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2020-12-31-accounts

SASC Trust

Report and Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2020

Company Limited by Guarantee Registration Number 10723106 (England and Wales) Charity Registration Number 1176848

Contents

Reports

Reports
Reference and administrative information 1
Trustees’ report 2
Independent auditor’s report 6
Financial statements
Statement of financial activities 10
Balance sheet 11
Statement of cash flows 12
Principal accounting policies 13
Notes to the financial statements 15

SASC Trust

Reference and administrative information

Trustees Benjamin Rick
Craig Dearden-Phillips
Nathaniel Sloane (chair)
Nicola Pollock
Vinayak Nair
Registered address 2ndFloor
Euston House
24 Eversholt Street
London
NW1 1AD
Company registration number 10723106
Charity registration number 1176848
Auditor Buzzacott LLP
130 Wood Street
London
EC2V 6DL
Bankers Santander
100 Ludgate Hill
London
EC4M 7RE
Solicitors Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP
10 Queen Street Place
London
EC4R 1BE

SASC Trust 1

Trustees’ report Year ended 31 December 2020

The trustees present their statutory report along with the financial statements for SASC Trust for the year ended 31 December 2020.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on pages 13 and 14 and comply with the charity’s governing document, 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 United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)”.

Structure

SASC Trust was incorporated on 12 April 2017 as a private limited company by guarantee without share capital using 'Limited' exemption. Its sole member is Social and Sustainable Capital LLP.

Governance and management

The trustees (who are the key management personnel of the charity) make the key decisions about the conduct of the charity. The trustees do not receive any remuneration for their services to the charity.

Recruitment and appointment of trustees

Trustees are appointed in accordance with the charity’s governing document which states that there must be a minimum of three charity trustees. Trustees are appointed by Social and Sustainable Capital LLP.

Trustees

The trustees of the charity, who are also the directors of the company, during the year ended 31 December 2020 were:

Benjamin Rick Craig Dearden-Phillips Nathaniel Sloane Nicola Pollock Vinayak Nair

Trustee induction and training

The charity trustees control the charity and its funds. Each trustee is made aware of their duties as a trustee upon appointment and accepts their responsibility to keep up to date with changes in statutory requirements that affect the role and responsibilities of trustees.

Risk management

Business decisions and the associated risk factors are considered at least annually. As part of this process the internal controls that are in place are reviewed. Internal control risks are minimised by a clear system of delegated authority and control, and procedures for the authorisation of all financial transactions. The trustees are satisfied that these are currently adequate to manage and reduce the risks identified.

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Trustees’ report

Year ended 31 December 2020

Objectives and activities of the charity

The Objectives of the Charity are to further charitable purposes for the public benefit.

The Trustees seek to achieve these objectives by making loans and other investments in social enterprises and by making charitable grants to such organisations.

The main immediate focus of the Trust is to make investments in a housing fund, Social and Sustainable Housing LP (SASH LP), for onward lending to organisations to enable them to alleviate charitable needs in social housing.

Future returns generated from the Trust’s investments will be used by the Trust to advance its charitable activities.

Achievements and Performance

During the reporting year, the Trust has received significant grant funding to invest in the housing fund, SASH LP, in order to support the charitable and social impact of that fund. The Trust has also been involved in making the necessary arrangements for its investment in the housing fund following the fund’s launch in 2019.

Public Benefit Statement

The trustees of the charity have given due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and have taken reasonable steps to ensure that this guidance has been considered in the activities undertaken by the charity to deliver its charitable purposes.

Financial Review

The results for the year are shown in the statement of the financial activities on page 9. During the year ended 31 December 2020, the charity received grants and donations of £7,100,000 (2019: £4,047,500) and investment income of £13,179 (2019: £34,497). Support costs for the year totalled £30,690 (2019: £26,714). In addition to the above, the charity incurred a loss on the value of investments of £33,382 (2019: £177,122).

The balance of the charity’s restricted reserves as at 31 December 2020 was £12,876,996 (2019: £5,840,378). Unrestricted reserves were £52,215 as at 31 December 2020 (2019: £39,726). The level of funds held by the charity will be used for investment SASH LP which supports charities wishing to purchase properties in order to provide safe and secure housing for their beneficiaries.

Reserves Policy and Financial Position

The level of reserves is monitored and reviewed by the trustees at least annually. The trustees believe that the charity should target to hold unrestricted reserves at a level which will enable further grant giving and social investment from both the capital of the charity and the income generated thereon. The trustees consider that the charity’s costs are low in comparison to the level of reserves and assets held.

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.

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Trustees’ report Year ended 31 December 2020

Future plans

The trustees have not yet been able to fully assess the financial and non-financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and future years. However, the charity remains in a strong financial position. The trust’s investment in SASH LP could possibly be impacted by the COVID-19 crisis if the fund’s borrowers experience operational or other issues that delay or prevent the payment of interest or principal when due. However, the fund’s loans are secured on residential properties and the rental income on these is largely government funded so it unlikely that there will be much of an adverse impact from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The day to day accounting and administration of the SASC Trust is performed by staff of SASC LLP who have been working remotely using that firm’s IT infrastructure. The COVID19 crisis has not presented any problems to the satisfactory delivery of the trust’s accounting and administration requirements.

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The trustees (who are directors of SASC Trust for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees’ report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company 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 affairs of the charitable company and of the income and expenditure of the charitable company for that year.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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Trustees’ report Year ended 31 December 2020

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities (continued)

Each of the trustees confirms that:

This confirmation is given and should be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of s418 of the Companies Act 2006.

Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Trustee: Benjamin Rick Date: 28 July 2021

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Independent auditor’s report Year ended 31 December 2020

Independent auditor’s report to the member of SASC Trust

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of SASC Trust (the ‘charitable company’) for the year ended 31 December 2020 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows, the principal accounting policies and notes to the financial statements. 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 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 Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements 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 financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting 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 conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements 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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Independent auditor’s report Year ended 31 December 2020

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 there is a material misstatement in the financial statements 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.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees’ report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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Independent auditor’s report Year ended 31 December 2020

Responsibilities of trustees

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

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’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 charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements 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 financial statements.

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:

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Independent auditor’s report Year ended 31 December 2020

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:

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 financial statements 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 charitable company’s member, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's member those matters we are required to state to it 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 charitable company and the charitable company's member, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Edward Finch (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Buzzacott LLP, Statutory Auditor 130 Wood Street London EC2V 6DL

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Statement of financial activities Year ended 31 December 2020 (including income and expenditure statement)

Notes Unrestricted
funds
£

Restricted
funds
£


2020
£
Unrestricted
funds
£
Restricted
funds
£
2019
£
Income and expenditure
Income from:
Grants and donations
1
Investment income
2
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
3
Total expenditure
Net income before
investment losses
Investment losses
Net income
Balances brought forward at
1 January 2020
Balances carried forward at
31 December 2020
30,000
13,179
7,070,000
7,100,000

13,179
30,000
34,497
4,017,500
4,047,500
34,497
43,179 7,070,000 7,113,179 64,497 4,017,500 4,081,997
30,690
30,690
26,714 26,714
30,690
30,690
26,714 26,714
12,489
7,070,0007,082,489
(33,382)
(33,382)
37,783
4,017,500
(177,122)
4,055,283
(177,122)
12,489
39,726
7,036,618
5,840,378
7,049,107

5,880,104
37,783
1,943
3,840,378
2,000,000
3,878,161
2,001,943
52,115 12,876,996 12,929,211 39,726 5,840,378 5,880,104

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

All of the charity’s activities derive from continuing operations.

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Balance sheet 31 December 2020

DRAFT

Notes 2020
£
2020
£
2019
£
2019
£
Fixed assets
Investment in SASH LP
6
Current assets
Debtors
7
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
8
Net current assets
Total net assets
Represented by:
Restricted funds
9
Unrestricted funds
General fund
159
10,190,734
2,772,500
10,156,711

5,279,288
613,242
5,266,862
10,190,893
(34,182)
5,279,288
(12,426)
12,929,211 5,880,104
12,876,996
52,215
5,840,378
39,726
12,929,211 5,880,104

Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by:

Trustee:

Date: 28 July 2021

SASC Trust- Company Registration Number: 10723106 (England and Wales)

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DRAFT

Statement of cash flows Year ended 31 December 2020

Notes 2020
£
2019
£
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities
A
Cash flows from investing activities:
Interest received
Investment in SASH LP


Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 2020
B
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 2020
B
7,057,525 3,853,016


13,179
**(2,159,258) **
34,497
(613,242)
**(2,146,079) ** (578,745)

4,911,446

5,279,288
3,274,271
2,005,017
10,190,734 5,279,288

Notes to the statement of cash flows for the year to 31 December 2020

A Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

activities
2020
£
2019
£
Net income before investment losses (as per the statement of
financial activities)
Adjustments for:
Interest received
Increase in creditors
Decrease (increase) in debtors
Net cashprovided by operating activities
7,049,107
(13,179)
21,756
(159)
3,878,161
(34,497)
6,852
2,500
7,057,525 3,853,016

B Analysis of cash and cash equivalents

Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
2020
£
2019
£
Cash at bank and in hand
Total cash and cash equivalents
10,190,734 5,279,288
10,190,734 5,279,288

No separate reconciliation of net debt has been prepared as there is no difference between the net cash (debt) of the charity and the above cash and cash equivalents.

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Principal accounting policies Year ended 31 December 2020

Basis of preparation

These accounts have been prepared for the year ended 31 December 2020.

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 in the notes to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with “Accounting and Reporting by Charites: 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 as a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

The accounts are presented in sterling and are rounded to the nearest pound.

Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

Preparation of the accounts requires the directors and management to make significant judgements and estimates.

In addition, the full impact of the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is still unknown. It is therefore not currently possible to evaluate all the potential implications for the charity’s activities, beneficiaries, funders, suppliers and the wider economy.

As set out in these accounting policies under “going concern”, 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.

Assessment of going concern

The trustees have concluded that the use of the going concern assumption is appropriate in preparing these accounts. The conclusion was reached after due consideration of the charity’s future plans and took account of the possible impact of the current pandemic.

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 for at least a year from the day of approval of these financial statements. The trustees are of the opinion that the charity will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

Income recognition

Income is recognised in the year in which the charity is entitled to receipt, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that income will be received. Where income relates to future years, this income will be deferred.

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Principal accounting policies Year ended 31 December 2020

Donations received for the general purposes of the charitable company are included as unrestricted funds; grants and donations for activities restricted by the wishes of the donor are taken to restricted funds.

Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that ta transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is included in the accounts on an accruals basis and includes attributable VAT which cannot be recovered.

Investment in SASH LP

Investments are recognised at fair value when they can be reliably determined from market data or evidence of transactions in similar assets. Where it is not possible to reliably measure fair value and no acceptable valuation model is available, investments are carried at cost less impairment.

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 acquisitions.

Debtors

Debtors are recognised at their settlement amount, less any provision for nonrecoverability. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid. They have been discounted to the present value of the future cash receipt where such discounting is material.

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. They have been discounted to the present value of the future cash payment where such discounting is material.

Taxation

SASC Trust is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

Fund accounting

Restricted funds comprise monies raised for, or their use restricted to, a specific purpose, or contributions subject to donor imposed conditions.

General unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the general objectives of the charitable company.

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Notes to the financial statements Year ended 31 December 2020

1 Donations and legacies

Donations and legacies
Unrestricted
funds
£
Restricted
funds
£
2020
£
2019
£
Donations
Grants
2020 Total funds

30,000
100,000
6,970,000
100,000
7,000,000
50,000
3,997,500
30,000 7,070,000 7,100,000 4,047,500
Unrestricted
funds
£
Restricted
funds
£
2019
£
Donations
Grants
2019 Total funds

30,000
50,000
3,967,500
50,000
3,997,500
30,000 4,017,500 4,047,500

2 Investment income

3 Unrestricted
funds
£
Restricted
funds
£
2020
£
2019
£
Interest receivable
2020 Total funds
13,179 13,179 34,497
13,179 13,179 34,497
Unrestricted
funds
£
Restricted
funds
£
2019
£
Interest receivable
2019 Total funds
34,497 34,497
34,497 34,497
Expenditure Unrestricted
funds
£
Restricted
funds
£
2020
£
2019
£
Support costs:
Administrative expenses
Audit and accountancy fees
Professional fees
20,000
7,500
3,190


20,000
7,500
3,190
3,333
9,008
14,373
30,690 30,690 26,714
Unrestricted
funds
£
Restricted
funds
£
2019
£
Support costs:
Bank charges
Audit and accountancy fees
Professional fees
3,333
9,008
14,373


3,333
9,008
14,373
26,714 26,714

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Notes to the financial statements Year ended 31 December 2020

4 Net movement in funds

The net movement in funds for the financial year is stated after charging:

2020
£
2019
£
Auditor’s remuneration:
Tax services
Audit fees
Non-auditfees

5,600
1,900
960
5,400
1,850

5 Trustees’ remuneration

No trustees received any emoluments for their services as trustees during the year (2019: none). No trustees were reimbursed any expenses during the year (2019: none).

6 Investment in SASH LP

Investment in SASH LP
2020
£
2019
£
Net assets brought forward
Additions to investment pool
Net investment losses
Income received for investment
Less: distributions for charitable expenditure
Less: cash held (not drawn down)
Less: investment losses
613,242
2,192,640
(33,382)

790,364
(177,122)
2,772,500 613,242
7,100,000
(30,000)
(4,877,360)
(33,382)
6,050,000
(32,500)
(5,227,136)
(177,122)
2,772,500 613,242

The losses reflect the establishment costs of the SASH LP fund. The income cash flows from the fund’s investments have not started in the reporting period.

7 Debtors

Debtors
2020
£
2019
£
Accrued income 159
159
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2020
£
2019
£
Accruals
Other creditors
34,183
11,543
883
34,183 12,426

8 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

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Notes to the financial statements Year ended 31 December 2020

9 Restricted funds

Restricted funds
Cash held for investment on behalf of donors
Invested in SASH LP
Total at 31
December 2020
£
Total at 31
December 2019
£
10,104,496
5,227,136
2,772,500
613,242
12,876,996
5,840,378

The restricted funds are for making investments in the housing fund, Social and Sustainable Housing, in order to support the charitable and social impact of the fund’s lending. At the end of the fund’s life the trust may repay the funds invested as a grant which may only be applied in line with the trust’s charitable objects and subject to any restrictions placed on the original grant to the trust.

10 Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
funds
£
Restricted
funds
£
Total funds
£
Represented by:
Investment in SASH LP
Cash at bank and in hand
Debtors
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

86,238
159
(34,182)
2,772,500
10,104,496

2,772,500
10,190,734
159
(34,182)
52,215 12,876,996 12,929,211

11 Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions during the year (2019 - none).

12 Liability of member

The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee. In the event of the charity being wound up its member is required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.

13 Control

Control of the charitable company lies with its sole member, Social and Sustainable Capital LLP (SASC LLP), a registered limited liability partnership (Company Registration Number 0C378659). The registered office of the company is 4[th] Floor, Reading Bridge House, George Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8LS.

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