2021-12-31-accounts - The Thales Charitable Trust

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			SORP reference
Summary	cfthe purposes of		Para 1.17	Forsuch charitable purposes and/or
the charity as set out		in its		institutions, in particular forthe relief ofthe
governing	document			poor, the needy, the sick and the disabled
				and forsuch other wholly charitable
				purposes asthe trustees shall in their
				absolute discretion determine.
Summary activities	ofthe main in relation tothose		Para 1.17ana 1.18	The Trust has given to3main charities in the year, British Heart Foundation, Railway
purposes	for the public			Children, Combat Stress but italso gave to
benefit, in particular,		the		49other charNm in the year.
activities,	projects or
services identified in		the		This has induded donations to Whizz
accounts.				Kidz, Primary Engineers, The Service
				Benevolent funds, Chrtl Service Benevolent
				Fund, the Railway Benefit Fund.
Statement	confirming		Para 1.18	The Trust in exercising its responsibility to
whether the trustees		have		meet the objects ofthe trust and having
had regard tothe guidance				had nRJafd tothe guidance issued by the
issued by	the Charity			Charity Commission on public benefit has
Commission on public				given to52charities in the year focussing
benefit				on Adult's and Children's wellbeing, heart
				research and education.

ou ma	c	hoose	to include	further statements	where relevant about
				SORP reference
					The Trustees generally meet on a quarterly
				Para 1.38	basis. The Trust does not generally solicit
Policy	on	grant	making		requests other than formajor donations.
					The Trust receives on average 60
					unsolicited requests per quarter.
					Principally donations are given to Charities
					in line with the current themes ofYouth,
					Technology, Education and care for
					permanent orterminal conditions, who
					operate on a national basis. However from
					time to time the Trustees use their
					discretion to meet requests from other
					causes as th determine r riate.


						The Trust has given to 52 organisations		this
						ireer.
Summary		ofthe main				This included major donabons to each of		the
achievements			ofthe			Services Benevolent Funds,	Civil Service
charity,	identifying			the		Benevolent Fund, The Raihvay Benefit Fund
difference		the charity's			work	and a number ofeducational	based
has made		to	the			charities. The Donation made to British
circumstances of				its		Heart foundation has funded	life saving
beneficiaries			and	any wider		heart research .Our donation toWhizz-Kidz
benefits	to	society as a				has funded motorised disabled wheelchairs
whole.						to give disabled children the	freedom to be
						more independent. Other donations have
						provided funds for Adult's and Chiklren's
						wellbeing, research funding	and Hospice
						care for children, education	and funds to
						help publicise, round the Railway
						community, help for children	who have gone
						missing from home and for the Railway
						Chiktran's website.
						Donations, among others, were given tothe
						following during the year:
						Crawley Open House
						CIRCA
						Royal Sodety for Blind Children
						Cystic Fibrosis Trust
						Ciiminon UK
						Happy Days
						Buttercup Children's Trust
						Kids Cancer Charity
						The Linda Tremble Foundation
						Children's Air Ambulance
						StMargaret's Hospice
						Marie Curie
						Samaritans
						REORG
						Blind Veterans UK

Financial Review
Review ofthe charity's				The Trust has just over f42,000that itis
financial poslfron atthe ofthe 'od	end			carrying forward into the new year.
Statement explaining the			Para 122	The Trust does not set out		to create any
policy for holding reserves				reserve for any ofits funds.
statin wh the are held
Amount ofreserves held			Para 122	Nil
Reasons for holding zero			Para 122	The Trust relies on agiant		from Thales
reserves				Group ofCompanies	and would wind
				down the Trust in the	year	should that
				fundi cease.
Details offund materially		in		Not applicable.
deficit
Explanation ofany				Only unceWinty would be		ifthe Trust did
uncertainties about the				not receive its annual	grant. tfthis was to
charity continuing asa going				occur then as stated above		the Trust
concern				would be wound dawn	in the ear.
Additional intbrmation	(optional)
You ma choose to indude		further statements		where relevant about
				The THALES Group ofCompanies.
The charity's principal
sources offunds (induding			Para 1A7
any fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
				There is only one principal		risk, that being if
				the annual grant was not given.
A descrtption ofthe principal			Para 1As
risks facing the charity

Description ofcharity's
trusts:
Type of governing document			Trust deed
,:ni«I deed, ro '«I oli«!Ie: i
How is the charity constituted t		Para ia5	Unincorporated		Trust
i~ 0 on!noo&l!or«rod
««sooiat!on. Clu!
Trustee selection methods		Para 1M	Appointed	by	Trustee Board
including details ofany
constitubonal provisions	e.g.
election to post or name	of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one ormore
trustees
Additional information	{optional}
You ma choose to include further statements			where relevant		about:
Policies and procedures adopted forthe induction		Pars 1.51
and training oftrustees
The charity's organisational structure and any wider		Para 1.51
network with which the
chanty works
Relationship with any related		Para 1.51
parties
Other

ames	ofthe charity tru	ofthe charity tru	stees who manage	the charity
	Trustee name		Office (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot forwhole year	Name ofperson (or body) entitled toappoint trustee (ife )
1	John Howe		Chairman
2	Mike Seabrook		Secretary
	Craig Stevenson
	Stephen	Murray
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Bt Cash	funds
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			Unmattfoted		Restricted		Endowment
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B2Other	monetary assets
			Frere towhich		~		cunent value
		Detaiis	asset halos					ons
BSInvestment assets
			Feud towhich				Curse)it Value
		Details	asset halos
BdAssets rehtinsd forthe
charity's	own use
			FINd towlllch		Aasoumdlle		Whorl drn
		Detaiis	liahil rshdss
85Uabiitttes
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf ofall tho tnntses				Print	Name		Date of a roval
CCXXR2aocounts (SS)							3t/f52022