Kirby Laing Foundation
A Registered Charity
Report and Financial Statements
31 December 2023

Kirby Laing Foundation - A Registered Charity
CONTENTS
PaBe
TRUSTEES, REPORT
AUDITOR'S REPORT
7&8
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIE5
8ALANCE SHEET
io
STATEMENT OF C4SHFLOW5
li
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENrs
12-24

Kirby Laing Foundation - A Registered Charity
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
?r 31 December 202a
ThÈTrustees present theirfinanclal ststements and ènnual reportfor the yeaf ended 31 December 2023. The financial statements
have been prepared in accorrtance wsth the accovnting policles set out in note I to the accounts and comply with the ch3rity'strust
deed dated 14 June 1972, the Charities Act2011 afid Acwuntin8 and Reportln8 byCharf(ie$'. Ststement of Recommended Pracbce
IFR5 1021 and update Bvlletlfts l and 2.
Settlor
Sir (William) Klrby Laln8- deceased 12 Aprfl 2ryJ9
Date of Sett12ment
14 June 1972
Trustees
51mon Webley
Davld Eric Laing-died 3 March 2024
Charles Edward Burch
FredenckTerente Wyndham Weller Lewis
The power of appointin8 Trustees Is vested In the2xi5tin8Trustees.
Reglstered Addres5
33 8unns Lane
London
t4W7 ZDX
Reglstered Charity Nurnber
264299
ankers
Bankof Scotland
33 Old 8road Street
London
BX2 ILB
lIn￿ater$
One Silk Street
Lorsdon
EC2Y8HQ
Accountants
TMF Global Servltes IUKI Ltd
13th Floor
l AnÉel Court
London
ec2R 7HU
Auditors
Mercer & Hole LLP
72 london Road
St Alban5
Hertfordshlre
ALI INS

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Investment Advisor5
8rewin Dolphin
12 Smithfield Street
London
ECIA9LA
Quilter Cheviot
Senator House
85 Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4V4AB
OirectDr
Ms E Harley
clo 33 Bunns Lane
London
NW7 ZDX
Destinatiuth ofFunds
lay Income
Ibl Expendable Endowmènt
To be reiained by the Trustees or, al their di5cretlDn. applied 15 for jn(otne.
PowEr%
Struciure, GOver￿n¢￿ and
Managernent
governing the Foundation 518res th3t the incorne from the trust fund5 and. at the Trustees,
discretion. the capital too, is to be distributed In donation5.for charitable purposes- This Is
achleved through the Foundation's Erant-makin8 prograrnffle, which 15 It5 only charitable
Cl￿11¥.
For the past IS years, the Foundatlon'5 Board of Trustees ha5 bEen ably led by David LainE.
who took over the Chairmanship from his father, Sir Kirby Lain8. in 2009, having been a
Trustee since 1986. It was with greai sadness that Trustees and staff learrit just before the
vear end ihat David was tprminally ill.. he died 3¢ the beginnin8 of March 2024. David was
attively involved with nurnerous lotal Ifirst in Hertford5hire, then in North3rnPtcinshirÈl and
national chariries, His charitable interests reflecred his keen Interest in literature, fflusic, the
wider arts and sport, alon8 Wlth his passlon for hlstorlc buildings and encoura8in8 the
presetwatlon Df heritage craft5 and skSlls...and hi5 Christian faith. all OF which he brought to
the Kirby Laing Foundation. The èward of a CSE in the 2024 New Yearfs Honours list for
services to Charity and Philanthropy was richly deseryed- his leadership and warm good
humourare sorely missed byTrustee5 and staff alike.
The
ower to a
int new Trustees rests with the existing trustees a5 a body and they are
currently a¢tively reviewin8 the range of skills and experience represented among tliéir
number In order to ensure that they are adequate for the effective 8overnante of the
Foundation and to inform the èppointment of new Trustees. A5 a first Step towards
strenEtheningtheTru5tee Board, Iheyare pleased to have been able to recruitorie of David's
dau¥hters-Sn-law, Alison Laing, who brings w¥(h her a vanety of Inter￿t5 and experience,
intludlnE in early years education, the arts and churth matters. Policies and procedures for
the Induction of new Trustees are in place.

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Structure, Governance and
Management- continued
The Trustees meet four tlmes a year to consider the performan￿ of thelr Investrnent
portfollo, reflert upon their8rant-makinE 5trateEY. approve the distrlbutlon of 8rant5 and
review policies on reserves and risk assessment. The day-to-day admlnistrètion of grants
and the processinE of applicatiiins prior to Consideration by the Trustees. includlng
meetings with applicants 8nd praject V151ts where larger grantsare antiupated. have been
dele8ated to the Trust Director. who Is wpported by a small sraff team. The staff are 211
employees of the Kirby Laing Foundation but are sh8red wlth the Maurice & Hilda Laing
Charitable Trust. the Beatrice Laing Trust and the Martin Laing Foundation, whKh
cooiribute towards employment £ost5. The four trusts, known collectively as the Laing
Family Trusts, a150 share offlce Space owned by the Reculver Trust, m3kln8 quarterly
contrlbutitsn5towards the mainten3nce of the property at33 Bunns Lane, Mlll Hill.
An application to any or*È of the Lain£ Famity Trusts is treated as an applicatlon to èll.
although. after the Inlttal sifting process, applications considered 5Ult3ble for further
consideration by the Kirby LainE Foundation fullow the Foundatlon's own administrative
prtKedures and decision-makinÉ pro¢e55es. Application 15 by letter and the grant
application proces5, 8uidance on whlch appears on the LalnÉ Family Trusts, webslte. Is
desiÉned t¢ be as slmple as p055ible. Whi￿ drawnE Out the key informatlon requirÈd lor
dec1510n.
Objectlves and ActMtie5
A53ntltlpatedin105tyearfs report, followinga proce% of dued1l1gen￿, adetlsion was made
to dlvide a proportion of the Foundation'5endowmentfund between the three foundattons
estsblished by Sir ￿rb*S descendants (the Martin. David and Chrlstopher Laing
Found2tion51, thus enabllng yuun8er generatlons to continue the famivs tr3dition of
Christian phil3nthropy. The process was finally formally completed in lune 2D24 3nd Is thus
not reflected In the financial statements Current￿ under review. The transferof shares was
part of a spend down proÉrarnme which the Trustee5 have since declded to discontinue, Sn
the bellef that. forthe foreseeablefuture,the Foundation ha5a continuingandvaluablerole
to play In providing funding In sectors faciftg si8nificant financial challenues eg. the arts,
Christlan education and outreach. and Social care. They are currenuy revlewing their grant-
makln8 priorities in the118ht of this decision aod of the redurtion in incomewhich will result
from the share tr3n5fer but are likety to continue to focu5 Qn the flve funding streams
origlnally identified as part of the spend down programme. with themes within them
reflertln8the interests of thefounder. interpreted toie5pond to presentdayi5sues. Sublett
to on8oing review, these are..
Promotion of the EvanEelltal Chri5tlan Fatth:
Theolegical education and trainin8- practical application & Chri5tlan ethi
Nurturing Christian faith In teens to 305 age group
ETr8lish Cathedrdls-su5tainabilltYt access and Christian outreach
Medltal Welfare and Reseaith- Education & Welfare In ABelr
Itnprovin8 untSerstandin8 of the process and treatment of ageing and og
related conditions
Development of innovative models of care to improve the livesof older peopl
Programmes supporting the educatiofi & training of health professionals In
Bgeing and age-related conditions
Dèvelopment of su5t3inable modelsof palliatlve eart at end of life
Performlh¥Art5- DeveloplniTalent
Encouraging participation at grassr{￿ts level In orderto Identify talent
Pro8rammes supportin8young professlona15
O¥Erseas Developmert ProlectS
Projects beTrefitlDE elrlslyoung women and thosÈ with disabrlilie5. with a
8eo8raphlcal focus on Nepal and Bangladesh
5dence & Ehiineerlng Innovatior*-The Trustees are currendyconsiderlng aduptin8 1
new approach to maximlse the use of funds aftd ImpacL fvrther details of which will
appearon the web51te in due course.

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Objettives and Activities- continued Grant5 may be made toward5 capital projects, programme development costs or capacity
building for future 5USt3inability,- grants are rarely made tDwards core costs, the dtSivery of
ongoinE projects or to indwiduals.
The Foundation's grant-maklnÉ programrne Is fin3nce6 by income derived 501ely from the
Foundation's investment portfolios and its holding in ihe Diversified Property Fund for
Charities. its holding in Eskmuir Propertie5 having been Eifted to the three family foundations
referred to above. The two Investment portfolios are managed OD a di5cretionèry ba515 by the
Foundation's stockbrokers. Brewin Dolphin and Quilter Cheviot. Their perforrnance 45
reviewed, and measured aEainst published indice5, on a re8ular b35is. The objeitive has been
tv invest for a combinètion of capital and income ETOWth on a long-term basis. The Trustee5
do not invest in companies whose core bu5ine5s is porno8raphy, Éamblin& tubacco or the
prodvction andlor distribution ef alcohol. Investment rnanager5 are required to comment on
their overall approach to Environment31. Saiial and GovernancE IESGI issues and the way in
which the5È facror5 are influencing thoir invesiment adv1ce1decls￿¢nS. and on ESG
performance relating specifically to holdings wiihin the Foundation's portfolios. when
reporting to the Trustees.
Achievement5 and Performance
Grant expenditure in 2023 totalled £2,727.677. a reduciion of 7.4%on the previou5yEarfs total
of £2,946,257. All grants of £S,CW and 3bove are listed by category in note 7 to the attounts,
with addiiional details of 3S18rants of E25.OOOalld over. broadly spread across Ihe live fLJnding
Sfrgam5 Identified èbove. provided below.
Children & Youn
Peo
Paid
E2S,000
Trinilp Developfflent Project
EZS,000
Education & Trainin
Princes Trust
Getlnto Heolth Core Progromme IlustDf 3 gmntsl
£25,000
Environment & Herita
David LainE Faundation
Sirjohn Loing StGrue
E30.000
Heahh &
H05pice UK
Project ECHO- FroiltyNetworkl3 of 6 grontlnsttT1ft7ent5}
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
Rore Dementlosupportchompions Scheme (Istof2 gruntsl
dlcal Welfare
E590,115
£125,lYX)
verseas Develo
ment
The Leprosy MiSSIDn
FOUND {Fuelling Opportunities to end Unemployrnent lor Nepolls with
Bible Reading Fellowshlp
Church LeGdfvrAnm7 ChGpkrincy12ndof3 grofttsl
Cathedral Isle of Man
RtoKdering Projert
Church of England foundation for Educatienal Leadership
Growing Foith Foundorion leorning Hubs115tof2 grontsl
Exetercathedral
NeWClo￿ter Gollery
£53,198
£25.CQO
£26.250
£250.OLK)

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Achlevements and Performance
-continued
ntlnued
Kirby Lain8 Centre for PublicTheolo8y in Cambridge
Core Costs12nd of3grontsJ
London Institute for Contemporary Christianity
Equipping the'EmerqlTrg Generotians'12nd?13 gmntsl
SAT-7Trust Ltd
Digltolmedio ondViewer5upport Work
The Auckland pro1￿t
Creotiontsfthe Foith Museum
Pald
£i(KTr,O(M)
£ioo.000
£ioo.(
£135,000
BirminEham Royal Ballet
EsroblishmentoloJuniorCompunyf2ndof 3 9rtsntsl
Gar51ngton Opera
Gorsift4tan Studios-Arts Hub Proiert
ESO,000
£225,CbJO
A5 well 39 the grants listed in note 7. a further 7 grants totgllin¥ £16,￿0 were distributed
through the CharltSes Aid Foundation. Taken tegether the Trustees ?re confident that the
grants demenstrate a highdegree of publicbenefittu a numberofdifferent 5edons of 5uciety,
including vulnerable and diso￿ants8ed people whatever thelr 08e. bitkground. ability or
additional need5.
In additSon to8rant e¥penditure, a lunher £115.849 was Spent on investmEnt maTragerf5 fees
and £139,715 on support and govemance costs. Income generated from the Foundation's
investments fell by 3.2% to É2,Z20,047. The exce55 of expenditure over income. combined
with a loss ef E886.245 on thev31ue of the Foundètlon's investrnents meant that the valtje of
the Foundation'5 expend?ble endowment fell by £1.649,439 to £65,039,233, a figure which
will be si8nificantly reduced in the next set of flnancial statements followSng the transfer of
the5ha￿S In Eskmulr Propertie5.
Risk A$5es5ment
The Trustees 8nnually revaew the malor rlsks to which they feel the charity Is exposed. These
fall inio three mèln areas.. protection of assets and Incame, integrity of the gr2nt-rnaking
process and employrnent and retentlon of staff. Havin8 carried out their annual review of
these risks they remain confident that they have in p13ce systems ind procedures whlch
mlllgate the risks as far as possible.
A￿ditorS
Inaccordancewith Chapter 3 $147of Part Vlll of the CharitiesAct2¢11 theChariV5 financial
statement5 are subject to audit forthe yeartu 31 December 2023.

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Staternen¢ of Trustees. responsibilities for the finantl81 ststemerts
The Trustees are rÈsponsible for prep8dnE the Report of the Truste2s and the financial st3tement5 in orcordonce with applicable
law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The law applicable to charfties In England and Wa125. the Chadties Att 2011, Charity Ikcounts and Reports) R2¥ulations 2W8 and
the provisions of the Trust Deed require ihe Tru5tee5 to prepare financial statements far each finBncial year which give a true and
fair view of the state of affair5 of the charity and of the incoming re50UTces and application of resources. including the income and
expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statèments, the Trustees are required to..
select suitèble accoUn￿nE pollcles and then applyth2m consIstent￿.,
observe the method5 and principles In the Charliv 50RP,'
make judgementsand estimate5 thatare re350nBble and prudent,.
stste whether applicable accounting Standards have been followed, subjectto any matethal deparrures dix105ed and explained
in the financial st3ternent5', 3Trd
prepare the f1nancial 5tatemenr5 on rhe goin8 concern ba515 unless it is inappropri3le to pre5uffle that the Charity will
continue.
the CharitylActounts 3nd Report51 Regulations 2008 and Ihe provisionsof the trust deed They are a150 responsible forsafeguarding
thÈ a55et5 of Ihe charity and hence for takin6 rE8son8ble Steps for rhe prevention and deiection ol fr8ud and orher irregu13ritie5.
Approved by the Trustees on..
Date
and signed on their behalf bv..
Truste

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
to theTr￿t¢es ol the Klrby Laingfour￿atlOn-A Re8tstered Charlty
Oplnlon
We have audited the Anantial statements of Kirby Lain8 Foundation Ithe 'chèriVI for the year ended 31 December 2023 whlch
comprise Statement of Flnantial ActN*ties, the Balance Sheet and notes to the financial statements, including sigTrifitant accountin8
policie5. The financial reportingfr3mework that has been applied in the51 preparation 15 applicable law ènd United KinBdorn Accountin
Stand3rd5, includlng Financi31 ReportinÉ Standard 102 The fiTronciol Reporting Stondard applKoble the UK Republic of Irelortd
(United KlnÉdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In ouropinion the f1Th3Thclal statemÈnts'.
8ive a true andfalrvlewef th* State ofthe charlvs affairsa5 at31 Oecember2023. and of tt5incomin8 resourcesand application
of resource5, Includin8 its income and expenditure. fortheyearthen ended..
have been properly prepared in accordance wlth United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practke.. and
have been prepared In 3tCOTdance with the requirements of the CharitlesAct 2011.
Basi¥ foroplnlo
We conducted ouraudit in accordance with Internatlonal StandardsonAuditin8 ILIKI IISAS IUKII and zpplicable law. Ourresponsibilities
nder those Standards are further described In thp Auditorfs ￿sponSIbIl￿tieS for the audit of the financlal state￿ents section of our
report. We are Independent of the charity In èccordance with the erhlcal rE9uirements that are relev3nt to our audit of the finanElal
5tstements in the UK, including the FRC5 Ethical Stsndard, and we have fulfilled our other ethlcal responsibilitte5 in 3ccordan¢e with
these requirement5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained 15 suffioent and approwiate to provide 3 basi5 for our
opinion.
¢on¢luslons relatin810 going con¢em
In audltlng the financial Statements, we hove concluded th* the tru5tees' Use of the going contern basis of accountin8 In the
preparatioTh otthe financfjal 5taternents 15 approprlate.
Based on the work we have perfts￿ed, we have not identified any material uncertalntles relatin8 to events or £ondltian$ that,
Sndlvldually or collertivelyi mav cast slgnificant doubt on the charity'5 ability to contlnue ès a 8oln8 concern for a perSod of at least
twelve morTrths from when the financial statements are authorised fori55ue.
Our responsibili(ie5 and the responsibilitie5 of the trustees wth re$pe¢tto goin8 concern are described in the relevant Set￿OnS Df thls
report.
Otherlnfomiation
The other inforrnation comprlses the Information included In the trustep5 annual repon, other than the financ￿1 statements and our
auditorfs report thereon. The trustee5 are responsible for the ether informatyon contalned within the annu31 report. Our opinian on
the financial staternents does not tDver the other informètion ttnd. except to the extent otherwlse explicitly 5tsted In wr report. we
do not express any form of aswrance conclusian thereon.
Our responsibility i¥ to read the other iAformation and, In doln8 so. con5iderwhether the other rnformation is materlalty Inconsistent
wlth the flnancial statements or our knewled8e obtiined In rhe course of the audit or otherwlse appear5 to rnaterially misstated. If
we Identlfy such material inconsistencie5 or apparent rnaterfal misstatements. we are required to determine whether thls iov*s rise to
? materSal misststprnent in the financial st2ternents themselves. If. b85ed an the work we have performed. we conclude thèt there 15
matsrial mi55tatement of thi5 Otherlnformation. we are required to reportthatf3cL
We have nothlng to repprt in thls r￿rd.
Marters on whleh WÈ are requlred to report by èxceptlon
We have nothlnE to report in respect of the followin8 matter5 in relation to whlth thÈ Charities (Accounts and Reports) Re8ulafjons
2008 require us to reportto you If. in our opinlon=
the information given in the financial statements Is inconsistent in any materSal respect with the trustees, report,. or
the £harity has not kept adequate Actcunting records.. or
the flnanclal 5taternents are not In agreement with the accountin8 records and returns,. or
we have not received allthe inforrnation and eMpl•nètions we requlre forour audlt.

Responsibllltles of trustees
As explained more fully in thetru5tees' reswnsibilitlesstatement Iset out on page 71. the trustees are responsibleforthe preparatlon
of the financial statements and for being 5at15liEd that they give a true ènd fair view, and for such internal control a5 the trustees
determlne is necessary te enable the preparatian of financial statements that are free from material mi$5tsternent, whether due to
frèud or error.
In preparin8 the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessin¥ the tharity's abillty to continue as a going concern,
di5d054n& as applicable, rnatter5 related to golng concern and using the goin8 concerrt basis of accounting unless rhe trustees eiiher
Intend to liquidate the ch3rity or to cease operatians. or have no reallstlc alternative butto dTr 50.
Auditorf5 respothslbllltlesforthe audit oFthe finattcialstaiements
We have been appolnted as auditor undersection 144 of thecharities Act 2011 and reportin accordance with re8ulations maée under
section 154 of thatArt.
Our objettive5 are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financkl statements as a whole are free from m4teri?I
mi55t3tement. whether due to fraud or error, and lo Issue an ouditor's report that intludes our opinion. Reasonable assurance 15 a
high level of assurance but 15 nut a 8varantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Is•￿ IUKI will always deteci i miterial
misstztement when it exists. Mi5Statements cèn arise from fraud or error and 3re con51dered rnèteri21 if, individualW or In the
aEgreg3te, they could rea50n3bly be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these finanual
statement5.
Irregularities, intludinE fraud, are in5tance5 of non-compliance wlth laws and reEulations. We desi8n procedure5 in line with our
responsibilities, outllned above. to detect m3teri31 mi5Staternents in respect of irregularities, includingfraud. The extent to whichour
procedures are capable of detecting irregularities. including fraud, is detailed below.
Explanation as to whatextent ihe audlt Wa5 con$id¢red capable of dete¢tin8 IrreEsJlaritles, in¢ludinE fraud
We gailled an understanding of the lega1 and regJlaiory framework applicable to the charity and the environmenr in which li operates
nd considered the risk of ac15 by ihe charity that wert contrary 10 applicable law5 and regulations, Including fraud.
We evaluated mènagemenl's inceTrtive5 and opporiJnities for fraudulènt manipulation af the linaDcial Slitemenis and the financial
including journals to overstate revenue or under5tarE expendirurt and managemeni bia5 In accounting E5tirnaies.
Audii procedures perforrned by the engaBefflent team Inclvded..
discussions with rnanagement, Indudinz censiderations of known or 5uspett*d rnstances of non- compliance wirh law5 and
re8ulations and fraud,.
g2iniftE an under5tandin8 of management's controls designed to prevent and detett Irregularlties.. and
identifyin¥and testingjournal entrie>
matErial mis$13tement in the financial staiement5 or Don-compliance with regulation. This risk Increa5e5 the more that complian
with a law or regulation is removed from rhe events and transactions reflected in the financial statement5, a5 we will be le55 likely to
become aware of in5tanie5 of non-cempliance rhe risk ￿ 3150 greater re88rdin6 irregularities occurring due to froud rather thanerror,
as fraud involves intentional Concealment, forgeryt Collus￿n. omission or mlsrepresentation.
A further description of our responsibilities Is avail3ble on the Financial ReportlnÉ Councll's website at..
the Audit
. Thls descrSption forms partgf our auditoes report.
uditoFs Res
Vse of our report
This report 15 made 501ely to the charity's tru5tee5. as a body. in èccordance wlth Part 4 of the Charities IAccounts and Reportsl
ulation$ 21K)8. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might slate to thecharity's trustees those matters we are required
to state to t
em in ari audiiorfs report 4nCfor no other purpose. fo the fullesl extent perrnitted
o not-accept or assume
responsibility to anyone other than the charty and the ch8rity'S trustees as a body, for our audit work. fLTrr this report, or for the
opinions we have formed.
Steve Robin50n, Senlor513tutory Auditty
Mercer & Hole LLP Chartered Accountants
72 London Road. 5t Albans, ALI INS
Date.. 15 Oelober 2024
Mercer& HoleLLPisellqlble to uct050FJ ouditorin tem?soJsection 1212of theComponiesAct2006.

Kirby Laing Foundation - A Registered Charity
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
for the year ended 31 December 2023
Total
Unre5trict2d Funds
Expendable
Endowment
Unrestrlrttd
Funds
Total
Income
2023
2022
Re$￿ed
Nots
INCOME AND ENDOWMEiirs
Investments
2.220,047
1220.047
2,293.555
TOTAL INCOME
2,220,Q47
1220,047
2,293,555
EXPENDITURE
Cost of ralsing fund5
Charitable aetiwtles
IIS.849
115,849
2.867.392
116,B15
2.973.876
2.867.392
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
115.849
2,867,392
2.983.241
3,090,691
N￿INcOMe11EXPENDMjREl BEFORE GAINSAND
LOSSES ON INVE5TMENrs
1115,8491
1647.3451
1763,1941
1797,1361
Netgains/lPossesl on invesbments
io
1886.24SI
1886.2451
1,158.922
NEf INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREIAFTER GWN5 AND
LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS
11,002.0941
1647,3451
11.649,4391
361.786
TRANSFER BEfwEEN FUNDS
1647,3451
647.345
MOVEMENT IN FLIND5
11,649,4391
11,649,439>
361,786
FUND BALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD
66.788,672
66.788,672
66.425￿86
FUND BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD
65.139.233
65.139,233
66,788,672
The Statèment of Flnancfjèl Acttvities include5 all Ealns and10s5es reco8nised In the year.
All incorne and expendlture derive from contlnulngattivitles.

Kirby Laing Foundation A Registered Charity
BALANCE SHEET
as at 31 Oecember 2023
2023
2022
Restated
FIXED A$S￿s
Inve5trnents
io
63,617.539
64,619,634
63,617,539
64,619.634
CU41RENT A55ETS
Debrors
Cash at bank
li
1,153,237
451.106
199.794
2,028.239
12
l.Ed4.343
182,6491
2,228.033
158.9951
IIA8ILITIE5'. amounts falllnÈ due Wifhin one year
13
NET CURRENT A5sgrs
1.521.694
2,169,038
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
65.139.233
66.788.672
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
14
65.139,233
66,788,672
Registered Charity No.. 264199
Approved by the Trustees on..
Oafe
and signed on their behalf by..
Trustee
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Kirby Laing Foundation - A Registered Charity
STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS
for the year ended 31 December 2023
2023
2022
Note
Cash flow5 from operatlm¥actlvitles:
Netcash prtsvided by ILE5ed In) operating aclivillES
16
13,913.0301
13,143,2081
Cash flow5 from Investlng activI￿e5.
Investment income
2,220.047
791,585
1707.5751
2,293,555
3,045.972
11,415,361)
Proceed5 frorn sile of Snvestment5
PUrCh￿e ofinvestmemts
Net t•sh provlded by lused Inl Intrtstin8 acllvltles
2.304,Q57
3,924,166
ChaTr8e In cash and tash equivalerbts In the year
Cash and trash equivalents at the beglnnln8 of the year
11,608.9731
2,868,115
680,958
2.187,157
Cash and a$h equfvalentsat thp end of the year
1,259,142
2.868,115
Represent¢d by=
Cash held within the Investment portfolio
C45h 4t bank
io
12
808,036
451.106
839,876
lo28,￿9
1.259,142
2,868 115
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Kirby Laing Foundation - A Registered Charity
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
at 31 December 2023
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The principal accountlnE polScles adopted are as follows..
al 8a51s of preparation and assessmeni of going ¢oDcern
Thp f5nancial statements have bpen prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reportlng by Charlties.. Statement
of Recommended Practice IFRS 1021 and Update sulletins l and 2, and the Charities Act 2011 and appllcable
The financial ststernents have been prepared under thp historical cost conventlon, modified to include the
revaluatkin of fixed asset investments. The Chèrliy consritutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
The Tru5teES censider thzt there Bre no matÈri31 uncèrtainties about the Charit15 ability to tontSnue as a going
concern.
bl Furtds structure
The expendable endawment represents the fund5 settled ori8inally by the Settler and the Trustees are permittpd
to apply the capit31 a5 though it werp inceme. Incorne is to be used for charitable pU￿oSe$ only.
cl Income re¢oEnition
All income 15 recogni5ed unte the chaniy has eniirlement to the income, there Is stsfficienr certainty c>f receipt 3nd
so it 15 probablL' Lh3t ihe income %vill be receivad. ènd rhe omount of iThcDme receivable [30 bc tneasurcd rEIFablv
Di'ldeids a'.-
accounis lor iacome tax deducted from Investmenr inroffle which ha5 or will be reclaimed froln H M Revenue &
Custom5 UP to 31 Deiember 2023.
dl Expenditure recoÈnrtlon and Irr￿0verable VAT
Liabilities are recogni5ed 25 expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obli83tion committing the
tharity to the expenditure, it is probèble that seidement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be
measurèd reliably.
All expenditure is accounted for on an ac£rua15 basis and has been classified Ur￿er headin85 that Èggregate all
Costs related to the category.
Single or multi-year Rrants are occounted for when either the recSpient has a reasonable èxpectation that they wlll
receive B grant and the Trustees have 38reed to pay the grant without condition, or the recipient has a reasonable
expectationthattheywill receive a 8rant and anycondition attached to thegrant is outside thecontral of thecharlty.
Irrecoverable VAT 15 charÈed against the category of re50urtes expended for which it was incurred.
el Allocation of go¥em8nce and other5UPPOrt costs
Govern8nce and support costs hawe been allocate
t¥veeri c
fa
eTrct
gtsvernance-.
and support cost5 relating to charirable activities have been apportioned based on the estirnated time spent bv
staff èt the office of the Laing Family Trusts in the administration of donations ènd assessment of project5. The
allocation of 8overnance and support costs is an31y5ed note 5.
overnance
Govemance costs comprise all costs Invol¥inE the public ac¢ountability of the Charity and its compliance with
re¥ulati¢n and good practice. These iosts Snclude the accountancy and audit costs relating to these finHn¢ial
Statements together with an apportionment of overhead and sUPPOrt custs.
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Kirby Laing Foundation - A Registered Charity
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
at 31 December 2023
ACCOUNnNG POLICIES-¢ontlnued
n Cort olra151ng funds
Costof 8eneTrtinE funds tornpri5es the investment manager5. charges.
g) Charltable attivitlE¥
The expenditure on charitable actDiitie5 cornprlses gr3Trts made In the year and governance and support Costs. An
analysis olthe Era*)t expenditure forthe year is sh¢)wn in note 7.
h) FSxèd asset Invellments
ti5ted investments are valued In the Balance Sheet at market value. Unlisted investmenis ère intluded zt the
Trustees. estimate of market value. The net ga*nlllossl on revaluation and disposal of Investment5 15 shown in the
5tatementof Financial Artlvities.
11 Re811sed 8alns and losses
All gains ènd Ios5e5 are taken to the Ststernent of Flnanclal Attivitie5 as they arise. Realised gains and losses on
Investment5 are c31cvlated as the difference between sa1È5 proceeds and theSr openin8 carrying value or thelr
purchase value if acquired Subsequent to the first day of the financlal year. Unrealised gain5 and losses are
calculated as the difference between the falrvalue at th2 year end and their carrying value. Realised ind unrealised
investmentzains and1055e5 3r¢ combined In ihe Ststement of Financlal AttDifties
Il Penslons
The Foundatlon opeizte5 a group stakeholder pen5i0n xheme for employees. Contributlons are Charged to the
Staternentof Flnancial Acthiities as they becgme payable.
kl FDrei8n exchan8e
Trdn5arti005 denomlnated in foreign currencies are recorded 3t the rate of exchan8e rullnE at the date of the
transactions. Monetary assets and liabllitles denominated In foreign Currencies are translated Into sterffngatyear.
end rates and translation differences are tèken to the Statement of Financial Activitie5.
11 Cyrrenry
The financial 5t3ternents are prepared in 5terlin& whlch Is the furkttional currerKy of the charity. Monetary
amounis In these financial statements are rounded ts the nearest £.
INCOME AND ENDOVIMENTS
Un4UOted
quoted
2013
Investment Income from a$5ets In the UK
Investment Income fTom assets outside the UK
1,379,864
603,159
234,450
1.983,023
234.450
1.379.864
837.609
IZ2.5741
1217,473
122.5741
Less.. non-recoverabletax credits and forei8n tsxatiDn
1.379.864
815,035
2,194,899
Deposlt Intsrest
25,148
2,220,047
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Kirby Laing Foundation A Registered Charity
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
at 31 December 2023
INCOMEAND ENDOWMENT5-contlnued
Un4uutsd
Quoted
Total
2022
Investment incorne from assets Sn the UK
Investment income from assets outside the UK
1,451,040
627.633
236.172
2,078,673
236,172
1.451,040
863,805
122.2411
2,314,845
122,2411
Less.. non-reioverabletax credits and forei8n taxation
1,451,040
841.564
2,292,604
Deposir inter25t
951
2,293,555
COST OF RAISING FUNDS
2023
Z022
ANALYSIS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Total
Total
2023
2022
Restated
Grant funded activity15ee note 71
Support and 8avernance costs
2.727.677
100.598
39,117
2.846.257
89.809
37.810
- govem3nce (see note 51
2.867,392
2.973.876
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Kirby Laing Foundation A Registered Charitv
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
at 31 December 2023
ALLOCATION OF OVERHEADAND SUPPORT C05T5
Unrestrlrted Funds
Expendable
Endowment
Totsl
Total
Income
2013
2022
Property Maintenance costs
Auditors, remuneratio
3,751
3,751
4,680
23.017
7.785
1,233
2,768
3,006
4,620
23.017
12,500
2,274
2,149
79.607
Accountancy services
Office expense5
Tru5teelmeetlng expen5e5
CornputersuppDrtC05ts
staff cost5
23,017
7,785
1.233
2,768
96,102
379
96.102
379
Bank charges
139.715
139,715
127,619
Staff costs are disrk)5ed net of contrlbution5 Te¢overed from The MaurlcÈ & Flilda Laing Charitable TNSL The
Beatrice Laln8 Trust and The Martln Laing Foundation a5 disclosed below.
The Feundation 15 adminlstered alongside The Maurice & Hllda Laln¥ Charitable Trust, The Beatrice Laing Twstand
The Martin L3ing Foundatlon with which it share5 Sts three full-time mernbers of staff. Mr D Laing, a Trustee, was
also a Trustee of The Beat¥i¢e Laing Trust. The stoff are employees of the Foundation, the net employee c05t5 for
the year being E96.10212022 £79,6071- Employment costs outstandirTr8 at the year-end amount to £49.83212022
£90,5151.
The Foundation reteived contrfbutlons from the aforernentioned LalnE Farnily Tru5t5 t¢)waTds the cost of staff.
Staff costs cornpr15e the follo￿n8'.
2023
2022
Gross salaries
enefits In klnd
Employer's Natlonal Insurance cost5
Ernployer'5 pension contributions
Recrultment and payroll costs
226,894
15,868
26.745
33,596
I,iio
179.644
14,578
22,894
30.579
1.128
304.214
248AZ3
Less contributions from other Laing FamilyTru5ts'.
The Maurlce & Hilda Laing Charltable Trust
The Beatrice LalnÉ Trust
The Martin Laing Foundatlon
197,9351
197,9351
112.2421
179,6311
179.6311
19,9541
Total staff costs borne by Foundatlon
96.102
79.607
One employee received emoluments in the £90.￿0 - £I(M).OC¥J band during the year12022 one employee in
the £90.000 É100,(NJO bandl. Pension contrlbutions to rhe stakeholder pènsion scheme of £21,19012022
£20.0511 were made Sn respect cf this employee. Three employees were member5 of the stakeholder P2nSPDn
5chEme.
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Kirby Laing Foundation - A Registered Charity
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
at 31 December 2023
ALLOCAfioM OF OVEAHEAD AND SUPPORT C05T5-coThtinued
Owerhead and supportcosts were allocated between governance and eharitrdble actlvlties as detalled below..
2023
Charitable
Activities
fjovernance
Total
UNRESTRICTEO INCOME FUND
Property rnaintenènte costs
Auditors, remuneratyon
375
3.376
3,751
4,680
23,017
7,785
1,233
2,768
96,102
379
4,680
23.017
778
Accountancy fee5
Qrfite expenses
Tru5teelMeeting expenses
C¢mpurer support cost5
Staff costs
7.(K17
1,233
2,490
86,492
278
9,610
379
Bank charge5
39,117
100.598
139.715
2022
Governance
UNRESTRICTED INCOME FUND
Property tnèinten8n¢e costs
Auditors, remuneration
Accountancy fees
Office Èxpense5
Trustee/Meetin8 expenses
Compurer support costs
Staff costs
Bank Ihar8es
301
2,7QS
3.(H)6
4,620
23,017
12,5
2,274
1149
79,607
446
4,620
23,017
1.250
11,250
2,274
1,934
71,646
215
7.961
446
37,810
89.809
127.619
TRU5TEES' EXPENSES AND REMUNERAT1014
The Trustees received no remuneration during the year12022 £nill- Three Trustees were reirnbur5ed tr3vellin8
COSt5 totallng E3051202Z- three Tru5tees- £6041 ènd no subsistence costs were Incurred12022- £nill.
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Kirby Laing Foundation - A Registered Charity
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
at 31 December 2023
GRANTS
The charity awarded grants to a number of iTrstltutlons In furtherance of its charlt3ble artivitie5 which are
summ8r15ed 35follow5'.
2023
2022
Rertaled
Chlldren & Youn8 People
Educatrcn & Training
Environment & Hentage
ealth & Med*cal Welfare
Overseas Developrnent
Relig￿n
Soclal Welfare
The Art5
Charitles Ald Foundation
Donation adj to103n
Grant returned
57,50D
iio.ojo
53,7QO
50,WO
786,115
394,664
859.448
20,(X)O
464,500
45,OCNJ
242.480
348,385
1.922,537
1S,0(X)
282,855
25,000
1100,0001,,
14
12
15
19
28
28
13,2501
2,727,677
1846,257
IOZJ
Chll
&You
Chance to Shine
Christian Youth Enterpr15es 5allln8 Centre
FellttwshlpAfloat Charitable Trust
Peo
7,500
25,000
57,50D
du¢atltsTh & Tr31nln
Princes Trust
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
S3li5bury Cathedral Trust
The Klng's Foundation
,000
10,000
7,500
11.200
53,7(Y)
Envlro
nt & Herita
D?vid Lalng Foundation
LouEhborou8h Bell Foundry Trust
50.000
ZO.O(N)
50,000
Health
al Welfare
A%sociation of British Neurologists
BRACE IZ payments)
Brain Researth UK
8ritlsh Heart F¢undatSon
Hospice UK13 paymentsl
Motor Neurone Di5ea5e Associatlon
F4ation31 Hospital for Neurolo8y and Neurosurgery Development Faundation
Unlver5ity ofAberdee
ID.OOD
30,000
s,000
iO,(M)O
590,115
125,OLX)
786,115
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Kirby Laing Foundation - A Registered Charity
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
at 310ecember 2023
6RANT5- continued
2023
Over
eas Develo
Bdrish Red Cross UKllnternatlonal
Carer5 Worldwide
Dhaka Ahsania Mission UX
Frank Water
Gurkha Welfare Trust
IMPACT Foundation
Internationèl Nepal Fellowship
Intersèrye Great Britain & Ireland
LAMB He31th Care Foundatio
Mines Advisory Group
Plan Internarion31 UK
The LEprosy Mission12 payrnentsl
United Purpose
World Vi510n UK
rThent
Is,￿0
io,coo
6,200
io,wo
15,000
20,000
5,000
io,uoo
20,000
257.464
5,000
10,000
394,664
5.000
25,000
20,OiKS
26,25D
250,000
100,000
Cathedral Isle of Man
Chiihester Cathedral Restoration & Developrnent Trust
Church of England Foundatlon for Educational Leadership
Exeter Cathedral
Kirby LainÉ Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge
Lichfield Cathedral
London In5tilutÈ for Contempornry Christianity
Oak Churrh, Stevenage
Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disabilitv
SAT-7 Trusi Ltd
5t P3uI's Cathedral Foundation
The Auckland Projert
The Royal School of Churth Music
100,000
7,500
7,500
loo.000
20.000
135,000
859.448
John Loing Ch3ritsble Trust
terature Work5
5,0
20.OCQ
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
at 31 December 2023
GKANTS. rontlnued
1023
The Arts
Academy of Anclent Mus
Art Fund
Awards for Young Muslclans
Birmin£ham Royal Ballet
Buxton Festival
10.000
10,000
50,000
Creative Oundle
Dorset Opero
Gars5ngton Opera12 payments)
Haffield House Chamber Music Festival
Help Muslclans UK
London Philh3rmonic Orchestra
London symphony Orchestra
National Youth Orchestr
NatSonal Youth Orchestra of Great 8rftaln
Nev¢ll Holt Opera
Opera Holland Park Fripnds
Royal & Oern8ate Northampton5hlre
Roy?1 Colle8e of Music
Ro¥31 Northern Colle8e of Music
Southbank Sinfonia
5t Albans International Organ Festlval
Wallace Collection
Welsh N*ional Oper3
iO,(h)O
225.000
5,OiYJ
io,wo
20,000
10,000
io,ocx)
5,000
io,coo
18.5(KJ
10.000
9,000
12,000
io,(
464.SLN)
M15C
Charitles Ald Foundation
Grant returned
45,CQO
13.2501
4L750
TOTAL DONATIONSTO CFIAAMES
2,7Z7.677
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NOTES TOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
at 31 December 2023
RELATED PARTY TRANsA￿l011s
No related partytransaction5 were made durlng the year.
FUTURE COMMThMENTS
The Trustees have made nofj-knnding grant commitments of E5.000 and above payable in the next four years a5
follows".
2023
2024
2025
1026
2027
Commitment5 brought forward
1,615,277
S93￿04
7.500
7,500
Commitment5 paid during year
11.615,2771
Cornmltments made during year
106,9
73.700
50.000
10,0
Cornmitments deferred
Cornmitmenls at 31 Detember 2023
7(KJ,704
81,200
57,500
10,000
DvrjnE 2023 Ihe Trustees 3150 rnade further non.binding grant (Dmmitmertts to future projects. the t1ming of
whiih is 11Tr4nown. 1013lill> 720 00012022 El.O<l 1,0001.
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Kirby Laing Foundation - A Registered Charity
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
at 31 December 2023
11. DEBTORS
2023
Z022
Restated
Maurite & Hilda Laingcharitable Trust
Beatrice Lalng Trust
Martin Laing Foundation
Tax recoverable
Loan- Coventry Cathedrèl
Loan- Rock UK
Dwidends due
23,450
23.450
2.931
3,108
I,wo,000
100.coo
298
42,595
42,595
5.325
4.692
i(yJ.000
4,587
1,153,237
199,794
During the year the Trustees rnade an Interest-free bridgSng loan to Coventry Cathedral of £1 million for the
purtha5e of 9-10 Prlory Row.
An adjustment was made to 2022 for a loan madeto Rock UK whl¢h wa5 prewou51y recorded as a donation. The
lobn Is due to be rep?Id by the end of Au8USt 2024.
12. CA5Tr1
The cash at bank 15 rnade up a5follows'.
2023
2021
Current account
Brewin Dolphin intome account
406,252
44,854
1,983,433
451,106
2,028,239
13. LIABILITIE5.. Amouiifs DUE wfTHIN ome YEAR
2023
Z022
Audltors
Accountar¥ts
ReculverTrust
Trustee Expense
Pension
Curo
4,800
46,033
4,620
23.017
348
58
2,848
120
2,012
28,820
AvDia
Investment managers
28,968
82,649
58,995
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
at 31 December 2023
14. UNRESTRicfED FUNDS
Expendable
Endowment
Incomq
Account
Total
Unre5trited fund5 comprise the following..
Investments
Cash
Oebtor5
Creditofs
63,617,539
1,550.662
63,617,539
451,106
1.153,237
182,6491
11.099.556)
1,153.237
153,6811
128.9681
65,139,233
65.139,233
Expendable
Endowment
Income
Account
Z022
Total
Investmenr5
Cash
DebtDrs
Creditor5
64.619.634
2.197.8i8
64.619.634
2,023,239
199.794
158.9951
1159,6191
199.794
130,1751
128.8201
66.788,672
66,788,672
IS. VOLUNTÉERS
other than the Trustee5, the Charity rpceives no contribution from volunteers.
16. RECONULIATION OF NET MOVEMENYS IN FU14DS TO NETCASH FLOW FROM OPERATrNG ACTIVITIES
Z023
20ZZ
Restated
Net movement in run￿5 ffj85 per the Statemènt ofFlnancial-A£tivlties
(r54Y,-4351
(Gain5)￿OsSeS on Investments shown in investin8 actlvities
886,245
11,158,921)
Deduct investment Income shown In investin8 activities
12.220.047)
12.293.555)
Ilncreaselldecrease In debtors
1953.4431
1151,0981
IntreaselldEcreasel in creditors
23,654
11.4191
13.913.030)
13,243.2081
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