2025-04-05-accounts - The Frederick Foundation

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Trustees’ Annual Return for the Charity Commission.

Charity name: The Frederick Foundation, Registration no 1206278

Charity’s address: 28, Cunliffe Close, Oxford OX2 7BL

Trustee names:

Professor Margaret Esiri

Lord Charles Cecil

Dr Joyce Balami

Dr Rosalind Doe

The charity is an unincorporated charitable organisation with 4 trustees who take decisions about the way in which it operates to achieve its aims. It has not recruited additional trustees as yet, beyond those that were assembled before it was approved.

The charity’s activities in this first year of its existence have centred upon:

1) Arranging a launch meeting on February 3[rd] 2024 to acquaint would-be donors with its aims and background
2) Obtaining a URL and e-mail address
3) Obtaining a page on the Just Giving website to enable donors to make use of it as a convenient means of donating to the charity
4) Obtaining HMRC approval for Gift Aid allowance of tax remission for UK tax payers
5) Registering to use the Ticket Tailor company to enable it to collect money for fund-raising events
6) Holding 4 trustees’ meetings to conduct the business of the charity
7) Negotiating with Oxford University Development Office to make a gift to fund a 50% FTE project manager for a year to further the aims of the charity with the help of the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx)
8) Arranging a first fund-raising event – a piano recital at Goodenough College, London on October 6[th] 2024
9) Initiating the creation of a charity website

The achievements of the charity are the following:

1) Delivering the launch meeting on February 3[rd] 2024
2) Gaining a URL and e-mail address: info@frederickfoundation.org.uk
3) Gaining a page on the Just Giving website
4) Gaining approval for Gift Aid from HMRC (no ZD32817)
5) Gaining registration with Ticket Tailor to collect money for fund-raising events
6) Holding 4 trustees’ meeting at quarterly intervals during the year
7) Continuing with arrangements for the appointment of a 50% FTE project manager in the AfOx organisation, funded by a gift to Oxford University
8) Continuing with efforts to create a charity website
9) The trustees are aware of the guidance on public benefit and have taken their responsibility for taking it into account when making their decisions
10) There are no serious incidents that have not been reported
11) Financial review in the accompanying annual return shows income to date in the year of £36,895, outgoings of £2,929. At the year end the cash balance held by the charity was £33,966 and no debts. The charity has pledges of donations from donors to cover the cost of the two main projects for the coming year.

Signed on behalf of all trustees: MARGARET ESIRI

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ The Frederick Foundation members of On accounts for the year 5 April 2025 Charity no 1206278 ended (if any)

Set out on pages 1-2 of Receipts and Payments accounts

Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner’s statement 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 the 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.

Independent In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my examiner's statement attention (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Date: 24 February 2026

Signed: Name: Sheila Parry Relevant professional FCCA qualification(s) or body (if any):

February 2026

IER

Address: Peace House, Paradise Street, Oxford OX1 1LD

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

February 2026

IER