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2021-03-31-accounts

Company number: 11250719 Charity number: 1177575

The Grenfell Foundation

(A Charity Company Limited by Guarantee, company number 11250719)

Financial Statements

and

Trustees' Report

for the year ended 31 March 2021

AT The Grenfell Foundation

(A Charity Company Limited by Guarantee, company number 11250719)

Index to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2021

Page
Index to the Financial Statements 2
Charitable Company Information 3
Trustees' Report 4 - 6
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities 7
Independent Examiner's Report 8
Statement of Financial Activities 9
Statement of Financial Position 10
Statement of Cash Flows 11
Accounting Policies 12
Notes to the Accounts 13 - 15

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AT The Grenfell Foundation

(A Charity Company Limited by Guarantee, company number 11250719)

Charitable Company Information

for the year ended 31 March 2021

Status: The Grenfell Foundation is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity
governed by its memorandum and articles of association. The directors of the company
are its trustees for the purposes of charity law and throughout this report are collectively
referred to as the trustees.
Charity name: The Grenfell Foundation
Company registration number: 11250719
(England & Wales)
Charity registration number: 1177575
Registered office: 4B Printing House Yard
Hackney Road
London E2 7PR
Trustees who held office Baroness Valerie Amos
during the period to the David Joseph
date of these accounts: Jenita Rahman
Marcus Mumford
William Sieghart CBE
Susan Dolton
Independent Examiner: Anthony Armstrong FCA
Armstrong & Co
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor
4a Printing House Yard
Hackney Road
London E2 7PR
Solicitors: Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP
10 Queen Street Place
London EC4R 1BE
Bankers: C. Hoare & Co
37 Fleet Street
London EC4Y 1BT

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(A Charity Company Limited by Guarantee, company number 11250719)

AT The Grenfell Foundation

Trustees' Report, incorporating the Directors' Report

for the year ended 31 March 2021

March 2021. The financial statements have been prepared in the format prescribed by the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP2015 (FRS102)) and the Financial Reporting Standard 102.

Structure, Governance and Management

Trustees

The Trustees of the charity who held office during the year are disclosed on page 3. Under the Articles of Association, the trustees are the members of the company for statutory purposes.

The trustees meet at least five times annually to discuss a full range of matters relating to strategy, project work, recruitment, finance and general information.

The induction process for any individual newly-appointed to the Board of Trustees comprises an initial meeting with at least two of the trustees (whenever possible one of these two trustees being the Chair) and receipt of copies of:

Governing Document

The Grenfell Foundation is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 12 March 2018 and registered as a charity on 16 March 2018. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 each.

Risk Management

The trustees acknowledge that they have a responsibility for the identification and proper management of the risks faced by the charity in achieving its primary aims. The trustees have therefore assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular to those relating to the specific operational areas of the charity and its finances. The trustees believe that, by monitoring reserve levels, by ensuring that controls exist over key financial systems, by creating and reviewing a risk register, and by examining the operational risks faced by the charity, they have established effective systems and procedures to mitigate those risks.

Objects of the charity

The objects of the charity are for the public benefit:

In each case, without limiting the discretion of the trustees or the potential scope of the foregoing objects, with an expected focus on the survivors of the Grenfell Tower tragedy and of former residents of Grenfell Tower and their families and dependants and those who have suffered bereavement as a result of the tragedy, as well as the local community, and without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions.

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(A Charity Company Limited by Guarantee, company number 11250719)

AT The Grenfell Foundation

Trustees' Report, incorporating the Directors' Report

for the year ended 31 March 2021

The Grenfell Foundation was established as a charitable organisation in 2018 at the direct request of bereaved and survivors from Grenfell Tower following the tragic fire of June 14, 2017.

Amongst the public outpouring of support, and efforts by central and local government to respond to the tragedy, it became clear that there was a need amongst those most affected for a new charitable organisation focused on their needs.

The Grenfell Foundation was set up to listen to those needs and to provide long term, long-lasting, bespoke support to the survivors, bereaved and wider community. That began with helping to ensure and provide funding for a community-led, appropriate anniversary. It continues in its attempts to encourage social cohesion, and support in the areas of Remembrance, Awareness and Wellbeing, as well as personalised support for bereaved and survivors.

Over time, the immediate post-disaster support will slow down. While the Foundation is not set up to provide services the State has a duty to provide following disasters, we will support wider projects and initiatives that are beneficial to the community, and the generations affected by the Grenfell tower fire. We will also support awareness raising efforts as bereaved families and survivors work to ensure lessons are learnt from the tragedy. And we will provide support for a memorial event for the bereaved families, survivors and wider community, so that each year on June 14th they can come together to remember loved ones lost in the fire.

This period has been particularly challenging for all given the impact of Covid on the community, and many of the events and projects we would normally support were not able to continue in their normal way. The slow Covid response also held many parallels with the response post Grenfell, which was retraumatising for many people, and isolation having a widespread negative impact on mental health. Our staff continued to work throughout the pandemic offering one to one support to bereaved and survivors in a Covid safe way both remotely and across a number of community settings.

The Foundation has continued to raise funds this year to make sure families can have confidence this support is there for them, for years to come. This is especially important given delays to both the Inquiry, and therefore the criminal investigation due to Covid, and we are confident we have secured the funds to accommodate these delays.

It is an honour to work with this incredible community. Their dignity, determination and support for each other is a constant reminder of the community spirit at the heart of the Grenfell story.

Marcus Mumford Chair, The Grenfell Foundation

Activities during the period

Anniversary & remembrance:

Given the pandemic, the 3rd year anniversary was marked in a different way to usual to avoid mass gathering. Bereaved and survivors could book individual visits to the base of the Tower to lay flowers, and other sites of Memorial such as the Grenfell mosaic and Wall of Truth were provided with Green Heart floor markings to maintain social distancing for those paying their respects. A Memorial film was made by Grenfell United incorporating a range of features that normally appear during a Tower people from the community, high profile supporters and the wider public to ensure that the day was not forgotten even when film was also commissioned which allowed people to light their houses green at home by playing it via their TV or computer.

Family Support:

The Grenfell Foundation Community Manager is in daily contact with survivors and bereaved families and provides additional support and guidance where needed. Given the number of bereaved and survivors at a higher risk of contracting Covid, much of the support over this period was ensuring the correct links with both physical and mental health support, as well as community services offering food delivery to those most isolated.

Awareness:

Given the restrictions on gathering over this period, much of the awareness work was done via video, including a monthly video to Investigation and other Grenfell related updates. We have taken on a new staff member during this period, with a focus on following the Inquiry and the pace and implementation of post Grenfell changes.

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(A Charity Company Limited by Guarantee, company number 11250719)

AT The Grenfell Foundation

Trustees' Report, incorporating the Directors' Report

for the year ended 31 March 2021

Health, Wellbeing and Community:

We supported a project to give meals to frontline NHS staff doing home visits in North Kensington to ensure they could keep a high level of engagement with the Grenfell affected community. We also helped a range of community services with their own food them to offer their programmes remotely. Whenever there have been any Grenfell related gatherings, we have provided PPE, sanitiser and signage to ensure they were Covid safe.

We have worked closely with Our Power Hub this year, a peer led support service established by a bereaved family member, which works to support bereaved, survivors and the wider community through sport, art and music.

Before Covid, we were in the process of establishing a pilot programme to offer additional advice and guidance to local young people at risk of exclusion. This intervention moved online during this period but we hope to be able to offer a number of in person case consultations in the future when Covid allows.

Looking to the future

The Grenfell Foundation intends to be there for families and the community over the longer term and we are listening to survivors, bereaved and the local community to understand what their needs are as the immediate post disaster support transitions into other services. We will continue to support families to raise awareness and keep Grenfell in hearts and minds, including by supporting the anniversary events. We also understand that once Covid is more manageable, a lot of effort will need to be made to ensure Grenfell is once again a high priority across the Nation. We are determined to stand with the community to make sure that the lessons from this tragedy can lead to change in the community and across the country.

Financial review

Funding for the charity comes mainly from voluntary income, event fundraising and grants.

Financial Activity and Financial Position

The results of the period and financial position of the charity are shown in the annexed financial statements.

The Statement of Financial Activities shows net income for the period of £414,709 and reserves of £1,124,708.

Reserves Policy

The trustees have examined the requirements for free reserves, i.e. those unrestricted funds not invested in tangible fixed assets. funding, free reserves should be sufficient to meet all committed operating expenditure and to meet the planned charitable activity expenditure for the next 12 months. The trustees are of the opinion that this provides sufficient flexibility to cover temporary shortfalls in incoming resources and will allow the charity to cope and respond to unforeseen emergencies whilst specific action plans are implemented.

Independent Examiner

The Independent Examiner, Anthony Armstrong FCA of Armstrong & Co, Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors, has indicated his willingness to be proposed for re-appointment.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 20 October 2021 and signed on its behalf by:

Jenita Rahman

Trustee

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(A Charity Company Limited by Guarantee, company number 11250719)

AT The Grenfell Foundation

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities for the year ended 31 March 2021

The trustees (who are the directors of The Grenfell Foundation for the purpose of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the 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 which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which 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 and charity legislation. 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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(A Charity Company Limited by Guarantee, company number 11250719)

AT The Grenfell Foundation

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Grenfell Foundation

I report on the accounts of The Grenfell Foundation for the period from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, which are set out on pages 9 to 15.

This report is made solely to the trustees as a body in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. My examination has been undertaken so that I might state to the trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the trustees as a body, for my examination, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As described on page 7, the trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the the Charities Act and that an independent examination is needed. The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner's statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

Anthony Armstrong FCA, Independent Examiner of Armstrong & Co Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor

4a Printing House Yard Hackney Road London E2 7PR

Dated: 20 October 2021

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(A Charity Company Limited by Guarantee, company number 11250719)

FS The Grenfell Foundation

Statement of Financial Activities

incorporating the income and expenditure account for the year ended 31 March 2021

Notes
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
4
Total expenditure
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
9
Total funds carried forward
9
Net income/(expenditure) and movement in
funds
2021
Total Funds
£
637,451
637,451
222,742
222,742
414,709
709,999
1,124,708
2020
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Funds Total Funds
£
619,874
£
17,577
£
204,243
619,874 17,577 204,243
204,517 18,225 340,596
204,517 18,225 340,596
415,357
709,351
(648)
648
(136,353)
846,352
1,124,708 - 709,999

All incoming resources and resources expended are derived from continuing activities. The statement of financial activities incorporates an income and expenditure account. The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

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(A Charity Company Limited by Guarantee, company number 11250719)

The Grenfell Foundation

Statement of Financial Position

as at 31 March 2021

Notes
Current assets:
Debtors
6
Cash at bank and in hand
7
Total current assets
8
Net current assets
Total net assets
The funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds
11
Unrestricted funds
15
Total charity funds
13
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
£
£
£
£
17,577
-
1,127,081
750,708
1,144,658
750,708
19,950
40,709
1,124,708
709,999
1,124,708
709,999
-
648
1,124,708
709,351
1,124,708
709,999
31 March 2021
31 March 2020
£
£
£
£
17,577
-
1,127,081
750,708
1,144,658
750,708
19,950
40,709
1,124,708
709,999
1,124,708
709,999
-
648
1,124,708
709,351
1,124,708
709,999
31 March 2021
31 March 2020
£
17,577
1,127,081
£
709,999
1,144,658
19,950
709,999
648
709,351
709,999

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies and with the Financial Reporting Standard 102.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 20 October 2021 and signed on its behalf by:

Jenita Rahman
Trustee
0
Trustee

The notes on pages 12 to 15 form part of these accounts.

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The Grenfell Foundation

(A Charity Company Limited by Guarantee, company number 11250719)

Statement of Cash Flows

for the year ended 31 March 2021

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
1
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period
2
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period
2
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement
1)
Adjustments for:
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
2)
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash in hand
Total cash and cash equivalents
Reconciliation of net income/(expenditure) to net cash flow from
operating activities
Net income/(expenditure) for the reporting period (as per the statement of financial
activities)
2021
£
376,373
376,373
750,708
1,127,081
2021
£
414,709
(17,577)
(20,759)
376,373
2021
£
1,127,081
1,127,081
2020
£
(115,363)
(115,363)
866,071
750,708
2020
£
(136,353)
-
20,989
(115,363)
2020
£
750,708
750,708

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(A Charity Company Limited by Guarantee, company number 11250719)

The Grenfell Foundation

Accounting Policies

for the year ended 31 March 2021

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with:

Public benefit entity

The charitable company meets the defination of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

Going concern

The charity's income is mainly derived from non self-generated sources, such as donations, grants, local authority funding and other governmental or NGO sources. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the likelihood that this support will continue, and accordingly, the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Income recognition

Income is recognised when the charity has a contractual or other right to its receipt, it is probable that the income will be received and that the amount can be measured reliably. Income with conditions attached to its receipt is recognised when those conditions have been fulfilled.

Interest on funds held on deposit 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.

Expenditure recognition

Expenditure is accrued as soon as a liability is considered probable, and the amount of obligation can be measured reliably. The charity is not registered for VAT and accordingly expenditure includes VAT where appropriate.

Trustees. These include grants payable, governance costs and an apportionment of support costs.

Costs are allocated directly to projects where they can be identified as relating solely to that project. Other costs are allocated between the funds based on staff time spent on the fund activities or other appropriate criteria.

Restricted Funds

Restricted funds are to be used for specified purposes as laid down by the funder. Direct and support expenditure which meets these criteria are identified to the fund together with a fair allocation of other costs.

Unrestricted Funds

Unrestricted funds are funds received which have no restrictions placed on their use and are available as general funds.

Pensions

The charity operates defined contribution schemes which are administered by outside independent pensions providers. Contributions payable for the year are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities.

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(A Charity Company Limited by Guarantee, company number 11250719)

The Grenfell Foundation

Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021

The incoming resources and surplus are attributable to the principal activities of the charity.

2
Net incoming resources
Net incoming resources are stated after charging:
Independent Examiner's fees - reporting service
Trustees' emoluments
2021
£
2,400
-
2020
£
2,400
-

Emoluments include salaries, fees, bonuses, expense allowances and estimated non-cash benefits receivable. All trustees serve in a voluntary capacity and do not receive payment for their services as trustees.

3
Income from donations and legacies
Donations
4
Expenditure on charitable activities
Project costs
Grants & donations made
Other Admin costs (including staff costs in note 5)
5
Staff costs
Salaries
Social security
Pension contributions
Emoluments
Employees paid in excess of £60,000 during the current period:
As at 31 March 2020
-
-
6
Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
Accounts receivable
7
Bank and cash in hand
Bank deposit account
Bank accounts
Average number of FTE employees during the period was:
Unrestricted
£
619,874
619,874
Unrestricted
£
35,640
37,982
130,895
204,517
-
Restricted
£
17,577
17,577
Restricted
£
18,225
-
-
18,225
-
2021
Total
£
637,451
637,451
2021
Total
£
53,865
37,982
130,895
222,742
2021
£
63,031
3,183
1,830
68,044
1.25
None
-
2021
£
17,577
17,577
2021
£
400,000
727,081
1,127,081
2020
Total
£
204,243
204,243
2020
Total
£
192,679
16,805
131,112
340,596
2020
£
55,000
3,126
1,650
59,776
1
None
-
2020
£
-
-
2020
£
400,000
350,708
750,708

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(A Charity Company Limited by Guarantee, company number 11250719)

The Grenfell Foundation

Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2021

8
9
10
11
**12 **
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Accounts payable
Credit card
Other creditors
PAYE
Pensions
Accruals
The funds of the charity: current year
Restricted funds
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
General funds
The funds of the charity: prior year
Restricted funds
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
General funds
Restricted funds : current year
Anniversary
Projections
Restricted funds: prior year
Anniversary
Photography Exhibition
Projections
Opening
balance
£
648
709,351
709,999
Opening
balance
£
-
846,352
846,352
Opening
balance
£
-
648
648
Opening
balance
£
-
-
-
-
Resources
arising
£
17,577
619,874
637,451
Resources
arising
£
48,128
156,115
204,243
Incoming
resources
£
17,577
-
17,577
Incoming
resources
£
22,000
1,000
25,128
48,128
Resources
utilised
£
(18,225)
(204,517)
(222,742)
Resources
utilised
£
(108,672)
(231,924)
(340,596)
Resources
expended
£
17,577
648
18,225
Resources
expended
£
82,076
2,116
24,480
108,672
2021
£
8,295
2,375
-
2,698
531
6,051
19,950
Other
movements
£
-
-
-
Other
movements
£
61,192
(61,192)
-
Transfers
£
-
-
-
Transfers &
gains/(losses)
£
60,076
1,116
-
61,192
2020
£
14,497
964
20,000
1,748
321
3,179
40,709
Closing
balance
£
-
1,124,708
1,124,708
Closing
balance
£
648
709,351
709,999
Closing
balance
£
-
-
-
Closing
balance
£
-
-
648
648

Restricted funds (continued)

Projects financed by restricted funds are supported by unrestricted funding where necessary. This occurs where the funding is in arrears or the incidence of expenditure on the project occurs disproportionately at the beginning of the project compared to the income flows. Where restricted projects end the period with a deficit, this is met by after period-end restricted income or transfers from unrestricted funds.

from unrestricted funds.
Anniversary Funds provided towards the production for Grenfell remembrance event.
Photography Exhibition Funds provided for a photography exhibition included Grenfell bereaved and survivors.
Projections Funds provided for a series of projections across the country to highlight some of the safety
issues after Grenfell, to support those campaigning to remove unsafe cladding from their
homes.

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(A Charity Company Limited by Guarantee, company number 11250719)

The Grenfell Foundation

Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2021

13 Net assets attributable to funds : current year
Current assets
Current liabilities
Net assets attributable to funds
14 Net assets attributable to funds: prior year
Current assets
Current liabilities
Net assets attributed to funds
General funds
1,144,658
(19,950)
1,124,708
General funds
750,060
(40,709)
709,351
Designated
funds
£
-
-
-
Designated
funds
£
-
-
-
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
Restricted
funds
£
648
-
648
Endowment
funds
£
-
-
-
Endowment
funds
£
-
-
-
Total
£
1,144,658
(19,950)
1,124,708
Total
£
750,708
(40,709)
709,999

15 Taxation

The organisation is a registered charity. Accordingly, it is exempt from taxation in respect of income and capital gains to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.

16 Post balance sheet events

There were no significant post balance sheet events.

17 Contingent liabilities

The charitable company had no material contingent liabilities at 31 March 2021 nor at 31 March 2020.

18 Related parties

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year.

19 Gifts in kind and volunteers

During the period the charitable company benefited from unpaid work performed by volunteers.

20 Statutory status

The organisation is a company limited by guarantee and registered charity. The guarantors liability in the event the company is wound up is restricted to a maximum of £1 each.

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