## **THE CLOVER TRUST**
**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**
**Registered Charity No: 213578**
## **THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **CONTENTS**
## **CONTENTS**
|**CONTENTS**||
|---|---|
||**Page No**|
|Legal and Administrative Details|1|
|Trustees' Report|2 - 4|
|Independent Auditor's Report|5 - 7|
|Statement of Financial Activities|8 - 9|
|Balance Sheet|10|
|Notes to the Accounts|11 - 16|
## **THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
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Trustees B H Woodhouse
Mrs S Woodhouse
Mrs C L Morrison
Charity number 213578
Principal Address Box Tree House
22 Martingale Road
Burbage
Marlborough
SN8 3TY
Independent Auditor Azets Audit Services
5th Floor
Ashford Commercial Quarter
1 Dover Place
Ashford
Kent TN23 1FB
Bankers C. Hoare & Co
37 Fleet Street
London
EC4P 4DQ
Triodos Bank
20 Old Bailey
London
EC4M 7LN
Investment Advisors Smith and Williamson Investment Management LLP
25 Moorgate
London
EC2R 6AY
Key Management Personnel Trustees (as above)
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## **THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
The Trustees present herewith their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (FRS 102) in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and 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 published on 16 July 2014 as amended by Bulletin 1.
## **Objectives and activities**
The Trustees hold the capital and income of the Charity, to pay or apply the whole, or any part or parts thereof, in their absolute discretion to any legally charitable purposes as they shall determine. When planning the activities for the year the Trustees have considered the Charity Commissions' guidance on public benefit. As donations are made to registered charities, the Trustees believe that The Clover Trust is acting for the public benefit.
The endowment fund is invested to produce income which is available for unrestricted purposes.
The charity intends to achieve these objectives by making charitable donations within its available income.
## **Public benefit statement**
The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities.
## **Review of the year**
During the year, the Trust made 34 (2020: 34) charitable grants totalling £190,000 (2020: £197,750) as detailed in note 3 to the accounts. The donations provided by the Trust allow each beneficiary charity to aid sections of the public.
## **Financial review**
Income for the year amounted to £196,439 (2020: £181,267). Expenditure for the year amounted to £234,250 (2020: £237,153). After accounting for a gain on investments of £333,894 (2020: loss £141,074) funds increased by £296,083 (2020: decreased £196,960). At 31 December 2021 funds amounted to £6,115,994 (2020: £5,819,911).
## **Reserves policy**
It is not the policy of the Trustees to specifically retain income in reserve. The income is normally applied for charitable purposes within six months of receipt.
In accordance with the Charity Commission guidance, the Trust reviews on a regular basis the level of income reserves that it considers appropriate. At 31 December 2021, the Trustees consider it appropriate to hold no unrestricted reserves and have deemed all funds, with the exception of the permanent endowment fund, as designated funds. The designated reserves at 31 December 2021 amounted to £42,624 (2020: £40,468).
The endowment fund totalled £6,073,370 (2020: £5,779,443).
## **Investment policy**
Under the trust deed, the Trust has the power to make any investment the Trustees see fit. The Trustees are satisfied with the performance of the Trust's investments.
## **Risk assessment**
The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those relating to the specific operational areas of the charity, its investments and its finances. The Trustees believe that effective systems and controls are in place to mitigate these risks by ensuring that effective controls exist over key financial systems and by examining the operational and business risks faced by the charity.
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## **THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
## **Risk assessment (continued)**
The amount allocated for grants each year is limited to the predicted annual income less the predicted annual charity running costs. Accordingly, the major risk is with regards to the investment portfolio and the ability to ensure income levels are maximised given any potential volatility in the financial market.
## **Plans for the future**
In future periods the Trustees intend to continue making charitable donations within the income arising. The Trustees have a designated selection of recipients of their funds and intend to continue with this policy for the foreseeable future.
## **Going concern**
The Trustees consider the accounts in respect of the year ended 31 December 2021 provide a clear and accurate disclosure of the Trust’s performance. There have been no significant changes to the charity since the year end.
The Clover Trust’s income available for distribution relies entirely on the investments managed by Smith & Williamson. Therefore, the trust relies on the international markets for its income. The portfolio is spread to manage risk and ensure a reasonably constant supply of income. The obvious risk and threat are that there is a global downturn that would reduce the trust’s income and thus the cash available for distribution to charities. In this case the trust will be able to continue to function since it has negligible costs; however, charities that receive regular donations will either receive less or no donation at all.
The Trustees aim over the foreseeable future is to continue to run the same model as the previous years.
Since the Trust has no formal liabilities to any charity as regards committed donations, this will mean our supported charities will receive less.
The Trustees believe The Clover Trust is a going concern considering a period of at least 12 months from the date the accounts are approved.
## **Key management personnel**
The Trustees consider the Trustees comprise the key management personnel of the charity in charge of directing and controlling, running and operating the charity on a day to day basis. All Trustees give of their time freely and no Trustee received remuneration in the year.
## **Structure, governance and management**
The Clover Trust is an unincorporated charity, governed by a declaration of trust dated 23 December 1961.
The existing Trustees have the power to appoint new or additional Trustees as they consider fit to do so. In view of the long experience of the Trustees, it is not considered necessary for them to undergo formal training. The Trust is governed by a board of three Trustees, the Trustees meet bi-annually to manage its affairs.
There are no related parties other than the Trustees.
Since the charity is not committed itself to paying salaries and does not require office accommodation, the financial risk will be kept at a minimum. The Trustees do not commit funds until they are available.
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## **THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
## **Statement of Trustees' responsibilities**
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual 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:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2015 (FRS 102);
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- - state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- 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 responsible for keeping proper accounting records that 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.
## **Statement as to Disclosure of Information to Auditors**
So far as the Trustees are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the charity's auditors are unaware, and each Trustee has taken all the steps that he or she ought to have taken as a Trustee in order to make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity’s auditors are aware of that information.
## **Auditors**
A resolution proposing that Azets Audit Services be reappointed as auditor of the charity will be put to the members.
Approved by the Trustees on 18 May 2022 and signed on their behalf by: -
…………………………………………….
## **Mrs S Woodhouse**
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **Opinion**
We have audited the financial statements of The Clover Trust (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 December 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and notes to the financial statements, including 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).
In our opinion the financial statements:
- give a true and fair view of the state of the charity’s affairs as at 31 December 2021, and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended;
- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
- have been properly prepared in accordance with the requirements of Charities Act 2011.
## **Basis for opinion**
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
## **Conclusions relating to going concern**
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the 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.
## **Other information**
The other information comprises the information included in the Trustees annual report2, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report2. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception**
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:
- the information given in the financial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the Trustees’ report; or
- sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or
- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
## **Responsibilities of Trustees**
As explained more fully in the Trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 4, the Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the 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.
## **Auditor's 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 regulations made under section 154 of that Act.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
## **Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud**
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 specific procedures for this engagement and the extent to which these are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the trust and the industry in which it operates, and considered the risk of acts by the trust that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. We designed audit procedures to respond to the risk, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.
We focused on laws and regulations which could give rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements, including, but not limited to, the Companies Act 2006 and UK tax legislation. Our tests included agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation, enquiries with management and enquiries of legal counsel. There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and, the further removed noncompliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it. We did not identify any key audit matters relating to irregularities, including fraud. As in all our audits, we also addressed the risk of management override of internal controls, including testing journals and evaluating whether there was evidence of bias by the directors that represented a risk of material misstatements due to fraud.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CLOVER TRUST**
**Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud (continued)** A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/Our-Work/Audit/Audit-and-assurance/Standards-and-guidance/Standards-and-guidance-forauditors/Auditors-responsibilities-for-audit/Description-of-auditors-responsibilities-for-audit.aspx. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
## **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 auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s Trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
5th Floor Azets Audit Services Ashford Commercial Quarter Statutory Auditor 1 Dover Place Date: 24 May 2022 Ashford, Kent. TN23 1FB
Azets Audit Services is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.
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## **THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
|**Note**
**Income from:**
Investment income
**2**
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
Investment manager's costs
Charitable activities
Grants payable
**3**
Support costs
**4**
**Total expenditure**
Net gains/(losses) on investments
**7**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Fund balances at 1 January 2021
**Fund balances at 31 December 2021**
**Net (expenditure)/income before**
**gains on investments**
**Net movement in funds**|**Unrestricted**
**Endowment**
**2021**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
196,439
-
196,439
196,439
-
196,439
-
39,967
39,967
190,000
-
190,000
4,283
-
4,283
194,283
39,967
234,250
2,156
(39,967)
(37,811)
-
333,894
333,894
2,156
293,927
296,083
40,468
5,779,443
5,819,911
42,624
6,073,370
6,115,994|**2020**
**Total**
**£**
181,267
181,267
35,401
197,750
4,002
237,153
(55,886)
(141,074)
(196,960)
6,016,871
5,819,911|
|---|---|---|
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared.
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## **THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
|**COMPARATIVE INFORMATION ONLY**
**Note**
**Income from:**
Investment income
**2**
Income tax irrecoverable
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
Investment manager's costs
Charitable activities
Grants payable
**3**
Support costs
**4**
**Total expenditure**
**(expenditure)/**
**income**
Net (losses)/gains on investments
**7**
**Net**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Fund balances at 1 January 2020
**Fund balances at 31 December 2020**|**Unrestricted**
**Endowment**
**2020**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
181,267
-
181,267
-
-
-
181,267
-
181,267
-
35,401
35,401
197,750
-
197,750
4,002
-
4,002
201,752
35,401
237,153
(20,485)
(35,401)
(55,886)
-
(141,074)
(141,074)
(20,485)
(176,475)
(196,960)
60,953
5,955,918
6,016,871
40,468
5,779,443
5,819,911|**2019**
**Total**
**£**
236,016
-
236,016
39,407
219,500
3,754
262,661
(26,645)
503,258
476,613
5,540,258
6,016,871|
|---|---|---|
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared.
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## **THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **BALANCE SHEET** _**AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
|**Note**
**Fixed assets**
Investments
**7**
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
**8**
**Net current assets**
**Total assets**
**Funds**
Unrestricted designated funds
**9**
Endowment funds
**10**
**11**|**£**
**£**
6,086,993
6,086,993
42,986
42,986
(13,984)
29,002
6,115,994
42,624
6,073,370
6,115,994
**2021**|**£**
**£**
5,786,199
5,786,199
46,967
46,967
(13,255)
33,712
5,819,911
40,468
5,779,443
5,819,911
**2020**|
|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Trustees on 18 May 2022 and signed on its behalf by:
………………………….. ………………………….. Mrs S Woodhouse Mrs C L Morrison **Trustee Trustee**
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## **THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **(a) Basis of accounting**
The Clover Trust is a registered charity with the Charity Commission in the United Kingdom. The address of the registered office is given in the charity information on page 1 of these financial statements. The nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are to hold the capital and income of the Charity, to pay or apply the whole, or any part or parts thereof, in their absolute discretion to any legally charitable purposes as they shall determine.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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 on 16 July 2014 as amended by Bulletin 1, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value.
The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.
## **(b) Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are funds that can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the Trustees, and which have not been designated for any other purposes.
Endowment funds are capital funds invested to produce income. The trustees have the discretion to apply up to 5% of the endowed funds, so long as this is made good out of future income.
Income arising on Endowment funds is generally expendable and is distributed to income funds in order to be spent.
## **(c) Income**
All income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.
Investment income is credited in the Statement of Financial Activities in the period in which it is receivable.
## **(d) Expenditure**
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or contractual obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. It is categorised under the following headings:
The costs of raising funds are investment management fees.
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## **THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
## **1 Accounting policies (continued)**
## **(d) Expenditure**
Irrecoverable VAT is charges to the Statement of Financial Activities in the year which it is incurred.
Grants payable are payments made to third parties in the furtherance of the charitable objectives of the charity. The grants are accounted for where the trustees have agreed to pay the grant without condition and the recipient has a reasonable expectation that they will receive a grant.
Support costs consist of costs not directly attributable to direct charitable expenditure, but which are in respect of the general administration of the charity and overall management of the funds.
## **(e) Investments**
Investments are recognised initially at fair value which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at fair value with changes recognised in ‘net gains / (losses) on investments’ in the Statement of Financial Activities if the shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably. Other investments are measured at cost less impairment.
## **(f) Debtors and creditors receivable / payable within one year**
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.
## **(g) Financial instruments**
The trust 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.
## **(h) Tax**
The charity is an exempt charity within the meaning of schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 and is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes.
## **(i) Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty**
Accounting 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. There are no significant judgements or estimates.
## **(j) Going concern**
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.
The Clover Trust’s income available for distribution relies entirely on the investments managed by Smith & Williamson. Therefore, the trust relies on the international markets for its income. The portfolio is spread to manage risk and ensure a reasonably constant supply of income. The obvious risk and threat are that there is a global downturn that would reduce the trust’s income and thus the cash available for distribution to charities. In this case the trust will be able to continue to function since it has negligible costs; however, charities that receive regular donations will either receive less or no donation at all.
The trustees aim over the forseeable future is to continue to run the same model as the previous years.
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## **THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
## **(j) Going concern**
Since the Trust has no formal liabilities to any charity as regards committed donations, this will mean our supported charities will receive less.
The Trustees believe The Clover Trust is a going concern considering a period of at least 12 months from the date the accounts are approved.
|**2**
**Investment income**
Dividends and interest from investments
Interest received
**3**
**Grants payable**
**The total grants paid to institutions during the year was as follows:**
999 Club
Action Medical Research
Brainwave
Bridport Stoke Club
British Institute for Brain Injured Children (BIBIC)
CAFOD
Cardinal Hume Centre
Childhood First
Children with Cancer
CLAPA
Longfield (Cotswold Care)
Crohn's in Childhood Research Assoc (CICRA)
DEMAND
Disability Snowsport UK
Downside Fisher
Essex Association of Boys Clubs
Farms of City Children
Fight for Sight
Friends of Children in Romania
Helen & Douglas House
Jubilee Gardens (1978) Limited
Kates Home Nursing
KIDS
Orchard Vale Trust
Restore
SSAFA
The AIDIS Trust
The Can Care Support Group
The Family Haven
The JOLT Trust
The MPS Society
The Sue Ryder Care (Foundation)
Wavelength
West London Action for Children|**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
196,439
180,982
-
285
196,439
181,267
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
8,000
7,000
4,000
4,000
3,000
4,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
4,000
4,000
5,000
3,500
3,500
4,000
5,000
5,000
7,000
3,000
4,000
6,500
6,500
3,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
2,000
2,000
6,000
5,000
2,250
3,000
16,000
15,000
4,000
4,000
40,000
40,000
6,000
8,000
2,250
3,000
7,000
6,000
4,000
5,000
3,000
4,000
3,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
3,000
4,000
6,000
5,500
5,000
4,000
5,000
5,000
1,500
2,000
5,000
4,500
3,000
2,750
6,000
5,000
190,000
197,750|
|---|---|
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## **THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
|**4**
**Support costs**
Bank Charges
Auditors' remuneration|**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
311
234
3,972
3,768
4,283
4,002|
|---|---|
## **5 Trustees' Remuneration and benefits**
The Trustees neither received nor waived any remuneration (including pension benefits) during the year (2020: £Nil).
No Trustees (2020: None) received reimbursed expenses.
The Trustees comprise the key management personnel of the charity in charge of directing and controlling, running and operating the charity on a day to day basis. All Trustees give of their time freely and no trustee received remuneration in the year.
## **6 Employees**
There were no employees during the year (2020: None).
|**7**
**Fixed asset investments**
**Market Value - 2021**
At 1 January 2021
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
At 31 December 2021
Historical cost
**Market Value - 2020**
At 1 January 2020
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
At 31 December 2020
Historical cost|**Cash**
**Listed**
**investments**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
28,084
5,758,117
5,786,201
-
476,031
476,031
83,982
(593,116)
(509,134)
-
333,894
333,894
112,067
5,974,928
6,086,993
4,993,156
**Cash**
**investments**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
234,594
5,727,530
5,962,124
-
2,278,781
2,278,781
(206,511)
(2,107,120)
(2,313,631)
-
(141,074)
(141,074)
28,084
5,758,117
5,786,199
5,043,590|
|---|---|
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## **THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
|**7**
**Fixed asset investments - continued**
Investments at fair value comprised:
Equities
UK Government bonds
UK Corporate bonds
Other bonds
Property
Other|**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
3,660,769
3,528,124
62,474
65,616
993,593
986,237
103,465
97,784
550,732
512,748
603,895
567,606
5,974,928
5,758,115|
|---|---|
All investments are carried at their fair value. The investments detailed above are all traded in quoted public markets, primarily the London Stock Exchange. Holdings in common investment funds, unit trusts and open-ended investment companies are 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).
|Investment assets split between UK and those outside the UK:
UK investments
Non UK Investments|Investment assets split between UK and those outside the UK:
UK investments
Non UK Investments|**Market value**
**Cost**
**£**
**£**
3,507,569
3,127,637
2,467,359
1,865,519|
|---|---|---|
|||5,974,928
4,993,156|
|**8**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
Professional fees
3,960
3,710
Investment management fees
10,024
9,545
There are no individual investments that are in excess of 5% of the portfolio valuation.|||
|||13,984
13,255|
|**9**
**Designated funds - 2020**
Designated fund|**At 1 January**
**2021**
**Income**
**£**
**£**
40,468
196,439|**Expenditure**
**At 31 December**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
(194,283)
42,624|
|**Desgnated fund - 2020**
Designated fund|**At 1 January**
**2020**
**Income**
**£**
**£**
60,953
181,267|**Expenditure**
**At 31 December**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
(201,752)
40,468|
The Trustees have designated the unrestricted funds of the charity to provide income for future distribution. The aim being to distribute income received during the year as charitable distributions. Therefore, the Trustees have deemed that no free reserves are held at 31 December 2020 and accordingly all other funds, other than the permanent endowment fund are deemed to be designated for the principal charitable activity.
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## **THE CLOVER TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021**_
|**10**
**Endowment fund - 2021**
Endowment fund
**Endowment fund - 2020**
Endowment fund|**At 1 January**
**2021**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**Gains on**
**investments**
**At 31**
**December**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
5,779,443
-
(39,967)
333,894
6,073,370
**At 1 January**
**2020**
**Income**
**Expenditure**
**Loss on**
**investments**
**At 31**
**December**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
5,955,918
-
(35,401)
(141,074)
5,779,443|
|---|---|
The Endowment Fund relates to assets referred to in the The Trust Deed, as The Trust Fund and is considered a permanent endowment. The Trustees have the discretion to apply up to a 5% of the endowed funds, in any one year, so long as this is made good out of future income.
Income arising from The Trust Fund can be used to make donations to other charitable causes.
|**11**
**Analysis of Funds - 2021**
Investments
Current assets
Current liabilities
**Analysis of Funds - 2020**
Investments
Current assets
Current liabilities|**Unrestricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
6,086,993
6,086,993
47,063
(4,077)
42,986
(4,439)
(9,545)
(13,984)
42,624
6,073,370
6,115,994
**Unrestricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
5,786,199
5,786,199
44,178
2,789
46,967
(3,710)
(9,545)
(13,255)
40,468
5,779,443
5,819,911|
|---|---|
## **12 Related party disclosures**
There were no related party transactions in the current or preceeding year.
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