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2023-12-31-accounts

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Squarepoint Foundation

Annual Report and Financial Statements

31 December 2023

Charity Registration Number 1195690

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Administrative information

Trustees Maxime Fortin
Russell Morgan
Benjamin Bailly
Principal office CityPoint
1 Ropemaker Street
London
EC2Y 9HU
Charity registration number 1195690
Independent Auditor Ernst & Young LLP
25 Churchill Place
London
E14 5EY
Banker HSBC UK Bank plc
1 Centenary Square
Birmingham
B1 1HQ

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Contents

Reports
Trustees’ annual report 1
Trustees’ responsibilities statement 4
Independent auditor’s report 5
Financial statements
Statement of financial activities 8
Balance sheet 9
Statement of cash flows 10
Notes to the financial statements 11
Appendix
Charitable donations 14

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Trustees’ Annual Report For the year ended 31 December 2023

The Trustees present their annual report with the financial statements of Squarepoint Foundation (the ‘Foundation’) for the year ending 31 December 2023.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on pages 11 to 13 and comply with the Foundation’s governing documents and the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

Objectives and activities

Principal aims and objectives

The Foundation is a philanthropic organization funded by Squarepoint Holdings Limited together with its subsidiaries (collectively the “Squarepoint Group”).

The purpose of the Foundation is to apply donations received across the various charities and projects it supports, that the Trustees may in their absolute discretion determine as prescribed in Foundation’s governing documents. The main activities undertaken in relation to those purposes are described below under ‘ Grant making policy’ .

When setting the objectives and planning the work of the Foundation for the period, the Trustees give careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

Fundraising activities

The Foundation does not carry out any fundraising activities.

Grant making policy

Currently Squarepoint Foundation focuses on:

For an organization to meet the Foundation’s priority of supporting people in need on a universal basis it must meet the following criteria:

Organisations primarily engaged in raising awareness, advocacy, and similar activities do not meet these criteria. The Foundation will only support organisations that are inclusive and open to all people regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.

In addition, Squarepoint Foundation abides by the following guidelines when evaluating university partnerships. Funding focuses on:

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Trustees’ Annual Report (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2023

All recipient charities and universities should be able to demonstrate sound financial management and must be approved through an internal due diligence process.

Reserves policy

The Trustees seek to optimize the amount of charitable donations paid during the period. The Foundation’s aim is to ensure reserves remain positive and Trustees take a prudent approach when approving charitable donations and future commitments. Any incoming resources not paid out represents the reserves of the Foundation. Squarepoint Foundation maintains a cash reserve of £200,000 to £300,000 to cover ongoing administrative costs as well as additional unforeseen fees. All reserves are unrestricted funds. Any amounts above the minimum are held for a specific purpose to be use in the following reporting period. At the end of 2023, Squarepoint Foundation held £3,325,787 (2022: £1,948,652) in unrestricted reserves. The excess funds were due to the timing of donations received and were kept for the purpose of making grants for people in need in the first quarter of 2024 before other funding was received. Funds were also held to be able to respond to crises in the first quarter of 2024 should they arise.

Achievements and financial review

Review of the period

The Squarepoint Foundation was formed in 2021 to help communities around the world through focusing on people in need, STEM research and education, and crisis relief. In 2023, the Squarepoint Foundation advanced their work in STEM research and education through the development of scholarships with 12 universities in a wide range of STEM programs. They have also supported scholars to attend a summer program at the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN), as well as funding three years of a chair position at Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHES). In addition to higher education, kids STEM programs were supported, helping to advance education for the next generation. Crisis relief was also a large focus for 2023 with donations for the earthquakes that hit Morocco and Turkey and the flooding in Libya.

In addition, the Foundation supported a new employee charitable donations matching programme for employees of the Squarepoint Group, and invited Squarepoint employees to nominate small charities for support. Both the match giving and employee nomination programmes have engaged Squarepoint Group employees which has helped to increase Squarepoint Foundation’s overall charitable reach and impact and resulted in an overall increase in total donations. A full list of donations can be found in the Appendix.

In total, Squarepoint Foundation received £3,369,984 (2022: £4,007,144) in donations and paid out £1,889,861 (2022: £2,159,626) in donations. The remainder has been held in reserves to ensure sufficient funds are in place to use for support in future years.

Plans for future periods

Squarepoint Foundation intends to keep its current programme initiatives and structure in place and does not anticipate any organizational changes. The priority areas will remain focused on people in need, STEM, and crisis relief support.

Governance, structure, and management

Squarepoint Foundation is a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102 and is an incorporated charity, governed by a constitution and registered under the Charities Act 2011 on 2 September 2021.

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Trustees’ Annual Report (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2023

The Trustees who served during the period are set out in the administrative information section of this annual report. The Trustees are ultimately responsible for the policies, activities, and assets of the Foundation. They have periodic meetings at which policy matters are considered and individual donations are decided upon, in addition to ad hoc meetings to consider donations and other matters as and when considered appropriate. The day-to-day management of the Foundation is the responsibility of the Trustees and certain employees of the Squarepoint Group. There is an annual review of trustee availability and an evaluation of the necessity of adding additional trustees or removing current trustees. If any new trustees are added, they will be inducted and supplied with all previous minutes, board resolutions, budgets, and accounting documents.

The Trustees have complied with their duty in section 11 of the Charities Act 2011 to have regard to guidance published by the Charity Commission.

Key management personnel

The Trustees are considered to be the Foundation’s key management personnel as they have authority and responsibility for planning, directing, and controlling the Foundation’s activities.

None of the Trustees received remuneration in respect of their services as a Trustee during the period. The Foundation does not directly employ anyone, nor do they have volunteers.

Risk management

The principal risks which the Trustees managed during this period included:

The Trustees have carried out a review and are satisfied that controls are in place to mitigate exposure to these risks.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 3 June 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

Russell Morgan Trustee

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Trustees’ responsibilities statement For the year ended 31 December 2023

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 and Wales requires the trustees to prepare accounts for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Foundation and of the income and expenditure of the Foundation for that period. In preparing these accounts, the trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Foundation and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, applicable Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the Foundation’s governing documents. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Foundation 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 Foundation and financial information. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of accounts may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 3 June 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

Russell Morgan Trustee

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF SQUAREPOINT FOUNDATION

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Squarepoint Foundation (“the Foundation”) for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement and the related notes 1 to 9, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”.

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report below. We are independent of the Foundation in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Foundation’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. However, because not all future events or conditions can be predicted, this statement is not a guarantee as to the trustee’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained in the annual report.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF SQUAREPOINT FOUNDATION

If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of the other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 4, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the Foundation’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Foundation or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect irregularities, including fraud. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF SQUAREPOINT FOUNDATION

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both those charged with governance of the entity and management.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Foundation's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Foundation and the Foundation’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Ernst & Young LLP London 3 June 2024

Ernst & Young LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006

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Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 December 2023

Unrestricted Funds
Notes
Income and expenditure
Income from:
Donations
Gain on foreign exchange
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
2
Support costs and other expenses
3
Total expenditure
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward at end of period		 2023
£
2022
£
3,369,984
4,007,144
(24,069)
111,424
3,345,915
4,118,568
1,889,861
2,159,626
78,919
10,290
1,968,780
2,169,916
1,377,135
1,948,652
1,948,652
-
3,325,787
**1,948,652 **

All of the Trust’s activities derived from continuing operations during the above financial period.

All gains and losses recognised in the period are included in the above statement of financial activities.

There is no difference between the net movement in funds as stated above and its historic cost equivalent.

The accompanying notes to the financial statements are an integral part of the financial statements and should be read in conjunction herewith.

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Balance Sheet As at 31 December 2023

Notes
Current assets
Cash
Other receivables
Total current assets
Current liabilities
Accrued expenses
Donations payable
Total current liabilities
Net current assets
Non-current liabilities
Donations payable
Total non-current liabilities
Total net assets
Reconciliation of funds:
Unrestricted funds		 2023
£
2022
£
3,222,343
2,147,016
168,203
-
3,390,546
2,147,016
25,338
10,000
39,421
171,407
64,759
181,407
3,325,787
1,965,609
-
16,957
-
16,957
3,325,787
1,948,652
3,325,787
1,948,652
3,325,787
1,948,652

Approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 3 June 2024 and signed on their behalf by:

Russell Morgan

Trustee

The accompanying notes to the financial statements are an integral part of the financial statements and should be read in conjunction herewith.

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Cash Flow Statement For the year ended 31 December 2023

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash used in operating activities
A
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net cash provided by investing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the
period
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the
period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the
period
B		 2023
£
2022
£
1,075,327
2,147,016
1,075,327
2,147,016
-
-
1,075,327
2,147,016
2,147,016
-
3,222,343
2,147,016

Notes to the statement of cash flows:

A Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash used in operating activities

Net movement in funds (as per the statement of financial
activities)
Adjustments for:
Increase in receivables
Increase/(decrease) in accruals and donations payable
nalysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank
Total cash and cash equivalents		 2023
£
2022
£
1,377,135
1,948,652
(168,203)
-
(133,605)
198,364
1,075,327
2,147,016
2023
£
2022
£
3,222,343
2,147,016
3,222,343
2,147,016

B Analysis of cash and cash equivalents

The accompanying notes to the financial statements are an integral part of the financial statements and should be read in conjunction herewith.

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Notes to the Financial Statements For the period ended 31 December 2023

1. Summary of significant accounting policies

1.1 Basis of accounting

The Squarepoint Foundation’s financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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) (Charities SORP FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, Update Bulletin 1 issued on 2 February 2016, Update Bulletin 2 issued on 5 October 2018, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

The financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis with items initially recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

1.2 Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

The Trustees have determined that there are no significant areas of judgement or accounting estimates that have a material impact on the financial statements.

1.3 Income recognition

Income is recognised in the period in which the Foundation has entitlement to the income, the amount of income can be measured reliably, and it is probable that the income will be received. Income comprises donations and interest receivable. Donations are recognised when the Foundation has confirmation of both the amount and settlement date.

1.4 Expenditure recognition

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the Foundation 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.

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. Accruals are recognised in the financial statements in the period in which they are incurred. Expenditure comprises direct costs and support costs.

Donations payable comprise amounts payable in supporting charities and the cost of administering the donation programme. Donations payable are included in the statement of financial activities when approved and when the intended recipient has either received the funds or been informed of the decision to make the donation and has satisfied all related conditions. Donations approved but not paid at the end of the financial period are accrued for. Donations for which the beneficiary has not been informed or has to meet certain conditions before the donation is released are not accrued for as expenditure but are noted as financial commitments in the notes to the financial statements.

1.5 Allocation of support costs

Support costs represent indirect charitable expenditure. In order to carry out the primary purposes of the Foundation, it is necessary to provide support in the form of provision of office services and other incidental expenses.

Governance costs comprise the costs involving the public accountability of the Foundation (including audit costs) and costs in respect to its compliance with regulation and good practice.

1.6 Other Receivables

Other receivables consist of float funds held on hand by Benevity, a third party charitable donationsmanagement platform. These funds are used to match donations made by employees of the Squarepoint Group.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2023

1. Summary of significant accounting policies (cont’d)

1.7 Unrestricted funds

The unrestricted funds represent funds available for the general charitable purposes of the Foundation at the discretion of the Trustees.

1.8 Going concern

The Trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern assumption is appropriate in preparing these financial statements in respect of the 12 month period from the date of approval of these financial statements.

In addition, the Trustees have reviewed the Foundation’s liquidity forecasts and noted that sufficient liquid resources exist to service all current liabilities. Cash at bank as at 31 December 2023 is £3,222,342 (2022: £2,147,016) which provides approximately 50 times (2022: 12) cover on current liabilities of £64,759 (2022: £181,407). As set out in Note 8, the Foundation had no contractual commitments to pay donations in future years other than those already approved, which are included within liabilities as at 31 December 2023.

The Trustees have therefore concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Foundation to continue as a going concern.

1.9 Cash

Cash in the statement of financial position comprises of cash at bank.

2. Charitable expenditure

Charitable giving 2023
2022
£
£
1,889,861
2,159,626
1,889,861
2,159,626

A list of the donations approved by the Trust during the period is included in the attached Appendix. In addition to the amount included above, the Trustees may also authorise certain donations for which the beneficiary has to meet certain conditions before the donation is released. The amounts authorised but not accrued for in these financial statements are set out in Note 8.

3. Support costs

Audit fee
Tax fee
Legal fees
Other professional fees
Bank fees		 2023
2022
£
£
12,750
10,000
2,500
-
31,270
-
30,971
-
1,428
290
78,919
10,290

The Squarepoint Group provides the Foundation with staffing free of charge. It has not been possible to quantify the value of this with reasonable accuracy and the support has not been recognised in the financial statements.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2023

4. Employee costs and remuneration of key personnel

The Foundation had no employees during the period (2022: none).

5. Trustees’ expenses and remuneration

None of the Trustees received remuneration or other benefits in respect of their services as Trustee during the period (2022: none).

6. Taxation

Squarepoint Foundation is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions under Part 11 of CTA 2010.

7. Related party transactions

The Foundation is funded by the Squarepoint Group. The Foundation also receives services from certain employees of the Squarepoint Group which they do not pay for. This is consistent with the prior year.

8. Commitments

At 31 December 2023, the Foundation had no commitments to make donations in future years (2022: none), except in relation to the settlement of those donations which were approved in the period ended 31 December 2023 and which are included in liabilities at the balance sheet date.

9. Subsequent Events

The Foundation has evaluated subsequent events through to the date of approval of the financial statements and determined there are no other subsequent events to disclose.

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Appendix

Charitable donations for the year ended 31 December 2023

Charitable Donations
United Kingdom for UNHCR
UNICEF
British Red Cross Society
University of Cambridge
University of Toronto
University of Oxford
Carnegie Mellon University
Georgia Tech Foundation Inc
Imperial College London
National University of Singapore
The PROMYS Foundation
Employee charitable donation matching
Code.org
Fondation CentraleSupelec
Scratch Foundation
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS
Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
Chinese University of Hong Kong
In2Science
National Numeracy
NYC First Inc
Science Centre Board
The Smallpeice Trust
UCL DEV OFFICE
Youth Science Canada
Surrey SATRO
Cgenial Fondation Pour La
FONDATION INNOVATION ET TRANSITIONS
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Aylesbury Women’s Aid
Advocates for Children of NY Inc
ALIS ASSOCIATION DU LOCKED IN SYNDROME
Allied Services Foundation
Ebony Horse Club
Fundacion Helping Hands-LA PAZ
Golestan Foundation
Special Olympics Asia Pacific Limited
Grand total		 2023
£
220,000
200,000
180,000
110,000
105,372
100,000
82,152
82,014
80,000
71,382
60,000
53,019
50,000
50,000
50,000
47,068
46,722
30,444
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
15,000
10,688
8,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
**1,889,861 **