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Charity registration number: 1134766

The Green Room Charitable Trust

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 1 October 2020

The Green Room Charitable Trust

Contents

Trustees' Report 1 to 5
Independent Auditors' Report 6 to 8
Statement of Financial Activities 9
Statement of Financial Position 10
Cash Flow Statement 11
Notes to the Financial Statements 12 to 18

The Green Room Charitable Trust

Trustees' Report

The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements and auditors' report of the charity for the year ended 1 October 2020.

Objectives and activities

Objects and aims

The objects of the Trust are to support such exclusively charitable purposes as the Trustees may from time to time in their absolute discretion decide.

The Trustees consider making grants to registered UK and international charities, specifically focussing on the following areas:

  1. poverty, human rights, social enterprises

  2. ethical and social impact investments

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Achievements and performance

During the year the charity was able to raise a further £1,139,997 (2019: £1,319,997) through donations of which it was successfully able to donate £1,061,115 (2019: £540,749) and invest £1,471,693 (2019: £547,247) for social benefit.

The total unrestricted reserves of the charity at 1st October 2020 are £7,984,706 (2019: £7,177,036) which represent 100% of the assets. The Trustees have assessed the Charity's need for reserves and consider the present level appropriate in relation to liabilities and future service.

Financial review

Policy on reserves

Reserves are held in an instant access bank account.

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Trustees' Report

Investment policy and objectives

1. Introduction

1.2 The Trust has assets which are expected to accumulate to a total value around £10M through a combination of direct donations, investment returns and accrued interest. Assets are thereafter expected to decline steadily as annual grant making increases and exceeds annual income.

1.3 The trustees are governed by the Trust deed established in 2009 which sets out the general power of investment.

2. Investment Objectives

2.1 The Trust seeks to make investments which promise to have a demonstrable positive social or environmental impact along with an expected positive financial return.

3. Risk

4. Liquidity Requirements

4.1 The Trust will tolerate reduced liquidity over several years on fund investments where the potential positive social or environmental impact, or investment return is deemed significant.

5. Time Horizon

6. Management, Reporting and Monitoring

6.1 The Trust's asset value and income is monitored on an ongoing basis and recorded annually.

6.2 The trustees review the performance of individual investments against their initial targets on an ongoing basis.

7. Approval and Review

This Investment Policy Statement was prepared to provide a framework for the management of the Green Room Charitable Trust's investment assets. It will be reviewed on an annual basis to ensure continuing appropriateness.

Plans for future periods

Aims and key objectives for future periods

Charity plan on increasing the investments in Bridges Funds in line with the objectives of the trust. The money coming into the trust through payroll giving will decline going forwards and stop when the Trustee leaves his position at JP Morgan. At this stage the interest from the investments will be the main source of income for the grant making pool. Charity will maintain and increase slightly the level of grant making.

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Trustees' Report

Structure, governance and management

Nature of governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a Trust deed dated 30 November 2009 and constitutes a unincorporated charity.

Recruitment and appointment of trustees

There shall be at least three and no more than seven Trustees and whenever the number of trustees is reduced to less than three an appointment shall be made as soon as practicable in order to increase the number of trustees to at least three and in the meantime the remaining trustees may not exercise the powers given to them by the trust deed except so far as may be reasonable in order to preserve the Trust fund.

The power of appointing new or additional trustees is vested in Tom Prickett.

Should Tom Prickett die, a new or additional trustee shall be appointed by a resolution of the trustees which is recorded in the minutes and signed by the new trustee and such record shall be conclusive evidence of the appointment.

Induction and training of trustees

A Trustee induction programme is being established and performance management policies and procedures will be reviewed to ensure the Charity can continue to grow, develop and respond to changing demands.

Organisational structure

Tom Prickett manages the investments and Kelly Prickett is the key coordinator on the grant making and day to day running of the trust.

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Trustees' Report

Relationships with related parties

The charity receives donations from Charities Trust which receives payroll giving of Tom Prickett, trustee. Donations are also received from Tom Prickett from his employer JP Morgan's payroll.

Reference and Administrative Details

Trustees T G Prickett Mrs K Prickett A H Ferry Principal Office Piccards Wood Sandy lane Guildford GU3 1HF Charity Registration Number 1134766 Auditor DSK Partners LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors 75 Park Lane Croydon Surrey CR9 1XS

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Trustees' Report

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial reporting Standard applicable in UK and Republic of Ireland" and applicable law and regulations.

The law applicable to charities requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

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

The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on30/07/2021.................... and signed on its behalf by:

......................................... T G Prickett Trustee

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of The Green Room Charitable Trust

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Green Room Charitable Trust (the 'charity') for the year ended 1 October 2020, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Statement of Financial Position, Cash Flow Statement, and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is United Kingdom Accounting Standards, comprising Charities SORP - FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and applicable law (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Basis for opinion

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

Emphasis of matter

In forming our opinion on the financial statements, which is not qualified, we have considered the adequacy of the disclosures made in note 2 to the financial statements concerning the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.

The charity is entitled to all of the reliefs provided by the government as a response to the unprecedented COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom. These conditions, along with other matters explained in note 2 to the financial statements, indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustee's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Our evaluation of the trustee's assessment of the charity's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting included reviewing cash flows and considering the general state of the economy and the entity's business.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of The Green Room Charitable Trust

Conclusions relating to going concern

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

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees' Report.

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

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities (set out on page 5), the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of The Green Room Charitable Trust

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

Auditor’s 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 auditor’s 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.

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

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the trustees those matters we are required to state to trustees in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and its trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

...................................... Romit Basu FCA (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of DSK Partners LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors 75 Park Lane Croydon Surrey CR9 1XS

30/07/2021 Date:.............................

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 1 October 2020

Note
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies
2
Investment income
3
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
4
Governance costs
Other expenditure
Total expenditure
Gains/losses on investment assets
Net income
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
11
Total
2020
£
1,139,997
16,282
1,156,279
(1,061,115)
(2,460)
(4,312)
(1,067,887)
719,278
807,670
807,670
7,177,036
7,984,706
Total
2019
£
1,319,997
26,265
1,346,262
(540,749)
(3,480)
(13,232)
(557,461)
-
788,801
788,801
6,388,235
7,177,036

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

(Registration number: 1134766) Statement of Financial Position as at 1 October 2020

Note
Fixed assets
Social Investment
8
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
9
Net current assets
Net assets
Funds of the charity:
Unrestricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
11
2020
£
4,475,052
3,511,994
(2,340)
3,509,654
7,984,706
7,984,706
7,984,706
2019
£
3,003,359
4,176,197
(2,520)
4,173,677
7,177,036
7,177,036
7,177,036

The financial statements on pages 9 to 18 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 30/07/2021.................... and signed on their behalf by:

......................................... T G Prickett Trustee

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 1 October 2020

Note
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash income
Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items
Investment income
3
Working capital adjustments
(Decrease)/increase in creditors
9
Net cash flows from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest receivable and similar income
3
Purchase of social investment
Net cash flows from investing activities
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at 2 October
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 October
2020
£
807,670
(16,282)
791,388
(180)
791,208
16,282
(1,471,693)
(1,455,411)
(664,203)
4,176,197
3,511,994
2019
£
788,801
(26,265)
762,536
240
762,776
26,265
(547,247)
(520,982)
241,794
3,934,403
4,176,197

All of the cash flows are derived from continuing operations during the above two periods.

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 1 October 2020

1 Accounting policies

Statement of compliance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

Basis of preparation

The Green Room Charitable Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is also the functional currency of the company and rounded to the nearest pound.

Going concern

Since 31 December 2019, the spread of COVID-19 has severely impacted many local economies around the globe. In many countries, businesses are being forced to cease or limit operations for long or indefinite periods of time. In the UK this began on 23rd March 2020. Measures taken to contain the spread of the virus, including travel bans, quarantines, social distancing, and closures of non-essential services have triggered significant disruptions to businesses worldwide, resulting in an economic slowdown. Governments and central banks have responded with monetary and fiscal interventions to stabilise economic condition. The charity is likely to be effected in the form of loss of income, however it will benefit from savings in costs and therefore this will not significantly impact the charity's financial position.

The charity has determined that these events are non-adjusting subsequent events. Accordingly, the financial position and results of operations as of and for the year ended 1 October 2020 have not been adjusted to reflect their impact. The duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the effectiveness of government and central bank responses, remains unclear at this time. It is not possible to reliably estimate the duration and severity of these consequences, as well as their impact on the financial position and results of the charity for future periods.

Income and endowments

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.

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 1 October 2020

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

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

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

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 Trust 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.

2 Income from donations and legacies

Donations and legacies:
Donations
3
Investment income
Interest receivable and similar income:
Interest receivable on bank deposits
4
Expenditure on charitable activities
Note
Grant funding of activities
5
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Total
2020
£
1,139,997
Total
2020
£
16,282
Total
2020
£
1,061,115
Total
2019
£
1,319,997
Total
2019
£
26,265
Total
2019
£
540,749

The Green Room Charitable Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 1 October 2020

5 Grant-making

Analysis of grants

Below are details of material grants made to institutions

Name of institution
Activity
The Funding Network
Renewable World
Disability Africa
AMF
Medicine Sans Frontiers
Int'l Rescue Committee UK
Freedom From Torture
Reprezent Radio
Crisis
Migrants Organise Ltd
Chori Chori
Save the Children
So Give CATF
So Give CFRN
So Give MWA
So Give CSER
So Give Malaria Consortium
So Give Development Media
So Give Givewell
So Give
Self Help Africa
United World
Unseen UK
2020
£
30,000
-
2,000
-
155,000
50,000
300
12,500
15,000
4,000
-
1,000
520,000
200,000
50,515
-
-
-
-
10,800
-
5,000
5,000
1,061,115
2019
£
47,000
10,000
5,000
76,125
-
-
-
-
-
-
10,000
-
-
-
8,999
86,275
76,125
101,500
116,725
-
3,000
-
-
540,749

6 Trustees remuneration and expenses

No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.

No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses from the charity during the year.

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 1 October 2020

7 Staff costs

There were no employees during the year.

8 Social investments

8
Social investments
Unlisted Investments
Bridges Ventures Fund III LP
Bridges Property Alternatives Fund III Unit Trust
Bridges Property Alternatives Fund IV Unit Trust
Bridges Sustainable Growth Fund IV LP
Bridges Evergreen Capital LP
Global Health Investment Fund
Total
Opening
Balance
348,505
356,263
344,701
1,173,953
485,142
294,795
£3,003,359
Additions/
(Redemption)
12,071
(118,969)
38,294
122,231
1,041,317
376,749
£1,471,693
Closing
Balance
360,575
237,294
382,995
1,296,184
1,526,459
671,545
£4,475,052

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 1 October 2020

Bridges Venture Fund III LP is a closed end private equity investment fund. The charity has committed a total capital of £400,000 towards this investment which provides funding capital to companies which focus on social benefit. The investment is stated at cost above as in the Trustees opinion this is the fair market value. The investments have a lock in period of at least five years following which they will provide an investment return to the charity.

Bridges Property Alternatives Fund III is an investment in a Unit Trust. They invest in emerging and underserved locations, creating and generating workspace for SME's or providing healthcare facilities for the ill or elderly in underserved markets. The charity has committed a total capital of £800,000 towards this investment which provides funding capital to companies which focus on social benefit. The investment is stated at cost above as in the Trustees opinion this is the fair market value.

Bridges Property Alternative Fund IV is a closed end private equity investment fund. The charity has committed a total of £1,200,000. The investment is stated at cost above as in the Trustees opinion this is the fair market value.

Bridges Sustainable Growth Fund IV is a closed end private equity investment fund. The charity has committed a total of £2,000,000. The investment is stated at cost above as in the Trustees opinion this is the fair market value.

Bridges Evergreen Capital LP is a closed end private equity investment fund. The charity has committed a total of £2,600,000. The investment is stated at cost above as in the Trustees opinion this is the fair market value.

Global Health Investment Fund is also a close ended and unlisted social enterprise investment fund. The charity had made an initial capital commitment of $800,000 to this fund, but that has changed over the years via the activity in the capital call notices and estimated changes to the carrying value of the fund’s remaining investments. The investment is stated at cost above as in the Trustees opinion this is the fair market value.

All the investments are programme related investments.

9 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Accruals 2020
£
2,340
2019
£
2,520

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 1 October 2020

10 Commitments

Other financial commitments

The charity has following financial commitments-

Name of Investments Amount
Committed
Amount
Invested at year
end
Amount to be
invested in
coming years
Bridges Ventures Fund III LP £400,000 £360,575 £39,425
Bridges Property Alternatives Fund III Unit Trust £800,000 £237,294 £562,706
Bridges Property Alternatives Fund IV Unit Trust £1,200,000 £382,995 £817,005
Bridges Sustainable Growth Fund IV LP £2,000,000 £1,296,184 £703,816
Bridges Evergreen Capital LP £2,600,000 £1,526,458 £1,073,542

11 Funds

11 Funds
Unrestricted funds
General
Unrestricted funds
General
Balance at
2 October
2019
£
7,177,036
Balance at
2 October
2018
£
6,388,235
Incoming
resources
£
1,875,557
Incoming
resources
£
1,346,262
Resources
expended
£
(1,067,887)
Resources
expended
£
(557,461)
Balance at
1 October
2020
£
7,984,706
Balance at
1 October
2019
£
7,177,036

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 1 October 2020

12 Analysis of net assets between funds

Social Investment
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Social Investment
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
4,475,052
3,511,994
(2,340)
7,984,706
Unrestricted
funds
General
£
3,003,359
4,176,197
(2,520)
7,177,036
Total funds
2020
£
4,475,052
3,511,994
(2,340)
7,984,706
Total funds
2019
£
3,003,359
4,176,197
(2,520)
7,177,036

13 Related party transactions

During the year, the charity received a donation of £1,139,997 from Charities Trust which receives Payroll giving of Tom Prickett, a trustee.

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 1 October 2020

Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies (analysed below)
Investment income (analysed below)
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities (analysed below)
Governance costs (analysed below)
Other expenditure (analysed below)
Total expenditure
Reliased gain on investment
Unrealised gains/losses on investment assets
Net income
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Total
2020
£
1,139,997
16,282
1,156,279
(1,061,115)
(2,460)
(4,312)
(1,067,887)
264,742
454,536
807,670
807,670
7,177,036
7,984,706
Total
2019
£
1,319,997
26,265
1,346,262
(540,749)
(3,480)
(13,232)
(557,461)
-
-
788,801
788,801
6,388,235
7,177,036

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The Green Room Charitable Trust

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 1 October 2020

Donations and legacies
Donations
Investment income
Interest on cash deposits
Charitable activities
Grants payable - institutions
Governance costs
Auditors' remuneration - audit work
Auditors' remuneration - non audit work
Other expenditure
Bank charges
Investment Equalisation interest
Total
2020
£
1,139,997
1,139,997
16,282
16,282
(1,061,115)
(1,061,115)
(2,040)
(420)
(2,460)
(1,383)
(2,929)
(4,312)
Total
2019
£
1,319,997
1,319,997
26,265
26,265
(540,749)
(540,749)
(2,280)
(1,200)
(3,480)
(112)
(13,120)
(13,232)

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