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2023-03-31-accounts

Report ofthe Salvation Report ofthe Salvation Army Pension Fund Board 2 to 7
Accounts 8to 14
Auditors' Report 15to 17
Actuary's Statement 18

1. Actuaries and Investment Messrs. BWCI Consulting Messrs. BWCI Consulting Limited Limited
Consultant: Albert House
St Peter Port
Guernsey
GY1 1AW
2. Auditors: Knox Cropper
LLP
65-68 Leadenhall
Street
London
EC3A 2AD
3. Solicitors: Messrs. Slaughter
ik May
One Bunhill
Row
London
EC1Y8YY
4. Bankers: Reliance Bank Limited
Faith House,
23-24 Lovat Lane,
London
EC3R BEB
5. Investment Advisor: Investment
Advisory
Committee ofThe Salvation Army
6. Investment Managers: Sarasin 8 Partners
LLP
100St. Paul's Churchyard,
London
EC4M 8BU
Legal &General Investment Management (LGIM)
1Coleman Street
London
EC2R SAA

verall as set allocation , ,
Asset Catai/ory Long term
target asset
allocation
Permitted
range
Performance Benchmark
UK Equities 45.0% +/- 5% FTSE Custom All-Share Specialist
Ethical Index
Overseas Equities 22.5% +/- 5% FTSE Custom
All World ex UK
Specialist Ethical (Net WHT) Index
Long dated
UK
ICE BofAML 15+Year Sterling
corporate bonds 25.0% +/ So/o Non-gilt Index
Property 7.5% +/- 2.5% MSCI/AREF
UK Quarterly
Ail
Balanced
Property
Fund Index
Cash 0.0% + 5%
TOTAL 100%
ctive manager asset allocation,
Asset Category Asset allocation Permitted
range
Performance Benchmark
UK Equities 27.0'Yo +/- 10'Yo MSCI UK Investable Market Index
Overseas Equities 13.0% +/- 10% MSCI AC World ex uk Index
Long dated
UK
ICE BOfAML 15+Year Sterling
corporate bonds 60,0% +/- 5% Non-gilt Index
Cash 0,0'/o + 5%
TOTAL 100%

assive manager asset a assive manager asset a llocation,
Asset fund
category
Asset allocation Permitted
range
Performance
Benchmark
Index-Linked Giits over 37.0% +/- 2% FTSE A UK Index-Linked Giits
15years Over 15Years Index
Index-Unked Giits 630% +/ FTSE A UK Index-Linked Giits
under 15years Under 15Years Index
TOTAL 100%
he analysis of investments
(at bid marke
t value) as at 31March 2023 was as follows:
Market Value
6
UK Equities
Overseas Equities
UK Bonds 97,290,858 36
Property 15,779,561 6
Managed Funds 153,434,529 57
Cash 423 814 1
E266,928,762 100%
he Fund performance
ag
ainst
benchmark
ov
er 1 and 3years wa s as follows:
Performance over 1 ear % Performance over3 ears % a
Fund Benchmark Fund Benchmark
Sarasin -11.7 -10.3 -0.3 2,1
Le al BtGeneral 9.3 9.0 17.5 17.2
OPF Consolidated -1.4 -0,3 8.5 10.0

FOR THE Y EAR END ED 31MARCH 2023
Notes 2023 2022
I E
CONTRIBUTIONS
AND BENEFITS
Contributions
Receivable
1(b), 3 5,150,229 9,672,563
Transfers
in
942
5 150229 9673505
Benefits Payable 9,236,909 8,803,140
Transfers out
Administrative
Expenses
329842 457 506
9566751 9260 646
Net AddidonsiflYithdrs vrslsg From
Dealings arith OiFicers 4416522 412859
RETURNS ON INVESTMENTS
Investment
Income
1(I3),6 2,902,815 3,038,676
Change
in Market Value of
Investments (8,039,551) 14,378,868
Investment
Management
Fees
423 510 540 435
iYetRetvrns on Investments 5560 246 16877 109
NET
INCREASE/(DECREASE)
IN THE
FUND DURING THE YEAR (9,976,768) 17,289,968
NET ASSETSOFTHE SCHEME
AtIApril 2022 278 505 420 261 215452
At31 Harsh 2fi23 E268,528,652 E278,505,420

ONTRIB UTION S
RECEIVABLE
2023 2022
f E
Ordinary Annual Contribution 5,150,229 5,672,563
Annual Capital Contribution 2,000,000
Special Contribution 2,000,000
E5,150,229 E9,672,563

4. BENEFITS PAYABLE FOR TH E YEAR ENDED 3 1MARCH 2023
2023 2022
E E
Pensions to retired Officers 8,392,166 7,522,221
Lump Sum Retirement Grants 844,743 1,280,919
Transfers
E9,236,909 E8,803,140
5. ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES
2023 2022
E E
The Salvation
Army Management
Charge 41,246 34,312
Auditors
Remuneration
Audit Fees 15,864 13,620
Actuarial
Fees
213,464 144,117
Other Professional
Fees
58,800 265,457
Other Expenses 468
E329,842 E457,506
6. INVESTMENT INCOME
2023 2022
E E
Income from Fixed Interest Securities 2,249,123 2,149,292
Dividends
from Equities
650,817 888,832
Income from Property Fund
Interest on Cash Deposits 2875 552
E2,902,815 E3,038,676

Market Purchases Sales Change
in
Market
Value at Cost Proceeds Market Value
01/4/22 Value 31/03/23
f f f f f
Bonds 62,852,675 173,021,049 (122,779,866) (15,803,000) 97,290,858
Equity Funds 144,402,599 3,090,562 (152,690,885) 5,769,207 571,483
Equities 46,720,056 7,769,024 (53,383,231) (1,105,849)
Gilt Funds 145,669,624 7,193,422 152,863,046
Property
Fund
19872892
273,848,222
329550 259 ~328 853982 ~4093 331
~8039551
15779561
266,5D4,948
Cash
Deposits 2 385041 423 814
f276,233,263 f266,928,762
2023 2022f
Market Value
Market Value Book Value Book Value
f f
BONDS
Fixed Interest Securities
Corporate Bonds 97,290,858 95,864,833 62,852,675 66,534,088
UK Gilts
Overseas Corporate
Bonds
Overseas Government
Bond Funds 152863046 145669 624
250 153904 241 534 457 62 852 675 66 534088
Equity Funds
UK Quoted 272,775 4,665,657 98,381,126 83,204,982
Overseas 298 708 1 633475 46 021 473 32 485 058
571483 6299 132 144402 599 115690 D4D
EQUITIES
UK Quoted 22,949,094 21,137,505
Overseas 23 770 962 18368772
46 720 056 39 506 277
PROPERTY FUND 15779 561 15599 697 19872 892 15061473
CASH DEPOSITS
Brokers Balances
Sterling 423 814 423 814 2 385041 1915189
TOTALS E266 504 948 E263 857 100 E273 848 222 E238 707067

The Fund's investment assets and liabilities have been fair valued using the above hierarchy hierarchy levels as
follows:
As at31 March 2023 Level 1
I
Level 2
I
Level
I
3 TotalI
UK Bonds 97,290,858 97,290,858
Equity Funds (pooled investment 571,483 571,483
vehicles)
Gilt Funds (pooled investment vehicles) 152,863,046 152,863,046
Equities
Property 15,779,561 15,779,561
Cash 423 814 423 814
97 714672 169 214090 6266 928 762
As at31 March 2022 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
I E E
UK Bonds 62,852,675 62,852,675
Equity Funds (pooled investment 144,402,599 144,402,599
vehicles)
Equities 46,720,056 46,720,056
Property 19,872,892 19,872,892
Cash 2 385041 2 385 041
6119957772 6164 275 491 & 6276 233263

Price inflation 4.0% pa
Rate ofincrease in allowances 4.5% pa
Rate of pension increases 4.5% pa
Rate ofdeferred pension increases 4.5% pa
Pre-retirement
discount
rate 3.7% pa
Past-retirement discount rate 2.9%pa
Management
expenses
5.0%ofthe future ordinary contributions
(other than investment related expenses)
Assets Market value