**Charity Registration No. 1184140**
## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
# **ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
|**Trustees**|S J Brickell Canonaco|
|---|---|
||M Canonaco|
||L F Veroner|
|**Charity number**|1184140|
|**Registered office**|Globe House|
||Eclipse Park|
||Sittingbourne Road|
||Maidstone|
||Kent|
||ME14 3EN|
|**Independent examiner**|M Wilkes FCA|
||Azets Audit Services|
||Globe House|
||Eclipse Park|
||Sittingbourne Road|
||Maidstone|
||Kent|
||ME14 3EN|
|**Bankers**|Metro Bank PLC|
||One Southampton Row|
||London|
||WC1B 5HA|
||Coutts|
||440 Strand|
||London|
||United Kingdom|
||WC2R 0QS|
|**Investment advisors**|J Stern & Co|
||4 Carlton Gardens|
||London|
||SW1Y 5AA|
## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **CONTENTS**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|1 - 2|
|Statement of trustees' responsibilities|3|
|Independent examiner's report|4|
|Statement of financial activities|5|
|Balance sheet|6|
|Notes to the financial statements|7 - 14|
## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
The Trustees present their report and the independently examined financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2021.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the accounts 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 UK and Republic of Ireland published in October 2019.
## **Objectives and activities**
The objective of the Charity is to advance such charitable purposes as the Trustees see fit, in particular, but not limited to advancing the education, health, social development and environmental awareness of children and young people in the UK and abroad for the public benefit by making grants.
## **Public benefit statement**
In managing the Charity’s activities and finances during 2021, the Trustees were aware of, and had due regard to, the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
## **Achievements and performance**
In the previous accounting period to 31 December 2020 the Charity received its first donations amounting to £738,626. In the accounting period covering 2021, the Charity received donations totalling £702,083.
The Trustees have started awarding grants in 2021. The number of grants issued to institutions was 6, totalling £23,904.
## **Financial review and reserves policy**
During the year ended 31 December 2021, the Charity received donations amounting to £702,083. In addition, £15,646 of investment income was received, resulting in total income of £717,729. Of that amount, £47,012 was expended. After recognising net gains on investments of £182,778, the Charity recorded net income of £853,495 for the year, and its resultant net assets at 31 December 2021 amounted to £2,009,957 (2020: £1,156,462).
The Trustees took the decision to invest a further £650,000 with J Stern & Co during the year, in order to increase the investment portfolio held and used as part of the Charity's unrestricted designated funds and as a source of future income streams to then be applied in funding Charitable activities.
## The Trustees’ current intention is to:
(i) maintain unrestricted reserves at levels which are considered sufficient to continue to generate investment income to fund approved grant applications, having regard to unforeseen volatility in investment market values.
(ii) keep free reserves, i.e. the net balance of day-to-day funds available to the Charity, at levels which will enable them to support their anticipated grant making expenditure in the following 12 months (including any unforeseen urgent charitable applications) and to cover at least a year’s worth of estimated fixed and variable costs. At 31 December 2021, the free reserves were equivalent to the Charity's net current assets of £65,470 (2020: £47,222), which the Trustees considered in line with their policy intentions.
## **Risk assessment**
The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the Charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
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## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
## **Plans for future periods**
The Trustees have awarded five grants in the first four months of 2022 totalling £65,814. These include: a one-off donation to UNICEF to aid child refugees from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine; a grant to a UK reading and education charity which is the first tranche in a three year funding commitment; a contribution to the funding of a minibus for a Scottish charity which supports families and sick children; and the first tranche of a grant to fund the construction of a Technical Centre in Cameroon which will provide formal training and official qualifications for young people which should enable them to find work and break the cycle of poverty and unemployment . The Trustees will continue to identify suitable charities for grant awards which meet the Charity’s specific objectives and activities.
The Charity has invested in a conservative investment portfolio, capable of providing stable asset growth over the next 5-10 years. The portfolio continues to be monitored closely by the Trustees in conjunction with J Stern & Co, the Charity's Investment advisors and managers.
## **Structure, governance and management**
The Charity is registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales, Charity number 1184140. It is established under a Trust Deed dated 30 August 2018 and registered with the Charity Commission on 27 June 2019.
The Trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were: S J Brickell Canonaco
M Canonaco
L F Veroner
In accordance with the Trust Deed, there must be at least three Trustees. S J Brickell Canonaco and M Canonaco both hold office for life, L F Veroner holds office for five years. All future Trustees will serve for a period of three years, at which point they may be re-appointed.
The Trustees meet at least twice a year to control and monitor the performance of the Charity.
This report was approved by the Board on ......................................................... and signed on its behalf by:
…………………………….. **S J Brickell Canonaco Trustee**
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## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
## Trustees’ responsibilities
The Trustees 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).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the Charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102);
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. 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.
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## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
I report to the Charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2021 which are set out on pages 5 to 14.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the Charity’s Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Since the Charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), which is one of the listed bodies.
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 that in any material respect:
- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
- 2 the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
- 3 the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
## **M Wilkes FCA**
## **Azets Audit Services**
Globe House Eclipse Park Sittingbourne Road Maidstone Kent ME14 3EN
Dated: 13 July 2022
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## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
|||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**funds**|
**funds**|
|||**2021**|
**2020**|
||**Notes**|
**£**|
**£**|
|**Income from:**||||
|Donations|**3**|702,083|
738,626|
|Investment income|**4**|15,646|
4,683|
|**Total income**||717,729|
743,309|
|**Expenditure on:**||||
|Raising funds|**5**|13,085|
5,908|
|Charitable activities|**6**|23,904|
-|
|Other expenses|**9**|10,023|
5,316|
|**Total expenditure**||47,012|
11,224|
|**Net income before gains/(losses) on investments**||670,717|
732,085|
|Net gains/(losses) on investments|**10**|182,778|
10,499|
|**Net movement in funds**||853,495|
742,584|
|Fund balances at 1 January 2021||1,156,462|
413,878|
|**Fund balances at 31 December 2021**||2,009,957|
1,156,462|
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## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## _**AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
|**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Investments
**11**
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year**
**13**
Net current assets
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Income funds**
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds
**14**
General unrestricted funds|**£**
74,849
(9,379)
1,944,487
65,470|**2021**
**£**
1,944,487
65,470
2,009,957
2,009,957
2,009,957|**£**
52,082
(4,860)
1,109,240
47,222|**2020**
**£**
1,109,240
47,222
1,156,462
1,156,462
1,156,462|
|---|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Trustees on ......................... and signed on its behalf by:
.............................. S J Brickell Canonaco **Trustee**
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**THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **General information**
The Canbrick Charitable Trust (the ‘Charity’) is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission in England and Wales, Charity number 1184140. The address of the registered office is given on the Legal and Administrative Information page of these financial statements.
The Charity became registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales on 27 June 2019.
The nature of the Charity's operations and principal activities is to advance the education, health and environmental awareness of children and young people in the UK and abroad for the public benefit by making grants.
## **1.1 Accounting convention**
The Charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the 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 the Republic of Ireland (FRS102) issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS102), the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the Charity.
Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1.
The financial statements have been prepared on an accruals and going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include investments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
## **1.2 Going concern**
At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
## **1.3 Funds**
The funds held by the Charity are unrestricted funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the Trustees.
Designated funds comprise funds which have been set aside at the discretion of the Trustees for specific purposes. The purposes and uses of the designated funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements .
## **1.4 Income recognition**
Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the Charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the income, the Trustees are certain they will receive the income, and the monetary value of the income can be measured reliably.
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## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **(Continued)**
## **1.5 Expenditure recognition**
- All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. It is categorised under the following headings:
- Expenditure to raise funds for charitable purposes; or
- Other expenditure (on Charitable activities)
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as an expense against the activity for which expenditure arose.
Grant expenditure is recognised when awarded to the recipient. The expense is included on an accruals basis in the year in which a legal or constructive obligation to pay the grant arises.
## **1.6 Taxation**
The Charity is an exempt charity for taxation purposes within the meaning of schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011.
## **1.7 Fixed asset investments**
Fixed asset investments are initially measured at transaction price excluding transaction costs, and are subsequently measured at fair value at each reporting date. Changes in fair value are recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year . Transaction costs are expensed as incurred.
## **1.8 Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks and other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less .
## **1.9 Financial instruments**
The Charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the Charity 's balance sheet when the Charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
## _**Basic financial assets**_
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
## _**Basic financial liabilities**_
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future p aymen ts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
## **1.10 Foreign exchange**
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation are included in net incoming/(outgoing) resources for the period.
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## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
## **2 Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty**
Accounting estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
No judgements or key assumptions were made in the preparation of the accounts.
## **3 Donations**
||**Unrestricted**|Unrestricted|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|funds|
||**2021**|2020|
||**£**|£|
|Donations|702,083|738,626|
All income from donations was attributable to unrestricted funds.
## **4 Investment income**
||**Unrestricted**|Unrestricted|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|funds|
||**2021**|2020|
||**£**|£|
|Income from listed investments|15,554|4,649|
|Interest receivable|92|34|
||15,646|4,683|
## **5 Raising funds**
||**Unrestricted**|Unrestricted|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|funds|
||**2021**|2020|
||**£**|£|
|Investment management fees|13,085|5,908|
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## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
## **6 Charitable activities**
||**Unrestricted**|
Unrestricted|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|
funds|
||**2021**|
2020|
||**£**|
**£**|
|Grant funding of activities (see note 7)|23,904|
-|
|All of the above costs were attributable to unrestricted funds.|||
## **7 Grants payable**
||**Unrestricted**|Unrestricted|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|funds|
||**2021**|2020|
||**£**|£|
|Grants to institutions (6 grants):|||
|Read for Good|3,000|-|
|Families Outside|3,000|-|
|LAD ONLUS (Italy)|8,904|-|
|Sense|5,000|-|
|School-Home Support|3,000|-|
|Worth School (Food Bank initiative for St. Vincent de Paul Charity)|1,000|-|
||23,904|-|
## **8 Trustees’ and key management personnel remuneration and expenses**
None of the Trustees received nor waived any remuneration from the Charity.
None of the Trustees were reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses.
The Charity has no employees (2020: none).
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## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
## **9 Other expenses (Charitable activities)**
||**Unrestricted**|Unrestricted|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|funds|
||**2021**|2020|
||**£**|£|
|Administration fees|4,219|-|
|Independent examination fees|2,226|2,100|
|Sundry expenses|96|56|
|Bank charges|160|170|
|Accountancy fees|2,934|2,760|
|Legal fees|388|230|
||10,023|5,316|
## **10 Net gains/(losses) on investments**
||**Unrestricted**|Unrestricted|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|funds|
||**2021**|2020|
||**£**|£|
|Unrealised gains on fixed asset investments|192,007|10,499|
|Gain/(loss) on sale of investments|(9,229)|
-|
||182,778|10,499|
Unrealised gains on listed investments amounting to £194,249 were recognised during the financial year. A further £2,242 foreign exchange loss was realised in respect of cash balances. The unrealised gain on investments and realised foreign exchange loss give rise to the aggregate revaluation of £192,007.
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## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
## **11 Fixed asset investments**
|**Listed**
**investments**
**£**
**Cost or valuation**
At 1 January 2021
662,924
Additions at cost
490,861
Valuation changes
194,249
Investment income
-
Investment management fees
-
Cash deposits
-
Realised gain/(loss) on disposals
(9,229)
Disposals
(84,377)
At 31 December 2021
1,254,428
**Carrying amount**
At 31 December 2021
1,254,428
At 31 December 2020
662,924|**Cash in**
**portfolio**
**£**
446,316
(490,861)
(2,242)
15,554
(13,085)
650,000
-
84,377
690,059
690,059
446,316|**Total**
**£**
1,109,240
-
192,007
15,554
(13,085)
650,000
(9,229)
-
1,944,487
1,944,487
1,109,240|
|---|---|---|
There were no material investments (comprising more than 5% of the charity's overall investment portfolio by value) at 31 December 2021.
|Investments at fair value comprise:
Equities & Equity Funds
Alternative Assets
Cash & Equivalents
**12**
**Financial instruments**
**Carrying amount of financial assets**
Instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss
**13**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Accrued expenses|**2021**
**£**
1,141,845
112,583
690,059
1,944,487
**2021**
**£**
1,254,428
**2021**
**£**
9,379|**2020**
**£**
578,853
84,071
446,316
1,109,240
**2020**
**£**
649,388
**2020**
**£**
4,860|
|---|---|---|
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## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
## **14 Designated funds**
The income funds of the charity include the following designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes:
||**New**|**Designations**|**Revaluations,**|
**Balance at**|**New**|**Designations**|**Revaluations,**|**Balance at**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**designations**|**released**|**gains and**|
**1 January 2021**|**designations**|**released**|**gains and**|**31 December**|
||||**losses**||||**losses**|**2021**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|
**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Investment fund|1,104,649|(5,908)|
10,499|
1,109,240|665,554|(13,085)|
182,778|1,944,487|
||1,104,649|(5,908)|
10,499|
1,109,240|665,554|(13,085)|
182,778|1,944,487|
Investment fund - these funds are invested to maximise total return and generate net income.
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## **THE CANBRICK CHARITABLE TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
## **15 Related party transactions**
During the year the Charity received £702,078 ($1,000,000) from Canson Limited. M Canonaco is a director and shareholder of Canson Limited.
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