2024-04-05-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 6 April 2023 Period start date To 5 April 2024 Period end date

Charity name: The Saunderson Foundation

Charity registration number: 284775

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The advancement of Christianity, the relief of poverty and such other charitable objectives as the Trustees think fit
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Grants given to Christian charities and other causes throughout the year for the benefit of the public through care and concern
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission guidance

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Through contributions, the charity has achieved progress in supporting much outstanding work in the UK and Latin America and elsewhere.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity held cash of £53,182 and investments of £121,000.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The charity holds reserves to enable grants to be made where organisations need funds rapidly.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£121,000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust Deed
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Simple trust
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Trustees are selected on merit by the trustees.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Saunderson Foundation
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	284775
Charity’s principal address	Longacre, Stapleford CB22 5BX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	David Saunderson
	Dr Paul Saunderson
	Fiona Saunderson

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) David Saunderson

Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc)

Date 10.9.24

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALE5 Saundorson Foundatlon 284775 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the POTlod from cfr￿r-?3 To Q&Apr-24 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted fund8 to thg n••rg•t Restri£ted fund8 Endowment funds Total lund• La•t yo•r toth• ngamt£ th• nurmtt to th• n￿r*￿t£ thg rb••wt£ A1 R9¢91 Don31ions Tax Recovery Investment Inmm8 120,WO 34.750 434 120,000 J4.750 169.e 37,J Sub total(G￿sS income for ARJ 105,184 105.114 20B,501 A2 A88•t and Inv••tm•nl so1￿, {••• tabl•l. Sub totsl Tot•1 rnc•lpts 166,184 1M,184 208.801 A3Pa m•nts CMTIL4ble Adivilies 1)1,200 131.210 21J,200 Sub totsl 1?1,200 131.260 213,2CIJ A4 A•Jet and Inve•tment urchaM•, 8e8 tabl• Sub total 131,2SO 131,2S0 213,200 Net of r￿elP￿(PayMents) A5 Tran$fgr• be￿een funds A6 Cash funds la8t year •nd Cash funds this year end 23,934 23,934 0,899 29,248 53.182 29,248 53,182 35,947 29,248 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 30108r2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to noarMt£ Resiricted lund8 to ne•rest£ Endowment funds to n••ro$t£ Categories Detalls B1 Cash funds Funds ai Bank 53,182 Total cash funds 53.182 (agrnèbA￿fK%￿￿1th[g￿1p￿￿ and paymerts mijll Unrestrtcted funds to ne8ro8t £ R•¥trt¢ted funds to n•arnst£ Endowm•nt funds to noorost£ Details Pund to whlch ••tst bolon 121.0(K) C￿1 {OPllonall CurrgTrt v•luo Details Inveslment5 Fund to whlch a88Ot balon Details ¢0gt (op￿0￿11￿ CuThontvalu• onal B4 Assets rotalnod for tho charity'8 own use Fund to which ro1• Arnount dug loMI Wh8n du• Details 85 Liabilitigs Signed by one or ts¥o trustee$ on half of all the trustees Date of roval Signature Print Name D J S8underson lo.q. CCXX R2 a￿Unts ISSI 30108r2024

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Saunderson Foundation On accounts for the year ended 5 April 2024 Charlty no {If any) 284775 Set out on page8 1 &2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounls of the above harity I'the Trusl'l for the year ended 0510412024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of Ihe Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions giv8n by the Charity Commission under section 145151{bl of the Act. I have Completed my examination. l Gonfimi that no material matters have come lo my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause lo believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not a¢cord with the accounting records Independent examiner'8 Statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please dolele the words in the br8ckets if they do not apply. Slgned: Date: Name: David Silver Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body (If any}: ACA Address: 107 Cherry Hinton Road Cambfidge CB1 7BS IER October 2018

Section Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief d8lai18 of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018