char￿ r•glslrntlon numbor 1098865 IEngland and Wal•81
THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Caladine
Chortered Certified Accounlonts

THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustsos
Anna Thnpp
LucFnda BLkn
Sarah DarfirvJ
Lauren &￿dercoMi
(Appolnted 20 WI 2024)
Charlty numbor (England and Wal•s)
Prfnclpal addr•ss
Church Path
YeoMI
BA22 7NX
Indopond•nt wmln•r
CL4in o￿l$W￿l FCA FCCA1Th4
CaEadin& Limited
Chanty House
Eastbwme
E8St Sussex
BN21 1BF

THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
CONTENTS
Trustees. rerM)rt
Independertl examinerfs r8pKxI
Statement of financ3al adivtties
StateffMt of financ￿1 F(stson
Notos lo the finan¢k81 slatements
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THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The trustees pr8Sgnt th8r annu81 rew1 finanaal statern￿ lor the year ended 31 Decerrthr 2024.
The financial statements have been wepared in a(rordm the accrKMknrYJ wlicies set out in note 1 to the
rinancial stslements and comply wrth Ihe Trusrs Trust Oe&J. Ihe Charit￿S Act 2011 and -Accounting and Reporting
by Charities.. Statsment of Recommervjed Pra¢Li￿ awAirable lo charslies p￿paring their accounts in ac￿r￿aft
th the Financial Rewrting SlarKlard ap￿IcaNe in the UK and Rewblic of IreL8nd IFRS 1021 (eff￿ljv8 1 January
2019)".
Oblocllvos and activitlos
The Vanessa Grant Twst UK (VGT) was e51ablished in the UK in 2(KJ3. inilially to ravse fvnds for ts Vanessa Grant
School for Children Swal N￿1$ (VGSI in R(M￿al. Kenya. SirTh then, tt has broadened 115 remit lo support
other educatson projects in Ihis pre(bJmlnan￿Y rural area of Kenya's Rift Vdlley. partujlarfy the Vanessa Grant Glds.
School (VGGSI.
The Vanessa Grant Tnjst IUIQ wYM1(s in colktKffalw)n 7Mth lo(xl parther charitb9s in Kenya to broaden tho
edurational opwrtunili8s for the gr(ywir¥J nuntsr of thlldrgn in the area& The pt(¥ects are ￿s0 supwrted by
independent partner charittes in the USA arml ￿$tralia.
Public benelit
The trustees have paid due rngard to gildan￿ issued by ￿ {￿ritY Ccrniss*)n in thiding ￿t a￿l￿tIeS the
Trust shoutd undertake.
Achlevomonts and perforniance
The Trust has seen another SLKtsssfvI year with various *ivibes conducled lo ratse fvnd5 in the UK rèsulting In
continued and valued support for the sctKM)Is in Kenrd whid) b8n6fit from the UK funds. We are especially grateful
for the continued afid r*w SUPFY)rt of several private and corrKJrale dc￿Or5 who re(D3nise the imwrtance crf
edu(*tion in rural Kenrd. A￿¥$ of ￿ thities (£￿￿uCted in Kenya fojlcfivs be￿￿¥.
The UK TnJslees were ￿l¥￿ty In¥rA￿ both in the UK and in Kenya. strengtheniThJ our partnerships and supporting
tsl projects. Our new Chair, LaurEn SundercoM￿. arrfj Trustee Miles Lovegrove visited the schools in July.
spending time ￿th St￿￿ents, teadws. aTrJ k￿1 teams to wThYerstand the cunBnl needs aThJ ftjture opportunities. In
October. our Treasurer. Ed Sowerby. dso made the j(MJmey to Kenya, reinforcing our ¢>)nNn1tm￿I to gnsuring
nds are used effedively and continuirvJ to tryjild relalM)nships V+ilh wr partners. These visits are invaluab
In helping us see firstharKI th8 of swg our for the fuknre.
In the UK, we have been workng on building our ￿PaCIty to t*tter m*t the needs of ￿r partners in Kenya. We
have begun lo gain interest frMI wtential v￿Untee￿ for 2025 arKI are actNely expk)ring h(w we can exparbj our
reach and eroagement. As part of this, we are takiThJ time to rethlnk our apwoach to voluntoorfng, recognising
Ihe Importan￿ of addresstng powèr imbalances and avoiding narrdtives of vthite saviourism. Prospective
ptans for 2025 are to visit K8nya lo work alongside the cornmunlty to reshape how voluntserlng is done.
ensuring it is gonuinoty wllaborative. c¢mmunlty48d. and beneficlal for all involved. Th8lr Insights and
derthip wil be central in sh¥rfng IKfrt ￿ nJ)ve forwwd.
To suppwxt this grovAh, we have also been strengtherllng ourgovernar•co. SupFKXt from Cranfièld Trust devek)pod
8 dear Strategy for the future. A key f(xus is hcm to evide￿¢ our Impact. ensuring we are accountable.
transparent, and able to (xKnmunicate the drfFerence we make effectivdy. Ths will be orwing.
Funds were raised via rAK first 8ig Gl¥e Chriths C￿p￿n wilh a target of £6.Tr)O. We were increditly grateful
for lh8 SUPPOrt of 8 generous anonymou5 match funder {£1.StKIl and Fknid Brandiro's pl&lge1£1.500). Through a
oynbination of donations, wreath-maknrwj SeS￿n$. raffles. arK1 thr fijndral￿rQ activities. we raised an incredit￿e
£8,830, plus an 8¢Jditional £880 in Gir( Aid. wilh S) d(m￿s SUPFQrting the (xmpaNJn. Thks not onty helped fund Our
projets but also iK¥Jsted errfJagemenL increasiro n8vKletter sMJrws and 5trenglhgning collaboration. The
rampaign also allov*d us to WOFk dosdy with FTan¢ina, ￿ manages KKial m￿la in Kenya for our partner trust.
end showed us the pHJv￿ of teamwo￿ in aclion. Wth this eXpwIer￿ ￿￿er our belts. we feel C￿fid￿t about
reapplying this year wth an even higher gr*1.

THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
In Cornwall, we sU￿Ss￿lY ran our seoNyJ anrKJal Scr£er S8f8ri. bwirying tcgether families and football love
tor a fantastic day. The r[￿1r￿j kid(ed off V4ith a chIhJ￿'s tcuJmamenL folIc￿ved by 8 Qxjn￿trtlVe adult game, with
food vendoFS, infE8lables, end St John's kn￿lance harKI to 5UPPOrt 11 was a brilliant way lo rai8e awareness.
bring our communty together. arwj g￿rate vital furKls IDf Lwr w(Mk in Kenya.
Thmugh th￿ activths. we cc￿tinUe to grryw, le￿n. the S￿￿t provide lo ow partner schools.
Lookjng ahe•J, we're exdled to twild these $u¢x*￿. exparnl our Nfknteer base, a￿1 dee￿ our Impact.
Rwrt from th• Manager of our local yrtn•r elbaritlos In K•ny4
SponSo￿h1P
As anticipaled. parents have struggled wilh inftatm the prospeL* of payirvJ the lneWtsb￿ inuease in school
fee5. No S8CA)ndary or terbary edL￿a￿(M is free wi Kw)ya. sin￿ 2010 than 3(KJ able students have been
supp)rted Ihrough secondary $th￿A aTrJ unNefgty. kn athJitwJrk3122 h8ve t*en a(Ided M 2024. Without this
Ilnanclal support. most of these students W(NJWJ have be￿ exdth IrLwn sch((l. GIV￿ that all of kn are well
above average ability. tha wasted ta￿nI woubj hale been wgnifio*nt.
Vanossa Gr•nt School for Chlldren vAth Speclal Needs
This has b88n another gcod w for thi8 school. FrKJ&8 ha5 teen on upgraliry the tx)arding facility with separate
TVS in eath of the fwr dorrritorie& The ga￿aniSed roofirKJ Mat￿lakS has been sIv)V￿ng signs of tust, so these have
811 baen reseaed.
Fla￿￿$ of Hope
Ther8 is still Th) ￿ter frum the SUFply, but nw4¥ acces5 to water fr(xn ts Wdness8 Grant Sthool
borehole has made il very eaw for t￿1Th hygiene and for wivJatI￿.
Vocational School
There has been no stgnifKZrt deVd(￿ Urn1￿18ken ty thg VGT tht5 year thi5 WCPCt. As an addiknonal
income stream a shopfront ar￿ ￿￿rIe grindir#J mill have bew) athjgd (wmng onto thè road past the 9*001. These
will seNe the local cJ)mmunity. This is a ￿.
GogarPrfmary School
The VGT has hdped with the renovati￿ of tsblos and thws aNJ has an *Jditional 61 d8sks wth support
from Chdtenham Cdlege.
Pam Scott Secondary School
Wilh more gen6rcMts support from the Peter CuTrthl Tlust ar¥J ￿lat￿Th of Pamela St￿, the Intst has buill an
additicfftal 51aence laboraty.
Leldet Prfmary School
The trust has re￿rb1$h￿ 8nother dd das￿rn 8$ 8 sc￿Th latmt(ry. has been achieved more
gener(￿ support from the Peler CL￿j1￿ Trust arml rel8ti(ms rrf PaTh￿a S(xAL
Deloralne Nutsery Sch<
A dining roomn(itchen has been built aTrJ eqUIpp￿d at the t*wt of the three nursery sdKM￿s In the communty
svpport frorn The EcorKMnisl Charrty. This Twill also be used as a d9s5r(M)m and a communty meetkng f￿lty.
Stmlchael's
This school continu89 lo expaThY and do wyll and vm again recryntsed as tho 18ading nur8ery schxA in the area
provKling young chiklren wth thg skdls needed fcff enty to wmary
Volunteer Progrnm
The trust r￿1Ved fve volunteers duriThJ the year *vrk8d with al the schrxls offering support in English
lessons, sport a￿1 much need8d repaintiro of l￿￿£￿)￿. at Gogar Primary Sch(xA. All vc4unt8ers are
Molo River House
Two 10,000 litre r￿nWater tanks aThY a solar pu¥np have to enablg quality water to be u*d for more
iff*Jation of vegetables and bad( up water SUPFty. A ￿￿ker tss reF4aGgJ the okl smaller one.

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TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Vanessa ¢*ant Glrts. School fvEGS)
Numbers in Grades 7 and 8 have increased ￿(r￿y as the year has prc￿es￿l and much irtsrest has been shown
for future 8nlry from 2025. Phase two of the sdar tower prov￿￿)￿ has been inslallgd to further red￿e relian￿ on
the unreliable national grvj and to the cost to the sLlYxA of the m￿thty pcwer bills. OrFgoing professional
development for teathing stsff and ben￿mark%￿ wlh lntematK￿ sc*¢xJls are resulting in fresh ideas in the
detivery of the curriculum. A genercw donation of bLK*s fr￿n the Brannei in Comwall has hew bc￿51 the
library.
Rongal Prlmary School. Sprfngs Hl9h School and Klmangu SGcondarySdml
The VGT has gxtsnded its support TxiyJram to Ih8se three public sdKKJls by renovating dassrooms, providing
prcrtected po*Er, worktops and 20 conwlers in each.
Bursaiies
The bur58ry prc¥Jr8m students at th& VGGS ￿ ai unNer* c£￿tinUeS strongly. There was also an
8ddition ol three abte Stud￿ts from Gc*pr PrITh￿ Sthod fees at secorKlary are subsKfised through
Ihe trust.
Fln8n¢lal review
Cher the year the Trusvs unrestricted ftjnds Show￿ a surplus, aftef transfers. of £25.255 (2023.. ￿r[AuS of £1,349).
Reslricled funds showed a defi*iL aftw transfer5. of £43.454 (2023: defMIl of È139.432).
Totsl fvn(ts al the 31 DeL*mb8r year ernj stocxl at £151,857 (2023: £170.056) of whith £71.217 120Z3.. £45.962}
were unreslricted fijnds a￿1 £80.640 (2W23: £124.094) fv￿ts.
Going concem
Th8 Trustees o)nsider the dwity to be a ￿l1vj cmcem. opwatrii for the Wh1￿ benefft for (hildren in Kenya.
induding those wlh special needs.
&ven the com[￿et￿)n of many of Ihe st&hy)I t￿iK1￿ wrieds. the Iwslees eThJe8¥our to steward a ￿aSonable
ojshion of funds lo ensure these projècts cmtinue to be WOFerfy managed on the ground and so that they may
meet any unexwAed neats arisi￿ in Ihe Sd￿lS it
Reserves
is the pokcy of th8 Tfustees to malitsin a level of resems in order to meet the administratNe eosts of operating
the tharity. FurKls are alg) retained so that the L*arity (an resF#ind to needs as thoy arise. It also provides time to
find new sources of income rf wegularfundirwJ r￿ce
rrfsks
The trustees have asse&8ed the major risks to Ihe Trust is eX￿￿J, 8NI are satisfied that systems are in
place lo mitvdate eX[￿Ure to the m4or li*.
struGturo. govemanu and managoment
The trustees of The Vanessa Grant Tnjsl are aFv¥nW with the Tntst deeds by TescAutK)n of the 8XiStlThJ twstges.
Under the deeds. there are required to be at18ast three twsleBs.
The trl￿tseS seNed durbTr3 Ihe year arwj up to Ihe date of of Ihe fina￿31 Strte￿nts were..
Anna Thrupp
Lucinda BoRon Carter
Sarah Darling
Karen Rob8rtson-Madeod
Lauren Sund8rcombe
Miles Lovegrove
{A4w1n￿ 20Awa 2024)

THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
statement oftntstee5' rnsponsibllftl8s
The trustees are reswnsitAe prepariThJ the Ttwstees, ReFWt arKI the r￿n(la1 state￿nIS in accordants wltt)
applicable 18W 8nd Unit&J KirvJjC￿ A(yJ)unting Standards (Unita lfjngdom Gewalty A(*epted Accounting
Practi￿1.
The law apFlicaUe to chariknes in En￿8*￿1 a￿1 Wales require5 the Inthgs to ￿epare ffinan￿al statements for each
financial y8ar which gNe a true and fair Mew of the slats of aff81rs of the Trust and of Ihe inD)niThJ resowGes and
applicalion of resources of the Trust for that ygar.
In weparing thes8 financAal statements. the tr￿￿ee5 are required to:
- select suilable a￿ntillg p(AKies aThJ lkn apply them ct)nsist8nty.
- cbserve the N*thrxJs aTKI principles n the Chatities SORP..
- make judgemenls and e5timatss that are T&250nable aMI p￿lent
. stste whether applicable 8ttountiry staThYartls have been fL4k)wed. lo any mateFial depa￿r&S disclosed
8nd explained In the fina￿al statements. and
. PW8re the finatKaal Statem￿ on the 9)ing basB unkns it 15 Inapp￿prAte to presuffe thal th8 charity
11 conliThJe in (yeTalion.
The trustees are re¥￿ns￿￿e fLY keeping SUffic￿t acoxmtiffj I￿￿rdS that ds(*)se wrth rea9)nable wxuracy * any
time thg finanaal postion of Ihe Tnjsl and enable to ensure th81 the fiTrancHI statements comply wilh Ihe
Charities Act 2011. the Charity {AcC￿jnts and Re￿￿)rts1 Regulatvjns 2LW and tho prow$￿nS of Ihe trust deed. They
a￿ also responsible for safeguardro the assets of the Trust arnl her￿e kn lakirNJ feaS￿babIe steps for the
prevention and detectvm of fraLKI ottw irregulwit*&
Trustse

THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
I rewrt to tho truths on my &xaminatirm of th9 financia *atements of The V8n8ssa Grant T￿￿1 (UK) (the Trust)
for the year enda 31 December 2024.
R•sponslblllfj8$ and ba51s of Y*w1
As the trustees of the Trust yw are resp)n￿ble fE* Ihe KYeparatk)n (rf the fman(3al 51atemerts in accordance wilh
the requirements of the Ch8ritiesAct 2011.
I report in respect of my axaminatK)n of the Trust's financial ststements carried (￿t Utvjer S￿l0n 145 of the
Charities A(a 2011. In carryiThJ out my ekwnina1t￿ I have frA10￿Ed the Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)Ibl of the Charities 2011.
Ind•￿nd•￿t examlneT¥ statem￿¢
Your attention is drawn lo the fact that the charTty has prepared Ihe fnartial stale￿thts in amvdan￿ with the
relevant veNon of the Statement of Re(x)m￿￿d8d PraCt￿e 2ppkaLle to ctharities preparirKJ Ihelr financial
statements in accordance with the Fir￿nC￿l ReFK)rbig Standard appl￿ble in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS
102) in preferance trj the A(wJntirwJ and RerKJrting by C*arities: Statement of Recx)mmended Practlce issued on 1
April 2005 which is referr&l to in the extant regulalions Imrt has rwyw been ￿thdra￿. l understarxj that this has
been done in ordor the financial statements to [K0￿de a and fair view in aovdm wilh UK Genorally
AcceptedA(xx)unling Pracbct.
I have completed my e￿3f￿1￿aII0n. l ¢x)nfimi that ￿ mattws have to my atten1￿n In wih the
examination giving rne cause to bo11￿￿ that in any malerial rBspect'.
accounting records were not kept in resFeCt of the Tnjst as requi￿1 by sodic￿ 130 of th8 CharitiesALt 2011.
the ffinandal statenwnts th) not acC(￿d 7Mth those rectffds.,
the financial statements do rnt (￿tAY with the a￿￿1Cable requrem8nts Thin￿ming the fomi arKI content of
ffinanaal statements set ¢yJt in Ihe Charities (A(￿￿n￿ army ReporL£) ReguLgtions 2008 other than any
requirement Ihal the stateffents gr¥B a true 8rn1 falr vw *thich is rK)t a matter CC￿51derfjd as part of
an iTh*pendent eXaMW￿￿on.
I have no concerns and have come a(xtss no otsr Matte￿ in connection the exaMinatW￿ to which attention
should be drawn in this reFK)rt in ryder to enatA8 a proper undwstandirwa of the ffinancial ststement5 to b8 reached.
Colln Dadswell FCA FCCA DChA
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Eastboume
East Sussex
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THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Total
lunds
2024
fund5
2023
funds
2023
2024
2024
2023
kncomo fr¢)m:
Donations and legaries
other tr￿ling athvities
Investments
111,499
157.839
114
21,071
2XJ
129,769
150,840
230
114
Total income
48.012
111.499
159.511
21.301
129.769
151.070
Exp•ndlture on:
Raising funds
Charitablo activilies
3.247
3.247
285.906
31.764
145,946
177.710
276.956
Total oxpenditure
31.764
145.946
177.710
12.197
276,956
289.153
Net Incomel(exwidiiure)
16248
(34.447)
(18.199)
9.104
1147,1871 1138,0831
Transfers bafv￿n
furbds
14
9.￿7
{9.(MJ7}
(7,755)
7,755
N•t movomgnt in
funds
25.255
(43.454)
(18.199)
1.349
(139.432) {138.083)
Recon¢lllatlon of fwKIs:
Fund balan￿S at 1 January
2024
45.962
124.094
170.OS6
44.613
263.526
308.139
Fund balances è131
Dacember 2024
71,217
80.640
151.857
45.￿2
124,094
170,056
The statemont of financk71 acbvilies ir¥kn al garts a￿1 k>sses reo)JrAsed In th8 year. PJI i￿￿n8 and expandllure
erive from continuing aCt￿￿ti88.

THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
STATEMENT OF FtNANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
2023
Curfgnt assets
Trade and other [￿NableS
Cash at bank and in harKI
12
2,155
160.439
5.829
172.826
162.594
(10.737)
178.655
(8,$991
Cumnt liabilltles
13
N*t currnnt assets
151,857
170.056
The funds of the Trust
Restricted inL7)me fw
Unreslricted fijnds
14
15
80,640
71.217
124.094
45,962
151,857
170.056
I Z 2015-
The ffinanca￿ ststements ￿￿e appro￿1 by ts tr￿tee5 on .... ....
Lau
Sundercomt
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THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
A¢countlng pollcios
Charity Infonnatlon
The Vanessa Grant Tn￿t (UK) is a thar*y *ilh the rm(iP81 •Jdrnss of Br03m￿d Cottage, Churth Path.
Queen Camel. Yeovil. Somefset W 7NX. The main aim of the charity is to advance and further the
8(iucalion of peo￿. as￿allY th￿1[en a￿1 Y(￿￿j p8orAe, lThy￿lIng those ￿ $￿al needs in winary,
secondary sthool and atM)ve. The tharity wsmaiily op8rat&s in the Rorvjai r8gM)n on Kenya. but Is nol
exdusNe lo this area. They strNe to met o¥&*¢ves thrO￿h the provi5knn of fuThJs for the Gonstructi)n
of school buikJirwJs and facilities. awaTdifWJ grdnts. 81oWar￿. I￿rSar1e5 and scholarships.
1.1 A￿oUntIng conv•ntlon
The financial State￿￿￿tS have twn wepwed in w￿rdanC* the Trusfs Deed. the CharbtTes Act
2011 and "A(rountry and Rewtr'ng by Charilies: Stalemenl of Recommended Practice applicable lo
charities preparing t￿r aLt￿nIS wtlh the Finan¢pl ReportiNJ Standard appliCa￿e in the UK
and RepuN* of Ireland IFRS 102) (effedkve 1 January 2019).. Tr Trust ts a Benefit Entlty a8 dafined
by FRS 102.
The Trust has taken advantsge of the pftWIsK￿ in th8 SORP for dwiiBs applying FRS 102 Updat8 Bulletin 1
not to prèpare a Statement of Cash FkThs.
The financial staternents have departed from Ihe (￿arItieS {Acc￿nts awMI ReF￿s) RegulatK)ns 2W8 only lo
the extent r8quired to provide a true and view. Ths departure has invc4vwJ fc41owing the Statement of
Recommen(led PraeNce for charities ap￿Y*￿ FRS 102 rather Ihan the vwsK)n the Statement of
R￿MMended PrdL*c8 b%1)kh ks refe￿9d to in the R•jUktir￿S tKrt whith has SI￿ been wttmlrawn.
The financial stsIen￿nts are prepared in sterling. whth $ the functirJ*l currency of the Tr￿t. Vrt)net8ry
alr￿Unts in these finarKial StsleM￿ts are r<xwhJed lo the nearest£
The fina￿al ststements have teen prep￿￿1 under thg historical cost conventic￿. The principBI accounting
cias adcyl£d are set beknw.
1.2 Going ￿nCern
At Ihe time of apwoving the ffinan¢ial str1er￿nts. Iwstees have a rea&Thb￿ exr*ctation Ih8t th& Trust
has adequate r8sOUr￿ to C￿tin￿@ in operab.onal @xisten￿ the fores80atAe fijiure. Thus th8 tI￿tePs
contTrnue to aoopt the goiThJ of prepwing ts finarni8J Stalen￿nIS.
1.3 Charltable funds
Unreslricaed funds avail￿e tr use at the 1kne1￿ of the trustees kn fvrtlwance of thalr charitable
obj8th'ves.
Some fvnds are donated to th8 dwrty to be uwl to suprKrt prr¥ed5. Such funds are
referred lo as restricted funds.
1A In¢orn8
Income is recognlswj thg Trust 15 legaly entlu￿1 to it after any perforn￿ c£)ndltlons have been met,
the anK￿nts can be measured reliably. and it is Ihat irKcthe ￿11 be receNed. The following S[￿C￿lC
IiLY8S are apFAied to parlicular cl irKt¥n8:
. Voluntary I￿rne rec8inJ by way of g￿ts is ￿dUded Wh￿ received. DonatK)ns are inchjdwj wh8n
received with any rdated tax recovw&l uThJer Gfftpxl alw) recognised vthen r￿1ved.
. t)onated ser¥ros. f8(al￿eS arKI ￿￿1￿1￿1t are in(*thJ at Ihe vak* of dBrity where thNs can bg
quantthed is significanL The value of seThices provphj by vdunteets is not in¢kJd￿ in these
statement&

THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST {UK)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
AC￿untITrg poll¢ta$ (Contlnuod)
1.5 Expendtture
Bas￿ financiaj k'abilibes. indudlng trade dher payabkn bank loans are knibalty recc#Jnised at
transath.on prke unless the arrangement ¢xm*itutes a financing tsansadion. where the debt instrument is
asured al the present value of tho future p￿ents dlscwnted at a mathet rate of interest. Flnancial
liabiliti'es ¢l&ssFfied as payat4e 7hrythin one yaar are not amortis￿.
D8bt ￿strUMents subw]uenty carri￿] at awtised LXJS( the effectivè iFrterest f8te mathod.
Trade paydtAes are c*Jlb3akn to pay fLY ser¥￿$ th81 have been acqured ¥) the course of
operations fr(￿ Suppl￿rS. Amounts payatk are dassified as ujrrent ￿3￿lItIeS rf paymenl is due wilhin one
year or less. If not, tsy are presented as nOn￿￿Tren1 liabilths. Tfaye payables are reccgnised in((1￿lY at
transaction prfce an(J subwuendy n￿Sured at amortis&J cost using lh8 effedive inlergst method.
1.6 Cash and cash gqulvalènts
Cash and cash 8qu1Va￿nts c&sh in h8rwJ. d6Frf)&ts at with banks, otheT 5hort-term liqu*d
inveslmants with original maturiti8s of thre8 ￿leSS. and bank ovenjrafts. Bank overdrafts are
within borrowwigs in currenl I1￿1￿"e5.
1.7 Financlal Instrument5
The Tn￿l has elected to apFly the of SeclK>n 11 Basic Fin￿781 Instruments, and Section 12
'i)ther Fin￿￿TraI Instrumonts Issues. of FRS 102 to all of its firwKial irthmonts.
Financral Instruments are raxwJnlsed in ts TnJsVs t￿al￿ shoet when the T￿￿1 bec￿ party to the
Contrac￿1 provisior￿ of the ins1n￿t.
Financial assets 8nd liabilibes are offseL with the net 8nKNJnts (￿ted in the financial statements, vthen
Ihare is a I￿jaIlY enfomable rpJht to sel off the reD￿nis￿l aft￿￿nts arKI It￿1￿ is an in1ont￿ to 5etUe on a nel
basis or to realise the asset arKI settle Ihe liaknlity sirnuItar￿JuSfy.
Baslc flnanclal assets
Basic financial assets. vthch (rthor (W￿l￿able5 aThJ (ash and bank balan￿, are iniitally
measured al transaction wce Ind￿}￿g tranw*on costs and arn wbsequently 12rried at amortised cost
Ltsing the 6ffoc*ive interest methrxl unkn the oJnsl6iules a finanrAng transaction, whèr8 the
transaction is m&gsured at the p￿esent Val￿ of the future rec*ipts dIS￿nted at a markel rate of interesl.
F￿anCIal assets classified as re￿1¥*Ae witm Lme yew 8re not a1TKJrti￿.
Bask financial liabllilles
Basic finan¢ial llabilrt￿s. indudiro trade and other payabfes and bank loans are inthalty reo)gnised at
transaGlion pri￿ unth ts arrarHJeThnt ry>nstilutes a financ¥vJ trans￿, %there the debt instrument is
Measur￿ al the pr8sent value of the future payments dtsc¢ymtsd at a martet rate of interest. Fir￿nCIal
liabilitigs classified as payable With￿ one are not aMOrtts￿.
Debt instruments arn SulwL￿ty 1Xrr￿ at oJ5L using th8 efvaive internsl rate method.
Trado payables are oblvJabons to pay for g(M)ds (x ser¥ices that have been acqutred in the ordinary o)urse of
operalhjns from SU[W￿rS. An￿￿nts payable are daSS￿￿1 as oJTht SaiMlitEs rf paymenl is due wllhln one
year or le&8. Èf not. they a￿ presented as ncKpcurrenl labilrtie& Trade payables are rewgnised inttlaS￿ at
transaction pri￿ a￿* subwuently rn8asurwJ at anvNlisod (wt Using th8 effocliv8 interest methcd.
Dore￿gnI11on of financial liabilllles
Fin3n¢ial liabilities we derecC*Jnl￿d when the rAthLknI oWtiO￿ expre c* are thscharged or
cancelled.

THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Accounling poll¢l•$ Icryrtlnued)
1.8 Employee benefits
The ¢)Jst of any unus&Y how entitleTh*nt Is re(x￿n￿￿j in the in whKh the employae's services are
Terminakn"on benefits are reco3n￿ed immedi8tety as an expense the Trust is dem0r￿trabty committed lo
lemiinats th8 emph)ywMt of ￿ ￿80 or to Frfovide temwtKm b8nefits.
crftlcal accounting •stlmatss and J￿rn•￿i¥
In the applicali(m of the Trusvs acr4)untkvJ poliixs. the trustees are rwir&l to make judgements, estimates
and assumptions abtxrt fhe caryirwJ a￿nI of assets arKI Irdbthie5 that are Th)t readily apparent trom other
swrces. The eslmates and asso(aabJ assumplims are based on hi5&￿(sI experience and other factors that
are ￿nsidered to be re￿Vant. AL*ual results may differ from lh￿ estimate&
The eslimates and undthing assurwrts are re4fjE•￿l on an (￿￿)1￿J basis. Re￿￿On5 to a¢￿￿￿tIng
estim818s are recognised in the ￿lf￿￿ in whith the estimate ts mised wh8r8 the revison affècts ￿lY that
periyl, or in the peri(Kl of the revison s￿1 future ththere the rewsion affects current and future
perKNJs.
Income from donauons and legacies
Unrestrlded Restricted
funds
fvnds
2024
2024
Tolal Unrestricted Restrlcted
fundB
2023
Total
2024
2023
2023
tk)nalions and g
Grarts rei*ivatAe
aid receivable
43.399
58.849
102.248
52.650
2.941
16.344
60.769
69,￿0
77.113
69.000
4.727
2,941
4.727
46,340
111.499
157.839
21.071
129,769
150.840
Income from othortradlng xti¥itle$
Unrestrlctsd Unrestrtcted
funds
funds
2024
2023
Jewel1￿ sales
114
230
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THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Incomo from Invostm•nts
Unrostri¢tsd Unrestricted
funds
2024
2023
Inter8st rgceNabie
1.558
Expondlture on rdlsing funds
UnreslrfGted Vnrestrl¢ted
funds
funds
2024
2023
Fundraising and publlcity
Staging fundraising events
3.247
Expendlture on charltable acllvllles
Charltable
adivities
Charitable
activities
2024
2023
Dlroct costs
Manager fees and expertse5
ContrdLtor fees
Purchases
Travel
21.420
15,0(M)
690
21.420
916
717
37,110
23.053
l>ant funding of adivibes (se8 8)
19).526
254,279
Share of support and govemance ￿ Isee nots 9)
Support
7,932
2,142
6.806
1.768
177,710
285,906
Analysls by fibnd
Unrestrictgd funds
Restrirted furw
31.764
145.946
8.950
276.956
177,710
285,906
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THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Grants payable
Charftable
activities
Charitsble
activities
2023
Grants lo institullons:
Vangssa Grant sch￿
Vanessa Gfant Cids. Schwl
Othef projects
15.￿11
67.632
47,093
15.522
218,270
20.487
130.526
254,279
Support Costs alloc•t•d to acllvlt
2024
2Q23
Comwter 8ThJ website
Treasurer fees and expe￿eS
Insurance
Goveman¢* ￿sts
216
7,053
663
2,142
216
6.590
1.768
10.074
8.574
CharilatAe activit*s
10.074
8,574
2024
2023
Accwntsncy
Bank charges
1.890
{1221
198
2,142
1.768
10 Tru$tg0s
During the year trustee Lauren sunderts￿l* w8s by the TnL%t as a 88if-empbyed ￿ntra(knr
providing SUPFQrt servw indudirwJ ftJrKlraisirvJ. vduntsw n￿￿t arKI trdining. She was pahj 8 totsl of
£15,00012023: £nil).
No other trustees received any paY￿ts ofwwe ye1ml￿[S￿l any ex￿5 durbng the year {2023: £nl).
11 Taxatlon
The L*arlty Is exempt from taxatKm (In ils aL*viEies because all its iio)mg is aPpl￿d for charitable pu￿Se$.
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THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
12 Trade and other rncelvables
2024
2023
Amounts falllng du8 within on• y•ar.
Other receivatdes
2.155
5.829
13 Curr•nt liabilities
2024
2023
Trade payables
Acixuals and deferr&J incomts
6.709
1,8WJ
10.737
8.599
14 Restrictod fufid
The restricted fuThJs of (*aiity C*)mp￿ the unex[￿￿ LdanLX of donations ￿ grarrts held on tnjsl
5ublect to cOnditwx￿ by donL¥S as to how they may be uwj.
At 1 January
2024
Incoming Resources
ex￿nded
Trnnsf•rs
At31
Dacembfrr
2024
hool Development ProJ•cls
Vanessa Grant c￿rtS
Vanessa fyarrt Schcol
GcMJar Primary schr￿
Daloraine Sc*K)ols
VGT Accomodatson Blcck
Soccer FundraiserfCkssrryJns
70.024
14.0(h)
(24.501)
(9,810)
(9.546)
(26,550)
(2.160)
(1.4001
1901
110)
(2.3501
(9421
114,497)
58.123
405
23.5CKJ
9,420
11775
6.318
1,731
Pupll Sponsorships
Vdnessa Grant Girts &hool
VIKalional R￿c
Sponsor a chlld in a￿ther
School
Flames of Hor
VGS Swnsor a Chld
43250
1rxJ
(43.131)
(1.8￿>
(675)
90
2.120
(1.746)
{1,1Tr1)
(4.191)
(2121
1,091
2.281
324
1.591
3.186
2,867
Management of project
25.767
2,1
(21.420)
6,007
12,504
124.094
111.493
(145.946)
(9.￿)7>
80,640
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THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
14 R￿trIct•d funds Icontlnugd)
Prevlous year.
At 1 January Incomlng Transf•rs
2023 resourrns expwded
At31
Decembor
2023
School D&velopm•nt ProieLts
Vanessa Grant Girls SdKK
vane￿ <>ant Sch￿1
Gogar Primary School
VGT Acl￿atiOn Blod(
sC￿r FundraiserlCknrcN
154.(Y25
(149.101)
(10,636)
{1.833)
(3.l￿1)
(6,￿)1
(2.127)
(1.(￿6)
70,024
9,405
9.458
21.268
10,6
2.461
1.731
1.701
1,731
Pupll Sponsorshlps
Vanessa Grant Girfs Sd
Vwationd Rwrc
Other stK)n￿r a Chld
Sponsor a child thi another
66,737
(70.42n
{1.179)
(8,2341
1.179
(1.3741
15.008
5,400
2,012
3.017
(4.565)
11.614)
(4.886)
(302)
1.614
4.709
162
Flames of Hroe
VGS Sponsor a Child
1.768
1,591
37,611
{21,4201
9,576
25.767
129.769
(276.956)
7,755
124.094
hool Development ProJg¢ts
The fijnds are given for, and used to urthrlae Nnpro￿￿nts kn schxl facilities. A summary of the
work undertak8n in the year can ba found in the Trustees report.
Pupll Sponsorships
These funds are given ond h) tsfray the cost of ethxxting pupf£ who are of the sponsorth¥i
prLxJf8mme.
Manag•ment of project
The charrty is run by a manager on the gr￿nd ￿ Kenya ar%1 Thm)n￿8 glven k) fvnd hls salary are accounted for
as a re*Kte4J fund.
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THE VANESSA GRANT TRUST (UK)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
15 Unrostrided funds
The unrestiicted furbts ofthe d)arity cx)mww the balarus ofdonat*Jns and grants vA)Ich atE
not subpct lo Spect￿ condtiions by dI￿r$ and grantrys as to how they may be used. These include
desbjnaled furKls which have ￿en set aside (Art ￿ ￿[eStr•￿ed tunds by the trustees for specific Pufpoges.
At 1 January
Incomlng Resources
2024 r•sources expondad
Trnnsfers
At31
Doctmber
2024
General funds
48.012
(31,764)
9.007
71.217
Provlous year.
At 1 Januwy Incoming Res¢uY¢•s Transfers
At31
December
2023
General furKts
44,613
21.301
(12.19n
(7.7551
45,962
16 Analysls of not assets bet*wn funds
Total
fvnds
2024
funds
2024
2024
At 31 Decgmbor 2024:
Currgnl assgts1(liabiSties)
71217
151.857
71,217
80,640
151.857
Unrestricted Restrfcted
funds
funds
2023
Total
2023
At 31 D•c8m￿r 2023:
Cu￿ent assetsloiabliliesl
124,094
170.056
124.094
170,056
17 Relat•d party transacti¢Jns
There were disdosable reloted party duriNJ the year cthor Ihan th0$8 transactbjns with the
Irustges whith are detail￿1 in 10 {2023- nor£}.
15-