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2025-03-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 08002289 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1155041

Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 For FAI – Italian Heritage Trust

FAI-Italian Heritage Trust

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Page
Report of the Trustees 3 to 4
Statement of Financial Activities 5
Balance Sheet 6
Notes to the Financial Statements 7 to 9

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FAI-Italian Heritage Trust

Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' issued in March 2005.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Company number 08002289 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1155041

Registered office

38 Craven Street, London, England, WC2N 5NG

Directors

The following served as directors of the company during the year except where shown:

William H M Parente (Chairman)

Giacomo Balsamo

Maria de Peverelli

Stefano Ferraiolo

Elisabetta Scopinich

Catrin E Maelor Treadwell

Key management personnel

Roberto Negro – Acting Treasurer

Alessandra Varisco – Volunteer

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

FAI- Italian Heritage Trust (“FAI UK”) (“the charity”) is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Principal activity and objectives

The charity has been formed with the intention to promote conservation, protection and improvement to the physical and natural environment in Italy and the advancement of heritage in Italy in due course.

The charity raised £ 63,167 (2024: £17,352) from fund raising and donations. The profit recorded in the year was £ 17,921 (2024: £12,864).

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FAI-Italian Heritage Trust

Report of the Trustees (continued) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The charity donated £ 6,359 to FAI – Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano (2024: Nil).

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The charity trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing a trustees’ annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure for that period.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to 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 the group and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Approved by order of the board of trustees and signed on its behalf by:

............................................. ………………… Stefano Ferraiolo

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FAI-Italian Heritage Trust

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

31.3.25 31.3.24
Notes
INCOMING RESOURCES
Donations
Fund raising events
Memberships
Other
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
10
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Charitable activities
Costs of generating funds
Appeals and donations promotions
Costs of generating voluntary income
Governance and administrative costs
Total cost of generating funds
2
3
4
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING)
RESOURCES
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD		 Unrestricted
funds
£
24,961
0
684
0
25,645
6,359
0
0
5,557
5,557
11,916
13,728
25,303
39,032		 Restricted
funds
£
37,522
-
-
-
37,522
33,330
0
0
0
33,330
4,192
1,685
5,877		 Total
funds
£
62,484
0
684
0
63,167
6,359
33,330
0
5,557
5,557
45,246
17,921
26,988
44,909		 Prior year
funds
£
15,954
0
1,397
0
17,352
0
0
0
0
12,864
12,864
12,864
4,488
22,500
26,988

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognized during the year and there is no difference between the results for the year stated above and their historical cost equivalents.

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FAI-Italian Heritage Trust

Balance Sheet as of 31 March 2025

Notes
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank
Debtors and prepayments
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
6
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS
7		 31.3.25
£
45,157
0
-248
44,909
44,909
44,909
39,032
5,877
44,909		 31.3.24
£
27,428
0
-440
26,988
26,988
26,988
25,303
1,685
26,988

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small charitable companies.

The notes form part of the financial statements

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FAI-Italian Heritage Trust

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and were signed on its behalf by:

Stefano Ferraiolo

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Accounting convention

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 Companies Act 2006.

Reconciliation with previous Generally Accepted Accounting Practice

The accounting policies required by FRS 102 and the Charities SORP FRS 102 have been applied with no restatement of comparative items required.

Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and that the amount can be measured reliably.

Resources expended

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.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation 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 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.

Going concern

The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern. There are no key judgments that the charitable company has made which have a significant effect on the accounts. The Trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

The notes form part of the financial statements

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FAI-Italian Heritage Trust

2. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

The charity donated £ 6,359 to FAI - Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano (2024: Nil).

3. COSTS OF GENERATING VOLUNTARY INCOME
31.3.25 31.3.24
£ £
Appeals and donations promotions 0 0
4. GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRAVE COSTS
31.3.25 31.3.24
£ £
Support Cost
Governance costs 2,996 196
Wage and Salaries 2,500 2,794
Office expenses 0 0
Travel costs 0 0
Accountancy 0 0
Other losses 0 0
Advisory Fees 0
9,812
Finance
Bank charges 61 61
Total governance and Administrative costs 5,557 12,864

5. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.

The notes form part of the financial statements

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FAI-Italian Heritage Trust

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025, nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.

6. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.3.25 31.3.24
£ £
Prepayments received for future fundraising trips 0 0
Annual membership fees paid in advance 248 440
Other payables 0 0
Total Creditors 248 440

7. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net movement
At 01.4.24 in funds At 31.03.25
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 25,303 39,032 39,032
Restricted funds 1,685 5,877 5,877
______ ______ ______
Total Funds 26,988.0 44,909 44,909

8. MEMBERS' LIABILITY

FAI – Italian Heritage Trust (FAI UK) is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. In the event of the company being wound up, the liability of the members is limited to £1 each.

9. STAFF NUMBERS

The notes form part of the financial statements

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FAI-Italian Heritage Trust

The average number of employees was Nil.

10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The charity is an independent UK organisation, which operates with the logo of FAI - Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano, a charity, based in Italy. During the financial year, the charity received £ 47,334 from FAI of which £ 37,522 restricted donations and £ 9,812 unrestricted donations (2024: £ 8,351) to partially fund the advisory cost. Therefore, this amount is classified as restricted fund.

The charity made no payments to the Trustees or their relatives.

The notes form part of the financial statements

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FAI-Italian Heritage Trust

Independent Examiner’s Report to the trustees of FAI – Italian Heritage Trust On the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that:

• the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

• the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Belluzzo Audit Limited

Tony Castagnetti FCA Chartered Accountant Belluzzo Audit Limited 38 Craven Street London WC2N 5NG 30[th] January 2026

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