2025-04-05-accounts - Simon Cooper Foundation

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 6[th] April 2025 Period start date To 5[th] April 2025 Period end date

Charity name: SIMON COOPER FOUNDATION

Charity registration number: 1174106

Objectives and Activities

Objectives and Activities	Objectives and Activities	Objectives and Activities
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Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document Para 1.17 To apply the income and all such parts of the capital of the Trust, at such time or times and in such manner to, or for the benefit of, such exclusively charitable objects and purposes in any part of the world as the Trustees may in their discretion think fit.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. Para 1.17 and 1.19 The Foundation held fund raising events during the year and published the Foundation’s aims primarily via social media. The Foundation made donations in line with its objectives following applications made to and considered by the Trustees.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
	Para 1.38

Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

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Achievements and Performance	Achievements and Performance	Achievements and Performance
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Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The Foundation raised money for specialist medical care providers and hospices associated with Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis and life limiting conditions.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The Foundation received net income of £1,908 during the year.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statingwhytheyare held	Para 1.22	The Foundation retains such funds as the Trustees consider appropriate to minimise its ongoingcosts.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£16,002
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	TRUST DEED DATED 03.08.17
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	TRUST
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	APPOINTED BY TRUSTEES

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

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Charity name SIMON COOPER FOUNDATION
Other name the charity uses N/A
Registered charity number 1174106
Charity’s principal address 1 TYNEDALE, LONDON COLNEY, ST ALBANS, HERTS, AL2 1TF
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 JENNY ARWAS CHAIR
2 NIGEL KINGSLEY TREASURER
3 ANGELA COOPER
4 PAUL COOPER
5 REBECCA WOOLFE
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) " J 7 PAUL COOPER Full name(s) NIGEL KINGSLEY Position (eg Secretary, TREASURER TRUSTEE Chair, etc) ~~|eee~~ Date 03.02.26 ~~|~~

SIMON COOPER FOUNDATION Charity Name	SIMON COOPER FOUNDATION Charity Name						1174106 No (if any)
Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts 06/04/2024 05/04/2025 Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from ee ee									Last year to the nearest £ CC16a
FUND RAISING 10,218	-	-	-	-	-	-	10,218	10,218	10,504	10,504
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR) 10,218	-	-	-	-	-	-	10,218	10,218	10,504	10,504
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - Sub total - - *Total receipts* 10,218 - A3 Payments ————				- - - -	- - - -	- - - -	- - - 10,218	- - - 10,218	- - 10,504
DONATIONS AND GRANTS MADE 5,505	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,505	5,505	6,050	6,050
EVENTS 2,474	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,474	2,474	1,963	1,963
BANK CHARGES -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8
SUBSCRIPTIONS 331	-	-	-	-	-	-	331	331	77	77
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Sub total 8,310	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,310	8,310	8,098	8,098
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total payments* 8,310 - - 8,310 8,098 *Net of receipts/(payments)* 1,908 - - 1,908 2,406 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 14,094 - - 18,198 11,688 *Cash funds this year end* 16,002 - - Cross Add Error 14,094 —————~~——~~ S~~SS~~

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

03/02/2026

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Categories|Details|funds|funds|funds| |to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B1 Cash funds|BANK ACCOUNTS|16,002|-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |Total cash funds|16,002|-|-| |—| |(agree balances with receipts and payments| |account(s))|OK|OK|OK| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |funds|funds|funds| |Details|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B2 Other monetary assets|-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |===>| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B3 Investment assets|-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |—====| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B4 Assets retained for the|-|-| |charity’s own use|-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |====| |Fund to which|Amount due|When due| |Details|liability relates|(optional)|(optional)| |B5 Liabilities|-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |===| |Signed by one or two trustees on|Date of| |behalf of all the trustees|Signature|Print Name|approval| |NIGEL KINGSLEY|03/02/2026|

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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

03/02/2026