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2023-04-05-accounts

Amborfs Fund IR•gl8torod Charlty Numb•r: 1132376) Accounts for th• year and￿ 5 Aprfl 2023

Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Amber's Fund I report to the tr￿tee$ cffl my eXamina￿n ofthe XCOLmts ofAmWs Fund year erth 5 Aprfl 2023 Responslblllti89 and b•sls of report As the chaTty Irustees of Trust yw are resFMsible kn the FryaratIC￿ of the accounts in accordance ￿￿th the reqLt1reM￿ts ol the char￿e$ Aet 2011 Ilhe Arf). l ￿port in resFect of my examination of the Trusys accounts carrigj out under 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying Olrt my examination I have fOlkTr￿ all the #p￿￿￿b￿ Dweckn gven ty the Chplity commiss￿ under sedion 145151{b} ol the Act. Indtsp•ndont oxamln•rf8 8tat•m•nt I have ￿MPlete¢l my examinath)n. I confirni that no mthial mattws have come to my attent￿n in connectKJn v￿th the examination gNing me calse to bèkve that in any material respect. 1. accountiThJ r￿d¥￿ere ncl kept fft r¢specl olth& TnAt as req￿red by 8th)n 130 ofthe A¢l', 2. the ￿Unts do not acc(Kd with thote rncoNI8; 3. the do nct ccnpty vAth the aW￿ati1e requirements corwrwrvJ the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Chaiknes and Re[￿ts) Re9uLabons 200B ¢)theT than any reqUir8W￿nI th8t Ihe accounts gNe a Inje arbj lair View vthich ts not a matter consldered as part of an Ind￿ndent examination. I hav• noconC￿$ and havecc¥ne &yo8s no dhermaiter8 Incon￿l￿ with the examination lowhich attentlon 8￿Uld be in thts r•Fth kn tyder to 8r*bl8 a kyopef L￿der￿tI￿Jln9 of 8ccounts to be reached. George Georghiou TEP 7 Tres¢o Gardens Seven lQ"n Essex IG3 9NH

Amberfs Fund Tru$tses' Annual Report for the year gnded S Aprfl 2023 The Irustees present their annual report and financial ststwments of the d)anty fof the year ended 5 April 2023.The financial ststemenls have been prepare(l in ac￿rdanCe vrith the a¢cx)unling poI￿leS sel out In note 1 to the accounts and IxKnply with Ihe charrVs trust deed. the Chanbes Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by charrt￿S.' Ststement of Reo)mmended Praclice applicab￿ to tharits eparing their acc(￿nts in act￿anCe vith the Fmaroal Rewwb'ng Slandard apFdicable in the UK and Republic of Ird#ThJ publish•l in October 2019. Objectives and Grant Maklng Pollel••: 1. Amber8 Fund w8s 8ststllshBd ￿der a Dedaration of Trust dated 2 Sgptember 2(YJ9 for the pury)oses of adminislenng the 9fft8 fryT￿ty made by Mr RG ond DM Baker. 2. The trustees. acvrties durirfj the have irsvo1¥8d cLJn8Od¥iTrJ applicatsons for funding, making donalions to a number of chantable organisat￿$ and ov0￿1Th9 policy guideline6 for future donabons. 3. The current of b8 to offer a88iStarte to thanlablè ganbsations th￿rki￿ in the area of Fine Arts, Consovats'on and the Humaniti8s genefalty. R8lvJious and Gommunty a(aivltles in Suyrey. ywlh education animal I4￿1e. Achi￿M•n￿ •nd perfomlance: DuTlng th¢ yw •rthd 5 April 2023 thè trustges met th8 twsfs obigthes ty maklThJ totalling É57.39) 88 shcNm on pago 8. Totsl incoming resources £25,03912022.. £41,318} vrtth expenditure amwntirvJ kn £61.47012022.. £81,084). Net awts at the end ofthe year £25.343 (2022 £81.775). The Iwstees have purs of investment and have Ptr￿rS t pay or transfer the any part of incomè or capital ol th• trust ￿nd to any carilabk8 trust Of tKJy arK11o appoint Ihe trust fvnd at thwr discotth. FIMncl•l Y•vl•w: Sumnwry of Pow•rn: Publlc ￿nfiL. Tho obJ'8c*8 of the trusl (see 8bfft) aro cl&arfy of public benefrt tth diredty and indirectty and due regard has been paid lo the I￿ benèfit guwjance Wished by ts Charity Commission. The policy of thè tNstees Is to distribute incomg and a¢¢umulate reserves d8perKliThJ on Caw￿rn$￿￿￿s from year to year. They do Use th￿1 discrelion to di5tn.buie fr(rtn caprtal from Ume lo timo. Risks: The trLtstees have as8essed lh8 major risks to the charity Is exposed and a￿ Satisf￿ it is oxpose(J to any 5ignfficant Tisks. Pago 1

Ambèrfs Fund Trnslees. Annual Report for the year ended 5 April 2023 (contlnuad) Plan8 forthe fubJr•: The trustees, ￿an frthe frJture 1$ to o)ntinue their grant making policy thus assisting the tharity in luffilling their obje(Jives. The Irusteey aim to uts'lise the irKome and endoTnent funds to athieve this objectiv8. Structure Govemance and Mana ement Name of th• Ch•rlty: Amws Fund The pinc4pal govemiTh) (kument ts a tru￿ deed dated 2 September 2LM)9. The trust is a private charitabiti twst uywolkd by lis trustee8. Charlty rngistration number: 1132375 Rol dad Tru•t••8: Richard Baker Anlhorty Call8rd Jane Broomfield Isabel Mcmeekan The tru51ees arg app)inted by apwval from all the w¥knng Iwsteos. All tfU8189$ setvod Ihmughjul th8 p￿. Prlnclpal offi￿ Addv•u: Br8¢kenbrldgè Oak GrarrfJe Road West Clandon Guildlord GU4 Thz Reportlng A¢couniants: kn Taxalion Consuttants 4 tyler Close Hayling Island Hampshir• P0119FP B8nk•rn: Lloyds Bank 18utler Plac8 Westminster L￿d0￿ SW1H OPR Pag• 2

Amberfs Fund Tru$te8s' Annual Roport for thfr year ¢nded 5 Aprll 2023 (condnuod) nsibilil tstement of th• trustees. res The trustees are responsiNe ￿ preparing the Trustees. Report and the financaal stements in aCC￿dan￿ with appt￿>￿e law and United Kingdom Acc(xJnting Standard$ (United lfjngdom Gènerally Ac£epted AC￿unbng Prth). The law applicab￿ to charrf￿ in Eng￿nd & Wales requires the Injstees to preparè financial ststements for ea( finan(#al yoar vthith give a true and fair vieA of thè stale of affai￿ of the chanty and of th¢ incoming resourts and applicaknon of resources of Ihe thanty that perEod. In preparin9 these financaal ststemenls. the trustees are required to". . select 5UitalJe ae4%Lmting Po￿￿0$ and then apply them consislentty.. • obsth Ihe m8thodB 8rKI ￿¥pl•S in the Charlb'88 SORP 2019,. • makejudwwts a￿1 •sb"mat8s that ¥r¥ r8asonabkn and prudent.. • applI￿L￿o acxxmbng stsnd8rds have follo%4Ed, su'ecl lo any material departur8s di8c408ed and explained In Ihe financ4al ststemènts.. prepare the financial stslements ￿ the going concèm basis unless rt is inappryate to presum8 that th8 tharity will th'nue in operati￿. trustees rosFth8th for k88wg •x4JuntKig r8rths that dlsdose Ih feoson8ble acy)Jra¢y at any time thè finanu81 posthon of the charity and enab￿ them to ensure that the financ681 8tstem8nts CJ)mply %wth th8 ststem8nt of Rg>Jmmend8d Ac£ounbThJ Pr&tke.' Asxounting and Reportsng by Chariti•s {SORP 20191.. UK AexountivJ Standafd$ and ihe Charrtiès Act 2011 and the provision$ of th¢ Irusl daed. Th9y are also reskY)nsible for saleguarding the assets ol the rt￿rity and hence for takn'ng reasonable ¥leps forthe prevent￿ ond detei*on of frwd and other irregularities. Signed: on b•half of Ine iJustee8 Page 3

Amborfs Fund Statom•nt of Financial Activltles for the year ended S Aprll 2023 2023 Unrestricted funds 2022 Notss Incomg and endowments Donation5 reGewed Grft aid redaimed on donatiLM 88nk Interest Total Incm and •ndowments 20,m) s,(w 38.78 33.050 8263 Exp•ndituro on: Charrtable 8ctivrt￿s Totsl •Xp•nd1￿r• 61470.07 61,470 07 81,084 81,084 Met Incom•lloxp•ndltur•l R•cimclllatlon ol funds Totsl fund8 brought forward Tolal fund¥ earflod I0￿1rd (&fj.431.291 139.7861 81,774.55 Paoe 4

Ambefs Fund Balance sheet S April 2023 2023 2022 Incoma lax r￿0Verable Balances with bank Totsl n•t a¥s•ts 5.(#)).co 20,343 26 25,343.28 61,775 61.775 Thè funds ol th• clwrlty UnT••trlct•d fvnd• Ipa08 4) 25,343.26 61,775 81gn•d: . on b•hall ol th• tni•t• Pays

Amberfs Fund Notes to the accounts for the year ended S Ap￿1 2023 Accountlng poliGI•• a) Bws ofwepara The Charity constitutes a public ￿tfft wtity as defingj by FRS102. The finan&al stat￿￿ents havè been prepar￿1 in a¢xx)rdancg ￿th Accountsng and Reporting by Charities.. Stst8mwtt of R￿mmend￿l Pfactice applicable lo thariti.es prepanng Ihw"r accounts in accordan( with the Financial R8porting Standard ap￿1¢able in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS1021 ISSU￿ in Octotr 2019 (as updat&J IhTOU9h Uwlate Bulldin 1 published on 2 F8bnJary 20161. the Finanga Reportlng Standard applicable in the unit￿ 1fj￿￿lorn and Republic of Irdand IFRS1021. the Charities Act 2011. aThJ UK Genwalty Ac¢eptgJ A￿￿ting Practice. The finanry81 statwn8nts havo bw PTepareJJ lo give a Yrue and fairf viw aThJ have therefore necessanty depart8d from the ethnt Chants'es IAcJ))unts and R8POrtsl R8gulations 2LX)8 only to Ihe extoni rgquirgj lo prowde a'true and lairf viv44. This departure has involved followln9 the Statement of Rec£$mMwd￿ Practice.. Accounling 8nd ReFth'ng by Charities applicable to chafltiès preparing Ihwr financial slat8ma)Is in a(￿rdan¢% with the Finanryal Rewrting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Irdand IFRS 102) ISSU￿ in Octobar 2019 ralhw than the Slalement of R￿l￿nM￿)ded PraLaice'. Ac£ounting and Reporting by Chanlies effective from 1 April 2CM)S, vthich has since W vnthdrawn. The Inffjtg8S that thwo are no matwial unc¥tsints about th• TN81'8 Abllity lo contsnue as a wng con(wn. There are no Mat￿al uncertainti88 aff•'ng thg ￿rrent yoar's a¢counts. bj Funds StnKtur• Th• trustw mainlaln a weral ￿Tastri￿ ¥thich may be applith1 at the disui¢Jn of th& Iru81ges for achiwng the objects of the charrty 8$ s Out in the de•J. ¢) Inc(wn• rncoqnltlon All incomè is reco9nised once tharity hag enbtlémenl lo the rest￿rceS, il is that the resources ￿1$ be [&it￿d and Ihe monetsry value of in¢>)ming r8source6 Can b8 mea$ur•J wrth SI￿¢1e￿ rdiability. d) Expendrfurn rncognilloft Liaty'llties arè r￿ognIs￿y a8 experth. ure 88 SO￿ 8$ thwe is a legal or conslruclivo obligation commfttsng th8 thanty to ewdilure. ) Charltabh a¢tlvld•s Costs of charitable adivilies indude grants mad•, govwn¥Ke administration c¥)81 in the PUT$Lbrt of tharitable of tlw Trust. Q Cash at bank Cash at bank is hdd to me the day to day running o)sts of the ¢tsity as fall due. Page 6

Amberfs Fund Notes to the a¢¢ounts for the year ended 5 April 2023 2. Rolat•d prty traTVCtioM and trustw. oxp•n88s and vemunorntion The charity's trustees gNetheir tome and no ￿￿n￿atIOn for the work that they undertake as trustees. However. th daim exKnses lo remburse them for costs that th8y in￿r in fijlfilling thor duties. During the yea¥ the trustees were reimbursed £580.07 for th￿r expenses. {2022 Nit) During the year the trusl ir•wrreJJ fees of £3.￿) (2022 £3,C￿} ts a￿a)untan￿ wvices prowded by ARC Taxation Swce5. Anthony Callard is a partner of thal fimi. 2023 3. Donatlon• r•c•fv•d 2022 Rithard Baker 20.C(Q. 33,050 2022 4. Charitbl• •ctlvltl8¥ 2023 Charft)1g activitKs 61.470.07 Th• bmkdown of C￿rflAb1• •ctlvitiH l• a• follw. 2023 2022 Grnnts. ••• pag• 8 57,390 C(J 77,584 Gov•manc• co•1• Trustees eypenses Inde￿d￿l examinatim charges AGcountsnGy d)arg88 580.07 3.C(K).00 4,080.07 3,000 3,SCK) Totsl Ch•rltsblo aclfvltlos 61.470.07 81.084 S. T*x vKovernbl•- Glft ald 2023 2022 Yoar ￿ded 5 ￿11 2023 5,D)O.¢)J 5,1)JO.00 8,263 8,263 l. Bank bolanc 2023 2022 Lloyds Bank- Trtasureffs 8￿nt Lloyds Bank- Business Bank Irtstant ac£g)urrt 1,959 03 18,384 23 20,343.26 8,529 53.245 81,775 Page 7

Amberfs Fund Charitable donatlons for the year ended 5 Aprll 2023 British Heart Foundation Final Straw Foundation Mane Ch8nce Royal Opera House Co¥8nt Garden FwThJation St Peter & St Paul West Clandon ify).crf) 18,COJ.LKI S,WO 00 30.6￿.00 3,6LN).00 £ S7.3￿ 00 Page 8