based on the trustees' best judgement at the date of the financial statements, deviate from the actual circumstances, the original estimates and assumptions will be modified as appropriate in the year in which the circumstances change. The trustees’ consider that there are no key sources of estimation uncertainty.

The following accounting policies have been applied:

Going Concern

The trustees have reviewed the trust’s investments and operations in response to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The budget for charitable activities in 2022 is, at this time, unaffected and based on a commitment from the founding trustee there will be sufficient cash resources available to meet pre-existing grant commitments and operations costs. The trust holds reserves to supplement income requirements to meet its charitable objectives as required. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties over the trust’s ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements.

Investments

Investments are a form of basic financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at their fair value as at the balance sheet date using their closing quoted market price.

The main form of financial risk faced by the trust is that of volatility in the investment markets due to wider economic conditions, the attitude of investors to investment risk and changes in sentiment concerning equities and within particular sectors of sub-sectors.

Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

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1 Principal accounting policies (continued)

Gains/losses on Investments

All gains and losses are taken to the Statement of Financial Activities as they arise. Unrealised gains and losses on investment assets represent the difference between their fair value at the end of the year and their fair value at the beginning of the year, or transaction value if acquired during the year. Realised gains and losses on disposal of investment assets represent the difference between the sale proceeds and the fair value at the beginning of the year, or transaction value if acquired during the year.

Income

Income is stated on a receivable basis.

Income received by way of donations is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable.

Investment income is credited gross to the Statement of Financial Activities on the date it becomes receivable.

Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis, and is allocated to the appropriate heading in the accounts. Expenditure includes any related VAT and this is reported as part of the expenditure to which it is related.

Charitable expenditure comprises those direct costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services to its beneficiaries and are provided for when approved by the trustees.

Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and include the audit fee and any costs linked to the strategic management of the charity. The trustees deem the governance costs to be the only support costs of the trust.

Charitable donations are grants payable to third parties in the furtherance of the charitable objectives of the trust. Grants are paid at the discretion of the trustees and are accounted for where the trustees have agreed to pay the grant without condition and the recipient has a reasonable expectation that they will receive a grant, or any condition attaching to the grants outside the control of the trust.

Taxation

The trust is a registered charity and as such is entitled to tax emptions on income and gains properly applied for its charitable purposes.

Fund accounting

The unrestricted general funds are those funds that are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Debtors

Debtors are recognised initially at fair value. Subsequent to initial recognition they are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses.

Creditors

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the Charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount.

Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

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1 Principal accounting policies (continued)

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and balances with banks, and investments in money market instruments which are readily convertible, being those with original maturities of three months or less.

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 and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

2 Investment Income Dividends and distributions Deposit interest income Investment income was fully unrestricted in the current and prior year. 3 Net income Net income is stated after charging: Auditors remuneration – audit Auditors remuneration – accountancy and other services 4 Expenditure on Raising Funds Investment management fees Commission and other charges	2021 £ 82,170 - ___ 82,170 _ 2021 £ 14,200 1,800 _ 2021 £ 17,001 41,514 ___ 58,515	2020 £ 25,667 321 _ 25,988 _ 2020 £ 10,000 6,299 _ 2020 £ 13,020 8,403 _ 21,423

Expenditure on raising funds was fully unrestricted in the current and previous year.

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Notes forming part of the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

5 Expenditure on Charitable activities

Grants Governance costs: - Audit and accountancy fees - Trust administration expenses - Legal and secretarial fees - Consulting fees Staff costs Wages and salaries Social security	2021 £ 4,899,054 20,550 82,257 6,816 15,000 ___ 5,023,677 ___ 2021 £ 71,000 3,362 ___ 74,362	2020 £ 2,797,219 18,299 57,994 2,346 15,000 _ 2,890,858 _ 2020 £ 50,000 4,850 ___ 54,850

6 Staff costs

The trust had two employees during the year (2020 - two). No employee received remuneration greater than £60,000 during the year.

Trustees are considered to be key management personnel and no trustee received remuneration or purchased indemnity insurance in the year in the current or prior year.

During the year, no trustees were reimbursed for any expenses (2020 - no trustees were reimbursed for any expenses).

Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

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7 Investments

The portfolio is structured to provide a wide range of diversification to protect the trust’s assets, and to produce a balance of income and capital growth in accordance with benchmarks agreed with the investment manager.

2021
£
Market value brought forward
2,032,281
Additions
117,923,825
Disposal proceeds
(92,609,600)
Net realised gain on disposals and revaluations
1,160,802
Exchange loss
41,657
___
Market value carried forward (excluding cash)
28,548,965
Cash under management
1,550,561
_
Market value carried forward
30,099,526
_
Historical cost carried forward
28,145,218
___
Investments comprise:
Fixed income securities (Listed)
2,520,626
Funds
9,009,179
Equities (Listed)
16,603,546
Private equity
5,543
FX forwards
410,071
Cash
1,550,561
___
30,099,526

2020
£
6,078,594
234,112
(4,449,361)
85,035
83,901
_
2,032,281
6,094,164
_
8,126,445
_
8,057,420
_
6,526
54,495
1,962,316
8,945
-
6,094,163
___
8,126,445

Investments representing over 5% by value of the Investment portfolio (excluding cash under management) comprise:

	Holding	2021
		£	%
ETF SPDE Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bonds UCITS	42,000	3,490,385	12%
JFK Capital alternative SICAV Compartment FOHF Class A	9,283.576	7,870,823	26%

The Alborada Trust

Notes forming part of the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

8 Debtors

Debtors due after more than one year Prepayments and accrued income Debtors due within one year Prepayments and accrued income Trade debtors 9 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Grants payable (see note 11) Accruals 10 Creditors: amounts falling due after one year Grants payable (see note 11) 11 Grants payable Amounts due: Within one year After one year Balance at 1 January 2021 Grants awarded in the year Grants paid in the year Balance at 31 December 2021	2021 £ - 22,906 - ___ 22,906 _ 2021 £ 4,932,398 21,781 ___ 4,954,179 _ 2021 £ 5,420,278 _ 2021 £ 4,932,398 5,420,278 ___ 10,352,676 _ 9,524,815 4,899,054 (4,071,193) ___ 10,352,676	2020 £ 2,600 6,152 170 _ 8,922 _ 2020 £ 3,529,815 12,747 _ 3,542,562 _ 2020 £ 5,995,000 _ 2020 £ 3,529,815 5,995,000 _ 9,524,815 _ 11,492,969 2,797,219 (4,765,373) _ 9,524,815

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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

11 Grants payable ( continued)

Movement of Grants in the year:

	Balance bfwd	Amount	Amount	Balance cfwd
	1 January	awarded/	paid in the	31 December
	2021	adjusted in year	year	2021
Addenbrookes Charitable Trust	-	948,060	(90,110)	857,950
Alzheimer's Research UK	2,000,000	-	(1,000,000)	1,000,000
Action Aid Rohingya	-	100,000	(100,000)	-
Action Aid UK - Cyclone Idai	120,000	-	(120,000)	-
Action Against Hunger (Uganda, Haiti and	-	427,800	(427,800)	-
Afghanistan)
ActionAid UK Supporter Payments (Tigray	-	150,000	(150,000)	-
conflict Ethopia)
Anne Robson Trust	-	40,000	(40,000)	-
The British Racing School	-	10,000	(10,000)	-
David Sheperd Wildlife Foundation	-	232,500	(232,500)	-
Goodwill Caravan	-	40,000	-	40,000
Great Ormond Street	200,000	(200,000)	-	-
Horatios Garden	75,000	-	(25,000)	50,000
Karen Hilltribes Trust	-	25,000	(25,000)	-
Kings Global Healt Partnerships/King's	50,000	-	(25,000)	25,000
College
Médecins Sans Frontieres Shatila Refugee	-	85,855	(85,855)	-
Camp
Médecins Sans Frontieres Maban Doro	-	285,855	(85,855)	200,000
Refugee Camp, South Sudan
Médecins Sans Frontieres Rohingya,	-	285,855	(85,855)	200,000
Bangladesh
Médecins Sans Frontieres Bentiu Secondary	-	300,000	(100,000)	200,000
Healthcare, South Sudan
Médecins Sans Frontieres Kule and Tierkidi	-	300,000	(100,000)	200,000
Refugee Camp, Ethiopia
Médecins Sans Frontieres Mother and Child	-	300,000	(100,000)	200,000
Hospital, Taiz Houban, Yemen
Médecins Sans Frontieres Earthquake	-	100,000	(100,000)	-
response Haiti
Medical Dedection Dogs	-	10,000	(10,000)	-
Mercy Ships UK	-	105,000	(35,000)	70,000
Murray Edwards College	105,000	-	(35,000)	70,000
Multiple Sclerosis Society	100,000	-	(100,000)	-
Priscilla Bacon Norfolk Hospice Care Ltd	-	100,000	(100,000)	-
The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Ltd	-	9,400	(9,400)	-
Riding for the Disabled Association - RDA	-	30,000	-	30,000
RVC Veterinary Research Dr Debbie Guest	299,756	-	(50,940)	248,816
Stroke Association	-	115,265	-	115,265
The Brooke Hospital for Animals LTD	-	1,070,557	(308,111)	762,446
The Princes Trust	145,673	-	(145,673)	-
The Racing Foundation	-	10,000	(10,000)	-
The Soulsby Foundation	100,000	-	(25,000)	75,000
University of Cambridge - Dept. Of Surgery	189,292	-	-	189,292
University of Cambridge - Africa Project	2,600,000	-	-	2,600,000
University of Cambridge "The Alborada	2,261,000	-	-	2,261,000
Professorship"
University of Cambridge Stem cell Prof Tony	240,000	-	-	240,000
Green
University of Cambridge Prof James Wood	100,000	-	(100,000)	-
	___	___	___	___
Balance c/fwd	8,585,721	4,881,147	(3,832,099)	9,634,769

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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

11 Grants payable (continued)

Movement of Grants in the year (continued)	Movement of Grants in the year (continued)
	Balance bfwd	Amount	Amount	Balance cfwd
	1 January	awarded/	paid in the	31 December
	2021	adjusted in year	year	2021
Balance b/fwd from previous page	8,585,721	4,881,147	(3,832,099)	9,634,769
University of Surrey "Alborada Trust Well	69,094	17,907	(69,094)	17,907
Foal Study"
Wavertree Trust	70,000	-	(10,000)	60,000
Wolfson College Cambridge	800,000	-	(160,000)	640,000
	___	___	___	___
Total	9,524,815	4,899,054	(4,071,193)	10,352,676
	___	___	___	___

Grant movement in the prior year

		Amount
	Balance bfwd	awarded/	Amount	Balance cfwd
	1 January	adjusted in	paid in the	31 December
	2020	year	year	2020
Action AID – Cyclone Idai	240,000	-	(120,000)	120,000
Action AID - Rohingya	84,814	-	(84,814)	-
Addenbrookes Charitable Trust		262,000	(262,000)	-
Animal Health Trust	300,000	-	(300,000)	-
Anne Robson Trust	30,000	-	(30,000)	-
ARUK – The Alborada Drug Discovery	3,000,000	-	(1,000,000)	2,000,000
Institute
Brooke Hospital for Animals	250,000	-	(250,000)	-
David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation	-	100,000	(100,000)	-
East Anglia Air Ambulance	30,000	(5,000)	(25,000)	-
Great Ormond Street	-	200,000	-	200,000
Horatios Garden	-	75,000	-	75,000
Injured Jockeys Fund	180,000	-	(180,000)	-
Inspire Suffolk Ltd	-	25,000	(25,000)	-
International Spinal Research Trust	100,000	-	(100,000)	-
Kings Global Health Partnerships	-	50,000	-	50,000
Maggie’s	-	45,000	(45,000)	-
Médecins Sans Frontières	169,191	97,827	(267,018)	-
Multiple Sclerosis Society	200,000	-	(100,000)	100,000
Murray Edwards College	-	105,000	-	105,000
New Beginnings	-	27,600	(27,600)	-
Newmarket Day Centre CIO	-	20,000	(20,000)	-
Plan (UK)	-	56,500	(56,500)	-
Qest	6,000	-	(6,000)	-
RVC – De Mestre	15,963	(270)	(15,693)	-
RVC Veterinary Research	-	299,756	–	299,756
SCI Nurse Specialist	-	25,000	(25,000)	-
Southern Thailand Elephant Foundation	-	19,500	(19,500)	-
St John Ambulance	-	105,000	(105,000)	-
Stroke Association	-	57,956	(57,956)	-
Suffolk Community Foundation	-	25,000	(25,000)	-
	___	___	___	___
Balance c/fwd	4,605,968	1,590,869	(3,247,081)	2,949,756

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Notes forming part of the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

11 Grants payable (continued)

Grant movement in the prior year (continued)

					Amount
					awarded/	Amount	Balance cfwd
		Balance bfwd		1	adjusted in	paid in the	31 December
		January	2020		year	year	2020
Balance b/fwd from previous page		4,605,968			1,590,869	(3,247,081)	2,949,756
The ALBORADA Professorship,		2,535,000			-	(274,000)	2,261,000
Cambridge
The Country Food Trust			-		20,000	(20,000)	-
The Princes Trust			-		145,673	–	145,673
The Racing Centre			-		20,000	(20,000)	-
The Racing Foundation			-		200,000	(200,000)	-
The Soulsby Foundation		125,000			-	(25,000)	100,000
The Wavertree Charitable Trust		80,000			-	(10,000)	70,000
University of Cambridge	(Africa Project)	3,100,000			-	(500,000)	2,600,000
University of Cambridge	(Research		-		378,584	(189,292)	189,292
support for the Cambridge Movement
Initiative)
University of Cambridge	(Stem Cell)		-		360,000	(120,000)	240,000
University of Cambridge	Dr James				100,000	–	100,000
Wood
University of Surrey - The ALBORADA		87,001			(17,907)	–	69,094
Trust Well Foal Study
Wolfson College Cambridge		960,000			-	(160,000)	800,000
		___			___	___	___
Total		11,492,969			2,797,219	(4,765,373)	9,524,815
		___			___	___	___
Funds
	At 1 January	Incoming		Outgoing			At 31
	2021	resources		Resources Gains/(losses) December 2021
	£	£			£	£	£
Unrestricted Funds	(1,393,513)	25,082,170		(5,082,192)		1,149,986	19,756,451
	___	___		___		___	___
	At 1 January	Incoming		Outgoing Gains/(losses)			At 31
	2020	resources		Resources		December 2020
	£	£			£	£	£
Unrestricted Funds	(4,883,554)	6,325,988		(2,912,281)		76,334	(1,393,513)
	___	___		___		___	___

12 Funds

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Notes forming part of the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

13	Analysis of net assets/(liabilities) between Funds	Analysis of net assets/(liabilities) between Funds
				2021	2020
				Unrestricted	Unrestricted
				£	£
	Investments			30,099,526	8,126,445
	Net current liabilities			(4,922,797)	(3,524,958)
	Liabilities due in more than one year			(5,420,278)	(5,995,000)
				___	___
				19,756,451	(1,393,513)

				___	___
14	Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operating activities
				2021	2020
				£	£
	Net income			21,160,780	3,490,041
	Cash flows from operating activities:
	Gains on investments			(1,160,802)	(168,936)
	Dividends, interest and rents from investments			(82,170)	(25,988)
	(Decrease)/increase in debtors			7,487	(8,908)
	Increase/(decrease) in creditors			836,895	(2,142,186)
				___	___
	Net cash provided by operating activities			20,762,190	1,144,023
				___	___
15	Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
				2021	2020
				£	£
	Cash at bank and in hand			8,476	8,682
	Cash held by investment manager			1,550,561	6,094,164
				___	___
	Total cash and cash equivalents			1,559,037	6,102,846

				___	___
16	Analysis of net debt
	At	1 January	Cash flows	Foreign	At 31
		2021		Exchange	December 2021
		£	£	£	£
	Cash at bank and in hand	8,682	(206)	-	8,476
	Cash held in investments	6,094,164	(4,491,165)	(52,438)	1,550,561
			___	___
	___				___
	6,102,846 ___		(4,491,371) ___	(52,438) ___	1,559,037 ___

17 Related party transactions

The trust received a donation of £25,000,000 (2020: £6,300,000) from Dr K E Rausing, trustee, during the year, of which £Nil (2020 – £Nil) was outstanding at year end.

The Alborada Trust

Annual Report and Financial Statements

Year Ended

31 December 2021

Registered Charity No. 1091660

The Alborada Trust

Report and financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2021

The Alborada Trust

Reference and Administration Information

for the year ended 31 December 2021

Registered Charity Name

The Alborada Trust

Charity Registration Number

1091660

Principal Office Address

Lanwades Stud Moulton Newmarket CB8 8QS

Trustees

Dr E K E Rausing Mr R Lerner Captain J Nicholson Mr R T A Goff Mr L Pillard Mrs A E Traub (appointed 15 March 2021)

Secretary

J Richardson

Bankers

Julius Bar, Bahnhofstrasse 26, CH-8010 Zurich Barclays, 58 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8NH

Investment manager

Longbow Finance SA, Route De Lavaux 36, Lutry CH – 1095, Switzerland

Auditors

BDO LLP, 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 7EU

for the year ended 31 December 2021

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Report of the Trustees

Structure, Governance and Management

The power of appointment of new trustees is vested in and exercisable by the continuing trustees.

Risk Management

for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

The Alborada Trust

Report of the Trustees

Objectives and Activities

The charity’s aims are the funding of medical and veterinary causes, research and education and for the relief of poverty and of human and animal suffering, sickness and ill-health.

The main objectives for the year are shaped by these strategic aims with a view to continue funding chosen general charitable causes in line with the Trust Deed.

Grant Making Policy

The trustees' funds are fully committed and unsolicited applications are not requested.

Performance for the Year

The trusts’ net assets and total unrestricted reserves as at 31 December 2021 amounted to £19,756,451 (2020 – net liabilities and deficit of £1,393,513).

The trustees report net income before other gains and losses for the year of £21,160,780 (2020 - £3,498,742).

Reserves

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Report of the Trustees

for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

Investment Policy and Performance

Investments are shown at market value rather than book cost in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities.

Plans for Future Periods

The Alborada Trust is a lasting testimony to the generosity and philanthropic concerns of the Founder.

Charity’s Public Benefit

Going Concern

The Alborada Trust

Independent Auditor’s Report To Trustees of The Alborada Trust

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO TRUSTEES OF THE ALBORADA TRUST

Opinion on the financial statements

In our opinion, the financial statements:

give a true and fair view of the state of the Charity’s affairs as at 31 December 2021 and of its incoming resources and application of resources for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.

Basis for opinion

Independence

Conclusions related 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.

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

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Independent Auditor’s Report To Trustees of The Alborada Trust (continued)

Other information

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 in relation to which the Charities Act 2011 require us to report to you if, in our opinion;

the information contained in the financial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the Trustees’ Annual Report; or
adequate accounting records have not been kept; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.

Responsibilities of Trustees

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

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Independent Auditor’s Report To Trustees of The Alborada Trust (continued)

Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Audit procedures capable of detecting irregularities including fraud performed by the engagement team included:

Performing analytical procedures to identify unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud. Areas of identified risk are then tested substantively;
Discussion with management, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations and fraud;
Reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance to identify any actual or potential frauds or any potential weaknesses in internal control which could result in fraud susceptibility;
Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
Carrying out detailed testing, on a sample basis, of transactions and balances agreeing to appropriate documentary evidence;
In addressing the risk of fraud in income recognition we considered management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements and designed specific audit tests to respond to this risk, in particular tests to address the completeness of income risk; and
In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, testing the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments.

Use of our report

Heather Wheelhouse (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of BDO LLP, statutory auditor London, UK

Date: 28 July 2022

BDO LLP is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

BDO LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (with registered number OC305127).

The Alborada Trust

Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating the Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2021

		Total	Total
		unrestricted	unrestricted
		funds	funds
		2021	2020
	Note	£	£
Income from:
Donation from founding member		25,000,000	6,300,000
Investments	2	82,170	25,988
		___	___
Total income		25,082,170	6,325,988
		___	___
Expenditure on:
Raising funds	4	(58,515)	(21,423)
Charitable activities	5	(5,023,677)	(2,890,858)
		___	___
Total expenditure		(5,082,192)	(2,912,281)
		___	___
Net income before gains and losses		19,999,978	3,413,707
Net gains on investments	7	1,160,802	85,035
		___	___
Net income		21,160,780	3,498,742
Other recognised gains and losses:
Losses on foreign exchange		(10,816)	(8,701)
		___	___
Net movement in funds		21,149,964	3,490,041

		___	___
Total funds brought forward	12	(1,393,513)	(4,883,554)
		___	___
Total funds carried forward	12	19,756,451	(1,393,513)
		___	___

All amounts relate to unrestricted funds and to continuing activities.

There were no recognised gains or losses other than those stated above and therefore those stated above represent total comprehensive income.

The notes on pages 12 to 21 form part of these accounts.

The Alborada Trust

Cash flow statement for the year ended 31 December 2021

2020
£
1,144,023
_
25,988
4,449,361
(234,112)
_
4,241,237
_
5,385,260
717,586
-
_
6,102,846

The notes on pages 12 to 21 form part of these accounts.

The Alborada Trust

Notes forming part of the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2021

1 Principal accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, being the functional currency of the entity, and have been rounded to the nearest pound.

The trust constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

Estimates and judgements

The following accounting policies have been applied:

Going Concern

Investments

Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

The Alborada Trust

1 Principal accounting policies (continued)

Gains/losses on Investments

Income

Income is stated on a receivable basis.

Income received by way of donations is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable.

Investment income is credited gross to the Statement of Financial Activities on the date it becomes receivable.

Expenditure

Charitable expenditure comprises those direct costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services to its beneficiaries and are provided for when approved by the trustees.

Taxation

The trust is a registered charity and as such is entitled to tax emptions on income and gains properly applied for its charitable purposes.

Fund accounting

The unrestricted general funds are those funds that are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Debtors

Debtors are recognised initially at fair value. Subsequent to initial recognition they are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses.

Creditors

Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

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1 Principal accounting policies (continued)

Cash and cash equivalents

Financial instruments

2 Investment Income Dividends and distributions Deposit interest income Investment income was fully unrestricted in the current and prior year. 3 Net income Net income is stated after charging: Auditors remuneration – audit Auditors remuneration – accountancy and other services 4 Expenditure on Raising Funds Investment management fees Commission and other charges	2021 £ 82,170 - ___ 82,170 _ 2021 £ 14,200 1,800 _ 2021 £ 17,001 41,514 ___ 58,515	2020 £ 25,667 321 _ 25,988 _ 2020 £ 10,000 6,299 _ 2020 £ 13,020 8,403 _ 21,423

Expenditure on raising funds was fully unrestricted in the current and previous year.

The Alborada Trust

Notes forming part of the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

5 Expenditure on Charitable activities

Grants Governance costs: - Audit and accountancy fees - Trust administration expenses - Legal and secretarial fees - Consulting fees Staff costs Wages and salaries Social security	2021 £ 4,899,054 20,550 82,257 6,816 15,000 ___ 5,023,677 ___ 2021 £ 71,000 3,362 ___ 74,362	2020 £ 2,797,219 18,299 57,994 2,346 15,000 _ 2,890,858 _ 2020 £ 50,000 4,850 ___ 54,850

6 Staff costs

The trust had two employees during the year (2020 - two). No employee received remuneration greater than £60,000 during the year.

Trustees are considered to be key management personnel and no trustee received remuneration or purchased indemnity insurance in the year in the current or prior year.

During the year, no trustees were reimbursed for any expenses (2020 - no trustees were reimbursed for any expenses).

Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

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7 Investments

2020
£
6,078,594
234,112
(4,449,361)
85,035
83,901
_
2,032,281
6,094,164
_
8,126,445
_
8,057,420
_
6,526
54,495
1,962,316
8,945
-
6,094,163
___
8,126,445

Investments representing over 5% by value of the Investment portfolio (excluding cash under management) comprise:

	Holding	2021
		£	%
ETF SPDE Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bonds UCITS	42,000	3,490,385	12%
JFK Capital alternative SICAV Compartment FOHF Class A	9,283.576	7,870,823	26%

The Alborada Trust

Notes forming part of the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

8 Debtors

Debtors due after more than one year Prepayments and accrued income Debtors due within one year Prepayments and accrued income Trade debtors 9 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Grants payable (see note 11) Accruals 10 Creditors: amounts falling due after one year Grants payable (see note 11) 11 Grants payable Amounts due: Within one year After one year Balance at 1 January 2021 Grants awarded in the year Grants paid in the year Balance at 31 December 2021	2021 £ - 22,906 - ___ 22,906 _ 2021 £ 4,932,398 21,781 ___ 4,954,179 _ 2021 £ 5,420,278 _ 2021 £ 4,932,398 5,420,278 ___ 10,352,676 _ 9,524,815 4,899,054 (4,071,193) ___ 10,352,676	2020 £ 2,600 6,152 170 _ 8,922 _ 2020 £ 3,529,815 12,747 _ 3,542,562 _ 2020 £ 5,995,000 _ 2020 £ 3,529,815 5,995,000 _ 9,524,815 _ 11,492,969 2,797,219 (4,765,373) _ 9,524,815

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Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

11 Grants payable ( continued)

Movement of Grants in the year:

	Balance bfwd	Amount	Amount	Balance cfwd
	1 January	awarded/	paid in the	31 December
	2021	adjusted in year	year	2021
Addenbrookes Charitable Trust	-	948,060	(90,110)	857,950
Alzheimer's Research UK	2,000,000	-	(1,000,000)	1,000,000
Action Aid Rohingya	-	100,000	(100,000)	-
Action Aid UK - Cyclone Idai	120,000	-	(120,000)	-
Action Against Hunger (Uganda, Haiti and	-	427,800	(427,800)	-
Afghanistan)
ActionAid UK Supporter Payments (Tigray	-	150,000	(150,000)	-
conflict Ethopia)
Anne Robson Trust	-	40,000	(40,000)	-
The British Racing School	-	10,000	(10,000)	-
David Sheperd Wildlife Foundation	-	232,500	(232,500)	-
Goodwill Caravan	-	40,000	-	40,000
Great Ormond Street	200,000	(200,000)	-	-
Horatios Garden	75,000	-	(25,000)	50,000
Karen Hilltribes Trust	-	25,000	(25,000)	-
Kings Global Healt Partnerships/King's	50,000	-	(25,000)	25,000
College
Médecins Sans Frontieres Shatila Refugee	-	85,855	(85,855)	-
Camp
Médecins Sans Frontieres Maban Doro	-	285,855	(85,855)	200,000
Refugee Camp, South Sudan
Médecins Sans Frontieres Rohingya,	-	285,855	(85,855)	200,000
Bangladesh
Médecins Sans Frontieres Bentiu Secondary	-	300,000	(100,000)	200,000
Healthcare, South Sudan
Médecins Sans Frontieres Kule and Tierkidi	-	300,000	(100,000)	200,000
Refugee Camp, Ethiopia
Médecins Sans Frontieres Mother and Child	-	300,000	(100,000)	200,000
Hospital, Taiz Houban, Yemen
Médecins Sans Frontieres Earthquake	-	100,000	(100,000)	-
response Haiti
Medical Dedection Dogs	-	10,000	(10,000)	-
Mercy Ships UK	-	105,000	(35,000)	70,000
Murray Edwards College	105,000	-	(35,000)	70,000
Multiple Sclerosis Society	100,000	-	(100,000)	-
Priscilla Bacon Norfolk Hospice Care Ltd	-	100,000	(100,000)	-
The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Ltd	-	9,400	(9,400)	-
Riding for the Disabled Association - RDA	-	30,000	-	30,000
RVC Veterinary Research Dr Debbie Guest	299,756	-	(50,940)	248,816
Stroke Association	-	115,265	-	115,265
The Brooke Hospital for Animals LTD	-	1,070,557	(308,111)	762,446
The Princes Trust	145,673	-	(145,673)	-
The Racing Foundation	-	10,000	(10,000)	-
The Soulsby Foundation	100,000	-	(25,000)	75,000
University of Cambridge - Dept. Of Surgery	189,292	-	-	189,292
University of Cambridge - Africa Project	2,600,000	-	-	2,600,000
University of Cambridge "The Alborada	2,261,000	-	-	2,261,000
Professorship"
University of Cambridge Stem cell Prof Tony	240,000	-	-	240,000
Green
University of Cambridge Prof James Wood	100,000	-	(100,000)	-
	___	___	___	___
Balance c/fwd	8,585,721	4,881,147	(3,832,099)	9,634,769

The Alborada Trust

Notes forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

11 Grants payable (continued)

Movement of Grants in the year (continued)	Movement of Grants in the year (continued)
	Balance bfwd	Amount	Amount	Balance cfwd
	1 January	awarded/	paid in the	31 December
	2021	adjusted in year	year	2021
Balance b/fwd from previous page	8,585,721	4,881,147	(3,832,099)	9,634,769
University of Surrey "Alborada Trust Well	69,094	17,907	(69,094)	17,907
Foal Study"
Wavertree Trust	70,000	-	(10,000)	60,000
Wolfson College Cambridge	800,000	-	(160,000)	640,000
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Total	9,524,815	4,899,054	(4,071,193)	10,352,676
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Grant movement in the prior year

		Amount
	Balance bfwd	awarded/	Amount	Balance cfwd
	1 January	adjusted in	paid in the	31 December
	2020	year	year	2020
Action AID – Cyclone Idai	240,000	-	(120,000)	120,000
Action AID - Rohingya	84,814	-	(84,814)	-
Addenbrookes Charitable Trust		262,000	(262,000)	-
Animal Health Trust	300,000	-	(300,000)	-
Anne Robson Trust	30,000	-	(30,000)	-
ARUK – The Alborada Drug Discovery	3,000,000	-	(1,000,000)	2,000,000
Institute
Brooke Hospital for Animals	250,000	-	(250,000)	-
David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation	-	100,000	(100,000)	-
East Anglia Air Ambulance	30,000	(5,000)	(25,000)	-
Great Ormond Street	-	200,000	-	200,000
Horatios Garden	-	75,000	-	75,000
Injured Jockeys Fund	180,000	-	(180,000)	-
Inspire Suffolk Ltd	-	25,000	(25,000)	-
International Spinal Research Trust	100,000	-	(100,000)	-
Kings Global Health Partnerships	-	50,000	-	50,000
Maggie’s	-	45,000	(45,000)	-
Médecins Sans Frontières	169,191	97,827	(267,018)	-
Multiple Sclerosis Society	200,000	-	(100,000)	100,000
Murray Edwards College	-	105,000	-	105,000
New Beginnings	-	27,600	(27,600)	-
Newmarket Day Centre CIO	-	20,000	(20,000)	-
Plan (UK)	-	56,500	(56,500)	-
Qest	6,000	-	(6,000)	-
RVC – De Mestre	15,963	(270)	(15,693)	-
RVC Veterinary Research	-	299,756	–	299,756
SCI Nurse Specialist	-	25,000	(25,000)	-
Southern Thailand Elephant Foundation	-	19,500	(19,500)	-
St John Ambulance	-	105,000	(105,000)	-
Stroke Association	-	57,956	(57,956)	-
Suffolk Community Foundation	-	25,000	(25,000)	-
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Balance c/fwd	4,605,968	1,590,869	(3,247,081)	2,949,756

The Alborada Trust

Notes forming part of the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

11 Grants payable (continued)

Grant movement in the prior year (continued)

					Amount
					awarded/	Amount	Balance cfwd
		Balance bfwd		1	adjusted in	paid in the	31 December
		January	2020		year	year	2020
Balance b/fwd from previous page		4,605,968			1,590,869	(3,247,081)	2,949,756
The ALBORADA Professorship,		2,535,000			-	(274,000)	2,261,000
Cambridge
The Country Food Trust			-		20,000	(20,000)	-
The Princes Trust			-		145,673	–	145,673
The Racing Centre			-		20,000	(20,000)	-
The Racing Foundation			-		200,000	(200,000)	-
The Soulsby Foundation		125,000			-	(25,000)	100,000
The Wavertree Charitable Trust		80,000			-	(10,000)	70,000
University of Cambridge	(Africa Project)	3,100,000			-	(500,000)	2,600,000
University of Cambridge	(Research		-		378,584	(189,292)	189,292
support for the Cambridge Movement
Initiative)
University of Cambridge	(Stem Cell)		-		360,000	(120,000)	240,000
University of Cambridge	Dr James				100,000	–	100,000
Wood
University of Surrey - The ALBORADA		87,001			(17,907)	–	69,094
Trust Well Foal Study
Wolfson College Cambridge		960,000			-	(160,000)	800,000
		___			___	___	___
Total		11,492,969			2,797,219	(4,765,373)	9,524,815
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Funds
	At 1 January	Incoming		Outgoing			At 31
	2021	resources		Resources Gains/(losses) December 2021
	£	£			£	£	£
Unrestricted Funds	(1,393,513)	25,082,170		(5,082,192)		1,149,986	19,756,451
	___	___		___		___	___
	At 1 January	Incoming		Outgoing Gains/(losses)			At 31
	2020	resources		Resources		December 2020
	£	£			£	£	£
Unrestricted Funds	(4,883,554)	6,325,988		(2,912,281)		76,334	(1,393,513)
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12 Funds

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Notes forming part of the financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2021 (continued)

13	Analysis of net assets/(liabilities) between Funds	Analysis of net assets/(liabilities) between Funds
				2021	2020
				Unrestricted	Unrestricted
				£	£
	Investments			30,099,526	8,126,445
	Net current liabilities			(4,922,797)	(3,524,958)
	Liabilities due in more than one year			(5,420,278)	(5,995,000)
				___	___
				19,756,451	(1,393,513)

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14	Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operating activities
				2021	2020
				£	£
	Net income			21,160,780	3,490,041
	Cash flows from operating activities:
	Gains on investments			(1,160,802)	(168,936)
	Dividends, interest and rents from investments			(82,170)	(25,988)
	(Decrease)/increase in debtors			7,487	(8,908)
	Increase/(decrease) in creditors			836,895	(2,142,186)
				___	___
	Net cash provided by operating activities			20,762,190	1,144,023
				___	___
15	Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
				2021	2020
				£	£
	Cash at bank and in hand			8,476	8,682
	Cash held by investment manager			1,550,561	6,094,164
				___	___
	Total cash and cash equivalents			1,559,037	6,102,846

				___	___
16	Analysis of net debt
	At	1 January	Cash flows	Foreign	At 31
		2021		Exchange	December 2021
		£	£	£	£
	Cash at bank and in hand	8,682	(206)	-	8,476
	Cash held in investments	6,094,164	(4,491,165)	(52,438)	1,550,561
			___	___
	___				___
	6,102,846 ___		(4,491,371) ___	(52,438) ___	1,559,037 ___

17 Related party transactions

The trust received a donation of £25,000,000 (2020: £6,300,000) from Dr K E Rausing, trustee, during the year, of which £Nil (2020 – £Nil) was outstanding at year end.

Report to the Board of Trustees THE ALBORADA TRUST

Audit Completion Report: year ending 31 December 2021

Private and Confidential

Dear Trustees

Financial statements for year ended 31 December 2021

Following the completion of our recent audit of your financial statements, we are writing to advise you of the significant matters which arose in its course.

These are set out this letter and include:

Heather Wheelhouse Partner

m : +44 (0)7798 653994 e: heather.wheelhouse@bdo.co.uk

Key audit and accounting matters
Narrative reporting matters

Sarah McGibbon Audit Manager

Control environment deficiencies
Unadjusted/adjusted audit differences

As the purpose of the audit is to form an opinion on the financial statements, you will appreciate that our audit cannot necessarily be expected to disclose all matters that may be of interest to you and, as a result, the matters reported may not be the only ones which exist.

m : +44 (0)7775 903279 e: sarah.mcgibbon@bdo.co.uk

We have prepared this report for your use only. It should not be disclosed to any other person without our express permission in writing. We do not accept responsibility for this report to any other person and we hereby disclaim any and all such liability.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Jeremy Richardson for his help and co-operation during the course of our audit.

Heather Wheelhouse

16 May 2022

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OVERVIEW

As identified in our audit planning report, we assessed the following matters as being the most significant risks of material misstatement in the financial statements.

	Significant			Control Findings to be	Specific
	Management	Use of Experts	Error	reported in	Letter of
Significant Audit Risk	Judgement Involved	Required	Identified	Management letter	Representation Point
Management override of	Yes	No	No	No	No
controls
Revenue recognition	No	No	No	No	No

In addition to the significant risks identified above the following normal risks were also identified – going concern and grant recognition.

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MANAGEMENT OVERRIDE OF CONTROLS

Risk description

ISA (UK) 240 presumes that Management is in a unique position to perpetrate fraud. ISA (UK) 240 presumes that management is in a unique position to perpetrate fraud.

ISA (UK) 240 - The auditor’s responsibilities relating to fraud in an audit of financial statements requires us to presume that the risk of management override of controls is present and significant in all entities. Due to the unpredictable way in which such override could occur, it is a risk of material misstatement due to fraud and thus a significant risk.
The primary responsibility for the detection of fraud rests with management. Their role in the detection of fraud is an extension of their role in preventing fraudulent activity. They are responsible for establishing a sound system of internal control designed to support the achievement of departmental policies, aims and objectives and to manage the risks facing the organisation; this includes the risk of fraud

Significant risk	X
Normal risk
Fraud risk	X
Assess design &	X
implementation of controls
to mitigate
Significant Management	X
estimates & judgements
Controls testing
approach
Substantive testing approach	X

Results and conclusion

Our audit procedures included the following:

A review and verification of journal entries made in the period assessing the completeness of journals and agreeing to supporting documentation. We determined key risk characteristics and selected any journals deemed high risk for testing. We then discussed these journals with management and evidenced to supporting documentation;
Review related parties transactions;
A review of estimates and judgements applied by Management in the financial statements to assess their appropriateness and the existence of any systematic bias.
Review of unadjusted audit differences for indications of bias or deliberate misstatement.

No issues were identified in our testing. Our review determined that there were no estimates and judgements applied by management.

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REVENUE RECOGNITION

Risk description

ISA (UK) 240 presumes that income recognition presents a fraud risk.

Under International Standard on Auditing 240 “The Auditor’s responsibility to consider fraud in an audit of financial statements” there is a presumption that income recognition presents a fraud risk.

ISA 240 requires the firm to consider revenue recognition as a significant risk. The Trust’s main source of income comes in the form of investment income and donations from the principal donor.

The International Standards on Auditing (UK) consider revenue recognition to be an inherent fraud risk and on consideration of the Trust’s sources of income, this cannot be rebutted.

Significant management	X
judgment
Significant risk	X
Normal risk
Fraud risk	X
Assess design &	X
implementation of controls to
mitigate
Significant Management
estimates & judgements
Controls testing
approach
Substantive testing approach	X

For Charities, the risks can be identified as affecting the completeness of income, although there are also risks regarding restrictions, accuracy and existence of income.

The Trust’s accounting policies for income recognition should follow the criteria as set out in FRS 102 and the Charities SORP.

Results and conclusion

Our audit procedures included the following:

Income recognition procedures were reviewed and tested to ensure income is correctly recognised in the financial statements.
Income was tested for completeness and accuracy. This was done through a review of expected income from investment reports and a review of paperwork supporting donations that the charity may have received . Cut off was considered in relation to all income categories.

No issues were identified in our testing.

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GOING CONCERN

ISA (UK) 570 Going concern

Significant management	X
judgement
Significant risk
Normal risk	X
Fraud risk	X
Assess design &	X
implementation of controls to
mitigate
Significant Management
estimates & judgements
Controls testing
approach
Substantive testing approach	X

Risk description

Under International Standard on Auditing 570 “Going Concern” the Auditor’s responsibility in an audit of financial statements relating to going concern and the implications for the auditor’s report are set out.

Trustees’ responsibilities

The emergence and spread of Coronavirus has had an effect on business and markets around the world. Guidance is now available to assist in identifying the potential corporate reporting and auditing issues and consequences of the virus. However, given the fast moving and ever-changing nature of the situation, aspects of this guidance will change over time. The outbreak is a post year end event and therefore will not impact on the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021.

It is the Trustees’ responsibility to make an assessment of Trust’s ability to continue as Going Concerns to support the basis of preparation for the financial statements. This is a requirement of accounting standards and the Charities Act 2011.

In respect of going concern, Trustees are required to consider events that have occurred after the balance sheet date when determining whether there is a material uncertainty over the ability to continue as a going concern.

The going concern assessment should cover a minimum of 12 months from the date of the Trustees’ approval of the financial statements. However, consideration should also be given to any major events or circumstances that may fall outside this period.

We consider the impact of the pandemic to be a significant risk for all entities and we are required to treat it as such by our regulators.

Results and conclusion

The Trust has net asset situation in the balance sheet at the end of 2021, in the prior years there had been a net liability situation due to the recognition of liabilities for committed grants.

The Trust is the beneficiary of the founding donor, Kirsten Rausing, who has confirmed her continued support through future funding for the Trust. This is included within the Letter of Representation.

Our audit procedures included the following:

We reviewed the principle risks and uncertainties caused by COVID-19 on the Trust.
We reviewed the adequacy and appropriateness of financial and narrative reporting disclosure in line with FRC and reporting framework requirements.
We reviewed the Trustees’ plans for future actions in relation to the going concern assessment including whether such plans are feasible in the circumstances, particularly given the current pandemic and economic environment.

No issues were identified which could cause a material uncertainty to the financial statements, and adequate disclosure has been made.

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GRANT RECOGNITION

Risk description

Grants

There is a risk regarding the existence and accuracy of amounts recognised in the financial statements in relation to grants which have been committed to by the Board.

Significant management	X
judgement
Significant risk
Normal risk	X
Fraud risk	X
Assess design &	X
implementation of controls to
mitigate
Significant Management
estimates & judgements
Controls testing
approach
Substantive testing approach	X

Results and conclusion

Our audit procedures included the following:

We completed a thorough review of the minutes of the Board meetings to ensure that the list of commitments are recognised in the financial statements;
We reviewed the items had been pledged during the year to determine the conditions attached to them and hence determine whether under the requirements of the Charity SORP these should eb recognised;
We reviewed the disclosure of grants to ensure that they were correctly presented in the accounts as either due within one year or after one year.

Our work identified that there was an addition error in the spreadsheet prepared and that there was one pledge which was required to be recognised in the financial statements. We also determined that there was an error in the split between the amounts due within one year and due after one year. These are included in the adjusted errors as on page 7.

No further issues were identified in our testing.

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ADJUSTED AUDIT DIFFERENCES

Details for the current year

The following audit differences were identified by our audit work. The effect on the net income for the year is a decrease of £339,601.

Adjusted audit differences	SOFA reconciliation Income and expenditure Balance sheet
	£ £ £ £ £
Net income for the year before adjustments Adjustment 1: Adjustment to split of grant commitment for the year	21,489,565
DR Grant creditor due within one year	- - - 5,830,677 -
CR Grant creditors due within one year	- - - - (5,420,278)
CR Grants costs for year (SOFA)	410,399 - (410,399) - -
Adjustment 2: Recognition of grant pledged and not recognised in financial statements – Addenbrookes Charitable Trust
DR Grant cost for the year	(750,000) 750,000 - -
DR Grant creditor due within one year	- - - (750,000)
	750,000 (410,399) 5,830,677 (6,170,278)
Adjusted net income	21,149,964

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UNADJUSTED AUDIT DIFFERENCES

Details for the current year

We are required to bring to your attention audit adjustments that the Board of Trustees is required to consider. The following unadjusted audit differences were identified by our audit work. The effect on the net income for the year would be a decrease of £39,453.

Adjusted audit differences	SOFA reconciliation Income and expenditure Balance sheet
	£ £ £ £ £
Net income for the year before adjustments 21,149,964 Adjustment 1: Being reduction in investment valuation due to differences in year end valuation and exchange rates
in year end valuation and exchange rates
DR Revaluation of investments	(39,453) 39,453 - - -
CR Investments	- (39,453)
	39,453 - - (39,453)
Net income for the year if adjustments were accounted for	21,110,511

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NARRATIVE REPORTING MATTERS

MATTER	COMMENT
The information given in the Trustees Annual Report is required to be	We found no evidence during the audit of inconsistencies.
consistent with the financial statements.
The Trustees’ Annual Report is not to be materially inconsistent with the	We found no evidence during the audit of inconsistencies.
financial statements, not materially incorrect with our knowledge
acquired in the course of our audit, and not otherwise misleading.
The Trustees have not provided signed declarations regarding any	We have obtained confirmation that there have been no changes to
interests that they hold for the year ended 31 December 2021.	the interests that they hold as declared at 31 December 2020.

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DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED

Control Environment

We are required to report to you, in writing, significant deficiencies in internal control that we have identified during the audit. These matters are limited to those which we have concluded are of sufficient importance to merit being reported to the Finance Committee.

As the purpose of the audit is for us to express an opinion on the Trust’s financial statements, you will appreciate that our audit cannot necessarily be expected to disclose all matters that may be of interest to you and, as a result, the matters reported may not be the only ones which exist.

As part of our work, we considered internal control relevant to the preparation of the financial statements such that we were able to design appropriate audit procedures. This work was not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control.

Although the Trust is a small organisation, there are segregations of duties in place, for example grant payments are approved by the Trustees at Board meetings, requests for payments are made by Jeremy Richardson and payments are authorised by another.

There were no significant deficiencies identified during the course of our audit.

The following is a housekeeping issue that we have identified.

Area	Observation & implication	Recommendation
Charity Commission	Whilst completing our review of the Charity	All appointments should be recorded on
	Commission website, we identified that a	the Charity Commission website on a
	trustee who had been appointed prior to the	timely basis and as a minimum when the
	signing of the 2020 accounts was still not	yearly accounts and annual return are
	recorded at the Charity Commission.	completed.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Heather Wheelhouse

m: +44 (0)7798 653994 e: Heather.Wheelhouse@bdo.co.uk

The matters raised in our report prepared in connection with the audit are those we believe should be brought to your attention. They do not purport to be a complete record of all matters arising. This report is prepared solely for the use of the company and may not be quoted nor copied without our prior written consent. No responsibility to any third party is accepted.

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The Alborada Trust

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Report and financial statements

Contents

Page:

The Alborada Trust

Reference and Administration Information

Registered Charity Name

Charity Registration Number

Principal Office Address

Trustees

Secretary

Bankers

Investment manager

Auditors

The Alborada Trust

Report of the Trustees

Structure, Governance and Management

Risk Management

The Alborada Trust

Report of the Trustees

Objectives and Activities

Grant Making Policy

Performance for the Year

Reserves

The Alborada Trust

Report of the Trustees

Investment Policy and Performance

Plans for Future Periods

Charity’s Public Benefit

Going Concern

The Alborada Trust

Independent Auditor’s Report To Trustees of The Alborada Trust

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO TRUSTEES OF THE ALBORADA TRUST

Opinion on the financial statements

Basis for opinion

Independence

Conclusions related to going concern

The Alborada Trust

Independent Auditor’s Report To Trustees of The Alborada Trust (continued)

Other information

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

Responsibilities of Trustees

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

The Alborada Trust

Independent Auditor’s Report To Trustees of The Alborada Trust (continued)

Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Use of our report

The Alborada Trust

Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating the Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2021

The Alborada Trust

Cash flow statement for the year ended 31 December 2021

The Alborada Trust

Notes forming part of the financial statements

1 Principal accounting policies

Basis of preparation

Estimates and judgements

Going Concern

Investments

The Alborada Trust

1 Principal accounting policies (continued)

Gains/losses on Investments

Income

Expenditure

Taxation

Fund accounting

Debtors

Creditors

The Alborada Trust

1 Principal accounting policies (continued)

Cash and cash equivalents

Financial instruments

The Alborada Trust

Notes forming part of the financial statements

5 Expenditure on Charitable activities

6 Staff costs

The Alborada Trust

7 Investments

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