## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 07 October 2024 To 06 October 2025** 

**Charity name: The Linley Shaw Foundation Charity registration number: 1034051** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the trust are to apply the<br>income for the benefit of such charitable<br>objects as the Trustees shall decide and<br>whose objects include the conservation,<br>preservation and restoration of the natural<br>beauty of the countryside of the United<br>Kingdom|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|In furtherance of the charity’s objects for the<br>public benefit the trustees provide grants.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|In determining the charity’s activities, the<br>trustees have had regard to the Charity<br>Commission’s guidance on public benefit.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment Para 1.38 including program related investment Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|During the year under review the charity<br>made grants to the following charities<br>totalling £97,650.<br>•<br>Lake District Foundation (£28,187)<br>•<br>Friends Of The Earth Charitable<br>Trust (£28,187)<br>•<br>Avon Needs Trees (£20,638)<br>•<br>Group For Recycling In Argyll And<br>Bute Trust Limited (£20,638)|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other 

## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|In addition to the free reserves the charity<br>has bank balances of £12,941 (2024:<br>£17,353)<br>and<br>investments<br>valued<br>at<br>£2,118,071<br>within<br>the<br>expendable<br>endowment fund which can be released to<br>support the activities of the charity.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining<br>a free reserve available to be spent in the<br>furtherance of the charity’s objectives as<br>well as covering future needs, opportunities,<br>contingencies and risks.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|At the end of the reporting period the charity<br>had free reserves of £12,366 (2024:<br>£67,094).|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|No funds in deficit|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|N/A|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|||Expendable endowment funds are those<br>which are required to be invested toproduce|



|Other||income, but which may be transferred to|
|---|---|---|
|||unrestricted funds at the discretion of the|
|||trustees in order that they may be expended|
|||in furtherance of the charity’s objectives.|
|||Unrestricted income funds are available for|
|||use at the discretion of the trustees in|
|||furtherance of the general objectives of the|
|||charity and which have not been designated|
|||for other purposes.|



|Other||income, but which may be transferred to<br>unrestricted funds at the discretion of the<br>trustees in order that they may be expended<br>in furtherance of the charity’s objectives.<br>Unrestricted income funds are available for<br>use at the discretion of the trustees in<br>furtherance of the general objectives of the<br>charity and which have not been designated<br>for other purposes.|
|---|---|---|
|**Structure, Governance and Management**|||
|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|Trust deed dated 31 December 1993|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?|Para 1.25|Trust|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed by the trustees from<br>time to time.|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees<br>Para 1.51<br>The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works<br>Para 1.51<br>Relationship with any related<br>parties<br>Para 1.51<br>No trustee received any remuneration or<br>was reimbursed any expenses in the year<br>under review.<br>Ludlow Trust Company Ltd was paid £8,488<br>(2024: £8,455) for trust administration and<br>cash management fees during the year<br>under review.  These fees are authorised<br>under clause 14 of the trust deed.<br>Other<br>**Reference and Administrative details**|**Additional information (optional)**<br>Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees<br>Para 1.51<br>The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works<br>Para 1.51<br>Relationship with any related<br>parties<br>Para 1.51<br>No trustee received any remuneration or<br>was reimbursed any expenses in the year<br>under review.<br>Ludlow Trust Company Ltd was paid £8,488<br>(2024: £8,455) for trust administration and<br>cash management fees during the year<br>under review.  These fees are authorised<br>under clause 14 of the trust deed.<br>Other<br>**Reference and Administrative details**|
|---|---|
|Charity name|The Linley Shaw Foundation|
|Other name the charity uses|None|
|Registered charity number|1034051|
|Charity’s principal address|Ludlow Trust Co Ltd, Tower Wharf, Cheese Lane, Bristol,<br>BS2 0JJ|



## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3|**Trustee name**<br> Ludlow Trust<br>CompanyLimited<br> <br>|**Office (if any)**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved<br>**Director name**<br>GarySt John Collins<br> <br>Walter Duncan Coxon<br> <br>Ali Reza Sarikhani<br> <br>Ziba Christina Sakine<br>Sarikhani<br> <br>Christopher Ian Thurlow<br> <br>Matthew John Wickers<br> <br>John Stephen Dennis<br>(Resigned 25/10/2024)||||||
||**Director name**||||||
||GarySt John Collins||||||
||Walter Duncan Coxon||||||
||Ali Reza Sarikhani||||||
||Ziba Christina Sakine<br>Sarikhani||||||
||Christopher Ian Thurlow||||||
||Matthew John Wickers||||||
||John Stephen Dennis||(Resigned 25/10/2024)||||



Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year **||
|---|---|---|
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|**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of**||**others**|
|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|N/A||
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|N/A||
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own assets|N/A||



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of adviser**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|**Investment Managers**|NatWest|2nd Floor, Trinity Quay II, Avon Street,<br>PO Box 3138, BRISTOL, BS2 2DH|
|**Bankers**|NatWest|2nd Floor, Trinity Quay II, Avon Street,<br>PO Box 3138, BRISTOL, BS2 2DH|
|**Accountants**|Charter Tax Consulting<br>Limited|8th Floor, 1 Southampton St, London<br>WC2R 0LR|
|**Independent Examiner**|Katie Wilson|Blue Spire Limited, Cawley Priory, South<br>Pallant, Chichester, PO19 1SY|



**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ~~Pe~~ 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 

~~Ot~~ 

**Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)** ~~a~~ **Full name(s)** Chris Thurlow **Position (eg Secretary,** On behalf of Ludlow Trust **Chair, etc)** ~~Sa~~ Company Limited (Trustee) ~~o~~ **Date** 25 March 2026 ~~Pp~~ 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**1034051**<br>**The Linley Shaw Foundation**||
|---|---|
|**CC16a**<br>**Receipts andpayments accounts**||
|07/10/2024<br>06/10/2025<br>Period start date<br>Period end date<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**||
|**Section A Receipts and payments**||
|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**Total funds**<br>**Last year**||
|**to the nearest      £**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**to the nearest £**||
|**A1 Receipts**||
|Income From Investments<br>**40,890**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**40,890**<br>**52,679**<br>Interest Received<br>**2,701**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,701**<br>**2,113**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_**43,591**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**43,591**<br>**54,792**<br>~~=== ==~~||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>Sale Of Investments<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**729,631**<br>**729,631**<br>**1,733,891**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>~~**_Sub total_**~~**-**<br>**-**<br>**729,631**<br>**729,631**<br>**1,733,891**<br>**_Total receipts_**<br>**43,591**<br>**-**<br>**729,631**<br>**773,222**<br>**1,788,683**<br>~~=———~~||
|**A3 Payments**||
|Grants Awarded<br>**97,650**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**97,650**<br>**-**<br>Investment Manager Fees<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**9,329**<br>**9,329**<br>**8,664**<br>Trust Administration Fees<br>**8,400**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**8,400**<br>**8,400**<br>Cash Management Fees<br>**88**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**88**<br>**55**<br>AccountancyFees<br>**600**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**600**<br>**-**<br>Independent Examiners Fees<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**780**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                    106,738**<br>**-**<br>**9,329**<br>**116,067**<br>**17,899**<br>~~=—=====~~||
|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**<br>Investment Purchases<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**716,295**<br>**716,295**<br>**1,712,332**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                                -**<br>**-**<br>**716,295**<br>**716,295**<br>**1,712,332**<br>**_Total payments_**<br>**106,738**<br>**-**<br>**725,624**<br>**832,362**<br>**1,730,231**<br>~~==——~~||
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**-                63,147**<br>**-**<br>**4,007**<br>**-                59,140**<br>**58,452**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**8,419**<br>**-                  8,419**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**67,094**<br>**17,353**<br>**84,447**<br>**25,995**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**<br>**12,366**<br>**-**<br>**12,941**<br>**25,307**<br>**84,447**<br>~~==>—>=~~||



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

25/03/2026 

1 

## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

||||**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**||**Endowment**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**<br>**funds**||**funds**||
||||**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||
|**B1 Cash funds**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**12,941**<br>**12,366**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**12,366**<br>**-**<br>**12,941**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>Capital Account<br>Income Account<br>~~SEE~~||||||
||(agree balances with receipts and payments|(agree balances with receipts and payments|||||
||account(s))||OK<br>OK||OK||
||||**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**||**Endowment**||
||||**funds**<br>**funds**||**funds**||
||**Details**||**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>~~===>~~||||||
||**Details**||**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**||
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Endowment**<br>**-**<br>**2,118,071**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Investment Portfolio<br>~~—_==—~~||||||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**|**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Details**<br>~~===>~~||||||
||||**Fund to which**<br>**Amount due**||**When due**||
|**B5 Liabilities**|**liability relates**<br>**(optional)**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Details**<br>~~===~~||||||
|Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|Signature||Print Name||Date of<br>approval||
||||Chris Thurlow on behalf of Ludlow||25 March 2026||
||||Trust CompanyLtd(Trustee)||||



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

25/03/2026 

2 

## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Linley Shaw Foundation** 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 06 October 2025. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Katie Wilson FCA Blue Spire Limited Cawley Priory South Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SY 

Date 26 March 2026 

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