SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS FOUNDATION LIMITED
 
 
Incoming Receipts
2004
(S$’000)
2005
(S$’000)
Growth%
2004 vs 2005
Donations in Cash
- Tax Deductible
- Non-Tax Deductible1

0
0

100
0

NM
NA
Donations in Kind
- Tax Deductible
- Non-Tax Deductible

0
0

0
0

NA
NA
Grants / Sponsorships
0
0
NA
Investment income
975,310
1,384,259
41.9
Investment gains
25,105
75,387
200.3
Others
0
0
NA
Total Income
1,000,415
1,459,746
45.9

Expenses
2004
(S$’000)
2005
(S$’000)
Growth%
2004 vs 2005
Direct Fund-raising Expenses2
0
0
NA
Charitable Activities Expenses3
- Local
- Overseas

723,450
0

965,420
0

33.4
NA
Other Operating & Administration Expenses4
50,355
60,146
19.4
Others - Loss on re-measurement of an investment
0
279,000
NM
Total Expenditure
773,805
1,304,566
68.6
Excess (Deficit)
226,610
155,180
(31.5)

Balance Sheet
2004
(S$’000)
2005
(S$’000)
Growth%
2004 vs 2005
Assets      
Land and Building
0
0
NA
Other Tangible Assets
0
0
NA
Investments
21,768,468
30,498,047
40.1
Inventories
0
0
NA
Accounts Receivable
103,527
98,689
(4.7)
Cash & Deposits
1,146,458
1,511,286
31.8
Others - Tax recoverable
85,086
176,341
107.3
Total Assets
23,103,539
32,284,363
39.7
Funds
Unrestricted Fund5
- Accumulated surplus
- Fair value reserves

229,568
0

389,482
5,753,600

69.7
NM
Restricted Fund6
0
0
NA
Endowment Fund7
22,833,600
26,133,600
14.5
Total Funds
23,063,168
32,276,682
39.9
Liabilities
Long-term liabilities
0
0
NA
Current liabilities
40,371
7,681
(81.0)
Total liabilities
40,371
7,681
(81.0)
Total liabilities and funds
23,103,539
32,284,363
39.7

Other Information
2004
2005
Donations / Grants and Sponsorship given to other Charities (S$’000)
723,450
965,420
No. of Employees
0
0
Total Employee Costs (S$’000)
0
0
Total Related Party Transactions8 (S$'000)
2,752,000
3,260,000
Fund-raising efficiency9
NA
NA
Ratio of reserves to annual operating expenditure10
1 : 0.22
1 : 0.01


 
NM - Not Meaningful
   
1 These include donations collected through flag days, donations that entail benefits to the donors and donations received for overseas purposes.
2 This refers to costs directly incurred and paid for during fund-raising. They include such costs as advertisements, printing, publicity materials, rental of premises, logistics, hiring of commercial third-party fund-raisers, organizing games of chance, etc.
3 These are all resources applied by the charity in undertaking its work to meet its charitable objectives in the delivery of goods and services. Such costs include the direct costs of the charitable activities together with those support costs incurred that enable these activities to be undertaken.
4 These are expenses which relate to the general running of the charity that provide the governance infrastructure which allows the charity to operate, to generate the information required for public accountability, and the strategic planning processes that contribute to future development of the charity.
5 These are generally unrestricted funds which the IPC is free to use for its programmes and operating costs e.g. General Fund.
6 These are special funds held by the IPC that can only be applied for specific purposes, e.g. Building Fund.
7 These are funds which the IPC holds in trust for the benefit of the IPC as a capital fund. Generally, only interest income from Endowment Funds are used, and not the capital sum.
8 Related Party Transactions refer to transactions between the IPC and another person where either person could have influence over the other. For example, if a board member of an IPC is related to a certain supplier of services for the IPC, the value of the transactions should be disclosed. Refer to the Financial Reporting Standards for the full definition of Related Party Transactions.
9 This is expressed in the ratio of A to B, where A refers to Direct Fund-raising Expenses and sponsorships relating to fund-raising (where receipts have been issued by sponsors); and B refers to total donations received from fund-raising and sponsorships relating to fund-raising (where receipts have been issued by sponsors).
10 This is expressed in the ratio of C to D, where C refers to Unrestricted Funds; and D refers to Charitable Activities Expenses and Other Operating and Administration Expenses.

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