## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date 01 01 2024 31 12 2024 

**From** 

**To** 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name Other names charity is known by** 

Fine and Country Foundation 

||**Registered charity number (if any)** 1160989<br>**Charity's principal address** 121 Park Lane<br>London<br>**Postcode**<br>**W1K 7AG**<br>~~——~~|**Registered charity number (if any)** 1160989<br>**Charity's principal address** 121 Park Lane<br>London<br>**Postcode**<br>**W1K 7AG**<br>~~——~~|**Registered charity number (if any)** 1160989<br>**Charity's principal address** 121 Park Lane<br>London<br>**Postcode**<br>**W1K 7AG**<br>~~——~~|**Registered charity number (if any)** 1160989<br>**Charity's principal address** 121 Park Lane<br>London<br>**Postcode**<br>**W1K 7AG**<br>~~——~~|**Registered charity number (if any)** 1160989<br>**Charity's principal address** 121 Park Lane<br>London<br>**Postcode**<br>**W1K 7AG**<br>~~——~~|
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||**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|||||
||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**||**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|1|Sean Newman|||||
|2|Jonathan Cooke|||||
|3|Emilie Despois|||||
|4|Graham Wilson|||||
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||**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**|||||
||**Name**|||**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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|**TAR**||||1|March**2012**|



**TAR** 

March **2012** 



## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
|---|---|---|
|**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|||
|**Accountant**|Martin Leafe|1 Cabot House, Compass Business Park, St. Ives,<br>Cambs, PE27 5JL|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Type of governing document 

Trust deed (dated 20 June 2014) 

- (eg. trust deed, constitution) 

Unincorporated How the charity is constituted 

- (eg. trust, association, company) 

Elected at Annual General Meeting Trustee selection methods 

- (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

The object of the Trust shall be: 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

To advance such charitable purposes as the trustees see fit from time to time, in particular but not limited to supporting the homeless and relieving homelessness for the public benefit, by making grants and raising awareness of homelessness. 

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The Charity has continued to raise the awareness of homelessness with various charity events throughout the year. 

The Trustees confirm that they have given due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. 

**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** 

**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

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Section D                      Achievements and performance 

Due to the grants provided in the year the Charity has been able to **Summary of the main** continue its donations to YMCA services and homeless charities. **achievements of the charity during the year** 

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**Section E                    Financial review** ~~ee~~ 

**Brief statement of the** 

**charity’s policy on reserves** 

It is the policy of the charity to maintain sufficient unrestricted funds to cover the day to day running costs of the charity and to respond to specific expenditure requirements as considered necessary. The Trustees consider that the minimum level of reserves should be equivalent to six months average expenditure. 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

Donations received totalled £136,211 whilst donations made and other expenses totalled £126,077 leading to an in year surplus of £10,153. The charity had brought forward reserves of £49,516 leaving reserves of £59,669 to be carried forward. 

The Trustees are continuing to look for donations for the charity and expenses are constantly under review. 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## ~~ee~~ **Section F                     Other optional information** 

**Section G                    Declaration** ~~ee~~ **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)** ~~ee~~ **Full name(s)** Emilie Despois **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc)** ~~ee~~ **Date** 14/08/2025 ~~|~~ 

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To
Po(i(Kl slart date
1st Jan 2024
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Section A
Statement of financial activities
d c•tegorl••
by actl
Unrn•trlct?d
lunds
Reslflcled
In¢uTr• lund•
Endowment
funds
prtor ￿•1
lunds
Tolal lund•
Incomlng rOK￿r￿S (Note 3)
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
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fvom..
136.211
136.211
141,233
Totsi
R••ourc•• •xpond•d (Noi• 6)
Expthdfr￿T•
136.211
136.211
ry
2.3
159 339
sio
Totsl
si
126.057
126.057
160,897
bolof• Inv•gtm•nt
galn•l(10g•es)
S13
19,664
Net Ineomel(•xpondllurn)
Exlr•ordln•r
y Il•ms
815
10.154
10,154
19.664
si8
Olh•r reCogn￿d
si8
819
Net m0ven￿nI In lund•
Reconci7ia¢l
on ol lunds..
49.516
59.670
69,180
49.516
lonv•rd
59.670

Section B
Balance sheet
Rmlrlct
UnM•tr￿0d Income Efid0￿ Totsl Ihls Totsl l•sl
lund•
lunds
lunds
year
Fixed assets
Inlanglble assets
Tanglble au•ts
Herilage as••ts
Inv•$imonls
FOI
F02
F03
F04
F05
(Note 15)
(Nole 14)
(Note 16>
(Nol• ln
Total Ilx•d asmts
801
Current assets
Stocks
(Nol• 18)
Deblorn
(Note 19)
Inv•slfflenl8
(Nol• 17.4)
Ca•h ai bank and In hand (Note 24)
Total eurrnnt asMIs 810
51,454
51,454
60.330
60.330
Credltors: amounts 14lllng due wlthln
one yoir
(Note 20)
Atst cuftent awts/(Ilabllllle•) 812
59.6
59,6
49.516
Tol•l au•t$ le•• Cunvnl Ilabllltl88 •iJ
49,516
Credltors: 4rnounlJ lalllng du• aftor
one year
(Noie 20)
Provtslons lor Ilablllll
015
Total n•1 a88eis or Il•biliff•s
816
59,670
59,670
49,516
Funds of Ihe Charlty
Endowment lunds (Noie 2n
Re8lrlciod Income lund8 (Nol• 2n
Unre8lrlcted lund8
Aevaluaiion r••erv•
B17
81
819
59,670
59,670
49,516
Total funds 821
9,67
9.67
49,516
&gngd by one or hvo truslees bohall ol all
the Iw81e
Dale of
approval
dd
1410812
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Prfnt Name
Emilio D
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examlner's report
on the accounts
Section A
Independenl Examlner s Reporl
R•port lo Ihe twgle••l
members of
Fine and Country Foundation
On account8 lor Ihe year
end•d
31" December 2024
Charlly no
(If any)
1160989
Sel ¢)ut on page•
I report to the Irustees on my examination ol Ihe accounts ol the aljove
charity {1he Trust") for Ihe year ended 31112 12024.
Re•pon3lbllllles and As the dlarty Ifuslees, you are fOSFM)nsible lor preparalion ol Ihe
basls of report accounts in accordance wilh the Chartlies Acl 2011 (tr Act").
I reporf in respect of my examlnatlon ol the Trust'8 accounts carrled out
under section 145 of Ihe 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the appllcable Dlrections glven by the Charlty Commi35ion
under seCt￿n 145{5)(b) of Ihe Act.
Independent I have completed my examinaiion.
oxamlner's statemenl I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connecllon
with the examinalion lo which atlentlon should be dfawn in this report in
order lo enable a woper uThJerstanding ol Ihe accounls lo be reached,
' Please delele the K?tds in the bfackets rf they ￿ noi aA*y.
Slgnod:
Dale:
Nome:
Martin Leafe
Relev8ni profes8lon•l
quallflcation(s) or body
(11 any):
FCA, member of the ICAEW
Addre88:
1 Cabol House, Compass 8uslness Park, St. Eves, Cambs. PE27 &IL
Seciion B
Dlsclosure
Only complete il the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32.
Independent examlnatlon of charlty accounls: directlons and guidance for
examiners).
IER
October 2018

Glve here details ol any
herns Ihal Ihe examlner
wlshes 10 disclose.
IER
October 2018