## Annual Report & Returns 

Financial year ending: 31st May 2023 

Charity Number: 1183414 






## **Trustees** 

Dr Samuel Thomas 

Miss Natalie Thomas 

Mr Edward Thomas 

**Charity Number** : 1183413 

**Auditors:** Cheney & Co. 310 Wellingborough Rd, Northampton, NN1 4EP 

**Accountants:** Cheney & Co. 310 Wellingborough Rd, Northampton, NN1 4EP 

**Bank:** Barclays, 8 Market Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire NN8 1AT 

**Solicitors:** Macfarlanes LLP, 20 Cursitor Street, Holborn, London, EC4A 1LT 

**Advisory capacity:** Daniel Johnson, social worker. 

**Trustees Report for financial year ending 31st May 2023** . 

The Thomas Brington Foundation Trustees present their annual report and annual return for the financial year ending 31st May 2023. 






## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

The foundation registered with the charity commission on 14th May 2019. It was established following an initial gift from Robert Thomas, founder of Bob Thomas Sports Photography (BTSP). A proportion of royalties from BTSP image sales will then form an income stream to the foundation to ensure it can continue its work. The foundation does not actively fund-raise and aims to continue charitable work desired by Robert Thomas through management of its current resources and the continued production of income from photographic royalties. 

At present the income stream from BTSP still comes in the form of an annual lump sum of £30,000, However in 2024 there is likely to be an advance of a more substantial amount yet to be decided. The regular income amount will then be likely to return to a figure closer to £30,000 per annum. 

The current trustees are all first trustees, as per our constitution there must always be 3 trustees. 

At quarterly trustee meetings, the trustees agree broad strategy for grant making and have all contributed to the administrative tasks of setting up and running a charitable foundation. 

All work undertaken by the trustees is done on a volunteer basis, there is no financial remuneration for the trustees. The only expenditures the foundation incurs is a fee for a website domain, the use of an accountant for generation and filing of independent examiners report and annual returns. From 2023 we have sought the paid advice of Daniel Johnson a social worker based in north northamptonshire to help provide background information on the applicants and to highlight the merits of each application in order to help us make more informed decisions regarding funding. 

All trustees are subject to the requirements of the foundation’s constitution with regards to the conflict of interest register, risk register and reserves and investments policy. These are reviewed regularly and detailed below: 






**Risk management** - the trustees consider the risks the foundation may be exposed to. The only risk that the foundation is subjected to is a fall in income due to poor returns from the photographic royalties of BTSP. 

**Conflict of Interest** - the trustees are required at each meeting to consider and declare any potential conflict of interest they may hold. As the trustees operate on a volunteer basis and have no affiliation with other charitable organisations there is minimal potential for conflicts of interest however Dr Thomas does occasionally have reason to signpost or refer patients to some of the organisations that are funded by the foundation, these are declared on our conflicts of interests register and Dr Thomas abstains from voting on these organisations when allocating grants. 

**Reserves & Investments** - The foundation currently provides grants with almost, if not all the funds it receives annually, the foundation does not currently require an active investments policy. This is constantly being reviewed. Similarly, the policy on a reserve amount to be held is yet to be set. With the knowledge of a continued income stream, providing meaningful grants in the first year was prioritised over having a reserve figure. This is reviewed at least once a year during trustee meetings. As detailed earlier in this report next year we anticipate this situation to change and the reserves and investments policy will be significantly amended. 

## **Grant Making** 

As a foundation there is an annual deadline for grant proposals from local charities and organisations. This deadline is the 15th January, following this date the trustees will meet (as one of the quarterly meetings) to discuss the grant proposals and deliberate which proposals will qualify for funding up to a value of £10,000 per proposal (this year). 

The criteria for funding application is that the charity must operate in Northamptonshire and that they work to prevent or relieve homelessness or its sequelae (namely addiction or substance misuse). 

Charities and organisations are able to apply by downloading and completing an application from found at www.thomasbringtonfoundation.org or by filling in an online template through the same website. 






## **Objectives & Aims** 

The main aims of the foundation are to fund education, prevention and relief of homelessness in Northamptonshire. 

Providing financial grants to existing charities and organisations that work towards these ends. The foundation aims to assist those charities and organisations that perhaps do not always qualify for government funding, those that ‘fall through the cracks’ in the system. 

The beneficiaries of the grants are, to date, predominantly registered charities with the exception of one, which was a charitable branch of a housing group aimed at relieving homelessness. 






## **Review of Activity 2023** 

4 grants were agreed in 2023. 

The grants issued for 2023 were as follows: 

1. **Baby Basics Northampton** - registered charity number: 1168449. Funded £10,000 towards their creating good foundations for everyone project.  This project was two-fold - firstly to provide 15 new mother and baby starter packs which contain practical and essential items such as moses basket & mattress, clothing, nappies, bedding, towels. Secondly to pay for staff to supervise volunteers and assist in the creation and provision of these packs for 3 hours a week for a year. The provision of these items to new mothers allows them to care for their newborns and prevents them from having to use unsafe, unsanitary, old items, it also reduces the risk of these mothers needing to resort to crime in order to obtain them. Often these packs can actually help facilitate timely discharge from hospital for new mothers after delivery as well, beneficial for both mother and newborn. During the year the trustees were contacted by the charity who advised that their washing and drying costs, that had been factored into the budget of their grant request, were reducing. They subsequently asked if we would consent to them using this extra money they now had from our grant to provide a further starter pack, which was agreed to. Baby Basics contacted us following one of the trustees visiting them for an open day in early December 2023 stating: “We just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you and the team at Thomas Brington for your support this year. Your support has ensured that babies across the county will have a safe place to sleep, possibly avoiding sudden infant death syndrome. Giving people hope, all across the county and enabling them to all have a good foundation in which to start their family journey from”. 






## _**Baby Basics Northampton visit report December 2023**_ 

## _**- Eddie Thomas (trustee)**_ 

_“I visited the Baby Basics open day at the Keep House, Wollaston on Friday 1st Dec 2023._ 

_They prepare emergency provision packs for new mothers and babies who are in need (see photo)._ 

_They are seeing an increase in referrals - It is not clear if  that is because demand is increasing or awareness is increasing, as well as more health visits to new mothers and babies taking place since the end of  the pandemic. 1 in 25 babies in Northamptonshire received a pack last year. Baby Basics have emergency newborn packs in different locations in the county, and now it is usually only a few hours from the referral to the pack being collected._ 

_They do two kinds of  packs - one is delivered in a “moses basket”, for occasions when the new baby does not have space to sleep. The other is delivered in a baby bath. The packs don’t vary otherwise but contain a large quantity of supplies for both the new baby and the mother, including toiletries, blankets, towels, nappies, and much more. There are extra supplies usually included as and when they are available._ 

_Baby Basics has two full time employees, and otherwise relies on volunteers and part time help.”_ 







2. **Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Service** (NDAS) - registered charity number: 1070741 - Funded £10,000 to provide shelter and support for domestic abuse sufferers who have recently entered the UK seeking asylum and have no recourse to public funds for financial support/housing etc. Northamptonshire has a higher proportion of people in this situation as we have truck stops on major transport routes from major ports such as dover and felixstowe, meaning that Northamptonshire is often the first place HGVs will stop after arriving in the UK - Domestic abuse survivors with NRPF do not exclusively come to Northamptonshire via this route however, but it is relevant as it likely increases the total number of individuals requiring this type of support relative to other counties/regions. These individuals subsequently settle in Northamptonshire and being from unstable domestic environments with no ability to claim benefits or access support, they will frequently end up homeless or at risk of further abuse. NDAS provided an impact report and break down of funding use below is an excerpt of this report: 

“We reported in May 2023 that we were supporting two clients in our refuges that were eligible for the NRPF funding received. (Referred to previously as Client A and Client B). As of 30[th] November 2023, a total of £9344.47 has been spent of the allocated funds with approximately another £300 due to be used. 

A brief overview of the circumstances for each client: 

· Client A previously entered the UK on a spousal visa. They came into refuge through NRPF funding and at this time the DDVC has been obtained for them and they will be assisted to make their full ILTR application within the 3-month period. 

“Is still very concerned about her status in the UK, despite my reassurances, because her husband throughout their marriage threatened to get her removed from the country and to get her visa taken from her.  Has not yet been able to access benefits due to her circumstances but the funding has allowed her to access refuge, assistance with her immigration status and a weekly income of £60 for food and other necessities.  ….is a lovely lady who regularly expresses her thanks to myself, NDAS and the UK government for helping her". 

· ‘Client B came to the UK under the EU Resettlement Scheme with her uncle acting as sponsor for her.  Client B had to flee her uncles home due to domestic abuse but is not currently eligible for public funds.  NRPF funding has enabled her to access a refuge space and receive support whilst she clarifies her immigration status in light of her change in circumstances.’  Client B has since moved on from refuge.” 






## _**Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Service visit report November 2023**_ 

## _**- Eddie Thomas (trustee)**_ 

_I went to visit the Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Service in Wollaston, at 1.30pm on 28th November 2023._ 

_NDAS has been operating in various capacities since 1976. They moved to their current premises just before lockdown. They operate numerous refuges throughout the county catering for different needs._ 

_We funded NDAS with a grant of  £10000 specifically to provide shelter and guidance to domestic abuse victims and survivors with no recourse to public funds (NPRF). These are usually non-UK nationals who have no leave to remain in the UK and therefore do not benefit from funding by the government or benefit schemes._ 

_NDAS were happy to report that they had used up their allotted funding for this project, and it was very useful to them._ 

_Due to the increase in wait times for people who are applying for leave to remain in the UK, NDAS must support people without recourse to public funds for longer, putting more strain on them._ 

_We received a card from one of  the NRPF domestic abuse survivors who benefited from our funding this year, see below._ 







3. **Daventry food bank (** Vineyard Community Church)- registered charity number: 1128805 - Funded £4,200 for additional winter provision of food bank services to the town of Daventry. The funding requested would allow the food bank to provide 10 food parcels for 12 weeks at a cost of £35 per food parcel. At the time of our interim review (conducted in May via a report/update from the charity, the food bank had seen a 100% increase in referrals due to the cost of living crisis. 

## _**Daventry food bank visit report October 2023**_ 

## _**- Eddie Thomas (trustee)**_ 

_I met with Angela Gee the head of  the food bank, which is run in conjunction with the Vineyard Community Church._ 

_Users of  the food bank must be referred, with over 400 people in Daventry being able to refer people to the food bank. This includes social workers, doctors surgeries, and people who work in schools as well as many more. Users are only allowed five food and essential items packages per year, although exceptions are made on a case by case basis, for example people who are escaping domestic violence situations or other extreme scenarios._ 

_The DFB moved to their current location in 2019, after being offered free use of  a former caretaker’s house adjacent to a school. They maintain the building in exchange for continued use of  the facilities and must pay for all bills._ 

_Angela informed me of  the very difficult situation a great many people in Daventry are currently facing, having already received the same number of  referrals from Jan-Dec 2022 by September 2023. The DFB was one of  the first food banks in Northamptonshire to have an online referral platform, which has now been adopted by many others._ 

_Angela told me that our funding was very useful, and made sure that the most difficult time for people facing poverty was covered by the Food Bank. She hopes to apply again next year, with a view to providing more essentials for people (ie toothpaste, laundry detergent, feminine hygiene products) as well as food._ 

_I see the Daventry Food Bank as being an ideal organisation for us to fund on account of  their location in one of  the most deprived areas of  the county, and their real benefit they can have on people who are facing homelessness and difficult times in their life._ 






4. **Encompass** - registered charity number: 1154210 - pledged £5000 towards purchase of their currently rented premises in Rushden for homeless individuals to use as a registered address and also to offer their other support services from. This project was funded last year in the same manner, a pledged grant (£4000) that will be honoured once the charity have raised the necessary purchase amount via their other fundraising activities. At the time of writing in March 2024 they have achieved this and are in the process of going through the necessary legal searches/checks prior to purchase. Once completed the trustees anticipate arranging a visit to the premises. 

## **Plans for the future** 

Our website will have documented testimonials from organisations to demonstrate first hand the outcomes of successful grant proposals following their implementation. 

The foundation will continue to receive grant proposals, working towards an annual review deadline and subsequent grant distribution each year. 

We have streamlined our application process so that there is now an online template to be filled in rather than one that needs to be printed off and filled in. 

The trustees will be reviewing the reserves and investments policy going forward to ensure that when further capital becomes available then responsible management of this is secured. 




**REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CE017499 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1183414** 

**Report of the Trustees and** 

**Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st May 2023** 

**for** 

**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

Cheney & Co 310 Wellingborough Road Northampton NN1 4EP 



**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Contents of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31st May 2023** 

|||**Page**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Report of the Trustees**|1|to|2|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**||3||
|**Statement of Financial Activities**||4||
|**Balance Sheet**||5||
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|6|to|9|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**||10||





## **The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st May 2023** 

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st May 2023. 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). 

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st May 2022. 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). 

## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** 

## **Objectives and aims** 

To provide relief of poverty and homelessness in the UK by providing grants to charities and other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. 

## **Public benefit** 

The Charity is a public benefit entity and the trustees believe they have met the Charity Commission's public benefit criteria. 

## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE** 

## **Charitable activities** 

The Charity has been successful in its handing out of grants to projects working to prevent or relieve poverty and homelessness. 

## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

## **Reserves policy** 

The trustees' reserves policy is to ensure that there are adequate resources available to continue the charitable activities of the organisation. To this end the trustees have managed the reserves prudently and have a balance of £9,376 at the year end. 

The donations received have remained constant this year which has resulted in a surplus for the year of £5,107. 

## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** 

## **Governing document** 

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). 

## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees** 

The recruitment and appointment of trustees will rest with the trustees after determining whether their assistance will benefit the charity from the skills they offer to assist in the ruling and governing of the Charity. 

## **Organisational structure** 

The Charity is made up of the three trustees and as such there is no specific formal organisational structure. 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number** 

CE017499 (England and Wales) 

## **Registered Charity number** 

1183414 

## **Registered office** 

33 Charter Gate Quarry Park Close Moulton Park Northampton Northamptonshire NN3 6QB 

## **Trustees** 

Mr E D Thomas Trustee Miss N A Thomas Trustee Dr S R Thomas Trustee 

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**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st May 2023** 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** 

## **Independent Examiner** 

P A Sparks Cheney & Co 310 Wellingborough Road Northampton NN1 4EP 

## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES** 

The trustees of The Thomas Brington Foundation are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

Charity 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 charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP; 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will 

- continue in business. 

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. 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. 

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 15th January 2024 and signed on its behalf by: 

Dr S R Thomas - Trustee 

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## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Thomas Brington Foundation ('the Company')** 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st May 2023. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act'). 

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or 

4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). 

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. 

P A Sparks 

Cheney & Co 310 Wellingborough Road Northampton NN1 4EP 

15th January 2024 

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## **The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**<br>Donations and legacies<br>**EXPENDITURE ON**<br>**Charitable activities**<br>MAIN<br>**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**<br>**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|**Statement of Financial Activities**<br>**for the year ended 31st May 2023**<br>**2023**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**fund**<br>Notes<br>**£**<br>**30,000**<br>**24,893**<br>**5,107**<br>**4,269**<br>**9,376**|2022<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>30,000<br>30,074<br>(74)<br>4,343<br>4,269|
|---|---|---|



The notes form part of these financial statements 

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**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Balance Sheet** 

## **31st May 2023** 

|||**2023**|2022|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**|Total|
|||**fund**|funds|
||Notes|**£**|£|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**||||
|Cash at bank|5|**9,724**|4,593|
|**CREDITORS**||||
|Amounts falling due within one year|6|**(348)**|(324)|
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS**||**9,376**|4,269|
|**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**||**9,376**|4,269|
|**NET ASSETS**||**9,376**|4,269|
|**FUNDS**|7|||
|Unrestricted funds||**9,376**|4,269|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**||**9,376**|4,269|



The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31st May 2023. 

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31st May 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. 

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for 

- (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and 

- (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. 

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. 

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 15th January 2024 and were signed on its behalf by: 

Dr S R Thomas - Trustee 

The notes form part of these financial statements 

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**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31st May 2023** 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** 

The financial statements of the charitable company, 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 Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. 

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). 

## **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. 

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure. 

## **Taxation** 

The charity is exempt from corporation 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. GRANTS PAYABLE** 

|**GRANTS PAYABLE**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|MAIN||**2023**<br>**£**<br>**24,200**||2022<br>£<br>29,750|
||**2023**||2022||
||**£**||£||
||||||
|Daventry Vineyard|**4,200**||-||
|Baby Basics|**10,000**||-||
|Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Service|**10,000**||-||
|Home Start|**-**||3,000||
|Lowdown|**-**||6,750||
|Eve|**-**||10,000||
|Restore Northampton|**-**||10,000||
||||||
|Total grants to institutions|**£24,200**||£29,750||
||||||



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**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31st May 2023** 

## **3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** 

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31st May 2023 nor for the year ended 31st May 2022. 

## **Trustees' expenses** 

There were no  trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31st May 2023 nor for the year ended 31st May 2022. 

## **4. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** 

|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**<br>Donations and legacies<br>**EXPENDITURE ON**<br>**Charitable activities**<br>MAIN<br>**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**<br>**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**<br>**5.**<br>**CASH AT BANK**<br>Bank account<br>Total|Unrestricted<br>fund<br>£<br>30,000<br>30,074<br>(74)<br>4,343<br>4,269<br>**2023**<br>2022<br>Total<br>Total<br>funds<br>funds<br>**£**<br>£<br>**9,724**<br>4,593<br>**9,724**<br>4,593|
|---|---|



Cash at bank is held to meet short term cash commitments as they fall due and includes all cash equivalents held in the form of short term highly liquid investments. A cash equivalent will normally have a short maturity date of, say, three months from the date of acquisition. 

## **6. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR** 

Accruals and deferred income 

|**2023**|2022|
|---|---|
|**£**|£|
|**348**|324|



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**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued** 

## **for the year ended 31st May 2023** 

## **7. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS** 

|**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|||Net||
|||movement|At|
||At 1.6.22|in funds|31.5.23|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|**4,269**|**5,107**|**9,376**|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|**4,269**|**5,107**|**9,376**|
|Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:||||
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|**30,000**|**(24,893)**|**5,107**|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|**30,000**|**(24,893)**|**5,107**|
|**Comparatives for movement in funds**||||
|||Net||
|||movement|At|
||At 1.6.21|in funds|31.5.22|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|4,343|(74)|4,269|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|4,343|(74)|4,269|
|Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:||||
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|30,000|(30,074)|(74)|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|30,000|(30,074)|(74)|
|A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:||||
|||Net||
|||movement|At|
||At 1.6.21|in funds|31.5.23|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|4,343|5,033|9,376|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|4,343|5,033|9,376|



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**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued** 

## **for the year ended 31st May 2023** 

## **7. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** 

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|60,000|(54,967)|5,033|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|60,000|(54,967)|5,033|



## **8. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES** 

There were no contingent liabilities at 31st May 2023 or 31st May 2022. 

## **9. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS** 

There were no capital commitments at 31st May 2023 or 31st May 2022. 

## **10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** 

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31st May 2023. 

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## **The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**<br>**Donations and legacies**<br>Donations<br>**Total incoming resources**<br>**EXPENDITURE**<br>**Charitable activities**<br>Grants payable<br>**Support costs**<br>**Finance**<br>Accountancy fees<br>Computer expenses<br>Consultancy<br>Total resources expended<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**<br>**for the year ended 31st May 2023**<br>2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>**30,000**<br>30,000<br>**30,000**<br>30,000<br>**24,200**<br>29,750<br>**348**<br>324<br>**145**<br>-<br>**200**<br>-<br>**693**<br>324<br>**24,893**<br>30,074<br>**5,107**<br>(74)|
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**REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CE017499 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1183414** 

**Report of the Trustees and** 

**Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st May 2023** 

**for** 

**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

Cheney & Co 310 Wellingborough Road Northampton NN1 4EP 



**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Contents of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31st May 2023** 

|||**Page**||
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|**Report of the Trustees**|1|to|2|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**||3||
|**Statement of Financial Activities**||4||
|**Balance Sheet**||5||
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|6|to|9|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**||10||





## **The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st May 2023** 

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st May 2023. 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). 

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st May 2022. 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). 

## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** 

## **Objectives and aims** 

To provide relief of poverty and homelessness in the UK by providing grants to charities and other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. 

## **Public benefit** 

The Charity is a public benefit entity and the trustees believe they have met the Charity Commission's public benefit criteria. 

## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE** 

## **Charitable activities** 

The Charity has been successful in its handing out of grants to projects working to prevent or relieve poverty and homelessness. 

## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

## **Reserves policy** 

The trustees' reserves policy is to ensure that there are adequate resources available to continue the charitable activities of the organisation. To this end the trustees have managed the reserves prudently and have a balance of £9,376 at the year end. 

The donations received have remained constant this year which has resulted in a surplus for the year of £5,107. 

## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** 

## **Governing document** 

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). 

## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees** 

The recruitment and appointment of trustees will rest with the trustees after determining whether their assistance will benefit the charity from the skills they offer to assist in the ruling and governing of the Charity. 

## **Organisational structure** 

The Charity is made up of the three trustees and as such there is no specific formal organisational structure. 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number** 

CE017499 (England and Wales) 

## **Registered Charity number** 

1183414 

## **Registered office** 

33 Charter Gate Quarry Park Close Moulton Park Northampton Northamptonshire NN3 6QB 

## **Trustees** 

Mr E D Thomas Trustee Miss N A Thomas Trustee Dr S R Thomas Trustee 

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**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st May 2023** 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** 

## **Independent Examiner** 

P A Sparks Cheney & Co 310 Wellingborough Road Northampton NN1 4EP 

## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES** 

The trustees of The Thomas Brington Foundation are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

Charity 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 charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP; 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will 

- continue in business. 

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. 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. 

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 15th January 2024 and signed on its behalf by: 

Dr S R Thomas - Trustee 

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## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Thomas Brington Foundation ('the Company')** 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st May 2023. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act'). 

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or 

4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). 

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. 

P A Sparks 

Cheney & Co 310 Wellingborough Road Northampton NN1 4EP 

15th January 2024 

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## **The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**<br>Donations and legacies<br>**EXPENDITURE ON**<br>**Charitable activities**<br>MAIN<br>**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**<br>**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|**Statement of Financial Activities**<br>**for the year ended 31st May 2023**<br>**2023**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**fund**<br>Notes<br>**£**<br>**30,000**<br>**24,893**<br>**5,107**<br>**4,269**<br>**9,376**|2022<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>30,000<br>30,074<br>(74)<br>4,343<br>4,269|
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The notes form part of these financial statements 

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**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Balance Sheet** 

## **31st May 2023** 

|||**2023**|2022|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**|Total|
|||**fund**|funds|
||Notes|**£**|£|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**||||
|Cash at bank|5|**9,724**|4,593|
|**CREDITORS**||||
|Amounts falling due within one year|6|**(348)**|(324)|
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS**||**9,376**|4,269|
|**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**||**9,376**|4,269|
|**NET ASSETS**||**9,376**|4,269|
|**FUNDS**|7|||
|Unrestricted funds||**9,376**|4,269|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**||**9,376**|4,269|



The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31st May 2023. 

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31st May 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. 

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for 

- (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and 

- (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. 

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. 

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 15th January 2024 and were signed on its behalf by: 

Dr S R Thomas - Trustee 

The notes form part of these financial statements 

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**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31st May 2023** 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** 

The financial statements of the charitable company, 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 Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. 

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£). 

## **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. 

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure. 

## **Taxation** 

The charity is exempt from corporation 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. GRANTS PAYABLE** 

|**GRANTS PAYABLE**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|MAIN||**2023**<br>**£**<br>**24,200**||2022<br>£<br>29,750|
||**2023**||2022||
||**£**||£||
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|Daventry Vineyard|**4,200**||-||
|Baby Basics|**10,000**||-||
|Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Service|**10,000**||-||
|Home Start|**-**||3,000||
|Lowdown|**-**||6,750||
|Eve|**-**||10,000||
|Restore Northampton|**-**||10,000||
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|Total grants to institutions|**£24,200**||£29,750||
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**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31st May 2023** 

## **3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** 

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31st May 2023 nor for the year ended 31st May 2022. 

## **Trustees' expenses** 

There were no  trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31st May 2023 nor for the year ended 31st May 2022. 

## **4. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** 

|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**<br>Donations and legacies<br>**EXPENDITURE ON**<br>**Charitable activities**<br>MAIN<br>**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**<br>**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**<br>**5.**<br>**CASH AT BANK**<br>Bank account<br>Total|Unrestricted<br>fund<br>£<br>30,000<br>30,074<br>(74)<br>4,343<br>4,269<br>**2023**<br>2022<br>Total<br>Total<br>funds<br>funds<br>**£**<br>£<br>**9,724**<br>4,593<br>**9,724**<br>4,593|
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Cash at bank is held to meet short term cash commitments as they fall due and includes all cash equivalents held in the form of short term highly liquid investments. A cash equivalent will normally have a short maturity date of, say, three months from the date of acquisition. 

## **6. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR** 

Accruals and deferred income 

|**2023**|2022|
|---|---|
|**£**|£|
|**348**|324|



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**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued** 

## **for the year ended 31st May 2023** 

## **7. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS** 

|**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|||Net||
|||movement|At|
||At 1.6.22|in funds|31.5.23|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|**4,269**|**5,107**|**9,376**|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|**4,269**|**5,107**|**9,376**|
|Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:||||
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|**30,000**|**(24,893)**|**5,107**|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|**30,000**|**(24,893)**|**5,107**|
|**Comparatives for movement in funds**||||
|||Net||
|||movement|At|
||At 1.6.21|in funds|31.5.22|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|4,343|(74)|4,269|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|4,343|(74)|4,269|
|Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:||||
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|30,000|(30,074)|(74)|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|30,000|(30,074)|(74)|
|A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:||||
|||Net||
|||movement|At|
||At 1.6.21|in funds|31.5.23|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|4,343|5,033|9,376|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|4,343|5,033|9,376|



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**The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued** 

## **for the year ended 31st May 2023** 

## **7. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** 

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|60,000|(54,967)|5,033|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|60,000|(54,967)|5,033|



## **8. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES** 

There were no contingent liabilities at 31st May 2023 or 31st May 2022. 

## **9. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS** 

There were no capital commitments at 31st May 2023 or 31st May 2022. 

## **10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** 

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31st May 2023. 

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## **The Thomas Brington Foundation** 

|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**<br>**Donations and legacies**<br>Donations<br>**Total incoming resources**<br>**EXPENDITURE**<br>**Charitable activities**<br>Grants payable<br>**Support costs**<br>**Finance**<br>Accountancy fees<br>Computer expenses<br>Consultancy<br>Total resources expended<br>**Net income/(expenditure)**|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**<br>**for the year ended 31st May 2023**<br>2023<br>2022<br>£<br>£<br>**30,000**<br>30,000<br>**30,000**<br>30,000<br>**24,200**<br>29,750<br>**348**<br>324<br>**145**<br>-<br>**200**<br>-<br>**693**<br>324<br>**24,893**<br>30,074<br>**5,107**<br>(74)|
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