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The Mikheev Charitable Trust

Annual Report and Accounts

5 April 2021

Charity Registration Number 1162591

Contents

Reports

Reports Reports
Reference and administrative information
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1
Trustees’ report 2
Independent auditor’s report 11
Accounts
Statement of financial activities 15
Balance sheet 16
Statement of cash flows 17
Principal accounting policies 18
Notes to the accounts 22

The Mikheev Charitable Trust

Reference and administrative information Year ended 5 April 2021

Trustees Lev Victor Mikheev (Founder Trustee)
Natalia Mikheev
Adrian Weller
Katerina Woolhouse
Principal office C/O Withers LLP
20 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7AN
Charity number 1162591
Auditor Buzzacott LLP
130 Wood Street
London
EC2V 6DL
Bankers JP Morgan International Bank Ltd
1 Knightsbridge
London
SWX 7LX
Investment managers London & Capital
Two Fitzroy Place
8 Mortimer Street
London
W1T 3JJ
Bridges Fund Management
38 Seymour Street
London
W1H 7BP
Solicitors Withers LLP
20 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7AN

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Trustees’ report Year ended 5 April 2021

The trustees of The Mikheev Charitable Trust are pleased to present their annual report and accounts for the year ended 5 April 2021. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on pages 18 to 21 and comply with the Trust Deed, the Charities Act 2011 and 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).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objects

The objects of the charity allow the trustees to apply the income and capital of the charity for such charitable purposes as they may, in applying their discretion, from time to time decide. This reflects the trustees' interest in a wide variety of charitable projects and purposes, and their expectation that their philanthropic aims may grow and develop over time.

Grant making policy

The charity furthers these objects by making grants to exclusively charitable projects, in line with the charity's grant making policy. The charity focuses in particular on projects aimed at the advancement of education, science, religion and the arts. Grants are generally to be made to established charitable organisations with a track record for delivering benefit to the public.

The trustees' aim in making charitable grants in these areas is to:

The trustees believe that there exist centres of excellence which exert great influence on the development of society. These centres attract extraordinary talent and utilise synergy to magnify productivity. Over time the work of these institutions affects, and can improve, the lives of a vast number of ordinary people. The UK is blessed particularly with a large number of such extraordinary productive centres. Amongst these are Cambridge University and the Royal Opera House, with which the Mikheev family have personal associations.

The trustees' scientific interests are focused on evidence-based policymaking. One of the original ideas behind the foundation of the charity was to support projects at the top academic institutions in the UK aimed at bridging the gap between cutting edge research and policy making.

The other area at the intersection of Science and Policy that the trustees are actively pursuing is the Science of Ageing and Longevity. The rapid increase in life expectancy in developed and middle-income countries has made the current medical model increasingly unable to cope with the burden of chronic, rather than acute, disease. Advances in Geroscience show promise of resolving this conundrum and the trustees are looking for opportunities to advance the science and its implementations, both in the UK and in the US, where much of the original research has been carried out so far.

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Grant making policy (continued)

The charity also supports certain religious and artistic entities, including those with which the Mikheev family have a long-standing connection, such as the Westminster Synagogue and the London School of Jewish Studies in the UK.

In light of extraordinary stress put on vulnerable segments of the population by the Covid-19 pandemic, the trustees have resolved to extend grants to provide direct support to those most affected.

In order to fund such grant making, the charity has focused on establishing and maintaining investments to provide stable income and moderate capital growth.

The trustees do not invite donation applications from charities generally. The trustees however expect to draw on their own experience and knowledge (and their own research when necessary) of the charitable organisations operating in the areas which they wish to support to satisfy themselves that donations are appropriately targeted.

Activities for the year

During this period, and in keeping with the aims set out in the grant making policy, the Board approved donations totalling £334,967 (2020 – £74,000) as set out in note 3. In making these donations the trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on the public benefit.

In keeping with the plan to establish and maintain good quality investments sufficient to fund donations to established charities, and in drawing on the Board’s collective experience and knowledge of the property market, the Board holds the following investments:

Details of the above investments are set out in note 9.

The Board believes that these investments, together with others that the Board may from time to time consider suitable (and which are in keeping with the investment policy) are expected to provide the good quality financial returns that will in turn enable the charity to fund donations to other established charitable organisations involved with (but not necessarily limited to) the advancement of religion, education and science, and the arts.

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

In the reporting period, the trustees made grants totalling £334,967 (2020 – £74,000) to established charitable organisations with a track record for delivering benefit to the public (see note 3).

Income

The charity enjoyed a regular income stream from the long-term lease of Midsummer Mews, Napier Street, Cambridge, providing the core of the Trust income. Rental income for the year ended 5 April 2021 amounted to £155,731 (2020 – £202,105) with the drop owing to a short term rent-free period.

Bridges Property Fund performed well, returning significant profit and initial capital. As this capital was returned, funds were reinvested into the London & Capital Bond Portfolio, increasing its value, though overall investment income dropped from £231,339 at 5 April 2020 to £188,600 at 5 April 2021 as a result of the change in composition of the investment portfolios.

Donations

In support of the Arts, two donations were made to the Royal Opera House totalling £45,000. These donations comprised £15,000 (£13,000 towards the needs of the Royal Opera House orchestra and £2,000 to the home learning program ‘Create and Learn’) and £30,000 for general purposes.

In line with the grant making policy, the trustees are committed to furthering education. The entities they have selected to support are The Princes Teaching Institute (PTI) with which Lev and Natalia Mikheev are actively involved, and which supports professional development for teachers. The trustees also continue to support the Hall School, with which the Mikheev family have a long-standing association. The trustees have made donations in accordance with multi-year commitments to both. The PTI received £12,500 and the Hall School £25,000.

In the area of religion, the trustees continue to support two Judaic institutions: the Westminster Synagogue and the London School of Jewish Studies.

Two UK centres of excellence are the Centre for Science and Policy and the Horn Fellowship, both at the University of Cambridge. Lev Mikheev and Adrian Weller have both spent considerable time over a number of years reviewing these two projects and concluded that they constitute appropriate targets for charity grants.

As noted above, in light of the stress placed on individuals by the Covid-19 pandemic the trustees have agreed that it would be appropriate to support several local community support organisations. This was deemed appropriate on the basis that the charity has accumulated funds, partly due to reduced activity in the arts sector also as a result of the pandemic. The trustees’ have chosen local food banks and soup kitchens: the North Paddington Food Bank and the Dalgarno Trust which runs a food bank and soup kitchen in Notting Hill. These entities are now receiving monthly donations of £1,000.

In addition, the charity has been making regular donations to the Winch, a North London community charity. The Winch is active in a number of areas including (1) supporting young people by coordinating interaction with school, social workers and other agencies and (2) encouraging investment in community infrastructure.

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE (continued)

Donations (continued)

The trustees have also made a donation to the UK Friends of Beit Issie Shapiro, the UK arm of a leading Israeli charity supporting children with disabilities, and particularly recognised for the development of assistive technologies

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial performance and position

A summary of the year’s results can be found on page 15 of this report and accounts.

The accounts for the year ended 5 April 2021 show total income of £334,361 (2020 – £433,873). The principal source of income consists of income generated by investments. The Trust will to continue to operate going forward on income generated from existing assets.

Expenditure during the year amounted to £356,718 (2020 – £155,404) with the increase in year attributable mainly to an increase in grants payable.

There is an overall net increase in funds of £124,782 (2020 – £182,459) due to a surplus of income over expenditure and movements on the charity’s investments which had an unrealised gain of £137,139 in the year ended 5 April 2021 (2020 – unrelation loss of £96,010).

The charity holds all its funds as unrestricted funds, and at the balance sheet date, these totalled £6,613,591 (2020 – £6,488,809) of which the largest component is the charity’s investments which stood at £6,833,207 (2020 – £6,503,817) at 5 April 2021.

Risk

The trustees have assessed the major financial, operational and administrative risks to which the charity is exposed in the delivery of the charitable objectives.as:

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FINANCIAL REVIEW (continued)

Risk (continued)

Reserves policy

This charity is a grant-making charity, fully relying on investment income from its assets rather than external donations to fulfil its stated goals. In principle, all of its assets can be realised to meet unforeseen needs. In practice the property assets are quite illiquid, and the trustees would do their best to avoid a fire sale. However, the bond portfolio managed by London and Capital is liquid and the bond prices are relatively stable. If fully liquidated, the proceeds from this portfolio would cover 6-7 years of expected grants, eliminating any need for other reserves. The size of this investment is governed by the aggregate portfolio optimisation, rather than any need for such substantial reserves.

Therefore, the main consideration for the trustees is the amount of cash balances retained in the bank versus those invested in the bond portfolio. The trustees consider it prudent to keep those balances at slightly over 3 months of projected outlays (i.e. staff costs, anticipated grants and service provider fees), net of the rental and bond portfolio income. The cash balance at 5 April 2021 was £260,731 (2020 – £317,694), split between cash at bank of £47,352 and cash held by investment managers of £213,379.

In light of the uncertainty resulting from the pandemic, the trustees consider it prudent to maintain the current level of cash reserves and have decided not to reinvest the surplus.

Investment power

The trustees may apply any money to be invested in the purchase of or at interest upon the security of such shares, stocks, funds, securities, land, buildings, chattels or other investments or property of whatever nature and wherever situate, and whether involving liabilities or producing income or not, as they think fit, so that they shall have the same powers to apply money to be invested as if they were an absolute beneficial owner.

Investment policy and performance

The trustees have made investments and commitments to invest with a view to securing the long-term sustainability of the charity. The trustees have formulated their policy on investment on the following principles:

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FINANCIAL REVIEW (continued)

Investment policy and performance (continued)

In considering and making investments, the trustees shall know, and act within, the charity’s powers to invest and act solely in the best interests of the charity. The trustees will select investments that are appropriate for the charity, taking account of how suitable any investment is for the charity, including the investment type or class and the terms of the particular investment, the likely income and capital growth, and any other factors relevant to the investment.

The overall approach is for investments to achieve good quality returns for an acceptable level of risk over the long term. In making use of their collective knowledge, skill and experience when making investment decisions, the trustees have directed the charity to seek property investments where a medium level of risk is considered acceptable to achieve returns.

In the short to medium term, the trustees are looking to generate income of approximately £250,000 per annum from investments. The majority of this income will be available to donate to charitable organisations. A sum will also be retained to meet the day-to-day administration and investment management costs of operating the charity, which are not expected to exceed £65,000 (before any foreign exchange losses) in any given year. Such administrative costs include a fee payable to the managing agent of the Cambridge development (Bidwells), buildings insurance for the property, and legal and accounting fees.

The trustees acknowledge the nature of the investments. In selecting these, the trustees have taken appropriate professional advice with respect to property investment as well as drawing on their own knowledge of the property market. In doing so the trustees have regard for the social, environmental and ethical considerations of any investments to ensure they align these with the charity’s own objectives.

The charity’s investments are reviewed on a regular basis which includes the preparation of cash flows and budgets to consider the eventual return on investment as well as reviewing the performance of any appointed investment managers and whether any further diversification strategy is warranted.

The trustees confirm they have taken into account the Charity Commission guidance CC14: Charities and Investment Matters, in relation to making investments and aim to ensure that as far as possible they do not incur non-charitable expenditure by making any investments or loans that are not approved charitable investments or loans as defined in the Income Tax Act 2007 (and take any advice as needed in this regard).

The trustees are satisfied with the level of investment performance during the year ended 5 April 2021 and that it complied with the investment policy.

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing Document: Trust Deed dated 14 May 2015 Registered Charity No.: 1162591

Appointment of trustees

The trustees who served during the period were Lev Viktor Mikheev, Natalia Mikheev, Adrian Weller and Katerina Woolhouse.

The power of appointing new trustees is vested in the trustees. A trustee may be appointed or discharged by a resolution of a meeting of the trustees, provided that a memorandum declaring such appointment or discharge shall be signed as a deed, either at the meeting by the person presiding or in some other manner directed by the meeting and attested by two other persons present at the meeting.

A new trustee or new trustees may be appointed at any time (either by way of replacement or addition), and notwithstanding that the total number of trustees may exceed four but so that the total number of trustees shall at no time exceed seven.

New trustees are selected with regard to the knowledge, skill and expertise appropriate for the effective administration of the charity and the delivery of the charitable objectives. New trustees are briefed on their legal obligations under charity and company law, on their role and responsibilities as trustees, the charity commission on public benefit, the contents of the governing document, the decision-making process, the business plans and the recent financial performance of the charity.

All trustees give of their time freely and no trustee was paid remuneration in the year. The trustees consider themselves as the key management of the charity in charge of directing and controlling, running and operating the charity on a day-to-day basis. Trustees are required to disclose all relevant interests and to withdraw from the decision-making process where a conflict of interest arises.

All decisions are taken collectively by the trustees in a validly convened meeting or in a written decision. The trustees additionally have the power to take unanimous decisions informally, provided they ratify the same at their next meeting.

Powers in relation to land

Subject to such restrictions imposed on them, and with such consents as may be required by law, the trustees shall have all the powers of an absolute beneficial owner in relation to the disposition, development and improvement of any land comprised in the Trust. The trustees shall not be bound to maintain any building or other structure on land comprised in the Trust or to preserve or repair any chattels comprised in the Trust.

The trustees may transfer land comprised in the Trust to such other charitable body or bodies, having objects the same as or similar to the objects, on such terms as the trustees shall in their discretion think fit.

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT (continued)

Power to employ staff and pay for services

The trustees are empowered under the terms of the Trust Deed to employ any person or firm, not being a trustee, to manage or assist in managing the day-to-day running of the Trust or act as secretary. As above, they have not delegated any decision-making and take all decisions collectively.

Fundraising statement

The charity is now solely funded from its investments and does not invite nor accept any external funds from the general public. The only examples of fundraising activities undertaken are discrete activities by trustees, such as in connection with participation in a sporting event, but none such has occurred in the last financial year. In such cases, only personal contacts of the trustees are contacted to invite small donations. Fundraising is not undertaken by anyone acting on the charity’s behalf, and no professional fundraiser or commercial participator carries out any fundraising activities. The trustees do not foresee any change to the charity’s approach to fundraising and consequently to do not presently subscribe to any fundraising standards or schemes.

Statement of trustees’ responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees’ report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare accounts 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 accounts, 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 accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust Deed. 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.

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Independent auditor’s report Year ended 5 April 2021

Independent auditor’s report to the trustees of The Mikheev Charitable Trust

Opinion

We have audited the accounts of The Mikheev Charitable Trust (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 5 April 2021 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet the statement of cash flows, the principal accounting policies and the notes to the accounts. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the accounts:

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 accounts section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the accounts 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 accounts, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the accounts 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 group and parent charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the accounts 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.

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Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the accounts and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the accounts does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the accounts, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the accounts 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 accounts 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

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

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts 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 accounts that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the accounts, 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.

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Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the accounts

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the accounts 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 accounts.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

We assessed the susceptibility of the charity’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

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There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the trustees and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the accounts 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’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and with regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s trustees 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 charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Buzzacott LLP Statutory Auditor 130 Wood Street London EC2V 6DL

04 February 2022 Date:

Buzzacott LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006

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Statement of financial activities Year ended 5 April 2021

Notes
Income from:
Investments
1
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
2
Charitable activities
3
Total expenditure
Net (expenditure) income before gains on
investments
Net gains (losses) on investments
9
Net income and net movement in funds for the year
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds
2021
£		 2020
£
344,361 433,873
344,361 433,873
33,648
323,070		 27,141
128,263
356,718 155,404
(12,357)
137,139		 278,469
(96,010)
124,782
6,488,809		 182,459
6,306,350
6,613,591 6,488,809

All of the Trust’s activities derived from continuing operations during the above two financial periods.

All gains and losses recognised in the year are included in the above statement of financial activities.

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Statement of cash flows Year ended 5 April 2021

Notes
2021
£		 2020
£
(95,669)
Cash flows (used in) operating activities
A
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment income and interest received
Purchase of investments
Proceeds of disposals of investments
Net cash provided by investing activities
(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at 6 April
B
Cash and cash equivalents at 5 April
B		 (425,938)
344,361
(129,271)
153,885		 433,873
(204,900)
—
368,975 228,973
(56,963)

317,694		 133,304
184,390

260,731		 317,694

A Cash flows from operating activities

Cash flows from operating activities
2021
£
124,782
(322,339)
(344,361)
5,635
40,345

70,000
(425,938)		 2020
£
182,459
208,937
(433,873)
(3,021)
(171)
(50,000)
(95,669)
Net movement in funds for the year (as per the statement of
financial activities)
Adjustments for:
(Gains) losses on investments
Investment income and interest receivable
(Increase) decrease in debtors
Increase (decrease) in creditors falling due within one year
Increase (decrease) in creditors falling due in more than one year
Net cash(used in) operating activities

B Analysis of changes in net debt

Cash at bank and in hand
Cash held by investment managers
Total cash and cash equivalents		 2021
£
47,352
213,379
260,731		 2020
£
135,980
181,714
317,694

The Mikheev Charitable Trust does not have any borrowings or lease obligations. Net debt consists therefore of the cash at bank and in hand.

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Principal accounting policies Year ended 5 April 2021

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the accounts are as follows:

Basis of preparation

The accounts 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 accounts.

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

The accounts are prepared in sterling and are rounded to the nearest British pound, which is the functional currency of the charity.

Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

There are no significant areas of judgement or key assumptions that affect items in the accounts. With respect to the next reporting period, the most significant areas of uncertainty are the carrying value of investment assets held by the charity, which will depend on the performance of investment markets and the investment income from these assets.

The full impact following the emergence of the global coronavirus pandemic is still unknown. It is therefore not currently possible to evaluate all the potential implications for the charity’s activities, beneficiaries and the wider economy. Estimates used in the accounts, particularly with respect to the value of listed investments and investment property are subject to a greater degree of uncertainty and volatility.

As set out in these accounting policies under “going concern”, below, the trustees have considered the impact of the pandemic on the charity and have concluded that although there may be some negative consequences, it is appropriate for the charity to continue to prepare its accounts on the going concern basis.

Bridges Property Alternative Unit Trust (Fund III Units)

Fund III investments are valued according to the International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines. Bridges Ventures carries out quarterly valuations of every unrealised investment in its portfolio for Fund III. These valuations are undertaken by the investment professionals responsible for the relevant investment. These valuations are then reviewed and approved by each fund’s valuation committee.

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Principal accounting policies Year ended 5 April 2021

Assessment of going concern

The trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern assumption is appropriate in preparing these accounts. The trustees have made this assessment in respect to a period of one year from the date of approval of these accounts.

The trustees of the charity have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees are of the opinion that the charity will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due. This is because the value of assets held by the charity is materially in excess of the liabilities of the charity and the level of commitments in respect of grants approved for projects payable in future years. The most significant areas of judgement that affect items in the accounts are detailed above. With regard to the next accounting period, the year ending 5 April 2022, the most significant areas that affect the carrying value of the assets held by the charity are the level of investment return and the performance of the investment markets (see the risk management sections of the trustees’ report for more information).

Income recognition

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

Donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid is recognised at the time of the donation.

Dividends are recognised once the dividend has been declared and notification has been received of the dividend due. Interest on investments is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank or investment manager.

Income derived from the letting of the charity’s investment property is recognised in the period to which the tenancy relates, when it is probable that the funds will be received.

Expenditure recognition

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis.

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Included in direct costs are grants payable which are included in the statement of financial activities in the year in which payment falls due. Provision is made for grants approved and due but unpaid at the reporting date. Grants approved but not due for payment at the year end are noted as grant commitments in the notes to the accounts.

Support costs include indirect costs and governance costs, which comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice.

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Expenditure recognition (continued)

These costs include costs related to statutory audit and legal fees together with an apportionment of overhead and support costs.

All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the statement of financial activities on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly; others are apportioned on an appropriate basis.

Expenditure is stated inclusive of any attributable VAT which cannot be recovered.

Allocation of support costs

Support costs are apportioned between the charitable activities undertaken in the year on the basis of the ratio of expenditure between charitable activities.

Support costs relating to charitable activities have been apportioned based on the number of individual grant awards made in recognition that the administrative costs of awarding, monitoring and assessing research grants, salary support grants and postgraduate scholarships are broadly equivalent. The allocation of support and governance costs is analysed in note 5.

Fixed asset investments

Listed investments are a form of basic financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at their fair value as at the balance sheet date using the closing quoted market price.

Investments in private funds are recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at their fair value as at the balance sheet date using the International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines as noted above.

The charity does not acquire put options, derivatives or other complex financial instruments.

Investment property is included in the accounts at the estimated market value at the year end. The valuation is determined by independent professional valuers, Savills, and the trustees assess the value at each reporting date in line with the revaluation model.

Realised gains (or losses) on investment assets are calculated as the difference between disposal proceeds and their opening carrying value or their purchase value is acquired subsequent to the first day of the financial year. Unrealised gains and losses are calculated as the difference between the fair value at the year end and their carrying value at that date. Realised and unrealised investment gains (or losses) are combined in the statement of financial activities and are credited (or debited) in the year in which they arise.

Debtors

Debtors are recognised at their settlement amount, less any provision for non-recoverability. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid.

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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 charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt.

Financial instruments

The charity only holds basic financial instruments as defined in FRS 102. The financial assets and financial liabilities of the charity and their measurement basis are as follows:

Financial assets – other debtors are basic financial instruments and are debt instruments measured at amortised cost. Prepayments are not financial instruments.

Cash at bank – classified as a basic financial instrument and is measured at face value.

Financial liabilities – accruals and other creditors are financial instruments, and are measured at amortised cost.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity.

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Notes to the accounts Year ended 5 April 2021

1 Investment income

nvestment income
Dividends received
Interest on cash deposits
Rental from investment property		 Unrestricted funds
2021
£		 2020
£
188,600
30
155,731		 231,339
429
202,105
344,361 433,873

2 Raising funds

Raising funds
Unrestricted funds
2021
£
2020
£
33,648
27,141
33,648
27,141
2020
£
Investment property management costs 27,141
27,141

3 Charitable activities

haritable activities
Grant Support
funding costs 2021 2020
(note 4) (note 5) £ £
Education, Science and Policy Making 254,142 (6,965) 247,177 116,130
Advancement of Religion 8,500 (519) 7,981 10,400
Health 2,100 (128) 1,972 —
Advancement of Arts 45,000 (2,746) 42,254 1,733
Relief of Poverty 10,000 (610) 9,390 —
Community Outreach 15,225 (929) 14,296 —
334,967 (11,897)* 323,070 128,263

*Support costs are negative in the year ended 5 April 2021 due to a large foreign exchange gain on converting cash held by London and Capital in US Dollars at year end. Further details can be found at note 5.

Grant
funding
(note 4)		 Support
costs
(note 5)		 2020
£
116,130
10,400
1,733
128,263
Education, Science and Policy Making
Advancement of Religion
Advancement of Arts		 67,000
6,000
1,000		 49,130
4,400
733
74,000 54,263

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4 Analysis of grants

All grants provided during the year were given to institutions; no individual received a direct donation. Recipients of institutional grants were as follows:

donation. Recipients of institutional grants were as follows:
Unrestricted funds
2021
£		 2020
£
Beit Issie Shapiro
Dalgarno Neighbourhood Trust
Hall School Charitable Trust
Jewish Care
London School of Jewish Studies
Opera Holland Park
Paddington Food Bank
The Prince’s Teaching Institute
Princeton University (3 year commitment)
Royal Opera House
ThinkForward UK
United Youth Football Club
University of Cambridge
Westminster Synagogue
The Winchester Project		 2,000
5,225
25,000
100
5,000
—
10,000
12,500
211,642
45,000
—
—
5,000
3,500
10,000		 —
—
25,000
—
2,500
1,000
—
12,500
—
—
10,000
3,000
16,500
3,500
—
334,967 74,000

5 Support costs

Support costs
Governance costs
. Legal fees
. Accounting fees
. Audit fees
. Other fees
Staff costs (note 6)
Bank charges
Investment management fees
Foreign exchange (gain) loss		 Unrestricted funds
2021
£		 2020
£
—
660
4,620
2,340
24,964
1,186
9,036
(54,703)		 634
2,100
4,950
2,130
30,121
663
8,270
5,395
(11,897) 54,263

Support costs are apportioned between the charitable activities undertaken in the year on the basis of the ratio of expenditure between charitable activities.

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Notes to the accounts Year ended 5 April 2021

6 Staff costs

Unrestricted funds
2021
£
2020
£
23,000
27,200
1,964
2,562
—
359
24,964
30,121		 Unrestricted funds
2021
£
2020
£
23,000
27,200
1,964
2,562
—
359
24,964
30,121
2020
£
Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Agency costs		 27,200
2,562
359
30,121

The average and full time equivalent number of employees during the year was one (2020 – one).

7 Trustees and key management personnel remuneration

None of the trustees and therefore key management personnel of the charity (or any persons connected with them) have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits during the period (2020 – £nil). No trustee expenses have been incurred during the year (2020 – £nil).

8 Auditors’ remuneration

The auditor's remuneration for the year is £7,860 (2020 – £9,180) and is made up as follows:

2021
£
4,860
3,000
7,860		 2020
£
Statutory audit
Other services		 4,950
4,230
9,180

9 Investments

2021
£		 2020
£
Investment properties
Listed investments
Cash held by investment manager for re-investment		 4,700,000
1,919,828
213,379		 4,600,000
1,722,103
181,714
6,833,207 6,503,817
Investment properties 2021
£		 2020
£
Market value at 6 April
Unrealised gains on revaluation
Market value at 5 April
Historical cost of investmentproperties at 5 April		 4,600,000
100,000		 4,550,000
50,000
4,700,000 4,600,000
5,278,152 5,278,152

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Notes to the accounts Year ended 5 April 2021

9 Investments (continued)

The investment property was revalued by an independent valuer in 2021 through considering the value of the property based on the rental income, whilst also considering the vacant possession value of the 14 flats, on the basis that they could be sold individually on termination of the lease.

Listed investments and cash held

2021
£		 2020
£
Market value of investments at 6 April
Additions at cost
Disposals at book value (proceeds: £153,885, realised gains:
£474)
Net gains (losses) on revaluation at 5 April
Market value of investments as at 5 April
Cash held for investment
Total market value of investments at 5 April
Historical cost of listed investments at 5 April (excluding
cash)*		 1,722,103
129,271

(153,411)
221,865		 1,776,140
204,900
—
(258,937)
1,919,828
213,379		 1,722,103
181,714
2,133,207 1,903,817

1,868,401		 1,892,067

*Cash held for reinvestment includes a loss of £184,726 (2020 – £112.927 of gains) on foreign currency contracts in the year which are included as part of the cash within the London & Capital investment portfolio.

Investments held at 5 April comprised the following:

2021
£		 2020
£
Property unit trusts
UK bonds		 371,877
1,547,951		 379,769
1,342,334
1,919,828 1,722,103

The total unrealised losses (for the investment property and listed investments) as at 5 April constitute movements on revaluation and are as follows:

2021
£		 2020
£
Reconciliation of movements in unrealised losses
Unrealised (losses) at 6 April
Less: in respect to disposals in the year
Add: net gains arising on revaluation in the year
Total unrealised(losses) at 5 April		 (848,116)
(474)
321,865		 (639,179)
—
(208,937)
(526,725) (848,116)

10 Debtors: falling due within one year

Debtors: falling due within one year
2021
£		 2020
£
Prepayments and accrued investment income 23,671 29,306
23,671 29,306

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Notes to the accounts Year ended 5 April 2021

11 Creditors: falling due within one year

Creditors: falling due within one year
2021
£		 2020
£
Other creditors
Grant commitments (see below)
Accruals		 50,400
110,000
10,239		 50,400
70,000
9,894
170,639 130,294

12 Creditors: falling due in more than one year

As at 5 April, the charity had further commitments in respect of grants approved to the University of Cambridge and Princeton University for projects and which relate to future periods as follows:

periods as follows:
2021
£		 2020
£
. Payable between two and five years 120,000 50,000
120,000 50,000

13 Related parties

There were no transactions with any related parties during the current or previous financial year.

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