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FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From: 1 st January 2023 To: 31*1 De￿rnber 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 PurP￿e$ 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)
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SORP referBncè
P￿1.38
Policy on grant making
P¥• 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investrnent
Pwa 1.38
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Contribution made by
volunteers
Other
Achievements and Performance
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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 Can￿r
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
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Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
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Perfomwnce of fundraising
activities against objectiV8S
P¥a 1.41
Investment perfomwn(
against objectives
P￿1.41
Other
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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)
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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 invest￿￿nt policy
adopted
P*a 1.46
A descriptv)n of th8 prncipal
risks facing the charity
P*a 1.46
Other
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Structure, Governance and Management
Descriptlon of charlty's
trusts:
Type of goveming document
P￿1.25
Trust deed
iEilte
How is the tharity
constitutsd?
Ip.a U114riLI)rporaled
assucialion. CIO
Trustee SeleCt￿n 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)
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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
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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
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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
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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 Inforn￿lI0n)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reawn for non4is¢losure of ke
ersonnel details
Other o
tional information
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Declarations
Signed on behalfof th• charws
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Ful nanrfs)
PoBllion leg So¢r•tsry.
Chalr. otc)
Mid*1
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Trustee and Seuetary
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CHARITY COMM15510N
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Receipts and payments accounts
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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 Ofaddl￿Onal 5h88tsl
I report to th8 trust88s on my examination of the accounts of the above
¢harity ('the Trust") for the year ended 31 De￿mber 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
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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.
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