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2022-03-31-accounts

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Charity number: 208491

SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST

TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

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SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST

CONTENTS

Page
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its Trustees and advisers 1 - 2
Trustees' report 3 - 14
Independent auditors' report on the financial statements 15 - 18
Statement of financial activities 19
Balance sheet 20
Statement of cash flows 21
Notes to the financial statements 22 - 40

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Trustees Mrs Theresa Bartlett BSc (Hons), (Chair)
Ms Celia Atherton BA (Hons), CQSW, OBE
Dr James Bunn MBBS, MSc, DTM&H, MRCP, FRCPCH
Mrs Louisa Elder MA Cantab, (Vice Chair)
Ms Vivienne Evans OBE
Ms Shemara Fletcher BA (Hons), MA (appointed 24 June 2022)
Ms Kate Garbers
Prof Jane Gilliard BA, CQSW
Mr Andrew Graystone BA, PGCE, MA
Ms Christine Morgan MA Cantaur (appointed 24 June 2022)
Mrs Amy Holcroft BA (Hons), Dip.Law (CPE), Dip.Law (LPC), CIPP/E
Dr Mzwandile A Mabhala MFPH, FRSPH, FRSM
Mr Hugh Richardson
Dr Duncan Stewart MB, BS, D.Obst, RCOG, (President)
Mr Andrew Wauchope BA, FCISI, (Honorary Treasurer)
Prof Philip Whitfield BA, MA, PhD (resigned 24 June 2022)
Prof Gordon K Wilcock DM Oxon, FRCP
Revd Prof David Wilkinson BSc, PhD, MA, PhD, FRAS
Prof John Wyatt FRCP, FRCPCH
Charity registered
number
208491
Principal office
BM Sir Halley Stewart Trust
London
WC1N 3XX
Management
Ms Vicky Chant BA (Hons) (Director) (maternity leave from 24 February 2022)
Ms Elizabeth Fathi (Interim Director from 24 February 2022)
Independent auditors
Peters Elworthy & Moore
Chartered Accountants
Salisbury House
Station Road
Cambridge
CB1 2LA

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Bankers Barclays Bank 1 Church Street Peterborough PE1 1XE CAF Bank Limited 25 Kings Hill Avenue King Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ Investment Managers CCLA Investment Management Limited Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4ET

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TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

CHAIR’S STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Once again my Chair’s Statement reflects on a year affected by the pandemic. I am, as always, sincerely grateful to the Board of Trustees and staff who have risen to the challenge and ensured that our grant-giving has continued to be strong and sure-footed. We remain responsive to new requests and necessary changes to existing grantees who face uncertain times and high demand for their services. Throughout the year we have continued to hold our scheduled meetings, albeit online, but the agenda remains full and the decision-making robust. We are hopeful that the summer of 2022 will see a return to in-person meetings.

During the 2021/22 year, the Sir Halley Stewart Trust (the Trust) awarded over £1million of grants to a variety of research and development projects within medical, religious and social categories. Further details are provided later by the Chairs of each sub-committee and I remain grateful to them and all my fellow Trustees for their tireless care and attention to ensure that the Trust’s funds are awarded to those who best meet our charitable objects. With the end of the financial year came the closure of our Covid 19 Emergency Support Grants programme which had offered additional funds, where necessary, for existing grantees and new awards to those charities in need on the frontline. We remain impressed by the wonderful work carried out by so many charities at home and abroad, and we look forward to providing continued support as we enter the new post-pandemic world.

Just after the financial year end, we were delighted to welcome two new trustees Shermara Fletcher and Christine Morgan who bring specialist experience to their role as Religious Sub-Committee members. Family member, Henry Stewart has joined the Finance Sub-Committee as an advisor and we are grateful to him for his time and skills. Lydia Pretzlik and Nick Wright, former finance advisors, retired during the year and I would like to record our thanks to both of them for their wise counsel. Sadly, in June 2022, just following the year end, Phil Whitfield, retired, having been a Trustee for over twenty years providing considerable expertise, wisdom and experience to the Medical Sub-Committee and during his time as Chair. Our Director, Vicky Chant, started her maternity leave in February 2022 and an Interim Director was appointed through The Trust Partnership, with whom Trustees have a long-standing working relationship. We were delighted to welcome Lorraine Faires, our Grants Manager, who joined the Trust in May 2021 and has already used her experience and expertise to benefit the work of the Trust.

We are very sad to report the death, in September 2021, of Professor Phyllida Parsloe who served as a Trustee between 1982 and 2015 and had an enormous impact on the Trust’s work including Chairing of the Social SubCommittee for many years. Phyllida was the inaugural Professor of Social Work at the University of Bristol and was a member of the Trust’s Emeriti until her passing

In addition to making grants, Trustees have continued to work on various projects to strengthen and celebrate the work of the charity. In particular, developing a special interest funding round with another family trust, the Wates Foundation, (with whom we have previously worked successfully) to jointly fund research and development into breaking the cycle of homelessness amongst young women and girls who have suffered, or witnessed, abuse. The funding, of £80,000, is to be awarded over a two-year period and illustrates the aim of Trustees to continue the core objective of the charity by looking at alternative ways of delivery.

We have also been delighted to see considerable progress in our commissioning of Helix Research & Evaluation to undertake a study of the impact of 100 years of grant making by the Trust. The aim is to present the findings at the Trust’s centenary celebrations in 2024 along with further conclusions from Helix about how future funding can be evaluated and monitored to maximise a long-lasting legacy.

During the year, it was agreed that the Trust should pursue becoming an incorporated organisation. Legal advice will be sought as to the most appropriate incorporation structure for the Trust as well as costings and timings.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Despite the conditions we have all endured over the past year, I am pleased report that the Trust continues to fulfil its objectives and ends the year in a strong financial position.

Theresa Bartlett Chair of Trustees

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE TRUST’S ETHOS

During the course of his life our founder, Sir Halley Stewart, was a Non-Conformist Christian Minister, a Member of Parliament, a pioneering industrialist and a philanthropist. In 1924, when he founded the Trust, he specified four objects; to advance religion and education, to relieve poverty and to promote other charitable purposes beneficial to the community. The mind of Christ is to be expressed in the prevention and removal of human misery and in the realisation of national and worldwide brotherhood. Sir Halley stated that he wished the Trustees to have the fullest discretion to apply the income of the Trust within its objects, though not for dogmatic theological purposes.

Until his death in 1937, Sir Halley continued to take a keen personal interest in the Trust and acted as Chairman of the Trustees from 1924-33. A tradition of supporting medical research was established during this period. In 1933 Sir Halley put on record guidance for administration of the Trust. “It is primarily for research to prevent human suffering; not for its relief, and not for granting help to charitable institutions. The Trust aims at promoting and assisting pioneer research activities with a view to making such work self-supporting at the earliest possible moment.

The wide range of areas in which we are involved in grant-making necessitates a Board of Trustees which possesses a diversity of skills and experience. Trustees are appointed from within the Stewart family (with four Trustees in this category at present) and from those in sympathy with the broad aim of the Trust who can contribute from personal expertise to its management or areas of interest. The composition of the present Board includes members with special experience in the religious, social and medical fields, and members with financial experience appropriate to the administration of the capital endowment.

In line with the general principles set out in The Trust Deed and the subsequent guidance by the founder, and with regard to public benefit, grant-giving by the Trust falls into three main areas: Religious, Social, and Medical. Education is a theme that runs across all three grant-making areas. Three Sub-Committees recommend policies in each field and their reports that follow describe the wide range of applications supported during the financial year 2021/22.

The Trust continually monitors the effectiveness of previously made grants. All grants are given on the basis defined by our founder, that is, “to prevent human suffering”. The deliberations that lead to the grant of awards for religious, social or medical purposes explicitly test applications in the context of this aim. In particular Trustees need to be convinced that the outcomes proposed by applicants will, if achieved, generate actual benefits to people in the short to medium term rather than providing theoretical insights that will take many years before they can be translated into such benefits. In all three areas of our grantgiving, this guiding principle means that our activities are carried out “for the public benefit”. The public in our context is sometimes the population of the United Kingdom but on other occasions populations and groups in other countries, particularly in Africa.

The Trust aims to maintain personal and informal contact with applicants as appropriate, to keep paperwork to the minimum consistent with efficient administration, and to make decisions on applications within four months if possible. As ways of keeping in personal touch and monitoring the outcomes of the Trust’s grant giving, the Trustees and our Director visit funded projects and attend grantee events where possible, and also from time to time meet with grant holders before Board meetings.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT CONSTITUTION

The Sir Halley Stewart Trust was established under a trust deed dated 15 December 1924 by the settlor, Sir Halley Stewart and is a registered charity No. 208491. The original trust deed was varied by three further deeds in 1933, in 1960 and in 1997.

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The objects of the Trust are, in general:

  1. To advance Christian religion;

  2. To advance education;

  3. To relieve poverty; and

  4. To promote other charitable purposes beneficial to the community.

The settlor gave guidance that he wished the Trust principally to provide grants for research into the prevention of human suffering, with the view to making such pioneering research work self-supporting at the earliest possible moment.

The Trust Deed gives three principles to which the Trustees should have regard in administering the Trust income:

  1. To furthering for every individual such favourable opportunities of education, service and leisure as shall enable him or her most perfectly to develop the body, mind and spirit;

  2. In all social life whether domestic, industrial or national, to securing a just environment; and

  3. In international relationships to fostering good will between all races, tribes, peoples and nations as to secure the fulfilment of hope of 'Peace on Earth'.

There have been no changes in the objectives since the last annual report.

Method and Appointment of New Trustees

New Trustees are selected when vacancies arise. Trustees are sought from Medical, Religious, Social and Financial fields where their expertise would be of most use to the Trust, and applications are received in response to public advertisements in appropriate resources and via relevant networks. The Chair and Trustees from relevant Sub-Committees review applications and shortlist suitable candidates, who are then invited to an interview with a small panel of Trustees. The panel makes recommendations to the full Board, which makes final decisions on whether to appoint the recommended candidate(s) as Trustees. The relevant governance paperwork is then completed and successful candidates are formally appointed at the following Board meeting. Internal appointments to officer roles are made by asking for interested parties prior to a relevant Board meeting, and then conducting a nomination, seconding and voting process at that formal meeting.

Pay Policy For Senior Staff

The Trust considers that its key management personnel comprise the Board of Trustees, the Director and Grants Manager. Between them, they are in charge of directing and controlling, running and operating the Trust on a day to day basis. All Trustees give of their time freely and no Trustee received remuneration in the year.

The pay of the Trust Director and Grants Manager are reviewed by the Trustees annually. The level of salary is periodically benchmarked to ensure that the remuneration set is fair and in line with that generally paid for similar roles.

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISION MAKING

Trustee Meetings

The Trustees meet three times each year to approve grants, receive reports and conduct the business of the Trust.

Trustees

The present Trustees are set out on page 1.

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Chair

The Chair is elected by the Trustees and sits as a member of all committees. Mrs Theresa Bartlett is the current serving Chair.

Trust Staff

The day to day running of the Trust business is conducted by the Director (a part-time employee) and a Grants Manager (a part-time employee), with infrastructure support provided by The Trust Partnership.

Other Relevant Organisations

Details of the Trust's Auditors, Bankers and Investment Advisors are set out on page 1. The account with Barclays Bank was closed during the year.

Treasurer

The Honorary Treasurer oversees the financial records of the Trust, presents financial reports for the Trustees' meetings together with the Annual Accounts, and Chairs the Finance Sub-Committee.

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

The Trustees present their annual report together with the audited financial statements of the Sir Halley Stewart Trust (the Trust), for the year ended 31 March 2022. The Trustees confirm that the annual report and financial statements of the Trust comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the Trust's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (second edition October 2019, effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES PUBLIC BENEFIT

The whole of the Trust's grant expenditure is for the public benefit. The Trustees have assessed the disclosures made in the Trustees' and Chair's report and consider these sufficient to detail the significant activities undertaken in order to carry out the charity's aims for the public benefit. When planning the charity's activities, the Trustees have regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.

GRANT MAKING POLICIES

The Trust provides grants to support innovative and pioneering Medical, Religious and Social projects to enable human flourishing and to prevent suffering. The Trust funds a wide range of organisations to achieve this goal, with grants normally ranging from one to three years in duration and up to circa £60,000 per project (with a £30,000 limit per year), although in exceptional cases up to £80,000 may be considered. The Trust is underpinned by Christian values, but welcomes applications from other faith and non-faith projects. Three SubCommittees meet regularly to consider Medical, Religious and Social grant-making policies.

Grants are usually in the form of salary contributions and the Trustees prefer to support innovative and imaginative people — often promising young researchers — with whom they can develop a direct relationship. Sometimes a contribution towards the expenses of a project is given. In general, the Trustees do not favour grant-giving to enable the completion of a project initiated by other bodies.

The Trust maintains a website (www.sirhalleystewart.org.uk) that sets out the principles on which it selects successful applicants; provides clear application criteria; and gives examples of the kinds of grants that have previously been given. Potential applicants are encouraged to make an initial informal approach to the Trust’s Grants Manager to discuss their projects before commencing an application, so that unsuitable projects can be deflected without wasting the valuable time and resources of the applicants themselves and the Trust. The Trust’s online application form, combined with these consultations, significantly reduces the number of ineligible

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applications in each grant round. However, the Trust is still very oversubscribed with applications and so the assessment and grant awards process remains extremely competitive.

The Trust has several assessment phases in each grant round. Unsuccessful applicants are sent a personalised decline notification, either explaining the reason for rejection or offering a personalised feedback call. Projects judged as possibly suitable for a grant within the budgetary limit are considered by members of the Trust’s Sub-Committees, using their specialised knowledge. At this stage queries and possible modifications of the application are dealt with by personal contact with the applicant. Final Main Grant decisions are made by all Trustees, after detailed and informed discussion, at their meetings held three times each year. Small Grant awards, maximum of £5,000, may be made throughout the year via Trustee consensus.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES

During the year the Trustees set out to fund a range of innovative research and development projects that meet the Trust's Medical, Religious and Social criteria; to manage the existing grants portfolio effectively; and to continue and develop the ongoing operations of the Trust. The Trustees are pleased to have achieved all three of these objectives, which are detailed further in the Chair's Statement above and the following Sub-Committee Chair reports.

GRANTS

An analysis of the major grants committed by the Trust during the financial year is set out in note 6 of the Accounts.

The Chairs of the three grant subcommittees report:

Medical Grants – Professor John Wyatt

2021/22 has been both demanding and exciting within the field of medicine. We were pleased to provide over £330,000 of grant funding towards projects within the Medical category. As ever, the sheer variety and high quality of project proposals we have received made our funding decisions very challenging.

We supported a number of projects focussing on infants and children. These ranged from research into new treatments for premature babies undergoing intensive care, to preventing home accidents in young children and supporting valuable research into the psychological development of adolescents living with chronic pain. We also funded research into the real-world problems encountered by young stroke survivors.

At the other end of the age-range we funded research into the use of virtual reality to promote the physical and mental health of older adults within care environments. We are aware of the increasing importance of digital technologies and informatics in healthcare, and we funded an innovative project investigating the use of ‘big data’ to assess the care being provided for depression disorders in rural settings, and to find ways of communicating this in an accessible format for the general public.

Tropical diseases also continue to be one of our priority areas, and we were pleased to award a research grant into developing novel rapid diagnostics for neglected parasitic diseases.

Our core Medical priorities remain focussed on practical innovative projects that aim to prevent human suffering and are capable of clinical application within five to ten years. We are open to applications for pioneering work focussed on improving the quality of life for older people suffering from physical or psychological disorders; the prevention of disease and disability in children, disadvantaged groups and those affected by tropical infectious and parasitic diseases; and innovations in any discipline that are likely to improve health care. We look forward to supporting many more such projects in the year ahead.

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Religious Grants – Revd Professor David Wilkinson

During 2021/22 the Trust provided just under £308,000 of Religious grants. The projects we supported continue to demonstrate the diverse nature of this funding category, and the valuable impact of faith-based work on a wide variety of topics. As examples, we funded a leadership development project for Christian leaders in areas of socio-economic deprivation in Northern Ireland, a women’s wellbeing and leadership programme, provided grants to academic institutions to look at challenging the narrative of religious decline and contributed to a project harnessing the potential of community within Black Christian and Pentecostal spaces.

The Trust continues to consider projects where previous funding has led to positive impact and/or development in understanding. This year we funded the Church Urban Fund for the second time, having also provided a grant in 2017 to commission an investigation to understand, measure, analyse and respond to the relationship between social action, church growth and discipleship in the Church of England today. From that work a set of themes emerged amongst churches that were growing numerically. Namely: hospitality, generosity, adaptability, participation and an active presence within the community. The 2022 grant was awarded to build upon these findings and to help churches and leaders integrate mission into that development focusing on, amongst other things, social action, personal identity and ministerial work in a post-Covid world and leadership modules for ordained and lay church leaders. Trustees look forward to monitoring the work of this Growing Good Project.

Core funding priorities remain the advancement of Christian religion, through innovative and practical ecumenical projects. We fund ground-breaking inspirational projects, which include wide dissemination to share learning with others working in similar fields. In particular, we prioritise projects that break down religious and secular divides, involve the vocational development of key people, and initiatives that are untested and have the potential to be game-changers. We currently have five specific priority areas for awarding Religious grants:

We continue to explore new ways to bring our Grantees together to share their valuable learning and explore potential collaborations.

Social Grants – Ms Celia Atherton

This year the Trust awarded nine grants in our Main Grant scheme, worth £423,000 in total (ranging from £28,000 - £60,000 across one to three years). Our grants focussed on practical on-the-ground projects and research projects that concern themselves with direct impact for disadvantaged people. We are interested in new ways of tackling problems where the results will be disseminated widely, and the learning used positively by others. We look for projects that involve beneficiaries as both creators and recipients of the services or research. While the majority of our grants are for work in the UK one is international.

While all our grants are focussed on tackling disadvantage two of them had a specific focus on addressing the trauma that so often results. One enables whole families where a child has autism to recover from trauma together and find ways to resolve conflicts with the agencies upon whom they depend. The other seeks to make trauma-informed support for young men in custody a primary way of helping them move on to a settled life, free of crime.

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That project is one of many in the criminal justice system that we have funded over the years. This year we also provided a grant to develop an economic evaluation model for Restorative Justice conferencing in England and Wales. It is notoriously hard to work out what the financial benefit of a particular social intervention is and we hope that this model will also prove to have useful insights for other interventions.

Education is another enduring theme of interest to us, and we are pleased that three of our grants this year have concerned the education arena for children and young people. One is to a partnership between a university and a city council, working together to identify how better to support children with Special Educational Needs move from primary to secondary education. This can be a fraught time for any child and will have even more potential perils for a student with special needs. This grant exemplifies the direction of our grants – partnerships with practice organisations, where the results can be seen to make a difference to beneficiaries within two years.

Our other two grants this year within the children and young people’s education world respond to issues which have, rightly, gained more national and global prominence recently. One concerns a culture-change approach to helping young people recognise, challenge and, ultimately, eradicate racism. This is a long-term endeavour and we are delighted to support grounded efforts to make progress for the benefit of us all. The others tackle a similarly huge and sometimes daunting issue – that of climate change. Our grant will enable educators to move out of the classroom with the aim of reaching more young people on this topic, especially youngsters who are disaffected but, ironically, more affected by the dangers of climate changed than many others.

We are committed to ensuring that more of our grants support the direct involvement of beneficiaries in deciding the approach to the work and to take part in the development and dissemination overall. Our international grant sees this play out in Madagascar where it will enable local ownership of development data to improve sanitation for vulnerable urban communities. In the UK we take decent toilet facilities and access to clean water for granted. Yet they are in seriously short supply in many parts of the world. This project will enable local workers to identify and find the local data they need in order to support the most effective localised improvements.

Our interest in migration, slavery and trafficking continues with problems for people as prevalent as ever. This year we made a grant to support female survivors of human trafficking, not by direct therapy but, rather, by using floristry as a means of helping the women address their emotional isolation and their economic needs. Building the capacity for independence seems to us to be crucial to becoming healthily settled in a new country.

And we gave one grant to a Welsh charity doing important work to prevent youth homelessness. This is an upstream project, trying to prevent young people becoming or staying homeless at the very beginning of their adult lives. This theme is so important to us that we, in a partnership with the Wates Foundation, will be funding more work around a specific group of young people facing homelessness.

Over this year we have been so impressed by the commitment, imagination and passion of those who have applied to us for grants. The determination of all these people and organisation, and their willingness to be rigorous in setting outcome targets and rolling out diverse dissemination helps ensure that many people, in many places, can benefit from their results and experiences.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

RESERVES POLICY

The Board of Trustees aims to maintain readily available free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level equivalent to six months of the higher of projected gross income or gross expenditure for the next financial year. The Trustees consider that this level would provide flexibility should unforeseen circumstances arise to give an urgent need for additional grants or other expenditure in delivering the Trust’s objectives regardless of short-term fluctuations of income and expenditure or unforeseen financial burdens. The free reserves requirement will be calculated and monitored on a quarterly basis. Excess reserves (i.e. above the upper level of the target range) may be used to fund increases in expenditure in order to achieve the Trust’s objectives subject to agreement by the Board of Trustees.

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The target amounted to £600,000 as at 31st March, 2022 and the Trust’s unrestricted general funds of £149,000 were below this figure. It is hoped to establish the targeted reserve over a number of years.

INVESTMENT HISTORY POLICY AND PERFORMANCE

The Trust's work is entirely reliant on income and investment returns from its endowments, which are invested on a total return basis. The Charity received a capital sum in 1924 from the settlor, Sir Halley Stewart, to be kept in perpetuity. In 1997 the Trustees were required by the Charity Commission to split the Endowment Fund to distinguish between unspent income and capital. The accumulated unspent income at that stage was labelled the Unrestricted Fund, although this term is no longer used in the Accounts, which now refer to Unapplied Total Return. A further donation was received in 1999 by way of a legacy from the Estate of Mrs. E.E.N. Pearce. The combined Funds generate regular annual returns, which are used to finance grants in furtherance of the Charity's objectives.

On the total return basis of investing, it is the Trustees’ policy to extract as income up to 3.5 per cent. of the value of the relevant investments. However, to smooth and moderate the amounts withdrawn, this is calculated on the average of the year-end values in each of the preceding five years. £1,271,000, being the equivalent of such 3.5 per cent. of the value of the investments, was taken as income in the year. The Trustees keep the level of income withdrawn under review to balance the needs and interests of current and future beneficiaries of the Trust's activities.

From 1 April 2008 the investment management has been carried out on a discretionary basis. The Trust's investment portfolio is currently invested with fund manager CCLA, in its COIF Charities Investment Fund, which is an actively managed long-term multi-asset fund designed to help meet the growth and income requirements of a wide range of charities, through a highly diversified and well-balanced spread of investments, whilst keeping risk levels sensibly under control. The Fund invests largely in real assets equities, both in the UK and overseas, and property as well as infrastructure, private equity, bonds and other assets, offering diversified sources of income which should rise over time. The equities comprise well managed global companies with sound finances and resilient businesses.

The Fund is managed on a total return basis. The objective is to maintain the capital value of the portfolio in real terms and to generate a sustainable level of distributable cash to support current charitable activities. CCLA currently assesses the desirable average long-term total return at 7% per annum.

The Fund adopts a 'responsible investment' approach, to protect the financial interests and reputation of unitholders. The Fund’s policy is to exclude investment in:

The Fund also benefits from CCLA's active stewardship programme: CCLA votes at all investee companies' AGMs and engages on a range of topical issues including climate change, modern slavery, mental health, corporate governance (including executive remuneration), nutrition, alcohol marketing and the use of plastics.

The Trust’s Finance Sub-Committee meets quarterly with representatives of CCLA to receive investment updates and to review performance. The Trust’s investment objective is to manage its investments so as to be fair to present and future beneficiaries, and the Finance Sub-Committee believes that investment in the COIF Charities Investment Fund is an appropriate way to achieve this.

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The Trustees have considered their approach to investment risk. They accept that risk cannot be completely eliminated at an acceptable cost and that risk levels can alter, especially over any short-term period. They recognise that volatility of stock markets and unpredictability of earnings expectations will require them to exercise judgement in order to give appropriate weight to future and current needs, and that in some circumstances it will not be possible to demonstrate compliance with both. In making these judgements, the Trustees will be informed through the approved monitoring process and specialist advice when appropriate.

The "risk profile" recommended by the Finance Sub-Committee is “Moderate". This means that the Trustees are comfortable with investments that lead to some fluctuations in the value of the portfolio in exchange for the opportunity to achieve above average increases in value in the medium to long run. CCLA aims to achieve consistent and competitive returns over multiple time periods with volatility within the risk budget of 75% of UK equity market risk.

Performance of the COIF Charities Investment Fund over the financial year was reasonable until the turn of the year when the first quarter of 2022 was impacted by a number of factors including, on 24th February 2022, Russia’s invasion Ukraine. These had a significant impact on our portfolio. However, the portfolio made up ground in the lead up to the year end and at the end of March 2022, the value of the Trust’s holding was £43,405,160 compared to a value of £39,383,159 in March 2021.

The fund returned 11.61% over the year compared to a 7.12% return in the ARC Steady Growth Charity Index, which collects together performance data from peer group charities. It was just behind the market comparator (a weighted “basket” of 45% non-UK equities, 30% UK equities, 15% UK government bonds, 5% UK commercial property and 5% cash) which returned 11.72%. However, it was ahead of the target benchmark of CPI plus 5% which was 11.14%.

Asset Allocation in the Fund at the end of the financial year was: UK Equities 9.24% Overseas Equities 63.40% Infrastructure and Operating Assets 9.06% Property 4.58% Contractual and Other Income 2.76% Private Equity and Other 2.44% Fixed Interest 0.00% Cash and near cash 8.52%

RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT

The Sir Halley Stewart Trust is a responsible investor. We do not manage our investments in-house but aim to select investment managers who reflect our values and are committed to integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into their investment processes. We pay particular attention to our investment manager’s approach to investing in line with our charitable aims.

We also seek to be an active owner of the companies held within our portfolio as we believe that this can deliver demonstrable, positive changes in corporate behaviour. For this reason, we encourage our investment managers to vote and engage with the companies in our portfolio on their behalf. For example, we currently support CCLA’s engagement programme that encourages companies to develop policies and processes for improving employee wellbeing and mental health.

As part of our commitment to responsible investment, we expect our managers to be a signatory to the United Nations backed Principles of Responsible Investment and to demonstrate best practice by achieving above average ratings for ‘Responsible Investment Strategy and Governance’, ‘Listed Equity Incorporation’ and ‘Listed Equity Active Ownership’ in the annual PRI Assessment Process.

The Trust’s Finance Sub-Committee monitors and evaluates our investment managers’ approach to responsible investment and receives a full report on all activity at least once per year.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS

The Sir Halley Stewart Trust is a lasting testimony to the generosity and charitable concerns of the donors, Sir Halley Stewart and Mrs Pearce. The Trustees’ approach will remain in accordance with the wishes of Sir Halley Stewart and we will continue to work with potential and existing grantees to pursue these core purposes. To this end, the Trusts policies and practices are reviewed regularly. In 2024, the Trust will be marking the centenary of its foundation and plans for this are now being made.

FUTURE GRANTS

For budgeting purposes, the Trustees are permitted to draw down an appropriate amount from Unapplied Total Return, if the distributed income from the two funds referred to above is inadequate to achieve the objects of the charity. They understand the need to take careful account of any capital gains or losses. For the year to 31 March 2023, the Trustees have set a budget based substantially upon anticipated investment income from the funds.

The Trustees will keep their budget under review throughout the year.

The Trust recognises its grant giving is dependent on the total return it receives from its investments and regular meetings with investment advisers mean that the Trustees are able to adjust their grant budget accordingly. The Trustees cash reserve is sufficient to cover six months' grants.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The Trustees carry out regular assessments of the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular, those related to the operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate their exposure to the major risks. The Risk Register and Scheme of Delegation are reviewed annually by the Finance Sub-Committee, which makes any necessary changes and reports to the Trustees as appropriate. The Trustees consider that the major risks to which the charity is exposed relate to governance and management, operations, finances, external factors and compliance. The Trust's Risk Register outlines key risks within each of these areas and how the Trust acts to mitigate those risks, including assessing the likelihood of occurrence and severity of impact, control procedures, and the monitoring process for each identified risk and mitigation action. The top five risks identified by the Trustees are:

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Comprehensive controls are in place to enable the Trust to respond to, and as far as possible mitigate, these risks. These include: regularly updating and adhering to policies such as Antibribery, Scheme of Delegation, Safeguarding, Data Protection, Privacy Notice, Confidential Information, and Trustee Code of Conduct; detailed succession planning; following Charity Commission guidance on recruiting and good governance for Trustee and Staff appointments; scrutinising the management of Trust investments; appointing suitable investment managers, finance and accountancy providers and other advisors as required; requiring declarations of any possible conflicts of interest at Board meetings and acting accordingly to avoid such conflicts; obtaining appropriate insurance cover; maintaining appropriate electronic and hard copy record storage; providing clear communication, rigorous review and oversight processes for all Trust activities; and holding regular strategic reviews.

TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales 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 charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Mr Andrew Wauchope Honorary Treasurer

Date: 26 October 2022

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST

OPINION

We have audited the financial statements of Sir Halley Stewart Trust (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the Statement of financial activities, the Balance sheet, the Statement of cash flows and the related notes, 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 Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (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 been withdrawn.

This has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.

In our opinion the financial statements:

BASIS FOR OPINION

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council'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 charity'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.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST (CONTINUED)

OTHER INFORMATION

The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' 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.

MATTERS ON WHICH WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BY EXCEPTION

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

RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES

As explained more fully in the Trustees' responsibilities statement, the Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements which 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 charity'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 charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST (CONTINUED)

AUDITORS' RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditors' 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 is detailed below:

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST (CONTINUED)

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

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

USE OF OUR REPORT

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

Peters Elworthy & Moore

Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditors Salisbury House Station Road Cambridge CB1 2LA

Date: 26 October 2022

Peters Elworthy & Moore are eligible to act as auditors in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Note
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS:
Endowment return transferred
Investments
3
TOTAL INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
EXPENDITURE:
Cost of raising funds
Investment management costs
4
Charitable activities
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME
BEFORE NET GAINS ON
INVESTMENTS
Net gains on investments
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
Endowment
funds
2022
£000
(1,271)
1,297
26
517
-
517
(491)
3,974
3,483
39,198
3,483
42,681
Unrestricted
funds
2022
£000
1,271
-
1,271
-
1,142
1,142
129
-
129
20
129
149
Total
funds
2022
£000
-
1,297
1,297
517
1,142
1,659
(362)
3,974
3,612
39,218
3,612
42,830
Total
funds
2021
restated *
£000
-
1,315
1,315
424
1,247
1,671
(356)
7,190
6,834
32,384
6,834
39,218

The notes on pages 22 to 40 form part of these financial statements.

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2022

Note
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
9
Investments
10
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
11
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
12
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
Creditors: amounts falling due after more
than one year
13
NET ASSETS
CHARITY FUNDS
Endowment funds
14
Unrestricted funds
14
TOTAL FUNDS
-
1,217
1,217
(1,059)
2022
£000
1
43,340
43,341
158
43,499
(669)
42,830
42,681
149
42,830
20
913
933
(858)
2021
£000
-
39,883
39,883
75
39,958
(740)
39,218
39,198
20
39,218

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Mr Andrew Wauchope Honorary Treasurer

Date: 26 October 2022

The notes on pages 22 to 40 form part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Note
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net cash used in operating activities
16
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Dividends, interests and rents from investments
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
NET CASH PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS IN THE YEAR
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR
17
2022
£000
(992)
1,297
(1)
1,296
304
913
1,217
2021
£000
(1,237)
1,315
-
1,315
78
835
913

The notes on pages 22 to 40 form part of these financial statements

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.1 BASIS OF PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements 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) (second edition October 2019) effective 1 January 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

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: 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) issued in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these financial statements. Sir Halley Stewart Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

Prior year restatement

In 2020-21 there was an error in the amount of £73,000 shown within Raising funds for investment management costs, which has now been corrected to £424,000. This was caused by £351,000 of investment management costs being deducted from revaluation gains. Revaluation gains for 202021 have now been restated as £7,190,000 (£6,839,000 before restatement).

1.2 GOING CONCERN

The Trustees have prepared forecasts to March 2023 and considered the period beyond this.

The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern.

1.3 FUND ACCOUNTING

Unrestricted income funds are funds which the Trustees are free to use for any purpose in furtherance of the charitable objects. Unrestricted funds include designated funds where the Trustees, at their discretion, have created a fund for a specific purpose.

Permanent endowment funds comprise those funds the capital of which must be invested in perpetuity and is managed on a total return basis. Investment income and any increase or decrease in the value of investments and the net income is credited or debited to the endowment fund, being included in the unapplied total return. The Trustees at their discretion, may allocate any part of the unapplied total return to the general purposes of the Trust.

Investment income, costs and gains and losses are allocated to the endowment fund. An appropriate portion of the unapplied total return is applied to the unrestricted income fund each year and so is available for expenditure.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

1.4 INCOME

All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.

Dividends are recognised once the dividend has been declared and notification has been received of the dividend due. This is normally upon notification by the investment advisor of the dividend yield of the investment portfolio.

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the income can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable.

1.5 EXPENDITURE

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, 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 classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis.

Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity. Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.

Costs of generating funds comprise costs directly attributable to activities for raising funds such as investment managers fees.

Charitable activities and Governance costs are costs incurred on the charity's operations, including support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.

Grants payable are charged in the year when the offer is made except in those cases where the offer is conditional, such grants being recognised as expenditure when the conditions attaching are fulfilled. Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end are noted as a commitment, but not accrued as expenditure.

All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.

1.6 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS AND DEPRECIATION

All assets costing more than £500 are capitalised and valued at historical cost.

A review for impairment of a fixed asset is carried out if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of any fixed asset may not be recoverable. Shortfalls between the carrying value of fixed assets and their recoverable amounts are recognised as impairments. Impairment losses are recognised in the Statement of financial activities.

Tangible fixed assets are carried at cost, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases:

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

1.7 FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

Fixed asset investments are a form of financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction cost and subsequently measured at fair value at the balance sheet date, unless fair value cannot be measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment. Investment gains and losses, whether realised or unrealised, are combined and shown in the heading ‘Gains/(losses) on investments’ in the Statement of financial activities.

1.8 TOTAL RETURN INVESTMENT ACCOUNTING

The Trust is authorised to adopt a "total return" basis for the investment of its permenant endowment. The Trust can invest its permenant endowment without regard to the capital/income distinctions of standard trust law and with discretion to apply any part of the accumulated total reutrn on the investment as income for spending each year. Until this power is exercised, the total return is accumulated as a component of the endowment known as the unapplied total return that can be retained for investment or released to income at the discretion of the Trustees (see note 2 below).

1.9 DEBTORS

Other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount.

1.10 CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

1.11 LIABILITIES AND PROVISIONS

Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide. Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised within interest payable and similar charges.

1.12 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

1.13 PENSIONS

The charity contributes towards a pension plan for its employees and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the charity to the fund.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

1.14 Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions:

The charity makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates and assumptions will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.

The most significant areas of adjustment and key assumptions that affect the items in the accounts are to do with estimating the liability from multi-year grant commitments. The trustees do not consider the impact of discounting to be material and therefore no adjustment is made. Further no adjustment is made for the potential clawback of grants that are unused. With respect to the next reporting period, the most significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the Trust are the level of investment return and the performance of investment markets.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

2. TOTAL RETURN INVESTMENT

The investment power of total return was granted by a Charity Commission Order on 22 March 2005. At the time the power was granted the trustees identified the value of the gifts of permanent endowment received up until 22 March 2005. The difference between the total of endowment funds as at 22 March 2005 and the value of the gift component represented the opening balance of unapplied total return.

The power of total return permits the trustees to invest permanently endowed funds to maximise total return and to apply an appropriate portion of the unapplied total return to income each year. Until the power is exercised to transfer a portion of unapplied total return to income, the unapplied total return remains invested as part of the permanent endowment.

The power allows the trustees to decide in each year how much of the unapplied total return is transferred to income funds and so available for expenditure. The investment return to be applied as income is calculated as up to 3.5 per cent. of the average of each of the preceding 5 years’ year-end market valuations of the endowment.

Endow-
ment
2022
Unapplied
Total
Return
2022
Total
2022
Total
Endowment
2021
restated*
£000 £000 £000 £000
At the beginning of the year:
Gift component of the permenant endowment 15,322 - 15,322 15,322
Unapplied total return - 23,876 23,876 16,962
15,322 23,876 39,198 32,284
Movements in the year:
Investment return: dividends and interest - 1,297 1,297 1,315
Investment return: unrealised gains/(losses) - 3,974 3,974 7,190
Less: Investment management costs - (517) (517) (424)
Unapplied total return allocated to income (1,271) (1,271) (1,167)
Net movements in the reporting period - 3,483 3,483 6,914
At the end of the year:
Gift component of the permanent endowment 15,322 - 15,322 15,322
Unapplied total return - 27,359 27,359 23,876
Total 15,322 27,359 42,681 39,198

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

3. INVESTMENT INCOME

Dividends receivable
TOTAL 2021
Endowment
funds
2022
£000
1,297
1,315
Total
funds
2022
£000
1,297
1,315
Total
funds
2021
£000
1,315

4. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COSTS

Investment management fees
TOTAL 2021
Endowment
funds
2022
£000
517
424
Total
funds
2022
£000
517
424
Total
funds
2021
restated
£000
424

In 2020-21 there was an error in the amount of £73,000 shown for investment management costs, which has now been corrected to £424,000. This was caused by £351,000 of investment management costs being deducted from revaluation gains.

5. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE BY ACTIVITIES

Grants payable
TOTAL 2021
Activities
undertaken
directly
2022
£000
-
83
Grant
funding of
activities
2022
£000
1,054
1,092
Support
costs
2022
£000
88
73
Total
funds
2022
£000
1,142
1,248
Total
funds
2021
£000
1,248

Support costs are allocated to grants payable on the basis of the total number of grants awarded.

In 2021 and 2022 all expenditure on charitable activities was attributable to unrestricted funds.

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5. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE BY ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)

ANALYSIS OF DIRECT COSTS

Commissioned research into longer-term outcomes and
impact
TOTAL 2021
ANALYSIS OF SUPPORT COSTS
Staff costs
Telephone
Computer
Publications
Miscellaneous
Meetings
Accountancy
Audit
Insurance
Secretarial
TOTAL 2021
Activities
2022
£000
-
83
Activities
2022
£000
49
1
7
2
-
1
5
9
2
12
88
73
Total
funds
2022
£000
-
83
Total
funds
2022
£000
49
1
7
2
-
1
5
9
2
12
88
73
Total
funds
2021
£000
83
Total
funds
2021
£000
25
-
-
2
1
-
9
8
2
26
73

Included in support costs are governance costs totalling £10k (2021 - £8k), this relates to audit fees of £9k (2021 - £8k) and trustees' travel expenses of £1k (2021 - £nil).

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6. ANALYSIS OF GRANTS

Grants awarded
TOTAL 2021
Grants to
Institutions
2022
£000
1,054
1,092
Total
funds
2022
£000
1,054
1,092
Total
funds
2021
£000
1,092

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The charity has made the following material grants to institutions during the year:

Grants of £10,000 and over:
University of Bath
Prison Advice and Care Trust
Respond
Church Urban Fund
Swansea University
University of Surrey
The Centre for Theology and Community
Why me? Transforming Lives through Restorative
Goldsmiths University
Ambassadors Football UK
EGA Institute For Women's Health, University College London
York St John University
Third Generation Project / University of St Andrews
Manchester Metropolitan University
Strength & Stem
Acet UK
Llamau
Theos Think Tank
University of Salford
Gather
Lincoln University
Religion Media Centre
Bethnal Green Mission Church
University of Keele
London's Air Ambulance Charity
LandWorks
University of Plymouth
University of Leeds
Teach2Teach International
Subtotal c/f
2022
£000
60
60
60
60
60
60
59
59
58
58
56
50
46
45
44
41
34
30
30
29
27
21
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,059
2021
£000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
60
60
60
60
60
59
359

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Grants of £10,000 and over (continued):

Subtotal b/f
Cicely Saunders International
University of York
Islington Mind
University of Strathclyde
Mosac
Canterbury Christ Church University
Standing Voice
Migrants Organise
Northern Baptist College
Play Action International
Northumbria University
National Literacy Trust
CSW
God and the Big Bang
Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
Discovering Prayer
Commonwealth Pharmacist Association (CPA)
The Trussell Trust
Standing Voice (Covid-19 Charity Support Grant)
Grants under £10,000
Grants returned
2022
£000
1,059
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
26
(31)
1,054
2021
£000
359
57
57
52
49
49
48
45
44
40
35
32
28
28
28
27
16
10
10
10
93
(25)
1,092

The value of grants to individuals was £nil (2021 - £nil).

There were no grants made with conditions not being met (2021 - none).

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7. AUDITORS' REMUNERATION

2022 2021
£000 £000
Fees payable to the charity's auditor for the audit of the charity's annual
accounts 9 8
Fees payable to the charity's auditor in respect of:
All non-audit services not included above 6 9

STAFF COSTS, TRUSTEE REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES AND THE COST OF KEY 8. MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs
2022
£000
35
9
5
49
2021
£000
21
2
1
24

The average number of persons employed by the charity during the year was as follows:

2022 2021
No. No.
Administration 2 1

No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either year.

The key management personnel of the Trust comprise the Trustees and the Trust Director. No trustees received any remuneration or benefits in kind from the charity (2021 - £nil). The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £26,000 (2021 - £24,000). Maternity cover has been provided by a seconded interim director from The Trust Partnership.

During the year, 2 (2021 - 0) Trustees received reimbursement of expenses for travel totalling to £1,000 (2021 - £nil).

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9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

COST OR VALUATION
At 1 April 2021
Additions
At 31 March 2022
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2021
At 31 March 2022
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2022
At 31 March 2021
Computer
equipment
£000
3
1
4
3
3
1
-

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10. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

COST OR VALUATION
At 1 April 2021
Revaluations
AT 31 MARCH 2022
NET BOOK VALUE
AT 31 MARCH 2022
AT 31 MARCH 2021
Listed
investments
£000
39,883
3,457
43,340
43,340
39,883

All listed investments are listed on recognised stock exchanges. Day-to-day management of the investments was delegated by the trustees during the year to CCLA.

I NVESTMENT RISK MANAGEMENT

All investments are carried at their fair value. Investment in equities and fixed interest securities are all traded in quoted public markets. Holdings in common investment funds, unit trusts and open-ended investment companies are included at the bid price. The basis of fair value for quoted investments is equivalent to the market value, using the bid price. Asset sales and purchases are recognised at the date of trade at cost (that is their transaction value).

The significance of financial instruments to the ongoing financial sustainability of the charity is considered in the financial review and investment policy and performance sections of the Trustees’ Annual Report. The main risk to the charity from financial instruments lies in the combination of uncertain investment markets and volatility. Liquidity risk is anticipated to be low as all assets are traded and the commitment to intervention by central banks and market regulators has continued to provide for orderly trading in the markets and so the ability to buy and sell quoted equities and stock is anticipated to continue. The charity‘s investments are mainly traded in markets with good liquidity and high trading volumes. The charity has no material investment holdings in markets subject to exchange controls or trading restrictions.

The charity manages these investment risks by retaining expert advisors and operating an investment policy that provides for a high degree of diversification of holdings within investment asset classes that are quoted on recognised stock exchanges. The charity does not make use of derivatives and similar complex financial instruments as it takes the view that investments are held for their longer term yield total return and historic studies of quoted financial instruments have shown that volatility in any particular 5 year period will normally be corrected.

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11. DEBTORS

DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Tax repayable on investment income
2022
£000
-
-
2021
£000
20
20

12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Accruals and deferred income
Grants accrued - institutional (see note 6)
2022
£000
9
1,050
1,059
2021
£000
12
846
858

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR

2022 2021
£000 £000
Grants accrued - institutional (see note 6) 669 740

There are no funding commitments at the year end (2021 - none).

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14. STATEMENT OF FUNDS

STATEMENT OF FUNDS - CURRENT YEAR

UNRESTRICTED INCOME
FUNDS
DESIGNATED FUND
The Centenary Fund
GENERAL FUNDS
General Funds
TOTAL UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Permanent Endowment Fund
TOTAL OF FUNDS
Balance at 1
April 2021
£000
59
(39)
20
39,198
39,218
Income
£000
-
1,271
1,271
26
1,297
Expenditure
£000
-
(1,142)
(1,142)
(517)
(1,659)
Gains/
(Losses)
£000
-
-
-
3,974
3,974
Balance at
31 March
2022
£000
59
90
149
42,681
42,830

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14. STATEMENT OF FUNDS (CONTINUED)

STATEMENT OF FUNDS - PRIOR YEAR

UNRESTRICTED
INCOME FUNDS
DESIGNATED FUND
The Centenary Fund
GENERAL FUNDS
General Funds
TOTAL
UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Permanent Endowment
Fund
TOTAL OF FUNDS
Balance at
1 April
2020
£000
100
-
100
32,284
32,384
Income
£000
-
1,167
1,167
148
1,315
As restated
Expenditure
£000
-
(1,247)
(1,247)
(424)
(1,671)
Transfers
in/out
£000
(41)
41
-
-
-
As restated
Gains/
(Losses)
£000
-
-
-
7,190
7,190
Balance at
31 March
2021
£000
59
(39)
20
39,198
39,218

The Centenary Fund has been established by the Trustees to mark the Trust's centenary in 2024.

The transfer comprises the total return on endowment funds applied for the purposes of the charity (see note 2).

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15. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS - CURRENT YEAR

Tangible fixed assets
Fixed asset investments
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
Creditors due in more than one year
TOTAL
Endowment
funds
2022
Unrestricted
funds
2022
£000
£000
-
1
43,240
100
1,161
56
(1,323)
264
(397)
(272)
42,681
149
Total
funds
2022
£000
1
43,340
1,217
(1,059)
(669)
42,830

ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS - PRIOR YEAR

Fixed asset investments
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
Creditors due in more than one year
TOTAL
Endowment
funds
2021
£000
39,783
788
(650)
(723)
39,198
Unrestricted
funds
2021
£000
100
145
(208)
(17)
20
Total
funds
2021
£000
39,883
933
(858)
(740)
39,218

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RECONCILIATION OF NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING 16. ACTIVITIES

Net income for the year (as per Statement of Financial Activities)
ADJUSTMENTS FOR:
Net gains on investments
Dividends, interests and rents from investments
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
17.
ANALYSIS OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash in hand
TOTAL CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
18.
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET DEBT
At 1 April
2021
£000
Cash at bank and in hand
913
913
2022
£000
3,612
(3,457)
(1,297)
20
130
(992)
2022
£000
1,217
1,217
Cash flows
£000
304
304
2021
£000
6,834
(6,839)
(1,315)
2
81
(1,237)
2021
£000
913
913
At 31 March
2022
£000
1,217
1,217

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19. PENSION COMMITMENTS

The charity contributes towards a pension plan for its employees and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the charity to the fund amounted to £5,000 (2021 - £2,000). There was £nil outstanding at the balance sheet date (2021 - £nil).

20. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

A £1,000 small grant was awarded to a charity which shares a trustee with the Trust. The trustee was not involved in the decision to award the grant.

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