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2021-06-30-accounts

Charity Number 278257

Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 30 June 2021

The Police Foundation Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 30 June 2021

Contents
Page
Annual Report of the Trustees 3 - 11
Independent Examiner’s Report 12
Statement of Financial Activities 13
Balance Sheet 14
Cash flow Statement 15
Notes to the Financial Statements 16 - 29

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The Police Foundation Annual Report of the Trustees Year ended 30 June 2021

Reference and administrative information

Contact details

Address Kemp House 52-160 City Road London EC1V 2NX Web Site www.police-foundation.org.uk Trustees and Officers Royal Patron HRH The Prince of Wales Trustees Sir William Jeffrey KCB (Chairman) The Rt. Hon. Sir John Wheeler JP DL (Vice Chairman) Mrs Mary Calam Lord Dholakia of Waltham Brooks PC OBE DL Professor Nicholas Fyfe Sir David Garrard Professor Martin Innes Mr Adrian Leppard CBE QPM MBA BA (Hons) Dame Sara Thornton DBE QPM Mr Stephen Rimmer CB Mr Michael Cunningham CBE QPM (appointed 3[rd] March 2021) Sir Chris Fox QPM (resigned 3[rd] March 2021) Director Dr Richard G Muir Professional Advisers Independent Examiners Crowe U.K. LLP 55 Ludgate Hill London EC4M 7JW Solicitors Bates Wells Braithwaite 10 Queen Street Place London EC4R 1BE Bankers HSBC UK Bank Plc 129 New Bond Street London W1S 1EA Investment Advisers Investec Wealth & Investment Limited 30 Gresham Street London EC2V 7QN

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The Police Foundation Annual Report of the Trustees (continued) Year ended 30 June 2021

Trustees’ Report

The Trustees of the Police Foundation present their Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2021 and the financial statements for that year, prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP) (FRS102).

The Police Foundation is a registered charity (number 278257). Its address is shown on page 2.

Trustees

The names of the Trustees who served during the year ended 30 June 2021 are listed on page 2.

Structure, governance and management

Governing document

The Police Foundation is a Charitable Trust governed by its Trust Deed dated 9 July 1979. Following discussion with the Charity Commission, the Trust Deed was most recently updated on 11 July 2007.

Governance and management

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall governance of the Foundation. The Board meets formally at least twice a year. There were two meetings during the year ended 30 June 2021.

The existing Trustees have the power to appoint new Trustees, and the total number shall not be more than eighteen or less than eight. Each Trustee may serve up to two consecutive four-year terms of office, and thereafter may be reappointed by formal Board resolution for such period as the meeting may resolve.

Any business requiring the involvement of Trustees between Board meetings is conducted through appropriate sub-committees of Trustees, with any decisions required being formally ratified via postal or other means of communication. The routine management of the Foundation is the responsibility of the Director, who reports directly to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The Trustees employ a small central staff.

Recruitment, induction and training of Trustees

The Foundation’s Trustees are appointed by resolution of the Board following due consideration of nominations received, based on relevant attributes including specialist skills and experience. In addition to meeting key members of the Foundation’s staff, new Trustees are provided with an induction pack comprising information on Trustees’ responsibilities, a copy of the Trust Deed, the latest Annual Report and Accounts, minutes of Trustees’ meetings, and relevant information on the Foundation’s current work programme. All Trustees are encouraged to attend relevant seminars and Trustee training courses.

Policy for the remuneration of key management personnel

The Foundation’s remuneration policy for all staff is decided by the Trustees. Remuneration is based on the market value for each role. Salary reviews are held on an annual basis. The charity is accredited with the Living Wage Foundation.

Public benefit

The Trustees have given due consideration to the Charity Commission’s published guidance on the Public Benefit requirement under The Charities Act 2011. The charity is a Public Benefit Entity. The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Foundation’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities.

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The Police Foundation Annual Report of the Trustees (continued) Year ended 30 June 2021

Objects, aims and principal activities

Who we are

The Police Foundation is the UK’s policing think tank. We are the only independent think tank in the UK focused exclusively on improving policing. Our mission is to generate evidence and develop ideas which deliver better policing and a safer society. We do this by producing trusted, impartial research, by facilitating informed public debate about policing and by working with the police and their partners to create change.

Objects

The objects of the Police Foundation, as set out in the Trust Deed are:

Our mission

The Police Foundation has three main aims:

Our mission is realised by:

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The Police Foundation Annual Report of the Trustees (continued) Year ended 30 June 2021

Review of the year ended 30 June 2021

The Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales

In September 2019 the Police Foundation launched the Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales. The Review set out to examine how crime, fear of crime and other threats to public safety are changing and assess the ability of the police to meet these challenges, as part of a wider strategic response. This far--reaching independent review, the first of its kind in many years, was chaired by Sir Michael Barber and guided by an Advisory Board including former senior police officers, politicians and leading academics. The overall aim of the Review was to set the long-term strategic vision for English and Welsh policing. The Review concluded in March 2022 with a final report presenting substantial recommendations for a modern service capable of meeting the challenges of the 21[st] century. The Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales was funded by the Dawes Trust, Deloitte, CGI, Mark 43 and the City of London Corporation.

Policing the pandemic

Since June 2020 the Police Foundation and Crest Advisory conducted research into UK policing and the Covid19 pandemic. The project, funded by the Dawes Trust, sought to identify how policing has coped with the Covid19 pandemic by examining the strengths and weaknesses of the current policing model in England and Wales, with a particular focus on: structures; use of technology; strategic planning; and public consent.

The research was conducted in four phases, using a variety of quantitative and qualitative methodologies: analysis of crime and incident data, including; demand forecasting; structured interviews; focus groups; and polls. Throughout the project, the teams worked closely with an appointed expert advisory group, which included Martin Hewitt; Sue Mountstevens; Olivia Pinkney; Mike Cunningham; Owen Weatherill; Rt Hon Charles Clarke and Professor Ben Bradford. A final report was published in January 2022.

Improving the police response to online child sexual exploitation and abuse

Throughout 2020/21 the Police Foundation has been completing a major programme of research on tackling online child sexual exploitation and abuse, funded by the Dawes Trust. We are working with the police, academia, technology companies and charities to find out how we can improve the response to CSEA. We aim to understand what is effective and how law enforcers can better prevent harm, support victims and pursue offenders. A final report from the project will be published in the Spring of 2022.

Understanding pension scams and the effectiveness of the public policy response

In September 2020 the Police Foundation published a report on how to better understand the problem of pension scams. The report looked at the current response to pension scams, including how public policy, regulations and law enforcement are applied. It considered how enforcement action can be used to tackle pension scammers more effectively and provide a better service to victims. Some of the recommendations from the report, including giving pension companies greater ability to pause a request for a transfer where they suspect a scam is taking place, were later supported by the parliamentary Work and Pensions Committee to whom our Director gave evidence.

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The Police Foundation Annual Report of the Trustees (continued) Year ended 30 June 2021

Review of the year ended 30 June 2021 continued

Digital forensics: the next steps

This Police Foundation report, commissioned by the Transforming Forensics Programme, was published in January 2021 and was intended to help inform the development of a new national Digital Forensics Strategy for the police service. It had two aims: first to present evidence of the potential value that could be added to the work of policing and the wider criminal justice system from investment in digital forensics capability and, second, to set out five main challenges that need to be overcome if we are to make the most of these opportunities and ensure that crimes are investigated to the standards society expects.

Victimisation and fear of crime in the gig economy

Technology has facilitated the growth of the food delivery gig economy in London. However, in parallel, there has been a growth in moped theft and moped enabled crime in recent years, with food delivery couriers becoming a particular target. Not only can a stolen moped have a devastating impact on a courier’s livelihood, the moped is then used to commit other offences, such as drive-by possession snatches, fuelling a wider criminal network.

This report, published in November 2020, makes 24 recommendations to protect couriers and prevent crime. These include:

Policing and young adults

Since November 2020 the Police Foundation has been working on a project, funded by the Barrow Cadbury Trust, to work in collaboration with police practitioners to change the way in which young adults are policed. The project is informed by a growing evidence base that the policing of 18-25 year olds needs a distinct approach. Young adults constitute less than 10 per cent of the UK population but make up to 30-40 per cent of all police cases. Evidence clearly shows that young adults do not reach full developmental maturity until age 25, and this lack of maturity can lead to unnecessary risk taking and impulsive behaviour.

Together with Revolving Doors Agency, the Police Foundation has launched a Knowledge Exchange Network that brings together police Inspectors and Chief Inspectors from across England and Wales to co-create new and better ways of policing young adults aged 18-25. This Network provides police with peer-to-peer learning and support, recognising the wealth of knowledge and expertise among police officers. Inspectors and Chief Inspectors across police services across England Wales will be able to share evidence and tackle difficult issues. The focus will be on upscaling innovation and practices that are evidence-based, that can become mainstream.

The project also involves the Police Foundation working alongside two police force areas to trial new approaches in practice. Work in these areas began in the summer of 2021.

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The Police Foundation Annual Report of the Trustees (continued) Year ended 30 June 2021

Review of the year ended 30 June 2021 continued

Roadcraft

The Roadcraft series of publications, which is published by The Stationery Office (TSO) and comprises four books ( ‘Roadcraft: The Police Driver’s Handbook’, ‘Motorcycle Roadcraft: The Police Rider’s Handbook’, ‘Fleetcraft: The Essential Occupational Driver's Handbook’ and ‘Towing Roadcraft: The Essential Towing Handbook’ ) and a DVD ( ‘Roadcraft: The Police Driver's Course on Advanced Driving’ ), makes a significant contribution to road safety by improving the driving of both the police, other emergency service drivers and members of the public.

In October 2020 we published new editions of ‘ Roadcraft: The Police Driver’s Handbook’ and ‘Motorcycle Roadcraft: The Police Rider’s Handbook’. This work was supported by our Standing Advisory Board of senior stakeholders and our Reflective Practitioners Group (RPG). Several meetings of the RPG were held throughout the year to agree the updated texts and graphics for both books.

Annual Conference

The Police Foundation’s annual conference was held online in February 2021 on the topic of the Future Police Workforce. Speakers included Martin Hewitt, Chair of the National Police Chiefs Council, Professor Cary Cooper, former Superintendent Leroy Logan, Deputy Mayor Sophie Linden, former Chief Constable Andy Rhodes, Professor Larry Sherman, Professor Gloria Laycock and Chief Superintendent Paul Griffiths.

John Harris Memorial Lecture

This year our annual John Harris Memorial Lecture was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The next annual lecture will be held in 2022.

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The Police Foundation Annual Report of the Trustees (continued) Year ended 30 June 2021

Review of the year ended 30 June 2021 continued

Objectives for the year ended 30 June 2022

The Police Foundation completed its work on the Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales in March 2022. The Review published a final report which addressed the role of the police in the 21[st] Century, how the police should work with others to prevent crime and harm, how the police can strengthen their legitimacy with communities, what the future police workforce should look like, how the police service should be funded, how policing should be organised and how policing should be governed and held to account. Our aim was to set out a plan for providing the country with a police service that can help to ensure public safety and security in the conditions of the 21[st] Century. Following the publication of the report we will now launch a dissemination programme of events, presentations and articles to ensure the work from the Review has maximum impact. We will be holding a seminar series with Scottish policing stakeholders to discuss the findings and their implications for policing in Scotland.

In 2022 the Foundation will also publish a major report on how the policing of online child sexual abuse can be improved. We will launch a major new project on the role that disruption plays in the prevention of serious and organised crime. We will continue our work on policing and young adults, through the continuation of the Knowledge Exchange Network and the recruitment of new police force areas to trial evidence-based approaches. The Foundation will continue with its events programme, holding the John Harris Memorial Lecture in the summer of 2022 and holding a number of online events. The Foundation aims to increase its international profile through a new collaboration with a global alliance of the Societies for Evidence Based Policing.

Trustees’ responsibilities for the accounts

Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare accounts 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 the accounts the Trustees should:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ascertain the financial position of the charity and ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the charity’s assets, and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of error, fraud and other irregularities.

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The Police Foundation Annual Report of the Trustees (continued) Year ended 30 June 2021

Review of the year ended 30 June 2021 continued

Trustees’ responsibilities for the accounts continued

Risk management

The Trustees are ultimately responsible for the management of the risks faced by the Foundation. Together with the Director they identify and assess these risks on a regular basis and consider the systems and controls which have been established to mitigate them. During the year the Trustees spent time at their Board meetings reviewing the most significant risks facing the charity, which would include the risk of being unable to secure future grant funding, consultancy projects and other income, the risk of being unable to retain or recruit key staff members and the risk of damage to the charity’s credibility. The Trustees have taken steps to mitigate these risks – these include sourcing new funders, expanding the charity’s profile both nationally and internationally, increasing the charity’s profile whilst always safeguarding its reputation as the UK’s policing think tank and maintaining its independence, and reviewing staff pay levels to ensure that they reflect the skill and experience of the staff.

Our response to the coronavirus pandemic

In the second half of the 2019/20 financial year the Foundation, like all other organisations worldwide, was affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The Foundation vacated its London office and switched to home working in March 2020. Incomes were hit in particular because of our inability to hold our regular events and conferences, including our flagship John Harris Memorial Lecture. One research project was also delayed because of our inability to access police headquarters to examine files, pushing income expected in the 2019/20 financial year into 20/21. The losses on the financial markets also affected the Foundation’s investments.

The Trustees continued to monitor the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on the Foundation. As these accounts show, our strategy to cut costs (including moving to home working as the default position, closing our London office) and to raise additional revenues, proved very successful. Our aim was to generate a surplus of £25,000, which we more than surpassed. With the improvements in our investment portfolio, these actions have ensured that the Foundation’s financial reserves have now been restored to pre pandemic levels.

Going concern basis for preparation of the financial statements

The Trustees consider the Police Foundation’s plans and strategies at each Board meeting. As part of this process, the Finance Subcommittee of the Trustees has reviewed the latest income projections, budgets and cash flow forecasts for the period to 30 June 2023, and the assumptions contained therein.

In light of these projections, the Trustees are confident that the Foundation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that there are not material uncertainties that call into doubt the Foundation’s ability to continue. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements as outlined in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities.

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The Police Foundation Annual Report of the Trustees (continued) Year ended 30 June 2021

Review of the year ended 30 June 2021 continued

Trustees’ responsibilities for the accounts continued

Financial results

The financial results for the year ended 30 June 2021 are set out in the Statement of Financial Activities on page 13, the Balance Sheet on page 14 and the Cash Flow Statement on page 15, together with the accounting policies and notes to the accounts on pages 16 to 29.

Restricted Funds

Details of Restricted Funds are set out in note 13 to the accounts on pages 24 and 25.

Unrestricted Funds

The total unrestricted income for the year ended 30 June 2021 was £119,000, compared with £155,000 in the previous year.

Unrestricted expenditure for the financial year was £41,000, so unrestricted income exceeded unrestricted expenditure by £78,000. There were realised investment gains of £12,000, an increase in the value of the investment portfolio of £57,000, representing unrealised gains at the balance sheet date, and an actuarial loss on the defined benefit pension scheme of £nil, so unrestricted funds increased by a total of £147,000 to £530,000. This compares with a decrease of £57,000 in the year ended 30 June 2020.

The Foundation’s unrestricted funds are held in a managed investment portfolio and as cash on deposit. The charity has a written investment policy, with long term growth and medium risk as the main objectives.

Further details of Unrestricted Funds are set out in note 14 to the accounts on page 26.

Fundraising Expenditure

The charity had no fundraising activities requiring disclosure under S162A of the Charities Act 2011.

Reserves

The Trustees review the finances of the charity on a regular basis, both in the Finance Sub-committee and at main Trustees’ meetings. They consider that reserves of at least six to twelve months’ worth of general expenditure are desirable. At 30 June 2021, Restricted funds were £nil. Unrestricted funds at the year-end were £530,000 which represents more than a year’s worth of central staffing and other overhead costs as budgeted for the year ended 30 June 2022. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the Police Foundation was on course to generate a small surplus for the year ended 30 June 2020, but the lock-down following the pandemic led to the cancellation or postponement of a number of projects and events, with an inevitable adverse impact on income. The Trustees and the Director took steps to ensure that, where possible, these projects and events took place in 2020/21, in some cases online, to further reduce running costs, including vacating the office by the end of 2020 and moving to remote working, and to identify other sources of income. These actions have been successful with reserves increasing to £530,000 at 30 June 2021. The value of the investment portfolio has also recovered from the position at the end of 2019/20.

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The Police Foundation Annual Report of the Trustees (continued) Year ended 30 June 2021

Review of the year ended 30 June 2021 continued

Trustees’ responsibilities for the accounts continued

Investment powers, policy and performance

The Trustees’ investment powers are governed by the Trust Deed, which permits the Foundation’s funds to be invested in any stocks, shares, funds, securities, land or other investments or property.

The Board’s policy is to invest surplus unrestricted funds for a total return by adopting a medium risk investment strategy, while ensuring that sufficient liquid funds are available to meet projected commitments.

Restricted funds are held in cash on deposit because of the need to meet known project expenditure commitments within a relatively short time frame.

The Foundation’s investments have continued to be managed in accordance with our policy and the Trust Deed. The investment advisers provide quarterly reports to the Finance Subcommittee of the Trustees, and a summary is provided to all Trustees prior to each Trustees meeting. Significant movements in the value of the portfolio are discussed by the Finance Subcommittee, and, where necessary, with the other Trustees and with the investment advisers.

There were net realised gains on the sale of investments of £12,000 in the year, and net unrealised gains of £57,000 were recorded on revaluation of investments at the end of the financial year. Investment income of £5,000 was received and reinvested during the year. The performance was in line with expectations given the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on investments globally.

Independent Examiner

Crowe U.K. LLP have expressed their willingness to continue in office as independent examiner and a resolution proposing their reappointment will be submitted to the forthcoming Trustees’ meeting.

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 26[th] April 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

Sir William Jeffrey Chairman of Trustees

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The Police Foundation Report of the Independent Examiners Year ended 30 June 2021

Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of The Police Foundation

I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Police Foundation for the year ended 30 June 2021 which are set out on pages 13 to 15.

This report is made solely to the charity’s Trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 154 of the Charities Act 2011. My independent examiner’s work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity’s Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity, the charity’s members as a body and the charity’s Trustees as a body for my independent examiner’s work, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity Trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Andrew Thomas ACA Crowe U.K. LLP 55 Ludgate Hill London EC4M 7JW 26 April 2022

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The Police Foundation Statement of Financial Activities Year ended 30 June 2021

Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Income from generated funds:
Voluntary income
Donations, grants and legacies
2
Investment income
3
Income from charitable activities:
Fees for consultancy, training & events
Sale of publications
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities:
Undertaking research and
influencing policy
Grant to project partner
Consultancy, training & events
Publications
Total
7
Net gains/(losses) on investments
10
Net income / (expenditure)
Other gains and losses
Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined
benefit pension scheme
18
(Net expenditure)
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
13&14		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
35,725
4,622
12,314
65,873
118,534
30,179
-
6,510
4,522
41,211
69,610
146,933
(142)
146,791
146,791
383,468
530,259		 Restricted
Funds
£
371,632
-
-
-
371,632
355,232
16,400
-
-
371,632
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total
Funds
2021
£
407,357
4,622
12,314
65,873
490,166
385,411
16,400
6,510
4,522
412,843
69,610
146,933
(142)
146,791
146,791
383,468
530,259		 Total
Funds
2020
£
348,521
9,203
47,199
45,778
450,701
448,715
-
37,913
12,428
499,056
(7,100)
(55,455)
(1,174)
(56,629)
(56,629)
440,097
383,468

All the above results are derived from continuing activities. There were no other recognised gains or losses other than those stated above.

The notes on pages 16 to 29 form part of these accounts.

A full analysis of individual restricted funds is given in note 13 on pages 24 and 25.

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The Police Foundation Balance Sheet 30 June 2021

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
9
Investments
10
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
11
Cash at bank and in hand
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
12
NET CURRENT ASSETS
Provision for liabilities
18
NET ASSETS
15
REPRESENTED BY:
Accumulated funds:
Unrestricted funds
14
Restricted funds
13		 2021
£
2,281
426,495
53,616
174,754
228,370
(85,372)
41,515		 2021
£
2,281
426,495
53,616
174,754
228,370
(85,372)
41,515		 £
428,776
142,998
530,259		 2020
£
2,635
405,730
53,616
174,754
228,370
(85,372)		 408,365
74,498
62,547
137,045
95,072
41,515
530,259
-
530,259

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 26[th] April 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

) Sir William Jeffrey ) } ) Trustees } Sir John Wheeler ) )

The notes on pages 16 to 29 form part of these accounts. A full analysis of individual restricted funds is given in note 13 on pages 24 and 25.

Charity Number 278257

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The Police Foundation Cash Flow Statement Year ended 30 June 2021

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Sale/(purchase) of property, plant and equipment
Sale/(purchase) of investments
Net cash provided by (used in) 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
Net income/(expenditure) for the reporting period
(as per the statement of financial activities)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges
(Gains)/losses on investments
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Investment management fees
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Cash in hand
Notice deposits
Total cash and cash equivalents		 2021
£
64,477
11
(2,281)
50,000
47,730
112,207
62,547
174,754
146,791
2,635
(69,610)
(4,622)
3,456
20,882
(35,055)
64,477
174,754
-
174,754		 2020
£
(57,355)
92
(3,789)
50,000
46,303
(11,052)
73,599
62,547
(56,629)
3,503
7,100
(9,203)
3,659
46,763
(52,548)
(57,355)
62,547
-
62,547

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The Police Foundation Notes to the Accounts Year ended 30 June 2021

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a) Basis of preparation of the accounts

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015.

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. The Foundation constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

As detailed in the Trustees Report, the trustees have reviewed the latest income projections, budgets and cash flow forecasts for the period to 30 June 2023, and the assumptions contained therein. In light of these projections, the Trustees are confident that the Foundation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that there are not material uncertainties that call into doubt the Foundation’s ability to continue. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements as outlined in the Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities.

b) Income

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.

c) Expenditure

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 a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

d) Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are capitalised where the item costs in excess of £500. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets in use at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight-line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows:

Leasehold property improvements - over the term of the lease of 5 years
Office furniture and equipment - over the term of the office lease of 5 years
Computer equipment - over 2 years

e) Investments

Investments are stated in the balance sheet at market value. Gains or losses arising on revaluation at each financial year end, and on sales of investments, are credited or charged in the SOFA.

f) Restricted funds

Restricted funds are established where monies are received for specific purposes, such as particular research projects. A separate fund is established for each individual project, and relevant expenditure is charged thereto

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The Police Foundation Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year ended 30 June 2021

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

g) Operating leases

The rentals payable under operating leases are charged in the SOFA on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

h) Financial instruments

The Police Foundation has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Financial assets held at amortised cost comprise cash at bank and in hand, together with accrued interest and other debtors. Financial liabilities held at amortised cost comprise trade creditors and accruals.

Investments, including bonds held as part of an investment portfolio are held at fair value at the Balance Sheet date, with gains and losses being recognised within income and expenditure.

i) Pension costs

The Foundation makes contributions to a defined contribution pension scheme in accordance with the requirements of Auto Enrolment., The contributions are accounted for as they become payable. The Foundation previously participated in a multi-employer defined benefit scheme. Deficit recovery payments are accounted for as they become payable, and accounting adjustments are in accordance with FRS102 and as described in full in Note 18.

j) Taxation

No provision is made for corporation tax, as the Foundation is able to claim full statutory exemption subject to the proper application of all its charitable resources.

k) Debtors

Debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid.

l) Creditors

Creditors are recognised where the charity 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 obligation can be measured or estimated reliably.

m) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash at bank and in hand, cash held for reinvestment and short-term deposits.

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The Police Foundation Notes to the Accounts (continued) Year ended 30 June 2021

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

n) Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the Foundation’s accounting policies, which are described in note 1, Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised, if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects the current and future periods.

In the view of the Trustees, no assumptions concerning the future or estimation uncertainty affecting assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date are likely to result in a material adjustment to their carrying amounts in the next financial year.

2. DONATIONS AND GRANTS

ricted Funds
the year, unrestricted donations and grants of £5,000 or more
eceived from the following:
The Tompkins Foundation
The Basil Samuel Charitable Trust
Sir William Jeffrey
HMRC – CJRS grant for furloughed staff
Other smaller grants and donations		 2021
2020
£
£
25,000
25,000
-
5,000
-
5,000
9,099
10,587
1,626
7,395
35,725
_52,982 _

Unrestricted Funds

During the year, unrestricted donations and grants of £5,000 or more were received from the following:

Restricted Funds

During the year, grants to fund specific projects were received from the following:

The Dawes Trust
CGI
Mark 43
City of London Corporation
Deloitte
The Home Office
Trust for London
Drivetech
Barrow Cadbury
NPCC commission/Dorset Police
Other – each less than £10,000:
University of Leeds
}
B&CE
}
KPMG
}		 213,382
148,889
40,000
-
40,000
-
20,000
-
-
40,000
10,200
30,000
3,200
28,800
18,850
-
26,000
-
-
29,400
-
-
-
18,450
371,632
295,539

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3.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Investment income was derived from the following:
Listed investments
Cash held on deposit
4.
RESOURCES EXPENDED
The expenditure for the year includes:
Staff costs (note 6)
Independent examination fees
Depreciation		 2021
£
4,611
11
4,622
2021
£
335,026
4,000
2,635		 2020
9,111
92
9,203
2020
£
368,472
4,000
3,503

No remuneration was paid to any of the Trustees. Expenses for reimbursed travel expenses relating to attendance at Trustees’ meetings were £nil (2020 – £267).

5. OTHER COSTS 2021 2020
£ £
Governance costs comprise:
Independent examination fees 4,000 4,000
Trustees’ travel expenses - 267
Investment management charges 3,456 3,659

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6. EMPLOYEES 2021 2020 £ £ Staff costs comprise: Wages and salaries 291,867 319,397 Employers’ National Insurance costs 28,141 31,494 Pension costs 15,019 17,581 335,026 368,472

No. No.
The average number of employees during the year was:
Full time 7 7
Part time (full-time equivalent) 0 1
7 8
The number of higher paid employees was:
£90,000 - £100,000 1 1

Total pension contributions for the above staff member were £4,628 (2020: £4,537)

Key management personnel constitute the charity director. Total remuneration for the key management personnel was £108,745 (£106,608 – year ended 30 June 2020).

7. TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED

7. TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
Unrestricted funds
Charitable activities:
Undertaking research and influencing policy
Consultancy, training and events
Publications
Total: Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Undertaking research and influencing policy
Transfer of grant to project partner
Total: Restricted funds
Total resources expended		 Staff costs
£
-
-
3,842
3,842
331,184
-
331,184
335,026		 Direct
costs
£
-
6,510
680
7,190
11,115
16,400
27,515
34,705		 Support
Costs
£
30,179
-
-
30,179
12,933
-
12,933
43,112		 2021
Total
£
30,179
6,510
4,522
41,211
355,232
16,400
371,632
412,843		 2020
Total
£
153,176
37,913
12,428
203,517
295,539
-
295,539
499,056

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8. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES – year ended 30 June 2020

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Income from generated funds:
Voluntary income
Donations, grants and legacies
Investment income
Income from charitable activities:
Fees for consultancy, training and events
Sale of publications
Total
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities:
Undertaking research and influencing policy
Grant to project partner
Consultancy, training and events
Publications
Total
Net gains / (losses) on investments
Net income / (expenditure)
Other Gains and losses
Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit
pension scheme
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
52,982
9,203
47,199
45,778
155,162
153,176
-
37,913
12,428
203,517
(7,100)
(55,455)
(1,174)
(56,629)
440,097
383,468		 Restricted
Funds
£
295,539
-
-
-
295,539
295,539
-
-
-
295,539
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total
Funds
£
348,521
9,203
47,199
45,778
450,701
448,715
-
37,913
12,428
499,056
(7,100)
(55,455)
(1,174)
(56,629)
440,097
383,468

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9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Short
Office
Leasehold
Furniture
Property
and
Improvements
Equipment
£
£
Cost
1 July 2020
-
19,513
Additions
-
2,281
Disposals
-
(19,513)
At 30 June 2021
-
2,281
Depreciation
1 July 2020
-
16,878
Charge for the year
-
2,635
On disposals
-
(19,513)
At 30 June 2021
-
-
Net Book Value
At 30 June 2021
-
2,281
Net Book Value
At 30 June 2020
-
2,635
10.
INVESTMENTS
Market value at beginning of financial year
Withdrawals in the year
Income reinvested
Fund management fees
Net gains/(losses) on disposals in the year
Net gains/(losses) on revaluation at financial year end
Market value at end of financial year
2021
Market
Cost
Value
£
£
UK Fixed Interest
19,708
20,679
Overseas Fixed Interest
47,232
47,556
UK Equities
115,421
130,698
European Equities
19,498
30,683
North American Equities
20,670
26,315
Japanese Equities
-
-
Far East & Australasian Equities
15,964
24,620
International Equities
34,555
44,947
Emergency Economies
11,873
15,658
UK Property
20,284
19,095
Alternative Assets
49,041
52,684
Cash
13,560
13,560
367,806
426,495		 Total
£
19,513
2,281
(19,513)
2,281
16,878
2,635
(19,513)
-
2,281
2,635
2021
£
405,730
(50,000)
4,611
(3,456)
12,176
57,434		 2020
£
457,378
(50,000)
9,111
(3,659)
6,082
(13,182)
426,495 405,730
2020
Market
Cost
value
£
£
27,923
29,577
38,208
40,545
126,377
107,693
19,498
23,263
20,670
21,008
-
-
15,964
18,770
46,266
56,757
11,873
16,445
20,284
11,592
44,177
46,922
33,158
33,158
404,398
405,730

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11. DEBTORS
Accrued income and prepayments
Social security and other taxes
Other debtors		 2021
£
52,751
865
-
53,616		 2020
£
67,507
564
6,427
74,498

Accrued income and prepayments include accrued income of £49,041 at 30 June 2021. Accrued income at 30 June 2020 was £61,300. Accrued income represents the value of work completed but not yet invoiced in respect of research projects and publishing income.

12. CREDITORS:Amounts falling due within one year
Social security and other taxes
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income		 2021
£
9,095
222
76,055
85,372		 2020
£
8,277
118
86,677
95,072

Deferred income at 30 June 2021 was £62,727, representing income received in advance for two projects, which will be recognised in the SOFA for the year ended 30 June 2022. Deferred income at 30 June 2020 was £73,000, which was recognised in the SOFA for the year ended 30 June 2021. Grant income is received in advance of each stage of a project commencing but is only recognised in the SOFA on the completion of the specified work for that stage of the project.

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13. RESTRICTED FUNDS

Restricted funds are established where monies have been received for specific purposes or projects as itemised below. A separate fund is established for each individual project, and relevant expenditure is charged thereto. An analysis of movements on individual restricted funds during the year ended 30 June 2021 is given below.

The Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales funded by the Dawes Trust, Mark 43, CGI, Deloitte, and City of London Corporation

Pathways into Fraud funded by the Home Office Crime in the gig economy funded by Trust for London

Policing and Young Adults funded by Barrow Cadbury Policing in the Pandemic funded by the Dawes Trust The Future of Roads Policing funded by Drivetech PhD funding funded by the Dawes Trust

Name of project fund
The Strategic Review
of Policing
Pathways into Fraud
Crime in the gig economy
Policing and Young Adults
Policing in the Pandemic
The Future of Roads Policing
PhD Funding		 Funds
held
30 June
2020
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Incoming
resources
£
160,000
10,200
3,200
26,000
136,982
18,850
16,400
371,632		 Grant
paid
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
(16,400)
(16,400)		 Resources
expended
£
(160,000)
(10,200)
(3,200)
(26,000)
(136,982)
(18,850)
-
(355,232)		 Funds
held
30 June
2021
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

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13. RESTRICTED FUNDS continued

Restricted funds are established where monies have been received for specific purposes or projects as itemised below. A separate fund is established for each individual project, and relevant expenditure is charged thereto. An analysis of movements on individual restricted funds during the year ended 30 June 2020 is given below.

The Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales funded by the Dawes Trust, Deloitte and CGI Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse funded by The Dawes Trust

Pathways into Fraud funded by the Home Office

Crime in the gig economy funded by Trust for London

Digital Forensics

Police Leadership Symposium

Police Policy Dinners funded by KPMG. Understanding Pension Fraud funded by B&CE.

Name of project fund
The Strategic Review
of Policing
Online Child Sexual
Exploitation and Abuse
Pathways into Fraud
Crime in the gig economy
Digital Forensics
Police Leadership Symposium
Police Policy Dinners
Understanding Pension Fraud		 Funds
held
30 June
2019
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Incoming
resources
£
100,000
88,889
30,000
28,800
29,400
4,000
4,850
9,600
295,539		 Grant
paid
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Resources
expended
£
(100,000)
(88,889)
(30,000)
(28,800)
(29,400)
(4,000)
(4,850)
(9,600)
(295,539)		 Funds
held
30 June
2020
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

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14. UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

Analysis during year
ended 30 June 2021
Unrestricted funds
Analysis during year
ended 30 June 2020
Unrestricted funds		 Funds
held
30 June
2020
£
383,468
Funds
Held
30 June
2019
£
440,097		 Incoming
resources
£
118,534
Incoming
resources
£
155,162		 Resources
expended
£
(41,211)
Resources
expended
£
(203,517)		 Net gains /
(losses) on
investment
£
69,610
Net gains
on
investment
£
(7,100)		 Actuarial
gains
/(losses)
on DB
pension
scheme
£
(142)
Actuarial
gains /
(losses)
on DB
pension
scheme
£
(1,174)		 Funds
Held
30 June
2021
£
530,259
Funds
held
30 June
2020
£
383,468

15. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

As at 30 June 2021:
Fixed Assets
Investments
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors
Provision for liabilities		 Unrestricted
funds
£
2,281
426,495
41,109
124,534
(22,645)
(41,515)
530,259		 Restricted
funds
£
-
-
12,507
50,220
(62,727)
-
-		 Total
Funds
£
2,281
426,495
53,616
174,754
(85,372)
(41,515)
530,259

At 30 June 2021 there were accumulated net unrealised gains on investments of £57,434 (2020 losses - £13,182) which form part of the total accumulated unrestricted funds.

As at 30 June 2020:
Fixed Assets
Investments
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors
Provision for liabilities		 Unrestricted
funds
£
2,635
405,730
31,198
32,847
(22,072)
(66,870)
383,468		 Restricted
funds
£
-
-
43,300
29,700
(73,000)
-
-		 Total
Funds
£
2,635
405,730
74,498
62,547
(95,072)
(66,870)
383,468

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16. OPERATING LEASES

At 30 June 21 the Foundation had commitments under operating leases as detailed below:

Within one year
2 to 5 years		 Property
£
-
-
-		 Office
equipment
£
-
-
-		 Total
2021
£
-
-
-		 Total
2020
£
11,358
-
11,358

Following the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, it was decided that the Police Foundation would vacate the charity’s office at Edinburgh House by 31 December 2020 and that the charity’s staff would work remotely.

17. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

There are no further disclosures required in respect of Related Party Transactions. (2020: Nil)

18. PENSION COSTS

The Pensions Trust CARE Scheme

From 1 August 2005 the Foundation participated in a multi-employer average salary defined benefits pension scheme, the Pensions Trust CARE Scheme. It is not possible or appropriate to identify the assets and liabilities of the Scheme which are attributable to the Foundation. The CARE Scheme has various different sections, and the section to which Police Foundation employees belonged was the one-eightieth average salary defined benefits section of the CARE Scheme. The main benefits provided by this particular section of the Scheme were a pension of one-eightieth of a member’s career average revalued earnings for each year (and months proportionately) of pensionable service if contracted-out of the State scheme. Employers paid contributions at the rate of 10.0% of earnings up to 1 April 2012, and 10.6% thereafter. Members paid contributions based on an age-related scale.

From 1 October 2014, those employees who were members of the CARE Scheme were transferred from the one-eightieth defined benefit section of the CARE Scheme to the defined contribution section. From that date the employer’s contributions were 10% and the members contributed 7%.

No employer’s contribution was made by the Foundation to the CARE Scheme in the year ended 30 June 2021. The Foundation made deficit recovery payments of £7,971 (2020 - £8,013) – see details in the next paragraph.

A full actuarial valuation of the Scheme is commissioned every 3 years, with annual funding statements provided by the scheme’s actuary. At 30 September 2019, the actuary’s funding statement shows a deficit of assets compared to liabilities of £14.9 million – a substantial decrease over the reported deficit at 30 September 2016 of £24.9 million and also less than the reported deficit at 30 September 2013 of £16.4 million. Employers are being asked to make deficit recovery payments. The Foundation’s share of these additional payments was assessed initially at £1,100 per annum from 1 April 2012, increasing by 3% at each subsequent 1 April for a period of 10 years.

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18. PENSION COSTS continued

The formal valuation of the Scheme at 30 September 2013 was completed in the spring of 2015 with the Foundation’s share of deficit recovery payments being increased to £7,591 per annum from 1 July 2015 and thereafter increasing by 3% at each subsequent 1 July until 30 April 2027. This meant that the Foundation would be required to contribute total deficit recovery payments, and charges, of £104,000 between 1 July 2015 and 30 April 2027. Following the completion of the 30 September 2016 valuation, the schedule of monthly deficit recovery payments and charges was extended to include the period from 1 May 2027 to 30 November 2028, with an annual increase of 3% on 1 April 2028 – the total payable in this period was expected to be £17,000. Following the completion of the 30 September 2019 valuation, the schedule of monthly deficit recovery payments was shortened to end on 30 September 2027, with the Foundation’s share of the deficit recovery payments being reduced to £6,314 per annum from 1 July 2021 and thereafter increasing by 3% at each subsequent 1 July until 30 September 2027. The total expected to be payable between 1 July 2021 and 30 September 2027 is £41,515.

Following consultations with the participating employers in May 2015, the Trustee of the Scheme, at a meeting held on 7 July 2015, finalised the decision to close the Scheme to the further accrual of benefits with effect from 31 March 2016. From 1 July 2015, there was only one member of the Scheme employed by the Police Foundation, and, by 1 April 2016, alternative pension arrangements were in place for this employee, who has since retired. The scheduled deficit recovery payments will continue as outlined above, and the next formal valuation of the Scheme will be at 30 September 2022, with the outcome known in 2023.

PRESENT VALUES OF PROVISION

PRESENT VALUES OF PROVISION
30 June 2021
(£s)
Present Value of provision
41,515
RECONCILIATION OF OPENING AND CLOSING PROVISIONS
Provision at start of period
Unwinding of the discount factor (interest expense)
Deficit contribution paid
Re-measurements – impact of any change in assumptions
Re-measurements – amendments to the contributions schedule
Provision at end of period		 30 June 2020
(£s)
66,870
Year Ending
30 June 2021
(£s)
66,870
640
(7,087)
142
(19,050)
41,515		 30 June 2019
(£s)
71,922
Year Ending
30 June 2020
(£s)
71,922
974
(7,200)
1,174
-
66,870

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18. PENSION COSTS continued

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE IMPACT

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE IMPACT
Year Ending Year Ending
30 June 2021 30 June 2020
(£s) (£s)
Interest expense 640 974
Re-measurements – impact of any change in assumptions 142 1,174
Re-measurements – amendments to the contributions schedule (19,050) -
Contributions paid in respect of future service - -
Costs recognised in income and expenditure account - -

Includes defined contribution schemes and future service contributions (i.e. excluding any deficit reduction payments) to defined benefit schemes which are treated as defined contribution schemes.

ASSUMPTIONS

ASSUMPTIONS
30 June 2021 30 June 2020 30 June 2019
% per annum % per annum % per annum
Rate of discount 0.9 1.01 1.43

The discount rates shown above are the equivalent single discount rates which, when used to discount the future recovery plan contributions due, would give the same results as using a full AA corporate bond yield curve to discount the same recovery plan contributions.

Up until 1 June 2016, all new employees of The Foundation were offered a contribution to a personal pension scheme of their choice (see Other pension costs below).

Other pension costs

Until 31 May 2016, on completion of any probationary period, employees who were not eligible to join the Pensions Trust CARE Scheme were offered an employer contribution of 5% of salary to a personal pension scheme of their choice.

On 1 June 2016, the charity auto enrolled its employees into a Defined Contribution Pension Scheme, postponing the scheme until 1 September 2016. In July 2016 some employees opted into the scheme, and the appropriate contributions were paid from that date. Contributions paid into individual staff personal pension schemes have ceased from the earlier of the date on which each employee chose to opt into the Auto Enrolment pension scheme at 1 September 2016.

Total employer’s contributions made by the Foundation to individual staff personal pension schemes in the year ended 30 June 2021 were £15,019 (2020 – £17,581).

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