## **JOSEPH PATRICK TRUST** 

## **Charity no. 294475** 

## **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** Year ended 31st March 2021 

Registered office: 61A Great Suffolk Street, London SE1 0BU 

Telephone: 020 7803 4800 



## **Joseph Patrick Trust REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** 

## **1. Reference and Administrative Details** 

- a. Sole Trustee:  Muscular Dystrophy Group of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 

- b. Charity Number: 294475 

- c. Principal Office: 61A Great Suffolk Street, London SE1 0BU 

- d. Bankers:  The Royal Bank of Scotland, 40 Islington Road, London N1 8XJ 

- HSBC, 28 Borough High St, London SE1 1YB 

- e. Investment Managers:  Investec, 2 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7QN 

- f. Secretary: Mr Wojciech Trzcinski (Secretary to the Directors of Muscular Dystrophy of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) 

- g. Management Committee: 

- i. Chairman:  Mr J Alexander Patrick (deceased April 2020) 

- ii. Mr Julian Pritchard 

iii. Mr Ian Gordon 

iv. Mr Robert Warner 

- h. Independent Examiner: Kathryn Burton, Haysmacintyre LLP, 

- 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R 1AG 

## **2. Structure, Governance and Management** 

a. The charity was constituted by a trust deed dated 30th April 1986 and the sole corporate trustee is the Muscular Dystrophy Group of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (operating as Muscular Dystrophy UK). 

b. Under the provisions of Part VI of the Charities Act 1993, for the purposes of accounting, auditing and reporting, the Joseph Patrick Trust is treated as a special trust of the Muscular Dystrophy Group of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Accordingly the accounts of the Joseph Patrick Trust are not audited separately though they are audited as part of the accounts of the Muscular Dystrophy Group of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 

c. Organisation: The Management Committee delegate grant giving powers to a Grants Panel which is chaired by Mr Robert Warner.  The Grants Panel did not meet in 2020/21, as no grants were awarded in this period. 

d. Risk management: The trustees of the Muscular Dystrophy UK have a comprehensive risk management strategy based upon a detailed risk register which is subject to scrutiny and regular review which covers all aspects of the charity’s work including Joseph Patrick Trust operations. Key components include a reserves policy and a plan for managing reputational risk. Risks are reviewed against the strategic aims of the organisation and are evaluated against controls in place. Action plans to deal with the net risks are then established and this provides assurance of an effective system to mitigate risks. 

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## **Joseph Patrick Trust REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** 

## **3. Objectives and Activities** 

## **a. Objects of the Joseph Patrick Trust:** 

The objects of the Trust are to provide welfare, relief and support to people living with muscular dystrophy or an allied neuromuscular condition. It does this through: 

i. direct financial assistance towards the purchase of equipment related to the disability 

ii. encouraging others to support an individual’s equipment requirements 

iii. ensuring that applicants receive the optimum equipment for their requirements 

## **b. Joseph Patrick Trust’s aims and objectives for the year:** 

The Joseph Patrick Trust’s main aim is to run an efficient and equitable welfare grants scheme on behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy UK. 

## **c. Public Benefit** 

The Charity Trustee considers that it has complied with their duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to Public Benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission and that the benefits that the charity provides are not unreasonably restricted. 

## **4. Financial Review** 

## **Grant making** 

The Joseph Patrick Trust provides grant funding throughout the UK. 

Between 1st April 2020 and 31st March 2021; no new grants were awarded, with exception of one grant previously expired being restated and one emergency funeral grant. The decision was made not to hold any grant rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on all charities and their ability to raise funds. Despite this JPT continued to pay its liabilities for grants awarded before April 2020. 

JPT re-opened for applications in April 2021 and held its first panel meeting of 2021/2022 on the 21st April 2021. A further grant round meeting will be held in October 2021. 

## **Fundraising performance:** 

Fundraising for the Joseph Patrick Trust is undertaken on its behalf by the Muscular Dystrophy UK which provides an annual grant towards the Grants Panel’s expenditure. The grant provided from the parent charity in 2021 was £0 (2019/20: £212,744) as there were no grant rounds in the year. 

A number of other organisations supported the Joseph Patrick Trust over the year. The generous donations and support of the donors will enabled the Trust to award vital grants in 2021/22 financial year . 

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## **Joseph Patrick Trust** 

## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** 

## **4. Financial Review (continued)** 

## **Funds** 

Funds carried forward are restricted and mainly relate to future expenditure on grants in respect of Assistive Technology. The balance on unrestricted funds at the year end represents the realised gains in value of investments and write backs of expired awards. It will be used to cover future charitable expenditures of the Trust. 

Reference is made to the support of its parent company and sole trustee under Note 2 above. 

## **5. Future Plans** 

i. To continue to support welfare provision for those living with muscle disease. 

ii. To continue to support the Muscular Dystrophy UK’s fundraising efforts. 

iii. To continue to support the Muscular Dystrophy UK’s lobbying and campaigning efforts for more equitable and better funded provision of mobility equipment, especially electrically powered indoor and outdoor wheelchairs 

By order of the Trustee 


Mr Wojciech Trzcinski Secretary to the Trustee Date: 20 July 2021 

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## **Joseph Patrick Trust REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** 

## **Statement of Trustee responsibilities** 

The trustee is responsible for preparing the trustee’s annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under charity law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to: 

i. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

ii. observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; 

iii. make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

iv. state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; 

v. prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. 

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate and proper accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities 

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## **Joseph Patrick Trust** 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF JOSEPH PATRICK TRUST** 

I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of Joseph Patrick Trust for the year ended 31 March 2021. 

## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** 

The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). The Trustees are satisfied that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and have chosen instead to have an independent examination. 

I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts as carried out under section 44 (1) (c) of the 2005 Act and section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed the requirements of the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. 

## **Independent examiner’s statement** 

Since the Charity has prepared its accounts on an accruals basis your examiner must be a member of a body listed in the 2011 Act. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a registered member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales which is one of the listed bodies. 

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

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 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. 


Kathryn Burton FCA Haysmacintyre LLP, ICAEW 10 Queen Street Place London  EC4R 1AG Date: 23 July 2021 

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## **Joseph Patrick Trust** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** 

|||||**_Restricted_**|||**_Restricted_**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**_and_**|||**_and_**||
||||**_Unrestricted_**|**_Endowment_**||**_Unrestricted_**|**_Endowment_**||
||**_Notes_**||**_Funds_**|**_Funds_**|**_Total_**|**_Funds_**|**_Funds_**|**_Total_**|
||||||2021|||2020|
||||£'|£'|£'|£'|£'|£'|
|Income|||||||||
|Income from charitable activities|||||||||
|Donations, gifts and grants|||2,356|-|2,356|225,879|-|225,879|
|Investment income|||8,936|-|8,936|12,184|-|12,184|
|Total income|||11,292|-|11,292|238,063|-|238,063|
|Expenditure|||||||||
|Expenditure on raising funds|||5,647|-|5,647|12,804|-|12,804|
|Charitable activities|||||||||
|Grant making|||(25,073)|(100)|(25,173)|206,283|16,986|223,269|
|Support costs|||7,500|-|7,500|18,975|-|18,975|
|Total charitable expenditure||2|(17,574)|(100)|(17,674)|225,258|16,986|242,244|
||||||||||
|Total expenditure|||(11,927)|(100)|(12,027)|238,062|16,986|255,048|
|Net gain / (loss) on investment|||||||||
|assets||3|54,803|-|54,803|(41,008)|-|(41,008)|
|Net movement in funds|||78,021|100|78,121|(41,007)|(16,986)|(57,993)|
|Reconciliation of funds|||||||||
|Total funds brought forward||6|(41,007)|30,674|(10,333)|-|47,660|47,660|
|Total funds carried forward||6|37,014|30,774|67,788|(41,007)|30,674|(10,333)|



_All income and expenditure derive from continuing operations._ 

_There are no recognised gains and losses other than those disclosed above._ 

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## **Joseph Patrick Trust** 

## **BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** 

|Note<br>2021<br>£<br>Fixed assets<br>Investments<br>3<br>370,172<br>Total fixed assets<br>370,172<br>Current assets<br>Debtors<br>4<br>2,577<br>Cash at bank<br>1,446<br>Total current assets<br>4,024<br>Creditors: amounts falling due within<br>5<br>(306,408)<br>one year<br>Net current liabilities<br>(302,384)<br>Net assets/(liabilities)<br>67,788<br>Represented by the funds of the Charity<br>Restricted funds<br>30,774<br>Unrestricted funds<br>37,014<br>Total Charity funds<br>6<br>67,788|2020<br>£<br>317,227|
|---|---|
||317,227|
||2,755<br>41,479|
||44,234|
||(371,794)|
||(327,560)|
|||
||(10,333)|
||30,674<br>(41,007)|
||(10,333)|



Approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Trustees on 20/07/2021 and signed on its behalf by: 


Mr Wojciech B Trzcinski Secretary to the Trustee Date: 20 July 2021 

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**Joseph Patrick Trust NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Basis of Accounting** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) – (Charities SORP 2015 (Second Edition, effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). 

Joseph Patrick Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102.  Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes. 

## **Going Concern** 

In light of the available assets and future income streams, the Trustee considers there are no material uncertainties about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. 

## **Judgements and estimates** 

Judgements made by the Trustee in the application of these accounting policies that have significant effect on the financial statements and estimates with a significant risk of material adjustment in the next year are deemed to be in relation to the valuation of investments and are discussed below. 

## **Cash Flow Statement** 

The Trustee has taken advantage of the provisions of FRS102 (SORP 2019) for smaller charities and have chosen not to prepare a cash flow statement. 

## **Income Recognition** 

Income represents investment income, grants & donations and other sundry income. All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to income; it is probable that income will be received; and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably. 

## **Expenditure** 

Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. 

## **Charitable Activities** 

Direct charitable expenditure represents grants for the furtherance of the objects of the charity. Grants are recognised in the accounts when awarded by the Trustee and the offers are conveyed to the recipients. The grants are awarded at the discretion of the Trustee within the objects of the charity. 

## **Investments** 

Investments are included in the financial statements at market value at the balance sheet date. Realised and unrealised gains and losses on revaluation and disposals occurring in the year are reported in the Statement of Financial Activities. 

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**Joseph Patrick Trust NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** 

## **1.ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)** 

## **Realised and unrealised gains and losses** 

All gains and losses are taken to the statement of financial activities as they arise.  Realised gains and losses on investments are calculated as the difference between sale proceeds and opening market value (purchase date if later).  Unrealised gains and losses are calculated as the difference between the market value at the year end and opening market value (purchase date if later). 

## **Funds** 

Trustee in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. 

Restricted Funds are funds subject to specific restrictive conditions imposed by the donors. 

## **Financial instruments** 

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at amortised cost with the exception of investments which are held at fair value.  Financial assets held at amortised cost comprise cash at bank and in hand, together with trade and other debtors.  A specific provision is made for debts for which recoverability is in doubt.  Cash at bank and in hand is defined as all cash held in instant access bank accounts and used as working capital.  Financial liabilities held at amortised cost comprise all creditors except social security and other taxes. 

## **Cash at bank and in hand** 

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments. 

## **Creditors and provisions** 

Creditors and provisions 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. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. 

## **2. DIRECT CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE** 

|Grants awarded<br>Cancellation of lapsed grants<br>Support Costs<br>Total charitable expenditure|2021<br>£<br>2,760<br>(27,933)<br>7,500<br>(17,674)|2020<br>£<br>315,280<br>(92,011)<br>18,975|
|---|---|---|
|||242,244|



The Trust employs no staff nor has it entered into any contracts other than for its direct charitable expenditure.  Its parent, the Muscular Dystrophy Group of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, provides accommodation and administrative support in return for reimbursement of £ nil (2019-20: £ nil). Whilst not employing staff, the Trust bears the costs of staff employed solely on the business of the Trust plus any other direct fees and expenses. 

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**Joseph Patrick Trust NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** 

## **3. INVESTMENTS** 

The investments are held under discretionary investment powers.  Investments are held on recognised stock exchanges. Of the total £33k (2019-20: £24.5k) is held as gilts or fixed interest securities, £31k (2019:20: £48k) as cash and in alternative assets, £30k (2019-20: £37k) in UK property, £67k (2019-20: £95k) overseas holdings. The balance of £209k (2019-20: £112k) are in UK equities. 

|Market Value at 1 April<br>Acquisitions<br>Sales proceeds<br>Gains/(Losses) on disposals and revaluation of investments<br>Market Value at 31 March<br>Historical Cost at 31 March<br>**4. DEBTORS**<br>Accrued income<br>Debtors<br>Grants to be paid<br>Amount due to parent company<br>Other creditors<br>Creditors<br>**5. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**|2021<br>£<br>317,227<br>87,873<br>(89,731)<br>315,369<br>54,803<br>370,172<br>326,854<br>2021<br>£<br>2,577<br>2,577<br>2021<br>£<br>272,037<br>33,890<br>480<br>306,408|2020<br>£<br>360,220<br>9,529<br>(11,514)|
|---|---|---|
|||358,235<br>(41,008)|
|||317,227|
||||
|||310,403|
|||2020<br>£<br>2,755|
|||2,755|
|||2020<br>£<br>352,027<br>11,250<br>8,517|
|||371,794|



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## **Joseph Patrick Trust** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** 

## **6. FUNDS** 

|**6. FUNDS**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Balance at|Expenditure Income<br>|||Investment|Balance at|
||1 Apr'20||||Gains/|31 Mar'21|
||||||(Losses)||
||£||£|£|£|£|
|Restricted Funds|||||||
|Change for Children Appeal|8,076|-|-||-|8,076|
|Other Funds|2,939|-|-||-|2,939|
|Assistive Technology|19,659|100|-||-|19,759|
||30,674|100|-||-|30,774|
|Unrestricted Funds|||||||
|General Fund|(41,007)|11,927|11,292||54,803|37,014|
|Total Funds|(10,333)|12,027|11,292||54,803|67,788|
|Assistive Technology fund is used for grants towards equipment. 'Assistive technology' has been||||||defined|
|as ‘any product or service that maintains or improves||the ability of individuals with disabilities or|||||
|impairments to communicate, learn and live independent, fulfilling and productive lives though the usage|||||||
|of technology'.|||||||
|Virgin Atlantic Change for Children Appeal and Other restricted represent funds specifically restricted to|||||||
|children under 18 years old. These funds can be applied to any form of equipment or support grants|||||||
|where the age restriction is met.|||||||
||Bal. at|Expenditure Income<br>|||Investment|Bal at|
||1 Apr'19||||Gains/|31 Mar'20|
||||||(Losses)||
||£||£|£|£|£|
|Restricted Funds|||||||
|Virgin Atlantic|8,076|-||-|-|8,076|
|Other Funds|2,939|-||-|-|2,939|
|Assistive Technology|36,645|(16,986)||-|-|19,659|
||47,660|(16,986)||-|-|30,674|
|Unrestricted Funds|||||||
|General Fund|-|(238,062)|238,063||(41,008)|(41,007)|
|Total Funds|47,660|(255,048)|238,063||(41,008)|(10,333)|



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## **Joseph Patrick Trust NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021** 

## **7. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER** 

The independent examiner’s fees for 2020-21 were charged to the parent company as part of the group audit fees. No recharges were made by the parent in relation to this services. (2019-20: £1,716). 

## **8. STATUS OF THE CHARITY** 

The trust is an unincorporated discretionary trust, which is a registered charity.  It has a sole corporate trustee, the Muscular Dystrophy Group of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 

## **9. RELATED PARTIES AND ULTIMATE PARENT UNDERTAKING** 

In the Trustee’s opinion, the Trust’s ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is the Muscular Dystrophy Group of Great Britain and Northern Ireland a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. 

There were no other related parties transactions (2019-20: nil). 

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