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REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 256691

The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Report of the Trustees and

Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 5 April 2022

The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Contents of the Financial Statements for the year ended 5 April 2022

Page
Reference and Administrative Details 1
Report of the Trustees 2 to 3
Report of the Independent Auditors 4 to 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Balance Sheet 8
Cash Flow Statement 9
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement 10
Notes to the Financial Statements 11 to 15

The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Reference and Administrative Details for the year ended 5 April 2022

Principal address 20 Gloucester Place
London
W1U 8HA
Settlor Jack Bluston
Trustees Anna Jacqueline Josse (appointed 16/3/2022)
Martin David Paisner CBE
Daniel Isaac Dover
Prism Trustees Limited (resigned 16/3/2022)
Administrator Prism the Gift Fund
20 Gloucester Place
London
W1U 8HA
Banker Coutts & Co
440 Strand
London
WC2R 0QS
Independent auditors Haines Watts
Statutory Auditor
New Derwent House
69-73 Theobalds Road
London
WC1X 8TA
Solicitors Payne Hicks Beach
Lincoln's Inn
10 New Square
London
WC2A 3QG
Investment Managers Handelsbanken Wealth Management Limited
No 1 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6AN
Registered charity number 256691

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The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Report of the Trustees for the year ended 5 April 2022

The Trustees present their report along with the financial statements of The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968 (''the Charity''), (''the Trust'') for the year ended 5 April 2022. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on pages 11-12 and comply with the Charity's trust deed and applicable law.

Constitution and objects

The Bluston Charitable Settlement is constituted under a trust deed dated 15 March 1968 and the Settlor is Jack Bluston. It is a registered charity no 256691.

The objects of the Charity are for the Trustees to hold the Trust Fund and the income thereof to or towards or for the benefit or in furtherance of such charitable purposes or charitable institutions as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit.

Grantmaking

The Trustees meet bi-annually to consider applications from a wide range of charities. During the year ended 5 April 2022, the Trustees have supported charities in the following areas:

In addition to grants made in the year the Trustees have committed to future grants as shown in the accounts and detailed in note 8.

Organisation

The Trustees who have served during the year and since the year-end are set out on page 1.

The Charity has no employees. The Trustees are experienced professionals, selected for their experience and expertise. There are no plans to recruit new Trustees.

Financial review and investment policy

During the year, the Charity had total income of £528,931 (2021: £235,139) and the Trustees made donations of £393,000 (2021: £271,679). The Charity’s future commitments been determined by the Trustees, having taken into consideration the uncertainty of the current economic climate which could have an impact on the bi-annual dividends received. The Trustees will continue to monitor and review. The Trustees have included committed donations in these accounts of £387,500 (2021: £325,000).

The Trustees have funds under management with Handelsbanken Wealth Management Limited who operate the investment strategy on behalf of the Trustees.

The Trustees hold investments which generate income to meet the charitable objectives of the Charity.

Reserves policy

The intention of the Trustees is to retain the Bluston Securities Limited shares (which are not tradable) together with the other assets received from the Estate of the late Elizabeth Bluston, as long-term investments. They will distribute the Trust income within a reasonable period from each year end. Cash reserves are maintained in order to meet forthcoming commitments.

Safeguarding and other policies

The Charity has a set of policies that are regularly reviewed by the Trustees including a Safeguarding policy. The safety and welfare of any children, young people or vulnerable adults (collectively, 'vulnerable persons') assisted or otherwise impacted by the Charity's work or the activities and programmes it supports is of paramount importance to the Charity. Compliance with local legal and regulatory standards and best practice are considered the absolute minimum requirement and the Trust may seek assurances that higher standards are imposed.

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The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Report of the Trustees for the year ended 5 April 2022

Risk management

The Trustees have not identified any specific risks that attach to the administration of the Trust.

Given that the worst of the impact of COVID-19 seems to be over, the Trustees believe that the risk of it impacting the Charity are negligible however, the Trustees will continue to monitor the situation as well as the wider economic climate.

Public Benefit

The Trustees are conscious of the Charity Commission guidelines on public benefit and these guidelines are applied when grants are considered.

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).

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 Charity's financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which 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. 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 board of Trustees on 1 February 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Martin D Paisner CBE - Trustee

Daniel I Dover - Trustee

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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trustees of The Bluston Charitable Settlement of

15 March 1968

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968 (‘‘the Charity'’) for the year ended 5 April 2022 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement 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 (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.

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 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 Trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.

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.

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 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 Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in the opinion:

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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trustees of The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Responsibilities of Trustees

As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, 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.

Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements We have been appointed as auditors 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 a Report of the Independent Auditors 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:

We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the Charity and the industry in which it operates, and considered the risk of acts by the Charity that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud. We discussed with the Trustees the policies and procedures in place regarding compliance with laws and regulations. We discussed amongst the audit team the identified laws and regulations, and remained alert to any indications of non-compliance.

During the audit we focussed on laws and regulations which could reasonably be expected to give rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements, including, but not limited to, the Charities Act 2011, taxation legislation, employment and data protection. Our tests included agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation and enquiries with management.

Our procedures in relation to fraud included but were not limited to: inquires of management whether they have any knowledge of any actual, suspected or alleged fraud, and discussions amongst the audit team regarding risk of fraud such as opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of financial statements. We determined that the principal risks related to posting manual journal entries to manipulate financial performance and management bias through judgements in accounting estimates. 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 misstatement 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.

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 Report of the Independent Auditors.

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Report of the Independent Auditors to the Trustees of The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and the regulations made under section 154 of that Act. 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's Trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Haines Watts Statutory Auditor New Derwent House 69-73 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8TA

1 February 2023

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The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 5 April 2022

Notes
Income and endowments from
Investment income
2
Expenditure on
Charitable activities
3
Charitable Activities
Support costs
Future grant commitment movement
Total
Net gains on investments
NET INCOME
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
2022
Unrestricted
fund
£
528,931
393,000
41,167
62,500
496,667
5,031,196
5,063,460
21,210,600
26,274,060
2021
Total funds
£
235,139
271,679
42,416
15,821
329,916
255,673
160,896
21,049,704
21,210,600

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The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Balance Sheet 5 April 2022

Notes
Fixed assets
Investments
7
Current assets
Cash at bank
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year
8
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
NET ASSETS
Funds
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
2022
Unrestricted
Funds
£
26,224,264
444,496
(394,700)
49,796
26,274,060
26,274,060
26,274,060
26,274,060
2021
Total funds
£
21,193,068
349,732
(332,200)
17,532
21,210,600
21,210,600
21,210,600
21,210,600

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 1 February 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:

Martin D Paisner CBE - Trustee

Daniel I Dover - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 5 April 2022

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
1
Net cash used in operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Net cash from investments
Interest received
Dividends received
Net cash provided by investing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents in
the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
the reporting period
2022
£
(434,167)
(434,167)
-
36
528,895
528,931
94,764
349,732
444,496
2021
£
(312,820)
(312,820)
250,000
-
235,064
485,064
172,244
177,488
349,732

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The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 5 April 2022

1. Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operating activities

2022 2021
£ £
Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of Financial
Activities) 5,063,460 160,896
Adjustments for:
Gain on investments (5,031,196) (255,673)
Interest received (36) -
Dividends received (528,895) (235,064)
Increase in creditors 62,500 17,021
Net cash used in operations (434,167) (312,820)
Analysis of changes in net funds
At 6/4/21 Cash flow At 5/4/22
£ £ £
Net cash
Cash at bank 349,732 94,764 444,496
349,732 94,764 444,496
Total 349,732 94,764 444,496

2. Analysis of changes in net funds

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The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 5 April 2022

1. Accounting policies

Accounting convention

The financial statements of the Charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.

Preparation of consolidated financial statements

The financial statements contain information about The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968 as an individual charity and do not contain consolidated financial statements as the parent of the group. The Charity has taken the option under section 139 of the Charities Act 2011 not to prepare consolidated Financial Statements.

Financial instruments and critical accounting estimates and judgements

Basic financial instruments includes basic financial liabilities - other payables - which are recognised at transaction price.

Cash at bank includes cash held with banks other than short term investments.

In the application of the accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and assumptions are based on experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual result may differ from these estimates which are reviewed on an ongoing basis and recognised when appropriate.

Income recognition

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the Charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Investment income is accounted for in the period in which the Charity is entitled to receipt. Dividends are recognised once the dividend has been declared and notification has been received of the dividend due.

Expenditure recognition

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the Charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis.

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Governance costs include the costs attributable to the Charity's compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and Trustee's meetings and reimbursed expenses.

Grants offered subject to certain conditions which have been met at the year end date are included as forward commitments.

Taxation

The Charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Fund structure

All funds are unrestricted.

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The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 5 April 2022

1. Accounting policies - continued

Fixed asset investments

Quoted investments are stated at their fair value at the balance sheet date and any gain or loss on revaluation is taken to the SOFA. The unquoted investments are stated at the most recently obtained or assessed market value, less provision for any permanent diminution in value.

Going Concern

The accounts are prepared on the basis that the Trustees have adequate resources to continue to operate. The Trustees have reviewed and considered relevant information, including the annual budget and future cash flows in making their assessment. This assessment covering a period of a minimum of twelve months from approval of these financial statements. Based on these assessments, the Trustees have concluded that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and account.

2. Investment income

Investment income
UK unquoted equities
Deposit account interest
2022
£
528,895
36
528,931
2021
£
235,064
75
235,139

3. Charitable activities costs

Grant
funding of
activities
Support
(see notes
costs (see
4 and 8)
note 5)
£
£
Charitable Activities
393,000
-
Support costs
-
41,167
Future grant commitment movement
62,500
-
455,500
41,167
Totals
£
393,000
41,167
62,500
496,667

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The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the year ended 5 April 2022

4. Grants payable

Charity Number

Beit Halochem UK
1146950
Beth Medrash Gevoh – Lakewood East
1023816
British Institute of International & Comparative Law
British Library
Camden Psychotherapy Unit
1112967
Chief Rabbinate Trust
1095878
Childhood Trust
1154032
Farms for City Children
325120
Golders Green Beth Hamedrash
1138578
Jaffa Institute
282049
Jewish Council for Racial Equality
1132666
Holocaust Educational Trust
327640
Jerusalem Foundation
258306
JW3
1117644
JJ Memorial Garden, Shalavim Yeshiva
Kisharon
271519
Maccabi GB
1098206
Marie Curie
207994
Ohel Torah Beth David
327912
Prisoners Abroad
1093710
Rene Cassin
1117472
Weizmann Institute Foundation
232666
Yoni Jesner Foundation
1094798
2022
£
18,000
10,000
50,000
10,000
10,000
50,000
10,000
-
20,000
25,000
10,000
25,000
-
-
-
10,000
5,000
25,000
30,000
25,000
-
50,000
10,000
393,000
2021
£
-
-
50,000
10,000
10,000
50,000
-
5,000
10,000
25,000
-
-
6,696
10,000
24.983
10,000
-
-
30,000
-
10,000
-
20,000
271,679

5. Support costs

Support costs
Analysis of support costs
Bank charges
Auditors' fees
Administration fee
Governance
costs
£
41,167
2022
2021
£
£
367
416
7,200
8,400
33,600
33,600
41,167
42,416

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The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 5 April 2022

6. Trustees' remuneration and benefits

Anna Josse is a director of Prism Administration Limited, which provides administration and Trustee services to the Charity. During the year, the Charity paid the aforementioned company £33,600 (2021 - £33,600).

Trustees' expenses

There were no Trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 5 April 2022 nor for the year ended 5 April 2021.

7. Fixed asset investments

Market value
At 6 April 2021
Unrealised gain/(loss) on quoted
investments
Unrealised gain/(loss) on unquoted
investments
At 5 April 2022
Net book value
At 5 April 2022
At 5 April 2021
Listed
investments
£
1,193,068
31,196
-
1,224,264
1,224,264
1,193,068
Unlisted
investments
£
20,000,000
-
5,000,000
25,000,000
25,000,000
20,000,000
Totals
£
21,193,068
31,196
5,000,000
26,224,264
26,224,264
21,193,068

There were no investment assets outside the UK.

Cost or valuation at 5 April 2022 is represented by:

Valuation in 2020
Valuation in 2021
Valuation in 2022
Listed
investments
£
1,187,395
5,673
31,196
1,224,264
Unlisted
investments
£
20,000,000
-
5,000,000
25,000,000
Totals
£
21,187,395
5,673
5,031,196
26,224,264

In the year ended 5 April 2013 the Charity purchased a further 27,806 shares for consideration of £225,263 including costs. The unquoted investment held at 6 April 2012 was 916,800 Ordinary shares in Bluston Securities Ltd. Nexia Smith and Williamson Audit Limited valued the shares at £8.06 in connection with the purchase of the 27,806 shares. In 2006, 215,700 shares were received as part of a distribution from the Estate of the late Mrs E Bluston. The Trustees consider that a revaluation of the holding to £8.06 per share for the original 916,800 shares was appropriate at 5 April 2016. For the year ended 5 April 2022, the Trustees have valued the unquoted investments held at £25m (2021: £20m), having taken into consideration the net assets of Bluston Securities Ltd and the rental yields of certain investments it holds based on publically available information at the date of approving these financial statements. Martin D Paisner CBE is a director of Bluston Securities Limited.

The valuation is made in accordance with the Trustees' reporting obligation and the fair value of the Bluston Securities Limited shareholding for charity accounting purposes should not be treated as anything other than an expression of the opinion of the Trustees and not as a representation upon which any third party can or should seek to rely.

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The Bluston Charitable Settlement of 15 March 1968

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 5 April 2022

8. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Other creditors
Included in other creditors are forward commitments 2022 to 2023:
British Institute of International & Comparative Law
British Library
Chief Rabbinate Trust
JW3
Maggies
Prisoners Abroad
Sadeh
Variety
Weizmann Institute Foundation
Yoni Jesner Foundation
2022
2021
£
£
394,700
332,200
2022/23
2021/22
£
£
50,000
50,000
-
10,000
-
50,000
-
10,000
187,500
125,000
25,000
-
-
20,000
75.000
-
50,000
50,000
-
10,000
387,500
325,000
2021
£
332,200

9. Related party disclosures

Other than those referred to within note 6, there were no related party transactions for the year ended 5 April 2022.

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