2025-04-05-accounts - The Chelsea Square 1994 Trust

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THE CHELSEA SQUARE 1994 TRUST CHARITY NUMBER: 1040479 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2025

THE CHELSEA SQUARE 1994 TRUST

INDEX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Page
1	General Information
2 - 3	Trustees’ Report
4	Independent Examiner’s Report
5	Statement of Financial Activities
6	Balance Sheet
7 - 8	Notes to the Financial Statements
9 - 13	Schedule of Investments

THE CHELSEA SQUARE 1994 TRUST

GENERAL INFORMATION

Trustees:	PatrickJohn Talbot
	Jonathan Teulon Woods
	ElisabethEvans Talbot
	John Frederick Woods
Principal Office:	c/o William Sturges LLP
	Burwood House
	14 – 16 Caxton Street
	London
	SW1H 0QY
Charity Number:	1040479
Independent Examiner:	VMR Anderson BA (Hons) FCA DChA
	Carpenter Box
	2 St Andrews Place
	Lewes
	East Sussex
	BN7 1UP
Investment Advisers:	Rathbones
	8 Finsbury Circus
	London
	EC2M 7AZ
Solicitors:	William Sturges LLP
	Burwood House
	14 – 16 Caxton Street
	London
	SW1H 0QY
Investment Powers:	The Trust has wide investment powers

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THE CHELSEA SQUARE 1994 TRUST

TRUSTEES REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2025

The trustees have pleasure in submitting their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 5 April 2025, which have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act and regulations made thereunder, together with the Charity Commission Statement of Recommended Practice on Accounting for Charities (The SORP).

Structure, governance and management

The Chelsea Square 1994 Trust is registered with the Charity Commissioners No. 1040479 and constituted by the Deed of Trust dated 27th July 1994.

The Settlement Deed established a general Charitable Trust. The Trustees make regular donations to registered charities. The Trustees do not themselves intend to engage in charitable activities other than the making of charitable donations.

Objectives and activities of the charity

The objective of the charity is to provide funds to other charities so that they can carry out their charitable objectives. Sixteen donations were made during the year as disclosed in note 2.

Achievements and performance

Total incoming resources were £40,280. Commitments to charitable donations totalled £40,000 with £17,243 being paid in respect of governance costs. Investment losses totalled £29,594 resulting in overall net decrease in funds of £46,557.

The Trustees’ capital is partly invested in quoted investments whilst the remainder is held in cash. The value of the Trust’s portfolio as at 5 April 2025 totalled £1,758,287 a decrease of £39,230 since 5 April 2024. The Trustees have reviewed the portfolio regularly and are satisfied with its performance.

Reserves

The Trustees consider their investments as expendable endowments, providing a relatively secure and predictable stream of income from which to make grants. The Trustees aim to distribute a large percentage of the income in each financial year and therefore do not maintain income reserves as such; however, income levels are continually reviewed by the Trustees to ensure that they have sufficient funds to meet their objectives.

Investment Policies

The Trustees have delegated their investment power. Investments are managed for them by Rathbones on a discretionary basis having regard to the Trustees' investment policy of maintaining an even balance between income and capital growth with medium-risk profile.

The Trustees receive reports and recommendations from their investment advisers on a quarterly basis. Assets have been acquired and disposed of in accordance with the powers available to the Trustees.

Plans for the Future

The Trustees are satisfied that their current policies are sufficient to meet their objectives and do not feel that these will be amended in the foreseeable future. They will continue to review the position.

Public benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commissions’ general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives and in setting the grant making policy.

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THE CHELSEA SQUARE 1994 TRUST

TRUSTEES REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2025

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

Under charity law, the Trustees shall prepare financial statements for each year which show a true and fair view of the structure, aims, objectives, activities and performance of the Charity. In preparing those financial statements, generally accepted accounting practice entails that the Trustees:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue its activities.

The Trustees are required to act in accordance with the trust deed and the rules of the charity within the framework of trust law. They are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, sufficient to disclose at any time with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the charity at that time and enable the trustees to ensure that where any statements of account are prepared by them under the Charities Act, those statements will comply with the requirements of regulations under that provision. They have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by the board of trustees

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Elisabeth Evans Talbot TSS John Frederick Woods

Date: 30th July 2025

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHELSEA SQUARE 1994 TRUST

I report on the financial statements of the Trust for the year ended 5th April 2025, which are set out on pages 5 to 13.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

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

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 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 2011 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 Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
(2) the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
(3) the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of financial statements set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the financial statements give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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 financial statements to be reached.

VMR Anderson BA (Hons) FCA DChA Carpenter Box Chartered Accountants 2 St Andrews Place LEWES East Sussex BN7 1UP

Date: 1st August 2025

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THE CHELSEA SQUARE 1994 TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2025

Notes Unrestricted Fund Income Unrestricted Fund Capital £ £ INCOME Investments - Dividends 24,264 - - Fixed interest 3,829 - - Interest 626 - - Overseas interest 2,559 - - Overseas dividends 3,578 - - Other income 666 - - Unit trust interest 4,758 - Total income 40,280 - EXPENDITURE Charitable activities - Grants 2 40,000 - - Legal fees 2,370 - - Accountancy fees 1,476 - - Bank charges 42 - - Investment managers fees - 13,355 Total expenditure 43,888 13,355 (3,608) (13,355) Gains/(losses) on investment assets - (29,594) Net movement in funds (3,608) (42,949) Reconciliation of funds Fund balances at 6th April 2024 (3,707) 1,862,775 Fund balances at 5th April 2025 (7,315) 1,819,826	Total 2025 £ 24,264 3,829 626 2,559 3,578 666 4,758 40,280 40,000 2,370 1,476 42 13,355 57,243 (16,963) (29,594) (46,557) 1,859,068 1,812,511	Total 2024 £ 26,494 3,843 1,798 2,081 5,189 630 5,894 45,929 40,000 2,370 1,836 93 12,516 56,815 (10,886) 94,440 83,554 1,775,514 1,859,068

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THE CHELSEA SQUARE 1994 TRUST

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 5TH APRIL 2025

	Note			2025	2025	2024
		£	£		£	£
FIXED ASSETS
Investments	3			1,758,287		1,797,517
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash held at NatWest bank		39,841				42,559
Cash held by solicitors			-			100
Cash held by brokers		18,229				22,702
		58,070				65,361
CREDITORS:Amounts falling due within one year		(3,846)				(3,810)
NET CURRENT ASSETS				54,224	54,224	61,551
TOTAL NET ASSETS				1,812,511		1,859,068
THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Unrestricted capital fund				1,819,826		1,862,775
Unrestricted income fund				(7,315)	(7,315)	(3,707)
				1,812,511		1,859,068

These financial statements were approved by the Trustees and authorised for issue on 30th July 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

Patrick John Talbot - Trustee

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THE CHELSEA SQUARE 1994 TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting

The financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis in accordance with the Charities Act and regulations made thereunder, together with the Charity Commission Statement of Recommended Practice on Accounting for Charities (SORP). The accounting policies adopted are regularly reviewed to ensure that they remain the most appropriate for the circumstances of this Charitable Trust. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for investments that are included at valuation.

The trust constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Assets

Assets are accounted for under the historical cost convention, except for stock market investments that are valued at market value.

Valuation of investments

All the investments held are listed securities and are valued at the mid market value ruling at the accounting date.

Income

Income is recognised on a receivable basis.

Dividends are included within the financial statements when they are due.

Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis, being included when the liability has been incurred.

Grants are recognised on an accruals basis, being included when the Trustees have resolved to make such donations.

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Treasury 1 ¼% Index Linked Stock 22,000 Treasury 7/8% Green Gilt 2033 175,900 TwentyFour Global Funds Corporate Bond I 213 Unilever 3 1/9p Ordinary shares 580 Vanguard Investments FTSE 250 UCITS 710 Weir Group 12.5p Ordinary shares 1,100	£ 43,254 130,528 16,878 23,768 23,679 15,240 1,479,951	£ 45,018 - 133,449 18,071 22,255 - 21,655 - 22,483 - 1,797,517	£ - - - - - 150 - - - 1,100 303,918	£ - - - 6,355 - 23,500 313,555	£ - 22,000 - 175,900 - 213 599 430 - 710 1,017 - 5,660	£ 43,254 130,528 16,878 17,621 23,679 - 1,505,267	£ 46,057 134,520 17,988 20,184 20,013 - 1,758,287

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