The Downing Foundation (Limited by Guarantee)
Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 May 2022
Charity number 1188487 Company number 12337962
## **The Downing Foundation Trustees Annual Report (including Directors Report)**
## **Year ended 31 May 2022**
The Trustees (who are also Directors of the Company for the purposes of company law) are pleased to present their first annual report together with the financial statements of the Foundation for the year ended 31 May 2022.
## **Objectives and Activities**
The purposes of the charity is to raise funds and provide donations and grants to charitable causes chosen by the staff of the Downing LLP group.
## **Achievements and Performance**
Donations received and/or pledged during the year totalled £28,636.00.
These donations will be used for onward donation for charitable causes chosen by the trustees.
## **Financial Review**
The company reports a net income position for the year end as a result of a donations received that have not been specifically allocated to a charity yet.
## _Reserves policy_
The company intends to hold a small amount of reserves as unrestricted funds to cover minor running costs.
It is not the company’s intention to hold restricted reserves as all funds received are done so on the basis that they are pledged to be donated onwards.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## _Governing document_
The Downing Foundation is a company limited by guarantee governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 28 November 2019. The sole member is Downing LLP.
## _Appointment of trustees_
Trustees, including the chair of the trustees, are nominated by Downing LLP by serving notice in writing to The Downing Foundation pursuant to Article 25 of The Downing Foundation’s Articles of Association.
## **The Downing Foundation Trustees Annual Report (including Directors Report) continued**
## **Reference and administrative details**
Charity number: 1188487 Company number: 12337962 Registered office: 6[th] Floor, St Magnus House, 3 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6HD
## _Directors and Trustees_
The directors of the charitable company (the charity) are its trustees for the purpose of charity law. The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
James Weaver (nominated chair) Stephen Compson Paul Harbard Nicholas Lewis
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
James Weaver Chair of Trustees 30th March 2023
## **The Downing Foundation Statement of Financial Activities**
(including Income and Expenditure Account) **Year ended 31 May 2022**
|ncluding Income and Expenditure Acc
**ear ended 31 May 2022**|ount)||
|---|---|---|
|Note
**Income and endowments**
**from:**
Donations and legacies
4
Total
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
5
Other
Total
**Net income/expenditure**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
26,369
2,266
28,636
26,369
2,266
28,636
(6,291)
(2,266)
(8,558)
(11)
-
(11)
(6,302)
(2,266)
(8,569)
20,067
-
20,067
(2)
-
-
**20,065**
**-**
**20,067**|**Total**
**funds**
**£**
-|
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The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derives from continuing activities.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
## **The Downing Foundation Balance Sheet Year ended 31 May 2022**
|**he Downing Foundation**
**alance Sheet**
**ear ended 31 May 2022**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Note**
**Current Assets**
Debtors
7
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
**Liabilities**
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
8
**Net liabilities**
**The funds of the charity**
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
Total charity funds|**2022**
**£**
1,362
19,595
20,957
(891)
20 065
-
20,065
20,065|**2021**
**£**
6,690
395|
|||7,085
(7,087)|
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(2)|
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The Company was entitled to exemption from audit under s.477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 SORP.
Signed and authorised for issue on behalf of the Trustees on 30th March 2023 by:
James Weaver Chair of Trustees
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
## **The Downing Foundation Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 May 2022**
## **1. Statutory information**
The Downing Foundation is private company, limited by guarantee, domiciled in England and Wales. It has no share capital. The registered office is 6th Floor, St Magnus House, 3 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6HD.
## **2. Basis of preparation.**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the 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)) (issued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
The accounts are presented in Sterling £.
## **3. Accounting policies**
The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below:
## **Income**
Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for specific charitable grants.
## **Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT**
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:
- Expenditure on charitable activities includes payments to other charitable entities.
- Other expenditure represents those items not falling into any other heading.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.
## **Debtors**
Debtors are recognised at the settlement amount.
## **Creditors**
Creditors are recognised where there is a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount.
## **Financial instruments**
The Company only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.
## **The Downing Foundation**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the year ended 31 May 2022**
## **4. Income from donations and legacies**
|Gifts
**5.**
**Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities**
Charitable donations
**6.**
**Average Number of Employees**
Average number of employees
**7.**
**Debtors**
Other debtors
**8.**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Other creditors|**2022**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
28,636
-
**2022**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
8,558
7,337
**2022**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
0
0
**20212**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
1,362
6,690
**2022**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
891
7,087|
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