Registered Company No: 06563012 Registered Charity No: 1123956
Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) (a company limited by guarantee)
Report and financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024
Goldman Sachs Gives (UK)
Contents
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| Directors’ report | 1 – 9 |
| Independent auditors’ report | 10 – 12 |
| Statement of financial activities | 13 |
| Balance sheet | 14 |
| Statement of cash flows | 15 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 16 – 28 |
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Goldman Sachs Gives (UK)
Directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2024
The directors (who are also the trustees of Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) (‘‘the Fund’’) for the purposes of charity law) present their report and audited financial statements for the financial year to 30 June 2024, which have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Companies Act 2006, and the Charities Act 2011.
Objectives and activities for the public benefit
The objects of the Fund are to promote for the public benefit the advancement of education, the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion and any other exclusively charitable purpose. In furtherance of those objects, the Fund focuses on supporting charities and charitable activities that build and stabilise communities, increase educational opportunities, advance health, relieve poverty, promote the arts and culture, provide humanitarian relief and further any other charitable purposes.
The ongoing strategy of the Fund is to make grants pursuant to its objects from donated funds solicited from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc, and its predecessors, subsidiaries, affiliates and successors (“Goldman Sachs”), and current and former senior employees of Goldman Sachs. The Fund operates as a donor-advised fund whereby the directors establish donor accounts for individual donors to make recommendations, although the ultimate decision for the distribution of funds rests solely with the directors of the Fund. Consequently, the directors consider that it is appropriate to disclose the funds as unrestricted. The directors pursue a broad strategy of ensuring proper due diligence in the assessment of grant applications with regard, among other things, to:
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proper identification of grant recipients;
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establishing that grant purposes are charitable; and
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� ensuring the legality of making grants to the recipients.
The Fund is formally recognised by HM Revenue & Customs as a charity for tax purposes within the United Kingdom.
The directors have paid due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, as required by the Charities Act 2011, when reviewing the objects and ongoing strategy of the Fund. In particular, the directors have considered whether grants being awarded by the Fund are for the public benefit.
The Fund has established its grant making policy to achieve its objects for the public benefit. The Fund ensures that proper due diligence is undertaken to establish that proposed projects are charitable. In addition, the Fund’s grants are made on terms either requiring reporting or entitling the Fund to require reporting at its discretion, and in all cases restrict private benefit to donors to the Fund (and those connected with them).
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Directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
Strategic report
Achievements and performance
The Fund’s activities are limited to the making of grants pursuant to its charitable purposes and the public benefit. In this financial year, the Fund has continued to receive donations, ensure that funds are held securely and invested. The Fund has also continued to ensure that processes are in place to enable grant recommendations to be examined with the requisite detail, intended grant purposes and recipients scrutinised appropriately, and grants made subject to appropriate grant conditions, including conditions as to monitoring.
Grants awarded during the financial year amounted to £29,569,889 (2023: £25,965,889).
The Fund does not raise funds from members of the general public beyond Goldman Sachs and current and former senior employees of Goldman Sachs. Therefore, additional fundraising disclosures as required by the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 are not required.
Financial review
During the financial year, income of £29,430,242 (2023: £19,687,731) was received. This income was applied to furthering the objects of the Fund and the directors made grants totalling £29,569,889 (2023: £25,965,889) during the financial year.
Included within income received during the financial year was an amount of £24,711,697 (2023: £17,030,998) received from Goldman Sachs mainly for the Fund’s core grant-making activity in furtherance of its general charitable purposes and £825,963 (2023: £5,100) was contributed by employees and former employees of Goldman Sachs of which the Fund received donated investments in publicly traded securities amounting to £327,854 (2023: £Nil).
The Fund's main income is the receipt of donations from Goldman Sachs and current and former employees of Goldman Sachs which has increased by 45% from the prior year. The Fund also receives a limited amount of income from its investments and is therefore dependent on Goldman Sachs’ continuation to donate funds.
During the financial year, the Fund received income from fixed asset investments amounting to £3,279,199 (2023: £2,031,597). Please refer to the Grant making section on page 4 for details of grants made in the year.
The net movement in funds for the financial year, as shown in the statement of financial activities, shows a deficit in the year of £290,961 (2023: £7,957,518).
The value of the Fund’s net assets at 30 June 2024 is £68,954,026 (2023: £69,244,987).
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Directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
Strategic report (continued)
Investment policy and performance
In accordance with Articles 3.8 and 3.9 of the Fund’s Articles of Association, the directors have the power to invest in such stocks, shares and investments as they see fit, and, subject to certain limitations, the power to delegate the management of such investments to a financial expert. Mindful of their duties as charity trustees to act prudently and to diversify the investments of the Fund appropriately, the directors engage Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (“GSAM”) and Goldman Sachs Asset Management International (“GSAMI”) as investment managers of the Fund pursuant to a Discretionary Advisory and Administrative Services Agreement. The fees of GSAM and GSAMI are not paid by the Fund, but are donated by Goldman Sachs. The investment policy as adopted in September 2008 and amended thereafter is subject to regular reporting and review and may be amended by the directors as necessary. The directors consider the grant requirements each year and the amount of investment income that will be generated from the investments held.
The directors have monitored the performance of investments in the financial year by reviewing regular investment reports to minimise the risks to the Fund. During the financial year, forward foreign exchange contracts were used primarily for the purpose of hedging foreign exchange risk in accordance with the overall strategic investment policy of the Fund. Gains/losses incurred to hedge foreign exchange risk are offset by the change in value of the underlying investments attributed to currency gains/losses. Further financial information is contained in notes 7 and 11.
Policy statement on reserves and going concern
The funds at 30 June 2024 will be retained to make grants in accordance with the Fund’s charitable objects and policies, including the Fund’s policy statement on reserves. The funds available for expenditure amounted to £68,954,026 (2023: £69,244,987) and this level of reserves is considered to be appropriate and acceptable by the directors taking into account plans for grants to be awarded in future years. The Fund also has a reserve of £1,016,138 (2023: £347,804) which represents the unrealised gains in fixed asset investments. The directors review the outstanding reserves at the end of each year to ensure that any future grant making will be aligned to the recommendations of each donor and that the Fund will continue to have substantially adequate funds to be able to meet its payment obligations to any outstanding creditors and meet its future financial commitments. The Fund does not have any social investments, or any designated or restricted funds. The level of grants distributed in the financial year and the funds available for expenditure are consistent with this approach. The Fund historically has spent a significant percentage of its reserves in any given year and the typical donor recommends spending within a few years the vast majority of the amounts in the donor’s account.
The directors have considered the impact of inflation and concluded that there are no material uncertainties regarding the Fund’s ability to continue operating, on the basis that adequate reserves are available to fund the activities of the Fund for the foreseeable future. Goldman Sachs has indicated that they would continue to provide donations and any funding to the Fund to enable the Fund to meet any future liabilities which the Fund would not be able to meet from its existing reserves. The directors have no reason to believe that Goldman Sachs will not continue to make donations to the Fund and not be in a position to provide funding and support.
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Directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
Strategic report (continued)
Policy statement on reserves and going concern (continued)
The directors, having considered the availability of any future funding by Goldman Sachs, if it should be required, have no reason to believe that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt about the ability of the Fund to continue as a going concern. On the basis of their assessment of the Fund’s financial position, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Fund will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Grant making
Charities Aid Foundation America (“CAFA”) and The Ayco Company, L.P. (“Ayco”), a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, review grant eligibility applications and other requests for grant funding on behalf of the directors. Subject to the express approval of each grant application by one of the directors on behalf of the board of directors, Ayco then distributes funds in furtherance of the Fund’s objects. Grants distributed in the financial year of £29,569,889 (2023: £25,965,889) were to support charities that build and stabilise communities, increase educational opportunities, advance health, relieve poverty, promote the arts and culture, provide humanitarian relief and to further other exclusively charitable purposes under English and Welsh law. Given that the Fund is a donor-advised fund, the directors do not utilise Key Performance Indicators to measure the activity of grant making.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The directors consider that the Fund has the following principal risks and uncertainties and have determined strategies for managing those risks as set out further below:
Market, credit, currency and interest rate risk
Investments are exposed to various risks, such as market, credit, foreign currency and interest rate risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the fair value of such investments, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the near term could materially affect the net assets of the Fund. The Fund has investment strategies and policies in place to mitigate these risks.
Concentration risk
The Fund maintains custody accounts with Bank of New York Mellon and Goldman Sachs and believes they are reputable custodians. However, there is no guarantee that Bank of New York Mellon or Goldman Sachs will not become insolvent. While Bank of New York Mellon and Goldman Sachs are members of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, and while the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, SEC 15c3-3 Customer Protection Rule and Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 seek to protect customer property in the event of a failure, insolvency or liquidation of a broker-dealer, there is no certainty that, in the event of a failure of a broker-dealer that has custody of the Fund's assets, the Fund would not incur losses due to its assets being unavailable for a period of time, ultimately less than full recovery of its assets, or both. Because substantially all of the Fund's assets are in the custody of these brokers, such losses could be significant and could materially impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its charitable objectives.
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Directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
Strategic report (continued)
Principal risks and uncertainties (continued)
Foreign custody risk
A Fund that invests in foreign securities may hold such securities and foreign currency with foreign banks, agents, and securities depositories appointed by the Fund's custodian ("Foreign Custodian"). In some countries, Foreign Custodians may be subject to little or no regulatory oversight or independent evaluation of their operations. Further, the laws of certain countries may place limitations on the Fund's ability to recover its assets if a Foreign Custodian enters into bankruptcy. Investments in emerging markets may be subject to greater custody risks than investments in more developed markets. Custody service in emerging market countries are often undeveloped and may be less regulated than in more developed countries, and thus may not afford the same level of investor protection as would apply in developed countries.
Inflation
The impact of economic matters, including inflation, on the regional and global economy remains uncertain. For these financial statements, the economic matters are considered to be non-adjusting events and consequently there is no impact on the recognition and measurement of assets and liabilities as at 30 June 2024. The Fund will continue to monitor market conditions and to evaluate the potential impact, if any, on its operations going forward.
Strategies for managing those risks
The Fund has a risk management process that ensures that appropriate steps are taken to mitigate risk. The directors have assessed the above risks and are satisfied that reasonable steps are being taken to mitigate exposure to these risks. The directors have overall responsibility for ensuring that the Fund has a system of internal control to mitigate the risks identified.
In respect to specific financial risks impacting the Fund, the directors monitor the performance of the Fund’s investments, the directors approve the level of grants to be awarded taking into account the funds available, and ongoing expenses are entirely reimbursed by Goldman Sachs. Sufficient reserves have been allocated for working capital needs and there are no long-term borrowings.
The Fund is exposed to currency risk, as sterling assets are invested in dollar-denominated bonds with investments periodically converted back to sterling. The Fund has sought to mitigate this risk by utilising forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge against currency fluctuations. The Fund takes careful account of counterparty risk associated with currency trades in the course of its hedging strategy. In particular, counterparties are only accepted if they are approved following credit analysis. In addition, netting agreements with counterparties are in place to mitigate any risks.
Plans for future periods
The Fund aims to encourage its donor pool (including employees and former employees of Goldman Sachs) to seek out opportunities to recommend grants to high-impact charitable organisations which advance the charitable objects of the Fund. The Fund will continue to make grants, to the extent lawful and prudent, according to those recommendations of donors and the approval of the directors. Over the years, the Fund has honed its due diligence procedures to ensure resources are allocated to their best effect.
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Directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
Structure, governance and management
Governing documents
The Fund is a charitable company limited by guarantee governed by its Articles of Association.
The sole member of the Fund is The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, a non-stock corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware, USA, and operating for exclusively charitable purposes under United States’ law, with its registered office at Corporation Trust Centre, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801, USA and Internal Revenue Service tax identification number 11-3813663.
Directors and trustees
The directors and trustees of the Fund, who held office during the financial year and up to the date of signing the financial statements, unless otherwise stated, are as follows:
Jennifer Catherine Evans Robert Katz Graham Philip Shaw David Jeffrey Greenwald (appointed 13 March 2024)
The directors of the Fund are also directors and trustees of The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund (UK), a charitable company incorporated in England and Wales. The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund (UK) receives donations from donors who are required to account for tax in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. This is a connected charity of the Fund by virtue of the two charities having The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund as their respective sole member.
Qualifying third-party indemnity provisions
A qualifying third-party indemnity provision as defined in Section 234 Companies Act 2006 is in force for the benefit of each of the directors and the company secretary in respect of liabilities incurred as a result of their office, to the extent permitted by law. In respect of those liabilities for which directors may not be indemnified, the Fund maintained a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy throughout the financial year and up to the date of signing the financial statements.
Appointment of directors
The directors are appointed by The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund pursuant to the Fund’s Articles of Association. The number of directors appointed shall not be less than three but is not subject to any maximum number. A director of the Fund, who is also a director of The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, is appointed to serve for as long as he or she is a director of The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund. Any other director is appointed for a renewable term of three years.
Induction and training of directors
New directors are briefed on their legal obligations, powers and duties as company directors and charity trustees. New directors are also provided with a copy of the Fund’s Articles of Association, and information on the history and structure of the Fund, as well as the decision-making processes, policies and the future plans and objectives of the Fund.
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Directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
Structure, governance and management (continued)
Organisation
The directors are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the Fund and, subject to any prudent delegation to advisers and agents, make all substantive decisions in relation to the Fund. In furtherance of this, the directors meet as and when required. The directors have delegated responsibility to management for the oversight of the Fund. The directors have been supported throughout the financial year by the company secretary to the Fund. The directors may delegate any of their powers or functions to committees but the terms of delegation must be agreed in advance.
The directors meet at least three times per year to review the grant activity of the Fund and investment performance. The directors have established procedures for the examination of grant recommendations and the conduct of due diligence. The conduct of due diligence is delegated to specialist service providers. Grant recommendations which satisfy the directors’ policy requirements are approved by one of the directors before being made.
No staff were employed by the Fund during the financial year (2023: None). The directors and the key management personnel received no remuneration in respect of their services to the Fund during the financial year (2023: £Nil).
No director or key management personnel received any reimbursement of expenses during the financial year (2023: £Nil). The key management personnel are remunerated by Goldman Sachs and the fair value of the appropriate proportion of their time is included within donated services (see note 2).
Statement of directors’ responsibilities
The directors (who are also trustees of the Fund for the purposes of charity law) are responsible for preparing the Directors’ Report (including the Strategic Report) and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulation.
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have prepared the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”, and applicable law (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (2019);
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make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards, comprising FRS 102, have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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Directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
Structure, governance and management (continued)
Statement of directors’ responsibilities (continued)
The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Disclosure of information to auditors
(a) so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditors are unaware; and
(b) the directors have taken all the steps that he ought to have taken as directors in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company’s auditors are aware of that information.
Independent auditors
The sole member of the Fund has re-appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors to the Fund during the relevant year for the appointment of auditors by way of written member’s resolution.
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Directors’ report for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
Reference and administrative details
Status
Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) is a private company limited by guarantee, company number 06563012. It is registered in England and Wales as a charity with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 1123956.
The registered office is Plumtree Court, 25 Shoe Lane, London, EC4A 4AU.
Secretary
Benjamin Rader
Independent Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 1 Embankment Place, London, WC2N 6RH.
Solicitors
Bates Wells, 10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1BE.
Custodians
Goldman Sachs International, Plumtree Court, 25 Shoe Lane, London, EC4A 4AU. Bank of New York Mellon, 500 Grant Street, Suite 4040, Pittsburgh, PA 15258, USA.
Bankers
Barclays Bank plc, 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP.
The directors’ report, including the strategic report, was approved by the directors and signed on their behalf by order of the Board:
|[Graham] Signed by:[Shaw]
Graham Shaw Director
Date: 25 November 2024
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Independent auditors’ report to the members of Goldman Sachs Gives (UK)
Report on the audit of the financial statements
Opinion
In our opinion, Goldman Sachs Gives (UK)’s financial statements (the “financial statements”):
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company’s affairs as at 30 June 2024 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, and cash flows, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”, and applicable law); and
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
We have audited the financial statements, included within the Report and Financial Statements (the “Annual Report”), which comprise: the balance sheet as at 30 June 2024; the statement of financial activities (incorporating the income and expenditure account) and the statement of cash flows for the year then ended; and the notes to the financial statements, which include a description of significant accounting policies.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (“ISAs (UK)”) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under ISAs (UK) are further described in the Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Independence
We remained independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, which includes the FRC’s Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.
Conclusions relating to going concern
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date on which the financial statements are authorised for issue.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
However, because not all future events or conditions can be predicted, this conclusion is not a guarantee as to the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Reporting on other information
The other information comprises all of the information in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our auditors’ report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion or, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in this report, any form of assurance 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 an apparent material inconsistency or material misstatement, we are required to perform procedures to conclude whether there is a material misstatement of 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 based on these responsibilities.
With respect to the Director’s report and the Strategic Report included within it, we also considered whether the disclosures required by the UK Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011 have been included.
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Independent auditors’ report to the members of Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) (continued)
Based on our work undertaken in the course of the audit, the Companies Act 2006 requires us also to report certain opinions and matters as described below.
Strategic report and Directors’ report
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit the information given in the Strategic Report and the Directors’ Report for the period ended 30 June 2024 is consistent with the financial statements and has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
In light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we did not identify any material misstatements in the Strategic Report and the Directors’ Report.
Responsibilities for the financial statements and the audit
Responsibilities of the directors for the financial statements
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors’ responsibilities, the directors (who are also the trustees of the charitable company for the purposes of UK charity law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the applicable framework and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. The directors are also responsible for such internal control as they 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 directors are responsible for assessing the charitable company’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 directors either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
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 an auditors’ report 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.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.
Based on our understanding of the charitable company and its industry/environment, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to the Charities Act 2011, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements. We also considered those laws and regulations that have a direct impact on the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006. We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override of controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to the posting of inappropriate journals to manipulate the financial results or conceal the misappropriation of assets. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:
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identifying and testing journal entries using a risk-based approach, including considering whether there were journals posted with unexpected account combinations;
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obtaining confirmations of cash balances and material investment valuations as at 30 June 2024;
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testing the whether management's due diligence checks over the recipients of grant awards had taken place prior to grant award;
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enquiring of management and the board of directors, including consideration of known or suspected instances of non-compliance with laws and regulation and fraud;
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reading minutes of meetings of the board of directors; and
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assessing financial statement disclosures, and testing to supporting documentation, for compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in financial statements. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations or through collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the FRC’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditors’ report.
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Independent auditors’ report to the members of Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) (continued)
Use of this report
This report, including the opinions, has been prepared for and only for the charitable company’s members as a body in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and for no other purpose. We do not, in giving these opinions, accept or assume responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is shown or into whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed by our prior consent in writing.
Other required reporting
Companies Act 2006 exception reporting
Under the Companies Act 2006 we are required to report to you if, in our opinion:
we have not obtained all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or
adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
certain disclosures of directors’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
e the charitable company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns. We have no exceptions to report arising from this responsibility.
David Hagger (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors London 25 November 2024
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Registered Company No: 06563012
Statement of financial activities for the year ended 30 June 2024 (Incorporating the income and expenditure account)
| Note Income Donations 2 Investment income 3 Total Expenditure Investment management costs 4 Expenditure on charitable activities 4 Total Net gains/(losses) on investments and derivative financial instruments Net expenditure and net movement in funds for the year 5 Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 16 |
2024 Unrestricted funds £ 26,151,043 3,279,199 29,430,242 (142,771) (30,569,605) (30,712,376) 991,173 (290,961) 69,244,987 68,954,026 |
2023 Unrestricted funds £ 17,656,134 2,031,597 |
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| 19,687,731 | ||
| (148,576) (26,930,671) |
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| (27,079,247) | ||
| (566,002) | ||
| (7,957,518) 77,202,505 |
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| 69,244,987 |
All of the Fund's activities are derived from continuing operations.
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the current and prior year.
The notes on pages 16 to 28 form part of these financial statements.
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Registered Company No: 06563012
Balance sheet as at 30 June 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
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| Note | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | |||
| Investments | 7 | 68,082,993 | 68,345,358 |
| Current assets | |||
| Debtors | 8 | 13,500 | - |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 9 | 1,021,476 | 1,084,777 |
| 1,034,976 | 1,084,777 | ||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 10 | (163,943) | (185,148) |
| Net current assets | 871,033 | 899,629 | |
| Net assets | 68,954,026 | 69,244,987 | |
| The funds of the charity: | |||
| Unrestricted income funds | |||
| - General | 13 | 67,937,888 | 68,897,183 |
| - Other reserve | 13 | 1,016,138 | 347,804 |
| Total charity funds | 68,954,026 | 69,244,987 |
and were signed on their behalf by:
|[Graham] Signed by:[Shaw] 4FE8CBC9F53A4F4... Graham Shaw Director
The notes on pages 16 to 28 form part of these financial statements.
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Registered Company No: 06563012
Statement of cash flows for the year ended 30 June 2024
| Note Cash flows from operating activities Donations received 2 Operating expenses paid Net cash flow generated from operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Investment income received Purchase of investments Proceeds from sales of investments Settlement of derivative financial instruments Net cash flow generated from investing activities Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents in the year 17 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 9 |
2024 £ 25,209,806 (30,120,196) (4,910,390) 57,426 (28,357,076) 33,146,739 - 4,847,089 (63,301) 1,084,777 1,021,476 |
2023 £ 17,036,098 (26,520,595) |
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| (9,484,497) | ||
| 719,959 (100,800,763) 112,009,273 (1,825,441) |
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| 10,103,028 | ||
| 618,531 466,246 |
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| 1,084,777 |
The notes on pages 16 to 28 form part of these financial statements.
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024
1 Principal accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements of Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) (the “Fund”) have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Companies Act 2006, and the Charities Act 2011.
The Fund has adapted the Companies Act formats to reflect the Charities SORP and the special nature of the Fund’s activities.
The Fund meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are recognised at historical cost or transactions value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policies.
Going concern
These financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis and in accordance with the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of investments to fair value and derivative financial instruments measured at fair value.
The directors have concluded that there are no material uncertainties regarding the Fund’s ability to continue, on the basis that adequate reserves are available to fund the activities of the Fund for the foreseeable future. Goldman Sachs has indicated that they would continue to provide donations as well as any funding to the Fund to enable the Fund to meet any future liabilities which the Fund would not be able to meet from its existing reserves. The directors have no reason to believe that Goldman Sachs will not continue to make donations and provide funding and support to the Fund. The directors, having considered the availability of any future funding by Goldman Sachs, if it should be required, have no reason to believe that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt about the ability of the Fund to continue as a going concern. On the basis of their assessment of the Fund’s financial position, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Fund will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Critical accounting judgements and estimation uncertainty
Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The key areas of estimation and judgement that affect items in the financial statements are as follows:
Judgements:
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Unrestricted funds – The Fund operates as a donor-advised fund whereby the directors establish donor accounts for individual donors to make recommendations, although the ultimate decision for the distribution of funds rests solely with the directors of the Fund. Consequently, the directors consider that it is appropriate to disclose the funds as unrestricted.
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Income – Donations received are not restricted in nature and the directors have no restrictions in how they can be spent by the Fund.
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
1 Principal accounting policies (continued)
Critical accounting judgements and estimation uncertainty (continued)
Estimates:
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Revaluation of investments – The fair value of investments is obtained from the relevant third-party pricing sources for review by the directors taking into account the investment level 1 or 2 for each type of investment and for level 2 inputs to valuation techniques are observable, either directly or indirectly.
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Valuation of derivatives – The fair value of derivatives is obtained from the relevant third-party pricing sources for review by the directors.
Income
Donations are credited to the statement of financial activities when entitled, receipt is probable and when the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy and valued on date of entitlement. Donated shares are valued at fair value on the date of receipt. Investment income is stated inclusive of recoverable taxation, where appropriate.
Donated services and facilities are included in the financial statements in the financial period in which they are receivable, where they are quantifiable, and where a third party is bearing the cost. Services provided by or paid for by Goldman Sachs are recorded at market value to the Fund and include grant processing, key management personnel, administrative services, investment management services, professional and other operating costs (see note 2).
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure when there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the Fund to the expenditure.
Grants, both single and multi-year, if any, are recognised in the financial statements as expenses in the period where paid or unconditionally promised to give, whichever occurs first. The latter occurs after they have been approved by the directors, the recipients have been notified and there are no further terms and conditions to be fulfilled which are within the control of the Fund.
Allocation of support and governance costs
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support costs. Governance costs comprise all costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the Fund. These costs include costs related to statutory audit and legal fees together with an apportionment of overhead and support costs.
Governance costs and support costs relating to charitable activities are allocated to activities based on the amount spent for each activity. The allocation of support and governance costs is set out in note 4.
Charitable activities
The cost of charitable activities comprise grants to institutions, governance costs and an apportionment of support costs as set out in note 4.
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
1 Principal accounting policies (continued)
Foreign currencies
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date US$1.2645 : £1 (2023: US$1.2703 : £1). Exchange differences are charged/credited to the statement of financial activities and hence are taken into account in arriving at the net movement in funds.
Taxation
The Fund is a registered charity, and therefore is not liable for income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities. Value added tax is included within expenditure where it is not recoverable.
Fixed asset Investments
Investments are included in the financial statements at fair value at the balance sheet date. Realised and unrealised gains and losses are credited or debited to the statement of financial activities in the financial period in which they arise.
Investments are categorised into a three-level hierarchy, based on the type of inputs to the valuation techniques used, as follows:
Level 1: Inputs are the unadjusted quoted price in an active market for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund can access at the measurement date.
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable (i.e. developed using market data) for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: Inputs are unobservable (i.e. for which market data is unavailable) for the asset or liability.
Derivative financial instruments
Derivative financial instruments primarily include forward foreign exchange contracts and to a lesser extent financial futures. Forward foreign exchange contracts are used primarily for the purpose of hedging foreign exchange risk in accordance with the overall strategic investment policy of the Fund. Futures contracts are contracts for the delayed delivery of securities at a specific date and price or yield. These instruments are either listed and traded on organised exchanges or entered into with creditworthy financial institutions.
Derivative assets and liabilities are initially accounted for and measured at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and subsequently measured at fair value. The gain or loss on re-measurement is taken to the statement of financial activities.
Debtors
Trade debtors and other receivables are recognised at their transaction price less any allowance for doubtful debts.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents includes cash in hand, deposits with banks and funds that are readily convertible into cash at, or close to, their carrying values, but not held for investment purposes.
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
1 Principal accounting policies (continued)
Creditors
Trade creditors and other payables are recognised when a past event results in an obligation to transfer funds to a third party and the amount payable can be measured or reliably estimated. Trade creditors and other payables are recognised at their nominal value.
Fund accounting
The unrestricted fund comprises a general fund which is used to meet the charitable objects of the Fund at the discretion of the directors.
The Fund operates as a donor-advised fund whereby the directors establish donor accounts for individual donors to make recommendations, although the ultimate decision for the distribution of funds rests solely with the directors of the Fund, and therefore these funds are unrestricted.
Included within unrestricted funds, if relevant, is a other reserve that represents the cumulative unrealised gains on fixed asset investments and derivative financial instruments held.
Financial assets and liabilities
The Fund has applied the provisions of FRS 102, Section 11, “Basic Financial Instruments” and Section 12, “Other Financial Instrument Issues.”
(i) Financial assets
Basic financial assets, including other debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially recognised at transaction price. Such assets are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.
Financial assets that are measured at cost and amortised cost are assessed at the end of each reporting period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impairment is found, an impairment loss is recognised in the statement of financial activities.
Other financial assets, including investments in fixed asset investments are initially measured at fair value, which is normally the transaction price. Such assets are subsequently carried at fair value and the changes in fair value are recognised in the statement of financial activities.
Financial assets are derecognised when (a) the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, (b) substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the asset are transferred to another party, or (c) despite having retained some significant risks and rewards of ownership, control of the asset has been transferred to another party who has the practical ability to unilaterally sell the asset to an unrelated third party without imposing additional restrictions.
(ii) Financial liabilities
Basic financial instruments, including other creditors, are initially recognised at transaction price.
Other creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.
Grant commitments over one year are discounted to reflect present value.
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1 Principal accounting policies (continued)
Financial assets and liabilities (continued)
Derivatives, including forward foreign exchange contracts, are not basic financial instruments.
Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into and subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in the statement of financial activities.
The company does not currently apply hedge accounting for derivatives.
| 2 Donations Monetary contributions received Donated investments (see note 7) Donated services and support |
2024 £ 25,209,806 327,854 613,383 26,151,043 |
2023 £ 17,036,098 - 620,036 |
|---|---|---|
| 17,656,134 |
Monetary contributions received includes £24,711,697 (2023: £17,030,998) from Goldman Sachs and £498,109 (2023: £5,100) contributed by current and former employees of Goldman Sachs. Donated investments amounting to £327,854 (2023: £Nil) were made by current and former employees of Goldman Sachs.
Donated services and support represent the fair value of services provided by or paid for by Goldman Sachs and include £142,771 (2023: £131,765) for investment management services, and £470,612 (2023: £488,271) for grant processing, key management personnel, administrative services, professional and other operating costs.
3 Investment income
| Income from fixed asset investments - Dividend income - Interest income |
2024 £ 3,279,199 - 3,279,199 |
2023 £ 1,620,478 411,119 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,031,597 |
Of the investment income received an amount of £3,221,773 (2023: £1,311,638) was used to acquire new investments reflected in investments (see note 7) and are not included in the Statement of Cash Flows.
4 Expenditure
| Investment management costs Expenditure on charitable activities |
Grants £ - 29,569,889 29,569,889 |
Allocation of support and governance costs £ 142,771 999,716 1,142,487 |
2024 £ 142,771 30,569,605 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30,712,376 |
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
4 Expenditure (continued)
| Investment management costs Expenditure on charitable activities Investment management costs Donated investment management services Custodian fees paid to Bank of New York Mellon |
Grants £ - 25,965,889 25,965,889 |
Grants £ - 25,965,889 25,965,889 |
Allocation of support and governance costs £ 148,576 964,782 1,113,358 2024 £ 142,771 - 142,771 |
Allocation of support and governance costs £ 148,576 964,782 1,113,358 2024 £ 142,771 - 142,771 |
2023 £ 148,576 26,930,671 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27,079,247 | |||||
| 2024 £ 142,771 - 142,771 |
2023 £ 131,765 16,811 148,576 |
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The Fund does not pay fees to Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (GSAM) and Goldman Sachs Asset Management International (GSAMI) (both are affiliates of Goldman Sachs International (GSI)) for the investment management services they provide. Instead, the imputed cost of the fees is included in donated services with a corresponding amount included in income.
Expenditure on charitable activities
| Arts and Culture Community Education Humanitarian Medical Other |
Grants to institutions £ 2,562,341 10,236,138 9,370,946 869,850 2,485,903 4,044,711 29,569,889 |
Governance costs £ 25,287 101,019 92,482 8,584 24,533 39,917 291,822 |
Support costs £ 61,342 245,050 224,337 20,824 59,512 96,829 **707,894 ** |
2024 £ 2,648,970 10,582,207 9,687,765 899,258 2,569,948 4,181,457 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30,569,605 |
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
4 Expenditure (continued)
Expenditure on charitable activities (continued)
| Arts and Culture Community Education Humanitarian Medical Other |
Grants to institutions £ 2,837,138 8,407,882 7,734,507 1,567,399 2,258,538 3,160,425 25,965,889 |
Governance costs £ 29,971 88,818 81,705 16,558 23,859 33,386 274,297 |
Support costs £ 75,445 223,583 205,676 41,680 60,059 84,042 690,485 |
2023 £ 2,942,554 8,720,283 8,021,888 1,625,637 2,342,456 3,277,853 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26,930,671 |
There were a total of 1,058 (2023: 479) grants made during the year totalling £29,569,889 (2023: £25,965,889). Grants were made to support charities that build and stabilise communities, increase educational opportunities, advance health, relieve poverty, promote the arts and culture, provide humanitarian relief and to further other exclusively charitable purposes under English and Welsh law. All grants were made to institutions. In line with the Charities SORP, material grants above £400,000 have been listed below.
| Grant Name of institution classification Tsinghua Education Foundation N A, Inc. (a) Education African Parks UK Environment & Animal Protection Empower – The Emerging Markets Foundation Limited Community Atlantic Council of the US, Inc. Community The Save the Children Fund Humanitarian St. Paul's School (a) Education Grenada Schools Limited Education Magen David Adom UK Humanitarian Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi Education The Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton Besyde Windesore (a) Education St Vincent's Curran Foundation Medical Other institutions (less than £400,000) Less refund received: (b) St. Edmund’s College refund Education |
2024 £ 2,417,400 1,674,914 595,654 - - 530,000 500,000 476,890 463,400 418,600 - 24,093,031 (1,600,000) 29,569,889 |
2023 £ 1,105,000 1,557,500 971,465 675,000 660,000 529,200 - - - 440,000 406,210 19,621,514 - |
|---|---|---|
| 25,965,889 |
(a) – Funds provided for need-based scholarships and programs.
- (b) – Return of funds from St. Edmunds College as the grant could not be deployed consistently with the original grant purpose.
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
4 Expenditure (continued)
Analysis of allocation of governance and support costs
| Donated | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment | grant | Other grant | |||
| Governance | management | processing | processing | ||
| costs | costs |
costs | costs | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Investment | |||||
| management costs | - | 142,771 |
- | - | 142,771 |
| Charitable activities | 291,822 | - | 384,085 |
**323,809 ** | 999,716 |
| **291,822 ** | 142,771 |
384,085 | **323,809 ** | 1,142,487 | |
| Donated | |||||
| Investment | grant | Other grant | |||
| Governance | management | processing | processing | ||
| costs | costs |
costs | costs | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Investment | |||||
| management costs | - | 148,576 1 |
- | - | 148,576 |
| Charitable activities | 274,297 | - | 385,366 | 305,119 | 964,782 |
| 274,297 | 148,576 | 385,366 | 305,119 | 1,113,358 |
Governance and support costs are allocated to activities based on the amount spent for each activity.
Analysis of governance costs
| Analysis of governance costs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Audit and accountancy fees Legal fees Donated administrative services Other costs |
2024 £ 99,988 60,645 86,527 44,662 291,822 |
2023 £ 91,602 36,622 102,905 43,168 |
| 274,297 |
5 Net expenditure and net movement in funds for the year
The net expenditure and net movement in funds for the year is stated after charging / (crediting):
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Auditors’ remuneration | ||
| - Audit | 72,988 | 65,202 |
| - Other services | 27,000 | 26,400 |
| Net gains on investments | (991,173) | (1,603,251) |
| Net losses on derivative financial instruments | - | 2,169,253 |
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
6 Staff costs and directors’ remuneration
No staff were employed by the Fund during the financial year (2023: None).
The directors and the key management personnel received no remuneration in respect of their services to the Fund during the financial year (2023: £Nil). No director and key management personnel received any reimbursement of expenses during the financial year (2023: None). The key management personnel are remunerated by Goldman Sachs and the fair value of the appropriate proportion of their time is included within donated services (see note 2).
7 Investments
| Quoted investments Fair value at 1 July Additions at cost Additions – donated investments Disposals Unrealised gains/(losses) on revaluation Fair value at 30 June Cost at 30 June |
2024 £ 68,345,358 31,906,803 327,854 (33,165,356) 668,334 68,082,993 67,066,855 |
2023 £ 76,616,463 103,207,102 - (110,263,858) (1,214,349) |
|---|---|---|
| 68,345,358 | ||
| 67,997,554 |
The Additions at cost and Disposals above include transactions which are not included in the Statement of Cash Flows such as reinvested investment income and dividends. The Additions – donated investments are also not included in the Statement of Cash Flows as it is a non cash item.
Investments at fair value comprise:
| Assets Money market funds Equity mutual funds Fixed income mutual funds Total investment assets |
2024 £ 59,580,924 3,555,120 4,946,949 68,082,993 |
2023 £ 61,045,663 3,151,903 4,147,792 |
|---|---|---|
| 68,345,358 |
The fixed asset investments are principally invested in Money Market Funds, US Corporate, Treasury bonds and Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds. Included in investments are cash balances of £308,260 (2023: £86,551). Investments included in the above with a fair value greater than 5% of the total portfolio fair value at 30 June are as follows:
| Goldman Sachs Sterling Government Liquid Reserve Portfolio Goldman Sachs Global Fixed Income Portfolio Fair value hierarchy of the investments are: Level 1 |
2024 2023 £ % £ % 59,272,664 87 60,959,112 89 4,016,580 6 - - 2024 2023 £ £ 68,082,993 68,345,358 |
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
| 8 | Debtors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Other debtors | 13,500 | - | |
| Other debtors of £13,500 (2023: £Nil) relate to amounts owing following the sale of investments. | |||
| 9 | Cash at bank and in hand | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,021,476 | 1,084,777 | |
| 10 | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Accruals and deferred income | 163,943 | 185,148 | |
| 11 | Financial instruments | ||
| 2024 | Restated | ||
| 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | ||
| Financial assets | |||
| Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or | |||
| loss: | |||
| - Fixed asset investments | 68,096,493 | 68,345,358 |
In the prior year, the fixed assets investments were included under the heading "Financial assets that are measured at amortised cost" but have been reclassified as "Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss" as this is the correct presentation. This has no impact on the prior year results.
The following derivative losses have been recognised in the statement of financial activities:
| Financial futures contracts Forward foreign currency exchange contracts Foreign currency exchange collateral Losses recognised |
Losses 2024 2023 £ £ - (116,706) - (2,378,091) - (129,539) - (2,624,336) |
Losses 2024 2023 £ £ - (116,706) - (2,378,091) - (129,539) - (2,624,336) |
|---|---|---|
| (2,624,336) |
Realised losses of £nil (2023: £2,624,336) and unrealised gains of £nil (2023: £455,083) on derivative financial instruments were substantially offset by net realised and unrealised gains on the investments the derivatives were acquired to hedge.
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
12 Financial risk management
The financial risks are disclosed in the directors’ report on pages 4 to 6.
13 Unrestricted income funds
| General Other reserve General Other reserve |
At 1 July 2023 £ 68,897,183 347,804 69,244,987 At 1 July 2022 £ 73,290,269 3,912,236 77,202,505 |
Income £ 29,430,242 - 29,430,242 Income £ 19,687,731 - 19,687,731 |
Expenditure £ (30,712,376) - (30,712,376) Expenditure £ (27,079,247) - (27,079,247) |
Other gains £ 322,839 668,334 991,173 Other gains / (losses) £ 193,264 (759,266) (566,002) |
Transfer £ - - - Transfer £ 2,805,166 (2,805,166) - |
At 30 June 2024 £ 67,937,888 1,016,138 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68,954,026 | ||||||||
| At 30 June 2023 £ 68,897,183 347,804 |
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| 69,244,987 |
General
The general fund is used for the furtherance of the objectives of the Fund.
Other reserve
The other reserve (previously named the “Fair value reserve”) represents the unrealised gains on fixed asset investments.
The transfer between the general fund and other reserve results in the other reserve reserve balance representing the cumulative unrealised gains in fixed asset investments and derivative financial instruments held less any realised gains on disposal.
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
14 Analysis of net assets between funds
| At 30 June 2024 Fixed asset investments Other debtors Cash at bank and in hand Creditors At 30 June 2023 Fixed asset investments Cash at bank and in hand Creditors |
General £ 67,066,855 13,500 1,021,476 (163,943) 67,937,888 General £ 67,997,554 1,084,777 (185,148) 68,897,183 |
Other reserve £ 1,016,138 - - - 1,016,138 Other reserve £ 347,804 - - 347,804 |
Total £ 68,082,993 13,500 1,021,476 (163,943) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68,954,026 | |||
| Total £ 68,345,358 1,084,777 (185,148) |
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| 69,244,987 |
15 Capital
The Fund is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. In the event of the Fund being wound up, the liability of the sole member, The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, is limited to £1.
16 Reconciliation of movements in funds
| 6 Reconciliation of movements in funds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Net movements in funds Net reductions to funds Opening funds Closing funds |
2024 £ (290,961) (290,961) 69,244,987 68,954,026 |
2023 £ (7,957,518) |
| (7,957,518) 77,202,505 |
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| 69,244,987 |
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024 (continued)
17 Analysis of changes in net debt
| Cash at bank and in hand Short-term investments Cash at bank and in hand Short-term investments Derivative financial instruments |
At 1 July 2023 £ 1,084,777 61,045,663 62,130,440 At 1 July 2022 £ 466,246 24,526,390 124,739 25,117,375 |
Cash flows £ (63,301) (1,464,739) (1,528,040) Cash flows £ 618,531 36,519,273 2,044,514 39,182,318 |
Fair value and exchange movements £ - - - Fair value and exchange movements £ - - (2,169,253) (2,169,253) |
At 30 June 2024 £ 1,021,476 59,580,924 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60,602,400 | ||||
| At 30 June 2023 £ 1,084,777 61,045,663 - |
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| 62,130,440 |
Fair value and exchange movements represent the realised and unrealised losses on derivative financial instruments.
18 Related party transactions
No donations were received from the directors during the year (2023: £Nil).
The Fund is included in the consolidated financial statements of its sole member, The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, which are publicly available and may be obtained from 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282.
Jennifer Catherine Evans and Graham Philip Shaw, directors and trustees of the Fund during the year, are employed by GSI. The investment manager of the Fund, GSAM, and the investment managers of the Fund’s investment options, GSAM and GSAMI, are affiliates of GSI. GSAM and GSAMI’s services were paid for by Goldman Sachs and are included in donated services (see note 2).
Monetary contributions received include £24,711,697 (2023: £17,030,998) from Goldman Sachs and £498,109 (2023: £5,100) contributed by employees and former employees of Goldman Sachs. Donated investments amounting to £327,854 (2023: £Nil) were made by current and former employees of Goldman Sachs.
Goldman Sachs provides investment management services, grant processing, administrative services, professional and other operating services to the Fund. The fees for such donated services are based upon the cost of time spent by Goldman Sachs employees in providing the services and fees charged. Goldman Sachs has agreed to donate such services to the Fund (see note 2).
19 Ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party
The ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, a charity registered in the State of Delaware, USA.
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