2025-04-05-accounts - Thriplow Charitable Trust

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Registered Charity Number

1025531

The Thriplow Charitable Trust

Report and Accounts

5 April 2025

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Reference and administration details

Charity name| The Thriplow Charitable Trust

Registered charity number (if any) |1025531

Charity's principal address |PO Box 225

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Name of person (or body) Trustee name Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year | entitled to appoint trustee if an 1| Professor Lord RobertMair__| Chairperson] | 2 Dr Harriet Elizabeth Walston Crawford 3 Professor Dame Jean Olwen Thomas 4 Professor David John MckKitterick 5 Professor Dame Caroline Humphrey SC a sf CCC~SYSC‘“‘CSWCYLC‘“(NNNNTCSSNSCCC“(SNSC#*d of COSCCSCC a a a a a a a 1 QO nO GO 1GC DO fp esee Snes

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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|||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Type|of advisor|Name|Address| |Bankers|CAF|Bank|Ltd|25|Kings|Hill|Avenue,|Kings|Hill,|West|Malling,|Kent.| |ME19|4JQ| |Solicitors|—_—|Nabarro Nathanson|[50 Stratton|Park,|London, W1X 6NX| |Investments|Quilter Cheviot|Senator House,|85 Queen|Victoria|Street,| |London.|EC4V|4AB.|

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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Catharine Walston — Secretary Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

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Type of governing document +<+ Deed dated 19 August 1993
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||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Truste|© selection methods|Appointed|by existing trustees and|confirmed|by a meeting|of the| |Trustees,|the|resolution|is|then|signed|by the|Chairman|of the|Trustees.|

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Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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||||||||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |You|may|choose|to|include| |additional|information,|where| |relevant,|about:| |e|Policies|and|procedures|The|Trustees|of|The|Thriplow|Charitable|Trust|are|responsible|for|holding|the| |adopted|for the|induction|and|capital|and|income|of|the|Trust|Fund|upon|trust|to|apply|the|income|and|all|or| |lrotnine|wif irectane|such|part|or|parts|of the|capital|at|such|time|or times|and|in|such|manner|as|the| |9|.|Trustees|may|in|their|absolute|discretion|think|fit|for|or|towards|the|charitable| |e|The|charity’s|organisational|objects|and|in|accordance with|the Trust|Deed.| |structure|and|any wider| |network|with|which|the|charity| |woe|The|Trustees|actively|review the|major|risks|which|the|charity faces|on|a|regular| |e|Relationship|with|any|related|[basis|and|believe|that|maintaining|reserves|at|the|levels|stated|will|provide| |parties.|sufficient resources|in the event of adverse|conditions.| |e|Trustees’|consideration|of| |major|risks|and|the|system| |and|procedures|to|manage| |them.|

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Objectives and activities

Summaryoftheobjects ofthe charity setout in its F governing document	TheobjectofThe ThriplowCharitable Trust istheadvancementofhigher and further education (whether in or in connection with universities, university colleges, colleges and other places of learning or otherwise) 5 . er and the promotion ofresearch and the dissemination ofthe results of
	such research.
Summary ofthe main	The Trustees meet regularly to considerand approve grants payableand
activities in relation to these	to ensure that the management is effective.
objects

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include The Trust does not ordinarily make grants to individuals. further statements, where relevant, about: e Policy on grantmaking e Policy programme related investment
e Contribution made by Volunteers

Achievements and performance

Summaryofthemain . achievements ofthe charity during theyear	The Trustees have continued in their objectives of the advancement of higher and further education and the promotion of research by making a number of grants to suitable applicants during the year. Applications forfunds are received
	by the Secretary and those which qualify for grants are submitted to the twice-
	yearly Trustee meetings. The income generated by the capital of the Trust is
	used to fund these grants.
Financial review
Briefstatement ofthe	The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves (non-interest-bearing cash reserves
charity’s policy on reserves	which are not held as investments) at a level which equates to approximately
	three months expenditure. The trustees consider that this level will provide
	sufficient funds to cover current activities in the short term should income from
	the investments drop significantly for any reason. At the year end there were
	more than sufficient unrestricted non-interest-bearing cash reserves to cover this
	amount.

31 October 2025

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CHARITY Independent examiner's report on the
apee | accounts
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Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ | 0 ;
members of | The Thriplow Charitable Trust
On accounts for the year Charity no
ended (if any)
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Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
responsibilities of The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year
trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
e examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, e to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
e to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner's statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
examiner's statement 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: e to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
e to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or

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2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: EF see Zan Date: | 20/10/2025
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Name: | L King for Burdett King Accountancy Limited
Relevant professional | Chartered Certified Accountant
qualification(s) or body:
Address: | 8 The Hamiltons
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Newmarket, CB8 ONF

Section B

Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.

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31/10/2025