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CHARITY NUMBER England 1189196 Scotland SC050218

MAIL FORCE CHARITY CIO ANNUAL REPORT

Includes Report & Accounts for period ended 30 April 2025

CONTENTS

Chairman’s Report ................................................................ 3 Mail Force and St Mary’s Ukrainian School ................. 4 Trustees’ Report ...................................................................... 7

Independent Examiner’s Report .............. 13 Financial Statements ......... 15 CIO Information ................... 26

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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

“During the year, the Charity has been allocating remaining funds.”

It gives me great pleasure to introduce the fifth Annual Report of Mail Force Charity. Our founder, Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT), has always played an active role in the communities in which it works. It takes its role in society seriously and recognises its responsibilities and abilities.

This is why, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Mail Force decided to act to help those fleeing the violence.

With an initial donation of £500,000 from DMGT, at the request of Lord and Lady Rothermere, Mail Force launched our Ukraine Appeal in 2022, to provide aid, including shelter, food and medical support for desperate families who had abandoned their homes with little but what they could carry.

The Mail Force Ukraine Appeal raised £11.6 million becoming the fastest ever newspaperled fundraising appeal. Over 100,000 Daily Mail readers had contributed an incredible £11.1 million, with individual donations ranging from £1 to £250,000. Readers donated by text, on JustGiving, by bank transfer, and by sending in over 75,000 cheques, many including personal notes showing heartfelt compassion and admiration for the brave Ukrainian people.

The charity has magnified its reach across the UK, including helping fund the opening of the first Scottish branch of St Mary’s Ukrainian School in Glasgow. Classes of 80 war-scarred youngsters meet on Saturdays to ‘learn how to be children again’ in safety, and to practise their own language and keep up with the Ukrainian curriculum to equip them for the time when they return home.

We are committed to ensuring Mail Force Charity donations are used efficiently, effectively, and responsibly so that every pound counts. This has been made possible through the support of DMGT and the Daily Mail. Whether through donations, seconded employees and expertise or promotion in the Daily Mail, costs have been kept to a minimum, while ensuring proper controls, procedures and governance are upheld.

On behalf of all those who have benefitted from the Charity’s work, I would like to thank DMGT, the Daily Mail and all our volunteers. Last but not least, all our donors, from Daily Mail readers sending in cheques, to individuals and organisations giving generous donations of cash.

During the year, the Charity has been allocating remaining funds not already spent from the Ukraine Appeal. The main area of focus for the year was the continuing partnership with St Mary’s School (see Mail Force in Action on page 4).

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MAIL FORCE IN ACTION: ST MARY’S UKRAINIAN SCHOOL

Mail Force’s reach was expanded to help bewildered youngsters from Ukraine who have been given sanctuary in different parts of Britain.

With the support of generous Daily Mail readers, a school set up in London nearly 70 years ago to cater for young refugees who came to Britain opened a branch in Glasgow.

St Mary’s Ukrainian School will help children who took shelter from the turmoil in Ukraine to learn the language, history, geography and culture of their homeland.

Meanwhile, all around Britain, the children of war were given new hope to ‘dream again’ with events run by St Mary’s - with the enthusiastic support of Mail Force.

Despite the horrors of Russia’s invasion, these warscarred youngers have been learning how to be children again.

The newest branch of the St Mary’s school runs on Saturdays at St Mungo’s Academy in Glasgow, and teaches children about the literature, music and art of their besieged homeland. It was the first ever Scottish branch of St Mary’s Ukrainian School, which opened its doors in London in October 1956.

Children who have had traumatic experiences due to the war, which has led to more than 30,000 civilian casualties, are being offered support at St Mungo’s after being awarded £25,000 by Mail Force.

Andrew Lane, chairman of the trustees of Mail Force, said: ‘The determination of the teachers at St Mary’s has been an inspiration and helped the children cope with the trauma of their experiences since the conflict began.’

At the Glasgow school, classes for around 80 children aged five to 16 are staffed predominantly by Ukrainian teachers who are themselves

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refugees. Orysya Novetska, head of the board of governors at St Mary’s in London, said the Glasgow school allowed children to practise their own language and keep up with the Ukrainian curriculum to allow them to return home.

She added: ‘Some of the little children are beginning to forget their Ukrainian language. If they go back to Ukraine, they need to keep their language level up to be able to go back into their age group at school there.

‘It is also beneficial for the teachers. Not all of them speak English fluently. This allows them to get back into the classroom.’

Eighty children took part in the official opening ceremony, watched by their proud parents and members of the Ukrainian community, at St Mungo’s Academy in April 2024.

Tetiana Prudaykova, 48, and her 11-year-old son Mikhaylo left Kyiv in August the previous year. They were allocated a flat in Glasgow as Mikhaylo uses a wheelchair. Ms Prudaykova said: ‘He was particularly impacted by the sirens and the explosions. It was very scary. But he loves Glasgow, he loves the parks, and he wanted to come to the school. It means so much to him to talk to other children in his native language.’

Nataliya Hevak, 42, and her partner Liubomyr Pototskyi, 41, brought their youngest children Marta Pototska, six, and Roman Pototskyi, eight, to the school because it was important to them that they did not forget their Ukrainian heritage. Ms Hevak said: ‘They need not to forget their mother tongue. The school has helped them so much. They are thriving.’

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In October 2024, the ‘incredible generosity’ of British people - and Daily Mail readers in particular - for helping Ukrainian children was hailed at an international conference in London.

The landmark event to support traumatised youngsters was told of the kindness of readers who donated their money and the countless Britons who opened their wallets and their homes to refugees fleeing Putin’s invasion.

Speaking at the event, Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski of the Ukrainian Catholic Church paid tribute to the ‘incredible generosity of British people who have opened their homes and their hearts’.

Inna Hryhorovych, headmistress of St Mary’s School, who was awarded an MBE in recognition of her work, told the conference: ‘Putin destroyed their childhoods in one minute. We had thousands of children on our doorstep and we didn’t know what to do with them. We didn’t have funds, and that is when the Daily Mail readers came to our aid, who kindly donated to the Mail Force appeal.’

Brightly dressed in the blue and yellow of Ukraine, children came together for lively events to help them settle in the UK. In Woking, Surrey, refugee children danced the hopak – a Ukrainian folk dance – played games of chess and created colourful artwork.

In Tunbridge Wells, Ukrainian refugees spread around the county of Kent came to meet one another and play games. Events were also showcased in Glasgow, Richmond, Hillingdon and Amersham, all organised by St Mary’s Ukrainian School.

Mrs Hryhorovych said: ‘The open days were held to celebrate happy childhoods and foster a space where dreams can be rekindled. Tunbridge Wells and Woking are doing a fantastic job, each supporting up to 100 children.’

At the Woking event, young mother Victoriia, who fled from their home near Kiev with her children aged nine and 15, said: ‘St Mary’s gives a chance for my kids to meet with other children who are facing the same fears and challenges. We don’t know when we can return.’

During the summer of 2024, a series of events were held in the towns and villages of Britain.

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT

Charitable Objectives

The Charity’s constitution sets out the framework for how It is governed. In particular, it sets out its charitable purposes, how Trustees are appointed, how meetings of the Trustees are called and held, and how conflicts are managed.

These are the Charity’s fifth set of accounts and cover the period 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025. The Charity has broad charitable purposes.

The success of the Charity’s fundraising appeals demonstrates the advantages to the Charity of working closely with DMGT, both to help meet concerns that readers may have about displaced Ukrainian people, as well as benefiting from the generosity of DMGT, at the request of Lord and Lady Rothermere, its business partners and contacts. The Trustees will therefore continue to work closely with DMGT in considering other opportunities and activities.

The Charity’s objects are as follows:

“The objects of the charity are such purposes as are charitable from time to time in English and Welsh law. Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the charities and trustee investment (Scotland) act 2005 and section 2 of the charities act (Northern Ireland) 2008.”

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Financial Review

In the year ended April 2025, Mail Force Charity raised £21k and had spent £71k on charitable activities by the year end.

At the year end the Charity holds funds of £76k. The income for the Charity, after all expenses, results in a net deficit of £59k. This recognises the expenditure of funds raised in prior years. The Charity acknowledges the support received from its partners, especially the readers of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and MailOnline.

Reserves

The Charity has reserves of £76k at the period end. £73k of these reserves have been earmarked for initiatives supporting displaced Ukrainian people in the UK post year end. As no further campaigns are currently planned and with minimal fixed costs, the Trustees consider the reserves are sufficient.

Fundraising

Mail Force Charity complies with the Fundraising Regulator’s standards and has committed to treat all donors in a legal, open, honest and respectful way. Vulnerable people are protected by ensuring the adherence to these standards. No agencies were employed in the year to raise funds from the public. There were no formal complaints relating to fundraising during the year. The General Data Protection Regulations were successfully implemented in May 2020.

Mail Force Charity generates funds from two core streams: Voluntary Income, and Trusts and Foundations. The Charity is therefore not overly reliant upon any one source of funds.

Voluntary Income: This source of funding is where an individual, groups of individuals, or an organisation has made a conscious decision to donate, sponsor or participate in raising funds to support the Charity.

Trusts and Foundations: This relates to income generated from grant-giving Trusts and Foundations whose aims, via their own criteria and objectives, support the objectives of Mail Force Charity’s objectives. Funding is usually restricted for a specific purpose; however, it can also be unrestricted and utilised as the Charity sees fit at any given time.

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The Board of Trustees accept that in managing the Charity and delivering its services there is an inherent level of risk. To manage the risk, the Trustees have established procedures and a system of review to ensure that the level of risk is acceptable and that the controls are working. The day-to-day management of the Charity’s risk management process lies with the seconded management team who are responsible for implementing risk management policies. Additionally, they identify and evaluate any significant risks which the Charity may face and make recommendations to the Board.

The risks are reviewed by the Board and actions initiated to mitigate the risk. Through the development of the Charity’s strategies and plans, the risks relating to each of the objectives are assessed and reviewed periodically by the Board.

A key risk is that grants funds are not used for charitable purposes for which they were awarded. This risk is managed through thorough grant agreements, regular reporting and diligence applied to the prospective grantees. In the event of doubt grant funding is not awarded or suspended if necessary.

The Charity has a suite of policies covering items including:

• Acceptance and Refusal of Donations

• Anti-Bribery and Corruption

• Anti-Money Laundering

• Code of Conduct

• Complaints

• Conflicts of Interest for Trustees

• Equality Opportunity

• Fundraising

• Mail Force Charity Essentials

• Modern Slavery Human Trafficking

• Notifying a Serious Incident to the Charity Commission

• Privacy Policy including Data Protection and GDPR

• Risk Management

• Trustee Expenses

• Trustee Terms of Office

• Grant Making

• Health and Safety

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Structure and governance

Mail Force Charity CIO is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (England and Wales number 1189196, Scotland number SC050218).

The Board meets regularly, once a week during peak fundraising periods reducing to once a quarter at other times. It oversees the operations of the Charity and formulates and instigates the strategy and policy. The Board formally delegates decisions to two Trustees in line with agreed strategies. The Charity operates independently of its sole member, DMGT.

The seconded management team consists of individuals from DMGT departments such as finance, tax, legal, marketing, treasury, data privacy, company secretariat and insurance. Together, this

group manages the Charity’s affairs and ensures reporting to the Board and statutory bodies meets the necessary standards required.

A gift in kind is included in these accounts for the value of the seconded management team which DMGT/ANL do not charge the Charity for using.

Future plans

On the PPE and Computers for Kids Campaigns, the Charity has accomplished what it set out to achieve. All funds raised to support displaced Ukrainian people have now been spent. The Trustees have taken time to reflect on the future of the Charity. DMGT, the Charity’s sole member, has agreed the Charity should become permanent, ready to act if the need arises.

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Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees consists of five members, two of whom are considered independent of the Charity’s sole member, Daily Mail and General Trust plc. Trustees received a tailored induction programme conducted by Bates Wells. As at 30 April 2025, Board membership was as follows:

Penny Elliott (Independent Trustee)

Penny is a Consultant in Forsters’ Private Client team. She specialises in advising clients with multiple business interests on legal and strategic issues. She works with a range of clients; from overseas investors, institutional property owners, landed estates and high net worth individuals. She is a Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum Development Trust in Cambridge.

Andrew Lane (Chair of Trustees)

Andrew Lane is a partner at Forsters LLP and specialises in private client law. He brings a range of experience of dealing with complex legal and regulatory matters. He is a Non-Executive Director of Daily Mail and General Trust plc and also a Trustee of the Pension Fund of the Royal Agricultural Society of England.

Charles Penney (Independent Trustee)

Charles is a Senior Adviser at London-headquartered Addleshaw Goddard LLP, having previously been a Corporate Partner and then the firm’s Senior Partner from 2016 to 2023. He specialises in mainstream corporate finance and has acted over the years for a number of public and private companies, as well as intermediaries, on a wide range of transactions. He was a Director of BritishAmerican Business Inc. from 2011 to 2023 and sat on its Executive Committee.

Hamish Webb (Trustee)

Hamish Webb has managed numerous events and sponsorships for Mail Newspapers since 1992. These have ranged from large consumer events, including Ideal Home Show and RHS Hampton Court Flower Show, to tailored reader competitions, including Daily Mail Foursomes and Not the Turner Prize. He is a director of sponsorship fulfilment company Fletcher Gray Ltd, and previously was Managing Director of Result Events Ltd and marketing manager for Head Sports UK.

James Welsh (Trustee)

James Welsh became dmg media’s Deputy CEO in December 2021. Prior to that he served as dmg media’s Chief Financial Officer for 11 years, in a role which also incorporated functional and operational responsibility across the organisation. By the time James joined dmg media, he’d already accrued extensive experience working across European markets in commercial finance and change management roles, including as PC World’s and Dixons Retail’s Finance Director.

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Public benefit

The Trustees confirm that, in planning their activities for the year, they have had due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and there is clear benefit reflected in the programmes run by the Charity.

Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ 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 and Scotland 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 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 (FRS102);

• 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; and

• 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 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, applicable accounting regulations, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and the provisions of the Charity’s constitution. 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.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the Charity and financial information included on the Charity’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

The Trustees’ Report was approved by the Board and signed on their behalf.

Andrew Lane

19 December 2025

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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Mail Force Charity CIO (‘the Charity’)

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 30 April 2025.

Responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As the trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (the ‘2005 Act’), the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and the Charities Act 2011 (the ‘2011 Act’). You are satisfied that your charity is not required by charity law to be audited and have chosen instead to have an independent examination.

I report in respect of my examination of your Charity’s accounts as carried out under section 44(1)(c) of the 2005 Act and section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed the requirements of Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Basis of independent examiner’s report

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 you as 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.

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Independent examiner’s statement

Since the Charity has prepared its accounts on an accruals basis and is also registered in Scotland your examiner must be a member of a body listed in Regulation 11(2) of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a registered member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention 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 44(1)(a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and section 130 of the 2011 Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements Regulation 8 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and 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 accounts to be reached.

Cara Turtington FCA DChA

71 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4BE

13 January 2026

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of financial activities for the year from 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025

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TOTAL FOR TOTAL FOR
RESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED PERIOD ENDED PERIOD ENDED
FUNDS FUNDS 30 APRIL 2025 30 APRIL 2024
NOTE £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Income
Donations 11 5 16 36
Gifts in kind 1 4 5 68
Total income 3 12 9 21 104
Expenditure
Raising funds:
- - - -
Campaign activity
Gifts in kind - - - -
Charitable activities:
Campaign activity 71 - 71 1,555
Gifts in kind 1 4 5 68
Other charges - 4 4 3
Total expenditure 4 72 8 80 1,626
Net income and movement on funds (60) 1 (59) (1,522)
Total funds at the beginning of period 133 2 135 1,657
Total funds at the end of period 73 3 76 135
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The above results were derived from continuing operations.

Statement of financial position as at 30 April 2025

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30 APRIL 2025 30 APRIL 2024
NOTE
£’000 £’000
Current assets:
Debtors 9 5 5
Cash at bank and in hand 76 285
Total assets 81 290
Liabilities:
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 10 (5) (155)
Total net assets 76 135
The funds of the Charity:
Restricted funds 73 133
Unrestricted funds 3 2
Total 76 135
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Approved by the Trustees on 19 December 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

......................................... A H Lane - Trustee ......................................... J J S Welsh - Trustee

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Statement of Cash Flows for the year from

1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025

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YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
NOTE 30 APRIL 2025 30 APRIL 2024
£’000 £’000
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash flow from operating activities 13 (209) (1,773)
Cash and cash equivalents at period start 285 2,058
Cash and cash equivalents at period end 76 285
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1. General Information

Mail Force Charity CIO is registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales and with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.

The address is:

Northcliffe House 9 Derry Street London W8 5HY United Kingdom

2. Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The accounts have been prepared for the year ended 30 April 2025.

The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP FRS 102) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.

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Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy or note.

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 £’000.

Going concern

The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Charity has enough funds to cover any current obligations and the reserves at the year end are fully committed. The Charity has minimal unrestricted funds but has no ongoing costs and can therefore continue to run until such times that a new, appropriate campaign can commence.

The Trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

Public benefit entity

The Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

Income

Income is recognised and included in the accounts when the Charity has entitlement, any performance conditions attached to the income have been met or are fully within the control of the CIO, there is sufficient certainty that the receipt of the income if probable and the amount can be measured reliably. Gifts in kind are recognised at the value that the Charity would have paid if the gifts had not been donated.

Cash at bank and at hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

All expenditure is included on an accruals basis and is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation 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. Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

Where support costs are specific to an individual activity, these are apportioned against that activity. Any general costs applicable to the Charity as a whole are included separately.

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Grants payable

Grants payable are made to third parties in furtherance of the Charity’s objects. Single or multi-year grants are accounted for when either the recipient has a reasonable expectation that they will receive a grant and the Trustees have agreed to pay the grant without condition, or the recipient has a reasonable expectation that they will receive a grant and any condition attaching to the grant is outside of the control of the Charity.

Provision for grants are made once the CIO has made a commitment at a meeting of the Trustees and this has been communicated to the grantee.

Funds

Restricted funds represent amounts from donors solely for particular projects undertaken by the Charity. Unrestricted funds are amounts received with no restrictions attached which can be spent at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the charitable objectives of the Charity.

Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the Charity has 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 and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

3. Income

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30 APRIL 2025
PPE CFK UKRAINE UNRESTRICTED TOTAL
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Cash donations - - 11 5 16
Gifts in kind - - 1 4 5
Total Income - - 12 9 21
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30 APRIL 2024
PPE CFK UKRAINE UNRESTRICTED TOTAL
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Cash donations - - 31 5 36
Gifts in kind - 1 23 44 68
Total Income - 1 54 49 104
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4. Analysis of expenditure

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DIRECT SUPPORT 30 APRIL 2025
GRANTS COSTS COSTS TOTAL
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Charitable activities
Donation expenditure - Ukraine 71 - - 71
Legal and consultancy - 1 2 3
Audit and Accountancy - - 4 4
Other admin costs - - 2 2
Total expenditure 30 April 2025 71 1 8 80
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DIRECT SUPPORT 30 APRIL 2024
GRANTS COSTS COSTS TOTAL
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Charitable activities
Donation expenditure - Computers - 1 - 1
for Kids - Grant
Donation expenditure - Ukraine 1,555 4 - 1,559
Legal and consultancy - 19 25 44
Audit and Accountancy - - 3 3
Other admin costs - - 19 19
Total expenditure 30 April 2024 1,555 24 47 1,626
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Included within support costs are governance costs of £6k (2024: £28k). Of the £9k (2024: £47k) of support cost, £5k (2024: £29k) is gift in kind.

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Expenditure source is split as follows:

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DIRECT SUPPORT 30 APRIL 2025
GRANTS COSTS COSTS TOTAL
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Cash 71 - 4 75
Gifts in kind - 1 4 5
Total expenditure
71 1 8 80
30 April 2025
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DIRECT SUPPORT 30 APRIL 2024
GRANTS COSTS COSTS TOTAL
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Cash 1,555 - 3 1,558
Gifts in kind - 24 44 68
Total expenditure
1,555 24 47 1,626
30 April 2024
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The gifts in kind were donated by the following:

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30 APRIL 2025 30 APRIL 2024
Gifts in kind TOTAL TOTAL
£’000 £’000
Associated Newspapers (Legal costs and employee services) 5 68
5 68
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5. Grant making

The Charity awarded grants to the following organisations during the year ended 30 April 2024. All grants were to institutions, as listed below::

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30 APRIL 2025 30 APRIL 2024
Donation expenditure TOTAL TOTAL
£’000 £’000
-
Computacentre (615)
C4K - 205
London Grid for Learning - 205
The Turning Trust - 205
Medaid - 100
The Halo Trust - 350
DePaul - 75
Bean - 100
StepIn - 75
St Mary’s Ukrainian School 71 696
Mercy and Health Foundation - 80
Other - 79
71 1,555
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Computacentre reflects money returned as equipment cost less than envisaged to procure.

6. Net income for the period

This is stated after charging:

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30 APRIL 2025 30 APRIL 2024
TOTAL TOTAL
£’000 £’000
Independent examiner’s remuneration 3 3
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7. Analysis of staff costs, Trustee remuneration and expenses, and the cost of key management personnel

Mail Force Charity CIO does not employ any members of staff directly, instead employing the services of employees of DMGT to carry out the day to day running of the CIO. A gift in kind is included for the estimated value of these services. No Trustees were remunerated for their services and no expenses were reimbursed to them during the period.

8. Taxation

The Charity is exempt from corporation tax as all its income is charitable and is applied for charitable purposes.

9. Debtors

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30 APRIL 2025 30 APRIL 2024
TOTAL TOTAL
£’000 £’000
Other debtors 5 5
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10. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

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30 APRIL 2025 30 APRIL 2024
TOTAL TOTAL
£’000 £’000
5 5
Accruals
- 150
Other creditors
5 155
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11. Analysis of net assets by fund

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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED 30 APRIL 2025
PPE CFK UKRAINE TOTAL TOTAL
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Debtors - - - 5 5
Cash - - 73 3 76
Creditors - - - (5) (5)
Net assets at
- - 73 3 76
30 April 2025
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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED 30 APRIL 2024
PPE CFK UKRAINE TOTAL TOTAL
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Debtors - - - 5 5
Cash - - 283 2 285
Creditors - - (150) (5) (155)
Net assets at
- - 133 2 135
30 April 2024
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12. Movement in funds

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1 MAY 2024 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 30 APRIL 2025
TOTAL GAINS AND LOSSES TOTAL
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Restricted funds
- CFK - - - -
- Ukraine 133 12 (72) 73
Total restricted funds 133 12 (72) 73
Unrestricted funds
- General 2 9 (8) 3
Total unrestricted funds 2 9 (8) 3
Total 135 21 (80) 76
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The Ukraine funds are used to provide aid to the people in Ukraine and those who have fled their homes as a result of the war.

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1 MAY 2023 INCOME EXPENDITURE 30 APRIL 2024
TOTAL AND GAINS AND LOSSES TOTAL
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Restricted funds
- CFK - 1 (1) -
- Ukraine 1,657 54 (1,578) 133
Total restricted
1,657 55 (1,579) 133
funds
Unrestricted funds
- General - 49 (47) 2
Total unrestricted
- 49 (47) 2
funds
Total 1,657 104 (1,626) 135
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The CFK funds are used for the advancement of education for the public benefit, including by improving or supporting the improvement of learning opportunities for children and young people. The Ukraine funds are used to provide aid to the people in Ukraine and those who have fled their homes as a result of the war.

13. Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operating activities

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30 APRIL 2025 30 APRIL 2024
TOTAL TOTAL
£’000 £’000
Net income for the reporting period
(as per the statement of financial activities) (59) (1,522)
Decrease in debtors - 59
(Decrease)/increase in creditors (150) (310)
Net cash used in operating activities (209) (1,773)
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14. Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions during the year. The DMGT relationship is explained throughout the report, along with the support and transactions. However, it is not considered to be a related party.

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15. Comparative Statement of Financial Activities

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TOTAL FOR
RESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED PERIOD ENDED
NOTE FUNDS FUNDS 30 APRIL 2024
£’000 £’000 £’000
Income
Donations 31 5 36
Gifts in kind 24 44 68
Total income 3 55 49 104
Expenditure
Raising funds:
- - -
Campaign activity
Gifts in kind - - -
Charitable activities
-
Campaign activity 1,555 1,555
Gifts in kind 24 44 68
Other charges - 3 3
Total expenditure 4 1,579 47 1,626
Net income (1,524) 2 (1,522)
-
Total funds at the beginning of period 1,657 1,657
Total funds at the end of period 133 2 135
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CIO INFORMATION

Charity name and registered number Mail Force Charity CIO is a registered Charity (England and Wales number 1189196, Scotland number SC050218)

Trustees

P Elliott A H Lane C D StJ Penney H G H Webb J J S Welsh

Bankers

NatWest Bank plc 135 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3UR

Address

Northcliffe House 9 Derry Street London W8 5HY

Independent examiner

Cara Turtington FCA DChA Saffery LLP 71 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4BE

Solicitors

Bates Wells 10 Queen Street Place London EC4R 1BE