Registered Company No: 14068755 Registered Charity No: 1201286
The DRW Foundation
Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
The DRW Foundation
Trustees
The trustees, who were also directors under company law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows:
D Woodburn R Woodburn R Amat
Auditor
Sayer Vincent LLP Chartered accountants and statutory auditor 110 Golden Lane London, EC1Y 0TG
Bankers
Handelsbanken plc 5 Welbeck Street London, W1G9YQ
Registered Office
14 View Road London, N6 4DB
The DRW Foundation
Report of the trustees
The trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with the current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of Recommended Practice – 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 (Charities SORP FRS 102).
Structure, governance, management & remuneration
The DRW Foundation (the “Foundation”) is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 26 April 2022 and registered as a charity on 9 December 2022. The company was established under a memorandum of association which established the objects and powers of the charitable organisation and is governed under its articles of association.
The Foundation is managed by the trustees with decisions taken at the regular trustee meetings. Trustees are given training and advice on their responsibilities when they take on the position. They give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or benefits from the Foundation. Any expenses reclaimed from the Foundation are set out in note 2 to the financial statements.
Any future trustee appointments are made by David Woodburn, the Founder of the Foundation. David Woodburn is also a trustee of the Foundation.
The Foundation has no employees.
Objectives and activities
The objective of the Foundation is to act as a charity for general charitable purposes (as prescribed by the Charities Act 2011) by the provision of grants for charitable purposes and with a focus on the advancement of environmental protection and improvement.
The Foundation’s charitable objectives are to advance for the public benefit such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the trustees see fit from time to time including, in particular but not limited to, the advancement of environmental protection and improvement by making grants to UK conservation and environment charities and conservation and environmental research organisations.
The trustees review the aims, objectives, and activities of the Foundation each year.
This report looks at what the Foundation has achieved and the outcomes of its work in 2024.
The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Foundation's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In planning the Foundation’s activities, the trustees consider how these will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set.
In undertaking their management of the Foundation, and the making of grants, the trustees have had regard to their obligations under Section 172 (1)(a)-(f) and 172(2) of the Companies Act 2006 to promote the success of the Foundation to achieve its charitable objectives.
Strategic Report
Achievements and performance in the delivery of public benefit
The Foundation’s main activity is to make grants to UK charities. The primary focus of its grant making activities is the advancement of environmental protection and improvement.
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The DRW Foundation
Report of the trustees
During the year to 31 December 2024 the Foundation made grants to the entities listed below in descending size order:
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Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Limited – support for the establishment and operation of a land advice service.
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The Woodland Trust – support of the work of the Woodland Trust in Herefordshire and Shropshire.
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Beaver Trust – an unrestricted grant towards the work of the Beaver Trust to educate, inform and enthuse people about the benefits of wetlands creation by beavers.
The Foundation’s general grant making policy is for individual trustees to identify possible grant recipients, which are then considered by the trustees acting as a body. The Foundation does not seek applications for grants and does not make grants in response to unsolicited applications received.
As a grant making charity the primary key performance indicators for the Foundation are its income and carried forward funds, as these set its ability to make future grants; and the grants made, and cash distributed, in the year. During the year to 31 December 2024 the Foundation had income of £1,827,129 (2023: £1,302,232), made new grants of £194,561 (2023: £120,000) and had carried forward funds of £3,126,541 (2023: £1,282,026). It distributed cash of £118,275 (2023: £54,000) to grant recipients. The trustees are satisfied with the performance of the Foundation over the year.
Financial Review
In 2024 the Foundation received its income via a donation from David Woodburn, a trustee, of £1,820,000 (2023: £1,300,000) all of which was received in the period.
Reserves Policy
At 31 December 2024 the Foundation had total funds of £3,126,541 (2023: £1,282,026). The Foundation’s reserves policy is to ensure it maintains adequate funds to meet its commitments and to hold reserves while it identifies appropriate projects to fund. It does not currently hold any restricted funds and thus characterises all funds as unrestricted reserves.
Investment Policy
The Investment Policy of the Foundation is for the majority of the excess of assets over future grant commitments to be held in equity-based investments with the remainder of assets being held as cash. The equity-based component is held in Management Shares in the AKO Fund Limited and the AKO Global Fund Limited. These shares are non-fee paying. The AKO Fund Limited and AKO Global Fund Limited invest, respectively, in a diversified range of European and Global equities. The investment objective of the Foundation is to maintain the real value of its investment portfolio and to provide capital growth for the furtherance of the Foundation’s objectives. In 2024 the investment return of the Foundation, measured in GBP terms, was approximately 8%. The trustees remain confident on the long-term prospects of the Foundation’s investments.
Costs
The Foundation seeks to minimise its cost base to maximise the funds available for its charitable purposes. As stated elsewhere in this report, the trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or benefits and the Foundation’s surplus funds are invested in the Management Shares of the AKO Fund Limited and AKO Global Fund Limited, which are fee free. In 2024 the total costs of the Foundation, including audit & accountancy and bank charges, were £7,212, which represents 0.23% of the Foundation’s net assets.
Risk Statement and Going Concern
The trustees have reviewed the major risks to which the Foundation is exposed and consider that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to these risks. As a grant making charity the main risk facing the Foundation is that it has inadequate income or existing resources to fund its grant making activity. The Foundation’s reserves policy is to ensure it maintains adequate funds to meet its commitments and to allow it to continue as a grant making charity; the Trustees consider that the Foundation’s reserves are more than adequate for this purpose. Accordingly, the trustees believe that there is a reasonable
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The DRW Foundation
Report of the trustees
expectation that the Foundation will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future; they have thus continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.
Fundraising
The Foundation does not engage in public fundraising and does not use professional fundraisers or commercial participators. The Foundation nevertheless observes and complies with the relevant fundraising regulations and codes. During the year there was no non-compliance of these regulations and codes and the Foundation received no complaints relating to its fundraising practice.
Relationships with stakeholders
The Foundation’s primary stakeholders will be the grant recipients. The Foundation seeks to foster longterm and open relationships with these partners.
Plans for the future
The Foundation plans to continue as a grant making charity with a focus on the advancement of environmental protection and improvement.
Statement of responsibilities of the trustees
The trustees (who are also directors of the Foundation for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the report of the trustees, including the strategic report and the financial statements, in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards and Statements of Recommended Practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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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 adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
In so far as the trustees are aware:
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There is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company’s auditor is unaware.
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• The trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information.
Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Members of the charity guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charity in the event of winding up. The total number of such guarantees at 31 December 2024 was two. Two of the trustees were Members of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rights. The trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.
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The DRW Foundation
Report of the trustees
Auditor
Sayer Vincent LLP was appointed as the Foundation’s auditor and has expressed its willingness to continue in that capacity.
The report of the trustees including the strategic report was approved by the trustees on 16 May 2025 and signed on their behalf by
David Woodburn, Trustee 16 May 2025
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The DRW Foundation
Independent auditor's report
to the members of the DRW Foundation
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of the DRW Foundation (the ‘charitable company’) for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the charitable company balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and the notes to the financial statements, 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, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion, the financial statements:
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Give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company’s affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of the its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended
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Have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice
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Have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
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. We are independent of the charitable company 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 DRW Foundation's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve 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.
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the trustees’ annual report, including the strategic report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information, and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, 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 course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 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 this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
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The DRW Foundation
Independent auditor's report
to the members of the DRW Foundation
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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The information given in the trustees’ annual report, including the strategic report, for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements
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The trustees’ annual report, including the strategic report, has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and their environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees’ annual report, including the strategic report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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Adequate accounting records have not been kept by the charitable company, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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The charitable company financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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Certain disclosures of trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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We have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the statement of trustees’ responsibilities set out in the trustees’ annual report, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) 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 parent charitable company’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 the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
We have been appointed auditor under the Companies Act 2006 and section 151 of the Charites Act 2011 and report in accordance with those Acts.
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.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud are set out below.
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The DRW Foundation
Independent auditor's report
to the members of the DRW Foundation
Capability of the audit in detecting irregularities
In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, our procedures included the following:
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We enquired of management, and the board of trustees, which included obtaining and reviewing supporting documentation, concerning the charitable company’s policies and procedures relating to:
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Identifying, evaluating, and complying with laws and regulations and whether they were aware of any instances of non-compliance;
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Detecting and responding to the risks of fraud and whether they have knowledge of any actual, suspected, or alleged fraud;
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The internal controls established to mitigate risks related to fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations.
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We inspected the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.
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We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the charitable company operates in, focusing on those laws and regulations that had a material effect on the financial statements or that had a fundamental effect on the operations of the charitable company from our professional and sector experience.
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We communicated applicable laws and regulations throughout the audit team and remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout the audit.
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We reviewed any reports made to regulators.
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We reviewed the financial statement disclosures and tested these to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
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We performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud.
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In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, we tested the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments, assessed whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias and tested significant transactions that are unusual or those outside the normal course of business.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: 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 charitable company's members as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s 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 charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Joanna Pittman (Senior statutory auditor) Date: 19 May 2025 for and on behalf of Sayer Vincent LLP, Statutory Auditors Sayer Vincent LLP, 110 Golden Lane, London, EC1Y 0TG
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The DRW Foundation
Statement of Financial Activities
Incorporating an income and expenditure account for the year ended 31 December 2024
| Year ended | Year ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December | 31 December | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Notes | £ |
£ | |
| Income | |||
| Incoming resources from generated funds | |||
| Donations | 1,820,000 | 1,300,000 | |
| Investment income | 7,129 | 2,232 | |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– | ||
| Total incoming resources | 1,827,129 | 1,302,232 | |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– | ||
| Expenditure | |||
| Charitable activities | |||
| Environmental protection and improvement | 2 | 201,773 |
128,404 |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– | ||
| Total resources expended | 201,773 | 128,404 | |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– | ||
| Net incoming resources for the period | 1,625,356 | 1,173,828 | |
| Net gains/(loss) on investments | 219,159 | 103,098 | |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– | ||
| Net income for the year and net movement in funds | 1,844,515 | 1,276,926 | |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– | ||
| Total funds brought forward | 1,282,026 | 5,100 | |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 3,126,541 | 1,282,026 | |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– |
All of the above results are derived from continuing activities and are unrestricted. There were no other recognised gains and losses other than those stated above.
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The DRW Foundation
Balance Sheet
Registered Company No: 14068755
as at 31 December 2024
| Notes Fixed assets Investments 6 Current assets Cash Current liabilities Creditors:amounts falling due within one year 7 Net current assets Creditors:amounts falling due in more than one year 8 Net assets Funds Unrestricted funds – general income funds |
2024 £ 2,842,256 ––––––––––––––– 2,842,256 433,772 121,250 ––––––––––––––– 312,522 ––––––––––––––– 28,237 ––––––––––––––– 3,126,541 ––––––––––––––– 3,126,541 ––––––––––––––– |
2023 £ 1,203,098 ––––––––––––––– 1,203,098 153,328 41,400 ––––––––––––––– 111,928 ––––––––––––––– 33,000 ––––––––––––––– 1,282,026 ––––––––––––––– |
|---|---|---|
| 1,282,026 ––––––––––––––– |
Approved by the trustees on 16 May 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
David Woodburn Trustee
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The DRW Foundation
Cash Flow Statement
for the year ended 31 December 2024
| Year ended | Year ended | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December | 31 December | |
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Reconciliation of net incoming resources to operating cash flow | ||
| Net incoming/(outgoing) resources for the period | 1,625,356 |
1,173,828 |
| Interest receivable | (7,129) | (2,232) |
| Donation of investments | (1,820,000) | (1,300,000) |
| Increase/(decrease) in creditors | 75,088 | 74,400 |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– | |
| Net cash outflow from operating activities | (126,685) | (54,004) |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– | |
| Return on investments | ||
| Interest received | 7,129 | 2,232 |
| Capital expenditure/receipts | ||
| Proceeds from sale of investments | 400,000 |
200,000 |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– | |
| Increase/(decrease) in cash | 280,444 | 148,228 |
| Cash at bank and in hand brought forward | 153,328 | 5,100 |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– | |
| Cash at bank and in hand carried forward | 433,772 | 153,328 |
| ======== | ========= |
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The DRW Foundation
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024
1. Accounting policies
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a) The DRW Foundation is a charitable company limited by guarantee and is incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 14 View Road, London N6 4DB.
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b) The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of investments and in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the Companies Act 2006. They follow the recommendations in 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 Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (Charities SORP FRS 102).
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties in respect of the Foundation’s ability to continue as a going concern and therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
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c) Donations and other income are recognised when the Foundation has entitlement, any performance conditions attached to the income have been met and it is probable that the income will be received. Donations are measured at fair value unless it is impractical to measure reliably the fair value of the donated item.
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d) Grants payable are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which the offer is conveyed to the recipient except in those cases where the offer is conditional, such grants being recognised as expenditure when the conditions attaching are fulfilled.
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e) Resources expended are allocated to the activity where the cost relates directly to that activity. Support costs and Governance costs, which are costs associated with constitutional and statutory requirements and include any costs associated with the strategic management of the charity’s activities, are reallocated to each of the activities on the following basis, which is an estimate, based on grants payable, of the amount attributable to each activity:
| of the amount attributable to each activity: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Environmental protection and improvement | 100% | 100% |
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f) The Foundation’s financial assets and financial liabilities are of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments, and these are initially recognised at transaction value. Investments held as fixed assets are revalued at market value at the balance sheet date with the gain or loss for the year taken to the Statement of Financial Activities. Other basic financial instruments are measured at their settlement value.
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g) The Foundation meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.
2. Total resources expended
| Total resources expended | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Grants payable - environmental protection and improvement | 194,561 | 120,000 |
| Governance costs - audit and accountancy | 7,200 | 8,400 |
| Other support costs - bank charges | 12 | 4 |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– | |
| 201,773 | 128,404 | |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– | |
| All grants payable relate to environmental protection and improvement. | ||
| Total Governance and Support Costs | 7,212 | 8,404 |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– |
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The DRW Foundation
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024
3. Net incoming resources for the year
This is stated after charging
| Net incoming resources for the year This is stated after charging |
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| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Trustees’ remuneration | - | - |
| Trustees’ expenses | - | - |
| Auditor’s remuneration (excluding VAT) | ||
| Audit | 6,000 | 5,500 |
| Other | - | 1,500 |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– |
4. Taxation
The Foundation is generally exempt from corporation tax as all its income is charitable and is applied for charitable purposes.
5. Grants Payable
A list of recipients of the grants made during the years ended 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2023 are shown below.
| 2024 Grants for the environmental protection and improvement Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Limited The Woodland Trust Beaver Trust 2023 Grants for the environmental protection and improvement The Herefordshire Wildlife Trust Limited Woodland Trust Investments Carrying value at the start of the year/period Additions Disposals proceeds Gain on investments Carrying value at the end of the year |
2024 £ 1,203,098 1,820,000 (400,000) 219,158 ––––––––––––––– 2,842,256 ––––––––––––––– |
£ 84,561 60,000 50,000 ––––––––– 194,561 ––––––––––––––– |
|---|---|---|
| £ 100,000 20,000 ––––––––– 120,000 ––––––––––––––– |
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| 2023 £ - 1,300,000 (200,000) 103,098 ––––––––––––––– 1,203,098 ––––––––––––––– |
6. Investments
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The DRW Foundation
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024
Investments comprise
| Investments comprise | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Investment in AKO Fund | 2,579,749 | 1,084,490 |
| Investment in AKO Global Fund | 262,507 | 118,608 |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– | |
| Market value at the end of the year | 2,842,256 | 1,203,098 |
| ––––––––––––––– | ––––––––––––––– |
7. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| Accruals Grants payable |
2024 £ 7,200 114,050 ––––––––––––––– 121,250 ––––––––––––––– |
2023 £ 8,400 33,000 ––––––––––––––– 41,400 ––––––––––––––– |
|---|---|---|
8. Creditors: amounts falling due in more than one year
| Grants payable | 2024 £ 28,237 ––––––––––––––– |
2023 £ 33,000 ––––––––––––––– |
|---|---|---|
9. Related party transactions and post balance sheet events
On 1 February 2024, David Woodburn made donations to the Foundation of Management Shares in AKO Fund Limited and AKO Global Fund Limited with values of, respectively, £1,500,000 and £320,000.
The following donations were made by trustees to the Foundation after the year end.
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On 3 March 2025, David Woodburn made donations to the Foundation of Management Shares in the AKO European Long-only Fund Limited and the AKO Fund Limited with values of, respectively, £1,374,854 and £475,866.
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On 1 April 2025 David Woodburn donated Management Shares in the AKO Fund Limited with a value of £350,000 to the Foundation.
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On 3 March 2025 Ruth Woodburn donated Management Shares in the AKO Fund Limited with a value of £200,000 to the Foundation.
David Woodburn, a trustee, is a partner in AKO Capital LLP which is the investment manager of AKO European Long-only Fund Limited, AKO Fund Limited and AKO Global Fund Limited. The investments donated to the Foundation are in the Management Shares of these AKO funds and these shares are non-fee paying. Therefore, AKO Capital LLP receives no benefit from these investments held by the Foundation.
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