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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5[th] APRIL 2024

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

CONTENTS


Page
Legal and administrative information 1
Trustees’ report 2 – 4
Independent auditors’ report 5 - 6
Statement of financial activities 7
Balance sheet 8
Cash flow statement 9
Notes to cash flow statement 10
Notes to the financial statements 11 - 18

THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION


Charity registration number 1118913
Trustees Sir Martin Sorrell (Chairman)
Cristiana Falcone, Lady Sorrell
M.R.A. Sorrell
R.A. Sorrell
Principal office 19 Wilton Row,
London,
SW1X 7NS
Auditors Purcells,
Statutory Auditors,
Chartered Accountants,
4 Quex Road,
London,
NW6 4PJ
Bankers HSBC Private Bank (UK) Limited,
78 St. James’s Street,
London,
SW1A 1JB
UBS Wealth Management
5 Broadgate
London
EC2M 2QS
Citbank
153 East 53rdStreet
Floor 24
New York
NY 10022
Solicitors Wrigleys LLP,
19 Cookridge Street,
Leeds,
LS2 3AG
UK

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES’ REPORT for the year ended 5[th] April 2024


The trustees present their report and audited financial statements for the year ended 5[th] April 2024.

Structure, governance and management

The JMCMRJ Sorrell Foundation is a registered charity constituted by trust deed, dated 13[th] March 2007.

The charity is managed by its trustees, whose number must be at least three and those who served during the year were Sir Martin Sorrell, Cristiana Falcone Lady Sorrell, M.R.A. Sorrell and R.A. Sorrell

Appointment of trustees is governed by the trust deed and any new trustee must be appointed by a resolution at a special meeting. In selecting individuals for appointment, the trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity.

The trustees communicate regularly and meet as relevant to review the progress and policies of the charity and to determine the allocation of grants.

The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and feel that the principal risk is a fall in value of its listed investments. Those risks related to governance and the operations and finance of the charity are considered to be low, yet the trustees, acknowledging the increasing giving capabilities of the charity, are constantly striving to proactively improve the processes and systems in place to mitigate risk while ensuring operational impact.

Objectives and activities

The objectives of the charity, as detailed in the trust deed, are to apply its income to such legally charitable trusts, companies, associations or institutions or for such legally charitable purpose or purposes as the trustees shall from time to time in their absolute discretion determine.

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities.

Financial review

The Charity’s total holding in WPP plc, at the balance sheet date was 5,475,936 shares with a market value of £35,703,143. The charity does not seek donations from the general public.

Dividend income of £2,157,519 and interest of £206,087 was received during the year.

Continued/…

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES’ REPORT for the year ended 5[th] April 2024 (continued)


Under the terms of the trust deed, the charity has the power to make any investment which the trustees in their discretion see fit. Currently, the charity holds UK listed investments with a view to producing dividend income which can be applied for charitable purposes. The charity has also invested £64,439 (US$100,000) in the common stock of a New York benefit corporation which has developed a low cost renewable energy lighting product which it markets in underdeveloped countries.

Achievements, performance and future plans

The JMCMRJ Foundation supports projects which uphold the Foundation’s vision and mission of empowering communities and improving humanity through innovative inter-disciplinary interventions by supporting pioneering initiatives in health, inter-faith dialogue, education and poverty alleviation worldwide.

During the year the charity made grants of £1,700,590 (2023: £nil) (see note 4.1) primarily for the advancement of education, the improvement of health standards, the alleviation of poverty worldwide and the promotion of inter-religious dialogue and understanding. In accordance with the charity’s objectives and the trustees plan to make similar grants in the forthcoming years.

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES’ REPORT for the year ended 5[th] April 2024 (continued)


Statement of trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

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), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’.

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 to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view 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

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 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.

Auditors

Messrs. Purcells, were re-appointed as the charity’s auditors for the year and have expressed their willingness to continue in office.

Sir Martin Sorrell Chairman

M.R.A. Sorrell Trustee

on behalf of the Board of Trustees

Date 5[th] February 2025

Continued/…

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT


To the trustees of The JMCMRJ Sorrell Foundation

Opinion on the financial statements

We have audited the financial statements of The JMCMRJ Sorrell Foundation for the year ended 5[th] April 2024 set out on pages 7 to 18. 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), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’.

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 Auditor’s 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 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.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT (continued)


Respective responsibilities of the trustees and auditors

As set out in the statement of trustees’ responsibilities on page 4, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view.

We have been appointed auditors under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under that Act. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board’s (APB’s) Ethical Standards for Auditors.

Scope of the audit of the financial statements

An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of:

In addition, we read all the financial and non-financial information in the Trustees’ Annual Report to identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial statements and to identify any information that is apparently materially incorrect based on, or materially inconsistent with, the knowledge acquired by us in the course of performing the audit. If we become aware of any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and the regulations made under Section 154 of that Act. 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, or for the opinions we have formed.

Purcells, Statutory Auditors, Chartered Accountants, 4 Quex Road, London, NW6 4PJ

Date:5[th] February 2025

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 5[th] April 2024




Note
Incoming resources
Incoming resources from
generated funds:
Voluntary income
2
Investment income
3
Total incoming resources
Resources expended
Charitable activity:
Grants payable
4

Governance costs
4

Total resources expended

Net incoming/(outgoing)resources
before other recognised gains and losses

Other recognised gains and losses
Unrealised gain/ (loss) on revaluation
of listed investments
Net movement in funds
Funds brought forward
Funds carried forward
Unrestricted
Fund
£
-
2,363,606
2,363,606
_
1,700,590
70,433
1,771,023
_

592,583
-
592,583
3,630,785
4,223,368

Endowment
Fund

£
-
-
-
_
-
-

-
_

-
(15,058,804)
(15,058,804)
50,761,947
35,703,143
2024

Total
£
-
2,363,606
2,363,606
___
1,700,590
70,433
1,771,023
__
592,583
(15,058,804)
(14,466,221)
54,392,732
39,926,511
2023
Total
£
-
1,919,677
1,919,677
___
7,555
( 4,636)
2,919
__
1,922,596
(3,887,894)
(1,965,298)
56,358,030
54,392,732










The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year and all incoming resources and resources expended derive from/relate to continuing activities.

The notes form part of these financial statements.

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

BALANCE SHEET at 5[th] April 2024




Note
FIXED ASSETS
Investments
5
CURRENT ASSETS
Sundry debtors
Cash at bank
CREDITORS: amounts falling due
Within one year
6

Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total assets less current liabilities
CREDITORS: amounts falling due
after more than one year
7

Net assets/(liabilities)

FUNDS
General unrestricted income fund

Expendable endowment fund
Unrestricted
Fund
£
64,439
_
-
4,227,699
_

4,227,699
( 48,770)
_
4,178,929
_

4,243,368
( 20,000)
___
4,223,368
4,223,368
-
4,223,368
Endowment
Fund

£
35,703,143
_
-
-
_

-
-
_
-
_

35,703,143
-
___
35,703,143
-
35,703,143
35,703,143
2024
Total

£
35,767,582
_
-
4,227,699
_

4,227,699
( 48,770)
_
4,178,929
_

39,946,511
( 20,000)
___
39,926,511

4,223,368
35,703,143
39,926,511
2023
Total
£
50,826,386
_
-
3,633,086
_

3,633,086
( 46,740)
3,586,346

54,412,732
( 20,000)

54,392,732
3,630,785
50,761,947
54,392,732

These financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 5[th] February 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

Sir Martin Sorrell Chairman

M.R.A. Sorrell Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements.

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the year ended 5[th] April 2024


2024
Total
£
Notes
Cash flow from operating activities:
A
Cash generated from operations
(1,768,993)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities
(1,768,993)

Cash flows from investing activities:
Interest received
206,087
Dividends received
2,157,519

Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities
2,363,606

Change in cash and cash equivalent in the
594,613
reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of
3,633,086
the reporting period

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the
reporting period
4,227,699
2023
Total
£
6,819
6,819
74,286
1,845,391
1,919,677
1,926,496
1,706,590
3,633,086

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the year ended 5[th] April 2024

_____________ _____________ _____________
2024 2023
Total
Total
£ £
Net income for the reporting period
(as per the statement of financial activities) (14,466,221) (1,965,298)
Adjustments for:
Interest received ( 206,087) ( 74,286)
Dividends from investments ( 2,157,519) (1,845,391)
Unrealised (gain)/ loss on revaluation of listed investments 15,058,804 3,887,894
Decrease in debtors - -
Decrease in creditors 2,030
3,900
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (1,768,993)
6,819

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 5[th] April 2024


  1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

  2. 1.1 Basis of preparation

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 2015)’, 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 prepare under the historical cost convention with the exception of investments which are included at market value as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 5[th] April 2024 (continued)


2.
VOLUNTARY INCOME
Donation
Gift in kind
3.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends receivable
Interest receivable
4.
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Costs directly allocated
to activities
Charitable distributions (note 4.1)
Audit and accountancy
Management fees
Bank charges
General expenses
Exchange (gains)/losses
Grants to
institutions
£
-
-
-
-
1,312
1,312



Governance
£
-
5,790
63,319
12
-

_____-

69,121



Governance
£
-
5,790
63,319
12
-

_____-

69,121


_
2024
£
-
_-
_
-
2,157,519
206,087
2,363,606

2024
Total
£
-
5,790
63,319
12
-
1,312
70,433







2023
£
-
_-
_____-
1,845,391
74,286
1,919,677
2023
Total
£
-
3,900
-
12
724
(7,555)
(2,919)



£
-
5,790
63,319
12
-

_____-

69,121

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 5[th] April 2024 (continued)


4.1 RESOURCES EXPENDED (continued)


Charitable distributions
£

Grants for the advancement of education
10,000 Interns Foundation
25,050
Amici Bruerni
25,050
Burning Man Project
40,050
Chance to Shine
10,050
Christ’s College
50,050
City Harvest Limited
50,050
Friends of Harvard University
100,050
GDST Annual Fund
25,050
RHS Main London
12,890
St Paul’s School Development Campaign
25,050
The Carnegie Hall Society
320,050
The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust
50,050
The Royal Foundation
50,050
Trinity Hall Development
25,050
Wellington School
25,050
Winchester College Wykham Campaign
50,050
2023
£

883,640 -

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 5[th] April 2024 (continued)


Grants for poverty alleviation and health
improvement
Bute House 25,050
Gramercy Park Block Associates 40,050
Impetus Account 25,050
Jewish Care 50,050
Major Giving Appeals Cancer Research 150,050
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 150,050
Place2BE Friends Account 25,050
Royal Marsden Cancer Charity 25,050
Save The Children 50,050
Shelter National Campaign for the Homeless 50,050
The Lyla Nsouli Foundation 10,050
UK Gives Limited 50,050
Wellbeing of Women 30,050

Grants for the advancement of inter-
religious dialogue and understanding
Brotherhood Synagogue
10,050
Chelsea Synagogue
30,050
Community Security Trust
20,050
Yom Kippur Appeal
1,050
Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Kolel Chabad
25,050
United Jewish Israel Appeal
50,050
680,650
_
1,700,590
__





136,300

-
-
_
-
_

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 5[th] April 2024 (continued)


5.
UK listed investments
Market value at beginning of year
Market value of donated investments
Gain/ (Loss) on revaluation

Market value at end of year
Programme related investment
Equity interest
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
2024 2023
£ £
50,761,947
54,649,841
-
-
(15,058,804)
(3,887,894)
35,703,143
50,761,947
64,439
64,439
35,767,582
50,826,386

All the UK listed investments are held in WPP plc.

The programme related investment represents the charity’s minority interest in the common stock of a New York benefit corporation, MpowerD Inc.


6.
CREDITORS: amounts falling due
within one year
Grants payable
Other creditors
Accruals
7.
CREDITORS: amounts falling due
after more than one year
Grants payable

2024
£

30,000
12,980
5,790
48,770

20,000
2023
£
30,000
12,840
3,900
42,840
20,000

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 5[th] April 2024 (continued)


  1. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES

  2. Neither the trustees, nor any persons connected with them, received remuneration or reimbursement of expenses during the year.

9 . MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

ENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement
At
At 6.4.23
in funds

5.4.24
£ £ £
Unrestricted Fund 3,630,785 592,583 4,223,368
Endowment Fund 50,761,947 (15,058,804) 35,703,143
TOTAL FUNDS 54,392,732 (14,466,221) 39,926,511

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming
Resources

Gains
Move
resources
expended

losses
in funds
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted Fund 2,363,606 (1,771,023) -
592,583
Endowment Fund
-
- (15,058,804)
(15,058,804)
TOTAL FUNDS 2,363,606 (1,771,023) (15,058,804) (14,466,221)

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 5[th] April 2024 (continued)


9 . MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (cont)

ENT IN FUNDS (cont)
Net
movement
At
At 6.4.22
in funds

5.4.23
£ £ £
Unrestricted Fund 1,708,189 1,922,596 3,630,785
Endowment Fund 54,649,841 (3,887,894) 50,761,947
TOTAL FUNDS 56,358,030 (1,965,298) 54,392,732

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources
Gains
Move
resources expended
losses
in funds
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted Fund 1,919,677 2,919 - 1,922,596
Endowment Fund
-
- (3,887,894) (3,887,894)
TOTAL FUNDS 1,919,677 2,919 (3,887,894) (1,965,298)

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Net
movement
At
At 6.4.22
in funds

5.4.24
£ £ £
Unrestricted Fund 1,708,189 2,515,179 4,223,368
Endowment Fund 54,649,841 (18,946,698) 35,703,143
TOTAL FUNDS 56,358,030 (16,431,519) 39,926,511

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THE JMCMRJ SORRELL FOUNDATION

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 5[th] April 2024 (continued)


9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

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

Incoming
Resources

Gains

Move
resources
expended

losses
in funds
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted Fund 4,283,283 (1,773,942) -
2,509,341
Endowment Fund
-
- (16,431,519)
(16,431,519)
TOTAL FUNDS 4,283,283 (1,773,942) (16,431,519) 13,922,178

10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 5 April 2024.

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