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CLIFTON SCIENTIFIC TRUST LIMITED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31 MARCH 2025

Company Registration Number 04167862 Charity Number 1086933

CLIFTON SCIENTIFIC TRUST LIMITED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Contents PAGES
Report of the trustees 1 to 4
Reference and administrative information 5
Independent Examiner’s report 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Balance sheet 8
Notes to the financial statements 9 to 15

CLIFTON SCIENTIFIC TRUST LIMITED

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comply with statutory requirements, the governing document and the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.

Objectives and Activities

The objective of the charity is to promote excellence and relevance in science education through pupil participation in open-ended programmes of real scientific exploration and application.

In more detail, the charity’s objects are the advancement of education in such ways as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales, and specifically:

Structure Governance and Management

The trustees aim to meet regularly as a management committee. Day to day responsibility for the running of the trust is delegated to Dr E S Albone who is one of the trustees.

A strategic review was carried out which identified the major risks to which the organization is exposed. The review resulted in systems being put in place to manage those risks. The trustees will carry out an annual review of the risks faced and the procedures established to manage those risks. Internal risks are minimized by the implementation of effective internal control procedures which ensures both appropriate authorisation of all transactions and projects and consistent quality of delivery for all operational aspects of the charity. These procedures are periodically reviewed for their continuing effectiveness.

We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities.

Achievements and Performance

Clifton Scientific Trust continues to implement innovative programmes which enable school students of all ages and backgrounds to share the enriching experience of participation in real-life science and engineering through direct engagement with professionals from the world of science, engineering and medicine.

Interacting with professionals, students question, discuss and think for themselves. In the process, particularly in the Trust’s UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop programme, they not only deepen their understanding of science and engineering way beyond the curriculum, but they also build invaluable presentational and international team-working soft skills and grow in confidence and pride in their achievements, while also developing a global awareness and having their eyes opened to opportunities open to them. This experience has proved to be particularly valuable for students from less privileged backgrounds.

In the current year we have continued our two principal programmes, one our UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop Programme (we have run some 28 such Workshops hosted in universities in Britain and in Japan since 2001), and the other, our Meet-a-Medic programme with Primary Schools in the Bristol area (running

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since 2005). Both have great scope to develop and expand, further engaging more schools, more universities and more scientists/engineers/medics given the resource.

1 2024 UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop was hosted at Cambridge University, July 2024. Following our established pattern, the 2024 Cambridge Workshop brought together 53 post-16/Senior High School students from 13 schools, equally split between schools from UK and Japan, together with accompanying teachers. Participants lived closely together for a week, the Japanese and the British students sharing rooms and taking part in our student-centred evening programme of activities and discussions which enhanced intercultural understanding and international bonding.

As Young Scientists, the students worked in small international teams as guests of 5 science/engineering research groups across the university, where they were presented with an open-ended research challenge devised by their scientist/engineer hosts and related to their own research programme.

Even in just a few days, the students experienced real life scientific exploration which went far beyond anything they could encounter in school, and where questioning, thinking for themselves and (international) teamwork were essential. At the end of the week, each team gave a presentation of their achievements and answered questions in front of an audience which contained distinguished guests. The quality of the presentations demonstrated just how much the students were able to achieve in just a few days.

Accompanying teachers took responsibility for their students, observed but did not take part in the projects, and networked, sharing good practice, not least through the Teachers’ Forum which is always part of the Workshop, taking back what they had gained to their own schools.

The projects that the students worked on involved the following:

2 2025 UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop proved a very successful Workshop also hosted in Cambridge University, July 2025. This will be reported in our Trustees’ Report for the year 2025-2026. For further information see www.ukjapanscienceworkshop.com The Trust is currently planning a 2026 UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop in Tokyo.

3 The Meet-a-Medic Programme Meet-a-Medic continues with great effect. During the year to March 2025, Clifton Scientific Trust worked with 4 Bristol Primary Schools in Brislington, Whitchurch and Knowle Park with classes ranging from Year 3 to Year 6. The programme, devised and run in close partnership with the Galenicals (The University of Bristol Medical Student Society), has been handed on from generation to generation of medical students in the current format since 2005. Medical students give their free time as unpaid volunteers, this year contributing 45 medical student afternoons in these schools.

The programme is as popular with the medical students who devise the afternoons in association with the Trust as with the schools. The Galenicals gain invaluable experience in relating to young children, as well as encountering the sharp minds of excited, questioning children from all backgrounds.

In summary, medical students work with classes (commonly 2-4 medical students per class). bringing their experience and knowledge of medicine to the pupils through dialogue, mutual questioning, presentations and practical activity, with the specific aims of raising pupil aspiration, stimulating questioning, providing positive role models and supporting the curriculum. Written feedback routinely requested from the teachers indicate that these objectives are very well met. Medicine proves to be a most effective context for engaging primary school

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pupils. The Trust makes no charge to the schools for these events and we are always welcomed back. The medical student volunteers are excellent ambassadors for science in general and for medicine in particular.

4 Clifton Scientific Trust remains an active member of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee and has been invited to contribute an article on its UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop programme for the 2025 Winter edition of “Science in Parliament”. Trust Director Eric Albone also values his continued membership of the UK-Japan 21[st] Century Group.

5 The Trust thanks our distinguished Patrons, the Earl of St Andrews, Professor Dame Athene Donald FRS, Professor Anthony Cheetham FRS, and Mr Mouhssin Ismail for their valued support and encouragement, as well as all have supported and participated in our programmes.

Further information can be found on our website www.clifton-scientific.org

Financial Review

During the year ending 2025, the gross income was £86,238 (2024: £102,320) and the expenditure £81,363 (2024: £66,369). The net income for the year was £4,875 (2024: £35,951).

Reserves

The Trust Deed places no restrictions on the investment powers of the trustees.

The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (“the free reserves”) held by the charity, should be between 3 and 6 months of the expenditure excluding direct expenditure on workshops. This equates to between £2,033 and £4,065 in general funds. At this level the trustees feel that they would be able to continue the current activities of the organisation in the event of a significant drop in funding. It would obviously be necessary to consider how the funding would be replaced or activities changed accordingly. At the balance sheet date there were free reserves of £35,118 which is above the reserves policy (2024: £30,393).

Trustees

The trustees, who are directors for the purpose of company law, who served the charity during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 5.

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Responsibilities of the trustees

The trustees (who are also directors of Clifton Scientific Trust Limited for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report (incorporating the directors’ report) and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Small company provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under part 15 of the companies Act 2006.

Registered office Dr E S Albone MBE 49 Northumberland Road Signed by order of the Redland trustees Bristol BS6 7BA

Approved by the trustees on 15 December 2025

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CLIFTON SCIENTIFIC TRUST LIMITED

REFERENCE & ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Status

Clifton Scientific Trust Limited is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association incorporated 26 February 2001 and the Companies Act 2006. Its company registration number is 04167862 and its charity number is 1086933.

Trustees

As set out in the Memorandum and Articles, the board of trustees exists to oversee the running of the charitable company.

The board of trustees has the power at any time to appoint any person to be a trustee.

The charitable company can, from time to time, by ordinary resolution, increase or reduce the number of trustees. The charitable company may by ordinary resolution, of which special notice has been given, remove any trustee.

The trustees (who are directors for the purpose of company law) who served during the year and since the year end were as follows:

Dr E S Albone MBE Prof M J Miles FRS M Evans Dr R Mizuta A Ringrose (appointed 24 June 2024) C Wilde (appointed 14 October 2025) A Weizhen Li (appointed 12 September 2025) S E Lebbon (appointed 30 June 2025) Prof D Reynolds CBE (resigned 15 July 2025) A R Thornhill KC (resigned 16 June 2025)

Secretary

E S Albone

Registered office

49 Northumberland Road, Redland, Bristol, BS6 7BA

Independent examiner

Joshua Kingston BSc FCA, Burton Sweet Limited, The Clock Tower, 5 Farleigh Court, Old Weston Road, Flax Bourton, Bristol, BS48 1UR.

Bankers

Lloyds TSB, 58 Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1RQ.

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CLIFTON SCIENTIFIC TRUST LIMITED

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS’ REPORT

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the 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 matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

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.

Joshua Kingston, BSc FCA

Burton Sweet Limited The Clock Tower 5 Farleigh Court Old Weston Road Flax Bourton Bristol BS48 1UR

Date: 15 December 2025

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CLIFTON SCIENTIFIC TRUST LIMITED

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Including Income & Expenditure Account) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Note
Income from:
Donations and grants
2
Charitable activities
3
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
4
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure)
6
Total funds at 1 April
13
Total funds at 31 March
13
Unrestricted
Funds
£
3,295
61,293
64,588
59,863
59,863
4,725
30,393
35,118
Restricted
Funds
£
21,650
-
21,650
21,500
21,500
150
5,000
5,150
Total Funds
2025
£
24,945
61,293
86,238
81,363
81,363
4,875
35,393
40,268
Total Funds
2024
£
27,420
74,900
102,320
66,369
66,369
35,951
(558)
35,393

The charity has no recognised gains or losses other than the results for the year as set out above.

All of the activities of the charity are classed as continuing.

All movement in funds in the year and the prior year are in unrestricted funds.

See note 16 for fund- accounting comparative figures The notes on pages 9 to 15 form part of these financial statements

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CLIFTON SCIENTIFIC TRUST LIMITED

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

Company registration number: 04167862

Note
Current Assets
Debtors
10
Cash at bank
2025
2024
£
£
23,263
28,442
19,525
11,451
Creditors : Amounts falling due within one year
11
42,788
39,893
(2,520)
(4,500)
Net Current Assets 40,268
35,393
Net Assets 40,268
35,393
Funds
Unrestricted funds
14
Restricted funds
14
35,118
30,393
5,150
5,000
Total funds 40,268
35,393

For the year in question, the charitable company was entitled to exemption from an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Act.

The trustees/directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

These financial statements were approved by the trustees on …..................... and are signed on their behalf by:15 December 2025

Dr E S Albone MBE

The notes on pages 9 to 15 form part of these financial statements

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CLIFTON SCIENTIFIC TRUST LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1 Accounting policies

a) The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the historical cost convention (except where otherwise stated in the accounting policy note) and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019, and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and the Companies Act 2006.

The charity is a public benefit entity as defined under FRS102.

There are no material uncertainties affecting the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.

b) Income from donations is included as income when these are receivable, except as follows: I. When donors specify that donations given to the charity must be used in future accounting periods, the income is deferred until those periods;

II. When donors impose conditions which have to be fulfilled before the charity becomes entitled to use such income, the income is deferred until the pre-conditions have been met.

c) Grants are recognised within the accounts as they become receivable. Grants receivable in the accounting period in respect of future accounting periods are deferred until those periods. All material grants are disclosed in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice.

d) Expenditures are recognised in the period in which they are incurred. Governance costs are included within charitable activities. Expenditure includes attributable VAT which cannot be recovered.

e) Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful life of that asset as follows:

Office equipment - 33% p.a. straight line

f) Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.

g) Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Expenditure which meets these criteria is charged to the fund. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

h) Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

i) Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition.

j) Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably.

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CLIFTON SCIENTIFIC TRUST LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2 Income from: Donations and grants

Donations
Grants
Unrestricted
Funds
£
3,295
-
3,295
Restricted
Funds
£
15,650
6,000
21,650
Total Funds
2025
£
18,945
6,000
24,945
Total Funds
2024
£
21,420
6,000
27,420

All income from donations and grants received during 2024 was unrestricted, with the exception of £5,000 in donations and £6,000 in grants which were restricted.

3 Income from: Charitable activities

UK - Japan Young Scientist Workshops Total Funds
2025
£
61,293
61,293
Total Funds
2024
£
74,900
74,900

4 Expenditure on: Charitable activities

Subscriptions and memberships
UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop costs
Support costs
Administration
Travel and subsistence
Telephone and Internet
Insurance
Governance costs (see note 5)
Unrestricted
Funds
£
795
51,733
1,372
1,306
1,175
962
2,520
59,863
Restricted
Funds
£
-
21,500
-
-
-
-
-
21,500
Total Funds
2025
£
795
73,233
1,372
1,306
1,175
962
2,520
81,363
Total Funds
2024
£
679
59,122
1,915
530
939
844
2,340
66,369

All expenditure from charitable activities in 2024 was unrestricted, with the exception of £6,000 restricted expenditure towards the workshop costs.

UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop costs related to organising and hosting events during the year. The costs were largely made up of the student/teacher travel and accommodation costs.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

5
Governance costs
Independent examiner's fee
6
Net income/(expenditure) for the year
This is stated after charging:
Independent examiner's fee
Trustees' remuneration
Payment of 3 (2024:1) trustee's travel and subsistence expenses
7
Staff costs and numbers
The aggregate payroll costs were:
Wages and salaries
Total Funds
2025
£
2,520
2,520
2025
£
2,520
-
392
2025
£
-
-
Total Funds
2024
£
2,340
2,340
2024
£
2,340
-
99
2024
£
-
-

A salary of £nil (2024: £nil) was paid out this year to Dr E S Albone, who is a Trustee.

Any payments of salaries to a trustee are paid in accordance with clause 5.3 of the company's memorandum of association.

No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000.

The average headcount of employees during the year was as follows:

Director 2025
No.
1
1
2024
No.
1
1

The total employment benefits received by key management personnel were £Nil (2024 £Nil).

The total trustees, key management personnel and related party donations in the year were £5,000 (2024: £Nil).

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CLIFTON SCIENTIFIC TRUST LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

8 Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

9 Trustees' Expenses

No amounts were paid to Trustees during the year for undertaking Trustee duties. The following amounts were paid to, or on behalf of, Trustees and connected persons for the specified reasons:

There were no waived Trustee expenses during the year or the previous year.

10 Debtors

Prepayments
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Accruals and deferred income
2025
£
23,263
23,263
2025
£
2,520
2,520
2024
£
28,442
28,442
2024
£
4,500
4,500

11 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

12 Deferred income

Deferred income brought forward
Amount released to income from charitable activities
Amount deferred in year
Deferred income carried forward
2025
£
2,160
(2,160)
-
-
2024
£
18,650
(18,650)
2,160
2,160

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CLIFTON SCIENTIFIC TRUST LIMITED

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

13 Movement in funds

Restricted Funds
UK-Japan Workshop 2024
UK-Japan Workshop 2025
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
At
01-Apr
2024
£
5,000
-
5,000
30,393
35,393
Income
£
16,500
5,150
21,650
64,588
86,238
Expenditure
£
(21,500)
-
(21,500)
(59,863)
(81,363)
At
31-Mar
2025
£
-
5,150
5,150
35,118
40,268

Restricted Funds

UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop 2023: Funds granted by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation to support the 2023 UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop.

UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop 2024: Funds donated to support the 2024 UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop.

UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop 2025: Funds donated to support the 2025 UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop.

Previous year

Restricted Funds
UK-Japan Workshop 2023
UK-Japan Workshop 2024
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
At
01-Apr
2023
£
-
-
-
(558)
(558)
Income
£
6,000
5,000
11,000
91,320
102,320
Expenditure
£
(6,000)
-
(6,000)
(60,369)
(66,369)
At
31-Mar
2024
£
-
5,000
5,000
30,393
35,393

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CLIFTON SCIENTIFIC TRUST LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

14 Analysis of net assets between funds

Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
Previous year
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
Other
Net assets
£
5,150
35,118
40,268
Other
Net assets
£
5,000
30,393
35,393
Total
Funds
£
5,150
35,118
40,268
Total
Funds
£
5,000
30,393
35,393

15 Company limited by guarantee

The company is limited by guarantee and as such has no issued share capital. In the event of the company being wound up the liability of the members is limited to £1 each.

16 Statement of Financial Activities comparative figures

Income from:
Donations and grants
Charitable activities
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure)
Total funds at 1 April
Total funds at 31 March
Unrestricted
Funds
£
16,420
74,900
91,320
60,369
60,369
30,951
(558)
30,393
Restricted
Funds
£
11,000
-
11,000
6,000
6,000
5,000
-
5,000
Total Funds
2024
£
27,420
74,900
102,320
66,369
66,369
35,951
(558)
35,393

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

17 Related party transactions

There are no transactions with trustees or other related parties other than those disclosed as required by the SORP elsewhere in the financial statements.

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