**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1121928**
## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Unaudited Financial Statements**
## **31st December 2021**
SD-0206541-1-6
## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Contents of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2021**
|||**Page**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Report of the Trustees**|1|to|3|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**||4||
|**Statement of Financial Activities**||5||
|**Balance Sheet**||6||
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|7|to|14|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**||15||
## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st December 2021**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2021. 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 charity's objectives are to apply the income of the trust for the purposes that are exclusively charitable in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. The policies adopted in furtherance of these objectives are at the discretion of the trustees and there has been no change in these during the year.
The aim of the Foundation is to contribute to the quality of life of people by providing grants, loans and nonmonetary support to individuals, institutions and organisations.
The objectives for the year are set out with a view to reviewing and processing applications from individuals and institutions, maintaining a balanced programme and funding projects approved by the board.
The Foundation looks to achieve its strategic aims and carry out its operational objectives of the year through review of all application of grants from individuals and institutions.
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
## **Social investments**
Details for the charities social investments are included in note 11 to the financial statements.
## **Grantmaking**
Details for the charity's grant making activities are included in note 5 to the financial statements.
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
The board of trustees are satisfied with its achievements and performance during the year.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
The Foundation received £64,499 income from its investments during the year. The net movement on funds for the year resulted in a deficit of £521,126 leaving total funds, comprising entirely of the unrestricted general fund, of £6,229,197 at 31 December 2021. The deficit primarily arose due to a strategic decision to maintain a high level of grant making to support charitable organisations and deserving causes throughout the COVID19 pandemic despite the limited returns from the investment portfolio during the year. During the year the Chief Executive Officer left the charity, so grant making decisions have temporarily been transferred to the board of trustees.
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level capable of generating income equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. The trustees considers that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.
Principal financial risks and uncertainties include:
- investment risk, which is managed by regular investment strategy reviews conducted by the investment managers.
- default risk on social investments, which is managed by the trustees' assessment procedures, credit checking and ongoing monitoring.
Given the significance of the charity's investment portfolio the main factor likely to impact on the future financial performance and position of the charity is the continuing volatility of investment markets.
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## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Report of the Trustees**
**for the year ended 31st December 2021**
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document**
The charity is an unincorporated trust, constituted under a trust deed dated 12 November 2007 and is a registered charity.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
The trustees are appointed by the Board of Trustees and shall consist of such individuals, who in the opinion of the board are interested in the aims and objectives of the trust and who shall be approved and admitted as members. The Trust Deed provides for a minimum of 3 trustees. Each trustee is entitled to hold office for two years, after which period they may put themselves forward for reappointment.
## **Organisational structure**
The Board of Trustees, administers the charity. The board meets at least twice a year and they agree broad strategy and areas of activity for the Foundation, including consideration of grant making, investment, reserves and risk management policies and performance.
## **Induction and training of new trustees**
New trustees meet key officers and trustees, receive a brief history of the Foundation copy Board minutes, a copy of the annual report and accounts, a copy of the governing trust deed and are supplied with charity commissions guidance' The essential trustee: What you know and 'Charities and public Benefit' and encouraged to visit the Charity commissions website for information and attend appropriate external training events.
## **Risk management**
The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed. It has sought advice from external sources to put in place a structure to strengthen its financial, management and operational activities and to ensure up to date accounting and to avoid inappropriate and unsuitable spending. The trustees are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number**
1121928
## **Principal address**
John Carpenter House John Carpenter Street London EC4Y 0AN
## **Trustees**
M Danson Mrs H M Danson Miss E R E Danson
Unless otherwise stated the above trustees served during the whole of the year and to the date of approval of this report.
## **Independent Examiner**
Smailes Goldie Chartered Accountants Regent's Court Princess Street Hull East Yorkshire HU2 8BA
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## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Report of the Trustees**
**for the year ended 31st December 2021**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **Investment managers**
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Winchester House 1 Great Winchester Street London EC2N 2DB
## **Bankers**
Coutts & Co 440 Strand London WC2R 0QS
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 20th October 2022 and signed on its behalf by:
M Danson - Trustee
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## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Danson Foundation**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Danson Foundation**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Danson Foundation (the Trust) for the year ended 31st December 2021.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. 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.
Stephen T Bramall BSc., FCA Smailes Goldie Chartered Accountants Regent's Court Princess Street Hull East Yorkshire HU2 8BA
20th October 2022
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## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31st December 2021**
|Notes
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Investment income
2
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Investment management costs
3
**Charitable activities**
4
Supporting charitable causes
Internship programme
**Total**
Net gains/(losses) on investments
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
**Total funds brought forward**
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|**2021**
**Unrestricted**
**fund**
**£**
**64,499**
**39,353**
**504,336**
**106,301**
**649,990**
**64,365**
**(521,126)**
**6,750,323**
**6,229,197**|2020
Total
funds
£
138,727
38,469
906,863
77,863
1,023,195
(287,371)
(1,171,839)
7,922,162
6,750,323|
|---|---|---|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Balance Sheet**
## **31st December 2021**
|Notes
**FIXED ASSETS**
**Investments**
Investments
10
Social investments
11
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
12
Cash at bank
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
13
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
14
Unrestricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**2021**
2020
**Unrestricted**
Total
**fund**
funds
**£**
£
**5,891,409**
5,827,044
**6,971**
6,971
**5,898,380**
5,834,015
**-**
2,249
**338,810**
924,840
**338,810**
927,089
**(7,993)**
(10,781)
**330,817**
916,308
**6,229,197**
6,750,323
**6,229,197**
6,750,323
**6,229,197**
6,750,323
**6,229,197**
6,750,323|
|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 20th October 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:
M Danson - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2021**
## **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, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.
The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.
## **Financial reporting standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions**
The charity has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland':
- the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows.
## **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.
## **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.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as an expense against the activity for which expenditure arose.
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.
## **Allocation and apportionment of costs**
Costs that directly relate to specific charitable activities are allocated to that activity.
Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs and staff costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity and include project management and other central office costs. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to charitable activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources as determined by the trustees..
## **Social investments**
Social investments are measured at the amount received or paid, with the carrying amount adjusted for any repayments and any accrued interest.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
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## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31st December 2021**
## **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 recognised initially at fair value which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at fair value with changes recognised in 'net gains / (losses) on investments' in the SoFA if the shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably. Other investments are measured at cost less impairment.
## **2.**
## **3.**
|**INVESTMENT INCOME**
Dividends
Loan interest
**INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COSTS**
**Investment management costs**
Portfolio management||**2021**
**£**
**64,466**
**33**
**64,499**
**2021**
**£**
**39,353**|2020
£
138,332
395|2020
£
138,332
395|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||138,727||
|||||2020
£
38,469|
## **4. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS**
||||**Support**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Grant funding of**|**costs (See**||
||**Direct costs**|**activities (See**|**note 6)**||
|||**note 5)**||**Totals**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Supporting charitable causes|**-**|**450,330**|**54,006**|**504,336**|
|Internship programme|**29,717**|**62,071**|**14,513**|**106,301**|
||**29,717**|**512,401**|**68,519**|**610,637**|
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## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31st December 2021**
## **5. GRANTS PAYABLE**
|Supporting charitable causes
Internship programme
The total grants paid to institutions during the year was as follows:
Action Tutoring
Anxiety UK
Avenue PTA
AYSO MDSA
Barts Charity Income
Boston Food Bank
Beyond Blue
CALM
Camden Food Bank
Chalk Farm Foodbank
Chasing Rainbows
Chelsea & Westminster
City Harvest
Civil De Estudios
Colindale Food Bank
Comite Int De La
Compassion London
Daily Bread Food Bank
Dementia UK
Dove House Hospice
Dreamchasing
Education Support
Essex & Herts
Grace House Community Centre
Hammersmith Food Bank
Highgate School
Homeless Link
Hull/York MIND
Intensive Care Society
J Mally Memorial
Kangaroo Island
Keshava Seva Samithi
Lulu Dillon
Mental Health
Meryl Praill
Millford & Vill
NYC Food Bank
Oak Lodge SFA
Oakwood Dog Rescue
Oasis Community Hub
One Life One Tree
P1F Ltd
Papyrus|**2021**
**£**
**450,330**
**62,071**
**512,401**
**2021**
**£**
**-**
**7,000**
**1,000**
**2,635**
**-**
**-**
**4,078**
**3,000**
**-**
**-**
**1,000**
**10,000**
**5,000**
**-**
**5,000**
**2,036**
**-**
**2,030**
**2,000**
**2,000**
**-**
**-**
**1,000**
**3,600**
**-**
**150,000**
**-**
**2,000**
**10,000**
**1,033**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,000**
**-**
**2,000**
**-**
**3,000**
**2,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,000**|2020
£
829,735
57,123
886,858
2020
£
3,500
-
-
-
24,500
3,296
5,912
44,916
1,500
2,000
-
-
-
232
1,500
-
3,900
-
-
-
4,500
20,000
-
13,938
2,000
25,000
2,100
-
4,000
-
10,060
36,286
2,500
-
4,000
-
12,951
-
-
2,000
5,030
3,500
-|
|---|---|---|
The total grants paid to institutions during the year was as follows:
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## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31st December 2021**
## **5. GRANTS PAYABLE - continued**
|Passion for Learning
PEAS
Pembroke Rd Church
Place2be Friends
Princess Trust
Royal Free Charity
Sai Seva Sangh
San Fran Food Bank
SANE
Sea Shepherd
Sealife Trust
Shanti Mikethan
Shaw MIND
Sheffield Hospitals
Small Steps
Social Pantry
Southampton Hospital
Special Olympics International
St Annes College
St Francis School
Syneos Health
TATA Institute
The Anna Freud Centre
The Brain Tumour
The Childhood Trust
The Hygiene Bank
The Old Vic
Thin Green Line Foundation
Tribe Freedom Foundation
Twins Trust
UCL Hospitals Charity
Western Primary School
Westminster School
Whittington Hospital
Willow Primary School
Womens Trust
WWF
Youthnet UK Ltd
ZSL|**-**
3,500
**1,000**
232,749
**-**
2,000
**-**
5,000
**-**
-
**10,000**
-
**4,085**
-
**-**
5,691
**3,000**
-
**5,000**
-
**20,000**
-
**-**
22,040
**5,000**
-
**-**
105,204
**2,000**
-
**-**
3,437
**-**
8,000
**1,033**
-
**100,000**
100,000
**4,000**
-
**-**
900
**-**
3,293
**10,000**
-
**1,000**
-
**-**
3,000
**-**
3,000
**10,800**
20,800
**5,000**
-
**1,000**
-
**1,000**
-
**-**
10,000
**-**
2,000
**20,000**
-
**10,000**
-
**-**
2,000
**-**
3,000
**-**
25,000
**-**
5,000
**-**
25,000
**450,330**
829,735|
|---|---|
During the year 47 grants totalling £62,071 were paid to individuals under the foundation's intern programme (2020 - 42 grants totalling £57,123).
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## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31st December 2021**
## **6. SUPPORT COSTS**
|Governance
Management
costs
£
£
Supporting charitable causes
**52,836**
**1,170**
Internship programme
**13,343**
**1,170**
**66,179**
**2,340**
Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:
**2021**
Supporting
charitable
Internship
Total
causes
programme
activities
£
£
**£**
Wages
**51,036**
**12,760**
**63,796**
Insurance
**-**
**583**
**583**
Training
**1,800**
**-**
**1,800**
Bank charges
**-**
**-**
**-**
Examiners remuneration
**1,170**
**1,170**
**2,340**
**54,006**
**14,513**
**68,519**|Totals
£
**54,006**
**14,513**
**68,519**
2020
Total
activities
£
**94,361**
**698**
**-**
**469**
**2,340**
**97,868**|
|---|---|
## **7. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31st December 2021 nor for the year ended 31st December 2020.
## **Trustees' expenses**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31st December 2021 nor for the year ended 31st December 2020.
## **8. STAFF COSTS**
|Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension|**2021**
**£**
**53,335**
**7,660**
**2,800**
**63,795**|2020
£
80,000
6,502
4,800|
|---|---|---|
|||91,302|
No employee earned above £60,000 in the year. In the comparative year one employee between £70,000 and £80,000.
The average number of employees in the year was 1 (2020: 1).
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## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31st December 2021**
## **9. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
The total income and expenditure reported in the Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31st December 2020 related to the unrestricted fund.
## **10. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS**
|**MARKET VALUE**
At 1st January 2021
Revaluations
At 31st December 2021
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31st December 2021
At 31st December 2020|Listed
investments
£
**5,827,044**
**64,365**
**5,891,409**
**5,891,409**
5,827,044|
|---|---|
There were no investment assets outside the UK.
Cost or valuation at 31st December 2021 is represented by:
|Valuation in 2021
**SOCIAL INVESTMENTS**
**MARKET VALUE**
At 1st January 2021 and
31st December 2021
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31st December 2021
At 31st December 2020||**Listed**
**investment**
**£**
**5,891,409**
Programme
related
investments
£
**6,971**
**6,971**
6,971|
|---|---|---|
||||
||||
## **11. SOCIAL INVESTMENTS**
In 2011 the charity made a loan to The Venture Partnership Foundation Limited (VPF) in support of the Revenue Participation agreement between the registered charity, Riders for Health (RfH) and VPF. During the year no repayment was made leaving an outstanding balance of £6,971.
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## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued**
|**for the year ended 31st December 2021**
**12.**
**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Other debtors
**13.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Other creditors
**14.**
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
At 1.1.21
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**6,750,323**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**6,750,323**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
Resources
resources
expended
£
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**64,499**
**(649,990)**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**64,499**
**(649,990)**
**Comparatives for movement in funds**
At 1.1.20
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
7,922,162
**TOTAL FUNDS**
7,922,162||
|---|---|
|||
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## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31st December 2021**
## **14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
138,727
138,727|Resources
expended
£
(1,023,195)
(1,023,195)|Gains and
losses
£
(287,371)
(287,371)|Movement
in funds
£
(1,171,839)
(1,171,839)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
## **15. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
There were no related party transactions in the year.
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## **The Danson Foundation**
## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31st December 2021**
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Investment income**
Dividends
Loan interest
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Investment management costs**
Portfolio management
**Charitable activities**
Intern dinner
Grants to institutions
Grants to individuals
**Support costs**
**Management**
Wages
Insurance
Training
**Finance**
Bank charges
**Governance costs**
Examiners remuneration
Total resources expended
**Net expenditure**|2021
£
**64,466**
**33**
**64,499**
**64,499**
**39,353**
**29,717**
**450,330**
**62,071**
**542,118**
**63,796**
**583**
**1,800**
**66,179**
**-**
**2,340**
**649,990**
**(585,491)**|2020
£
138,332
395
138,727
138,727
38,469
-
829,735
57,123
886,858
94,361
698
-
95,059
469
2,340
1,023,195
(884,468)|
|---|---|---|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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