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2020-11-30-accounts

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1103150

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2020

FOR

THE TRESANTON TRUST

HPCA Limited Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors Station House Connaught Road Brookwood Woking Surrey GU24 0ER

THE TRESANTON TRUST

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 November 2020

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 4
Report of the Independent Auditors 5 to 7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Balance Sheet 9 to 10
Cash Flow Statement 11
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 12
Notes to the Financial Statements 13 to 20
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 21

THE TRESANTON TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 30 November 2020

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 November 2020. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The objects of the Trust as specified in the Trust Deed, are a) the making of donations to charitable institutions and b) otherwise supporting such charitable purposes as the Trustees or Founder shall see fit.

Significant activities

The principal charitable activities during the period were the making of grants to relevant beneficiaries.

Grantmaking

During the period the grantmaking activities of the charity were focussed on the following areas : Medical Research, Children's Welfare, Wildlife & the Environment, and Social Justice & Issues impacting the poor. The trustees have taken the view that it is helpful to many of the projects they support to provide grant funding over extended periods. For this reason they have specifically adopted a strategy of providing multi year funding to selected beneficiaries. The total of grants awarded in the period was £268,116 (2019 : £1,002,488) and this amount has been reflected as expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activities. £550,727 (2019 : £274,266) was actually paid out to beneficiaries during the period, with the difference reflecting the payment of grants committed in prior periods and accrued as liabilities at 30 November 2019. New commitments arising in the year for future grant payments have been included within grant expenditure in the Statement of Financial Activities and are recognised as liabilities at the balance sheet, date in line with the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice and the accounting policy set out in note 1.

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

During the period the Trust carried out its charitable activities through the making of grants to institutions.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The Trust holds a part interest in freehold land, with an estimated value of around £9m. The trustees plan to hold this asset for income generation. At the balance sheet date the Trust had total undistributed funds of £9,041,844 (2019 : £8,856,861). In line with the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice and the accounting policy in note 1, qualifying grants payable in future periods have been reflected as a liability at the balance sheet date. In the normal course of events such grants will be met out of future annual income, which the trustees expect will remain stable. Should the charity suffer any interruption to its anticipated income level, the trust held sufficient cash balances at 30 November 2020 to meet more than 12 months of its future grant commitments.

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 30 November 2020

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Principal funding sources

The principal source of funding in the period was investment income from the charity's interest in freehold property held via the Hatton Garden Trust.

Reserves policy

All of the charity's funds are unrestricted. At present the running costs of the charity are minimal and therefore the trustees do not consider it necessary to hold general reserve funds of any significant amount. It is the general policy of the trustees to distribute all surplus funds once suitable projects have been identified.

FUTURE PLANS

The Trustees anticipate that the Trust will continue to seek to identify projects and beneficiaries for grant support, within its stated principal areas of focus.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The Trustees do not anticipate a high level of turnover amongst the trustee body. New trustees will be recruited where a need is identified and suitable training and induction provided to enable them to fulfil their role.

Organisational structure

Day to day management of the Trust is carried out by Mr J and Mrs S Lawson. The Trustees meet as a body, either in person or remotely as required, in order to discuss and approve general strategy, and significant grant expenditure.

Key management remuneration

The total remuneration for trustees and its key management personnel in the year was £Nil (2019: £Nil)

There were no employees during the current or previous accounting periods and therefore none with remuneration in excess of £60,000.

Risk management

The major risks to which the charity is exposed as identified by the trustees have been reviewed and systems have been established to mitigate those risks.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Charity number

1103150

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 30 November 2020

Principal address

Birch Hall Church Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6BN

Trustees

J S Lawson Mrs S C Lawson

Auditors

Andrew Hodgetts FCA HPCA Limited Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors Station House Connaught Road Brookwood Woking Surrey GU24 0ER

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 30 November 2020

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES - continued

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 8 April 2021 and signed on its behalf by:

J S Lawson - Trustee

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRESANTON TRUST

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Tresanton Trust (the 'charity') for the year ended 30 November 2020 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where:

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether 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.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRESANTON TRUST

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

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

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRESANTON TRUST

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

HPCA Limited Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors Eligible to act as an auditor in terms of Section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006 Station House Connaught Road Brookwood Woking Surrey GU24 0ER

14 April 2021

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

for the year ended 30 November 2020

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
2
Investment income
3
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
4
Charitable Grantmaking
NET INCOME
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
2020
2019
Unrestricted
Total
fund
funds
£
£
10,935
9,100,000
446,564
705,155
457,499
9,805,155
272,516
1,006,428
184,983
8,798,727
8,856,861
58,134
9,041,844
8,856,861
2020
2019
Unrestricted
Total
fund
funds
£
£
10,935
9,100,000
446,564
705,155
457,499
9,805,155
272,516
1,006,428
184,983
8,798,727
8,856,861
58,134
9,041,844
8,856,861
9,805,155
1,006,428
8,798,727
58,134
8,856,861

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

BALANCE SHEET 30 November 2020

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Investments
Investments
9
Investment property
10
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
11
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after more than one
year
12
NET ASSETS
2020
2019
Unrestricted
Total
fund
funds
£
£
10,935
-
9,100,000
9,100,000
9,110,935
9,100,000
418,420
519,798
(357,511)
(357,326)
60,909
162,472
9,171,844
9,262,472
(130,000)
(405,611)
9,041,844
8,856,861

The notes form part of these financial statements

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BALANCE SHEET - continued

30 November 2020

FUNDS
13
Unrestricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS
9,041,844
9,041,844
8,856,861
8,856,861

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 8 April 2021 and were signed on its behalf by:

J S Lawson - Trustee

S C Lawson - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the year ended 30 November 2020

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
1
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of fixed asset investments
Purchase of investment property
Interest received
Dividends received
Net cash used in investing activities
Change in cash and cash
equivalents in the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the
end of the reporting period
2020
£
(91,015)
(91,015)
(10,935)
-
439
133
(10,363)
(101,378)
519,798
418,420
2019
£
9,558,995
9,558,995
-
(9,100,000)
509
-
(9,099,491)
459,504
60,294
519,798

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the year ended 30 November 2020

1. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
2020 2019
£ £
Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement
of Financial Activities) 184,983 8,798,727
Adjustments for:
Interest received (439) (509)
Dividends received (133) -
(Decrease)/increase in creditors (275,426) 760,777
Net cash (used in)/provided by operations (91,015) 9,558,995
  1. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
At 1.12.19 Cash flow At 30.11.20
£ £ £
Net cash
Cash at bank 519,798 (101,378) 418,420
519,798 (101,378) 418,420
Total 519,798 (101,378) 418,420

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 November 2020

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, 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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Net rental income arising from the charity's interest in investment property is recognised according to the period to which the rental income relates.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, 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 is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants payable after the balance sheet date are recognised as liabilities in the financial statements where, in the opinion of the trustees, they meet the criteria for recognition as constructive obligations.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Investment property

The charity is a joint beneficial owner of freehold property currently being held for income generation. The property is legally held by professional trustees who also administer the collection and distribution of the net rental income. The charity's interest in the property is shown in the financial statements under the heading "Investment Property" and is reflected on the balance sheet at the trustees' estimate of market value, being an amount determined based on rental yields. Any aggregate surplus or deficit arising from changes in the valuation is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities under the heading "Net gains / (losses) on investments".

Taxation

The charity is exempt from Corporation tax on its charitable activities.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2020

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Investments

Investments are included in the financial statements at their market value at the balance sheet date. Gains and losses arising on disposals and on revaluation at the balance sheet date are included in the Statement of Financial Activities. Realised gains and losses are calculated based on the difference between the proceeds and the carrying value on the first day of the year under review.

2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

3.

Donations in kind
INVESTMENT INCOME
Share of property income
Investment income
Deposit account interest
2020
£
10,935
2020
£
445,992
133
439
446,564
2019
£
9,100,000
2019
£
9,100,000
2019
£
704,646
-
509
705,155

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2020

4.
5.
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Charitable Grantmaking
GRANTS PAYABLE
Charitable Grantmaking
Grant
funding of
activities
(see note
5)
£
268,116
Support
costs (see
note 6)
£
4,400
2020
£
268,116
Support
costs (see
note 6)
£
4,400
2020
£
268,116
Totals
£
272,516
2019
£
1,002,488
Totals
£
272,516
2019
£
1,002,488
Totals
£
272,516
2019
£
1,002,488
Analysis of grants by activity type 2020 2019
£ £
Social justice & poverty 60,000 284,000
Wildlife & environmental 25,294 96,694
Medical 40,000 131,833
Children & youth welfare 103,600 448,105

Subtotal - see detail below
228,894 960,632
Other (not exceeding £10,000 individually) 39,222 41,856
268,116 1,002,448
Principal beneficiaries included above (all institutions)

Water Harvest
30,000 60,000
Belong : Making Justice Happen - 74,000
Liberty Kitchen - 75,000
Durrell Wildlife 25,294 96,694
Action Medical Research - 73,833
Plan International 25,600 75,605
Nyumbani UK 50,000 75,000
Prince's Trust - 75,000
Honeypot Children's Charity 28,000 230,500
The Big Leaf - 67,000
Sebastian's Action Trust - 48,000
LATCH - 10,000
FOP Friends 15,000 -
Nightingale Hammerson 15,000 -
Hunger Project 30,000 -
Juvenile Diabetes 10,000 -
Total 228,894 960,632

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2020

6. SUPPORT COSTS

SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
costs
£
Charitable Grantmaking 4,400
Included within Governance costs above are the following amounts:
Audit fees £2,480 (2019 : £2,000)
Accountancy £1,920 (2019 : £1,940)

7. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 30 November 2020 nor for the year ended 30 November 2019.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 30 November 2020 nor for the year ended 30 November 2019.

8. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
Investment income
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Charitable Grantmaking
NET INCOME
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
Unrestricted
fund
£
9,100,000
705,155
9,805,155
1,006,428
8,798,727
58,134
8,856,861

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2020

9. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

MARKET VALUE
Additions
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 November 2020
At 30 November 2019
There were no investment assets outside the UK.
10.
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
FAIR VALUE
At 1 December 2019
and 30 November 2020
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 November 2020
At 30 November 2019
11.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2020
£
Other creditors
357,511
Listed
investments
£
10,935
10,935
-
£
9,100,000
9,100,000
9,100,000
2019
£
357,326

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2020

12.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR
2020
£
Other creditors
130,000
13.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
At
movement
1.12.19
in funds
£
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
8,856,861
184,983
TOTAL FUNDS
8,856,861
184,983
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
Resources
resources
expended
£
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
457,499
(272,516)
TOTAL FUNDS
457,499
(272,516)
Comparatives for movement in funds
Net
At
movement
1.12.18
in funds
£
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
58,134
8,798,727
TOTAL FUNDS
58,134
8,798,727
2019
£
405,611
At
30.11.20
£
9,041,844
9,041,844
Movement
in funds
£
184,983
184,983
At
30.11.19
£
8,856,861
8,856,861

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2020

13. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 9,805,155 (1,006,428) 8,798,727
TOTAL FUNDS 9,805,155 (1,006,428) 8,798,727
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
Net
At movement At
1.12.18 in funds 30.11.20
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 58,134 8,983,710 9,041,844
TOTAL FUNDS 58,134 8,983,710 9,041,844

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 10,262,654 (1,278,944) 8,983,710
TOTAL FUNDS 10,262,654 (1,278,944) 8,983,710

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the year ended 30 November 2020

14. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 30 November 2020.

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THE TRESANTON TRUST

DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
for the year ended 30 November 2020
2020
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Donations in kind
10,935
Investment income
Share of property income
445,992
Investment income
133
Deposit account interest
439
446,564
Total incoming resources
457,499
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
Grants to institutions
268,116
Support costs
Governance costs
Auditors' remuneration
4,400
Total resources expended
272,516
Net income
184,983
2019
£
9,100,000
704,646
-
509
705,155
9,805,155
1,002,488
3,940
1,006,428
8,798,727

This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements

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