The Persimmon Charitable Foundation
Trustees, report and audited accounts
1163608
31 December 2021

The Persimmon Charitable Foundation 31 December 2021 

## **Contents** 

|Trustees|1|
|---|---|
|Statement of Trustees' responsibilities|7|
|Independent auditor's report|8|
|Statement of financial activities|12|
|Balance sheet|13|
|Statement of cash flows|14|
|Notes to the accounts|15|



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The Persimmon Charitable Foundation s 31 December 2021 

## **Trustees** 

## **Reference and Administrative Details** 

The trustees of the Persimmon Charitable Foundation (the , present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the accounts and comply with the Persimmon constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice 

## **Trustees** 

The trustees who held office during the period and to the date of this report were as follows: 

Anthony Vigor (Chair) (appointed 1 July 2022) Roger Devlin Dean Finch Joanna Place Tracy Davison (appointed 1 July 2022) Michael Killoran (resigned 14 January 2022) Richard Stenhouse (resigned 30 September 2021) 

## **Auditor** 

Ernst & Young LLP 1 More London Place London SE1 2AF 

## **Principal office** 

Persimmon House Fulford York YO19 4FE 

## **Objectives and Activities for the Public Benefit** 

As a socially responsible business, Persimmon Plc established the Persimmon Charitable Foundation to help support the communities in which the Persimmon Group operates. 

The Persimmon Foundation is a charitable incorporated organisation, whose objectives (as set out in its constitution), are to further such charitable purposes as the charity trustees see fit from time to time, in particular (but not limited to) making grants to charities or organisations furthering charitable purposes that: 

- promote urban regeneration in areas of economic and social depravation; 

- promote sustainable development, particularly with regard to the preservation, conservation and protection of the environment; 

- advance young people in life through education and developing their skills, capacity and capability to enable their participation in society; 

- advance amateur sport (the advancement of which promotes mental and physical health); 

- advance health and relieve sickness; and 

- relieve those in need whether because of poverty, youth, ill health, disability or other disadvantage. 

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## _(continued)_ 

The trustees aim is to improve local communities in the UK for the public benefit by improving health, education and skills; relieving poverty, advancing amateur sport, improving the local environment and the advancement of arts and culture. 

strategy is to make donations to charities, particularly small local charities, and groups who provide support to their local community. During 2021 the Persimmon Foundation ran two campaigns, namely Community Champions and Building Futures, to achieve its aim. 

The Community Champions campaign was established in 2015, and sought to support grassroots groups and charities working to improve the quality of life or environment for local people particularly in the communities where the Persimmon Group operates. Under this campaign, organisations could apply for funding of up to £1,000 to match funding that they had raised themselves in support of furthering a wide variety of local community and charitable purposes. More than 60 local charities and community groups received donations under this campaign nationally every month. Each 0 head office, nominated the organisations to receive the donations, from those that applied each month. We believe that by delegating the granting decision power to the local Persimmon operating businesses, who have good knowledge of the communities in which they operate, the Persimmon Foundation could effectively offer support to small charities and other groups targeting local issues. A broad range of community groups have benefited from the Persimmon Foundation, including local sports groups, mental health projects, scouts and brownies, local hospices, foodbanks, schools and art projects. The flexibility and frequency of Community Champions donations enabled the Persimmon Foundation to assist a broad range of good causes nationwide, for the benefit of local communities. 

The Persimmon Foundation first launched its Building Futures campaign in 2019, in partnership with Team GB, the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team run by the British Olympic Association, to support community groups working with under 18s across three categories - education & arts, sport, and health. A total of 128 grants of £1,000 each were awarded to local communities and charities across England, Wales and Scotland in 2021.  Finalists were selected by a national public vote to receive donations of £100,000, £50,000 and £20,000 in each of the three categories, while a further 87 shortlisted projects received a £5,000 donation each. The campaign enlisted the help of Olympic athletes to launch the scheme and to promote the Olympic values of respect, excellence and friendship. The funding has supported a variety of good causes in improving the lives of thousands of under 18s across the UK. Recipients of funding under the Building Futures campaign included schools, counselling services, sports clubs, music projects 

The trustees consider that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers or duties. 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

The trustees have measured the success of their work during the year through the outcomes of the Community Champions and Building Futures campaigns.  The donations made, often to small, local charities and local community groups throughout the UK, provided relief and support to a wide range of people, helped to improve local amenities and encouraged and facilitated amateur sport, health, the arts and culture. In total, the Persimmon Foundation made c.900 donations in 2021, amounting to £1.8m, to local charities and community groups through our Community Champions and Building Futures campaigns. 

## _Community Champions_ 

During 2021, the Community Champions campaign resulted in total donations of c.£745,000 being made to c.770 organisations. Throughout the year, 62 community groups and charities were nominated each month to receive matching funding under the campaign. The names of those organisations chosen for a donation were published each month on the Persimmon Homes website at www.persimmonhomes.com/community-champions/winners. Information on organisations that benefitted from the campaign was also published on the Persimmon Homes website at www.persimmonhomes.com/news. 

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## _(continued)_ 

The scale of the Community Champions campaign enabled it to benefit a wide variety of local groups and charities during the year. Examples of organisations that received a donation under the campaign include: 

- A local branch of a mental health charity, to support the delivery of art therapy sessions; 

- A search & rescue charity, to support the purchase of new safety equipment; 

- public on the importance of bees to the environment and biodiversity; 

- kit and equipment; and 

- A paediatric Intensive Care Unit, to enable the purchase of IT equipment for the benefit of patients, their relatives and staff. 

## _Building Futures_ 

The Building Futures campaign made donations of more than £1 million in 2021, having a positive impact on thousands of young people . The campaign began with donations of £1,000 to each of 128 local groups and organisations to improve local facilities and the delivery of vital community projects for under 18s across England, Wales and Scotland.  In addition, 96 good causes made it through to the final of the Building Futures campaign where the winners of the three top awards in each category (education & arts, sport, and health) were decided by a public vote which attracted c.200,000 votes. 

The winners of the campaign, being Wotton Community Sports Foundation (sport), The Children's Hospital Charity (health) and Change of Scene (education & arts), won the most votes in their categories and each received a donation of £100,000. Three other groups received donations of £50,000 as runners-up in each category, Great Melton Cricket Club (sport), Warren Association Trust (education & arts) and Senses Wellbeing Centre C.I.C (health), along with donations of £20,000 each to three third place winners, who were Newcastle Powerchair Football Club (sport), Sandwell Young Carers (education & arts) and Islastones Foundation (health). The remaining finalists each received £5,000 donations. 

Given the breadth and scale of Building Futures, the public benefit resulting from the campaign was wide-ranging. Details of how the winners will use their £100,000 donations are set out below: 

- Wotton Community Sports Foundation this community group provides sports, recreational and leisure facilities for local residents and surrounding areas, including thousands of young people. The Persimmon -site to replace 

- the existing limited facilities. It is anticipated that the new clubhouse will not only support existing and new sports activities, but will also become a focal point for the community groups that use the site. 

- The Children's Hospital Charity Persimmon Foundation fundraising efforts to build a helipad directly above the -site helipad, and 

- patients arriving nearby via helicopter have to be stretchered across a busy A-road. Around 20% of children arrive at the hospital by air ambulance and an on-site helipad could save crucial minutes in the transportation of patients during life threatening situations. 

- Change of Scene this organisation provides care and support to young people, working outdoors teaching animal care and horticulture, with the aim of providing excluded and struggling young people a route back into education. the charity can continue to help young people, who are often struggling with anxiety and poor mental health. The outdoor experiences provided by the charity improves the self-esteem and confidence of service users, thus improving their life chances and giving them the opportunity to succeed. 

In supporting the Community Champions and Building Futures campaigns, the trustees believe that the aims and objectives of the Persimmon Foundation are being achieved and it will continue to do so in the future. Donations of over £7.9m have been made to good causes since the Persimmon Foundation was established in 2015. 

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## _(continued)_ 

## **Financial Review** 

## _Income_ 

independent financial advisers (IFAs) and from the Persimmon Group.  The IFAs who made donations were those companies or firms who gave advice on mortgage products to customers buying a home from Persimmon Homes Limited and Charles Church Development Limited, both companies being part of the Persimmon Group. 

During the year under review, the Persimmon Foundation received donations of £1,552,417 _(2020: £1,788,951)_ . The decrease in donations received was mainly the result of changes to the funding provided by the Persimmon Group, which changed from £998,668 in 2020 to £617,842 in 2021. However, this was slightly offset by an increase in funding from IFAs, whose donations to the Persimmon Foundation changed from £790,070 in 2020 to £853,775 in 2021. The impact of Covid-19 on the Persimmon Foundation 1 (as was also the case in 2020) and thus the loss of the net gain from the sales of tickets _(2020: £nil)_ . The Persimmon Foundation received a non-interest bearing loan of £325,000 from Persimmon plc in October 2020, for the purpose of funding the Foundation Community Champions and Building Futures campaigns.  There is no security attached to the loan nor obligation for the Persimmon Foundation to repay the loan until it has the funds to do so. As at 31 December 2021 the loan remained outstanding. 

## _Expenditure_ 

The Persimmon Foundation made donations of £1,814,366 _(2020: £1,843,460)_ and had other expenditure of £671 _(2020: £735)_ in 2021. 

At the end of the year the Persimmon Foundation held a deficit of £177,502 _(2020: £85,118 surplus)_ . This deficit is received from IFAs and the Persimmon Group in 2021. During the year the Trustees of the Persimmon Foundation made donations via the Community Champions and Building Futures campaigns after previously agreeing with the Directors of Persimmon Plc that the outstanding loan of £325,000 would not be repaid to Persimmon Plc in 2021. The Trustees of the Persimmon Foundation have not run the Building Futures campaign in 2022; as a result there will be a lower value of donations made by the Foundation in the financial year ending 31 December 2022 and, taken with the donations received in 2022, has resulted in a positive cash position of the Foundation. 

The Persimmon Foundation is supported by Persimmon plc, which provides financial and administrative support. 

## **Going concern** 

The Persimmon Foundation is primarily reliant on donations from IFAs and the Persimmon Group to fund its donations, with minimal reliance on fundraising activities. Cancellation of fundraising activities, i.e. the Gala Dinner for the Building Futures Awards, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, had little impact on the income of the Foundation during 2021. 

The Directors of Persimmon plc have assessed the future funding requirements of the Persimmon Group and compared it to the level of long-term debt, committed bank facilities and cash resources over the medium term. The assessment included the impact of the ongoing social distancing restrictions, introduced by the UK and devolved Governments to contain the spread of Covid-19 and the risk of a new pandemic. The Directors of Persimmon plc considered the impact of these risks on the going concern of the Persimmon Group by performing a range of sensitivity analyses including severe but plausible scenarios materialising together with the likely effectiveness of mitigating actions that would be executed by the Directors of Persimmon plc. 

Directors of Persimmon plc have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 

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## _(continued)_ 

## **Going concern** _**(continued)**_ 

trustees have received an 

undertaking from Persimmon plc that the necessary funds will be made available to enable the Foundation to operate for the foreseeable future. 

Having undertaken this full review and obtained reasonable assurances, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Foundation has adequate resources to fund its operations for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the accounts. 

## **Principal Risks** 

reputational and fraud.  The trustees have put in place systems and procedures to monitor how money is raised and how donations are made. The Persimmon Foundation is also supported by Persimmon Plc, which has made resources available to the trustees, including its head office functions in order that the trustees have relevant financial controls, monitoring and reporting, to reduce the risk of fraud. The trustees are satisfied that the major risks identified have been reviewed and systems or procedures have been established to manage those risks. 

## **Plans for Future Periods** 

The directors of Persimmon plc have notified the trustees of the Persimmon Foundation that, from 1 October 2022, Persimmon plc will fund the Community Champions campaign directly, instead of donating the relevant funds to the Persimmon Foundation. Persimmon plc anticipates that this change will enable Persimmon operating businesses to make a smaller number of larger donations to local groups and charities, and better engage with the local communities where the Persimmon Group operates. Following this change, Persimmon plc anticipates that at least the same value of donations will be made under the campaign as was previously donated to the Persimmon Foundation in respect of the campaign. In light of this notification from Persimmon plc, the trustees proceeded with the Community Champions campaign until 30 September 2022. 

The trustees have agreed to not run the Building Futures campaign during 2022. Having considered ways to refocus Building Futures, the trustees have agreed to re-launch the campaign in 2023, with a focus on training and skills development. The campaign will focus on pr 

The trustees believe the refocussed campaign will meet the Persimmon Foundation promoting urban regeneration in areas of economic and social depravation; advancing young people in life through education and developing their skills, capacity and capability to enable their participation in society; advancing health and relieving poverty and disadvantage. 

The trustees will continue to consider potential new campaigns which support the objective of the Persimmon Foundation to improve local communities in the UK for the public benefit. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

The Persimmon Foundation was incorporated on 17 September 2015 as a charitable incorporated organisation governed by its constitution.  The objects of the Persimmon Foundation are contained in its constitution. Trustees may be appointed by a resolution of the existing trustees or may be nominated by Persimmon plc. Persimmon plc is the parent company of a large group of companies whose principal activity is that of housebuilding in the United Kingdom. The minimum number of trustees is three and there is no maximum. 

The trustees set the strategy for the Persimmon Foundation.  They also consider and agree all new campaigns.  The trustees determine how donations are made.  They have delegated the selection of the local charities and community groups to receive donations made monthly under the Community Champions and Building Futures campaigns to senior employees of the Persimmon Group. 

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## _(continued)_ 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** _**(continued)**_ 

To further improve the governance of the Persimmon Foundation the trustees have previously agreed to adopt the of the Code is generally good, although some small changes have been made to continually improve governance.  The changes include a more formal review of its donations and their impact on society and the introduction of a more detailed guide for the senior employees in the regional offices of the Persimmon Group to help when making donation recommendations. The Persimmon Foundation 

Approved by the Board of trustees and signed on its behalf by 


**Tracy Davison** _Trustee_ 

Persimmon House Fulford York YO19 4FE 27 October 2022 

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## **Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities** 

applicable law and regulations. 

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have prepared the financial statements in accordance with FRS 102 and the Charities SORP. Under that law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; 

- make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business. 

transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. 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. 

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included on the statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. 

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## **I P C F** 

## **Opinion** 

We have audited the financial statements of The Persimmon Charitable Foundation for the year ended 31 December 2021 which comprise Income Statement, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes 1 to 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 l Reporting standard applicable in the 

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 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 t 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 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 continue as a going concern . 

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 

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## **I P F** _(C )_ 

## **C** 


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 this gives rise to 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** 


## **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 

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: 


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## **Independent report to the trustees of the Persimmon Charitable Foundation** _**(Continued)**_ 

7, 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 preparin continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from 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. 

- and compliance with the relevant direct and indirect tax regulation in the United Kingdom 

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## **Independent auditor to the trustees of the Persimmon Charitable Foundation** _**(Continued)**_ 

## **financial statements** 

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financi 

## **Use of our report** 

er 3 of Part 16 fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the 


## **Victoria Venning** (Senior Statutory Auditor) 

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

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The Persimmon Charitable Foundation 31 December 2021 

## **Statement of financial activities** 

## _**for the period ended 31 December 2021**_ 

||**Year Ended**|Year Ended|
|---|---|---|
||**31 December**|31 December|
||**2021**|2020|
||**£**|£|
|**Income**|||
|Donations|**1,552,417**|1,788,951|
|Income from other trading activities|**-**<br>|3,046<br>|
|**Total income**|**1,552,417**<br>|1,791,997|
|**Expenditure**|||
|Donations|**1,814,366**|1,843,460|
|Expenditure on raising funds|**-**|300|
|Other expenditure|**671**<br>|735<br>|
|**Total expenditure**|**1,815,037**|1,844,495<br>|
|**Net income/(expenditure) for the period**|**(262,620)**|(52,498)|
|**Reconciliation of funds: -**|||
|Total funds brought forward|**85,118**<br>|137,616<br>|
|**Total funds carried forward**|**(177,502)**|85,118|




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## **Balance sheet** 

## _**at 31 December 2021**_ 

|_Note_<br>**Current assets**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>_4_<br> <br>**Creditors:**Amounts falling due within one year<br> <br>Accruals and deferred income<br>_5_<br> <br>**Net current assets**<br> <br>**Creditors:**Amounts falling due after more than one year<br> <br>Amounts owed to other creditors<br>_3_<br> <br> <br>**Net Assets**<br> <br> <br> <br>**Charity funds:**<br>Total unrestricted income funds<br>_3_<br><br>|**2021**<br>**£**<br>**209,548**<br>**(62,050)**<br> <br>**147,498**<br> <br>**(325,000)**<br>**(177,502)**<br> <br>**(177,502)**<br>|2020<br>£<br>410,118<br>-<br> <br>410,118<br> <br>(325,000)<br> <br>85,118<br> <br>85,118<br>|
|---|---|---|



These accounts were approved by the board of trustees on 27 October 2022 and were signed on its behalf by: 


**Tracy Davison** _Trustee_ 

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## **Statement of cash flows** 

## _**for the period ended 31 December 2021**_ 

|**Statement of cash flows**<br>**_or the period ended 31 December 2021_**||||
|---|---|---|---|
||_Note_|**Year Ended**|Year Ended|
|||**31 December**|31 December|
|||**2021**|2020|
|||**£**|£|
|**Cash flows from operating activities**||||
|Net cash provided by operating activities|_5_|**(200,570)**|60,983<br>|
|**Increase in cash and cash equivalents in the period**||**(200,570)**<br>|60,983<br>|
|Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the||**410,118**|349,135|
|period||||
|**Total cash and cash equivalents at the end of the**|_4_|**209,548**|410,118|
|**period**||||



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## **Notes** 

_(forming part of the accounts)_ 

## **1 Principal accounting policies** 

## _**Basis of preparation**_ 

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Statement of Recommended Practice in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard FRS 102 (effective 1 January 2015), Charity Law and under the historical cost accounting rules. 

This is the organisation set of accounts which cover the year ended 31 December 2021. 

## _**Going concern**_ 

and administrative support. 

The Directors of Persimmon plc have assessed the future funding requirements of the Persimmon Group and compared it to the level of long-term debt, committed bank facilities and cash resources over the medium term. The assessment included the impact of the ongoing social distancing restrictions, introduced by the UK and devolved Governments to contain the spread of Covid-19 and the risk of a new pandemic. The Directors of Persimmon plc considered the impact of these risks on the going concern of the Persimmon Group by performing a range of sensitivity analyses including severe but plausible scenarios materialising together with the likely effectiveness of mitigating actions that would be executed by the Directors of Persimmon plc. 

Having considered the Grou Directors of Persimmon plc have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 

The Grou trustees have received an undertaking from Persimmon plc that the necessary funds will be made available to enable the Foundation Company to operate for the foreseeable future. 

Having undertaken this full review and obtained reasonable assurances, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Foundation has adequate resources to fund its operations for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the accounts. 

## _**Income**_ 

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of financial activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income. All income recognised during the period has come from cash donations. 

## _**Expenditure**_ 

All expenditure is accounted for on the accruals basis. 

## _**Taxation**_ 

Due to the organisation s income for the period. Value Added Tax is not recoverable by the organisation, consequently all expenditure in these accounts is stated inclusive of VAT where applicable. 

s income for the period. Value Added Tax 

## _**Accumulated funds**_ 

Unrestricted funds are general funds which are available at the t objectives of the charity. 

## **2 Staff numbers and costs** 

There were no employees employed during the period.  The trustees, who are not remunerated for their services to the Persimmon Foundation are set out in the Trustees Report. 

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## **Notes** _(continued)_ 

|**3**|**Reconciliation of funds**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**2021**|2020|
|||**£**|£|
||Charity funds brought forward|**85,118**|137,616|
||Movement in funds in the period|**(262,620)**|272,502|
||Funds awarded but yet to be paid|**-**|-|
||Amounts owed to other creditors|**-**|(325,000)<br>|
||Charity funds carried forward|**(177,502)**<br>|85,118<br>|



The foundation has a loan of £325,000 outstanding owed to Persimmon plc. Please refer to the trustees report for more information. 

|**4**<br>**Analysis of cash and cash equivalents**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**209,548**<br>**5**<br>**Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>Net income/(expenditure) for the period<br>**(262,620)**<br>Increase/(decrease) in creditors<br>**62,050**<br>Net cash provided by operating activities<br>**(200,570)**<br>  <br>|2020<br>£<br>410,118<br>|
|---|---|
||2020<br>£<br>(52,498)<br>113,481<br>|
||60,983<br>|



## **6 Trustees** 

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration during the period, and none of them were reimbursed any travelling expenses. 

## **7 Related party transactions** 

A loan of £325,000 was made by Persimmon plc to the Foundation on the 6[th] October 2020. The loan is not interest bearing and there is no obligation to repay until the Foundation has the funds to do so. 

The cost of the Independent Auditor was borne by Persimmon plc. 

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## **Notes** _(continued)_ 

## **8 Ultimate controlling party** 

The trustees of the Persimmon Foundation are nominated by the directors of Persimmon Plc (Company number: 1818486), but they act in the independent interest of the Persimmon Foundation to further its charitable aims. 

Persimmon plc is the parent company of a large group of companies whose principal activity is that of housebuilding in the United Kingdom.  Copies of the financial statements of this company are available from: 

The Company Secretary Persimmon plc Persimmon House Fulford York YO19 4FE 

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