Society of Operations Engineers
REPORT AND AccouNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 DECEMBER 2021
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THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Registered in England
Company No 3667147
Regislered Charity No 1081753

ANNUAL REPORT AND AccouNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
INDEX
Page
Council. Staff and Professional Contacts
Report of the Trustees
IndeperKlent Auditorfs Report
12
Consolidated Statement of Financial Activtties
16
ConsolKlated and SocEty Balance Sheets
17
Consok(lated Cash Flow Ststemenl
18
Notes to the Financial Statements
19
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A LI￿nSed Member of the EngineeriThJ Council and the Society for the Environment

THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Patron
Sir Jthn Parker G8E
TRUSTEE BOARD
President
Ch￿r
Director Internal¢onal
Oifector S￿dards
Di￿¢tor Services
Director Govemance, Risk & Compkance
Director IRTE
Director BES
Dirèctor Environment
Director Co-opted
Director C￿ople0
Director Co-opted
JE Eastman EngTech CEnv FSOE FIRTE
SM Ster4ienson EngTech FSOE FIRTE
C Grime EngTech CEnv FSOE FIRTE
GN4 Gilby IEng CE￿ FSOE FIPlantE
l Jones MSOE MIRTE lappo¥*ed ALW 2022
HM Seyrnr￿r CEThJ CEnv FSOE FIPlanlE FIRTE
SS Cheema EngTech FSOE FIRTE lapwhil8d Oct 20211
D Greer IEry REnvP MSOE MBES lapF4)mled Jw 2022)
S G Tweed CEng CEnv FSOE FIPlanlE lappointed Jun 2022
MP S*eelmre Eng Tech MSOE MIRTE
CJ Harries MSOE MIRTE l•ppo&itod Od 2Q11
D Rathe MSOE fvIIRTE l¥pothted Oct 20211
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Chlef Execullve Offw & Cmipany
Secretary
CV Show Director
Ch￿1 Operating Officer
PA to CEO and Offic• Managgr
Head of Finance
Maiketing & Commun￿*1￿ M
Memtérship Manager
Professtonal st￿dar￿ Manager
l.T. Manager
McGil Oeft F¢b 20221
Murray Ellis
Danid Moir 8A(Honsl
Emma ThiMii>son MSOE w Feb 20221
Pamela Mans* FCCA
Kerry Hclmes
Oliver Teasell MSOE M8ES
Robin Bates MSOE MBES
Cheryl Carrol
PROFESSIONAL ADVI
ORS
Stalulory Auditor
Crowe U.K LLP
55 Ludgale Hdl. LCANk￿ EC4M 7JW
Bankers
HSBC Bank plc
333 Vauxhall 8rKlge Rowj, London SW1V 1EJ
Investlnent Mana9
Rathbone Investment Manwent Umrted
Prrt of LIverw￿l Buiklmg, Pier Head, Liverwol L3 1NW
Solicitor5
Bulling￿S LLP
5 Stratford Place, LOThJ￿ W1C 1AX

S￿￿•ty
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR TrIE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
TrIE TRUSTEES, who are èlso DirKlots cl the Sow ICtynpJ)y no.36671471, Registered ChwTrty {no.
10817531 for the purposes ol Comp•n*s kl. $utffiit th8* cfjport the atsdited financial statements for
the year ended 31 DeCer￿r202I. In preparing the roport arwj financial sla*mertts of the So¢i•ty. th& Tru5taes
have •lopled the provisions ol the Chant•s SORP (FRS 102) appl¢ablo lo charilies preparing IheK Kcounts
in •C￿d3￿Ce w￿h Ihe Finanu81 Rap￿try Stand8rt1 apylKèble ￿ the UK and RopublAC of lrnland 8nd Ihe
Chan"t￿S Act 2017 and UK Generally AecèptÈd PwtKe as il app￿eS from l J8nuary 2015. The S(Kiety is
govwned by its Memorandum and of Ass0oalK￿ •Jopted on 12 No¥wr4)ef 1998 and last amended on
28 June 2007.
The Tnjstets at tt￿date ofthi6 repryt served llwoug￿uE tho year except Wh￿ otheMi$e $tst¢d. are Ihe
mornb•rs ol the Society's Twst•e Board h"51ed rm page 2.
OBJECnVES OF THE SOCIErY
The Soc*ty's oW'ecb¥es. as spe¢*d in the Mwnorandwn of A$s￿la1￿ a$ its obJ"ects. a￿..
A. To improvè and elavate t8chnKal and 9wwal under$tarKlirvJ. krbxledge. thll and ccmpelen¢¢ olp8rson$
engaged or desiring to be engaged ￿ operaiions en¢jin8ww￿ or •by rew enW¢)ymenL and ¢h• iniagrity
pute of ihe professK)n thereof.
B. To promote and encourage the atharKemenl of s¢ience. lethnokngy ant1 practicé. and invenlions and
¥nprovernents in the li?Id of op8rat*)ns ortr4inwing •)d any ￿h¢r rdated branches ol engIne￿Ing. and
the diss8minaknon and axchan9e of Klea$. inlmtion and knawled9e thweol.
C. By means olA and 8 above. bulwjthout preiuth'ce to thegen8ralty thereof. lo promolethe safety, effi'cterKy
and environmentsl su$tsinabilty of operab'ons enginewing lo the benefil of the Community al *. .
AIMS OF THE SOCIETY
The aims of the Society afe to promote. for the wbk benefl. safe. eff¢ient •nd SUSts1nab￿ Opera￿n$
On9ineering to the communty at lar98, thrw:
Improving professimal educat¥)n, trainiry. comW8nc• and ethic5:
Influencing legislalion and de$NJn-
Erthancing public underslanding of the eontr*utvJn of tr* Society •nd its membershp to the cthnmunity..
Promoting the benefrfs ol mgmbwshi) and profess•y)al r*tratv)n.
20218USINESS PLAN
In 2021 the Sttw. like all olher organ&thns, had to e¢ntinue lo plans to alknv for the impact of
the Cwd-19 pandemK. After an inib.al pernd of cptynism regarding a retum lo normality th8 discovery of a
new strain and subsequent reinlroduciion ol festrKlion$ meant Ihal many aclivibes. including events, had lo
bo 5hthd from face to fa¢e lo onlw*. utAising ¢Jnb"ne c0rtsrn￿g trxjls.
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEHT
The Society 15 go¥erried by a Tntstee B¢wd, ¢¢wisty Bixiean men*ers. ar* respon$ible for the overall
govomance of the Soiiety. The Board is supwted by Ihe trading c<¥npany. IRTE ServKes Limrtgd. the ALbdié
8nd Risk commfftw tho Klefflbershw a Profess￿nal Standards committ08 and thg Prolessts)nal Sector
Covnuls.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
Sodety
Trustee Board
IRTE
Services
Soeietyievel
committeese.gM&ps
Head
Ofli
Prole55ioh•l
ctor
IATE
profes￿onal
Se<tQf
IPlantE
Profe551onJl
Seiior
Professional
Seitor
Env
Profes$6on•l
sector
Ops
BES
PrOfess￿nalSe(tQrCenl￿5lRe8￿nS16rO￿S
The primary fole of the IRTE SeNtts Board 15 the management of the Commorcial Vehicle Show and the
IRTE Wo￿$hop AccfedilatiC￿ Scheme. The Members￿'P & Professional Standards C¢Jmmittee bs r¢$ponsib
for settin9 and mainlaining wofessional $L￿dardS and Iheir role ind￿jeS morytoring all •P￿￿tionS from
individuals wishing to loin the Sc¢￿ty w to ro9tstei wilh Ihe Efigineering Council or Society for the
Envirornienl. The Professional Sector C¢Mncts have resp)nsibilty for ensuring that tho Society provides
relevant support and professional developmmt cpporttjniltes fu their sxtoi members.
The SLxiety's finances are regvkfty re¥Ewed by the Audit and Risk CCWTynittee. The Trustees alw monitor
perfocman¢e against the bu$ine$$ plan. the *quxy ol Ihe s￿l¥ty's reser¥e$ and the finan¢Fal performance
against budgel.
Tmsta• s•l•¢eion. tralnh>9 wd¢omp8tsn¢e
The Tr￿tee 8oard are principally elected by vobng rFwnber5 of the Socw. The exception is the Chair of IRTE
Seryices L￿nited. Honorary Treasurer. Honornry Secretary. Cha¥ ol thè IAembetship and Professional
Stsndards Committee and Ihe Preskl8nt of th• so￿ty. The Presidènt e*t and Mnmodialg past President ar•
ex officio rnerthfs of the Trustee Board. At ￿ast 50% ofthe Professxffial Sector Council members arè elècted
from and by the voting members of the professional Sec￿rS. The Trustee Board arKI the Prole5sional Sector
Councils annualiv corKtud a rovw of skills needed arKI recruilment op¢YJrtunit*5. The Truslee Boaid and the
Professional S8ctrJr Councils are alxi able to cLw>t key members Wilh appropria￿ skiya and knowlgdye lo join
and conlribute to their •ctDnt*s.
The NominatKir* Committee conlrtue to support IhB prO￿sS of su¢¢ession ￿annIng for the Soc*ty. The
committee is Chaired by th• President Elect and is resw$ible for ensuring plans arg in place for orderty
succes5￿n to Board FrtJ$ib"ons an¢J senv)1 Board rdes and oversees the dtrvelcpment of a dwerse pipeline for
successKin. Wing into xcount the ¢h*Jen9es ¢)pprytunil*s fao.ng Ihe SoC￿ty. arKI the $ki118 and expertise
needed on the Board in the fvlurg.
Upon taking up their newty elected Tru5t••5 receive tTainir¥J coveriThJ cowate governancg. Charty law
and wlicies and procedures of the So¢iety. The Trustees and members of the Professional Sector C¢unci15
afe subiect to the Society'$ Code of Cwduc¢. The Truslees ￿lfirni ttwl Ihoy have ¢¢wntyied with tho
requirements of the Charilies kt 2011 to hale due ragard to the Clwty c￿Mi*S￿ln'$ publthed gen¢ral
gv¥Janrx ￿ putlic benofft.

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In oddrfion to those l*ted on page 2. Ihe folknAgng Twstees also served on the Board thJru)g the year..
A FraSer￿1￿hen CEng FSOE IreswJned ￿ 2022)
SA Cafte IEng CEnv HonFSOE HonFIPlantE (resigned Oct 2021)
D Young IEng FSOE FBES Irewgned Jun 20221
AS Robinson CEng MSOE MIRTE MIPlanlE {r8signed Nov 20211
Al Ja¢kson CEng FSOE FIPlantE lappth.nted Nov 2021. re5￿Me￿ Jun 20221
AJ Cockcfoft EngTe¢h MSOE MIRTE {¥wnted Oct 2021. rnsignad Jun 2022>
A Reid IEng CEnv FSOE FBES (re$￿fted Jun 2022)
AD Jolliffe MSOE MIRTE (r•sw8d May 20221
Staff
Bruce McGill, Chief Executs"ve, oversaw the irylwmntatw of Ihe 2021 ￿SInesS plan agreed by the Trustee
Board. Key managemenl personnel are those senior managers •Jentrf*d OTr p48 2. Their pay and bonelits
afft reviewed annualty h.ne with sim4ar pJsitioThs in the charity sector. In an effort lo better align the staff team
lo inwlement outputs and offer greater suprMNi th• Trusl*s agr￿a to cert•'n aller8t￿n5 to the head ¢ffic8
slrnclure. These changes tc¥)k plxe in 2022 aNI inclwjed Ihe reduThJancy of tha Ckniel Executive Offi¢gr. The
Trustees would lthe lo thank Mr McGil for his time al ts Souety and b&adTh￿ the oryani5ation through the
difficulties w•senl•d by lh8 pand￿1C.
VoluntO•fS
The Tru$iees are aFvreciati¥e of the rnam￿ ¥tho Iheir lime to serve on Ihe Prol•sslL￿0l Sector
Councils and Committees both c*ntraHy IA Ihe reg￿n& There are some 250 vobJnte8rs who serv8 the
Society in a variety of ioles and responsitxlities. Th Twslees are •vare thgt time given by Ihe volunteers 18
extremety ¥a￿a￿le and an wnwtsnt part ol the running oryJanisaknon.
Rlsk Alan•9•ment
The Trustees are re5ponsibte for the managemènt of rtsks f&ed by the Society and seek eamy idenlifution.
evaluation and e￿tiVe management and rnrtbJatK)n of *ey risks. A lonnal review of the SocEty'$ risk
management process is urthrt8ken on an an￿[￿1 basis. The Auth"l and Risk Cornmitlee is reswnsible lor
regularfy I¢￿e￿n9 the risk re9iSteT and reportmry to the Trustee &)ard. Other ¢ontrob indude comprehensive
strategK plwning. b￿￿getIng and manaaernent reporting. formal lines of reporting and wrd¢en p￿￿edureS
includin9 aulhorisat*)n d w<turom•nt and apwoval levets.
The printypal fbsks to the Sotyety. thnbl*d by the Truslee5 are".
Loss of fflemb8rship and I￿enCOd boty siatus with Ertwo01i*47 Counthl and Socfftty for th8
Environment - with Bowd approval. fv Ktsmbership and ProfessiOr￿1 Slandard$ Committee ha$
contsnued ta inrtr"al• new campaws lo wnprove recnjilmenl and reteniion of mombor$ and to on$ur•
eompliance with the Engrw￿g C¢yJTrul and Sct*ty for the Envworffienl reguwions.
Loss ofincome from lh8 Commercial Vehide Show- income from the Show is a $ignfficanl part of the
Souely's ¢wèrall ir￿OMe. Thè Cov￿19 ￿dern¢ has sthlanth'atty irtre8sed the natu￿ of thi$
part'cvlar fisk and 18d to increawj measures to monitor aryl m*ale the by reducing the So¢•'s
reliartt on the Show's inccmne ar￿ ¢*¥ersfying ott￿r income streams.
Damage lo rgputotw- the B¢)¥d is trare of the need for consislent and clèar communications that
ensure all members of ts S￿ty fe81 infNftW ar)d w#h Ihe xtiv#Es and strategic focus of
Socioty.
Lass of chanlaljle stafvs - the 8oard and senior slaff regwlarty and uFéate Ihe SocEty's
activities to ensure they are in4ne wAh the latssl Chanty ceffl￿"StslDn r•quirem•nls and regulations.
Gov•manc• and Patron
Sty John Parker w•F appoinw as patr￿ ol tho in Ju5y 2019 arwj has repr￿nted Ihe Society at
number ol events inc1￿11n9 IRTE Skils Ch*knry8. Unlortunaknty, th8 pand8mic rnoanl thg cancellation of
the rna1￿ty of Society events in 2021.
The SociW Continu￿ lo ts gwemance ¢*>cUM￿ts aganst Ihe Chwity Governan￿ Code and upJatin9
its Memorandum and A￿"¢le5 of Asscoat*M to reFffesent best pra￿￿•. At an Exiraordinary General Meeling

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in Juty 2022. the ￿￿mberShIP voted to agr•e an updated vernion ol the Memorandum and Art￿•5 of
Assouat¥)n which wim now be Ibushed through aN Ol￿r relthd d￿￿Ments.
Thg updated Mernrandum and Artidès of A$s￿al￿ brings the Scoety inline with recognised best Fffacl
within the Professional Ertsjineering Institute community and was a key requiremenl ol extending Ihe
organisations ItC9nse wth the Eng￿eerIng C¢Juncil. Itwill allowfor changes lo Board structure. rfiodernising
its running and ensuring greatei rewesentation of the So¢*ty's Secl¢xs.
The Society is led by ts Truslee Bo*d arKI suworted by CTOS$ sector Cormiittees including the Member$hip
& Professional Stsndards CDrrThittee and theAudil & Risk Committee. pr￿￿Ing detaikd ¢)versighl8nd scrutiny
of key areas ol operation lof the s￿￿ty. Each Se¢lor has its ￿￿tn Profes$￿TraI Sector CourKib which feeds
into these commbttees and deciswjn-making wccesslsts organi5atM)n chart on page 41.
The Audit & Rrsk Ccthmillee ¢onlinue lo ensure delai18d a￿sIght and SCTulviy ol key areas ol operntion for
the Sotiety. Terms of ieferen¢e for the coryrfnittee include..
R8vi•w annual accourts tho SW and IRTE Sep4w Lirnbkd. and attend audith anrwal
meeling
Rwew the investment p¢)rNolio of th¢ Soo
Rewew and update the risk register
Over$ge the anrvJal insuryrte Tenew
REVIEW OF ACTivmES
Upon enteiing 2022. the Society had wide ranging rAans iilendgd lo suppyl ts Visi)n. These were based on
ihe prevailing leeling of an e¥pected return to rKymalty and opportunty to regain grourvj lost due lo the
Pandemic. Thè centre ar￿nd l￿dding intemab"(Wkil relat*)nship5, eypanding events and develoyn9
comThrcial actNikne5 through accreditalions. H<rweYer. a relwn of restri¢lion$ to a ne•V strain ol the viws
made rt ¢￿ar thal. on¢e again. sc¥ne xtNitw, rn￿nty focused on int8mational d8veWnenl and INe events.
would Mt bo pos$t4e an(1 the bjsmiess pl•n fKaS revwl a¢cordirvj￿.
The Society continued to utiltse #mproved vmlao conforencY*g pladorni$ to strengthen relationships with key
industry partnws and to take part in ihe devekyment of aceredtslions arKI delivery of CPO. The Socièty
ontinued to work with key partners lo enhance Ihèir apprenbceshw Pfogfawrmes supported thè HGV and
Bus & Coach Trailblazw gro￿. pmidiThJ apprentic￿ wilh le¢hni¢al infomBtion Ihrough publicalions. websile
updales and as$i$ting Ihem lo rogi5t8r wilh Ihe Engineerirq Cwncil and the Society lor the Enwonmenl.
Despite the continued effects pandemK thwe have been a number of SLK¢esses to reporL the inaugural
Safety & su518inability Awards. the return ofthe Skills Chalknge aTrJconMued influence upon decAsion makaTs
within relevanl 5rfl￿s th• intr<xkntion ol Ihe sOc￿ty,5 webin•r wies.
Allhough the Society is a membershp boty, maI￿llY cl rf$ actwth.es are o￿n to the public and are relevanl
to a widè array ol specialsms and interests related to engineering. By m&%ing most of rts events and published
ontenl available lo all. the So¢v&ty wms lo imwove slandards of training and com￿ence across all operations
enw•8fing fidds.
Senior members of3￿ff and men*ers ofthe Tiuste8 Board. the IRTE Semces Board and the four P￿leSS1onal
Sector Coun¢il5 0tton¢Sgd a nwnber ofmeelin9s wilh the Society's bu$in8$$ partners in ord8rlo raise the profilp
oflh• organisation as well as ils Prof•s$ional sect￿5. Meetings have i*en hekj wilh Department lor Transport
(Dff). Institute of Motor Indu5ty {IMI), Lc*Jistics UK {LtrwlK5). Ro•J Haulage A350colion (RHAI. The Stxiety
of Motor Manulac14trers & Tradern {SMMT), Gwage Equipmeni ASSO￿110￿ {GEAI. Chartered Inslilute of
Trnnsport {CILT), Driver Vehiclfr Slandards Agency {DVSA). Traff￿ C(*nmww8rs. HSE, Safaty A$$e$smgnt
Federation (SAFed), In$tiiule for *pprenticeshps. veh￿• manLbfxturw&. fglkn Pr¢les$ional Engineerin9
In$lilutM)ns and key inthjty stskeholders.

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S•rwlc•s to EngIn￿lS
By conslanlty reviewing Ihe quality of infwmation il provhdes to lis m8mbers, lh8 SoGiety aims lo en5ufe th*
standards of en9in¥*ring in the re￿3￿1 ￿ld3 are maintained. ensuring thal ciMnpeteAt pracl¢tioner5 swve
the public. A number of best ptact¢e guKl8s have been updal¢d or publKshed in 2021, wh￿h are avaitable on
the Socrety's websrte. The S￿ty has ajso hewed w engineers develop in their chosen r￿Id by assessment
and accre(*tali)n of r8tavant training eoursos.
The Socioty conlinued to make wnwovenxnts to its digrtal pLryUomi. irKluditVJ streamlThiing the usef journey and
nproved $tynpostsng of key inf0miatl￿. As a resul we contiNe to sè8 a onl1￿ traffic and we better
able lo customk%g members ewtences.
Society e-newsletter 1$ ¢w¢U￿•d to some 15,$00 memt*s and 2.500 noTrmembers. Regular coveTa
trade and regicrbal publications also ¢c4rtinues to increase en5unrKJ that men*ers are aware of the Society's
aclivrties.
Enyineering c¢￿nCil ￿gistra￿On is an iiiiiyjrtant consKkntion for new rrthlbers joining the Soci81y as It
demonslrales their engineering c¢mp*tency and 15 recc*3ni5ed throughout the wortd. Durino 2021. Ihe Soeiety
registered 179 neAt Chartered Engineef5. Irwporated Engineers and Engineering T￿hn￿lan$ with the
Engineerin9 Courvl. we also SUFPOrted 89 regi51farts from our affthate programs.
Organisations ￿ntinUe lo supwt Enginewing Countyl regsstration, and many are now ensuring that all
employees are professw)naly regstered at thè poinl ol wtying for mwvthrship. A slr•amlined process has
been developed to allcyAf th￿t In(*vid￿L* to be last tr¥ked through the system.
The Society was awarded licensed l￿dY slalu5 by the lor the En¥￿(￿ment ￿ 2011 enablin9 the s(￿lety
to award tho title olchwtefed Environmentalist (CEnvl lo suitabty qualified indNidu*. in 2020 the Socth was
also granled the IKence to award Registered Environrnon￿ Practitiomf {REnvPI.
Memb8rnhip 4¢WiSbkn ft¥r the Socw remained steathy throu￿￿1 2021 arwj surpassed expeclation$. This
can ￿ artr**ulod to the end of Ihe fuiiough s¢lteme. reuurtment camptyns by CorFQTate Partners and
promotional work by the Sc￿lety hty3hhghts.ng th* empbyabiltty of registered indivKluals. OrAine ￿e(￿lIment
femains the maln source new members. The Sc¢ietyw•earry ¢xrt targeted mtheb"n9campaigns throughout
2022, with a partic￿ar efflphaw on apwtw those h*ed T*ith the on￿ronMental sector.
Thg Soc¢ety continue$ to support apprentic¢shw scherms •Gr0s5 relovanl sectss i)¢luding offe{￿g fre8
apprentice Membersh￿ to MAN, DAF TNcks and Stagécoach. Despkn rest¥i¢b'ofts the IRTE Skills Chal8ng9
was able to go ah•ad. t8king pla¢* al Wtliams Ft confere￿ Centre in October.
The Soct¢ty has a¢¢fftdited a number of ¢ourses Ojring the year incluth.ng courses apwed as meetw the
academic requirements ol the Enginewing Council as IrKowated Engineers and Engineering Te¢hniaans
and Ihoso meeting the sL￿ty.5 acthic requirements for Contin￿n9 Pfofessnnal Doveknpmenl ICPD).
Thete 2.086 irtec IKe1￿ awarded in 2021.
R•gloMI Groups and Cenlr•s
Oue to the national westrr¢liMs bfoughl ¥l>)ut14f the parthmic all ofts Society's R¥g*x81 Centres
cancelled lace to kn Meet￿gS and CPD pre5entatK)ns. Many ¢tynmittees Contirt￿ to meet online The Hong
Kmg Regional Group was also severety *lecled by the pandemK and h￿1 to cancd all ￿anned events.
Publlcallon$
The Society's has Iwo p4kn1ution$. Transport Engn8er and Oper&i*yts Eweer. They * thsKJned to help
al iDvofved with operats'on$ •ngineering lo keep up to date vrith latast davebpmgnts. Mern￿￿S receive the
publ￿atrOn Ihal is rn￿1 relevant to Ihem as part of their membership but there aro atso many rrfTrmembers
who Subscribe to these prt*li¢atyons. All Merrt￿ also rec8N8 a ¢(py of the SocW'$ quarterty new$letter,
SOE News. Corpth Partners recerye Of these publ￿?110n$ t¢ dislnbule amongst their slaff and other
key oryani5aticns a150 recewe copies on a wular basis.

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Educatlon
We recognm that. as a PfdessiLM)al Engin8eftr8 Ir*btuiN)n. w• hav• a responsilylty greater than siM￿Y
crufting compelent person$ into membernhp. As an KKlepend8nt body we $trive ¢0 ensure that the publ￿ i8
aware ofthe Irr￿ortant* ol eftgineering in general arml ot il being C(￿d￿ competent persons. ensure
that W￿Mb￿S. Skills We kept up to tjate Ihrwh lechnical wbhcalitsx, the website. CPO lectures and
netr•othiNJ meelin9S With Ih¢ir pews.
The Soc￿,$ webinar 5er*$ has <knk)ped to a ¢entr81 part el Ihe m*nbershp offeriry del*MitYJ MI￿1hIY
nline opp(Ytunilies lor our members to fecep* CPD.
The Soc*. IRTE Pfofessionol Se¢ltr cwbnues lo wcffk wrth tl* Tra1￿ CommissK+nws and tr*
Drwer and VehKle Standards Agenw IDVSAI V*tho Supwt the acc￿dItO1￿ of w0￿$hop8 and licensing of
le¢hnicK8n$. The Society's technKian licerwig s￿me ond ￿ IRTE Ihbrkshop Accr8ditatK>n sche￿
are imp)rtant in raising standards of vehth mainteriance and complmnco across th8 road transport industy
and conkn.nue lo be stgn ￿￿ted thr￿gh the DVSA'S Guth to Ro*lw(xthines$ arthj the FW Operators
Recognilion Scheme {FORS).
The So¢w was delighted l? hohj Ihe inaugural Safety & Sustainotllfty Awards in O¢lobw. Avrdrds ￿1*
presented aCfOSS Ihe respective rwons withing the ScK*ty cutrninatM)g in the Sir Moir Lockh8ad Award
acknowledging leaders in 5alety. The event was atieftded and luly lunded through sponsotship from key
industry partneFS. Tho Socth 0150 COTrtinued to be fvlly commrtled to recogni5ing excellence aEr0s5 QUI
Professional S•¢lofs I￿r￿￿ c8gional •wafds aThJ have wblishiThJ a nuft*•r of use $lwli# to h*JhlwJht best
praclice.
The IRTE Professional Se¢tor Continuas to woth Titi Ihe IMI in developing irt￿. with thg key objectives of
improving tndusty s￿dardS and the c￿￿petenCe 01 lechnKian8 w0￿1ng in ¢he industry. The siewin9
Group meets fegularty with the remit of ensurbng the wlec 5chwne cr￿￿nueS lo comply with Industry
requirem8nts. Membefs ofthe group indude rekwenlalNes from Manuf￿r01s. oporators. bus C￿panio$
and Iraining wovid8rs.
Fundrnlslng
The charity had no fundraksing actNA*5 requiring dbsdosure un(ler S162A of thg Chaiti•5 2011.
Tradlng Company Aellvltl•s
The Commercial veh￿16 Show was ab* to p ahead, alW at a poslponed dale tv*ards the end ol the year.
A smaller show than in prevKJus years. it vrns Ihe first road transport conference to take pface once
slrictv)ns wL¥e Idted and wa5 well re¢eb¥ed by the *it*$ty. The 2022 cty)Yne￿1aI will be pvsh&d bad4 Io
a¢¢ommodale the delivery of the postp￿0￿ 2021 sh(hv and 15 due to tske place at the NEC in June.
The IRTE Wothshg)Attr8thtstw)n S¢hBTrnwas devebwl in consultat￿n industry. v•hicb manufacturers
and key governmenl ag8ncie$ lo delivei an indepondenl a¢ueditalion s¢heme to regulale and imyove indu$lry
818ndards for maintenance providers. The Scheme 15 thvned by IR TE ServKes Limited and 15 deh'vered by
trusled partners. including the Fraght TransF*Yt Associalion. S & 8 Automotr¥e and the Road Haulage
Associoknon. The IRTE Services Lwnrted Bowd ha5 over¥ll R5pon5ibilty for the govemarKe and thvelapment
of Ihe Scheme. Arourtd 600 ￿￿shopS have been audrted snice the 5cherne started with moré authts bei)g
arranged. ThefvureditatK)n Scheff* has ba￿ rac8nty been uwlatedlo irKlude the addition ofelacthc vehicles
lo fleels.
ANANCLAL REVIEW
Resufts
The Slatem¢nl of Financ￿1 A£tivilies {SOFAI forthe year ￿ sot out pag8 16 of th? finan¢s•1 $ialemerbts. Th•
s￿￿luS lor the year lin¢luding gains ￿ in¥e5tmnt) 1$ £59.098 cornpar•d to the surplus last ye•T of £59.587.
Charilabl8 incorne of £1.843.681 in 2021 is £98k hI￿r than in 2020. Thts reflects Ihè imF¥tyemenl in volume

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2021
of •conomic a¢tr*ily after the pandemic t¢ irweases in wcrfkshap ¥ttredrtatson iispeth"ons. ithc
kcences and athertNry inccffte. Inwstsnoni lotrlled £63k (2020". £58k}.
The resutts lor the year lo December 2021 show ¥n operating kjss of £161.127 Compared to an operakn.ng loss
of £350.271 n 2020. 8y absorbing ils share thf the *)ss trom CV shthv of £135.558 12020.. £366,599 wofrti
the ov8rall posib.on is a defi¢it of £296.685 {2020". Su￿US £16,328). The real*ed and unrealised profft on
inv051menls in 2021 of E355.78312020." £43.259) gves ￿ overall net movement wpwards for the year of
£S9,09812020.. £59.567).
Inv•stmvntpo*•ts an01￿1¢Y
The Soci8ty'$ inveslrnents 8￿ rTranaged by ROthb￿&S Invesknwl Mar*9•nenl Lyniled in accordan¢e with
Ihe discretionary managemeAt agreement and the agreed in¥Èstmèrtt pdy. Rathbrn reports quartorty and
annualty to Ihe Trustee Board. The Trustees rèccgnise is rtsk 8s$ociated with investrnenl in main51ream
rinancial ma￿etS and accepl this rrJk in Teturn knthe pr05Fttt ol a(kIrt￿l returns over longer periods of lima.
As such. the Truste89 wish to ￿mall lafgety invested al all times. subj.ect to cash re5erve5 being held a5 part
ol the investment management prctess and to cover h'abilities. The Inv¢$b￿nts Sh￿Id be well rfivernified and
includè a range of assets inC￿ding fixed mtsTest sloeks. UK shares and oversea5 shares.
inveslmeftl pf)rffo1￿ 95 al 31 December 2021 was ¥ah￿d al É3.091.64312020'. £2.725,778) uxnprising
VA [￿ed interest lunds, 38% UK wtias, 40% overseas mwe$lm&Ats. and other invesbnents 15%. As
restri¢bons ease and the ￿rbulence from the pandemic recedes. market confKlenc8 has increased The lotal
relum trom th8 portfolio was on in¢rease of 13.6% over the year ¢¢Mnp8red with an incr•ase of 12.2% in the
ICOnstFa￿ed by hnc(*ne> benchmark. The Tvuslees have revithved perf0mar￿ of lh8 inv?$tments
with the Investment Advisor and ¥e h4)Py to main&"n the ¢wrenl thivestrrtent strategy and will ccrf)tinue to
closety monllor p¢rf(*mance o( ihe investments in the fU￿re.
Tradlng Company
The So¢i*ty'¥ wholly-owned tr•Jirg subsidrary. IRTE Sery￿e$ Lintsd. made a net loss before gft aid aThJ
taxation 01 £68.356 12020.. £422,440 profill from its xtNi1￿. These acl•vitie$ IRTE Workshop
A¢¢reditation and managing the Commwc￿l VehKle Show whKh is Organ￿ed in partnership with the s￿Iety
ol Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limit8d ISMMTI and Ihe Road Haulage Associal￿n IRHAI. This loss fmm
trading actfvitw is • tining igsue to the ￿91por￿n￿t of the 2￿21 CV Show Inorynalty held in April) lo the
end of AugusL As a resurt. ￿ audtled xcovnts of the CV Shcmt LLP b their financial year ended 30 Junè
recogfttsed only the admin￿a￿Ve costs i*urred up lo Ihal point in time. Thè true wofit of Ihe 2021 Show will
be finalised and recognised in 2022 and the Socth's a￿OUnts wll then include Ihe Profits IOT both the 2021
and 2022 Show$. More dotails ean be lound in no*s 4&5 on pa9es 22 and 23.
Group r•s•ry•s
The reseryes pO￿¢y. whth 1$ rwewed annualty trty the eoèrd fomulat•d Wbth fft3aFd io..
Foreca$ts of future K￿C￿re. lthng inlo actwnt the reh*ikty of •xislmg sources F*ospects for new
$ourc•s".
Forecasts of future expenditure based on pknned atlivi￿.
An 8ft3￿$1$ of any lufurè needs, opportunit*s. cantbngencies or tsks the effects ofwhich * unlikety to be
out of in¢ome rf and when Ih8y arw: and
An assessm8nt ol Ihe Ikelihty)d Ihat any c* thesa fiAure a¥ents wil and th? polential consequgnces
of not beipo able to m88t Ihtm.
The Cso(p's aim is to maintain $uffKient fre• r•s•pffjs toe4yMr 18 month$ 10141 exp8nditure, the target for 2020
being £3.63m12020.. £3.21ml. At the year end the free r•servos which consist unrestr￿ted fvnds18S$ tangibl
fixed agsets. tolaw £3.62m12020". £3.38m). Th• Group noi meet Ihis lar9et fr* fr•• reswvo5 at Ihe
of 2021.
The ¢hallen¢J85 fxing Ihe Scr• ￿ the c<xYKrtJ yeor($) we to some extenl a resutt ol th• extended econDm
inadivity due to COVID-19. Thè ¢urr¢nt ecOnCrfn￿ crisis as ev*kned by rising inftation and cost of tiving
cieases has reinforced the continual need closer moniton.rg ol the varrous ￿￿Ome $tream$, ￿elveS and
cash-ftow whi¢h may fesull in re5erv¥s be￿9 ul11￿ed in the $hort tsrni lo meet any sfiortlall in income. The

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 DECEMBER 2021
Tiuslees remaw) commthed to mainlaining the currént bjt x¢ept Ihat any departure. while necessary,
will be tempor￿ until such irne as funds are avalable to obuihj ba¢& to Ihe 18 fTh)nths targat lavd.
T•nqlbl• andtheanplbh fix•d assets
The freehold land and building were pfofessionalty revaued ￿ January 2006 al aFsvoximatdy £2.1m. The
value in use 1$ l￿fore in exce$5 of the Ca￿yIng vahje fA £1,601,730 in the ffinancial staten52nts. The
movements in fixed assets during the ye* ale set oul in 7 10 tho finarKial statements.
The Tru5ts8& are nwnded lo tsko Ihe long term that even though investm8nt values haw be•n impacl•d
by current evonts, lh& Society has hisioitalty been and is able lo operate wrthout the need to dispose of
ils investm•nts. The ￿lety has no irnmed*té pkns to ¢Jopose of any of sts assets.
Golng Con¢•m
Having taken inlo consideralion the risks efialjenges lacry Ihe Socth and wevJhing ihern again$1 ils
assets, reserves and future income streams. the TIu5tees are confK￿nI that lh8 Socioty can and will continu8
to operate a$ a going ciyicem.
LOOKING FORWARD
In 2022. the Society will CL￿1￿ue lo focus on ils ¢troarit*le obiectsves and the supporting goal# of *$ I￿sInesS
plan that incljde the delwery ofr.
Greater engagernent with exi5tiThJ aryj Wential apwentre and sludent members
Greater membership dN¢Tsty
8ètter support lof exvsts"r¥J and wtontial m•mbgrs
ImwO¥￿ vdunteer support and engagement
Strengthening and de¥gkying Ihe prOfosS￿l* soctrxs
Fina￿1￿ $lability and 9￿d govemanc•
Rovi$ed and updated g￿erDanc4 dc¢uM￿ts
A $uc¢esslul CommeffjK11 VehKle at the NEC ￿ September 2022. on behaw ol Ihe C(Mnmorcial
Vehicle Shry4V LLP
Tho s￿Iety rem￿￿1 focu5•d on d•l1very￿ tha kin*t•rm 5tratygr aims of #s 2025 wis￿n that frncludÈ'.
Addffjswng the skilLs gap
Encouraging diversity in eryn••ring
Engaging apprenlice and student memb
Engaging ￿th volunteers
Intemational gTowth
M8mbership growth
Prc#notoig memberstrip and le9￿1rat
Slatem•nt ol Trustees. r•spon51bHi¢hs
The Trustees (who are also directo￿ of the Soc*ty of Operat#￿5 Engineers fw the purpos•s of company law)
are responsible for preparing the TnL8leos' Annual Reptyt and the financial stalemènts in accordance with
•ppIKable law and Unrted lQ"ngd(xn Generamy Accepted A¢ccwnting PractKe (Unrted Kil￿th Ac¢ounling
Stsndard$).
Company law requiros the Trustees to swre financial ststements for each financial year. Under company
law the TfUStees musl not approve the financwl statements un*ss they are 5akn"sfied that Ihey 9we 8 true and
faif vw of the stste ol affairs cl the chantable corw¥Jany and thè group and of IhE incoming resources and
applicalion of resources. including the MKomo and expendrture, cl the charitsblg ccthpany and the group for
that pertod. In Prewrng thesé financial $tatemnts, the Truslees are requirod to."
Seknl surtable a¢￿￿nti)g policies and apply ttr*m consistenty:
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
Observe Ih? method5 and in Charitw SORP..
Mthe judgnents and eslThales Ihal ate reasona1￿0 wdent
State whether applicable UK accI￿ntIng SI￿ardS ha￿ be¢n folkmtd. $ubi'ect lo any material d•partUf8S
disclosed and ew01￿ in the fmancial stat8rnent$' and
Prepare the $talerr*nts on a going concwn basis unless it is inapprowiate to presume that thg
tharilable company will continue in ￿sin8$s.
The Trustees are ospon*bb lor keeping adequale ar￿￿n￿9 records thal are $ufficwt lo show and explain
the charitable company's transactions, disdose with reasonable ac¢urxy at any brne the frnan¢ial ￿$rt￿)n of
ihe charilablg Company and enO￿e them lo ensure that the financ￿1 staiements eompty wilh Ihe Companies
Act 2006 and Ihe provisions of the ch*ty's conslitul¥)n. They are olso responsib￿ for safeguarding the assets
of the Charity and Ihe group and hence for reasuiabk step5 for the prevention and detect￿n of fra4#1
and ¢)ther irregularilw.
The followng $talemenis ha￿ 8ffimed by e&h clthe TnJ$tees ol tho charit*lè company..
So far a¥ each Twstee 15 aware, there ra Tro reknvwt ￿￿lit irrformalb￿ (Ihol 1$, inftymatDn needed by the
conwny's auditors in c￿nectI)n with pwring Iher ofwhth the coNvn￿$ auditots are unawa￿.
Each Trustee has laken all the sleps that Ihry to have tsken as a Trustee in order to make th8msèlvgs
ware ol any relevant auilt irrf*ymakn and lo esWBh that the (x)nWy'5 are awart of th8t
information.
AUDITOR
Crcr*e U.K LLP has indKated its io be rtr•ppointed as the statutory auditor.
SKJned on behallof the Trustees by:
J E Eastrnan
PresK1wl
S M Stephgns
Honorary Tweasurer
Date: 21 September2022
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF
OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Oplnlon
We have auth'ted ihe ffnarKial ststements of s(£￿ty of Operations Engineers for Ihe year ended 31
December 2021 which coryise ConsobJale(I Statement ol FinarKial ActNilies. Consdidaled and
Company Balan¢e Sheets, Cons(Aidal•d Cash FIN Statement aThJ notes to the financial statements.
including significanl accounbng poI￿les. The financ￿1 reporting franework that ha5 been applied in Iheir
preparation is applicabb law and United Kin9Jom Acc(MmEing Standards. including Financk41 Reportin9
Standard 102. The Financial Reporting StaTrdard appl￿b￿ in the UK and Republ￿ of Ireland (United
Kingdom Genefafy Aecepled Accountin9 Pracb"ce).
In our opinion the financial $tatoff*nts:
give a true and fair vithv ol the state of the gr￿p.5 and the ch*itable ctynpany's affairs as of 31
December 2021 a￿101 the group's w)ccrn and expendiiure fcrf the year thon Or￿d..
have been prop8rty prepared in accL¥darKe *ith Unitwj Kingdom Generalty Accepted Accounting
Prxtice,. and
have been prepared in accordance *ith the reqU1￿ments of the Conwaw A¢1 20CkS.
Basis for opinlon
We condu¢ted our audit m accordartt wrth Intemalional Standards Auditing {UK} IISAS (UK)) and
aPpI￿able law. Our responsiblrtie5 undgr Ihose 5tandaTd5 are further de5uibed in the Auditorfs
respons*Jililies for the audit of the $tslernenls sec11¢￿ ol cwr report Vle are wthpendent ol th8
charilable group in accordance with Ihe elhKal ￿qU¥e￿*nts thal are ￿leVant to our audrt of Ihe financial
statements in the UK. includin9 the FRC'S Eth￿1 Standard. and we have fulfilled our other ethical
responsibilities in acccrfdance with these ￿qUileN￿nts. Vle believe that the audit eVIder￿ we have
obtained is suffioenl ￿ approwth lo wovmle a basi$ ts our opin￿n.
Concluslons r•latlng to golng conc•m
In a￿li￿ng the fin￿la1 staterwits, have ¢￿￿￿0ed th* tr￿￿*.5 Use Oftt￿ going concern basis of
accounting the weparation of the ffinancial slalements is apyowe.
Based on the wryk we have perfom*d. wa h3¥e not wjentsfied any Maten￿ uncertainkn.es relating to events
or cMdrtvJns that, indivhaualty or collec1v￿ly. casl signifKanl doubt on the gfOUP'S or the charilab
company's ats'lity lo conlinue as a going coKefn frjr a ol al leasi twelve months from when the
financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our res￿51b111tles arml the resp￿$1b111¢IeS Of the trustees wilh respect lo goir4J corKem are described in
the relevant seclK>TrS ol this reF¢Jt.
Othef Infom)atlon
The trustees are responsible for the other infrymation contained within the annual report. The othèr
inlormalion comprises the infom)ation included in the annual ￿port. other than the financ￿1 statements and
our audilorfs ￿port Itrereon. Our opinK)n on the f￿an¢￿1 state￿nts does rK)t cover the other information
and. except to Ihe oxlgnl othe￿158 expkiuy stated in our rewt. do not exptess any lorm of assurance
¢oncluskM thereon.
Our responsikn'lty is to read the other inftKwAtion arKI, in d(Mng so. conshler whether the other information
is ffrdlerialty inconsistenl wilh the financial statern￿ts or our knwledge obtained in the audit or othepwbse
appears lo te maiefialty misslatsd. If we idents.fy such rn3lerial inconsistenc￿$ or apparent mateTial
misslalements. we afe requwed lo thtemine whether this gNes n5e lo a material misstatement in the
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OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
financial stalemenls thefftselves. If. based on th• fw¢Mk T*• have Pert￿Med. we conGlude tlkil there is
material rnisstatement of this other infomwtion, ￿ wè reQ￿red ts report Ihal facL
We have nothing lo report in this rewd.
Oplnlons on olher matters pres¢rlb•d by th• Companies Act 2006
In ¢)ur QFinvJn based on ts wryk dufing our audrt
ihe inf0m￿li0n given #i the tntstees. reprt wh￿h irtlLKle$ the dIf￿10T5. rpport prepared for the
purposes of company law. for Ihe ffinanc￿l year for whieh ltte finartial stai6m¢nts ar• prepared 15
consistent wilh the financtsl ststements" arKI
the directors, r8POrt i￿￿led wilhin Ihe trustees. reF￿rt have been prepared in accordance with
applKable *al requirements.
Matt•rs on whlch we are Tequlrod to report by ex￿ptIOn
In light of knowle* and urthrstsrKJiNJ ofthe group•J charrtabbe ct)mpany and their •nvYrybment
obtained in the course ol the a￿rt. wé have mlentrf￿d m3lerAI missta*ft*nts in Ihe directors, report
ir￿lUded ¥Alhin the Irustees, rèpcrt.
We have nolhing to rgwrt in respect of the tolkthing matters in relation to whth the Companies Act 2006
iequires us ts reFth to you if. in Our OpinK￿..
adequate acc¢)unting have not be￿ kept or
the financial statements are rK)t in agreenMt wilh the xcounbng records •)d retums.. or
tertain dise105ure$ of trust￿. remvneralion speuh'ed ty Iw afft not made". or
we have Th)1 receNed all the inlornwb)n aTrd expLanaiions we require for our audit.. or
the Ifuslees were not enlrtled to prepare the financial slatements in accordan¢e with Ihe small
companies regimeand lake &Jvantag&otlhe small companies exemplion in preparing the trustees,
directors. report.
Re$pon$lbllftI￿ ol truste
As explained more lulty in the trustees. resp)ns￿MIlL￿ staten￿t set out on page 6. the tfustees (who are
so the direthrs ol the charitabk* com￿nY lor the purp)ses of compary bwl are responsible tor the
weparalion of the financial statements and for being SatsS￿d that they g¢ve a true and fair view, and for
such inlernal control as Ihe truslaes detemmne ts necess￿ to enable the weparat￿n of financial
slalements thal are free from malenal n¥sstateTrenl, whether due lo fraud or error.
In prePa￿n9 the finanii* StaIerf￿ts. th• trus1￿$ are resp)n￿le fcy asses5iry the charitable compaiy's
abilty lo tontinue as a g￿n9 concem. di5ck)sfft9. as ap￿￿￿e. mallers related lo g￿n9 concern and using
th¢ goin9 ¢oncem basis of act￿ntsn9 unles5 the trustees eiiher intend to liqu•late th chwrtable company
or to cease operations. or have no realisbc aliornabve but lo th so.
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INDEPENDENT AUDtroR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF
OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Audlto¢s responslbllltles for the audli of the financlal sLthm•nts
Our obiectives are to obtain reasonab￿ aSsUrar￿ atjwt WI￿ the finanaal state￿￿nts as a whole are
free ftom material rnisstatemgnt. whglherdue ￿ Itaud or error. and to issue an audilof's report that includes
our opinion_ ReaSona￿e a$surarKg is a hwJh kvel ol assuranc• but is not a guaTanleg that an audit
Cr￿duct•d in occordance wilh ISAS {UKI will atrways detect a malef1￿ mi55tatemenl when il exists.
Misstal¢menls can arise from fraud or effor and are considered material rf, Ir#Jrv￿UaIty or in the agjregate.
they could reasonabty be experted to #ifluenee the econom￿ dectsions of users taken on the basis of Ihe8e
financial statements.
Detail$ of thg extent to whth the audit was considered capable of detectirtg irregularities. indudin9 fraud
and non-compliance wilh laws and regulatts)ns are set bebw.
A fvriher destription of our resports￿lI￿￿ for the of the fmancrdl staternnts is located on the
Financial Reporb'ng Cou￿11,5 website al".
uklaudrtor5re5
nsibilrt*s. This description fom
part of our audilorfs reF
Exlont to whlch the audlt was consld¢r¢d capable of detectlng Irregularltles, Includlng
fraud
Irregularities. in¢￿dIng fraud, are instances of fKin-comrAbance vhth laws and ￿ul3t10ns. We identified and
ssessed the ftsks of material misstalèm8nl of the finanthal StateM￿ts from irwulaniies, whelher due to
fraud Of effor, and dL%cussed these bolween ovr audrt team. We then designed arKI perfomi8d audit
procedures resp￿s4¥e lo those risks. irKlu6ing obtamirwJ aLbJrt eviderte sufficient and appropriate to
provide a basis for our opinion.
Vle obtained an understanding ofthe legal and regula￿ within vthich the charitable company
and group operates, frtU￿n9 on those law$ and regulab.ons that have a direct effect on the delerminalion
ol malefial amounts and discbsures ￿ ihe financial statements. The laws and regulations wa conshlered
n this context We￿ the Compan￿5 Act 2006, Ihe charit￿ kt 2011 together with the Charrties SORP
(FRS 102). We assessed the required conyliance with these laws and feWIa￿nS as p•1 of wr audit
procedures on the related financkgl statement items.
In addil¢on. we Co￿￿3ered pro¥B#￿5 of oth8r laws and regulaith$ th* do not have a direct effect on the
financial slalements but compliance with whKh mvjht be fundamental to the group's and the eharitablo
company's ats￿lty to operate or to avc•J a materAI penalty. We also considered the opporlunilies and
incentives that may exist within th8 group and the Chwtsble cornpany lor fraud. The laws and regulation$
we conSide￿d in this context for tl* UK operations were General Data wotectth Regulab"on IGDPRI.
taxalion iegislakn and employment *gislat￿.
Auditing standards limit the required *Jdrt wKedures lo identrfy non4Ynpliance with these laws and
regvlalions to enq¢thry ol Ihe trustees and other and inspectyon of regulatory and legal
CorreSp￿dence. rf any.
Wè Klenlifted the greatest risk of material impact on f¥wn¢ial staternnts from irregulanties, Inchjding
fraud, lo be wthin the overrkle ol controls by management Our audil ￿￿edureS to respond lo these risk$
induded enquiTie5 01 Thranagw￿nt and the Audit Commrtlee ab)ut Iheirown wjentffication and assessment
of the risks of irregulari1￿. sample tesb.ng on Ihe of journals. reviewng ac¢oufitw estimaies for
'ages. revwing regulatory ￿reSpor￿nCe with the Ch*ty Commtssion. and reading minutes of
meth.ngs of those charg•d wth governance.
Owing to the inherent h'mitatsons ol an ￿dI1. there is an unavo#lable rrsk that we may not have detected
$orrÉ material misstslemonts in ￿ financial statements. even ttwh we have Propewly planned and
performed our audit th XCOTdance with aud￿ng sI￿dards. For exarnple. tho further wemved non-
Complian￿ with and regulai¥)ns IYfegularits"esl is from the events aTrJ transactions reflected in the
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sL*￿ty0t0p￿ratk1nS¥￿g￿S
INDEPENDENT AUDrroR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIEfY OF
OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
financial stslements, the less likety the inherenty limited pr￿ed￿leS reqL4red by auditin9 St*ards wguhj
Idenlty il. In addition, as vrilh any audrt, t￿e remained a higher risk of non-detect￿ft of irreguianties, as
th65e may Fnvolve coNusion. foryery. interttK￿al omsgons. mis￿[￿eSentat￿n$. or the override of intemal
controls. We are not responsible for preVen￿"fig n￿-CoMpli8nce and cannot be expecteil o d8toct non-
complance with all laws and regu*￿n3.
Uso of our roport
This ièport is made sofety lo the ¢h¥itabJ• cowy's n*mbers. as a bth, in xcordance with Chaptsr 3
of part 16 of the CO￿￿ante$ Acl 2(1)6. Our audit has been undertaken so that we mKJht state lo Ih
charitable compary's membefs those matters we required lo stste lo them in an authtorfs ¥eport and
for no other purpose. To the fvllest extent pemitted by law. we do not accept or assume responsibility to
anyone other than Ihe charitable conyny and the cttanta￿e company s membws as a and the
charilable company's Iru5tees as a body. ft>r our audit for this rqxyt. or for the opinions we have
fomied.
knd￿w Thorna5
Senior Statulory AuditQf
For and on behalf of
Crowe U.K. LLP
Statutory Auditor
London
•." 28 September 2022
r 88¢lpJts 1212 ollhe Conyaries X
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THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Societyol Operations Engineers
Consolldat•d Slatement of Flnanclal Activities ( incorporallng an Inrome and Expendlture
Accounl ) for th• year ended 31 Decembw 2021
Tolal Funds
2021
Total Funds
2020
Notes
Income and endowmènts fmrn:
Chanlable activili8s
other trading activities
Commercwl trading 0￿ratIonS
Inveslmenls
1.843.681
1.745.684
354.760
62,578
2,261,019
350.402
58.337
2.154.423
Total Income
Expendltur• on:
Chantal)1fj 8ctiwfies.'
Oth
Commercial trading operath￿S (including &￿IK)n)
Investment managemenl fees
2,115.626
2.194.123
287,559
18.961
294,561
16,010
Total exp?ndftur•
2.422.146
2,504.694
Net gainsl(losses) on revaluatK*n and dis[￿1 of investfflents
355,783
.43.2S9
Net Incomel(expenditur•)
194,656
(307.0121
Ixher reC￿niSed galnslllosses):
Net {lossllincome from Joint ventures
(135.558>
366.599
Net movemenl In funds
59.098
$9.587
Roconclllatlon ol funds:
Total lunds broughl fwdrd
5.363.715
5.304.128
Tolal funds carried forward
5,422,813
5,363.71S
The notes on pages 19 to 30 fcrfm part ol Ihese ac(xunts.
The Stalemenl ol Financial Acbvities has been prepared in xcordance ￿￿tti Financial Reporting Standard No
102. All of the above results are daiveil fr(xn conlinuing activil*s. All gains and k)sses re¢ogni$ed in the year
are included atr￿.
All funds are unreslrthd.
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THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Societyofoperotigns Engineers
Consolldatod and Socioty Balance s•￿ts
Group
Soclèty
31.1221
31.1220
31.1221
31.12.20
Flxed ass•ts
Tangible assets
Intsngible assets
It)veslmenls
Inveslmenl in joint venture
Share of net assets
1.623,174
180.728
3.091.643
1.717.841
270.625
2.725.778
1.623.174
180.728
3.091.743
1.717,841
270,625
2.725,878
100,(XY)
4.995.545
11XI.OOCI
4.814.244
4.69S,645
4,714,344
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
129.145
1.232.429
1.361,S74
$43,837
919,236
1.463.073
266.674
950.5
1.217,264
597.489
660.822
1.258,311
11
Credltors.. afflounts lalllng
wlthln one y•ar
12
(934.￿)
(913.602)
(911.803)
I899.004)
. Net eurrnnt assèts
427,268
549.471
305.461
359.307.
N•t ags•ts
5.422.813
5.363.715
5,201,10S
5.073,651
Funds
Unrnstrfcl•d funds
General
subsidi￿ trading
Prorrt lor the year
15
5.201,005
221.808
5.073.551
290.J64
5.142.008
5.014.064
59.098
59,587
Total Funds
5.422.813
5.363,715
5,201.ICfj
5.073.651
Th8 notes on pages 19 to 30 form part ol these accounts.
The financial StateTT￿nts on pages 16 10 30 ￿tre aFy0￿￿ by the TTu$tees and auth¢)ri$ed for ￿ue
on 21 October 2022 and signed on th*r behalf by..
J E Eastman
President
S M Stephenson
Honorary TT8asurer
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THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Societyof Operation5 Engineers
Stslom•nt of Cash Flows for th• year •nd•d 31 D•c•mbw 2021
T•)lal Funds
2021
Total Fund
2020
Ca$h fl¢)w$ Irom operatlng Bctlvttl•s:
Nel cash provlded by (used In) operathg actmlles
288,264
{138.714)
Cash ftows from inv•8tlng a¢￿1*5.
DrrfN1ends. thterest and rents Irom wivestrnents
Purchase ol propety. plant and equ•wnent
Proceeds from sale of investments
Purchase of investments
Investment managers lees
Net cash pmvlded by (used In) Investlng •cdvltl•s
62.578
{8,6071
286.960
1297,0411
(18,9611
24.929
58.337
{14,422)
619.231
1598.357)
16.0101
48.779
Cash flows fr<ym flnanGlng aclbViti•s:
Ch•ng• In ¢•sh and cash •quIv•1￿(S lft th• r•portlny pwlod
313.193
(89.9351
Cash and Cash wulvalents at the beglnnlng of Ihe rwthgpwlod
tr19.238
1.IJOg.171
Cash andcash •quival•nts at th• end of the reportin9 i¥•riod
1,232.429
919,236
Ro¢onclllall¢)n ol n•1 InGomel(•xpondltvr• lo n•1 Ilow from wrallng athttl
Net in¢ome/(expendilure) fortP* 8¢wnffftg peri￿ asper the
stafement OffinanC￿8¢INitffjS
Adju$lrnents for".
Deprec￿110￿ charges
IGains)ILosses on investments
Dwidend5. interest and ients from inv8skn￿ts
Investment managers fee5
08¢re3sel(InGrgasel in debio
Increa5elldetyeasel in creditors
59.098
59,587
193.170
135S.7831
(62,5781
18.961
414.692
20.704
203.652
(43.259)
158.337)
16,010
1167.468>
1148,899}
N•t G4sh providedbylused In) Op*￿n9 a¢tlv
288.264
138.7141
Analysls of ¢Jsh •nql ¢ash •quival•nts
Cash in h
1,232.429
919.236
Total cash and cash •qul¥al•nts
1.232,429
919,236
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THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Societyof Operations Engineers
Notes to Ihe financlal stalem•nts for the year •nded 31 D•c•mber 2021
Accountlng pollcl•#
Company Infofmatlon and ObioctiVOS
The Society of OperalM)ns Engineers is a r•gisl￿ed charty Ireg. no. 10817531 and cLMnpany {reg.
no. 36671471 which is irK(xwYated aTrJ domKiled in thp United Kingthm. The ￿dresS ol thé
registered off￿e is 22 Greencoal P*e. Londcn SW1P 1PR
To improve and devale techn￿￿ and general understandin9. kTh>*lédge. skill and competence of
pgrsons engaged or dessriw to te engtyed in (w*"ons ewineering or any related employment.
and the integrity aNJ repule of Ihe protessi¢)n Ilweol.
To promote and er¢ourage the advanceMt of sciencé. techrt4)gy and waclice. in74entions
and improvements in the f*kl of operatwis engIne￿ing and any other related branches of
engwertng, and Ihe dvJernination extharye of Ileas. inforMal￿)n and kI￿￿edge thereof.
By means ol Ihe above. ixrt *Itr￿ul P￿Il￿￿￿e to the gener* Ihereof. to promote Ihe safety.
eff￿lencY and en¥W(￿Mental wstain*ylity of cperal#)ns eryineering to the benefit of Ihe
community al large.
Basls ol accountlng
These financwl stalements *￿e been wep¥•J in ￿e0rdance ￿1h the Chartties SORP {FRS
1021 applKable lo charities prewng their a￿5￿nts in xcordance *rylh the Fina￿la1 Reporting
Standard apph"cat4e in the UK and Reput￿￿ of Ireland aThJ the Comwies Act 2006 and UK
Generalty Accepted Practice.
The stalemenl of financial xb"vi1*s (SOFA) and balance sheet consolKJale the fi.nancial
slatements of the S¢xaety. ts subsvjiary IRTE serV￿s Limiled and dcrfmant subS￿￿raneS {note 18)
and include the results of the SoCie￿s regthal groups and ￿nITe$ on a I'ne by line tHSiS.
The Society's annual share of ihe profftthses from its iort venture are Incl￿ in tho Statgment
of Financial Activiles and its share of the net assets ￿ incliKl8d in the baL4nce sheeL
The Society meets Ihe definition ol a pubhc tenefft erfity FRS 102.
The chanty has taken advantage of Ihe exemplions in FRS 102 from the requirements to wesent
a charity onty Cash Fknv Stat*￿nt aThJ certain discthures al￿11 ffina￿l
instruments.
Havry assessed the tharW$ financial posioon. its plans lor Ihe for￿eats19 fuwre ￿ the risks
lo which il is exposed. the trustees we 5*tsf*d Ihai il rernains apwwi* to wep¥e Iha financial
stslemenis on a going con¢em basis.
111. FurKtlonal & pros•ntatlon ¢urr•ncy
The lunctional currenGy of the chwity and rts subshyiary ts conside￿d to be pounds slerling
because this is currerKy of the ecoTrJmic environment in which the charity operates.
The MThsofidated financial stal*nents are also presented in pounds sterlirwj.
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THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Society of Operations Engineer5
Notes lo tho linanclal $l*rn•nts for year ended 31 Decern￿r 2021
Aecounllng pollci•s l¢onliThu•d}
Crbtlcal a¢¢ounUng Judg•m•nts and k•y ol•stlmatk)n uncertalnty (poll￿)
In the applicatron of Ihe charitys ¥￿Al￿r￿j poh'cies, V•fiich are described in notes I, the Trustees
are required to make ju&Jemenls. eslHnales. assumptions atM)ul the caryry value5 of assets aThJ
Irdtslities that are fvjt readity apparent from olher scAJrces. The e5tim8tes and undertyin9
assumption5 ￿ based on histor￿1 expenence and (ther factors that aré ¢onsid8red to be
re￿vant. Aclual re5uIIs may differ from these e51imales.
The estimates undwtyiry assumpkns *• miel￿d on an ￿-gOi￿ basis. Revlsions to
accountin9 e51Nnates aTe recojnised ift the period in whKh ts esllmale is rewsed if the revision
affecls onty Ihal perryJd. or th the pert￿ of the re¥ishM and fulufe penods if th• r8vi$w affects the
¢urrenl and luture perTods.
In the vlew ol the Tnv4tee5. no assurnpts)ns corKwning the future cff estimab'on w¢erfainty
affecting as5e15 and liabililies at the balance sheet dale are bkety to resul in a mater￿1 adiu5tynenl
to their Carr￿ng amoun15 in the next finanual year.
In¢omlng R•sources
AJI incoming res￿ree5 from rnembershy. educalKfft. events and putAications for the year are
included in the SOFA the charity is legalty enlthd kn Ihe h)come and the amount can be
quantified wdh reascwwble accwacy.
vl. Rosour¢es Expondod
l èX￿nd&Ure is accounted lor on an accruals basis and ha5 been classiftd under headings that
aggiegale all costs relating to an expenditure group. SoJarie5 are allcKated in W0￿rI￿n to the
Stx*ty's staff lime spent on each expendi￿re group. Support costs are those cosls irKurred
41ireth in support of the Qts￿¢ts of the tharity and also alkncated to each expeThJilure group on th8
basis ol stsff lime. Goveman¢e ¢osts are those irKurred in c￿neCtiOn tmih Ihe g¢)veinance of the
charity. KKtuding eompliance with conststuts0￿ and ststrjtory rgquiwents. Irrecoverab￿ VAT Is
written off as MUfred.
vll. Dgpr•¢lation
L•nd•nd bulldlngs
D•pr*￿atIOn has t•en charggd at 2% on of the c05t ol laTrJ and buiklings. this bein9
the PfOPOrtion relatin9 to the t￿ik11ng C￿ty.
b. othor fix•d a55ets
The fow annual rates ol dewe(*tion cost have been appli80:
Furniture and rtttings
20%
Property impfovements
10%
Office equipment
20%
Computers
Dyitsl infrastructure
Assets over thg Val￿ of £1,(hY) ar8 capitah"sed.

THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Society of Operations Engineer5
Nots$ to the financlal statsments for th• year •nd•d 31 December 2021
Aecountlng polld•s (c¢Krtlnuodl
vlll. P•nslon $ch•m•
The Soc*ty operates a Group Pwsona PensN PLan (Group PPP) which 1$ a rnory pur¢ha5e
scheme. Pen5￿ft costs are charged to the SOFA. ￿p￿sefiting a constsnt percentage of earnings
payabte by the s￿Iety to empbyee's pkns. The Soc*ty ha5 a150 m•Je provisNx for employees
not Govered by the Group PPP to tske out slakthkler pen5W5. in order lo cornpty with current
le91sLqti￿.
Furfough In¢om•
Government grants ar• roMgnise(l M the perf(¥mance model. fwhen the tharity has complEd with
any condil*)ns attaching lo the grant and the grnnt be received. The grant in COnnect￿Tr to the
job relent¢'on scheme has been ￿OgniSed in the peiiod to which the unoertying furtoughed slaff
eo$ts relate to. I￿luded in income is an arne￿￿1 of £50,659 in rnspect of the Coronaviru$ Job
Retenti￿ Stheme.
PublICa￿On$
As in previous years tro postage costs retsti)y to the distnbut¢on of the SOE Nows are incknled
under th15 heading.
For•i9n ¢urnncles
Tran5Xtions expressed in foreyn cu(rerKies are transL*d ￿¢0 slerfiTrJ and recorded al rates of
exchange apyoximalry lo those ruling at the dale of Ihe transadk?n. ￿￿etary 95sel$ and
liatslthes are Iranskted at rates ruling at the balance sheet date. All differences are taken lo the
SOFA
xll. Income and expendltur•
As permitted by secI￿n 408 of the Companies Act 20C6. the income and ext￿￿j11￿re of the
parent undertaking nol presented as part ol these accounts.
xlll. Fln8ncl•l Instr￿lan¢S
If the charty has any basi¢ fmancml instruments. Itw a￿ initRIty recognised al transaction valug
and subsequenlly measured at amortised costs usY8 the effecbve interest rneth￿J. Financial
assets held al amortbSed cost comprise ¢ash an(1 and ￿ hand, together with tr* and other
debtors. Fin•r￿la1 Iiakn'lrt￿ hèbj * amtyttsed cost eomprt5e irnde and other cr8drtor5.
Inve5trnents, including bonds held as part of an investrnenl portfolio are held at fair value at I
Balance Sheel date, V￿(h gains and losses beirnJ rwni59d vthhin incryne and expendilure.
lnVestrn￿ts in SU￿diary undertakings are hekl at cost less impaimienl.
xlv. G6ft Ald
Donations lo the charity are reco9ni8tsJ a¥ an expense eitherwhen wd or at the date
when the company has a *gal 1otrj.lrty to make the d(>nafron payment, if eartier.
Taxallon
As a registered Charity. the Souety is not lth lo Tax t)n its income.

THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
SOC￿Of Operations Engineers
Not•s to the Ilnanclal stalements for th¢ year ended 31 Deeembèr 2021
Incom• from ¢h•riW>l• •¢livtti
Y••r to
31.12.21
Y•ar to
31.12.20
Actlvltlos In fvrth•ranc• ol tho charws obJKts
Membershlp
Educatton and Evenis
Publicatkins
Income Ir¢)m regK>nal grcwps and cenlres
Rocrfn rwlal and sundry iFwme
1.303.523
212.026
170.959
7.726
149.447
1.843.681
1.318.462
81.829
139,100
12.576
193.717
1.745.6•4
Commerclal tradlng operallons
The Soctety has a subsidiary Ihat h85 been Iradwig ynce 11 October 1993 and pays all its proffts to The
Society of OperalwJns Engineers by gift akj. The wnc*al aC1￿￿Y of Ihe Comp•w 15 to raw funds n ordar
to prO[￿le the avns of the Socpty.
The s(￿￿ty hO￿&￿j in thè issued ordinary sh¥e ¢aprtal of£100 is as folows:
Country of
Reglslrallon
R•gl•tratlon
Numb•r
Proportlpn hdd
31.1221
31.12.20
IRTE SeNices Llmited England and Wa
2854868
100%
A summary of IR TE Serrtes Limthl's results arg $lv*n I)e1￿ a￿1 wirted acetsunts *ill bg filed with Ihe
Registrar of Companies at Companies House.
Profit Ind for th• y•ar •nded 3100¢omb•r 2021
Year to
31.1221
YKr lo
31.12.20
TuTnov•r
354,725
349,846
E¥p•ndi¢urè
Cost of sales
Administrative expenses
(281,042)
16,517)
(287,5591
67.166
(288.2601
{6,301)
1294,561)
S5,285
Opfjrallng PffjfiV(Losyl
Interest receivable
556
PrOf￿(LO$S) on ordinary acllvltl•s
67.202
$5,841
Net ILossylncome from Joint Venture
(135.5581
366,599
ILos$yPront betorn gm and taxaUoTr
(68.3561
422.440
Amount gthed to the
{422.8041
(LossVProfit bth)re taxallon
TaxatK)n
168.356)
{3641
Rotslnod profft for lh• y
The company incurred M(P￿ation tax n) Ihe year of £MI12020.. £N*) No further proNision for corptr*Min
tax has been made on the eompanls Profrt f(K the year due to of donab.ng all rts tax adjusted
profits avaW)le for dislribub.on under grfl to its uRmale parent undertakn.ng Wth￿ nino months of eaGh
year*ftd date and because the crynpany eaty im*mented FRS 102 para 29.14
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THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Society of Operations Engineers
Noles to tha flnanclal statements for the yaar ended 31 Devmber 2021
Comrnerclal tr•dlng op•rations 1¢¢>1￿1nu*dj
As•t
31.1121
IRTE S•rvleè# Umlt•d
Th• aggr•gats ol the ass•ts, Ilabllhl•¥ arrfl funds w•s:
31.1220
Assets
Liabibties
401,$32
(179.7241
744.568
1454.404)
Fund¥
221.808
The Gost8 of the Commercial Vehth SIKM LLP man￿m￿l team toialliry £259.599 (2020..
£259.0281 arè retharged tr> IRTE s￿¥￿e$ Limited by the SOE One of the tenanls occupying
offi.ce space in the SOE buidiThJ is a firrn ol soh"citors wh￿h w￿ludeS amrrfJ5t ifs partners.
director of IR TE Seivus Limited. The contraclual arrangern￿ are at ams length and the tenant
pays rent at a commercial r*e. IRTE serv￿ Limited £422,804 a5 Gift AKI to the SOE in
respect of Ihè 2020 profit. The direclcKs ot IRTE sery￿eS Limited have ￿reed not lo declare a
Gift Akl (h)natith) for 2021.
At 31.12.21
Al 31.12.20
Amunl O￿n9 bylltol p¥ent coryyany {￿lUded in liabthl*s)
423 197
Jolnt Ventur•
IRTE Services Liffthd has a 33.33% ntefest in Commercial Vehicle Strthi Limrted Liabilty
Partnership.
Y•ar to 30 Jufft• 2021
P¥tn•rnhip
Swnmwy financlal Infomiaiion gfth¢
CV Show LLP
share
Pr4)flt and Loss Account
TurrKwer
Year lo 30 June 2021
{41X.675J
(135.558
op8rab.ng ILossyProfft
Interest receivable
PartnepJ' Assei
loo,￿
Balance Sh•01
Current Assets
Cwrenl Lvabilit
A6 •t 30 Jun• 2020
2.405.551
801,850
{2.105.551}
1701,850)
Net Assets
300,(NJO
100,(100
Represent&J by.
Partners, Capitsl Accrmmts
Partners, Current Accwnts
100,IMI
100.OIJJ
The Parthershp prepares ￿￿ounts to 30 June atKI ts aLK)ve •xlrx¢ 15 It￿e10￿ from the most
reunlty available ac¢￿jnts.
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THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Society of Operations Engineers
Notes to thc financlal statomonts for the year endod 31 Decombor 2021
6a. Analysi$ ol ch•rlt•bl• expendlturn
Staff
Support
Costs
Other Dlrg
Costs
Total
Yfrar to 31 D0GfrM￿r 2021
S8fyices to ervJinee¥s
R09ional groups and eentres
Publication$
Edu&￿100
Marketing. tA)mmittees ond exhiNt#Ms
Governance
430.807
33.852
58,196
126.491
202.638
105.022
239.441
18.815
32.345
70.303
112.627
56,371
28.055
87,316
350,778
14.588
113.327
32.6
698,302
139.983
441.319
211.382
428.592
19S.049
957,006
531,9112
626,720
2,115.627
Y￿1 to 31 Dè¢•mb•r 2020 (Pflor Year)
Services to enginegTs
Regic4BI groups and ¢entre¥
Publlcath)ns
Education
Markeling. commfftees and exhibl¥Ms
Govem8nce
475,080
49,074
60.349
734,743
207.857
103.987
235.334
24.309
29,894
66.746
lo2.￿3
51.510
50.616
102.492
414.855
6.561
43,850
33.903
761,030
175.875
505.098
208.050
354,670
189,400
1.031.0
510.7
652.277
2.194.123
6b. Analys18 of support costs
Flnaneb•l
Costs 0eprncla￿0
Prnmisej
Total
Engineers
Regions
Publications
Education
M8rketinglPubkity
Govemance
47.949
3.768
6,477
14.078
22.554
11.689
73.125
5.746
9.878
21.471
34.396
17.826
2,163
170
292
635
1.018
527
29.246
2.298
3.951
8.587
13.757
7.130
86.958
6.833
11.747
25.532
40.902
21,199
239,441
18.815
32.345
70.303
112.627
58.371
Total Support
106,515
162.442
4.805
193,170
531.902
Tot41 Support costs
95,615
131.189
19.270
61,030
203.652
510,756
6¢. Governan￿ costs ar• mad• up olthe lollowln9:
Govemance costs include audit fees of £18.60012020: £17.800I. non audit fe&s of £3.35012020.' £3.585). AI
16 Truste￿ (including Ihe 7 Direct￿8 of IRTE SeTvKe5 Ltd} claim oui of pocket expen$e$ in relatim tr) travel
and subsistence costs for atterrflanc? at meelings and representslion events amounliry 10 £7.43112020'.
£10,344}; Trustees. and Offrters. liabilty w)surance £2.9S2 (2020.. £2.738Tr: rwnamider is expendilure on 18981
ond otlw adminlstralivo costs an Sp￿rt￿nManI ol ¥laff tine.
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THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Society of Operations Engineers
Notes lo Ihe financial statements for the year ended 31 DeceM￿r 2021
Tanglble flxed assots
Land and
buildings
freehold
Computer and
Group and Sochty
Cost
Cost al 31 December 2020
Ad(litsons
Cost at 31 December 2021
Total
2,257,845
132.617
8.607
141.224
2.390.462
8,607
2.399.069
2.257.845
Depr•¢lallon
Balance at 31 Decenkner 2020
Charge for the year
Balance al 31 December 2021
567,406
88.709
656,115
105,215
14.565
119.780
672.621
103.274
775.895
N•t book value at 31 D¢umbor 2021
1.601.730
1.623,174
N•1 book valuo at 31 Docomber 2020
1690.439
27.402
1.717.841
Intsnglble fixed ass•ts
Digital
Group and SoGiety
Cost
Cost at 31 Decernbew 2020
Additions
Fully depreaated and wrbtten off
Cosl al 31 December 2021
449.485
449,485
Depre¢latlon
Balance at 31 December 2020
Charge for the year
Asset Write downs from previous yoars
Balance at 31 December 2021
178.860
89,897
268.757
Net book value at 31 De¢•mb•r 2021
180.728
Not l)ook valu• at 31 00￿Mb￿ 2020
270.625
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THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Society of Operations Engineers
Notes to the flnanclal statements for the yoar ended 31 D•c•mber 2021
Inv•stments
Group
Llstsd stocks and shar
UK Gitts and other fixed inlerest
UK Equities
Abtematives & Hedge Funds
Overseas investments
31.1221
31.12.21
IA•￿1 V￿u•
31.12.20
Cost
31.12.20
Ilarket Valu•
194.897
736.424
434.807
769.149
209.389
1.190.148
466.114
1.225,992
194.322
771.026
263.717
782.919
220.069
,114,897
271.695
1.119.117
Inv•stments lolal
2 1352n
3.091.643
2 725,778
Year to
31.1221
Year to
31.12,20
overnonts durfng th• y•¥
Group
MaTkel value as at slart ol year
Purchases du(in9 the year
Sales at market value prior to disposal
unreakn.sed {lo$s}Igan on rwalualion
Non market Iransaction5
2.725,778
297.041
1268.901)
337.369
2.703.393
598,357
{652.029)
75.999
Market value as al end ol
3 091643
2 725 778
Realised gain on disp)sal of investments
Unrealised {loss}Igain on revaluation
Gainl(losses) on non market transaclx)n$
Net gainslOossg91 M rnvaluation and dispo￿ of In%￿lMen¢S
{32,798)
75.999
58
43.259
337.369
356
355.783
Inv•stmenls over 5%
The folbwwy investments have a mafket valualion of over 5% ofthe knlal vweslmenl va￿ation.
JP Moryan Asset Mgrs (UK) US Equity Incom8 Hedged £146.596 (5.WA)
The So•,$ inVestrn￿ts indudo a further £100 Investrnent in IRTE Services Limrfed (see note 41.
10. Deblors
Sochty
31.12.21
31.12.20
31.12.21
31.1120
Trade deblors (less bad debls)
Owed by 8ubsidiary undertaking
VAT
Other debtoryJ
Prepayments and Kcrued income
177.427
74.359
157.735
56.102
423.197
16,610
18.325
(138.094)
89,812
129 145
368.881
100.597
89.812
266 674
100.597
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THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Society ofoperdtions Engineers
Notes to the flnaneial statements lor the year ended 31 D•cernbar 2021
11. Cash and bank balances
Group
31.1220
S￿Iety
31.12.21
31.12.20
31.1121
Oeposlt and curfent accounts
Cash Ki hand
1,232,329
100
1.232.429
919.036
2ty)
950.490
100
660.622
200
660.822
12. Cr•ditOfS: •rnounts falling du•
wlthln one ye•f
Group
31.12.20
31.1221
31.12.21
31.12.20
Subscrplions in advance
Trade and other creditors
Social sact1￿ and Olhgr taxes
VAT
cruals and deferred income
548.977
228.704
30.368
153n
126.794
934.308
521.467
229.318
31.100
723
130.994
548.977
211.364
30.368
521.467
229.073
31,100
121.094
911 803
117.364
899.004
Creditor accruals totalled £ Nil {2020: £Nil}. The deferred inccffne incl￿185 office rental income frorn
tenants.
.13. Caplt•l Commltments and Op•ratlng Leases
During 2020. the Group entered into 8 Ihree year operating lease ag￿ment to hire Iwo office
pholo¢opiers. The quarte￿ payment i￿ludeS the renlal and mainter¢arKe of these equiprnenl. The
ovtstsnding Contractual rental payments at year end totaifgd £5.252 (2020: £6.848)
14. L•s$or k¢ountlng
The Group has a numbei of lease and lieence ￿ ¢mipy 89reemenls tmth lenants ottupying office space
on the ground and second Ib)ors of 22 Green￿al Place. These ag￿eM￿ts are open ended wrth not¢e
periods of either Ihree (ILY liceftces lo occupyi or six (for leases) month$ fequired foi eilher party to
terminalo the agreement.
The annual irKome from lh8￿ agreements. sh￿k1 no temiination take place 1$ £124.067
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THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
ScKiety of Operations Engineers
Notes to Iho financial slatom•nts for lh• year ended 31 D8￿mber 2021
15. R•s•rv•8
Gener41
R•glon•l
Tol•l
R•s•rv•¥
Year lo 31 D•C•m￿r 2021
Group
Balance at 31 December 2020
SurplusllOeficrt} for thè year
8alance at 31 December 2021
5.278,650
67.999
5,346,649
85.065
18,9011
76.164
5,363.715
59,098
S.422,813
Represented by
Fixed assets
Cash al bank and in hand
Qther nel current assets
4.995.54S
1.156.265
1805.161)
5.346.649
4.995,545
1,232,429
{805.161
5.422,813
f6.164
76. 164
8Klety
Balancg 8131 De¢ember 2020
Surplusl(Deficill for the year
Balance al 31 Decernber 2021
4.988.586
136.356
5.124.942
85.065
18,9011
76.164
5.073.651
127.1155
5.201106
Re￿sented by
Fixed assets
Cash at bank and in hwKS
Other net current assets
4.89S.645
874.426
1645.129)
5.124.942
4.895,645
950.590
1645.1291
5.201.106
76,164
76, 164
Year to 3100¢ombor 20ZQ
Group
Balance al 31 December 2019
SurplusllDeficill for the year
Balance al 31 December 2020
5.211.OW2
67,558
5.278.650
93.038
(7,971
85,¢xs
5.304.128
59,587
5.363,71S
Reprgsenled by
Fixed asséts
Cash at bank and in h￿d
Other net current assets
4.814.244
834.171
{369.765)
5,278.650
4,814.244
919.236
{369.76S)
5.363.715
85.065
85.065
So¢l•ty
Balance al 31 December 2019
SurplusllDeftcill for ye*
Balance al 31 December 2020
4.920.664
67,922
4.988.$86
93.036
(7.9711
85.06S
5,013,71X)
59.951
5,073.651
Roprnsented by
Fixed assets
Cash at bank arKI in h•KI
Other net ¢urrenl assets
4.714.344
575.757
{301.515
4.988.586
4,714.344
660.822
1301,515)
5.073.651
85.C65
85,065
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THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Society of Operations Engineers
Notes to tho financial statomonts for the year ended 31 D0￿mber 2021
16. St•ff
Yoarto
31.12.21
Year to
31.1220
The I￿al staff emohJments induding taxth beneffts for the ye#r:
Gross sa￿￿e$ pem)an8nt and t•mp(*ary $taff
Employerfs Nl
Employerfs pensk
fe assurance cover
804.285
87,030
56.045
3,930
869.175
93.985
59.194
4.692
1027 046
Redundancy and temination paymgnts tolalling £1.614 (2020: £11.813) were paKI during Ihe year.
2021
2020
Key Management (defined as the senior management team):
Totsl emolument$ including Ioxabk benefit5 for Ihe year
552.687
602,964
During the year. payrnents tolaifing £l.800 {2020'. EN4￿ wefft patd to a Trustee as fees In conneclM with
workslK)p Inspect￿￿$ on behalf IRTE SeNKes Ltd. No other payments were made except IOT out of pocket
expenses 6c).
2021
2020
Average numbw ol emtheos *sed by function was:
Charitable expendit￿1¢
Management, adminislrath)n and supwt
CV ShN fflana9ement leam
18
19
24
25
Nufflber ol staff whose emolLments lèxcludiNJ pensions} induding
taxable beneffts from the SoGiaty exceeded E60.IYJ):
£70,001- £80.000
£8a,001 - £80.000
£90.001- £100.000
£100,000 - £110.000
£110.000. £120,000
2021
2020
The Socièty's pgnsion contribution for any member of staff whose ern0luff￿ts exceed £60.(￿0 15 paMI at
the ¥ame rale a$ app￿.￿ts1e to all staff ¢lKJible to join the group personal pension ￿heMe.
17. Soclety P•nsl¢)n Arranqemènts
The Societrls contribulions m*le orb behalf of eligible employes in th8 yw amounted to £71.383 (2020..
£75,866). {Also see note 1(wi) of the accounts.)

THE SociEfY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
Society of Operattons Engineers
Notes to Ihe15nanclal slatements for the ￿ar ended 31 December 2021
18. The Councll of Management
The Trustee Board ￿nsIsts of 16 members including the ¢hair3 01 Ihe 5 Profossional S¢clor Councils. No
romungralion or other benefit in monoy or Mov￿￿$ bwrth vrds given by the S¢x*ety lo any othgr mgmber of
the Board except out ol p￿ke1 expense5 (see n¢*e tr).
19. Voluntsers
Th8 TTuslee5 are grateful kn thg Inva￿able time supp(xt given by the 200 volunteers who $11 on
Ihe Trustee Boafd, IRTE SeThices Board. fNe Profession81 Sector Couneils. the Membership & Professional
Standards Committee and R•gic￿81 Committ•as.
20. Uablllty ol Members
The Society is a company limited by gu￿1￿0 and Clause 8 of its M8morandum olAssrtiation states that
Ihe maxirnum contribution for wl¥ch a member can be Ikqble in the event ol the Soclety's I￿UMIation 1$ £10.
21. Dorniant Companl•s
Th8 fdkmiing companies are subsi(fvaries of SOE twt did not trade the year..
Country of
Rfjglstratlon:
Reglstratlpn Reserves
Mumb•r
31.12.20
Reserves
31.12.20
In¥tiluttm of Plant Engineers
Inslilule of Road Transport Engw*w5
EThJland & Wab85
Engl8rKI & Wabs
419646
395541
1.OlX)
1.000
1.000
1,000
Bolh of these companies are Imited by gu*antee.
22. Flnanclal Instruments
At Ihe balance sheet date. Ihe consolidated group held financial assets al amortised cost comprising
investment in joint venture. tvade debtorn. other debtols and cash and deposits of £1,509.856 (2020".
£1,456.8421 and financial I￿t1"hIleS at am0￿"Se¢l eost comprising trade and ¢)ther credrtc￿s and acefuals of
£385.279 (2020.. £392.135).
Total interest income receNe¢l ￿ respect of fwwncial assets hekl at amortised cost ￿talbod £6312020:
£4771. Tho charity hekl financk41 awl$ at fair value through invJrn8 or expenditure cornpany investments ol
£3,091.64312020'. £2.725,7781. 147ovements in the year through the Statement of Financial Activities
comprise dividend In￿Me of £62,515 {2020= £57.861) and net gains of £355.78312020.. £43.259)