## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

**Charity No: 235311** 

**JOSEPH MILLER Chartered Accountants Newcastle upon Tyne** 



**THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **CONTENTS** 

## **Page** 

- **1** Reference and administrative information 

- **2 - 4** Report of the trustees 

- **5 - 7** Independent auditor’s report 

- **8** Statement of financial activities 

- **9** Balance sheet 

- **10** Statement of cash flows 

- **11 - 20** Notes to the financial statements 



**THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** 

||**30 SEPTEMBER 2020**|
|---|---|
|**Registered charity number:**|235311|
|**Working name:**|Frazer Trust|
|**Correspondence address:**|Floor A|
||Milburn House|
||Dean Street|
||Newcastle upon Tyne|
||NE1 1LE|
|**Trustees:**|Sir W Antony Reardon Smith Bt (Chairman)|
||D A Cook|
||U Fagandini|
||R M H Read|
||W N H Reardon Smith|
||W I Waites|
|**Auditor:**|Joseph Miller|
||Floor A|
||Milburn House|
||Dean Street|
||Newcastle upon Tyne|
||NE1 1LE|
|**Investment advisers:**|Investec Wealth & Investment Limited|
||30 Gresham Street|
||London|
||EC2V 7QN|
|**Bankers:**|Lloyds Bank plc|
||102 Grey Street|
||Newcastle upon Tyne|
||NE99 1SL|
||Virgin Money plc|
||Jubilee House|
||Gosforth|
||Newcastle upon Tyne|
||NE3 4PL|
||Flagstone Investment Management|
||1st Floor, Clareville House|
||26-27 Oxendon Street|
||London|
||SW1Y 4EL|



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## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2020.  The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on pages 11 to 12 and comply with the charity's trust deed, 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 and Republic of Ireland. 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

## Governing document 

The Joseph Strong Frazer Trust is registered with the Charity Commission and its governing instrument is the trust deed dated 29 December 1939. 

## Appointment of trustees 

The board of trustees is responsible for the appointment of trustees, their tenure of office and the election of the chairman. 

## Induction and training of trustees 

New trustees are briefed on the powers and responsibilities of the trustees, the grant making process, investments and the recent financial performance of the charity. 

## Organisation 

The charity is managed by the trustees who normally meet twice a year.  At these meetings, the trustees consider the key operational areas of grant making, investment, reserves and risk management. 

## Risk management 

The trustees have carried out a detailed risk assessment to identify the major governance, financial, operational and compliance risks which the charity faces and this is reviewed each year.  Procedures have been established to enable the trustees to monitor and mitigate those risks. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

The objects of the Trust are to retain its capital in perpetuity and to apply its income to grant making.  In planning and carrying out the Trust’s activities for the year, the trustees have considered the guidance produced by the Charity Commission on public benefit and are confident that this is achieved through the grants made. 

## Grant making policy 

Under the trust deed, the trustees have power to apply the income of the Trust to, or for, such charitable institutions or other charitable objects or other charitable purposes as they, in their absolute discretion, select. 

It is the aim of the trustees to support a very wide number of good causes and charitable objects and make best use of the Trust’s resources.  Applications for grants are considered by the trustees and distributions are made where it is thought most appropriate and effective, to organisations within England and Wales. 

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## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

## **Achievements and performance** 

An analysis of grants made during the year is set out in note 4 to the financial statements. 

## **Financial review** 

The income and expenditure of the Trust are shown in the statement of financial activities on page 8. 

The principal source of unrestricted income comprised dividends and interest of £381,144 (2019: £483,372) from the investment portfolio.  The remainder came from rental income of £123,230 (2019: £134,570) from the portfolio of residential and commercial property. 

## Investment policy and performance 

The trust deed permits the charity's money to be invested in any investments in any location as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit.  The investment strategy is set by the trustees, who consider the income requirements, the risk profile and the investment advisers' view of economic and market conditions. 

The investment objectives are to obtain a balanced return from capital growth and income.  The trustees wish to preserve the real value of the portfolio in the long-term and to provide an adequate level of income to meet distributions by the charity.  The investment policy is reviewed periodically. 

The total return on the investment portfolio, net of investment fees and charges, reported by the investment managers over the year was -6.12% (2019 7.04%). 

## Reserves policy 

It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted income funds not invested in fixed assets (the free reserves) at an appropriate level to ensure that governance costs and other expenditure can be met out of undistributed investment income. The target level of reserves has been set at £100,000. 

Free reserves at 30 September 2020 were £607,525 (2019: £714,590), which the trustees consider to be appropriate in view of the £239,000 of charitable distributions agreed at the trustees’ meeting in October 2020.  The trustees review both the policy and the reserves position on a regular basis. 

## **Plans for the future** 

The charity plans to continue to make grants to beneficiaries over a very wide range of charitable sectors. The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is referred to in note 11 to the financial statements. 

## **Statement of trustees’ responsibilities** 

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

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## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

## **Statement of trustees’ responsibilities** _(continued)_ 

The law applicable to charities in England and 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 year.  In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP; 

- 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 operation. 

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. 

On behalf of the trustees 

Sir W Antony Reardon Smith Bt Chairman 6 May 2021 

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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF** 

## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **Opinion** 

We have audited the financial statements of The Joseph Strong Frazer Trust, for the year ended 30 September 2020 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, 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 United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Practice). 

In our opinion the financial statements: 

- give a true and fair view of the state of the charity’s affairs as at 30 September 2020 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 prepared in accordance with the requirements of the 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** 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where: 

- the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; or 

- the trustees have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the charity’s ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue. 

## **Other information** 

The other information comprises the information included in the report of the trustees, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.  The trustees are responsible for the other information.  Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.  If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information.  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 AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF** 

## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER 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 report of the trustees is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or 

- sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or 

- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; 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 3 and 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 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 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 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. 

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit.  We also: 

- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.  The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. 

- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the charity’s internal control. 

- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the trustees. 

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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF** 

## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

- Conclude on the appropriateness of the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting and based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.  If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion.  Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report.  However, future events or conditions may cause the charity to cease to continue as a going concern. 

- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation. 

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 the audit 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 trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an independent 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 charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. 

Joseph Miller Statutory Auditor Floor A Milburn House Dean Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1LE 6 May 2021 

Joseph Miller is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor under Section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006. 

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## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

|**Note**<br>**Income from:**<br>Investments<br>2<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>_Raising funds_<br>3<br>_Charitable activities_<br>5<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**Net (losses) / gains on investments:**<br>(Losses) / gains on<br>7<br>revaluation of investments<br>Realised (losses) on disposal of<br>investments<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**Total funds carried forward**<br>**Net (expenditure) income and net movement in**<br>**funds in year**|**Income**<br>**fund**<br>**£**<br>504,374<br>51,658<br>559,781<br>611,439<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(107,065)<br>714,590<br>607,525|**Capital**<br>**fund**<br>**£**<br>-<br>86,138<br>-<br>86,138<br>(999,724)<br>(52,566)<br>(1,052,290)<br>(1,138,428)<br>14,895,458<br>13,757,030|**2020**<br>**£**<br>504,374<br>137,796<br>559,781<br>697,577<br>(999,724)<br>(52,566)<br>(1,052,290)<br>(1,245,493)<br>15,610,048<br>14,364,555|**2019**<br>**£**<br>617,942<br>153,860<br>584,674<br>738,534<br>476,743<br>(49,177)<br>427,566<br>306,974<br>15,303,074<br>15,610,048|
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The notes on pages 11 to 20 form part of these financial statements 

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## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **BALANCE SHEET** 

## **AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

|**Note**<br>**Fixed assets**<br>Investments<br>7<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>8<br>Cash at bank<br>**Liabilities**<br>Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year<br>9<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>**Funds**<br>Capital<br>Unrestricted income funds<br>**Total charity funds**<br>10|**2020**<br>**£**<br>13,751,952<br>44,924<br>598,233<br>643,157<br>(30,554)<br>612,603<br>14,364,555<br>13,757,030<br>607,525<br>14,364,555|**2019**<br>**£**<br>14,895,590<br>78,237<br>668,722<br>746,959<br>(32,501)<br>714,458<br>15,610,048<br>14,895,458<br>714,590<br>15,610,048|
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These financial statements were approved by the trustees on 6 May 2021 and were signed on their behalf by:- 

Sir W Antony Reardon Smith Bt Chairman 

The notes on pages 11 to 20 form part of these financial statements 

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## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

|**Cash flows from operating activities:**<br>Net cash used in operating activities<br>(a)<br>**Cash flows from investing activities:**<br>Dividends, interest and rents from investments<br>Purchase of investments<br>Proceeds from sale of investments<br>Net cash provided by investing activities<br>**Change in cash in the year ended 30 September 2020**<br>Cash at 1 October 2019<br>**Cash at 30 September 2020**<br>(b)<br>**(a) Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operating activities**<br>**Adjustments for:**<br>Losses (gains) on investments<br>Dividends, interest and rents from investments<br>Decrease in debtors<br>Decrease in creditors<br>**Net cash used in operating activities**<br>**(b) Analysis of cash at 30 September 2020**<br>Cash with Flagstone Investment Management<br>Cash with Lloyds Bank plc<br>Cash with Virgin Money plc<br>Cash with Handelsbanken<br>Cash held by investment adviser<br>Net (expenditure) income for the year ended 30 September 2020 (as<br>per the statement of financial activities)|**2020**<br>**£**<br>(666,211)<br>504,374<br>(708,040)<br>762,460<br>558,794<br>(107,417)<br>1,040,041<br>932,624<br>(1,245,493)<br>1,052,290<br>(504,374)<br>33,313<br>(1,947)<br>(666,211)<br>299,461<br>145,755<br>77,515<br>75,502<br>598,233<br>334,391<br>932,624|**2019**<br>**£**<br>(737,935)<br>617,942<br>(816,311)<br>1,197,288<br>998,919<br>260,984<br>779,057<br>1,040,041<br>306,974<br>(427,566)<br>(617,942)<br>2,784<br>(2,185)<br>(737,935)<br>-<br>516,354<br>76,936<br>75,432<br>668,722<br>371,319<br>1,040,041|
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**THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

## **a) Basis of preparation** 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless stated otherwise. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. 

The financial statements have been prepared to give a 'true and fair' view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair view'. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) 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 are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the trust. 

## **b) Preparation of financial statements on a going concern basis** 

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

## **c) Fund accounting** 

## **i) Income fund** 

The income fund is credited with the investment income arising from the trust's investments and is charged with charitable distributions made by the Trust, costs of raising funds and support and governance costs.  Any surplus on the income fund is carried forward and is available for future distribution. 

## **ii) Capital fund** 

The capital fund represents the endowed funds from the will trust of J S Frazer deceased together with the accumulated surpluses arising from the active management of the investments. 

## **d) Fixed asset investments** 

## **i) Listed investments** 

Investments are a form of basic financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at their fair value as at the balance sheet date using the closing quoted market value. Gains or losses arising on revaluation or disposal are recognised in the statement of financial activities in the funds in which the investments are held. 

## **ii) Investment properties** 

The charity classifies land and buildings as investment properties when they are held to earn rentals or for capital appreciation, or both. Investment properties are initially measured at cost which comprises the purchase price and any directly attributable expenditure. Investment properties are subsequently remeasured to fair value (which for this purpose is market value) at each reporting date with changes in the fair value recognised in the statement of financial activities. 

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## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

## **1 Accounting policies** ( _continued_ ) 

## **e) Cash at bank** 

Cash at bank includes a current account, two instant deposit accounts and cash deposited with a savings platform. 

## **f) Creditors and provisions** 

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the trust has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligations can be measured or estimated reliably. 

## **g) Financial instruments** 

With the exception of investments described above, the trust only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially measured at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value. 

## **h) Income recognition** 

All income is included in the statement of financial activities when the trust has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably. 

The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: 

> l Investment income such as dividends and interest are included when receivable. 

> l Investment income  from rents is recognised on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. 

## **i) Expenditure recognition** 

Expenditure is recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis, inclusive of any VAT which cannot be recovered. 

Expenditure on raising funds comprise those costs directly attributable to financing, managing and maintaining the listed investments and investment properties of the trust. 

Grants payable are recorded once the Trust has made an unconditional commitment to pay the grant which is communicated to the beneficiary or the grant has been paid, whichever is earliest. Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the balance sheet date are noted as a commitment, but not provided as expenditure. 

Governance costs comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice. 

Support costs are allocated on the basis of time spent on each activity as shown in note 5 to the financial statements. 

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## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

- **2 Income from investments** 

|Dividends - UK equities<br>Dividends - Alternative assets<br>Dividends - Property<br>Interest - UK fixed interest securities<br>Interest - Overseas fixed interest securities<br>Interest on cash deposits<br>Dividends - Overseas equities<br>Investment properties - rental income<br>**Income from investments**|**2020**<br>**£**<br>206,327<br>58,812<br>17,679<br>9,755<br>76,611<br>10,866<br>1,094<br>123,230<br>504,374|**2019**<br>**£**<br>297,118<br>68,904<br>18,268<br>10,887<br>78,000<br>9,085<br>1,110<br>134,570<br>617,942|
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**3 Expenditure on raising funds** 

|Investment management<br>Property costs<br>Repairs and maintenance<br>Provision for rent arrears<br>Management, insurance and other costs<br>Legal and professional fees<br>Bank management fees and charges<br>**Expenditure on raising funds**|**Income**<br>**fund**<br>**£**<br>4,534<br>15,651<br>-<br>21,253<br>10,181<br>39<br>51,658|**Capital**<br>**fund**<br>**£**<br>86,138<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>86,138|**2020**<br>**£**<br>90,672<br>15,651<br>-<br>21,253<br>10,181<br>39<br>137,796|**2019**<br>**£**<br>92,769<br>25,005<br>6,853<br>18,291<br>10,932<br>10<br>153,860|
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## **4 Grants** 

During the year institutional grants were made for the following charitable purposes:- 

|Children<br>Youth<br>Old and infirm<br>Hospitals and home (and connected activities)<br>Deaf and blind<br>Disabled<br>Mentally handicapped<br>Medical and other research<br>Maritime<br>Armed forces<br>Caring organisations<br>Other trusts, funds and voluntary organisations<br>Schools and colleges<br>Leisure activities, animals and wildlife<br>Religious bodies|**Number**<br>33<br>27<br>3<br>21<br>18<br>15<br>5<br>71<br>15<br>7<br>52<br>33<br>3<br>24<br>10<br>337|**2020**<br>**£**<br>49,000<br>31,100<br>6,000<br>39,000<br>33,500<br>25,500<br>8,000<br>124,500<br>18,500<br>14,000<br>73,000<br>48,000<br>3,500<br>40,000<br>16,000<br>529,600|**2019**<br>**£**<br>51,500<br>38,850<br>6,000<br>39,000<br>35,500<br>27,000<br>8,000<br>128,000<br>22,500<br>15,000<br>77,000<br>52,500<br>3,000<br>34,000<br>15,500<br>553,350|
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## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

**4 Grants** ( _continued_ ) 

|**Institutional grants of £2,000 and over**<br>Action on Hearing Loss<br>Age UK (Research into Ageing)<br>Alzheimer's Research Trust<br>Alzheimer's Society<br>Arthroplasty for Arthritis Charity<br>Asthma UK ( was National Asthma Campaign)<br>Barnet Bereavement Project<br>Beating Bowel Cancer<br>Blond McIndoe Research Centre<br>Blue Lamp Foundation<br>Boarbank Hall Convalescent Home<br>Bobath Cymru<br>Bowel Cancer UK<br>Breast Cancer Care<br>Breast Cancer Now<br>British Council for the Prevention of Blindness<br>British Heart Foundation<br>British Institute for Brain Injured Children<br>British Lung Foundation<br>British Tinnitus Association<br>Cancer Research in Wales<br>Centrepoint<br>Chance UK<br>Cherry Trees<br>Children North East<br>Children's Society<br>City Hospice<br>Cleft Lip and Palate Association<br>CLIC Sargent<br>Colostromy Association<br>Combat Stress<br>Community Forest Trust<br>Complicite<br>Contact the Elderly, London<br>Coram Family<br>Counsel & Care for Elderly<br>Cystic Fibrosis Holiday fund<br>Daft as A Brush<br>Deafblind UK<br>Dementia Care Newcastle<br>Diabetes UK<br>Elsing Parichial Church Council<br>Elvina Childrens Hospital Appeal<br>Everyone Can<br>Fight for Sight<br>Finchale Training College for the Disabled<br>Carried forward|**Number**<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>2<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>3<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>49|**£**<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>3,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>4,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>4,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>3,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000|
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## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

**4 Grants** ( _continued_ ) 

|**Institutional grants of £2,000 and over**<br>Brought forward<br>Forest Holme Hospice Charity<br>Future Trees<br>Guide Dogs for the Blind Association<br>Guy's and St Thomas' Fundraising and Supporter Development<br>Headway<br>Hearing Dogs<br>Heart Research Wales<br>Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre<br>Hospice Care North Northumberland<br>Hospice in the Weald<br>Inspire Foundation<br>Institute of Cancer Research<br>Josie's Dragonfly Trust<br>Jubilee Sailing Trust<br>Kids Cancer Charity<br>Leonard Cheshire Disability<br>Leukaemia Care<br>Listening Books<br>London Air Ambulance<br>London Wildlife Trust<br>MacMillan Nurses<br>MACS<br>Maggie's Centres<br>Marie Curie Memorial Foundation , Penarth<br>Martha Trust<br>Mencap<br>MHA Chopwell and Rowlands Gill Live at Home Scheme<br>Mildmay<br>Minerva Centre<br>Missions to Seafarers<br>Moorfields Eye Charity<br>Motor Neurone Disease Association<br>Muscular Dystrophy Group<br>National Botanical Gardens of Wales<br>National Eczema Society<br>National Eye Research Centre<br>National Literacy Trust<br>National Meningitis Trust<br>National Osteoporosis Society<br>National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society<br>National Youth Choirs of Great Britain<br>Neuromuscular Centre<br>Carried forward|**Number**<br>49<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>2<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>92|**£**<br>101,500<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>3,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000|
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## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

|**4**<br>**Institutional grants of £2,000 and over**_(cont'd)_<br>Brought forward<br>Newcastle Foodbank<br>Newcastle United Foundation<br>North London Hospice<br>Northern Counties School for the Deaf<br>Northumbria Calvert Trust<br>Not Forgotten Association<br>Nunnykirk Centre for Dyslexia<br>Pain Releif Foundation<br>Peoples Kitchen Limited<br>Peoples Theatre<br>Percy Hedley Foundation<br>Pestelozzi Children's Village Trust<br>Polka Theatre<br>Potential Plus UK<br>Princess Alice Hospice<br>Prisoners' Education Trust<br>Prostate Cancer Research Trust<br>Prostate Cancer UK (was Prostate Cancer Charity)<br>R.N.L.I. Appledore<br>Reed's School<br>Restricted Growth Association<br>Royal Academy Trust<br>Royal British Legion<br>Royal College of Surgeons<br>Royal Marsden Cancer Charity<br>Royal National College for the Blind<br>Royal School for the Blind , Liverpool<br>S.S.A.F.A., Tyne & Wear<br>Samaritans<br>Samson Centre for MS<br>Scope<br>Seafarers UK<br>SeeAbility<br>Sense,  National Deaf-Blind and Rubella Association<br>Shine (formally Association for Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus)<br>Shooting Star Children's Hospices<br>Somerset Wildlife Trust<br>Southwark Cathedral Development Trust<br>Special Boat Service Association<br>Spinal Injuries Association<br>Spinal Muscular Atrophy Support UK<br>St Giles Trust<br>Stepney Bank Stables<br>Stroke Association<br>Carried forward<br>**Grants (**_continued_**)**|**Number**<br>92<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>2<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>2<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>138|**£**<br>189,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>4,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000|
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## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

|**4**<br>**Institutional grants of £2,000 and over**_(cont'd)_<br>Brought forward<br>Support Dogs<br>Surfers Against Sewerage<br>Sustrans<br>Teenager Cancer Trust<br>Terrence Higgins Trust<br>Thames Hospicecare<br>The AHOY Centre<br>The Bendrigg Trust<br>The Brain Tumour Charity<br>The Childrens Literacy Charity<br>The Donor Conception Network<br>The Douglas Bader Foundation<br>The Fountain Centre<br>The Friends of The Cathedral of the forest<br>The Gurkha Welfare Trust<br>The Hextol Foundation<br>The Josephine and Jack Project<br>The National Brain Appeal<br>The Pace Centre Ltd<br>The Parachute Regiment Charity<br>The Parochial Church Council of Sugley<br>The Royal Star & Garter Home<br>The Soldiers' Charity (was Army Benevolent Fund)<br>The West Horsley Wheel of Care<br>Trinity Hospice<br>Tuberous Sclerosis Association<br>Tyne Amateur Rowing Club<br>Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Services Ltd<br>Versus Arthritis (was Arthritis Research UK)<br>Volunteering Matters<br>Wag & Co<br>We Are With You (was Addaction)<br>Welsh College of Music & Drama<br>Welsh National Opera<br>West Horsley Village Hall<br>Willow Burn<br>Carried forward<br>Institutional grants less than £2,000<br>**Grants (**_continued_**)**|**Number**<br>138<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>2<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>1<br>175<br>162<br>337|**£**<br>282,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>3,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>2,500<br>2,000<br>360,000<br>169,600<br>529,600|
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## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

|**5**<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**Income**<br>**Capital **<br>**fund**<br>**fund **<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Grants payable (see note 4)<br>529,600<br>-<br>Support costs:<br>Auditors' fees for other services<br>7,150<br>-<br>536,750<br>-<br>Annuities to trustees<br>1,125<br>-<br>Trustees’ liability insurance<br>1,850<br>-<br>Auditors’ fees for audit services<br>3,355<br>-<br>Auditors’ fees for other services<br>15,031<br>-<br>Meeting, travelling and miscellaneous<br>1,670<br>-<br>expenses<br>23,031<br>-<br>**Total expenditure on charitable**<br>**activities**<br>559,781<br>-<br>**6 Transactions with trustees**<br>Under the terms of the will trust each of the trustees receives the sum of<br>£150 which together with the income tax due amounts to £188. The<br>amount charged in the financial statements is:<br>The trustees who acted during the year received reimbursement<br>for travelling, subsistence and other expenses incurred on behalf of the<br>trust. Three of the trustees (2019: 6) have received reimbursement<br>during the year, the aggregate amount being<br>The trustees did not receive any emoluments during the year.<br>The trust considers its key management personnel to be the trustees.<br>**7 Investments**<br>**Investments at fair value comprised:**<br>**i)**<br>Listed investments<br>**ii)**<br>Investment properties<br>Cash available for reinvestment by investment advisers<br>**Charitable activities:**<br>**Governance costs:**|**2020**<br>**£**<br>529,600<br>7,150<br>536,750<br>1,125<br>1,850<br>3,355<br>15,031<br>1,670<br>23,031<br>559,781<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>1,125<br>1,069<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>10,955,061<br>2,462,500<br>334,391<br>13,751,952|**2019**<br>**£**<br>553,350<br>6,950<br>560,300<br>1,125<br>1,850<br>3,257<br>14,345<br>3,797<br>24,374<br>584,674<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>1,125<br>2,797<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>12,061,771<br>2,462,500<br>371,319<br>14,895,590|
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## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

**7 Investments** _(continued)_ 

|**i)**<br>**Listed investments**<br>At 1 October 2019<br>Additions at cost<br>Disposals at carrying value<br>Unrealised (losses) gains on revaluation<br>At 30 September 2020<br>Historical cost at 30 September 2020<br>Listed investments at market value comprised:<br>UK equity shares<br>Overseas equity shares<br>Alternative assets<br>Property<br>UK fixed interest securities<br>Overseas fixed interest securities|**2020**<br>**£**<br>12,061,771<br>708,040<br>(815,026)<br>(999,724)<br>10,955,061<br>8,504,605<br>5,500,539<br>2,648,282<br>361,888<br>194,450<br>1,893,440<br>356,462<br>10,955,061|**2019**<br>**£**<br>12,015,182<br>816,311<br>(1,246,465)<br>476,743<br>12,061,771<br>8,351,477<br>6,295,197<br>2,676,010<br>359,484<br>265,713<br>2,112,473<br>352,894<br>12,061,771|
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All investments are carried at their fair value. Investments in equities and fixed interest securities are all traded in quoted public markets. The basis of fair value for quoted investments is the market value using the bid price. 

|**ii)**<br>**Investment properties**<br>**Freehold properties**<br>At 1 October 2019 and 30 September 2020<br>Historical cost at 1 October and 30 September 2020|**2020**<br>**£**<br>2,462,500<br>359,443|**2019**<br>**£**<br>2,462,500<br>359,443|
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The investment properties were valued at £2,462,500 by the managing agents of the Trust, Hindmarsh & Partners, Chartered Surveyors, in August 2018.   The valuation basis used was market value subject to subsisting tenancies. The trustees consider that this valuation is still appropriate at the year end. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there was a shortage of market evidence for comparison purposes, to inform the trustees’ opinions of the values. The trustees’ valuations are therefore subject to 'material valuation uncertainty'. Consequently, less certainty and a higher degree of caution, should be attached to the valuation than would normally be the case. The 'material valuation uncertainty' does not mean that the valuation cannot be relied upon. Rather, in the current extraordinary circumstances, less certainty can be attached to the valuation than would otherwise be the case. 

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## **THE JOSEPH STRONG FRAZER TRUST** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020** 

|**8 Debtors**<br>Dividends and interest receivable<br>Amounts due from tenants<br>Prepayments<br>Accrued income<br>Other debtors<br>**9 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**<br>Accruals<br>Other creditors<br>**10 Analysis of net assets between funds**<br>Fixed asset investments<br>Current assets<br>Current liabilities<br>_Analysis of net assets between funds - previous year_<br>Fixed asset investments<br>Current assets<br>Current liabilities|**Capital**<br>**£**<br>13,797,248<br>(33,283)<br>(6,935)<br>13,757,030<br>**Capital**<br>**£**<br>14,936,319<br>(33,283)<br>(7,578)<br>14,895,458|**2020**<br>**£**<br>25,067<br>207<br>1,653<br>17,256<br>741<br>44,924<br>**2020**<br>**£**<br>27,334<br>3,220<br>30,554<br>**Income**<br>**£**<br>(45,296)<br>676,440<br>(23,619)<br>607,525<br>**Income**<br>**£**<br>(40,729)<br>780,242<br>(24,923)<br>714,590|**2019**<br>**£**<br>57,400<br>1,353<br>1,748<br>17,736<br>-<br>78,237<br>**2019**<br>**£**<br>32,378<br>123<br>32,501<br>**Total**<br>**£**<br>13,751,952<br>643,157<br>(30,554)<br>14,364,555<br>**Total**<br>**£**<br>14,895,590<br>746,959<br>(32,501)<br>15,610,048|
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## **11 Post balance sheet events** 

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a decrease in listed investment values at the balance sheet date which have since made a considerable recovery. It is probable that there may be a further decrease in investment and property income during the current financial year, but at this stage, it is impossible to estimate the longer term financial effects on the charity. 

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