CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From: 1 st January 2023 To: 31*1 Dernber 2023 Charlty nam•: The Thales Charitable Trust Charlty reglstrntlon number: 1000162 Objectives and Activities SORP rof¢8 Pwa1.17 Summary of the Purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming document For such charitable purposes andlor Institutions, in particularfor the relief of the poor, the needy. the sick and the disabled and for such other wholly charitsble PurPe$ as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion determlne. The Trust has given to 3 main charities in the year, Asthma + Lung UK. Primary Engineer, Combat Stress but it also gave to 25 other Charites In the year. Summary ofth8 main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefi( in particular. the activities. projects or service6 identified In the aco)unts. Para 1.17 and 1.19 This has included donatlons toThe Open Unlverslty, The Service Benevolent Funds. Civil Service Benevolent Fund. statement confimiing whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance iSSU8d by the Charity Commission on public benefit Pwa 1.10 The Trustees have considered the Public Benefit requirement and believe that all donations have met the requirement through being a specifitally named category under Section 3.1 or under sectlon 4.1 and 4.2 of the ACL Additional Informatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. SORP referBncè P1.38 Policy on grant making P¥• 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investrnent Pwa 1.38 IrHALES GROUP LIMITED DIRIBUTION}
Contribution made by volunteers Other Achievements and Performance S¢)RP r8fwerKo The Trust has given to 28 organisations this vear. Summary of the main achievements of the tharity. idenlifying the difference the charivs work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to soci6ty as a whole. Pwa 1.20 This indLtded major donations to each of the Services Benevolent Funds, Cwil Servlce Benevolent Fund. Asthma + Lung UK, Primary Englneer. Combat Stress and the Open University. Donations were 8iven to the followlng durlng the year.. Global Glvtng G M. Blood Bike5 Helplng Hands- Chlldren Hospital Belfast Kilcreggan Home5 (Carrickfergus Urban Farml Able Kidz Children's Alr ambulance Clowns in the sky Community Veterans Support Cyclists Fighting Canr Dream Holldays Feeding Britain Freeshop Crawley Halton Speak Out CIO Happy Days MACS Royal Brompton and Harefields Hospltals Charity Strongbones Chlldren's Charitable Trust Support after Murder and ManslauBhter Supporting Ve$ Willow Foundation Addltlonal Inforniatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to include fvrther slatements where relevant about: Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 trHALES GROUP LIMITED DISTRIBUTION}
Perfomwnce of fundraising activities against objectiV8S P¥a 1.41 Investment perfomwn( against objectives P1.41 Other ITHALES GROUP UMITED DISTRIBUTIONI
Financlal Revlew Review of the charity's financial posiiion at th8 end of the Statement explalnlro the policy for holding reserves statin are held Amount of Teserves held Reasons for hokling zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the tharity ntInuing as a gong concern P¥0 1.21 The Trust 15 501vent and has sufficient fund5 to meet Its Immedlate needs. Pw41a2 The Trust does not set out to create any reserve for any of it5 fund5. Pwq 1.22 Parg 1.22 The Trust 5eek5 to give donatlons equal to the yearly income received. Not applicable P¥• 1.24 P¥8 1.23 Not applicable Additional Informatlon (optional) You ma choose to indude further ststements where relevant about: The THALE5 Group of Companies The tharity's principal sources of funds {including any fundraiswig) P•a 1.47 Investment policy and obJ8ctlves Includlng any social investnt policy adopted Pa 1.46 A descriptv)n of th8 prncipal risks facing the charity Pa 1.46 Other IrHALES GROUP LIMIIED DISTRIBUTIONI
Structure, Governance and Management Descriptlon of charlty's trusts: Type of goveming document P1.25 Trust deed iEilte How is the tharity constitutsd? Ip.a U114riLI)rporaled assucialion. CIO Trustee SeleCtn methods includlng detalls of any constitutional provisions e.g. electron to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more Irustees Pwa 1.25 Unincorporated Trust Pw& 1.25 Appointed bythe Trustee Board Addltlonal inforniatlon (optlonal) You ma choos8 to include further ststerrenls where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induclion and training of trustees Pwa 1.51 The charity's organisational strucluTe and any wider network with which the tharity wh)rks Pwa 1.51 Relationship with any related partles Pwa 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Ch8 name Other name the charit uses istsred charit number Charity's principal address The Thales Charitable Trust 1000162 350 LongwaterAvenue Reading RG2 6GF ITHALES GROUP UMITED DISTRIBUTfoNI
Nam0$ of tho charfty trustees who manage tho ¢harlty Tru8t•• nom• offi Irf any) of person (or botyl enllllgd It#n Mike Seabrijok John Howe Chairman Craig Stevenson Stephen Murray lindsey Beer 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Cor rate trustees- names of the directors 8t the dats the re Dlr•ctor nam• rtwasa roved Name of trustees holding title to propety belonging to the charity Trustee n*n• Date$ act If notforvthole ar IrHALES GROUP LIMITED DISfftIBUllON}
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets h8ld In thls capaclty Name and objects of the charity on whose behaff the assets are hekl and how thls falls within the custodian charlty's objects Not applicable Details of arrangements for safe custody and $8gregatlon of such assets from the charity's ovm assets Not appllcable Addltlonal Infornwtlon {optlonaF) Names and addresses of advlsers (Optlonal Infomiatlon) Type of Name Address advlsor Name of chlef executlve or names of senlor staff membors (Oplk*nal InfornlI0n) Exemptions from disclosure Reawn for non4is¢losure of ke ersonnel details Other o tional information ffHALES GROUP UMITED DISTR18UTIONI
Declarations Signed on behalfof th• charws Slgnthrnls) Ful nanrfs) PoBllion leg So¢r•tsry. Chalr. otc) Mid*1 abrook Trustee and Seuetary l L Qo24
CHARITY COMM15510N FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe p•Aod 23 31-0*23 Section A Receipts and payments fund• fund• A1 Sub lo{GA18& for 17&0 ents io f•b 15IMI) 71108 108 741 miii£sGPJXJP LSkilTEDDSTrIBUItON}
Section B Statement of assets aiid liabilities at the end of the period EndoWnTrt ategtsries Is . z.a££ DètsÈl# Ftokk Detsils Det1 charfty8 own use FuAdthwhh Dotsils B6 UablllU•6 Zg•4 11,I,NY, S¢*)rTr)k )1 10 miu5R0UvumrrEo DWRIgVTI)NF CCKKF2 ISSI
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to tho trustoesl mombors of Charity Name The Thales Charitable Trust On accounts for thè yèar •ndèd 31 December 2023 Charlty no {If any) 1000162 Sot out on pag08 1-10 (remember to include the page numbers OfaddlOnal 5h88tsl I report to th8 trust88s on my examination of the accounts of the above ¢harity ('the Trust") for the year ended 31 Dember 2023. Rosponsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"th8 Acr). I r8POrt in r8sp8d of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under s8Ction 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sèction 145(5Xb) ofthe Act. I have compl8t8d my examination. I confimi that no material matters have com8 to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe Ihat in. any material respect: accounting reoords were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examlnerfs statement I have no concems and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should b8 drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to b8 r8ached. Signed: Date: Name: John Speed Relevant professional qualifi¢ation(s> or body (if any): FCA- Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) Address: JS2 Llmited, One Crown Square Woking, Surrey GU218HR IER 11 ITHALES GROUP LIMITED DISTRIBunoN} October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examinatlon of charlty a¢¢ounts'. dlrectlons and guidan for examiners). Give hern brief dotails of any Items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER 12 HALES GROUP LIMITED DISTRIBUTION} October 2018