The Granada Foundation Annual Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2025
Registered charity number 241693
The Granada Foundation Annual Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2025
| Contents | Page |
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| Reference and administrative information | 1-2 |
| Trustees’ report | 3-9 |
| Statement of trustees’ responsibilities in respect of the Trustees’ Report and the | 10 |
| financial statements | |
| Independent examiner’s report to the Trustees of The Granada Foundation | 11 |
| Statement of financial activities | 12 |
| Balance sheet | 13 |
| Notes | 14-19 |
The Granada Foundation Annual Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2025
Reference and administrative information
Charity name and number
The Granada Foundation: registered charity number 1206376
Correspondence address
PO Box 3430 Chester CH1 9BZ
Trustees and advisory council
Trustees
Dr Virginia Tandy (Chair) Martin Ainscough Jane Davies Philip Ramsbottom
Advisory council
Dr Virginia Tandy (Chair) Martin Ainscough Kathleen Arundale Dr John Baxter Jane Davies Fiona Gasper (resigned 18 February 2025) Charles Lauder Kevin McManus Philip Ramsbottom Amanda Sutton
Administrator
Irene Langford
Professional advisors
Bankers Barclays Bank plc 1 Churchill Place London E14 5HP Solicitors ProArtsPlus ACERO 1 Concourse Way Sheffield S1 2BJ
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The Granada Foundation Annual Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2025
Reference and administrative information ( continued )
Investment Rothschild Wealth Management (UK) Limited managers New Court St Swithin's Lane London EC4N 8AL Independent examiner HGA Accountants & Financial Consultants Ltd t/a Chittenden Horley Chartered Accountants Hyde Park House Cartwright Street SK14 4EH
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The Granada Foundation Annual Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2025
Trustees’ report
Following a review of the charity’s legal status carried out by its lawyers during 2023 the trustees adopted the recommendation to transfer the net assets and operation of The Granada Foundation, an unincorporated trust, (“the former entity”) into a new charitable incorporated organisation (“the new entity”). The new entity has the same name. By resolution of the trustees dated 18 March 2024 and by a general vesting declaration dated 31 March 2024 all assets and liabilities of the former entity as at midnight on 31[st] March 2024 were transferred to the new entity and from that time the former entity ceased to operate. The trustees of the former entity became the trustees of the new entity.
The trustees present their report together with the financial statements of The Granada Foundation (“the Foundation”) for its first year of operation from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, which have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 of the financial statements. The trustees confirm that the financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the Foundation’s governing document and the Accounting and Reporting by Charities:- SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with Charities SORP (FRS 102). The reference and administrative information on pages 1 and 2 form part of the Trustees’ Report.
1 Structure, governance and management
The Foundation is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) with charity registration number 1206376 . The power of appointing new or additional trustees is vested in the trustees. There must be at least three charity trustees. If the number falls below this minimum, the remaining trustee or trustees may act only to call a meeting of the charity trustees, or appoint a new charity trustee. There is no maximum number of charity trustees that may be appointed to the Foundation. Members of the advisory council consisting of not less than two and not more than ten are appointed by the trustees for an initial term of three years and may be reappointed for further terms but not more than 4 consecutive terms. The trustees are empowered to apply the income and capital of the Foundation in accordance with the charity’s objects and the recommendations of the advisory council. The advisory council meets two or three times a year to consider and approve grant applications. Their recommendations are then approved by the trustees in a separate meeting.
The Foundation has no employees but uses the services of a freelance part-time administrator to process grant applications and manage day-to-day arrangements. One of the trustees is responsible for financial and accounting matters for which he receives an annual fee, details of which are given under Related Party Disclosures in note 2 to the accounts. The trustees are not remunerated for services as trustees. Details of trustee expenses are given in note 5 to the accounts.
There are no formal training procedures in place but trustees keep abreast of developments in the charity sector by reading the Charity Commission website and relevant technical circulars, and attending seminars dealing with current issues affecting the sector.
Trustees and members of the advisory council are required to declare whether they have an interest in an organisation which is a prospective recipient of an award and in those circumstances do not take part in the discussion of that particular application nor vote in the decision whether to award or not.
2 Objectives and activities for the public benefit
When reviewing the Foundation’s aims and objectives and setting the grant-making policy for the year the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance concerning the Charities Act 2011 requirement relating to public benefit requirement. The objectives of the Foundation are as set out below and are geographically restricted to activity in the North West of England and the High Peak area of Derbyshire.
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Trustees’ report (continued)
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2 Objectives and activities for the public benefit (continued)
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to encourage and promote the study, practice and appreciation of the fine arts which for this purpose shall be deemed to include painting, drawing, architecture, sculpture, literature, music, opera, drama, ballet, cinema and the methods and means of their dissemination
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To encourage and promote the study and application of the sciences.
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To promote and advance education.
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To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure-time occupation in the interests of social welfare (as defined in the recreational charities act 1958).
The Foundation carries out its objectives by awarding grants across a range of institutions usually with charitable status. In general, we look for imaginative proposals from organisations, which will in some way make the North West a culturally richer and more attractive place in which to live and work. There is a clear preference for new projects. Although the Foundation supports festivals and other annual events, it is on the understanding that such support is not automatically renewable.
Prospective applicants are requested to complete an online enquiry form via the Foundation’s website providing a brief summary of their organisation and an outline of the project for which they are seeking funding. This is then assessed against the Foundation’s funding criteria and if appropriate a formal grant application is invited. Grant applications are considered by the advisory council at its regular meetings and are approved or rejected on the basis of their merit and the availability of funds.
The advisory council interprets the guidelines in a flexible way, realising that it cannot hope to achieve a true balance across all areas of activity. The council does, however, examine the context of each application and tries to make grants in areas where the benefit will be most widely felt within the community.
3 Achievements and performance
The advisory council met in April and November 2024 and awarded grants in furtherance of the Foundation’s aims and objectives as follows:
| Former entity | Former entity | |||
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| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| No | £ | No | £ | |
| Appreciation of the fine arts | 19 | 42,500 | 36 | 84,000 |
| Study and application of the sciences | 2 | 4,500 | 2 | 3,500 |
| Promotion of education | 5 | 14,000 | 10 | 21,000 |
| Recreation and leisure time occupation | 20 | 50,500 | 14 | 66,000 |
| 46 | 111,500 | 62 | 174,500 |
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Trustees’ report (continued)
3 Achievements and performance (continued)
The decrease in the number and total amount of grants awarded in the current year reflects the trustees’ intention of conserving resources during the current period of global financial uncertainty. The emphasis on awarding more grants of smaller amounts has been maintained with 46 grants awarded with an average of just over £2,500.
The understanding and appreciation of science plays an equal part with the arts in enriching life in the North West and we continue in our endeavours to encourage applications from the regional science community as quality applications continue to fall short of our target.
| Details of the individual grants awarded during the year are set out below: | £ | |
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| 20 Stories High | ||
| WTFIS? project. | 4,000 | |
| Africa Oyé | ||
| The Oyé Active Zone for the 2024 Festival. | 3,000 | |
| Ashton United in the Community | ||
| Hurst Village Brass Band Contest. | 2,000 | |
| Ballet Rambert | ||
| Early Moves programme | 3,500 | |
| Baroque in the North | ||
| Baroque & Beyond project | 2,000 | |
| Blackpool Heritage & Museum Trust | ||
| Bright Lights in the Shadow of War community programme | 4,500 | |
| Blaze Arts | ||
| Lancashire Encounter Festival. | 2,000 | |
| Buxton International Festival | ||
| 2025 Shorts – Four 20-minute operas | 4,000 | |
| Community Arts North West (CAN) | ||
| CAN Young Artists programme - Creative Pulse. | 3,000 | |
| Cumbria Opera Group | ||
| Tales from Cumbria workshops and two performances. | 2,000 | |
| Da-Da Disability & Deaf Arts | ||
| DaDaFest International 40 - to mark 40th anniversary 2025 | 4,000 | |
| DanceSyndrome | ||
| Dance Leader Choreography project. | 2,000 | |
| Dobcross Silver Band | ||
| Celebration Concert for 150th Anniversary in 2025 | 1,000 | |
| FACT | ||
| FACT Together 2024/2025. | 2,000 | |
| Feelgood Theatre Productions | ||
| Slave – A Question of Freedom project. | 2,000 | |
| Festival of Making CIC | ||
| Three new commissions for 2025 festival | 4,500 | |
| Great Ideas Unlimited CIC | ||
| 2024 Smithdown Litfest literary festival. | 1,500 | |
| Greater Manchester Building Preservation Trust | ||
| Workshops and exhibition project. | 1,500 | |
| Lake District Music | ||
| 2024 Festival. | 3,000 | |
| Lancaster and District Festival | ||
| Reader in Residence for 2025 Litfest | 2,000 | |
| Lancaster Music Festival | ||
| LMF Academy project 2024. | 1,500 | |
| Carried forward | 55,000 |
Carried forward
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Trustees’ report (continued)
3 Achievements and performance (continued)
| chievements and performance(continued) | |
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| Brought forward | 55,000 |
| Liverpool & Merseyside Theatres Trust | |
| Empowering Adults in Recovery as Artists programme | 4,000 |
| Liverpool Cathedral | |
| Anish Kapoor installation. | 2,000 |
| Manchester Baroque | |
| The Manchester Vivaldi music and education project. | 2,000 |
| Manchester Central Library Development Trust | |
| Music or Creative Crafts elements to mark the 90thAnniversary of Central Library. | 2,000 |
| Manchester Collective | |
| Music Creator Residencies | 2,500 |
| Manchester Histories | |
| Queer Up North 1992-2002 project. | 2,000 |
| Manchester Jazz Festival | |
| MJF Hothouse and/or New commission for mjf2025. | 3,000 |
| Mirador Arts | |
| Project: Jukebox – The Teenage Revolution | 3,000 |
| Music Action International | |
| Crisis Choirs project | 2,000 |
| Music Links | |
| The Big World Music Project | 1,000 |
| Octagon Theatre Trust Ltd | |
| Women's Group project | 2,500 |
| One Tenth Human | |
| Pipes and Poo project. | 3,000 |
| Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society | |
| In Harmony Liverpool 11-18 programme. | 3,000 |
| Royal Northern College of Music | |
| Children's Opera 2025 | 2,500 |
| Salford Astronomical Society | |
| Community engagement project Reach for the Stars | 1,500 |
| South Cumbria Music Festival | |
| 2025 Festival | 1,000 |
| String of Hearts CIC | |
| Intergenerational home visits project | 1,500 |
| The Bay International Film Festival Limited | |
| 2024 Festival – Women in Focus. | 2,000 |
| The Dentdale Choir | |
| 50th Anniversary Concert | 1,000 |
| The Reader | |
| Wonder Reader Days Spring and Autumn 2024. | 2,000 |
| The Silk Heritage Trust | |
| Weaver in Residence programme in Paradise Mill | 2,500 |
| Thick Skin Theatre | |
| Generator – a new talent programme for young people 16-25 in Wigan. | 2,000 |
| Things That Go On Things Ltd | |
| Light Night Wigan 2024 | 3,000 |
| Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery | |
| Sheila Fell Cumberland on Canvas exhibition. | 3,000 |
| Unity Theatre | |
| Radical Re-imagining project | 2,500 |
| Total | |
| 111,500 |
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Trustees’ report (continued)
3 Achievements and performance (continued)
3 grants awarded during the year totalling £6,000 (not included in the above table) were subsequently withdrawn following the applicants’ inability to obtain matching funding. Total grants awarded by the Foundation and the former entity since the latter’s inception on 8 March 1965 now amount to £6,722,091.
4 Financial review
The Foundation’s grant awarding activity is reliant on returns from its investment portfolio, invested on a total return basis. Over the course of the financial year, the portfolio has returned a modest 1.22% overall, depressed by a fall of 1.1% in the final quarter, a period dominated by tense geopolitics, the threat of trade wars and volatile markets. The extent of the portfolio’s decline has been significantly cushioned by defensive portfolio positioning - reducing return assets and adding to diversifying assets such as bonds and put options – and by having no direct exposure to the “Magnificent Seven” (the group of seven large, influential, and high-growth technology companies that have significantly impacted the stock market and are considered key drivers of market performance), which have been hit particularly hard.
Distributions from the portfolio, required for paying awards and overhead costs amounted to £140,000 (2024:£200,000).
The decreases in investment income of £24,996 down from £32,555 in 2024 and investment management costs of £19,522 down from £39,182 in 2024 are the result of the transition from directly held investments to a unitised fund, described in section 5, whereby both investment income and costs are credited/charged directly to the fund and not separately reported. Charges for the direct investment portfolio were calculated on a quarterly basis at 0.95% per annum of the portfolio valuation with the addition of foreign exchange charges, brokers’ fees and fund fees debited to the portfolio but not separately identified . Ongoing annual charges for the management of the unitised fund are approximately 1.3%, including Rothschild’s management fee of 0.95%, other fund expenses of 0.08% and expenses on underlying fund investments of 0.27% In addition there are transaction costs which in the last reported year amounted to 0.08%.
Support and governance costs continued to be tightly controlled. The fall in total charitable expenditure from £205,641 to £141,470 is mainly attributable to the decrease of grants awarded during the year. Net investment gains of £62,965 comprise a mix of realised losses and unrealised gains and a foreign exchange gain of £75,610.
The Foundation estimated that it needed distributions of £140,000 to service its grant commitments and running costs, meeting this requirement from monthly distributions from the investment portfolio.
5 Investment policy
There are no restrictions on the charity’s power to invest.
The trustees’ policy is to generate sufficient returns to preserve the real value (after inflation) of the Foundation’s assets after meeting a normal level of annual grant awards of around £120,000. However, the trustees acknowledge that this has not been achieved in recent years. While investment returns over a ten-year period have exceeded the cumulative rate of inflation, higher inflation and low interest rates in the last four years, in conjunction with the awarding of several significant capital grants prior to the pandemic, have eroded the value of the Foundation’s funds. As a result it has been difficult to increase the level of individual grants to match rising prices. In a move designed to assist in reversing this decline, the trustees decided to adopt a more risk-tolerant approach to managing the Foundation’s investments. Following discussions with the Foundation’s investment managers, Rothschild Wealth Management (UK) Limited, (Rothschild) early in the financial year, the trustees agreed to re-categorise the risk profile to a higher level by moving from a return objective of inflation plus 3% to a return objective of inflation plus 4%.
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Trustees’ report (continued)
5 Investment policy (continued )
Concurrently it was agreed to unitise the portfolio by disposing of the direct investments in exchange for units in an appropriate fund, one with a higher proportion of return assets and a correspondingly lower proportion of diversifying assets than the previous profile. Accordingly, all direct investments have now been sold with the proceeds applied to purchase units in Rothschild & Co - New Court Equity Growth Fund, a Société d'Investissement à Capital Variable (SICAV) and specialised investment fund (SIF), or more commonly, an open-ended collective investment fund (“the fund”). The fund aims to generate superior real returns for investors across an economic cycle by investing in high quality global companies in a highly concentrated manner with holding periods averaging 5 to 10 years. At the year-end the Fund was invested in 71.2% of return assets (of which 51.2% was direct investment in companies and 20% in return asset funds) and 28.8% in diversifying assets (of which 7.1% were alternative strategies investments, 5% portfolio protection investments, 8.3% fixed income and 8.4% cash and cash equivalents).
The portfolio is managed on a total return basis such that dividends from the Fund’s underlying investments are reinvested in the fund and are not separately reported, forming a component of the overall movement in valuation of the fund. Monthly distributions to pay the Foundation’s overhead costs and grants are met from the disposal of fund units.
Rothschild are allowed total discretion to manage the portfolio within the joint framework of the above policy and their own philosophy, which is based on a clear and simple objective: to preserve and grow the real value of their clients’ capital over the long term. This objective involves several related factors:
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Outpacing inflation.
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Achieving prudent growth by investing for the longer term in companies with sustainable business models and responsible business practices.
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Avoiding large losses by building sensibly diversified portfolios, combining investments in high quality companies with assets that provide insurance in times of turbulence.
In emphasising sustainability as a key element of their investment criteria due regard is paid to Environmental, Social and Governance issues (“ESG”) and as a minimum, investment assets are expected to respect the UN’s principles on human rights, the environment, anti-corruption and labour practices. In addition there is a prohibition against investing in activities, no matter how economically sustainable, primarily involving:
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the sale and manufacture of armaments
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gambling
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mining of coal and coal plants
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adult entertainment
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tobacco.
Normally the trustees meet with Rothschild once a year and monitor their performance on a quarterly basis against agreed benchmarks.
The Foundation’s policy of maintaining funds with its bankers in the form of cash deposits of approximately £25,000, provides sufficient funds to cover grant payments and administration costs over a two-month period. Additional cash resources to fund larger grant awards, if so required, can be accessed by selling the required number of fund units at short notice.
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The Granada Foundation Annual Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2025 Trustees, report (continued) Re8erYes policy The Foundation's funds are all unrestricted in that they are expendable at the discretion of the trstee3 in the furtherance of its objectives and are th8 available for the awarding of wts. However, the accumulated fimil8 ar¢ principally held for investment so as to genernt¢ r¢twi)s to pTh)vid¢ grants for the foreseeable futhre with the a¢knowledgementthat there will be opportunities to apply the funds in payment of major grants if suitsble appIltiOnS &Te forthcoming. Within the unrestricted funds the tswstees maintsin sufficient fre¢ resetves in cash balan lo cover grant payments and administration costs over a tWMOnth period in the event of a sudden downturn in investment perforniance. Pl8n$ for the future CODtiDuity 1-he ¢xisting policy of suPrting Lultural urganisations in the North West and the High Peak by encourdging innovative and forward-lhinking projects througyh 118 C()ITiPLtitivi bid process. will continue for the forcseeablc future. As long as the investment market retnains volatile the emphdSiS on project support ivill ¢ontinue and applications for large-S¢8]e ¢apithl fuiiding will be discouraged. dlthougli a limited number Df capi1 applications at a lower level may be considered in exceniionai ¢ase.- At th¢ year-end there were two vacaThcies on th¢ Advisory Council. one of whi¢h has been filled subsequently and it is likely a suitsble candidate will soon be found for the other. Riyk management The bwstees annually review the risks the Foundation faces, which mainly relate to the variability of returns on the Foundation's investment portfolio. Regular meetings are held with the investment manager to review pertormance against appropriate benchma5 and with the aim ofmanaging risks, lo follow apolicy of active and diversified portfolio mana¥emeni with a balanced riskprofile. Thetnt¢eS periodically reviewthe internal controls in place atthe charity and are satisfied the proceduru in place are appropriate ftir an cntity of this si7£ and Ch9cter. IndependeDt examination The trustses consider that an audit is not Tequired for this year (under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 } Ls the gross in¢ome did not exceed £500,OW and is ur¢likely to do so in the fores¢¢able fufrwe. The trustees have again elected to have an independent examination of the accounts rather than an audit andthis 15 CWTi¢d out by Stacey Mason FCCA of Chittenden Horley. The trustees who held office at the date of approval of this trustees. report ¢onfirni thaL so far &8 they are ¢ach awar there is no relevant information of which the indendent examiner is unaw5. and trustees have tsken all the steps that they ought to have taken as trustees to make themselves aware of any relevant infor[rtIOn and to establish thal the Chariry's ind¢p¢ndent examiner is aware of that inforniation. This report was approv¢d by the Irustees and signed on their behdlf of the trustees on 4 November 2025. Dr Virginia Tandy Tnlee PO Box 3430 Chester CHI 9BZ
The Granada Foundation Annual Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2025
Statement of trustees’ responsibilities in respect of the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements
Under the governing document and rules of the charity and charity law, the trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
The financial statements are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the net movement of funds for that year.
In preparing these financial statements, generally accepted accounting practice entails that the trustees:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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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;
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state whether the financial statements comply with the governing document and rules, subject to any material departures disclosed as 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 business.
The trustees are required to act in accordance with the governing document and the rules of the charity, within the framework of trust law. They are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, sufficient to disclose at any time, with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the charity at that time, and enable the trustees to ensure that, where any statements of accounts are prepared by them under section 132 of the Charities Act 2011, those statements of accounts comply with the requirements of regulations under that provision. They have general responsibility for taking steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
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The Granada Foundation The Annual Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2025
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Granada Foundation
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Granada Foundation (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2025
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Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the IIK (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.
I understand that this has been done in order for financial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts 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.
Stacy Mason 02/10/2025
HGA Accountants & Financial Consultants Ltd t/a Chittenden Horley Chartered Accountants Hyde Park House Cartwright Street SK14 4EH
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The Granada Foundation The Annual Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2025
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year ended 31 March 2025
| Unrestricted | funds | ||
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| Former entity | |||
| figures for | |||
| comparison | |||
| Notes | 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | ||
| Income | |||
| Investment income | |||
| Investment income | 3 | 24,996 | 32,555 |
| Total income | 24,996 | 32,555 | |
| Expenditure | |||
| Cost of generating funds | |||
| Investment management costs | 4 | 19,522 | 39,182 |
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 5 | 141,470 | 205,641 |
| Total expenditure | 160,992 | 244,823 | |
| Net expenditure before gains/losses | |||
| on investments | (135,996) | (212,268) | |
| Net gains on investments | 7 | 62,965 | 414,415 |
| Net movement in funds | (73,031) | 202,147 | |
| Reconciliation of funds | |||
| Fund balances brought forward | - | 3,413,856 | |
| 8 | (73,031) | 3,616,003 | |
| Net assets transferred from former | |||
| entity on 31 March 2024 | 9 | 3,616,003 | (3,616,003) |
| Fund balances carried forward | 3,542,972 | - |
All funds are unrestricted.
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The Granada Foundation The Annual Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2025 Balance Sheet as al 31 Mareh 2024 Opening b•lan¢e sheet 2024 Notes 2025 Fixed aysets Investments 3,525,844 3,538,489 Currellt asse15 Cash held by inveslment manager Cash at bank 83,138 4,624 22536 22,536 87,762 Creditors.. amounts falling due within one year {5,408) {10248) Net current assets 17,128 77,514 Net assets 3J42,972 3,616,003 urtricted funds Unrcstricted fund8 3¥2,972 3,61@W)3 Total cbarity funds 3J42,972 3,61003 Th¢se fuwi¢ial statements were approved by the trustees on 4 November 2025 and signed on their behalf bv Dr Virginia Tandy. Trllsiee 13
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Notes
for the year ended 31 March 2025
(forming part of the financial statements)
1 Accounting policies
The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are material in relation to the charity’s financial statements.
a) Basis of preparation and assessment of going concern
The financial statements have been prepared: under the historic cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of investments (as set out below) through the statement of financial activities; 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 (FRS102) effective January 1 2019 (second edition - October 2019); and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice.
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.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements are prepared in £ sterling, the functional currency of the charity.
As this is the first financial year of the new charity’s operation, prior year figures for the Statement of Financial Activities and related Notes have been incorporated from the final accounts of the former entity on the basis that the operations of both charities are identical and provide a meaningful comparison. The prior year amounts in the Balance Sheet and its related Notes are based on the balance sheet values transferred from the former entity on 31 March 2024
b) Income recognition
Investment income is accounted for in the period in which the charity is entitled to receipt.
c) Expenditure recognition
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the expenditure heading for which it was incurred.
Grants payable are payments made to third parties in the furtherance of the charitable objects of the Foundation. In the case of an unconditional grant offer this is accrued once the recipient has been notified of the grant award. The notification gives the recipient a reasonable expectation that they will receive the one year or multi-year grant.
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Notes (continued)
1 Accounting policies (continued)
c) Expenditure recognition (continued)
Provisions for grants are made when the intention to make a grant has been communicated to the recipient but there is uncertainty as to the timing of the grant or the amount of grant payable. A provision for a multi-year grant is recognised where settlement is due over more than one year from the date of the award, and where there are no unfulfilled performance conditions under the control of the Trust that would permit the Trust to avoid making the future payment, settlement is probable, and the effect of discounting is material. Provisions for grant awards made earlier are written back if it becomes apparent that, as at the balance sheet date, the grantee is unable or unwilling to comply with material conditions or grant.
Costs of generating funds comprise those costs directly attributable to managing the investment portfolio and generating investment income. Support costs include the cost of employing the services of a part time freelance administrator and general management costs. Governance costs comprise those costs relating to the public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice.
d) Financial instruments - fixed asset investments and funds held by investment manager
Apart from fixed asset investments and certain funds held by investment managers (included in current assets) all other balance sheet items are simple financial instruments which are initially recorded at cost and subsequently measured at their settlement value.
Investments are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at their market value as at the balance sheet date using the closing quoted market price. The statement of financial activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the year.
All gains and losses are taken to the statement of financial activities as they arise. Realised gains and losses on investments are calculated as the difference between sales proceeds and their opening carrying value or their purchase value if acquired subsequent to the day of the financial year. Unrealised gains and losses are calculated as the difference between the fair value at the year end and their carrying value.
Investment transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing at the time of the transaction. Foreign investments and currency balances are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date. Foreign exchange gains and losses incurred in respect of overseas transactions are included in the Statement of Financial Activities.
e) Fund accounting
All funds are unrestricted and can be used in accordance with the charity’s objects and the directions of the advisory council.
f) Estimates and judgements
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
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Notes (continued)
2 Related party transactions and trustees’ expenses and remuneration
The trustees and members of the advisory council all give freely of their time and expertise without any form of remuneration or other benefit in cash or kind (2024: £nil). Expenses paid to the trustees in the year totalled £1,188 (2024:£1,080) representing travel expenses for attending meetings. Philip Ramsbottom, a trustee and member of the advisory council, received fees of £3,100 (2024: £3,100) in respect of accountancy work on the 31 March 2024 accounts and £3,100 (2024: £3,100) is included in creditors for accountancy work on the 31 March 2025 accounts.
3 Investment income
| Former | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| entity | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Dividend income and interest | 24,996 | 32,555 | |
| 4 | Investment management costs | ||
| Former | |||
| entity | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Investment manager’s fees | 19,522 | 39,181 |
5 Charitable activities
The charity undertakes its charitable activities by awarding grants to a number of institutions. A detailed list of the grants awarded is given in the Trustees’ Report on pages 5 to 6. 46 grants (2024:62) were awarded for the following purposes:
| Former | ||
|---|---|---|
| entity | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Appreciation of the fine arts: 19 grants_(2024:36)_ | 42,500 | 84,000 |
| Study and application of the sciences: 2 grants_(2024:2)_ | 4,500 | 3,500 |
| Promotion of education: 5 grants_(2024:10)_ | 14,000 | 21,000 |
| Recreation and leisure time occupation: 20 grants_(2024:14)_ | 50,500 | 66,000 |
| Total grants payable | 111,500 | 174,500 |
| Support costs | 23,154 | 22,743 |
| Governance costs | 6,816 | 8,398 |
| Total charitable expenditure | 141,470 | 205,641 |
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Notes (continued)
5 Charitable activities ( continued)
| Former | Former | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| entity | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| Support costs comprise: | £ | £ | |
| Part time freelance administrator | 20,400 | 19,200 | |
| Other support costs | 2,754 | 3,543 | |
| 23,154 | 22,743 | ||
| Former | |||
| entity | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| Governance costs comprise: | £ | £ | |
| Trustees’ travel expenses | 1,189 | 1,080 | |
| Fee for independent examination | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
| Accountancy | 3,100 | 3,100 | |
| Meeting costs | 1,527 | 3,218 | |
| 6,816 | 8,398 |
The trustees are not remunerated for services as trustees.
6 Creditors
| Creditors | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Amounts falling due within one year | £ | £ |
| Grants payable | 1,000 | 6,000 |
| Other creditors | 4,408 | 4,248 |
| 5,408 | 10,248 |
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Notes (continued)
7 Investments and net gains and losses
| Investments and net gains and losses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Summary analysis of portfolio | ||||
| Rothschild & Co New Court Equity Growth Fund | 3,525,844 | - | ||
| Fixed income securities | - | 623,760 | ||
| Equities | - | 2,434,411 | ||
| Other investments | - | 480,318 | ||
| 3,525,844 | 3,538,489 | |||
| Analysis of SoFA gain/(loss) | Former entity | |||
| Realised (loss)/gain on disposals | (30,103) | 40,928 | ||
| Unrealised gain on portfolio at end of year | 17,458 | 394,898 | ||
| Gain/(loss) on foreign exchange | 75,610 | (21,411) | ||
| 62,965 | 414,415 | |||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| £ | ||||
| Balance at 1 April 2024 | 3,616,003 | |||
| Increase in unrealised losses | (30,103) | |||
| Net decrease in funds for the year | (42,928) | |||
| Balance at 31 March 2025 | 3,542,972 |
8 Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted funds comprise those funds which the trustees are free to use in accordance with the charitable objects.
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| Notes(continued) | Notes(continued) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Transfer of net assets | ||
| Analysis of net assets transferred from former entity on 31st | |||
| March 2024 | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | |||
| Investments | 3,538,489 | ||
| Current assets | |||
| Cash held by investment manager | 83,138 | ||
| Cash at bank | 4,624 | ||
| 87,762 | |||
| Creditors:amounts falling due within one year | (10,248) | ||
| Net current assets | 77,514 | ||
| Net assets transferred from former entity on 31st March 2024 | 3,616,003 |
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