**REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CE035344 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1207140** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND** **UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 21 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 31 MARCH 2025** **FOR** ## **QP FOUNDATION** Richard Sexton & Co LLP 3 Manor Road Colchester Essex CO3 3LU **QP FOUNDATION** ## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 21 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 31 MARCH 2025** |||**Page**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Report of the Trustees**||1|| |**Statement of Financial Activities**||2|| |**Balance Sheet**||3|| |**Notes to the Financial Statements**|4|to|5| |**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**||6|| **QP FOUNDATION** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE PERIOD 21 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 31 MARCH 2025** The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the period 21 February 2024 to 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **INCORPORATION** The charitable company was incorporated on 21 February 2024. ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ## **Objectives and aims** The objectives of the Charity include the giving of grants and funds to support charitable organisations and those in need. The Charity intends to work closely with its local population and to be able to act quickly and with versatility in the granting of funds to causes identified by the Trustees from time to time. The Charity will address the same needs and charitable activities in overseas locations as it undertakes in the UK, with a particular emphasis on poverty, children, and disability. ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** ## **Registered Company number** CE035344 (England and Wales) ## **Registered Charity number** 1207140 ## **Registered office** 34-36 Crouch Street Colchester Essex CO3 3HH ## **Trustees** H R Svensson (appointed 21.2.24) Mrs S Hamilton (appointed 21.2.24) T Field (appointed 21.2.24) Approved by order of the board of trustees on 12 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by: H R Svensson - Trustee Page 1 **QP FOUNDATION** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD 21 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 31 MARCH 2025** |||Unrestricted| |---|---|---| |||fund| ||Notes|£| |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**||| |Donations and legacies||25,000| |**EXPENDITURE ON**||| |**Charitable activities**||| |Grantmaking||19,346| |Other||458| |**Total**||19,804| |**NET INCOME**||5,196| |**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**||5,196| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 2 **QP FOUNDATION** ## **BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2025** |||Unrestricted| |---|---|---| |||fund| ||Notes|£| |**CURRENT ASSETS**||| |Cash at bank||5,196| |**NET CURRENT ASSETS**||5,196| |**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**||| |**LIABILITIES**||5,196| |**NET ASSETS**||5,196| |**FUNDS**|3|| |Unrestricted funds||5,196| |**TOTAL FUNDS**||5,196| The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the period ended 31 March 2025. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for - (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and - (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 12 December 2025 and were signed on its behalf by: H R Svensson - Trustee S Hamilton - Trustee The notes form part of these financial statements Page 3 **QP FOUNDATION** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 21 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 31 MARCH 2025** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. ## **Income** All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ## **Expenditure** 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 a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure. ## **Taxation** The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. ## **2. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the period ended 31 March 2025. ## **Trustees' expenses** There were no trustees' expenses paid for the period ended 31 March 2025. continued... Page 4 **QP FOUNDATION** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE PERIOD 21 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 31 MARCH 2025** ## **3. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS** |**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**|||| |---|---|---|---| |||Net|| |||movement|At| |||in funds|31.3.25| |||£|£| |**Unrestricted funds**|||| |General fund||5,196|5,196| |**TOTAL FUNDS**||5,196|5,196| |Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:|||| ||Incoming|Resources|Movement| ||resources|expended|in funds| ||£|£|£| |**Unrestricted funds**|||| |General fund|25,000|(19,804)|5,196| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|25,000|(19,804)|5,196| ## **4. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** The Charity received donations in the period totalling £25,000 from QP (East Anglia) Holdings Ltd, a related party by virtue of shared control by a Trustee. Page 5 **QP FOUNDATION** ## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD 21 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 31 MARCH 2025** |**DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
**FOR THE PERIOD 21 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 31 MARCH 2025**|| |---|---| |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Donations and legacies**
Donations
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Charitable activities**
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**Support costs**
**Finance**
Bank charges
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**Net income**|£
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