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2020-12-31-accounts

UBS Optimus Foundation UK

Annual report and financial statements

31 December 2020

Company Limited by Guarantee Registration Number 08608213 (England and Wales) Charity Registration Number 1153537

Contents

Reports
Legal and administrative information 3
Strategic report 4
Trustees’ report 7
Statement of Trustees' responsibilities 13
Independent auditor’s report 14
Financial statements
Statement of Financial Activities 18
Balance Sheet 19
Statement of Cash Flows 20
Principal accounting policies 21
Notes to the financial statements 25

UBS Optimus Foundation UK

Legal and administrative information

Trustees/Directors Vineet Bewtra (appointed 11 August 2020)
Phyllis Costanza
Anne Coleman (resigned 31 March 2020)
Joanna Ensor (resigned 2 April 2020)
Eva Lindholm
Siobhan McDonagh
Edoardo Rulli
Paul Vail
Company Secretary Buzzacott Secretaries Limited
Registered office 5 Broadgate
London
EC2M 2QS
Company registration number 08608213 (England and Wales)
Charity registration number 1153537
Auditor Ernst & Young LLP
25 Churchill Place
London
E14 5EY
Bankers UBS AG London Branch
5 Broadgate
London
EC2M 2QS
Investment managers UBS AG London Branch
5 Broadgate
London
EC2M 2QS
Solicitors Bates Wells Braithwaite
10 Queen Street Place
London
EC4R 1BE

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Strategic report 31 December 2020

Review of the business

UBS Optimus Foundation UK (the "Foundation" or the “Charity”) was incorporated as a charitable company on 12 July 2013 and is registered with the Charity Commission. The Foundation is committed to the well-being of children in need around the world and supports initiatives to improve their education, protection and health. The Foundation is part of a global UBS Optimus Foundation.

It was the Trustees' belief that the combination of regulatory complexity and running costs often prevented money being given to charity. The Foundation was created to make it easier to give money to charities around the world and the strategy remains to further this aim.

In pursuit of the objectives above, the principal achievements of the Foundation in 2020 are raising funds totalling £26.5m from donors and granting £25.7m to around 50+ beneficiary organisations to carry out projects which further the Foundation’s aims. Further, the continued execution of the Foundation's strategy to leverage off the existing infrastructure and expertise within UBS AG London Branch (the "Member") enables the Foundation to maintain a low cost base and focus on its core principal activity of making it easy for donors to give to charities around the world.

The UBS Optimus Foundation UK collaborates and is supported by a network of related organisations consisting of the UBS Optimus Foundation in Switzerland, its branch in Hong Kong, and the representative office in China, its sister organisations UBS Optimus Foundation Deutschland, UBS Optimus Foundation India and UBS Optimus Foundation Singapore, as well as a donation platform in the United States.

Risk management

The major risks to which the Foundation is exposed, as identified by the Trustees, have been reviewed and systems or procedures have been established to manage those risks. Risks are documented in a Risk Framework and Register which is reviewed by the Trustees and the Member as an additional measure. This document also outlines the systems, procedures and controls in place to manage those risks. This Framework is reviewed by the Trustees at least once a year. The Foundation takes advice from its solicitors, Bates Wells Braithwaite, on any matters identified by the Trustees as requiring external legal counsel.

The charity is in part reliant on UBS AG, London Branch, which is the sole member of UBS Optimus Foundation UK and provides support, including staff and infrastructure. We do not have any reason to believe there is any risk in the continued support of UBS AG, London Branch. For further details of the charity’s immediate controlling party and ultimate parent undertaking, see note 14 to the accounts.

The Trustees of the Foundation have assessed the impact of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (“Brexit”) and have considered the implications of Brexit on the operations of the Foundation. In this regard, the Trustees noted the official departure on 31 January 2020 and the transition period ending 31 December 2020 with the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union being further defined. The Trustees do not anticipate any impact of Brexit on the operation of the charity and they will continue to monitor the impact and take action as appropriate.

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Review of the business (continued)

Risk management (continued)

Key identified risks include:

Law and regulation risks

Risk: Breach of charity law, company law, and regulatory requirements of particular activities undertaken by the charity.

Mitigation: The Trustees are advised by specialists in areas of charity law, company law and financial regulation.

Governance framework

Risk: Inappropriate organisational structure and conflicts of interest. Mitigation: The Trustees follow best practice and take advice on the organisational structure. A register of interests is maintained by the Company Secretary.

Programme-related investment

Risk: Intended outcomes may not be achieved.

Mitigation: The same risk applies to grants. This risk is mitigated through a thorough due diligence process on loan recipients (which includes a review of the borrower's strategy and the project the PRI loan will support, finances, governance and social impact), which is documented in the PRI Due Diligence Form.

Risk: Borrowers may default on their loan.

Mitigation: Trustees consider all the relevant issues and take advice where appropriate, and reach a reasonable decision in regards to enforcement.

Effect of Coronavirus

During the year 2020 to the date that the Financial Statements were approved, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak had spread globally and caused extensive disruptions to businesses as well as economic activities globally with no exception for the UK.

We have considered the effects of COVID-19 on the charity’s operations and have concluded that the impact on it is likely to be limited. Following the advice issued by the UK Government regarding employees working from home and other social distancing measures, we have enacted procedures to facilitate this and have a detailed plan that enables effective operation to continue whilst employees are not physically present in the Foundation’s offices.

We do not foresee this having an impact on the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern as the Foundation’s immediate controlling party, its sole Member, has sufficient financial resources to commit to providing additional funding in the event that it is required to fund the Foundation’s continuing operations.

In terms of continuity of business operations, UBS Optimus Foundation UK is included in the Business Continuity Strategy of UBS AG. With regard to fundraising, UBS Optimus Foundation UK has several long-term strategic streams of funding. Therefore, the Foundation expects to be able to continue normal operations through working from home for as long a period as may be advised.

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Future plans

The priorities for the Foundation for 2021 and beyond are to continue to build the portfolio of high quality, strategic programmes funded for the benefit of society globally, in the areas of health, education, child protection and environment as well as emergency response. The Foundation also seeks to offer innovative solutions for solving some of the world's most pressing problems, including development impact bonds and programme- related investment opportunities.

As the Foundation looks to 2021 and beyond, it will increasingly seek to work in collaboration and partnership in order to maximise impact. The Foundation believes in philanthropy working together as a driver of change and is committed to harnessing the power of collective partnerships with philanthropists, organisations and governments. The Foundation, in partnership with UBS, is launching the UBS Collectives in 2021: the coming together of fellow philanthropists, best-in-class non-profit organisations, social enterprises, and experts, to drive collective impact by developing sustainable philanthropic solutions that ignite social and environmental change. The Collective members will join a three-year philanthropy strategy and leadership programme, and develop expertise in strategic, high-impact philanthropic solutions working towards systems change across a range of issues. Each collective member will pledge to fund over the next three years to help solve the issues identified.

The objective is to ultimately increase impact; strengthen philanthropist’s understanding of strategic philanthropy and systems change, and allow philanthropists to build their knowledge, confidence, network and philanthropic leadership skills.

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Trustees’ report 31 December 2020

The Trustees (who are the directors of the company for the purpose of the Companies Act) present their annual report incorporating the strategic report and audited financial statements of UBS Optimus Foundation UK (“the Foundation”) for the year ended 31 December 2020.

The report has been prepared in accordance with Part 8 of the Charities Act 2011.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on pages 21 to 24 of the attached financial statements and comply with the charitable Foundation’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

Aims and objectives

The objects of the Foundation as set out in the Articles of Association are: to promote the health of children by (without limitation) preventing abuse and supporting the delivery of medical and other essential services to them; the prevention and relief of poverty by (without limitation) the provision of education to support the healthy development of children; to relieve the needs of children who are in need due to their youth, sickness or financial hardship; and any other purposes as are regarded as exclusively charitable under the law of England and Wales as the trustees may from time to time see fit. The Foundation aims to source and fund high impact programmes delivering improved outcomes for vulnerable children in the areas of health, education and protection in furtherance of the charitable objects. The Foundation seeks out partners that are transparent, accountable and well managed, and programmes which are based on robust evidence, utilising innovations which may be replicable and potentially game changing. Programmes are selected following a rigorous application process involving external review, and all work funded by the Foundation is subject to an external evaluation. The Foundation changed its aims slightly in 2020 to focus also on environmental programmes.

The Foundation also aims to connect UBS AG clients with the Foundation’s projects in order to raise additional funding for and leverage the potential social impact for these projects benefitting beneficiaries.

The key activities of the Foundation in 2020 in pursuit of public benefit have been:

Grant making and criteria for funding

The principal aim for the Foundation is to make direct grants to programmes within the Foundation's charitable objects or to make grants to UBS Optimus Foundation in Switzerland to disburse to projects within the Foundation's charitable objects.

In the case of direct grants, the Foundation works with UBS Optimus Foundation in Switzerland to source and assess effective and appropriate programmes for direct funding which further the Foundation's aims. In addition, UBS Optimus Foundation in Switzerland will support with the relevant due diligence checks on potential grantees including any collaborating partners and will also propose engaging programmes for the Foundation's Trustees to approve at their discretion.

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Grant making and criteria for funding (continued)

The number of projects which can be supported is, of necessity, limited to the amount of funds available for distribution in any year. The Trustees have determined that the priorities for funding over the next five years will be based on:

Applications for funding will be assessed by a panel of experts according to the specific criteria noted below:

Trustees approve all grants supported by the Foundation.

Grantees are expected to report on a bi-annual basis against key performance indicators and milestones agreed in the approved application.

The Foundation may also make programme-related investments (see "Charities and investment matters: a guide for Trustees"). Additional considerations apply to such investments, as outlined in the full grant making policy. In 2017, a programme-related investment (“PRI”) loan was transacted to Hope and Homes, for £1.44m. Hope and Homes work to remove children from harmful orphanage environments and place them with a loving, nurturing family. The loan is invested in the organisation's core growth strategy in pursuit of sustainably achieving scale. Following a restructure of the PRI loan in January 2020, the loan is now repayable in instalments, with the final payment date being 30 June 2030 (previously 30 June 2022). The principal amount of the loan outstanding carries interest at a rate of 2%, accruing daily. Interest is payable on each anniversary of the date of drawdown until June 2022 only.

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Grant making policy and criteria for funding (continued)

During 2018, a second loan was made for an amount of $500,000 (£393,549) to Impact Water. The loan amount was drawn down on 30 July 2018 and has been given in order to provide safe drinking water to schools by providing an affordable package of systems, maintenance and credit that improves children’s health and their school performance. This loan is repayable in full on the final repayment date 30 July 2023. The principal amount of the loan outstanding carries interest at a rate of 5%, accruing daily. Interest is payable on each anniversary of the date of drawdown and the final repayment date.

Related parties

The principal funding source of the Foundation is UBS AG London Branch, the Member of the Foundation, which provides in kind support by way of office space, support staff, IT and telephone, marketing, operations, finance, and in-house legal support, and clients of UBS AG who can make donations to programmes that have been assessed and selected by the Foundation. UBS AG is committed to funding the Foundation’s activities even though there is no formal agreement in place. Gifts in kind in the form of donated services received from UBS AG London Branch that cannot be quantified with reasonable accuracy are not recognised by the Foundation. All other donated services are recognised in these financial statements.

Activities and achievements

In pursuit of the aims and objectives above, the principal achievements of the Foundation in 2020 are:

Income from fundraising totalled £26,518,566 (2019: £15,974,211) – an achievement on the fundraising target set for the year. This sum includes income for the sixth offering of the innovative Global Giving Campaign (first launched by the Foundation in 2014).

Grants were pledged totalling £25,702,619 (2019: £16,046,954). Details of the recipient organisations granted to, along with the grant amounts are presented in note 3 to the financial statements.

In the year, consultancy fees were paid to four organisations, which are also detailed in note 3 to the financial statements.

Governance, structure and management

Constitution

UBS Optimus Foundation UK (“the Foundation”) is a registered charity (Charity number 1153537) with the Charity Commission of England and Wales and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (Company number 08608213) incorporated 12 July 2013. Governance is by a Board of Trustees (the "Board") and Memorandum and Articles dated 12 July 2013.

The Guarantor and sole Member of the Foundation is UBS AG London Branch (the "Member"). In the event of the Foundation being wound up, the liability of the Member is limited to £1.

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Governance, structure and management (continued)

Trustees

The Trustees constitute directors of the Foundation for the purposes of company law and Trustees of the Charity for the purposes of charity legislation.

The Trustees who held office during the year and after the year end were as follows:

Trustee Appointed/resigned
Vineet Bewtra Appointed 11 August 2020
Anne Coleman Resigned 31 March 2020
Phyllis Costanza
Joanna Ensor Resigned 2 April 2020
Eva Lindholm
Siobhan McDonagh
Edoardo Rulli
Paul Vail

The Board (with the exception of Paul Vail and Vineet Bewtra) are all UBS AG employees and all, including Paul Vail and Vineet Bewtra, were nominated and approved by the Member.

The Foundation has indemnified all Trustees in respect of any liabilities properly incurred in running the Foundation to the extent permitted by the Companies Act. When recruiting new Trustees, the Board look for individuals with skills and experience which are of value to the Foundation. Training is arranged for all Trustees and all Trustees must sign a Trustee declaration which states that they understand their duties as a Trustee and have read the relevant conflict of interest policies. The Board is responsible for the oversight and governance which includes approval of all grants made by the Foundation.

The Member provides office space, support staff, IT and telephone, marketing, operations, finance, and in-house legal support to the Foundation. It is part of the UBS Optimus Foundation global network of foundations and leverages support from the UBS Optimus Foundation in Zurich in terms of grant-making expertise and operational support. The Foundation is independent to the network but linked by strategy and in its approach for the purpose of furthering the charitable objectives of the Foundation. A comprehensive Cooperation Agreement outlines how the Member and the Foundation work together.

Key management personnel

The key management personnel of the Foundation in charge of directing, controlling, running and operating the charity comprise the Trustees and the following staff employed by UBS AG, which include but are not limited to the Head of Philanthropy Services UK; a Business Manager; a Philanthropy Advisor, and a Business Development Manager.

These staff are employed by and remunerated by UBS AG, who are also responsible for setting their pay. No charge is made by UBS AG for their services. The Trustees receive no remuneration or reimbursement of expenses in connection with their duties as Trustees.

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Financial review

Statement of financial activities

The Foundation received income of £26,642,584 (2019: £16,156,704) in the form of £26,518,566 (2019: £15,974,211) cash donations, £52,120 (2019: £36,460) gifted services from the Member, £23,760 (2019: £97,947) interest income from cash at bank and £48,139 (2019: £48,086) of income from programme-related investments. Expenditure totalled £25,809,349 (2019: £16,106,814), of which £25,702,619 (2019: £16,046,954) was paid out as charitable grants, £54,610 (2019: £23,400) was expended for consultancy fees and £52,120 (2019: £36,460) was incurred as support and governance costs. Total losses of £350,432 (2019: £147,192) were recognised as a result of foreign exchange. All of the Foundation’s operating costs are paid by UBS AG, and are essentially unknown.

Balance sheet

The Foundation’s balance sheet shows total funds of £8,165,501 at 31 December 2020 (2019: £7,698,200). £6,716,868 (2019: £7,263,963) represents restricted funds held for the purposes of making grants and PRI. Unrestricted funds and free reserves total £1,448,633 (2019: £434,237).

Reserves policy

The Foundation currently has no formalised reserves policy. This is due to the fact that the Member covers the costs of the Foundation and that any additional funding is intended to be spent in its entirety on the projects to improve the outcomes for children. There is no intention at this stage of holding reserves, as these have not been deemed necessary to the functioning of the Foundation. This policy will be reviewed annually.

Investment policy

The Trustees have not yet established a formalised investment policy. This is considered a minor risk as at this stage the Foundation intends to spend any income it receives directly on grants furthering its charitable mission. This is reviewed periodically. Funds are currently held in cash in the Foundation's bank accounts.

Going concern

The Foundation’s activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position are set out within this report. The financial position of the Foundation is reflected on the balance sheet. At 31 December 2020, unrestricted funds and free reserves totalled £1,448,633 (2019: £434,237).

The Trustees of the Foundation have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the ability of the Foundation to continue as a going concern. The Trustees are of the opinion that the Foundation will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due, as they believe that UBS AG will continue to support the Foundation’s activities. The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Foundation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future for a period of at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

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Disclosure of information to the auditor

So far as each person who was a Trustee at the date of approving this report is aware, there is no relevant audit information, being information needed by the auditor in connection with preparing its report, of which the auditor is unaware. Having made enquiries of fellow Trustees, each Trustee has taken all the steps that he/she is obliged to take as a Trustee in order to make himself/herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information.

Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Trustee

Approved by the Trustees on: 4 May 2021

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Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities 31 December 2020

The Trustees (who are also directors of UBS Optimus Foundation UK for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ report, Strategic report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice and FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard Applicable to the UK and Republic of Ireland').

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales 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 income and expenditure 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 Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Each of the Trustees confirms that:

This confirmation is given and should be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of s418 of the Companies Act 2006.

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Independent auditor’s report 31 December 2020

Independent auditor’s report to the Member of UBS Optimus Foundation UK

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of UBS Optimus Foundation UK for the year ended 31 December 2020 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and the related notes 1 to 16, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”.

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report below. We are independent of the charitable company 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.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 12 months from the date of these financial statements from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. However, because not all future events or conditions can be predicted, this statement is not a guarantee as to the trustee’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained in the annual report.

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Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in this report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

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 themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of the other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinion on other matter prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have identified no material misstatements in the strategic report or the directors’ report included within the trustees’ report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 13, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that 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.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees 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 management either

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intends to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or has 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.

Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect irregularities, including fraud. 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. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the entity and management.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at

https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

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Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Mike Gaylor (Senior statutory auditor)

for and on behalf of Ernst & Young LLP, Statutory Auditor

London

Date: 06/05/2021

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Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 December 2020

Notes Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 2020
£		 2019
£
Income from:
Donations
1
Investments
2
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
3
Total expenditure
Net income (expenditure) before
gains and transfers
Net losses on investments
Transfer between funds
11
Other losses
Net income (expenditure) and net
movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
74,360

71,899		 26,496,326
—		 26,570,686
71,899		 16,010,671
146,033
146,259 26,496,326 26,642,585 16,156,704
— 25,809,349 25,809,349 16,106,814
— 25,809,349 25,809,349 16,106,814
146,259
—

873,553
(5,416)
686,977
(15,503)
(873,553)
(345,016)		 833,236
(15,503)
—
(350,432)		 49,890
(12,335)
—
(134,857)
1,014,396
434,237
(547,095)
7,263,963		 467,301
7,698,200		 (97,302)
7,795,502
1,448,633 6,716,868 8,165,501 7,698,200

All of the charity’s activities are derived from continuing operations.

All recognised gains and losses are included in the above Statement of Financial Activities.

The accompanying accounting policies and notes on pages 21 to 31 form an integral part of the financial statements.

A comparative statement of financial activities is presented in note 16 to these financial statements.

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Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2020

Notes
2020
£		 2020
£		 2019
£		 2019
£
Fixed assets:
Programme-related investments
7
Current assets:
Debtors
8
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
9
Net current assets
Total assets less current
liabilities
Creditors:amounts falling due in
more than one year
10
Total net assets
The funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds
11
Unrestricted funds

710,654
9,193,117		 1,808,782





7,577,454
733,899
9,523,593
1,824,285

6,022,285
9,903,771
(2,326,317)		 10,257,492
(4,235,207)



9,386,236
(1,220,735)		 7,846,570
(148,370)
8,165,501
7,698,200
6,716,868
1,448,633
7,263,963
434,237
8,165,501 7,698,200

The accompanying accounting policies and notes on pages 21 to 31 form an integral part of the financial statements.

Approved by the Trustees of UBS Optimus Foundation UK, Company Registration No. 08608213 (England and Wales) and signed on their behalf by:

Trustee

Approved on: 4 May 2021

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Statement of Cash Flows Year ended 31 December 2020

Notes 2020
£		 2019
£
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities
A
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment income
Net cash provided by investing activities
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
Reconciliation of changes in cash and cash
equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 2020
B
Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange
rate movements
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 2020
B
(51,943)		 2,299,665
71,899 146,033
71,899 146,033
19,956

9,523,593
(350,432)		 2,445,698
7,212,752
(134,857)
9,193,117 9,523,593

A Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash provided by operating activities

2020
£		 2019
£
Net movement in funds (as per statement of financial activities)
Foreign-exchange losses
Net losses on investments
Investment income
Decrease (increase) in debtors
(Decrease) increase in creditors
Net cashprovided by operating activities		 467,301
350,432
15,503
(71,899)
23,245
**(836,525) **		 (97,302)
134,857
12,335
(146,033)
(587,656)
2,983,462
**(51,943) ** 2,299,663

B Analysis of cash and cash equivalents

2020
£		 2019
£
Cash at bank and in hand 9,193,117 9,523,593

C Analysis of changes in net debt

At At 31
1 January Cash flows December
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 9,523,593 (330,476) 9,193,117
Total net debt 9,523,593 (330,476) 9,193,117

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Principal accounting policies Year ended 31 December 2020

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are laid out below.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements have been prepared for the year to 31 December 2020.

The financial statements are prepared on an accruals basis, and have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policies below or the notes to these financial statements.

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 United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

The Foundation constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are presented in Pound Sterling and are rounded to the nearest pound.

Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

Preparation of the financial statements requires the Trustees and management to make significant judgements and estimates. Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including an expectation of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Although these estimates are based on the Trustees’ best knowledge of the amount, event or actions, actual results may differ from those estimates.

Areas requiring the use of estimates and critical judgements that may impact on the charity’s financial activities and financial position include:

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Principal accounting policies Year ended 31 December 2020

Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement (continued)

Assessment of going concern

The Trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern assumption is appropriate in preparing these financial statements. This included an assessment of the possible effects of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic on the charity’s activities. The Trustees of the Foundation have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the ability of the Foundation to continue as a going concern. The Trustees are of the opinion that the Foundation will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due, as they believe that UBS AG will continue to support the Foundation’s activities. The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Foundation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future for a period of at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Income recognition

Income is recognised in the period in which the Foundation has entitlement to the income, the amount of income can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.

Income comprises donations, gifted services and investment income. All income is accounted for on an accruals basis in accordance with the conditions of the SORP.

Donations are received from UBS AG clients and include related Gift Aid tax reclaims. Donations are recognised when the charity has confirmation of both the amount and settlement date. Gift Aid is recognised as revenue as at the date of the donation claiming Gift Aid contingent upon the FRS 102 revenue recognition principles of entitlement, probability, and measurement being met.

Gifted services in the form of donated services received from UBS AG London Branch (the "Member") that cannot be quantified with reasonable accuracy are not recognised by the Foundation.

Dividends are recognised once the dividend has been declared and notification has been received of the dividend due. Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; it is calculated and accrued in line with the deposit agreement.

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Principal accounting policies Year ended 31 December 2020

Expenditure recognition

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses are allocated or apportioned to the applicable expenditure headings. Expenditure is presented in either restricted or unrestricted funds, depending on the classification of the income from which it is funded.

Expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs associated with furthering the charitable purposes of the charity through the provision of its charitable activities.

Charitable grants are made where the Trustees consider there is real need following a review of the details of each particular case and comprise single year payments rather than multi-year grants. Grants and donations are included in the statement of financial activities when approved for payment. A creditor or debtor is recognised for grants and donations approved but unpaid at the period end.

Support costs

Support costs represent indirect charitable expenditure. In order to carry out the primary purposes of the Foundation it is necessary to provide support in the form of financial and governance procedures, provision of office services and equipment and a suitable working environment. Gifts in kind in the form of donated services received from UBS AG London Branch that cannot be quantified with reasonable accuracy are not recognised by the Foundation.

Support costs are allocated to the Foundation’s single charitable activity.

Foreign currency exchange

The Foundation's presentational and functional currency is pound sterling. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are initially recorded in the functional currency at the exchange rate ruling at the date of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rate ruling on the balance sheet date. Non-monetary items denominated in a foreign currency, measured at fair value are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rate ruling at the date when the fair value was determined.

The Foundation has cash balances denominated in foreign currencies. All currency differences are included in the statement of financial activities.

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Principal accounting policies Year ended 31 December 2020

Fund accounting

The Foundation has restricted and unrestricted funds. Restricted funds are irrevocable funds subject to specific conditions imposed by the Foundation and taken directly to the statement of financial activities. Funds are typically granted within one to two years of receipt.

Company shares

The Foundation was incorporated on 12 July 2013 without share capital and is limited by guarantee. The guarantor of the Foundation is the Member. In the event of the Foundation being wound up, the liability of the Member is limited to £1.

The Foundation has indemnified all Trustees in respect of any liabilities properly incurred in running the Foundation to the extent permitted by the Companies Act 2006.

Programme related investments

Programme related investments are social investments made directly in pursuit of the charity’s charitable purposes by funding specific activities where a financial return is not the primary reason for making the investment.

Programme related investments consist of concessionary loans. The loans are initially recognised at the amount paid with the carrying amount adjusted in subsequent years to reflect repayments and adjusted if necessary for impairment. Any impairment is written off and treated as charitable expenditure. Interest receivable on the loan is credited to the statement of financial activities in the year in which it arises.

Debtors

Debtors are recognised at their settlement amount, less any provision for non-recoverability. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid. Debtors have been discounted to the present value of the future cash receipt where such discounting is material.

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand represents such accounts and instruments that are available on demand or have a maturity of less than three months from the date of acquisition.

Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised when there is an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are recognised at the amount the Foundation anticipates it will pay to settle the debt. They have been discounted to the present value of the future cash payment where such discounting is material.

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Notes to the financial statements 31 December 2020

1 Donations

Donations
Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 2020
£		 2019
£
Donations
Gifts in kind
2020 Total funds
2019 Total funds		 74,360
—		 26,444,206
52,120		 26,518,566
52,120		 15,974,211
36,460
74,360 26,496,326 26,570,686 16,010,671
63,170 15,947,501 16,010,671

Included in gifts in kind above are donated services from UBS AG, the Foundation’s immediate controlling party, of £52,120 (2019: £36,460) in respect of audit and accountancy fees paid on the charity’s behalf. During the year UBS AG provided the Foundation with administrative support in the form of donated staff time, and also provided its facilities and infrastructure free of charge. This support has not been recognised in the financial statements because it has not been possible to quantify the value with reasonable accuracy.

2 Investment income

Investment income
Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 2020
£		 2019
£
Bank interest
Income from programme related
investments (note 7)
2020 Total funds
2019 Total funds		 23,760
48,139		 —
—		 23,760
48,139		 97,947
48,086
71,899 — 71,899 146,033
146,033 — 146,033

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Notes to the financial statements 31 December 2020

3 Charitable activities

Charitable activities
Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 2020
£		 2019
£
Grants awarded
ARK
British Asian Trust
Canopy Planet Society
Care for Children
Child Protection Portfolio
Development Media International Associates
Directorate of Science Technology & Innovation
Disability Rights International
Earth Security Partnerships Blue Carbon
Educate!
Educate Girls
Education DIB
Emergency Response Coronavirus
Freedom Fund
Global Giving Campaign
Health DIB
Home for Good
Hope and Homes for Children
International Committee of the Red Cross
IntoUniversity
Justice and Care
Karuna Education Portfolio
Kids Operating Room
Laboratoria
Last Mile Health
Lifebox Foundation
Luminos
National Children’s Bureau
Nature Conservancy
One to One Children’s Fund
OnSide Youth Zones
Operation Smile
Optimus Switzerland, restricted for Brunswick
Palladium International Limited
Place2Be
Pratham
Preta Terra
Project Concern International (Afriscout)
Safe Child Thailand
Safe Surgery
Save the Children/Aid Relief Zimbabwe
Shine
Skills Partnership
Smiling Gecko
The Citizen’s Foundation UK
The Princes Trust
Think Equal
Transparentem
World Child Cancer
Youth Zone
Other
Totalgrant expenditure		 —
—
—
—
—
—

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—		 4,287,500
—
1,100,000
11,000
—
25,000
422,563
110,000
105,274
—
—
345,204
558,288
1,015,356
—
—
76,250
1,457,473
20,975
165,000
440,324
—
5,894,431
—
272,907
112,608
152,223
—
1,657,312
397,158
3,761,004
—
—
141,628
140,427
27,500
387,395
93,559
27,500
—
—
765,460
45,407
—
721,500
660,000
—
130,066
82,866
—
—		 4,287,500
—
1,100,000
11,000
—
25,000
422,563
110,000
105,274
—
—
345,204
558,288
1,015,356
—
—
76,250
1,457,473
20,975
165,000
440,324
—
5,894,431
—
272,907
112,608
152,223
—
1,657,312
397,158
3,761,004
—
—
141,628
140,427
27,500
387,395
93,559
27,500
—
—
765,460
45,407
—
721,500
660,000
—
130,066
82,866
—
—		 110,000
4,750
—
—
168,386
—
—
100,000
—
38,706
2,636
175,000
—
2,612,557
184,000
50,000
—
403,846
—
—
1,022,974
225,000
—
38,706
114,053
—
120,712
199,566
—
793,743
—
3,802,272
250,000
—
233,600
26,320
—
—
—
2,403,363
5,000
67,251
—
54,540
—
16,792
200,000
1,275,806
186,496
1,153,284
7,595
— 25,702,619 25,702,619 16,046,954

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Notes to the financial statements 31 December 2020

3 Charitable activities (continued)

3
Charitable activities(continued)
Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 2020
£		 2019
£
Total Grant expenditure carried forward
Other charitable expenditure
Consultancy
. Active Philanthropy
. ARK Consultancy
. EJ Consultancy
. E Worm Philanthropy
. New Philanthropy Capital
Support costs
Auditor’s remuneration
Accounting services
2020 Total funds
2019 Total funds		 — 25,702,619 25,702,619 16,046,954
—
—
—
—
—		 38,946
12,000
1,200
2,464
—		 38,946
12,000
1,200
2,464
—		 —
—
8,580
—
14,820
—
—
—		 25,757,229
30,500
21,620		 25,757,229
30,500
21,620		 16,070,354
14,400
22,060
— 25,809,349 25,809,349 16,106,814*
— 16,106,814 16,106,814

*All 2019 charitable activities expenditure was restricted.

4 Staff costs and remuneration of key management personnel The Foundation employed no staff members during the year (2019: none) and incurred no staff costs (2019: £nil).

The key management personnel of the charity in charge of running and operating the charity on a day to day basis comprise the Trustees and the following staff employed by UBS AG, which include but are not limited to the Head of Philanthropy Services UK, a Business Manager; a Philanthropy Advisor, and a Business Development manager. These staff are employed and remunerated by UBS AG London Branch. No remuneration was paid to the key management personnel by UBS Optimus Foundation UK.

5 Net income (expenditure)

This is stated after charging:

2020
£		 2019
£
Auditor’s remuneration 30,500 14,400

6 Taxation

UBS Optimus Foundation UK is a registered charity and is therefore not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income or gains derived from its charitable activities, as they fall within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

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Notes to the financial statements 31 December 2020

7 Programme related investments

At the year end, the charity had investments which were held directly in pursuit of the organisation’s charitable activities, as follows:

2020
£		 2019
£
At 1 January 2020
Movement due to foreign exchange
At 31 December 2020		 1,824,285
**(15,503) **		 1,836,620
(12,335)
1,808,782 1,824,285

The programme related investments comprise two loans.

One loan was for an amount of £1,443,071 made to Hope and Homes for Children. The loan amount was drawn down on 1 August 2017 and has been given to allow investment in fundraising to develop a diversified sustainable income so that Hope and Homes for Children can achieve the scale of operation required to deliver the mission to be a global catalyst for the eradication of institutional care of children. Following a restructure of the PRI loan in early 2020, the loan is repayable in instalments, with the final payment date being 30 June 2030 (previously 30 June 2022). The principal amount of the loan outstanding carries interest at a rate of 2%, accruing daily. Interest is payable on each anniversary of the date of drawdown until June 2022 only.

The second loan was for an amount of $500,000 (£393,549) made to Impact Water. The loan amount was drawn down on 30 July 2018 and has been given in order to provide safe drinking water to schools by providing an affordable package of systems, maintenance and credit, that improves children’s health and their school performance. The loan is repayable in full on the final repayment date of 30 July 2023. The principal amount of the loan outstanding carries interest at a rate of 5%, accruing daily. Interest is payable on each anniversary of the date of drawdown and the final repayment date.

8 Debtors

Debtors
2020
£
2019
£
Accrued income 710,654 733,899
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2020
£		 2019
£
Grant creditors 2,326,317 4,235,207
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 2020
£		 2019
£
Grant creditors 1,220,735 4,235,207

9 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

10 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

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Notes to the financial statements 31 December 2020

11 Restricted funds

Restricted funds
At 1
January
2020
£		 Income
£		 Expenditure
£		 Transfers
£		 Gains /
(losses)
£		 At 31
December
2020
£
369,317
1,488,498
—
460,335
—
4,336,216
—
62,501
6,716,868
Education
Child protection
Consultancy
Environment
Social finance
Donor specific funds
Other
Emergency relief		 —
—
—
—
—
7,263,963
—
—		 173,187
—
—
2,185,510
504,261
21,640,745
347,611
1,645,011		 (210,407)
—
(54,610)
(1,686,229)
(486,832)
(21,741,457)
(52,120)
(1,577,695)		 422,040
1,488,498
54,610
(38,946)
—
(2,504,264)
(295,491)
—		 (15,503)
—
—
—
(17,429)
(322,771)
—
(4,816)
7,263,963 26,496,326 (25,809,349) (873,553) (360,519)
At 1
January
2019
£		 Income
£		 Expenditure
£		 Transfers
£		 Gains /
(losses)
£		 At 31
December
2019
£
—
—
—
—
—
7,263,963
—
7,263,963
Education
Health
Child protection
Consultancy
Other
Donor specific funds
Emergency relief		 151,058
—
254,541
147,432
—
6,705,703
—		 75,260
50,000
—
21,600
36,460
15,759,181
5,000		 (227,636)
(50,000)
(422,927)
(23,400)
(36,460)
(15,341,391)
(5,000)		 1,318
—
168,387
(145,632)
—
140,782
—		 —
—
—
—
—
(312)
—
7,258,734 15,947,501 16,106,814 164,855 (312)

Restricted funds comprise funds held for the purpose of making grants and programme related investments.

Transfers from restricted funds to unrestricted funds were made to eliminate surplus balances on particular restricted funds where all funds had already been committed.

12 Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 Total
2020
£
Fund balances at 31 December 2020
are represented by:
Programme related investments
Net current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
Total net assets		 —
1,448,633
—		 1,808,782
6,128,821
(1,220,735)		 1,808,782
7,577,454
(1,220,735)
1,448,633 6,716,868 8,165,501
Fund balances at 31 December 2019
are represented by:
Programme related investments
Net current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due after more
than one year
Total net assets		 Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 Total
2019
£
—
434,237
—		 1,824,285
5,588,048

(148,370)		 1,824,285
6,022,285
(148,370)
434,237 7,263,963 7,698,200

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Notes to the financial statements 31 December 2020

13 Share capital

The Foundation is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The liability of the Member is limited to £1.

14 Related parties

The Trustees received no emoluments or expenses during the year.

The immediate controlling party is its Member, UBS AG London Branch (Company Registration No FC021146), a branch of the ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party UBS AG (Swiss Registration number CHE-101.329.561), a company incorporated in Switzerland with a registered address of AESCHENVORSTADT 1 4051 Basel, Switzerland. UBS AG is the sole member of UBS Optimus Foundation UK.

The Foundation received donated services and resources from its Member with no conditions attached. Details of these services is provided in note 1. The Foundation received £4,426,877 (2019: £1,847,649) of income in the form of matched funding from UBS AG.

UBS AG is also the sole member of UBS Donor Advised Fund (Company Registration No 861964), a registered charity (Charity Registration No 1153531). During the year the Foundation received donations from individuals via the UBS Donor Advised Fund of £2,769,016 (2019: £5,145,463).

All related party transactions were conducted at arm’s length.

15 Subsequent events

There are no subsequent events to be disclosed for the year ended 31 December 2020.

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Notes to the financial statements 31 December 2020

16 Comparative statement of financial activities

Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 2019
£
Income from:
Donations
Investments
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
Total expenditure
Net income (expenditure) before gains and transfers
Net losses on investments
Transfer between funds
Other (losses) gains due to foreign exchange
Net (expenditure) income and net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 63,170
146,033		 15,947,501
—		 16,010,671
146,033
209,203 15,947,501 16,156,704
— 16,106,814 16,106,814
— 16,106,814 16,106,814
209,203
—
(164,855)
(146,880)		 (159,313)
(12,335)
164,855
12,023		 49,890
(12,335)
—
(134,857)
(102,532)
536,769		 5,230
7,258,733		 (97,302)
7,795,502
434,237 7,263,963 7,698,200

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