WILLIAM CROSS FOUNDATION Reg. No. 1170005 EST 2016 Cartref, Homefield Road, Salfford, Bristol. Somerset BS313EG England and Wales Registered Charity 1170005 Trustees, Annual Report 2 August 2024- 1 August 2025 William Cross Foundation-Trustees' Annual Report 2024-25 WILLIAM CROSS FOUNDATION Reg. No. 1170005 REFERENCE ANDADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Trustees Paul Cross lthairman) appointed 3.11.16 Lesa Cros5 (Vice Chaimianl appointed 3.11.16 Gordon Opie appointed 3.11.16 Charlty Name William Cr05s Foundatlon Reglstered Charlty Numbef 1170005 Reglstered Address Cartref Homefield Road Salrford BR15TOL Somer5et 8S313EG Independent Examlner Peregrine Chartered Accountant5 Old Bank The Triangle Paulton BRISTOL Somerset B539 7LE William Cross Foundation- Trustees. Annual Report 2024-25 WILLIAM CROSS FOUNDAnoN Re8. No. 1170005 Table of Contents REFERENCEAND AOMINISTRATIVE DETAIiS........-..-..-.-...-.....-.....-..-....--...-....--.......-......-.............-... TrUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE PU4IOD ENDED I AUGUST2025.....-..--...-.............................. OBJECTIVES ANDAcllviTIES_.-....-.-.....--.....--...-..-.-..-.....----...--...-..-......-..-.-..----..........-....... ACHIEVEMENTS AND pERFORM￿￿...............-..-......---.--.---.-...-............................-.......-.......-....... Fundraisin9...................................................-....-................................................-............................................ Beneftiorfes...................-..........................-..................................................................................... DEc￿￿oN5.....--....-...-............................----.....-.-...-..--..----..-.....-..-..-.......--. vrilliam Cross Foundation-Trustees' Annual Report 2024-25 WILLIAM CR055 FOUNDATION Reg. No. 1170005 TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED I AUGUST 2025 The trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended l August 2025. The accolsnts have been prepared in a¢cordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the financial statements and comply with the charity's Trust Deed, the Charities Art 1993 and the Statement of Recommended Prartice, "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" issued in March 2005. {Note: The William CTOSS Foundation was formed In September 2016 and achieved registered status wlth the Charities Commission on 3 November 2016.) STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The charity is constrtuted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation under a Foundation Constitution. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The identified Charttable Objects are: To: {1) advance the education of the publ14 In particular but not exclusively, in the subjerts of muslc and polltics. in particular but not exclusively. ft)r young people nder the age of 25 throughout England and Wales, and {2) to promote any other purpose whlch Is charitable according to English law In such ways as the charity trustees think fit. The William Cross Foundation relies entirely on volunteers and neither employs staff nor owns any property. Trustees, Board Meetings were initially held on a monthly basis during the initial few months bLtrt now take place on a quarterly basis. Background The William Cross Foundation was formed in September 2016 following the tragic death of William Cross on 28 May 2016. William. the 17 year old son of Paul Cross and his wife Lesa, was afflicted by acute viral en¢eph3litis. a condition that results in death in only 1-500000 people. William Cross Foundation-Trustees' Annual Report 2024-25 WILLIAM CROSS FOUNDATION Reg. No. 1170005 William's involvement in many musical activities and his popularity in his home town meant that his death had a devastating impact on notjust his family and friends, but on a whole community. He was 3 House Prefect at Kingswood School. had formed his first band aged just 10, played in pubs, clubs and at events, and was an active member of the young Conservative5. Following an outpouring of public grief, and an immediate desire to do something in remembrance, Will's family and friends stsrted to organise collections and other fundraising ideas. Whilst the enthusiasm was tangible, there was a real and immediate need to exert some control and Structure to the fundraising in order to protect Will's family and to ensure that there was a sound structure as Will's legacy developed. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Fundraising The development of the Foundation's social media (Facebook and Twitter) enabled us to promote the brand and raise awareness of the charity in a way which would have never been possible previously. www.facebook.comlwilliamcrossfoundatlon twitter.comlwillsfoundatlon A website has been created which in the future will provide the mechanism for eligible young people to apply for funding from our Grants Programme via an on-line applications pro￿$$. Beneficiaries The Foundation has made no disbursements during the year ended l August 2025. DECLARATIONS The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charttV5 trustees Signaturelsl £s Full namelsl Paul Cross Lesa Cross Position Chairman Vice-chairman Date 26 May 2026 26 May 2026 William Cross Foundation-Trustees' Annual Report 2024-25 REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1170005 ## REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND ## UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1 AUGUST 2025 FOR ## WILLIAM CROSS FOUNDATION Peregrine Chartered Certified Accountants Old Bank The Triangle Paulton Bristol BS39 7LE WILLIAM CROSS FOUNDATION ## CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1 AUGUST 2025 |||Page|| |---|---|---|---| |Report of the Trustees||1|| |Independent Examiner's Report||2|| |Statement of Financial Activities||3|| |Balance Sheet||4|| |Notes to the Financial Statements|5|to|7| |Detailed Statement of Financial Activities||8|| ## WILLIAM CROSS FOUNDATION ## REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1 AUGUST 2025 The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 1 August 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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 2019). ## STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT ## Governing document The charity is controlled by its governing documents, a deed of trust and constitutes a Charitable Incorporated Orgainisation (Companies House registration Number CE008451) ## REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number 1170005 ## Principal address Cartref Homefield Road Saltford Bristol BS31 3EG ## Trustees P J Cross G D Opie Mrs L Cross ## Independent Examiner Peregrine Chartered Certified Accountants Old Bank The Triangle Paulton Bristol BS39 7LE Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by: ........................................................................ P J Cross - Trustee Page 1 ## INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF WILLIAM CROSS FOUNDATION ## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of William Cross Foundation I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of William Cross Foundation (the Trust) for the year ended 1 August 2025. ## Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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. 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. ## Peregrine Peregrine Chartered Certified Accountants Old Bank The Triangle Paulton Bristol BS39 7LE Date: ............................................. Page 2 ## WILLIAM CROSS FOUNDATION ## STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1 AUGUST 2025 |2025
Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
-
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
2
766
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
(766)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
22,097
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
21,331|2024
Total
funds
£
1| |---|---| ||820| ||(819)
22,916| ||22,097| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 3 ## WILLIAM CROSS FOUNDATION ## BALANCE SHEET 1 AUGUST 2025 |2025
Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank and in hand
21,691
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
5
(360)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
21,331
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
21,331
NET ASSETS
21,331
FUNDS
6
Unrestricted funds
21,331
TOTAL FUNDS
21,331|2024
Total
funds
£
22,457
(360)| |---|---| ||22,097| ||22,097| ||22,097| ||22,097| ||22,097| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by: **----- Start of picture text -----**
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The notes form part of these financial statements Page 4 ## WILLIAM CROSS FOUNDATION ## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1 AUGUST 2025 ## 1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES ## Basis of preparing the financial statements The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. ## Income All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ## Expenditure Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. 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 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. ## 2. RAISING FUNDS ## Raising donations and legacies |Raising donations and legacies||| |---|---|---| ||2025|2024| ||£|£| |Support costs|766|820| ## 3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 1 August 2025 nor for the year ended 1 August 2024. ## Trustees' expenses There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 1 August 2025 nor for the year ended 1 August 2024. ## 4. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES ||Unrestricted| |---|---| ||fund| ||£| |INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM|| |Donations and legacies|1| |EXPENDITURE ON|| |Raising funds|820| |NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)|(819)| Page 5 continued... ## WILLIAM CROSS FOUNDATION ## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1 AUGUST 2025 4. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued ||||||Unrestricted| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||fund| ||||||£| ||RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS||||| ||Total funds brought forward||||22,916| ||TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD||||22,097| |5.|CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR||||| |||||2025|2024| |||||£|£| ||Other creditors|||360|360| |6.|MOVEMENT IN FUNDS||||| |||||Net|| |||||movement|At| |||At 2.8.24||in funds|1.8.25| |||£||£|£| ||Unrestricted funds||||| ||General fund|22,097||(766)|21,331| ||TOTAL FUNDS|22,097||(766)|21,331| ||Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:||||| |||Incoming||Resources|Movement| |||resources||expended|in funds| |||£||£|£| ||Unrestricted funds||||| ||General fund||-|(766)|(766)| ||TOTAL FUNDS||-|(766)|(766)| ||Comparatives for movement in funds||||| |||||Net|| |||||movement|At| |||At 2.8.23||in funds|1.8.24| |||£||£|£| ||Unrestricted funds||||| ||General fund|22,916||(819)|22,097| ||TOTAL FUNDS|22,916||(819)|22,097| Page 6 continued... ## WILLIAM CROSS FOUNDATION ## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1 AUGUST 2025 ## 6. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: ||Incoming|Resources|Movement| |---|---|---|---| ||resources|expended|in funds| ||£|£|£| |Unrestricted funds|||| |General fund|1|(820)|(819)| |TOTAL FUNDS|1|(820)|(819)| A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows: |Net
movement
At 2.8.23
in funds
£
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
22,916
(1,585)
TOTAL FUNDS
22,916
(1,585)|At
1.8.25
£
21,331| |---|---| ||21,331| A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: ||Incoming|Resources|Movement| |---|---|---|---| ||resources|expended|in funds| ||£|£|£| |Unrestricted funds|||| |General fund|1|(1,586)|(1,585)| |TOTAL FUNDS|1|(1,586)|(1,585)| ## 7. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES There were no related party transactions for the year ended 1 August 2025. Page 7 ## WILLIAM CROSS FOUNDATION ## DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 1 AUGUST 2025 ||2025|2024| |---|---|---| ||£|£| |INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS||| |Donations and legacies||| |Gifts|-|1| |Total incoming resources|-|1| |EXPENDITURE||| |Support costs||| |Management||| |Computer costs|400|210| |Finance||| |Bank charges|6|8| |Governance costs||| |Accountancy and legal fees|360|602| |Total resources expended|766|820| |Net expenditure|(766)|(819)| This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements Page 8