Charity number: 1093502
J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation
Unaudited Trustees' report and financial statements For the year ended 30 September 2025
J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation
Contents
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| Reference and administrative details of the charity, its Trustees and advisers | 1 |
| Trustees' report | 2 - 3 |
| Independent examiner's report | 4 |
| Statement of financial activities | 5 |
| Balance sheet | 6 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 7 - 12 |
| draft 23.2.26 |
J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its Trustees and advisers For the year ended 30 September 2025
Trustees J.W. Findlay, Chair C.B. Findlay Dr. K.H. Findlay Whittle C.J. Findlay
Charity registered number 1093502 Principal office 1 Pimpernel Close Bearsted Kent ME14 4QQ
Accountants UHY Hacker Young Chartered Accountants Thames House Roman Square Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4BJ
Roman Square Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4BJ
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J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation
Trustees' report For the year ended 30 September 2025
The Trustees present their report, together with the unaudited accounts for the year ended 30 September 2025. The Trustees confirm that the report and financial statements comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of charity’s governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
HISTORY, OBJECTS AND CONSTITUTION
The Foundation's governing document, the J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation Settlement, was made on 14 April 2002.
The main object of the J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation is the generation of income for charitable distribution within the United Kingdom or any other part of the world, as the Trustees shall in their discretion see fit. In particular, the Foundation will concentrate on making grants in the areas of education, religion, medicine and the arts, with an emphasis placed on supporting local charitable organisations.
The main specific objective for the year ended 30 September 2025 was to increase the amount and range of the Foundation's charitable giving.
TRUSTEES, GOVERNANCE AND STRUCTURE
The Trustees during the year were as follows:-
J.W. Findlay C.B.Findlay C.J. Findlay Dr. K.H. Findlay Whittle
The Trustees meet regularly throughout the year, and the powers and discretions vested in the Trustees, as set out in the J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation Settlement, are exercisable by a majority in number of the Trustees. This includes any decision to appoint an additional or new Trustees. All decisions are made in meetings and are minuted.
The Trustees have the power to invest in such assets as they see fit, but where necessary financial advice is sought from persons with relevant experience.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
The Trustees are satisfied that the grants and donation made during the year meet the public benefits requirements of the Charities Act.
A grant was made to Maidstone Girls Grammar School Development Trust in connection with a new building at the school.
Income continues to be at a lower level. In view of the strong asset position, Trustees are prepared to continue paying grants in excess of the current income.
FINANCIAL REVIEW AND GENERAL RESERVES POLICY
The portfolio produced a good return in the year as a result of buoyant equity markets around the world.
The result for the year, prior to movement on investments, was a net deficit of £44,946, compared to a deficit of £22,831 in the prior year. This result was as planned and is in line with the Trustees' current strategy of paying grants in excess of the investment income received.
The overall result, after net gains on investments of £207,140 (2024: £231,851), was a surplus of £162,194 (2024: £209,020) .
PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS
The Charity continues to seek opportunities to widen the base of charities to support.
US Government policies have continued to impact on stock markets. In early spring, equities reacted adversely to proposed international tariff changes. However, the continuing enthusiasm by investors for the 'magnificent seven' tech stocks and the expectation of lower interest rates ensured a positive return. Risks in markets now appear to be higher than for some time.
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J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation
Trustees' report (continued)
For the year ended 30 September 2025
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Trustees have examined the major strategic, business and operational risks which the Foundation faces and confirm that systems have been established to enable regular reports to be produced so that the necessary steps can be taken to lessen these risks.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE ACCOUNTS
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP (FRS 102);
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make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards (FRS 102) have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the Trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
J.W. Findlay C.B. Findlay
Date:
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J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation
Independent examiner's report For the year ended 30 September 2025
Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation ('the charity')
I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the Trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared the accounts in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has been withdrawn.
I understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
This report is made solely to the charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report.
Signed:
Dated:
Allan Hickie BSc FCA
UHY Hacker Young
Chartered Accountants Thames House Roman Square Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4BJ
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J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation
Statement of financial activities For the year ended 30 September 2025
| draft 23.2 Note Income from: Donations and legacies 3 Investments 4 Total income Expenditure on: Raising funds: Investment management charges Charitable activities: 6 Grants and donations Support costs Total expenditure Net expenditure before net gains on investments Net gains on investments 9 Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: 12 Total funds brought forward Net movement in funds Total funds carried forward |
.26 Unrestricted funds 2025 £ - 33,432 33,432 11,136 66,000 1,242 78,378 (44,946) 207,140 162,194 2,358,312 162,194 2,520,506 |
Total funds 2025 £ - 33,432 33,432 11,136 66,000 1,242 78,378 (44,946) 207,140 162,194 2,358,312 162,194 2,520,506 |
Total funds 2024 £ 5,000 38,054 |
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| 43,054 | |||
| 10,695 54,000 1,190 |
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| 65,885 | |||
| (22,831) 231,851 |
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| 209,020 | |||
| 2,149,292 209,020 |
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| 2,358,312 |
The Statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
The notes on pages 7 to 12 form part of these financial statements.
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J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation
Balance sheet As at 30 September 2025
| draft 23.2.26 2025 Note £ Fixed assets Investments 9 2,388,221 Current assets Cash at bank and in hand 133,467 75,236 Current liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 10 (1,182) (1,122) Net current assets 132,285 Total net assets 2,520,506 Charity funds Restricted funds 12 - Unrestricted funds 12 2,520,506 Total funds 2,520,506 The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by: |
2024 £ 2,284,198 74,114 |
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| 2,358,312 | |
| - 2,358,312 |
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| 2,358,312 | |
J.W. Findlay
C.B. Findlay
Date:
The notes on pages 7 to 12 form part of these financial statements.
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J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation
Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 30 September 2025
1. General information
The J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation is a charity, registered in England and Wales. Its principal office is 1 Pimpernel Close, Bearsted, Kent, ME14 4QQ.
The nature of the charity's operations and its principal activity is generating income for distribution, with the focus on making grants in the areas of education, religion, medicine and the arts, with an emphasis placed on supporting local charitable organisations.
2. Accounting policies
2.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK 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 Charities SORP (FRS 102) published in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.
2.2 Income
All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
2.3 Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure on raising funds comprises investment management charges.
Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the charity's objectives, as well as any associated support costs.
Grants payable are charged in the year when the offer is made except in those cases where the offer is conditional, such grants being recognised as expenditure when the conditions attaching are fulfilled. Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end are noted as a commitment, but not accrued as expenditure.
Details of any individual grants in excess of 10% of the year's total giving are disclosed in Note 5 provided that these in aggregate amount to at least 50% of annual giving.
All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.
2.4 Interest receivable
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the institution with whom the funds are deposited.
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J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation
Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 30 September 2025
2. Accounting policies (continued)
2.5 Investments
Fixed asset investments are a form of financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction cost and subsequently measured at fair value at the Balance sheet date, unless the value cannot be measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment. Investment gains and losses, whether realised or unrealised, are combined and presented as ‘Gains/(Losses) on investments’ in the Statement of financial activities.
2.6 Financial instruments
The charity 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.
2.7 Fund accounting
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Investment income, gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund.
3. Income from donations and legacies
| Donations | raft | Unrestricted funds 2025 £ - |
Total funds 2025 £ - |
Total funds 2024 £ 5,000 |
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4. Investment income
| Dividends and distributions Interest received |
Unrestricted funds 2025 £ 28,798 4,634 33,432 |
Total funds 2025 £ 28,798 4,634 33,432 |
Total funds 2024 £ 35,415 2,639 |
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| 38,054 |
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J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation
Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 30 September 2025
5. Analysis of grants
| draft 23.2.26 Grants to Institutions 2025 Grants to Individuals 2025 £ £ Grants, Charitable expenditure 66,000 - Analysis of 2024 total 49,000 5,000 The charity has made the following material grants to institutions during the year: Name of institution Maidstone Girls Grammar School Heart of Kent Hospice Crossroads Care Combat Stress The 3H Foundation South Marches Scout Council Shannon Trust Other grants to institutions 6. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities Summary by fund type |
Total funds 2025 £ 66,000 54,000 2025 £ 25,000 10,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 - - 53,000 13,000 66,000 |
Total funds 2024 £ 54,000 |
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| 2024 £ - 7,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 10,000 5,000 |
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| 37,000 12,000 |
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| 49,000 | ||
| Unrestricted | |||
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| funds | Total | Total | |
| 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable expenditure | 67,242 | 67,242 | 55,190 |
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J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation
Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 30 September 2025
7. Analysis of expenditure by activities
| draft 23.2.26 Grant funding of activities 2025 Support costs 2025 £ £ Charitable expenditure 66,000 1,242 Analysis of 2024 total 54,000 1,190 Analysis of support costs Independent Examination fee Bank charges Trustees' remuneration and expenses During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits_(2024 - £NIL)_. |
Total funds 2025 £ 67,242 55,190 Total funds 2025 £ 1,182 60 1,242 |
Total funds 2024 £ 55,190 |
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| Total funds 2024 £ 1,122 68 |
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| 1,190 | ||
8. Trustees' remuneration and expenses
During the year ended 30 September 2025, no Trustee expenses have been incurred (2024 - £NIL) .
9. Fixed asset investments
| Cost or valuation At 1 October 2024 Additions Disposals Revaluations Foreign exchange movement At 30 September 2025 |
Listed investments £ 2,284,198 740,799 (843,916) 207,769 (629) |
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| 2,388,221 |
Revaluations and the foreign exchange movement total £207,140 as shown on the Statement of Financial Activities as net gains on investments.
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J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation
Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 30 September 2025
10. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
| 2025 | 2024 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Other creditors | 1,182 | 1,122 |
11. Financial instruments
| 2025 | 2024 | |
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| £ | £ | |
| Financial assets | ||
| draft 23.2.26 Financial assets measured at fair value through income and expenditure Financial liabilities Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost Financial assets measured at fair value through income and expenditure comprise listed Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost comprise other creditors. Statement of funds Statement of funds - current year |
2,521,688 2025 £ 1,182 investments and other |
2,359,434 2024 £ 1,122 cash balances. Balance at 30 |
12. Statement of funds Statement of funds - current year
Balance at 1 |
Gains/ | Balance at 30 September |
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| October 2024 | Income | Expenditure | (Losses) | 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
| General Funds | 2,358,312 | 33,432 | (78,378) | 207,140 | 2,520,506 |
| Statement of funds - prior year | |||||
| Balance at | |||||
| Balance at | Gains/ | 30 September | |||
| 1 | October 2023 | Income | Expenditure | (Losses) | 2024 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
| General Funds | 2,149,292 | 43,054 | (65,885) | 231,851 | 2,358,312 |
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J & C Findlay Charitable Foundation
Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 30 September 2025
| draft 23.2.26 13. Analysis of net assets between funds Analysis of net assets between funds - current year Fixed asset investments Current assets Creditors due within one year Total Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year Fixed asset investments Current assets Creditors due within one year Total |
Unrestricted funds 2025 £ 2,388,221 133,467 (1,182) 2,520,506 Unrestricted funds 2024 £ 2,284,198 75,236 (1,122) 2,358,312 |
Total funds 2025 £ 2,388,221 133,467 (1,182) 2,520,506 |
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| Total funds 2024 £ 2,284,198 75,236 (1,122) 2,358,312 |
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