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2023-12-31-accounts

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Company No. 02420411

Charity No. 900239

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Report and Audited Financial Statements

31 December 2023

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Reference and administrative details 3
Report of the Trustees
Chairman’s Statement 5
Trustees Report 6
Financial Review and Governance 13
Statement of Responsibilities of Trustees 16
Independent Auditors Report 17
Statement of Financial Activities 21
Balance Sheet 22
Statement of Cashflows 23
Notes to the Financial Statements 24

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Company Number 02420411 Charity Number 900239 Registered Office The Manor Boddington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 0TJ

Trustees Trustees, who are also Directors under company law, who Served throughout the year were as follows:

Dr C Sharp Chair (15 August 24) Ms T Clark Vice-Chair Mr J Tabor KC Trustee Mr J Dunley Trustee Mr R Ingle Trustee Ms J Tufnell Trustee Ms E Lord Trustee

Other Trustees serving during the year and upto the date of this report were as follows:

Mr G Miller High Sheriff (resigned 22 March 23)
Mr H Robinson High Sheriff (appointed 22 March 23)
Ms C Thayers Trustee (appointed 13 September 23)
Mr G Smith Trustee (appointed 13 September 23,
resigned 22 June 24)
Mrs K Hartshorn Trustee (appointed 13 September 23)
Mr M Williams Trustee (appointed 13 September 23)
President Dame Janet Trotter OBE DBE CVO
Vice Presidents Dr R Head DL OBE
Mr M Gran
Mrs T Hitchins Mr R Jones
Key Personnel Mrs T Nelson Chief Executive

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Bankers CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ Investment Managers Sarasin Investment Management Juxon House 100 St. Paul's Churchyard London EC4M 8BU CCLA 1 Angel Lane London EC4R 3AB Rathbones Investment Management Ltd 10 Queen Street Bristol BS1 4NT Independent Auditors Randall and Payne LLP Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditors Chargrove House Shurdington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 4GA

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CHAIR’S STATEMENT

Although we find ourselves in a challenging climate, The Gloucestershire Community Foundation saw another successful year. Integral to the success is the small team of staff employed to lead the Foundation and ensure our strategy is implemented. The team would not be able to achieve the outcomes without the wide and varied community members who are trustees and members of our community panels, ensuring the support to the community of Gloucestershire can be achieved.

Core in the Community Foundation’s beliefs is ensuring decision making is rooted in our communities. This is achieved by all decision-making grant panels being formed by individuals from across Gloucestershire who live and work in the communities we serve.

We are pleased that we have seen an increase in community panel members and our team of trustees has grown by four within the year. This presents the Community Foundation with a key opportunity to embed more skills and knowledge from the community within the organisation as we develop.

Achievements of note, in addition to our key grant making activity, include raising £100,000 through the Poverty Hurts campaign and our first community fundraising event - the Great Escape car rally. We look forward to building on this activity in the next financial year.

Finally, we would like to express thanks to Dr Charlie Sharp who has served as chair of trustees of the Community Foundation for the last three years and stepped down in March this year (resigned as a trustee on 15 August 2024). We are grateful to Charlie for his contribution towards this statement.

Henry Robinson, following his High Sheriff year, has taken over as the chair and will work with the CEO to further develop the charity.

Henry Robinson (Sep 26, 2024 08:10 GMT+1)

Henry Robinson Chair of Trustees Date: 11[th] September 2024

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31[st] December 2023, which also incorporates the requirement under Company Law of a Director’s report.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting for 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 (FRS102).

Introduction

We saw the cost-of-living crisis persist during 2023, continuing to affect the work of the charities and community groups we support. In response, we launched our Poverty Hurts appeal as we recognised poverty in Gloucestershire was becoming a longer-term issue facing a broad spectrum of people across our communities. Indeed, rising energy and food bills were not only a cause for concern in the winter but, in fact, all year round; and not just for the elderly but also for people with disabilities and health issues as well as young people and families, in fact; people of all ages.

Both new and long-standing funds continue to provide much needed support to our communities. More than 40 different funds owned by local individuals, families, businesses and other organisations actively supported our grant making during the year. We are incredibly grateful to them and equally to those individuals and businesses who have donated to our appeals.

To help support our team and ensure the smooth running of the organisation we successfully recruited a Project and Operations Manager, Lucy Pollock. Lucy was previously the General Manager for the Gloucestershire charity the ITSA Digital Trust. Lucy’s role as a member of the senior management team is to provide support to the CEO and to manage the daily operational activities including the development and delivery of new projects, events and marketing and communications.

In the latter half of the year, we were delighted to welcome four new trustees to the board, Claire Thayers, Geoff Smith, Kate Hartshorn and Matthew Williams, taking the total number of trustees to 12 (the board maximum).

Review of achievements

In 2023 the Gloucestershire Community Foundation (GCF) distributed over £492k to 216 community projects and individuals (including payments from pre-existing multi-year grants).

We continued to run our regular funding programmes to support the many needs within the county. Through our largest grants programme, the Main Grants Programme, we received and processed 91 applications, and 55 grants were awarded with a total value of £220k.

We launched the Poverty Hurts Appeal with our first ever fundraising event, the GCF Great Escape Car Rally – a navigational rally set in the Cotswolds to raise awareness of the lack of services and the challenges facing communities living in rural areas. The event was a huge success, with 25 cars and 70 people taking part, supported by local businesses, charities and individuals.

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We successfully met our year target, raising £100,000 for the Poverty Hurts Fund, enabling 80 grants totalling £139k to organisations supporting people living in poverty including community foodbanks, warm spaces, social groups for vulnerable people, organisations providing fuel and energy vouchers, organisations providing money management, benefits and debt advice and groups providing hot meals to the hungry.

Our work to support marginalised groups, young people facing disadvantage, the elderly and people with disabilities was supported by the Freemasons fund, with 13 grants awarded totalling £22k.

During 2023, the High Sheriff's Fund awarded £56k in grants to 22 organisations. The fund also supports the Getting Court Programme – arranging court visits for young people to deter them from getting involved in crime - this year enabling 10 visits.

The Carers Gloucestershire Legacy Fund opened back in 2020 with funds of more than £370k which has been distributed to organisations supporting adult and young-adult carers in Gloucestershire with grants of up to £10k a year for up to three years. Whilst most of the multi-year grants have completed, additional funds received through a legacy in 2022 meant there were still a small number of payments made through this fund in 2023 and we have been delighted with the impact of this programme supporting a community that faces multiple challenges and is frequently overlooked.

We were pleased to welcome a new funding programme during the year. The South West Enterprise Fund (SWEF) provides valuable support to young Gloucestershire entrepreneurs through its own grants programme as part of a network of funds throughout the south west of England. The funding supports young people aged 18-30, who have faced hardship or other challenges, providing financial support for business startup costs. We awarded grants to seven applicants totalling £12k.

Our work to support the leadership and resilience-building of Gloucestershire charities through our INVEST Leadership Programme continued, providing mentoring for 11 charity leaders in the county. Working in partnership with the Cranfield Trust the programme provides experienced mentors to help charity leaders develop their own abilities and increase their effectiveness as leaders.

We also continued our online Let’s Talk events, attracting large audiences (sometimes up to 100 people) to discuss issues facing our local communities, highlight funding opportunities and find out more about the needs of the organisations we are working to support.

Continuing with the spirit of collaboration and learning, we maintained fortnightly meetings with the Gloucestershire Funders collaboration, a group of local funders, and local district representatives, who work together to review applications and share insight into projects and organisations supporting Gloucestershire communities.

We finalised a long-term project to develop a pocket garden on land owned by GCF in the centre of Gloucester. The land, originally gifted to GCF, had been destined to become a car park but after visiting a successful community garden in Glasgow, the CEO was moved to develop a similar project in partnership with local charity the Nelson Trust. The project has been a triumph of the charity and business sector working together for the benefit of the community. Our thanks to law firm Charles Russell Speechlys, who prepared the lease agreement pro-bono, and to the many other businesses who have provided their support.

As an open and trusting grant maker with the Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR), this year our team had an opportunity to reflect on what we had achieved in our first year with

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the support of IVAR in arranging peer reviews of our work, which will help IVAR to inform funder practice.

Having been selected for a second year for an independent review by the Foundation Practice Rating, which rates organisations on Diversity, Accessibility and Transparency, we were extremely proud to see our rating improve from a B in 2022 to an A in 2023.

This year we formalised our fundholder visits to organisations they have supported and held the first of a series of Seeing is Believing Visits. The visits enable our donors to see firsthand the impact of their donation. Our first visit was to Centred Horseplay, where members of our Freemasons grant panel learned about the therapeutic value of young people engaging with horses.

We marked the end of the year with a fantastic celebration of GCF’s work in the county at our annual celebration, held at the Old Gore and kindly sponsored by CCLA and Jane Tufnell.

We would like to thank all our donors, fundholders and volunteers for their continued support. Our work has never been more needed; we will continue to innovate and advocate to help strengthen our sector, so Gloucestershire is a great place to work, rest and play.

The impact of our funding

Analysing grants can be challenging as the work of our grantees often doesn’t fit neatly into a tick box and neither do the people in our county that our grants support. One grant will often help a broad spectrum of people and have many different outcomes (some expected and others in addition to the original aims). Based on both figures reported and applicant estimates, grants approved through our programmes have supported almost 60,000 people during the year.

Case Study from Cotswold Friends who received a Cost of Living Crisis grant in 2023 towards their work with vulnerable people living in the Cotswolds:

“Mr A lives on his own in a small flat. He is reliant on his weekly benefit as he was involved in a burns accident that has led to long term medical disability. Since the cost of living crisis, Mr A has really found life difficult; in the month of January 23 Mr A came into Cotswold Friends and said he was really struggling, and he has 0.13p left on his gas meter. He does not get access to any money until Thursday and feels very cold and unable to have a hot shower. He said he has used all his emergency gas. Support Services Manager spoke to our CEO who agreed to give Richard £20 out of our Hardship Fund, this will allow him to top up his meter that will last him until Thursday. Mr A was very grateful. Later in the same year, Mr A’s cooker broke, he was unable to afford to buy a new one. He currently gets £165 per week for his benefit but this does not stretch far enough. He needs to pay for his gas/ electric, water, food shopping and tv license with this money. He has two adult children who visit and ask for extra support. We have completed a referral to Citizens Advice, and we have provided him with a foodbank voucher. We have also completed an application to the Edith Mann Charity, providing funds to local people. Citizens Advice should be able to provide support with White Goods.”

Grants Analysis

The following analysis is for grants approved in 2023 and does not include subsequent multiyear grant payments.

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GRANTS AWARDED BY VALUE BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

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GEOGRAPHY South
Tewkesbury Gloucestershire
6% 1%
Countywide
Cheltenham 16%
10%
Cotswolds
8%
Gloucester
27%
Forest of Dean
15%
Stroud
17%
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GRANTS AWARDED BY VALUE BY VITAL SIGNS

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VITAL SIGNS
Work
Housing &
Safety 3%
Homelessness
2%
5%
Stronger
Communities
5%
Learning
6%
Arts, Culture &
Heritage
5% Healthy Living
56%
Fairness
18%
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GRANTS AWARDED BY VALUE BY PRIMARY BENEFICIARY

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PRIMARY BENEFICIARY
Minority
Other
communities
1%
7%
Children and
Older People Young People
10% 26%
Families/Parents
/Lone Parents
8%
Disadvantaged
People with communities
disabilities/healt
15%
h issues
18%
People in
poverty/on low
incomes
15%
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Sustainable Development Goals

Alongside the measurements we have shared for many years (geographical spread of grants, beneficiary types and vital signs categories), we are continuing to collate data based upon the UN Sustainable Development Goals (see below for further information).

In 2015, 193 countries adopted the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 17 SDGs are integrated, so they recognise that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability.

As one of 1,800 Community Foundations across the globe, Community Foundations are important global actors we work to address issues like health inequality, poverty and access to education. The SDGs are an ambitious roadmap to improve quality of life for everyone and provide a common language both internationally but also between philanthropists, the business sector, government, civil society and the charity sector.

The table below indicates the number of grants we awarded in 2023 supported one or more of the SDGs:

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59grants provided financial support, benefit advice, housing and grants provided financial support, benefit advice, housing and
homelessness support or other support to those living in poverty in our
communities.
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4		 35grants funded projects providing food or skills to communities to grow or
~~Ss~~		 grants funded projects providing food or skills to communities to grow or
cook food. Projects supported included foodbanks, voucher schemes,
cookery groups and lunch clubs.
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y/'e 140grants supported improved mental health, physical health, provide life grants supported improved mental health, physical health, provide life
opportunities, reduce isolation or loneliness or reduce the impact of
specific illnesses.
LT 92grants supported improved education provision, improved knowledge grants supported improved education provision, improved knowledge
and skills development for children, young people and adults. Projects
supported included early years education and preschools, specialist
education settings, extra-curricular activities for young people and adult
education such as digital advice and learning sessions.
4=> 154grants supported people in communities to reduce the inequalities be it grants supported people in communities to reduce the inequalities be it
through race, ethnicity, disability, age, location, education or income.
Projects supported highlighted inequality and worked to tackle root
causes.
1hmans
alts		 10grants worked to develop stronger communities, bringing people grants worked to develop stronger communities, bringing people
together to help each other and improve sustainability. Grants awarded
included those to community growing schemes and allotments, projects
that provided spaces for communities to come together and programmes
to educate communities about living with great consideration for
environmental sustainability.
58grants awarded to projects or groups that worked collaboratively or in grants awarded to projects or groups that worked collaboratively or in
partnership to achieve more for their communities or strengthen the
impact of their work. Our research has shown a keen interest for working
in collaboration in the voluntary sector and it is something we are stiving
to support and encourage.

Future plans and priorities

We continue to raise funds for the Poverty Hurts Appeal and have set a target of a further £100k in 2024.

To support our fundraising efforts the Great Escape Car Rally event piloted with excellent feedback in 2023 will run again in 2024 with additional cars and participants.

We plan to launch our Community Investors Fund, an opportunity for businesses and individuals to give back to their communities, which will help to increase the value of our grant making in 2024.

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Our Main, High Sheriff and Freemasons grant programmes will continue with three rounds of funding per programme per year and we will review their impact annually whilst also seeking to develop new funding opportunities to meet the needs of Gloucestershire communities. Alongside our grant making work, we plan to continue our INVEST mentoring programme whilst also exploring opportunities to support organisational capacity in other ways such as pro-bono support drawing upon our extensive networks and expertise of our contacts.

Our Strengthening Communities Research, initiated in 2022 and carried out in 2023, is due to be publicly launched at a community event in early 2024. Some highlights that will feed into our future strategic priorities include:

Funding

Specific themes and needs identified by our research are:

Community services and groups need adequate funding. Many run on a shoe-string and are seeing funding cuts. GCF is committed to supporting these needs through our grant making and advocating for more flexible funding from fundholders and donors.

Non-Financial Support

In addition to funding, our research has identified various non-financial needs:

GCF is committed to expanding our INVEST programme as well as our events to continue bringing people together in purposeful spaces to enable networking, collaboration, as well as the sharing of ideas.

Local Support for Local People

Local needs identified by our research are:

Gloucestershire is a rural county where people face difficulties accessing services. GCF is committed to supporting accessible community services through our funding as well as championing locally accessible services within our networks.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW AND GOVERNANCE

Investments

The investments held by GCF are all within the endowment fund. During the year trustees continued to operate a “total return policy” (capital growth and yield). The Board followed the same path as previous years and the Board approved 4% to be transferred from the endowment fund for grant making for both GCF and The Hitchins Family Trust.

In 2023 the board made the decision to move all existing Rathbones investments in the endowment to Sarasin Investment Management and CCLA. CCLA have realised a very good return in recent years, with a very ethical investment stance, so it was sensible to bring the proportion of the total endowment fund that is managed by CCLA up to 50%. GCF expects better future investment return performance, and Sarasin also applies strong sustainability, societal impact and governance arrangement filters.

Results

The total net assets of the charity amounted to £7.39m (2022 £7.25m) as at 31[st] December 2023 with £6.9m relating to the endowment funds (2022 £6.7m) and the balance of £482k (2022 £569k) related to revenue funds. In relation to the latter, £382k (2022 £470k) is restricted and can only be used for purposes specified by the donors, with the balance of £99k (2022 £98k) relating to unrestricted funds.

Reserves

The Trustees’ Reserves Policy is to retain a balance of unrestricted funds to cover a minimum of 3 to 6 months of operational and business costs. At the end of the year the unrestricted administration funds held to cover essential resource costs were £99k (2022 £98K) amounting to 6 months of essential resource costs. GCF returned an overall surplus on its running costs of £883 (2022 £25.6k deficit) in the year.

The Trustees remain confident that GCF’s assets are adequate to fulfil its obligations on a fund by fund basis.

Structure, Governance and Management

GCF is a private company limited by guarantee (Company number 02420411) and a registered charity governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association (Charity number 900239) which were adopted on 6 September 1989 as Charities of Gloucestershire Community Foundation and amended on 13 February 1992 to County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation.

The Directors of GCF are its Trustees for the purposes of charity law and throughout this report are referred to as the trustees. The report incorporates the directors’ report as required by company law. The trustees are responsible for the overall governance of the charity. The Trustees have prepared these financial statements in accordance with The Charities SORP (FRS 102) Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to Charities preparing their accounting in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standing applicable in the UK (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

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Trustee meetings and decisions

The Board meets four times a year, as well as coming together on an “away day” to which all board members are asked to come. Various Committees are also established to consider specific areas of governance or process. After a board meeting Task and Finish groups may be set up to consider a specific area of business on which they then report to the Board their recommendations.

The CEO attends the Board meetings and may be invited to sit on the various Committees. As this new role develops it is intended that more detailed terms of reference will be created which will define her relationship with the Board.

The Trustee Board ratifies the decisions of all Committees and is provided with a list of all grants made by the grant panels.

GCF continues to operate within the Quality Assurance process it passed in 2021; this process takes place ever three years and is a requirement of the UK Foundations network.

Public Benefit

All our activities are undertaken to further our charitable purpose for the benefit of the public. The trustees operate within the guidelines issued by the Charity Commission when considering GCF’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities. The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011.

GCF meets its obligation in the delivery of public benefit through the receipt of funding to allow for grants to be awarded to organisations within the County of Gloucestershire that cover our objectives.

Our website is the prime vehicle used for communication and we are looking at ways of improving the functionality to ensure charities and donors can easily access information on our activities. We are also looking to boost our social media profile when we have sufficient resources to manage the content.

Risk Management

The trustees review the major risks to which GCF is exposed, and ensure systems are in place to manage risks in all areas of activity. At the GCF board (16 March 2023) the risk registers were annually reviewed and updated.

The revised risk register incorporates the strategic objectives and business plan of GCF alongside the key categories of:

Risk scoring for the revised risk register as been simplified now a low risk will score 1, a medium risk will score 2 and a high risk will score 3. The overall risk score comes from multiplying the likelihood score x the severity score. This is what the scoring will look like on the risk grid:

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Appointment of Trustees

Current policy for the length of service of trustees is four years with an extension of a further four years if re-elected at the AGM. Trustees are appointed for an agreed length of time, subject to any applicable constitutional or statutory provisions relating to election or reelection.

If a trustee has served for more than nine years, their re-appointment is:

Five new trustees were appointed in 2023. A review of the Board’s skill sets was conducted, and applicants sought to fill gaps that were identified. The High Sheriff of Gloucestershire is a trustee during his/her tenure as High Sheriff, but this will cease after 2023.

Diversity and Community relationships

GCF expects its management and governance to benefit from a wide range of opinions, experience and beliefs. Thus, GCF ensures that:

The Trustee Board understands the need to incorporate a range of views into its decisionmaking, paying particular attention to the needs of minority communities and local inequalities.

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STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES

The trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the net income or expenditure, of the charity for the year. In preparing these financial statements the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The trustees 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.

The trustees confirm that to the best of their knowledge there is no information relevant to the audit of which the auditors are unaware. The trustees also confirm that they have taken all necessary steps to ensure that they themselves are aware of all relevant audit information and that this information has been communicated to the auditors.

Members of the charity guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charity in the event of winding up. The trustees are members of the charity, but this entitles them only to voting rights. The trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.

Auditors

Randall and Payne LLP were re-appointed as auditors to the charitable company during the year and have expressed their willingness to continue in that capacity.

Approved by the trustees on 11 September 2024 and signed on their behalf by:

Henry Robinson (Sep 26, 2024 08:10 GMT+1)

Henry Robinson Chair of Trustees Gloucestershire Community Foundation Date:

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 December 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK’ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' Report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

(CONTINUED)

other information contained within the Annual Report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports). Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees' Responsibilities Statement, the Trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

(CONTINUED)

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditors' Report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

As part of the audit in accordance with ISAs(UK), we have exercised professional judgment and maintained professional scepticism throughout the audit

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

Our audit planning process gave consideration to the risk of material misstatement in the financial statements, using the calculated materiality level which itself factored in the nature of the Company's operations and the interpreted levels of inherent and control risk.

In assessing the risk of fraud we reviewed management's own assessment of potential for fraud within the entity and reviewed judgements made by management to identify possible bias, in addition to any opportunity and incentive for fraud that are in inherent in the nature of the Company's operations. Our detailed testing included review of accounting estimates and judgements and validation of prime ledger entries.

We confirmed our knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment of the entity through discussions with management. We analysed all information available to us in respect of relevant laws and regulations, including the Companies Act 2006 and The Charities SORP and enquired with management as to any possible breached in the aforementioned.

We agreed the accuracy of the financial statements to the supporting management information provided by the client and tested individually on a sample basis the income and expenditure in the financial statements to consider the business rationale behind the transactions and the accuracy of the financial records.

Our audit testing did not identify any issues in respect of the matters listed above.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' Report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's trustees those matters we are

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

(CONTINUED)

required to state to them in an Auditors' Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and its members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Ryan Moore

Ryan Moore (Sep 25, 2024 21:43 GMT+1)

Ryan Moore CA

For and on behalf of Randall & Payne LLP Statutory Auditors Shurdington Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 4GA

Date: 25/09/2024

Randall & Payne LLP are eligible to act as auditors in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Statement of financial activities (incorporating an income and expenditure account)

For the year ended 31 December 2023

Endowment
Note
£
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
3
12,598
Investments
4
-
Total income and endowments
12,598
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Fundraising
-
Donor development
-
Investment management fees
25,425
Charitable activities
Grants payable
-
Donor services
-
Total expenditure
6
25,425
(12,827)
Net gains / (losses) on investments
367,094
Net income / (expenditure)
354,267
Transfers between funds
(120,875)
Net movement in funds
7
233,392
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
6,681,885
Total funds carried forward
6,915,277
Net income / (expenditure) before
gains / losses		 Restricted
£
239,470
89,516
328,986
13,808
-
-
492,693
-
506,502
(177,515)
-
(177,515)
89,875
(87,640)
470,305
382,665		 Unrestricted
£
145,772
1,278
147,050
48,002
28,214
-
35,447
65,504
177,167
(30,117)
-
(30,117)
31,000
883
98,777
99,660		 2023
Total
£
397,840
90,794
488,634
61,811
28,214
25,425
528,140
65,504
709,094
(220,460)
367,094
146,634
-
146,634
7,250,968
7,397,603		 2022
Total
£
503,339
64,823
568,162
62,917
26,904
35,022
544,508
65,043
734,394
(166,232)
(765,625)
(931,857)
-
(931,857)
8,182,825
7,250,968

All of the above results are derived from continuing activities. There were no other recognised gains or losses other than those stated above. Movements in funds are disclosed in note 16 and 17 to the accounts.

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Balance sheet

As at 31 December 2023

Note
Fixed assets
Tangible & Itangible fixed assets
10
Investments
11
Current assets
Debtors
12
Cash at bank and in hand
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
13
Net current assets
Net assets
15
Funds
Endowment funds
16
Restricted funds
17
Unrestricted funds
17
Total charity funds		 £
65,781
502,093
567,874
(139,983)		 2023
£
8,639
6,961,073
6,969,712
427,891
7,397,603
6,915,277
382,665
99,660
7,397,603		 2022
£
4,000
6,773,894
6,777,894
70,113
621,448
691,561
(218,487)
473,074
7,250,968
6,681,885
470,305
98,777
7,250,968

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime.

Approved by the trustees on 11 September 2024 and signed on their behalf by

Richard Ingle Henry Robinson (Sep 26, 2024 08:10 GMT+1) Richard Ingle (Sep 25, 2024 16:20 GMT+1) Mr H Robinson Mr R Ingle Chair of Trustees Trustee

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Statement of cash flows

For the year ended 31 December 2023

Cash used in operating activities:
Net movement in funds
Adjustments for:
(Gains) / losses on investments
Dividends and interest from investments
Decrease / (increase) in debtors
Increase / (decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends and interest from investments
Proceeds from the sale of investments
Purchase of investments
Net cash provided by / (used in) investing activities
Increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank
Cash in investments		 2023
£
146,634
(367,094)
(90,794)
4,332
(78,504)
(385,426)
90,794
5,799,907
(5,838,475)
52,226
(333,200)
886,797
553,597
2023
£
502,093
51,504
553,597		 2022
£
(931,857)
766,552
(64,823)
(2,534)
(26,522)
(259,184)
64,823
909,038
(295,294)
678,567
419,383
467,414
886,797
2022
£
621,448
265,350
886,797

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

General Information

The County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation is a registered charitable company constituted under a Memorandum of Articles of Association dated 6 September 1989. The address of the registered office is given in the charity information on page 1 of these financial statements.

1. Accounting policies

a) Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities in preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

b) Company status

The Charity is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the company are the Trustees named on page 3. In the event of the Charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the Charity.

c) Funds accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the Charity for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Endowment funds are funds which are held on trust to be retained for the benefit of GCF as a capital fund. Where the Trustees must permanently maintain the whole of the fund it is referred to as permanent endowment and such a fund cannot normally be spent as if it were income. Where the Trustees have a power of discretion to convert endowed capital into income, it is referred to as expendable endowment.

With the exception of the Community First endowment funds, the Charity’s endowment funds are invested in bespoke portfolio managed by the fund manager Rathbones. In relation to these funds, the Trustees operate a “total return” policy (capital growth and yield) and approve 4% to be transferred from the endowment fund to the grant making funds. Where the income yields fell short of 4%, a top-up was made by reducing the capital gains or increasing the capital losses (as appropriate) of the share portfolio.

The Community First endowment funds are held in a unitised investment fund managed by CCLA. The remit of this fund is to achieve an income return of approximately 4%, whilst still maintaining the capital value of the fund. This fund does not operate on a total return basis and, as such, there is no adjustment between the capital gains, or losses, of the investment fund and investment income.

Investment income, gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund.

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

d) Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Donated services or facilities, which comprise donated services, are included in income at a valuation which is an estimate of the financial cost borne by the donor where such a cost is quantifiable and measurable. No income is recognised where there is no financial cost borne by a third party. A corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.

Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor to the Trust that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the charity has been notified of the executor's intention to make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.

Income tax recoverable in relation to investment income is recognised at the time the investment income is receivable.

Income from grants is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

e) Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been included under expense categories that aggregate all costs for allocation to activities. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular activities they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of the resources.

Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities.

Grants payable are charged in the year when the offer is made except in those cases where the offer is conditional, such grants being recognised as expenditure when the conditions attaching are fulfilled. Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year-end are noted as a commitment, but not accrued as expenditure.

All resources expended are inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.

f) Allocation of support and governance costs

Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the Charity and include project management carried out at Headquarters. Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the Charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements. The basis of allocation of support and governance costs is shown in Note 6.

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

g) Going concern basis of accounting

The Charity produces annual budgets and forecasts which take into account expected changes in the funding streams and which demonstrate that the charity will be able to continue to operate. As described in the Trustees' Report, the charity does not embark on major initiatives without committed funding. The core funding is closely reviewed and the F&I Committee looks at the Foundation's development and this in turn brings a contribution to core funding. Therefore the Trustees have reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. On this basis, the Trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.

h) Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life:

IT Software: Depreciated over 3 years Freehold land: No depreciation is provided on freehold land.

i) Investments

Investments are stated at market value at the balance sheet date. The Statement of Financial Activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluations and disposals throughout the year.

j) Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

k) Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

l) Creditors

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.

m) Financial instruments

The charity only 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 their settlement value.

n) Going Concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainies exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months for authorising these financial statements and have concluded that the budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient, in conjunction with the reserves of the Foundation to be able to continue as a going concern.

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

2. Prior period comparatives: statement of financial activities

Income from:
Donations and legacies
Investments
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Fundraising
Donor development
Investment management fees
Charitable activities
Grants payable
Donor services
Total expenditure
Net gains / (losses) on investments
Net income / (expenditure)
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Net income / (expenditure) before
gains and losses		 Endowment
£
9,000
-
9,000
-
-
35,023
-
-
35,023
(26,024)
(765,625)
(791,649)
(293,483)
(1,085,132)		 Restricted
£
£
352,458
141,881
64,439
384
416,897
142,265
30,568
32,349
-
26,904
-
-
500,847
43,660
-
65,043
531,415
167,956
(114,518)
(25,691)
-
-
(114,518)
(25,691)
293,483
-
178,965
(25,691)
Unrestricted		 2022
Total
£
503,339
64,823
568,162
62,917
26,904
35,023
-
544,507
65,043
734,394
(166,232)
(765,625)
(931,857)
-
(931,857)

3. Donations and legacies

Donations and legacies
Donations received
Administration fees
Total donations and legacies
Prior period comparative:
Donations received
Administration fees
Total donations and legacies		 Endowment
£
12,750
-
12,750
Endowment
£
9,000
-
9,000		 Restricted
£
£
239,318
18,743
-
127,029
239,318
145,772
Restricted
£
£
352,458
6,250
-
135,631
352,458
141,881
Unrestricted
Unrestricted		 2023
Total
£
270,811
127,029
397,840
2022
Total
£
367,708
135,631
503,339

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

4. Investment income

Less income shortfall
Interest receivable
Total investment income
Prior period comparative:
Less income shortfall
Interest receivable
Total investment income
5.
Grants payable
Grants payable (*)
Grant funds repaid
4% investment income
allocated to funds
4% investment income
allocated to funds		 Endowment
£
-
-
-
-
-
Endowment
£
-
-
-
-
-
Number
176
(2)
174		 Restricted
£
£
160,392
-
(70,876)
-
89,516
-
-
1,278
89,516
1,278
Restricted
£
£
164,142
-
(99,703)
-
64,439
-
-
384
64,439
384
2023
Total
£
Number
497,046
165
(4,353)
(1)
492,693
164
Unrestricted
Unrestricted		 2023
Total
£
160,392
(70,876)
89,516
1,278
90,794
2022
Total
£
164,142
(99,703)
64,439
384
64,823
2022
Total
£
504,347
(3,500)
500,847

(*) Excluding allocation of support costs, see note 6.

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

6. Total expenditure

Costs by charitable activity

Costs by charitable activity
Fundraising
Donor development
Donor services
Investment management fees
Grants payable
Total resources expended		 £
39,041
13,548
29,343
25,425
14,707
122,064
Activities
undertaken
directly		 Grant
funding of
activities
£
-
-
-
-
492,693
492,693		 Support
costs
£
22,770
14,666
36,161
-
20,740
94,337		 2023
Total
£
61,811
28,214
65,504
25,425
528,140
709,094

Allocation of support costs by activity

Fundraising
Donor development
Donor services
Grants payable
Total		 Staff costs
£
£
17,501
843
9,397
843
20,352
2,529
10,201
1,686
57,451
5,901
Governance
costs		 Office
costs
£
2,256
2,256
6,768
4,511
15,791		 Other
costs
£
2,171
2,171
6,512
4,340
15,194		 Total
£
22,771
14,667
36,161
20,738
94,337

Basis of cost allocations

Governance Office Other
Staff costs costs costs costs
% % % %
Fundraising 30.5 14.3 14.3 14.3
Donor development 16.4 14.3 14.3 14.3
Donor services 35.4 42.9 42.9 42.9
Grants payable 17.8 28.6 28.6 28.6
100 100 100 100

Staff costs are allocated to activities according to an analysis of staff timesheets. All other costs are allocated to activities following an agreed overhead split.

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

6. Total expenditure (continued)

Prior period comparatives

Costs by charitable activity

Fundraising
Donor development
Donor services
Investment management fees
Grants payable
Total resources expended		 £
44,904
11,515
26,426
35,022
17,772
135,639
Activities
undertaken
directly		 Grant
funding of
activities
£
-
-
-
-
500,847
500,847		 Support
costs
£
18,013
15,389
38,617
-
25,889
97,908		 2022
Total
£
62,917
26,904
65,043
35,022
544,508
734,394

Allocation of support costs by activity

Fundraising
Donor development
Donor services
Grants payable
Total
Basis of cost allocations
Fundraising
Donor development
Donor services
Grants payable		 Staff costs
Office
costs
£
£
£
13,332
836
1,586
10,708
836
1,586
24,574
2,508
4,758
16,527
1,672
3,172
65,141
5,852
11,102
Staff costs
%
%
20.4
14.3
15.4
14.3
41.7
42.8
22.5
28.6
100
100
Governance
costs
Governance
costs		 Other
costs
£
2,259
2,259
6,777
4,518
15,813
Office
costs
%
14.3
14.3
42.8
28.6
100		 Total
£
18,013
15,389
38,617
25,889
97,908
Other
costs
%
14.3
14.3
42.8
28.6
100

Staff costs are allocated to activities according to an analysis of staff timesheets. All other costs are allocated to activities following an agreed overhead split.

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

7. Net movement in funds

This is stated after charging:

Auditors' remuneration:
Statutory audit (including VAT)
Trustees' remuneration
Trustees' reimbursed expenses		 2023
£
Nil
-
5,700		 2022
£
Nil
-
5,600

Trustees reimbursed expenses related to travel expenses for two trustees totalling £275 (2022: £0)

8. Staff costs and numbers

Staff costs were as follows:

Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Consultants and secondees		 2023
£
109,007
5,416
21,671
136,094		 2022
£
108,817
5,648
20,724
135,189

The total amount of employee benefits (including employer pension contributions and employer national insurance contributions, received by key management personnel for their services to the charity was £114,423 (2022: £114,465)

No employee earned more than £60,000 during the year (2022: nil).

Average head count 2023
No.
3		 2022
No.
3

9. Taxation

The Charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the Charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

10. Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets
Freehold land
£
Cost
As at 01 January 2023 4,000
Depreciation
As at 01 January 2023 -
Charge for year -
As at 31 December 2023 -
Net book value
At 31 December 2023 4,000
At 31 December 2022 4,000
Intangible fixed assets
£
Cost
As at 01 January 2023 -
Additions 5,787
As at 31 December 2023 5,787
Accumulated Amortisation
As at 01 January 2023 -
Charge for year (1,148)
As at 31 December 2023 (1,148)
Net book value
At 31 December 2023 4,639
At 31 December 2022 -

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

11. Investments

Market value at 1 January 2023
Acquisitions at cost
Disposals proceeds
Net gain in the year
Portfolio fees
Cash movement
Market value at 31 December 2023
Represented by:
Listed investments
Cash and cash equivalents
Analysis by geographical sector:
Investment assets in the UK
Investment assets outside the UK
12.
Debtors
Prepayments & accrued income
Other debtors		 2023
£
6,773,894
5,838,475
(5,799,907)
383,077
(25,425)
(209,041)
6,961,073
6,909,569
51,504
6,961,073
2,802,038
4,159,035
6,961,073
2023
£
25,781
40,000
65,781		 2022
£
7,981,304
295,294
(909,038)
(765,627)
(35,022)
206,983
6,773,894
6,508,544
265,350
6,773,894
3,522,778
3,251,116
6,773,894
2022
£
30,113
40,000
70,113

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

13. Creditors : amounts due within 1 year

Trade creditors
Accruals
Deferred Income
Grants payable
14.
Financial instruments
Financial assets measured at fair value through income and expenditure
Financial assets measured at amortised cost
Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost
15.
£
£
-
4,000
6,913,402
47,671
1,875
57,133
-
392,011
-
(118,149)
6,915,277
382,665
£
£
-
4,000
1,875
65,705
-
506,922
-
(200,205)
Tangible & Intangible fixed assets
Investments
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors
Net assets at 31 December 2023
Prior period comparative:
Tangible fixed assets & Investments
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors
Net assets at 31 December 2022
6,681,883
470,308
Endowment
funds
Restricted
funds
Analysis of net assets between funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
6,680,008		 2023
£
5,913
15,921
-
118,149
139,983
2023
£
6,909,569
617,130
137,408
£
4,639
-
6,773
110,082
(21,834)
99,660
£
2,533
114,526
(18,282)
98,777
Unrestricted
funds
Unrestricted
funds		 2022
£
3,798
14,484
-
200,205
218,487
2022
£
6,508,544
954,663
215,912
Total
funds
£
8,639
6,961,073
65,781
502,093
(139,983)
7,397,603
Total
funds
£
6,684,008
70,113
621,448
(218,487)
7,250,968

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

For the year ended 31 December 2023
16.
Endowment funds
Discretionary endowment funds
Cammjelt
Chargrove
Charles Green
Chris Tallis
Diamond Jubilee
Eddie Wilson
Ian Cadbury
Joanna Trollope
Ozleworth
Patrick Wood
Simon Preston
Restricted endowment funds
Barton & Tredworth Endowment Fund
Cadbury Family Community First
Cheltenham College
Ecclesiastical Community First
Edith Foster May Playne
The Hayward Waite Charitable Trust
The Hitchin’s Family Trust
GCMA Grassroots
John Terrett
Mid-counties Community First
Rigby Family Community First
Sharp Family Charitable Fund
Sheriff of Gloucestershire Grassroots
Sheriff of Gloucestershire, incl Avon
Tony Neather
Parker Legacy Fund
WFT Community First
W Vesty Commuinity First Fund
W Vesty Grassroots
Total endowment funds
Sheriff of Gloucestershire Community
First
Gloucestershire Community Foundation
Discretionary
Gloucestershire Community Foundation
Community First
Cheltenham College Community First
The Honourable Company of
Gloucestershire Grassroots
The Honourable Company of
Gloucestershire Community First
Andrew Hilton Memorial Community
First		 At 1
January
2023
£
1,178,669
31,537
28,421
40,711
24,792
307
3,156
118,719
97,994
391,676
7,388
27,903
24,130
43,543
82,042
16,858
18,998
8,967
91,691
98,502
115,550
1,606,782
4,066
63,608
894,703
53,719
249,379
118,764
39,803
283,244
70,075
17,714
100,407
210,933
434,053
16,358
66,723
6,681,885		 Net
Income
received
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,600
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,600		 Gains /
losses on
investments
£
45,015
1,205
1,086
1,555
947
12
121
4,531
3,743
14,960
282
1,066
2,370
1,329
3,134
1,656
726
880
9,006
3,762
4,404
99,323
399
2,429
34,173
2,052
24,494
11,665
919
27,820
2,676
677
3,835
8,060
42,633
1,607
2,542
367,094		 £
(5,564)
(149)
(134)
(192)
(117)
(1)
(15)
(560)
(463)
(1,849)
(35)
(132)
-
-
(387)
-
(90)
-
-
(465)
(544)
(7,637)
-
(300)
(4,224)
(254)
-
-
(114)
-
(331)
(84)
(474)
(996)
-
-
(314)
(25,425)
Total
Expenditure		 £
(15,035)
(402)
(362)
(519)
(316)
(4)
(40)
(1,517)
(1,250)
(4,995)
(94)
(356)
-
-
(1,046)
-
(242)
-
-
(1,256)
(1,481)
(72,145)
-
(811)
(11,411)
(685)
-
-
(963)
-
(894)
(226)
(1,281)
(2,688)
-
-
(856)
(120,875)
Transfers
between
funds		 £
1,203,085
32,191
29,011
41,555
25,306
313
3,222
121,173
100,024
399,792
7,541
28,481
26,500
44,872
83,743
18,514
19,392
9,847
100,697
100,543
117,929
1,626,322
4,465
64,926
913,241
54,832
273,873
130,429
52,245
311,064
71,526
18,081
102,487
215,309
476,686
17,965
68,095
At 31
December
2023
6,915,277

35

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

16. Endowment funds (continued)

The Hitchins Family Trust Capital Fund

The Hitchins Family Trust Company placed endowment with the Foundation to be applied towards the objects of the Foundation, namely for the benefit of the community in Gloucestershire. An expendable endowment, in line with the investments policy fund, has been established and the agreed growth will be credited to the Hitchins Family Trust Income Fund for grant making purposes.

Barton & Tredworth Endowment Fund

The Barton and Tredworth Endowment Fund has been set up to make grants supporting community activity exclusively in the Barton and Tredworth areas of Gloucestershire.

Cadbury Funds

The Ian Cadbury Fund and the Cadbury Community First Funds are invested and the income to be spent to help overcome disadvantage in Gloucestershire.

Cheltenham College Fund and Community First Fund

Cheltenham college Fund's has been set up to help alleviate hardship for youth in Gloucestershire.

Hayward Waite Charitable Fund, The

Hayward Waite Charitable Fund has been set up to help young people with mental health problems, disadvantaged young people and to support transgender people and their families.

Parker Legacy Fund

The Parker Legacy Fund was set up to provide specific financial assistance in the County of Gloucestershire to support children and young people with musical talent with bursaries including choirs and choral societies and to make grants for people of all ages with learning difficulties to introduce them to classical music as therapy.

Other Endowment Funds

The Other Named Endowment Funds have been established by raising money from donations, the return from which is to provide a source of funding to the community. The Board approves the amount of funds to be allocated to grant making in line with the Foundation's Investment policy.

GMCA - Grassroots Endowment Fund

GMCA is a fund set up by the Gloucestershire Freemasons with the aim that this Endowment Fund benefits local people and communities in Gloucestershire for many years to come.

Other Grassroots Endowment Funds

The Other Grassroots Endowment Funds have been established, the return from which is to provide a source of funding to the community. The Board approves the amount of funds to be allocated to grant making in line with the Foundation's Investment policy.

Community First Endowment Funds

In March 2012 the Community First Programme was set up. The aim of the programme was to encourage more social action in neighbourhoods with significant deprivation and low social capital. It aimed to enable communities to build more self-reliance and grow their capacity to make the changes they want to see in their area. For every £2 of eligible cash donations, the Government matched at least £1 up to the maximum annualised target for each Top Tier Local Authority Area. CCLA were appointed by the UKCF to manage the endowed funds under the Community First programme. The funds invested with CCLA (including the government match) are owned by the remitting Community Foundation.

Transfers

Transfers between endowment funds and revenue funds in 2023 were made to provide endowment fund holders with income for grant making. The transfers took place to top up a shortfall in dividend income received from investments during the year. There was also a transfer from Hitchins Charitable Trust Endowment frund in the amount of £50,000, split to support GCF core funding £25,000 and extra grant making in the Hitchins CT Revenue fund £25,000.

36

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

16. Endowment funds (continued)

Prior period comparatives:

Prior period comparatives:
Discretionary endowment funds
Cammjelt
Chargrove
Charles Green
Chris Tallis
Diamond Jubilee
Eddie Wilson
Ian Cadbury
Joanna Trollope
Ozleworth
Patrick Wood
Simon Preston
Restricted endowment funds
Barton & Tredworth Endowment Fund
Cadbury Family Community First
Cheltenham College
Ecclesiastical Community First
Edith Foster May Playne
The Hayward Waite Charitable Trust
The Hitchin’s Family Trust
GCMA Grassroots
John Terrett
Mid-counties Community First
Rigby Family Community First
Sharp Family Charitable Fund
Sheriff of Gloucestershire, Grassroots
Sheriff of Gloucestershire, incl Avon
Tony Neather
Parker Legacy Fund
WFT Community First
W Vesty Commuinity First Fund
W Vesty Grassroots
Total endowment funds
The Honourable Company of
Gloucestershire Grassroots
Sheriff of Gloucestershire Community
First
Andrew Hilton Memorial Community
First
Cheltenham College Community First
The Honourable Company of
Gloucestershire Community First
Gloucestershire Community Foundation
Discretionary
Gloucestershire Community Foundation
Community First		 At 1
January
2022
£
1,332,358
35,649
32,127
46,018
28,026
347
3,568
134,192
110,773
442,750
8,352
31,542
35,957
57,783
92,741
26,823
21,476
13,738
137,222
111,347
130,595
1,807,061
4,643
71,901
1,011,372
60,724
284,755
182,020
34,195
431,577
79,213
20,023
113,500
238,446
495,626
23,169
75,408
7,767,017		 Net
Income
received
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9,000		 Gains /
losses on
investments
£
(124,819)
(3,340)
(3,010)
(4,311)
(2,626)
(32)
(334)
(12,564)
(10,378)
(41,481)
(783)
(2,955)
(4,410)
(6,717)
(8,689)
(3,281)
(2,012)
(1,683)
(16,828)
(10,432)
(12,212)
(158,109)
(577)
(6,736)
(94,755)
(5,689)
(35,376)
(22,300)
(2,549)
(52,887)
(7,421)
(1,876)
(10,634)
(22,348)
(61,573)
(2,848)
(7,050)
(765,625)		 £
(7,679)
(205)
(185)
(265)
(162)
(2)
(21)
(773)
(639)
(2,552)
(48)
(182)
-
-
(535)
-
(124)
-
-
(642)
(751)
(10,472)
-
(414)
(5,830)
(350)
-
-
(157)
-
(457)
(115)
(654)
(1,375)
-
-
(433)
(35,022)
Total
Expenditure		 £
(21,191)
(567)
(511)
(731)
(446)
(5)
(57)
(2,136)
(1,762)
(7,041)
(133)
(502)
(7,417)
(7,523)
(1,475)
(6,684)
(342)
(3,088)
(28,703)
(1,771)
(2,082)
(31,697)
-
(1,143)
(16,084)
(966)
-
(40,956)
(686)
(95,446)
(1,260)
(318)
(1,805)
(3,790)
-
(3,963)
(1,202)
(293,483)
Transfers
between
funds		 £
1,178,669
31,537
28,421
40,711
24,792
307
3,156
118,719
97,994
391,676
7,388
27,903
24,130
43,543
82,042
16,858
18,998
8,967
91,691
98,502
115,550
1,606,782
4,066
63,608
894,703
53,719
249,379
118,764
39,803
283,244
70,075
17,714
100,407
210,933
434,053
16,358
66,723
At 31
December
2022
6,681,885

37

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

17. Revenue funds

Restricted funds
Andrew Hilton Memorial Fund Community First
Autumn 2012 Flood
Barton and Tredworth Endowment Fund
Barton and Tredworth Community Garden Fund
Cadbury Family Community First Fund
Cammjelt
Carers Gloucestershire Legacy Fund
Chargrove
Charles Green
Charles Russell Speechys Fndn Comm Fund - NEW
Cheltenham College Community First
Chris Tallis Grassroots
Clubs in Crisis Fund
Coronavirus Repsonse Fund
Cost of Living Crisis Appeal Fund
Ecclesiastical funds
Eddie Wilson Grassroots
Edith Foster Mary Playne
GAVCA Revenue Fund
GCMA Grassroots
Glos Community Fdn Discretionary
The Hayward Waite Charitable Fund
The Hitchin’s Family Trust
Ian Cadbury Fund
Joanna Trollope Fund
John Lewis Fund
John Terrett Fund
Little Orchard Charitable Trust Revenue Fund
Nicolas Jones Fund
Mentoring Fund (INVEST)
Mid-counties Community First
Oakley Neighbourhood Fund
Ozleworth
Patrick Wood Grassroots
Parker Fund
Poverty Hurts Campaign
Rigby Family Community First
Savills
Sharp Family Charitable Fund
Sheriff of Gloucestershire funds
Sheriff of Gloucestershire funds Getting Court
Simon Preston Fund
Sports Relief
Stuart Bird Fund
Surviving Winter
SWEF
Tony Neather Fund
W Vesty Grassroots & Community First
WFT Community First
Youth Social Action Fund (UKCF)
Gloucestershire Carers - Legacy provision
Total restricted funds
The Honourable Company of
Gloucestershire Community First Fund
The Honourable Company of
Gloucestershire		 At 1
January
2023
£
7,341
125
5,403
4,000
61
30
31,271
53
18
-
3,144
63
1
4
39,857
32,918
19
14,528
58
994
64516
2
16,827
31
230
8,000
15,573
2,961
(1,000)
20,298
4,825
2,657
48
70
5,001
-
27,152
1
1,465
54,166
28,964
3
126
-
497
20,000
1,867
224
77
10,371
4,845
620
40,000
470,305		 Net Income
£
981
-
1,092
-
256
420
-
378
542
18,000
390
330
-
-
43,181
1,397
42
1,310
-
11,900
22,074
5,818
41,427
1,576
1,303
-
715
9,000
3,000
-
3,799
-
5,210
99
2,808
56,681
1,809
-
74
28,516
20,000
371
-
25,500
-
-
846
62
1,335
10,132
6,611
-
-
328,985		 Net
Expenditure
£
(7,605)
-
(7,750)
-
(150)
(800)
(21,418)
(750)
(1,000)
(18,000)
-
(500)
-
-
(83,037)
-
-
(5,000)
-
(22,403)
(68,819)
(3,000)
(92,270)
(3,100)
(2,500)
-
(10,000)
(2,000)
(12,000)
(1,850)
-
-
(200)
(5,000)
(29,732)
(20,500)
-
-
(45,117)
(6,210)
(500)
-
(10,500)
-
(12,090)
(3,518)
(182)
(2,000)
(1,500)
(5,500)
-
-
(506,501)		 £
-
-
1,046
-
-
402
-
362
519
-
242
316
-
-
-
-
40
1,256
-
11,411
15,039
1,481
47,145
1,517
1,250
(8,000)
685
-
-
2,000
-
-
4,995
94
2,688
9,000
-
-
963
1,120
-
356
-
-
-
-
811
-
1,281
(8,144)
-
-
-
89,875
Transfers
between
funds		 £
717
125
(209)
4,000
167
52
9,853
43
79
-
3,776
209
1
4
1
34,315
101
12,094
58
1,902
32,810
4,301
13,129
24
283
-
16,973
1,961
-
10,298
6,774
2,657
10,253
63
5,497
35,949
8,461
1
2,502
38,685
42,754
230
126
15,000
497
7,910
6
104
693
10,859
5,956
620
40,000
At 31
December
2023
382,665

38

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

17.
Revenue funds (continued)
Staffing and support
Total revenue funds
Unrestricted funds
Total unrestricted funds		 At 1
January
2023
£
98,777
98,777
569,082		 Net incoming
resources
£
147,050
147,050
476,035		 Net
Expenditure
£
(177,167)
(177,167)
(683,668)		 £
31,000
31,000
120,875
Transfers
between
funds		 £
99,660
At 31
December
2023
99,660
482,325

Purposes of restricted funds

The Hitchins Family Trust Income Fund

The Hitchins Family Trust Company placed certain sums with the Foundation to be applied towards the objects of the Foundation, namely for the benefit of the community in Gloucestershire. A special trust permanent endowment fund has been established (see note 15) and some of the yield arising from the endowment will be credited to this Income Fund for grant making purposes.

John Terrett Fund

Educational Foundation of John Terrett Fund to be used for benefit of pupils and ex pupils of Tewkesbury School.

GAVCA Fund

The GAVCA Fund was established to continue to support voluntary and community groups with capacity building, training and for new groups in need of governance or financial advice.

John Lewis Fund

To support the VCSO's in Gloucestershire.

Little Orchard Charitable Trust Revenue Fund

To support local voluntary and community groups and organisations that are in the field of mential health.

Carers Gloucestershire Legacy

The Carers Gloucestershire Legacy Fund has been established to offer grants to local charitable organisations to provide support to adult unpaid carers.

Tony Neather

Grants from the fund will be given to groups working with disadvantaged young people taking part in sport.

The High Sheriff's Youth and Community Fund

The fund aims to encourage groups especially of young people up to the age of 21 to be involved in challenging activities which can be shown to serve a purpose in diverting them from anti-social behaviour and crime.

WFT Community First Fund

This donor advised fund works with GCF main grants panel to help overcome disadvantage in Gloucestershire, the fund's aim is to encourage groups to develop their capacity for self sustenance via community fundraising activities and exchange learning and good practice.

Surviving Winter Appeal

The fund provides grants to local groups and organisations working with elderly people. In addition, working in partnership with Age UK Gloucestershire and Gloucester & District CAB, the fund makes grants to individual elderly people who are vulnerable, on low incomes and affected by cold weather.

The Freemasons Fund (GMCA)

The programme awards grant of between £250 and £2,000 to support older people, those with disabilities and young people facing disadvantage.

Edith Foster and Mary Playne Trust Fund

GCF works in partnership with local colleges to make grants to individuals (mainly aged 16-19 years) who are studying at a further or higher education college in Gloucestershire and are in need, hardship or distress.

39

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

17. Revenue funds (continued)

Purposes of restricted funds (continued)

Ecclesiastical Community First Fund

This is a donor-led named fund being offered through the Gloucestershire Community Foundation with effect from May 2012. The programme supports groups who provide Care, work with vulnerable children and adults and the preservation of Gloucestershire’s heritage. Grants of between £1,000 and £3,000 (in exceptional circumstances a grant of up to £5,000) will be considered.

Midcounties Community First Fund

This donor-led fund offers grants in Gloucestershire to encourage community responsibility, develop community capacity and demonstrate cooperative values.

The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire Fund & Community First Fund

The fund works with GCF main grants panel to deliver grantmaking to help overcome disadvantage and promote youth education in Gloucestershire.

Andrew Hilton Memorial Community First Fund

This fund works with GCF main grants panel to support young carers, vulnerable children and adults in the Forest of Dean

Rigby Family Community First Fund

This fund supports youth sport in the communities of Cirencester, Fairford, Tetbury and Dursley.

Vesty Fund

Grants from this growing fund are to encourage the participation of sports for young people under the age of 16 in areas of social deprivation in the county.

Royal London Fund

Royal London is a donor-led fund supporting a wide range of causes across Gloucestershire.

Poverty Hurts Campaign

GCF launched a Poverty Hurts campaign in 2023, and funding came in from all sources to help charities, helping those most in need during these challenging times.

Transfers

Transfers between endowment funds and revenue funds in 2023 were made to provide endowment fund holders with income for grant making. The transfers took place to top up a shortfall in dividend income received from investments during the year. There was also a transfer from Hitchins Charitable Trust Endowment frund in the amount of £50,000, split to support GCF core funding £25,000 and extra grant making in the Hitchins CT Revenue fund £25,000.

40

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

17. Revenue funds (continued)

Prior period comparatives:

Restricted funds
Andrew Hilton Memorial Fund Community First
Arts Council England Jubilee Fund (UKCF) - NEW
Autumn 2012 Flood
Barton and Tredworth Endowment Fund
Barton and Tredworth Community Garden Fund
Cadbury Family Community First Fund
Cammjelt
Carers Gloucestershire Legacy Fund
Chargrove
Charles Green
Charles Russell Speechys Fndn Comm Fund
Cheltenham College Community First
Chris Tallis Grassroots
Clubs in Crisis Fund
Coronavirus Repsonse Fund
Cost of Living Crisis Appeal Fund
Ecclesiastical funds
Eddie Wilson Grassroots
Edith Foster Mary Playne
GAVCA Revenue Fund
GCMA Grassroots
Glos Community Fdn Discretionary
The Hayward Waite Charitable Fund
The Hitchin’s Family Trust
Ian Cadbury Fund
Joanna Trollope Fund
John Lewis Fund
John Terrett Fund
Little Orchard Charitable Trust Revenue Fund
Nicolas Jones Fund - NEW
Mentoring Fund (INVEST)
Mid-counties Community First
Oakley Neighbourhood Fund
Ozleworth
Patrick Wood Grassroots
Parker Fund
Rigby Family Community First
Savills
Sharp Family Charitable Fund
Sheriff of Gloucestershire funds
Sheriff of Gloucestershire funds Getting Court
Simon Preston Fund
Sports Relief
Surviving Winter
SWEF
Tony Neather Fund
W Vesty Grassroots & Community First
WFT Community First
Youth Social Action Fund (UKCF)
Gloucestershire Carers - Legacy provision
Total restricted funds
The Honourable Company of
Gloucestershire
The Honourable Company of
Gloucestershire Community First Fund		 At 1
January
2022
£
2,597
3,728
125
4,300
4,000
228
21
13,480
1,624
2,151
-
3,171
1,362
1
13,620
-
6,842
338
17,003
58
644
9207
24
8,015
87
219
20,000
14,195
33
-
10,298
6,207
2,657
6
581
10,944
2,462
1
689
24,928
32,720
83
126
9,046
-
1,606
148
3
4,353
6,789
620
50,000
291,340		 Net Income
£
4,744
42,874
-
628
-
383
241
72,000
218
312
18,000
343
190
-
24
66,434
2,003
24
754
-
6,854
10,674
2,396
50,080
908
750
-
411
27,000
-
10,000
4,628
-
3,001
56
1,618
2,634
-
90
41,088
20,000
818
-
4,475
20,000
488
75
769
853
8,056
-
(10,000)
416,894		 Net
Expenditure
£
-
(46,602)
-
(1,000)
-
(550)
(800)
(54,209)
(2,300)
(3,176)
(18,000)
(3,800)
(1,935)
-
(13,639)
(34,100)
(4,630)
(400)
(5,000)
-
(22,589)
(43,130)
(4,500)
(72,965)
(3,100)
(2,500)
(12,000)
-
(28,872)
(1,000)
-
(6,010)
-
(10,000)
(700)
(11,351)
(18,900)
-
-
(51,606)
(23,756)
(1,400)
-
(13,024)
-
(1,370)
-
(2,500)
-
(10,000)
-
-
(531,414)		 £
-
-
-
1,475
-
-
567
-
511
731
-
3,430
446
-
-
7,523
28,703
57
1,771
-
16,084
87,765
2,082
31,697
2,136
1,762
-
966
4,800
-
-
-
-
7,041
133
3,790
40,956
-
686
39,756
-
502
-
-
-
1,143
-
1,805
5,165
-
-
-
293,483
Transfers
between
funds		 £
7,341
-
125
5,403
4,000
61
30
31,271
53
18
-
3,144
63
1
4
39,857
32,918
19
14,528
58
994
64,516
2
16,827
31
230
8,000
15,573
2,961
(1,000)
20,298
4,825
2,657
48
70
5,001
27,152
1
1,465
54,166
28,964
3
126
497
20,000
1,867
224
77
10,371
4,845
620
40,000
-
At 31
December
2022
470,305

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

17. Revenue funds (continued)

Prior period comparatives (continued):

he year ended 31 December 2023
Revenue funds (continued)
Prior period comparatives (continued):
Staffing and support
Total revenue funds
Unrestricted funds
Total unrestricted funds		 At 1
January
2022
£
124,468
124,468
415,808		 Net Income
£
142,265
142,265
559,159		 Net
Expenditure
£
(167,956)
(167,956)
(699,370)		 £
-
-
293,483
Transfers
between
funds		 £
98,777
At 31
December
2022
98,777
569,082

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

18. Grants payable to institutions and individuals
Disadvantaged communities:
Centred Horseplay
Chalfest Community Interest Company
Chalford Parish Council
Churchdown Methodist Church
Circles South West
Community Roots CIC
Cotswold Counselling
Creative Sustainability CIC (2 grants totalling)
Cruse Bereavement Care Gloucestershire
Dean Forest Railway Society
Discover DeCrypt
Fairford & District Mens Shed
Fairford and Lechlade Areas Working for Wellbeing
Fairford Town Council
GL Communities
GL11 Community Hub
George Paul
Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation
Infobuzz Ltd
Joys Green Recreation
Lydney Community Centre
Miss Morgan Dutton
Miss Tieti Lumakangilu
Mr Oliver Wright
Nelson Trust
Northway Parish Council
Paganhill Community Group
Priors Park Neighbourhood Project
Read Easy Cheltenham and Gloucester
Sanctuary Breaks CIO
Severn Area Rescue Association
St Catharine's Under Fives Playgroup
Stonehouse Community Association
The Quarry Chapel
Tredworth Estates Tenants and Residents Assocation (TETRA)
9 grant totalling		 2023
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6,500
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,200
2,500
-
-
-
1,913
2,000
1,678
-
-
-
-
500
5,000
-
-
-
-
-
21,290		 2022
£
2,000
5,000
1,000
2,500
4,800
5,000
5,000
-
5,000
2,000
3,416
4,035
4,384
5,000
1,500
2,000
-
-
5,000
3,000
1,000
-
-
-
1,500
500
1,624
1,000
-
-
1,200
350
500
2,600
4,000
74,909

43

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

18. Grants payable to institutions and individuals (continued)

People in poverty / low income:
4th Cheltenham Boys Brigade
Alabare - Gloucestershire Homes for Veterans
Bloodhound Education Ltd (Education centre at GSTP GLOS) (3 grants totalling)
Caring for Communities and People
Cashes Green Community Centre
Cheltenham Housing Aid Centre
Chipping Campden Support Hub
Christians Against Poverty
Churn Neighbourhood Project, The
Cirencester Housing for Young People (CHYP) (2 grants totalling)
Clean Slate Training and Employment
Dean Forest Kitchen
Door Youth Project
Dursley Tabernacle Church
Family Haven, The
Family Space in Hesters Way
Forest Sensory Services
GL4 CIC
GL Communities
Gloucester City Mission
Gloucester Elim Church
Gloucester Foodbank (2 grants totalling)
Goals Beyond Grass
Greenway Gifts Food Bank
IT Schools Africa
Kingfisher Treasure Seekers Ltd (2 grants totalling)
Middle of the Hill Community Association
North and West Gloucestershire Districe Citizens Advice
Paganhill Community Group
Priors Park Neighbourhood Project
Read Easy Cheltenham and District
Stroud and District Citizens Advice Bureau
Stroud Subscription Rooms Trust
The Country Food Trust
The Keepers - Wotton Area Community Hub
The Gloucestershire Society
The Recycling Shop CIC
University of Gloucestershire Students' Union
26 grants totalling		 2023
£
2,500
-

6,189
500
2,500
-
1,000
-
1,500
-
2,000
-
1,500
2,000
2,000
-
2,500
-
2,500
-
-
3,500
1,000
1,000
-
3,250
-
-
-
-
-
3,000
1,900
8,000
1,500
-
1,000
1,000
51,839		 2022
£
-
2,500
-
-
1,500
5,000
-
1,000
1,500
7,500
3,000
2,500
-
-
1,000
3,750
-
1,200
-
5,000
1,500
-
1,500
-
10,000
-
4,000
5,000
5,000
10,000
2,240
5,000
-
-
-
2,000
-
-
81,690

44

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

18. Grants payable to institutions and individuals (continued)

Grants payable to institutions and individuals (continued)
2023 2022
£ £
Children and young people
4th Cheltenham Boys Brigade 2,000 1,500
7th Gloucester Boys Brigade and Girls Association - 1,500
Allsorts (2 grants totalling) 6,000 -
Battledown District Guides 110 -
Brendan's Bridge formerly Bridge Training Resources - 2,000
Brockweir Community Interest Company - 5,000
Brockworth Link 5,000 -
Centred Horseplay - 2,500
Charlies 1,500 -
Cheltenham Festivals 2,500 10,000
Cheltenham Saracens Football Club 2,200 -
Cheltenham Sea Cadets - 1,414
Cindeford and District Swimming Club - 1,590
Cinderford Area Neighbourhood Development Initiative (CANDI) 2,400 5,000
Cotswold Boatmobility - 2,500
Creative Sustainability CIC (2 grants totalling) 7,500 2,000
Door Youth Project (3 grants totalling) 9,455 -
Down Hatherley Cricket Club 240 -
Fair Shares Gloucestershire - 2,000
Football's Finest Six - 2,500
Forest of Dean Sea Cadets 1,000 -
Forest Voluntary Action Forum - 2,500
Four Towns Play Association 2,500 2,500
Getting Court - 6,000
GL4 CIC 1,000 -
Glos Bangladeshi Youth Organisation 2,500 -
Gloucester and Forest Alternative Provision School - 2,500
Gloucestershire Bundles 2,500 8,000
Gloucestershire Magistrates Association - 2,500
Gloucestershire Young Carers (2 grants totalling) - 2,870
Heart Heroes (2 grants totalling) 2,000 1,000
Lumbs Educational Foundation (2 grants totalling) 6,000 5,000
MY:UK - 1,700
Nailsworth Youth Club - 1,500
Newent Initiative Trust 2,500 -
Priors Park Neighbourhood Project - 2,396
Read With Me (3 grants totalling) 7,000 13,785
Ruardean Youth Club 2,500 -
Severn Valley Alternative Provision School - 500
Slimbridge School - 1,000
St George's Church 800 -
Strike a Light 2,500 -
Tewkesbury Rugby FC - 2,500
The Chamwell Centre Charity 20,000 -
The Inspire Arts Trust 419 -
The Music Works 2,500 5,000
The Rock (2 grants totalling) 4,500 2,500
The Spring Centre Trust Fund 5,000 -
Together in Matson - 2,500
Toucan for Children CIO 1,500 -
Viney Hill Christian Adventure Centre (2 grants totalling) - 5,000

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

18. Grants payable to institutions and individuals (continued)
Children and young people (continued)
WAM Youth Charity
Water City Music
Wickselm House Learning Centre CIC
Wotton Community Sports Foundation (WCSF)
Your Next Move (2 grants totalling)
39 grants totalling
Minority communities:
Barton and Tredworth Cultural Fayre
Ebony Carers Group (3 grants totalling)
Gloucester Helping Hands
Nowans Community Trust/Lives of Colour (3 grants totalling)
Strike a Light
Truth Boxing Club Limited
4 grants totalling
Older people:
Allsorts
Bethesda Methodist Church
Bookworm Tewkesbury Community Interest Company Ltd
Chalford Parish Council
Community Connexions (2 grants totalling)
Cotswold Friends (2 grants totalling)
Fair Shares Gloucestershire (2 grants totalling)
Fairford and Lechlade Areas Working for Wellbeing
Forest of Dean Crossroads Caring
GL3 Community Hub
Guideposts Trust
Hope for Tomorrow
Mindsong
Newent Association for the Disabled
North and West Gloucestershire District Citizens Advice
Sherborne Community Group
Shurdington Community Centre
Springbank Community Centre
The Barn Theatre Project
The Harvey Centre (Minsterworth Free School Foundation)
The Keepers - Wotton Area Community Hub
The Recollectives
Wyldwood Arts
13 grants totalling		 2023
£
3,675
-
-
-
-
109,299		 2022
£
5,000
2,500
2,399
3,900
7,500
132,054
2023
£
1500
-
1,000
-
9,800
1,000
13,300
-
5,000
-
2,000
6,000
5,000
7,000
-
5,000
-
2,500
1,000
-
-
6,440
2,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
41,940		 2022
£
1000
8335
-
12,500
-
-
21,835
1,225
-
750
-
-
9,000
-
2,000
-
750
-
-
500
5,000
2,500
-
500
2,500
4,500
2,000
1,500
(2,500)
5,000
35,225

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

18. Grants payable to institutions and individuals (continued)

Families:
Bloodhound Education Ltd
Cheltenham Christian Arts
Cheltenham YMCA
Churn Neighbourhood Project, The
Cirencester Opportunity Group Limited (2 grants totalling)
Family Haven, The
Fresh Hop
Gloucester Child Contact Centre
Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership
Home-Start Stroud
Hunts Grove Parish Council
Kingshill House Arts Centre
Monkscroft Pastoral Care Project (2 grants totalling)
Priors Park Neighbourhood Project
St Gregory's Childcare Trust
Stroud Subscription Rooms Trust
Tibberton and Taynton Women's Institute (2 grants totalling)
Together in Matson
Wye Valley River Festival CIC (3 grants totalling)
15 grants totalling
Carers:
Cheltenham Mental Health Carers Support Group
Churn Neighbourhood Project, The
Cirencester Carer Support Group
Forest (Mental Health) Carers Support Group
GL Communities
Infobuzz
Kate's Home Nursing
Longfield Hospice Care
Maggie's Cheltenham
Newent Association for the Disabled
Parent and Carer Alliance CIC (2 grants totalling)
8 grant totalling		 2023
£
-
-
-1,905
-
4,948
6,000
2,000
-
2,500
5,000
-
-
7,470
-
-
2,000
490
5,000
9,000
42,503
260
-
4,158
1,000
-
-
500
10,500
-
6,000
4,500
26,918		 2022
£
1,545
1,823
1,905
5,000
5,000
-
-
2,000
-
8,630
1,000
1,500
-
2,540
10,000
-
-
-
-
40,943
-
5,250
-
-
5,763
10,500
-
9,931
5,560
-
37,003

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

18. Grants payable to institutions and individuals (continued)

Local Residents
Churchdown Methodist Church
Cotswold Counselling
Encouter Vineyard Winchcombe
Extracare Charitable Trust
Fairford and Lechlade Areas Working for Wellbeing
Forest Fighting Fit
GL11 Community Hub (2 grants totalling)
GL3 Community Hub
Gloucester Community Building Collective
IVAR (Institute for Voluntary Action Research)
Longborough & Sezincote Village Hall
People for You
Priors Park Neighbourhood Project
Relate Severn and Wye
Stroud Book Festival
The Barn Theatre Project
Wyldwood Arts
17 grants totalling
People with disabilities and health difficulties:
Allsorts
Art for All
Artlift
Art Shape
Beam Gymnastics
Blackbridge/New Dawn View Allotments
Building Circles in Gloucestershire
Centred Horseplay
Charlies
Cotswold Riding for the Disabled
Footsteps Counselling & Care
Forest (Mental Health) Carers Support Group
Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust CIO
Forest Pulse (3 grants totalling)
Forest Read Easy
Forest Sensory Services
Fresh Air Sculpture Show
GL11 Community Hub
Gloucestershire Academy of Music
Gloucesteshire Deaf Association
Gloucestshire Young Carers
Goals Beyond Grass (2 Grants totalling)
Gympanzees
Home Start North and West Gloucestershire
Hundred Heroines
ITSA Digital Trust
Listening Post Christian Counselling Service Ltd (3 grants totalling)
Longfield Hospice Care
Lydney Dial A Ride
Newent Association for the Disabled
Shine!
St James and All Saints and Christ Church Gloucester
St Rose's and St Martin's
Sratton Primary PTA
Suicide Crisis
Sunflowers Suicide Support
The Living Paintings Trust
The Music Works
The Recycling Shop CIC
The Spring Centre Trust Fund
Torthworth Forest Centre CIC
Wild Acres Community Project CIC
Wye Valley River Festival
29 grants totalling		 2023
£
2,500
5,000
1,000
-
2,500
1,800
6,500
1,000
2,500
500
1,000
5,000
5,000
2,500
2,000
5,000
5,000
48,800
-
2,000
-
3,000
-
500
1,000
2,000
-
2,000
-
-
-
9,500
750
2,000
5,000
-
5,000
2,391
-
6,850
-
1,000
-
2,500
10,000
-
-
5,000
6,000
-
-
958
-
2,435
-
-
5,000
2,000
2,000
5,058
-
83,942		 2022
£
-
-
-
485
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
485
1,000
-
6,612
-
-
-
-
-
153
-
5,000
3,760
8,000
3,223
-
4,125
-
245
-
5,000
10,374
2,490
2,000
4,000
1,220
-
2,500
1,851
5,000
-
-
1,200
3,000
-
1,200
-
1,500
2,000
-
250
-
-
1,000
76,703

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County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

18. Grants payable to institutions and individuals (continued)
Homelessness
Cheltenham Housing Aid Centre (3 grants totalling)
Gloucester City Mission
Gloucester Nightstop (2 grants totalling)
6 grants totalling
Other
Chelsea Carter
Forest Fighting Fit
Gloucester Rugby Community Charity
Gloucestershire VCS Alliance
Heart Heroes
Honour Thy Woman Group
Men in Sheds Cheltenham & Gloucester
Milly Haywood
Nelson Garden Trust Project
William Collier
10 grants totalling
Total grants payable to institutions and individuals		 2023
£
8,000
1,500
5,700
15,200
2023
£
1,300
1,950
2,500
1,897
2,000
5,000
2,000
2,000
17,015
2,000
37,662
492,693		 2022
£
-
-
-
-
2022
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
500,847

19. Capital commitments

At the balance sheet date there were no commitments for capital expenditure (2022 : nil).

20. Related party transactions

A number of trustees are connected to organisations that have benefitted from grants distributed by GCF during the year. These are detailed below:

J Tabor QC, Trustee of The Nelson Trust

J Tabor QC, Trustee of Infobuzz Ltd

T Clark, Chief Executive Officer, Young Gloucestershire & Infobuzz Ltd

E Lord, Deputy Manager, The Cavern, Kingfisher Treasure Seekers (2 grants totalling £3,250) Sir Graham Miller, Patron, fly2help

Sir Graham Miller, Committee Member, Gloucestershire Nightstop (2 grants totalling £5,700)

A number of trustees are connected to organisations that hold funds with GCF during the year. These are detailed below:

J Tabor QC, member of the Honourable Company of Gloucestershire

Sir Graham Miller, member of Honourable Company of Gloucestershire

Sir Graham Miller, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire (to March 2023)

Henry Robinson, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire (from March 2023)

J Dunley, Director and Company Secretary of The Robert Hitchins Group Limited

J Dunley, member of the Honourable Company of Gloucestershire

A number of trustees have supported the Foundation by making donations to the Foundation. A total of £15,871 from 7 Trustees.

21. Connected charities

During the year the finance administrative functions of GCF were provided by Quartet Community Foundation. The services provided, and the agreed fee for these services, are detailed in a service level agreement signed by both organisations. A Patron of Quartet, Dame Janet Trotter DBE, is also the President of GCF but the two organisations do not have any trustees, or affiliated members, in common. Both organisations are members of UK Community Foundations.

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