To
Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date 01 04 2024
Period end date 31 03 2025
From
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 286975
The Spring Trust
Charity's principal address 829 Finchley Road
London
Postcode NW11 8AJ
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Chain | ||||
| Benjamin Chain | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
March 2012
TAR
1
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address |
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address |
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address |
|---|---|---|
| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | ||
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Trust deed dated 13[th] April 1983 Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Trust How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by existing trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
-
policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
-
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
-
relationship with any related parties;
-
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
The principal objective is to make payments to charities from the capital and income at the trustees' discretion.
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
March 2012
TAR
2
Only activities are making donations to charitable institutions and educational institutes.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
-
policy on grantmaking;
-
policy programme related investment;
-
contribution made by volunteers.
March 2012
TAR
3
Section D Achievements and performance
The charity distributed £23,423.86 of donations and therefore achieved the Summary of the main aims set for the year. achievements of the charity during the year
March 2012
TAR
4
Section E Financial review
The trustees confirm that they have regard to the guidance issued.
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
-
the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
-
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
-
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Julia Chain Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 03/12/2025
March 2012
TAR
5
----- Start of picture text -----
Charity Name No (if any)
THE SPRING TRUST 286975
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 06/04/2024 05/04/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
DONATIONS 26,350 - - 26,350 6,655
TAX REFUND 4,120 - - 4,120
HMRC - INTEREST - - - - -
OVERSEAS TRUST - - - - 40,000
INVESTMENT FUNDS TRANSFER - - - - 10,000
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
- - 30,470 56,655
AR) [ 30,470 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 30,470 - - 30,470 56,655
A3 Payments
GRANTS 22,824 - - 22,824 29,953
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - - - - -
INVESTMENT ASSETS - - - - -
ACCOUNTANCY 600 - - 600 1,200
BANK CHARGES - - - - -
LEGAL FEES - - - - 380
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 23,424 ] - - 23,424 31,533
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 23,424 - - 23,424 31,533
Net of receipts/(payments) 7,046 - - 7,046 25,122
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - 43,049
Cash funds this year end 7,046 - - 7,046 68,171
----- End of picture text -----
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds
Categories
Details
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Signature Details VANGUARD LIFE STRATEGY FUND HSBC Global Strategy Cautious Fund Liontrust Sustainable Future Managed Fund Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC Details Details Details |
to nearest £ 7,046 - - 7,046 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs UNRESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Print Name JULIA CHAIN |
to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional) - - - - - |
to nearest £ - - - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - OK |
||||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 03/12/2025 |
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
T
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages |
Charity Name THE SPRING TRUST |
Charity Name THE SPRING TRUST |
Charity Name THE SPRING TRUST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | Charity no (if any) |
286975 | |
| 1-2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) |
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05 / 04 / 2025 .
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
-
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
-
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
-
the accounts did 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.
Date: 03/12/2025 Signed: Name: KATIE BENT Relevant professional CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT qualification(s) or body (if any):
1
Oct 2018
IER
Address: PART GROUND FLOOR, BUILDING 1000
CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH PARK, CAMBRIDGE
CB25 9PD
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
2
Oct 2018
IER