REGISTERED COMPANY.X'UMBER.. 67(W5
REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER.. 1127561
The British Omani Society
Report of the Trustees and
Financial Statements for the Year Ended
31 March 2025

The British Omani Society
Contents of the Financial Statements
For the Yvar Ended 31 March 2025
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Company Information
R4K>rt of the Trustees
Independent Auditor's Report
statement of Financial Activities
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Balance Sheet
Cash Flow 5tatemen*
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Note5 to the Financial Statements
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The British Omani Society
Company Information
For the Ycar Cndcd 31 March 2025
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER.. 6708685
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER
670WS (England and Wai¢s1
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER
I12￿7
PATRON
H.M. The￿1*an ofoman
FRESIDENT
H.E. The Ambawdorof theSultan&teofOmon
IT(USTEES
Maj-CcTh. Rl Astanfvrd CB M8E IClitriiJllartJ
MT C M Brcrzt. (Vice Clttttmttv)
Sheikh M H Al Ra￿.￿h1
Cvl. C, D Allen WKhMIGI. MBA
Mt M C Blshop FCA IHononTry Trea￿{￿rrI
MrOISBlake
Mrl NG B()wd¢D CMG OBE MVO
MrRKMDaud
Mr S F Di¢ksot)
Dr E Kendall BA MA Huns DPhil
Mi$5 D H Martin
M> E P M &mpson
SECRETARY
MTI RG Traill
REGISTERED AND PRINCIPALOFFICE
345ackvilleSlreel
London
WIS3ED
AUDITORS
Azets AuditServitr¥ Limited
Statutorv Audi*orsaDd Chartered Acctyuntants
Ashcombe Court
Woolsack Wav
G￿￿1[￿1￿
SUJTQY
GL.7 ILQ
PRINCIPAL BANKERS
Barcla)'5 Bank PLC
0￿ChurChill Pla¢
LorKio
E74 5HP
SOLicrroRS
Tw%%'er> & Hamlins LLP
3 Bunhill Ro￿.
London
ECIY 8YZ
PROPERTY MANAGERS
Clulto*$ LLP
? PL)rtman Stree
Lvndon
WIH6DU

The British Omani Society
Report of the Trustees
Fur the Year Endcd 31 M?wh 2025
REGisfÈRED COMPANY NUMBER.. 6708685
The d1￿CtOrS (Telerred to herein as the Tru5tees'1 of The British Ornani S(Kiety la'd)aritable company, roferred to heT¢in a$ th¢
'Charily' or the tritty'l presont Ihcir annual rcpott with the financial SlateTllcnt￿ of the Charity for the Year ended 31 MaTch
2025. The TnJStLYS have adopted IbE pruvisiurts uf Statemenl of Recommendvd PraEtice I'￿)R￿l'A(Co￿ntlns and Rwrlin8 by
Charilie5' applicable lo charilies preparing their ¥counts in acCordar￿c with th¢ Financial Roportins Standard effLtt5ve I lattuary
2015 lthe.chatit1￿5oRp 2015 (FR5 Iini,. in preparin%lhi5 annual TeFwrt and financial slaleTT￿nt$.
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The Charity's 8oveTThins documenl is its Articles of AsXKtalion. dat¥d 4 july 2(V13. By a Special Re8clulion pa35ed at the Annual
GEneTal MEeling held on 19 Ivly 2024, the Lharity resolved to chans£ its name from Tho AftgloQmani 5oocty to ThL. British
Omani &Kioty. which was T¢8iStered at Companie5 House 14 August 2024.
The Charity is an EDsli¥h TegistEred compafty. limited by guarantee with no sharecapital. It 1$ aly)a togistered UK charity. The
liability of thc ChaTIty'S membors is limited, such Ihht vaeh member OF the Charity PTUTnises. if the Charily l5 di%5Tr1ved while he
or she is a t￿Mber or Within twelve months after he QT she ceases to be a membcr. to contribute Such Sum (not excoodins £Jl a5
may dcmanded of him or towards the paym¢nt of tho debts and liabilities uf thL. Charlty incurred ￿ffOr￿ he or She reasE5
to ￿ a membcr, and the C￿ts, char8es and eypenw nf wihdinx-up the&xiety'. and low4rd5 adju%tmenls of the rights of the
ci)ntribuloTie5 among themselves.
ITr pursuance of 115 chaTilable ￿￿"e(live8. the ChaTIIy is Tnanaged by a duly elocted Board of TTU5t¢os lthe'Board'l which wverns
Iho ChaTity'5 aclivibQS in accordance with i15 ATticlc5 uf As9(*iation. TheTrusleLEcvTOirm that they have cornplied WTih the duty
in SEclion4 of Ihc Chartties, Act 2(Mkn. lo have due Tesard to the Charity Comrnis510D'5 general Suida￿E on public benofit.
Tho Tru5tCf5 arc respon￿lble for manasins the rT5ks factd by the Charity and treat risk t[￿n>P￿t￿eTht as 3 priority. Accordinsly. a
Risk S￿￿c0[￿r￿Ittee of the Board carries out regular rEVleWS of the Charity's main aTea5 of Tisk. includin8 health and salety
rnalter5. and approwiate policies and prarti(e5 have b¢ett implementod so as to TDinimi* •ny adverse impact on the Charity
arising froTD such risks.
TRUSTEES. MANAGEMENf AND ThEIR INTERESTS
Ttustees
The Trust￿S at the date ol this report or who served durins the year ended 31 March 2025. togelhor with Ihcir T¢5￿17ve
Te5pon5ibilil￿S, Wert.
lajcen. Rl A StsnFoTd CB MBE (OTttirffldNJ
Mr C M Brcezc (Vicg LhAimiAnl
Sheikh M H Al Rawahi
Col. C D All¢n ￿M, WKhMIGI. MBA
Mr M L Bishop FCA (Hoiiowry TYg.sureTI
Mr O F. % Blake
MT I N G BtTrwd¢rt CMG OBE MVO
MrRKMDaud
Mrs F Dickson
Dr E Kondall BA MA Hons DPhil
Ms Kl KinniDmont ITe5isDed 9 &ptembpY 20241
Mis5 D H MaTIip
Ms E. P M Simpson
Managing CotrwiTltee
A MaThaRing Comtnit¢o¢ of T￿SteeS cornprisin& Maj¢rt￿ R l A Stanlorij las ChaiTtnaDI. Mr C M BTeeze135 Vice-chairmanl. Mr
M C Bishop (Honurary TrEasurerl and Mr l R G Traill l£ecfetaryl is r￿￿nsIble for over5¢ein8 tho day-ttrday managotnont of tho
ioty.
Day4￿daY thaila8Èmetttof lh¢ Charity
The day-to4ay tnanagemont of the Socioty 15 carricd ovt by tho Ssxiety's Director who Tepvrt5 to the Chairn)an OT in his/heT
bsence the Vico-chairman, assisted by the ComTnunicatlOn5 Manaxer. the F.venls & ProsTamtning A%sistartl. the Di%ilal
arkelinR Membership Afsibtant and Interns at ccrtsin timt￿ OF tho yoar. Following Tcgular performance reviews. the ChaiTtnan
and the Vico-chairmath d¢ttTmittQ tho annual rcmuDcTatiun of key nunaRemènt FYTSI)nnel.

The Brttish Omani S(Kiety
Report of the Trustees
For thE Year Ended 31 MaTch 2025
REGISTERED CDMPANY NUMBER. 67(W5
TRUSTEES. MANAGEMENT AND THEIR INTERESIS toittlitued
Oynisalion31 structure
The I"rustees, Jll of are nonfxerulive. meel 35 a Board on a regular basis to review the 5tTalegy and peTformaDrf of the
Charity. lo con51dcT gr3Dt 4ppliralion$, and to set owrhting plans and budsets. The Chairrnan, and ID his/hor a￿nce Ihc vI￿-
ChairmaD, in consullalioD with thg &yr¢tsry and the mana8emenl lehm is responsible for setlins the a%enda for such meetings.
for managins Ihe tnepling5, and for erL5urIns that 311 mattors arising are properly considered and addTC55od. Thc Board may
eloct a suknmrnitlce of TTuslcrs, ur rtiay Co￿Pt if*dividuals with relevanl experience. lo deal with 5PEcific i55ues QT topics.
Details uf thv Charity's profE5510nal advisuts are giVEn on pa8e l.
Rttitement. rettuitmentand appointment of TThgtees
At each artnutsl getterdl mootinB of tht, Charity. one third ol the TTUStees Tn￿t rvtlTe vflice The TruSt*s tv retirl. by rutalion
hall bETr whv have bL*n lunwt in oflice since their last appointment and ar¢ Qlisible for rc-election Al the same annual
general meotirtg.
Due to the nature of the Charity. Truslccs arc 5eloclcd on thc ba515 of theTr expcrttrtce and knowledge of Otnaft. thcir Particular
field of exwrtise and their ability to contributc lo thc well￿L￿¥ of the Charity. To enhance the wtential pool of Trustees, the
Charily I[￿kS resularly for new Trustee5 to enable Tt lo dEvvI()p and innovate within the existin8 programmes of work. and a150
lo devclop now prosramTnc5 OÉ work to cnhan¢c It5 impact in the cOmmu￿tieS it 5orves. The Board has reprosontalion from,"
diplurnatlc. hTVVeTnrnental, educativr&AI, milltary and cummercial links to Oman as well as expertise in UK lesal. charity and
accounlins Tcquircmcn15
A TTuslcc may be appoinlcd by Ihc TDcmtYTS in scDeral mLwin& or by tho Board. The numEor o( TrustLX% shall not less Ihatt
thr¥e. bul i¥ nut yubJect to atty rnaximum number A Trustee may not appoini an altemale tTUSlee or anyone Iv acl his or her
bchalE at mg¢tinss nf Tru5tLY5.
Indvclion aDJ tT4ininsof rtew Tru8t¢p
Now Trusleos aro Selected from the CUTront tnctnborship of th¢ Charity and therefore, usually already havL sort1¢ expcTitrt¢¢ and
knciwlelfse of Oman. Priur lo Ihe appoinltDEnl lif a Di'w Truylev, thp LhJirrnan lor in h15 or her abSe[￿e ihe Vice-ChaiTtn3nl arkd
thc knTetary will brief Ihf individual on.. Ihc Obiccts ol the charity, thL'IT Il'gal obligations as a'fnJSt￿ undcT Evth UK charity
and company law. Ihc contcnls of the ChaTilv's Articl￿ ul A55vCidtiun, the roles and expertise the utheT TTVStees.
the charity's i5ion making PToce55, and its QPeTating and (inancial plaits
OBIECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objeclives and aims
I'he Charity's Objeels. as sototst in its Articlos of Association. are to..
advance the education of the British public by the promotion of loarnins and a wider knowledse A￿Ut Oman. its ryople.
history. 8eo8raphy. ewnomy. literature. art, music. anliquilies. lansuasgs. cultures. relihyions. beliefs and custums by
arran8in% lectures. 5cminars and meelinss. which rnJy ir opeTr lo the public,. and bv a55151TllS individua15 and Organisalions
by Providing bursariL%, ￿hOlarShI￿. awards, and linarhcial and lobFisti¢al Supwrt ith Older help th¢Tn Jtlain a widor
knowledse aix)ul Ornan.. and
adi'ance theeducation of Otnani nationalts aLK)ut the United Kingdom artd its peoplo. history. soography. Econotny. literah]re.
rt. music. herita%e, the English lan%tsaRe. cultures. religions. beliefs. custom5. industrv and commorce by arran%in% lectures
ttd Me￿tin85. whiih mdy bE 17Fn lo the publii." and by assistin8 individuals and orsaniqations bv providing borsari¢s,
awards. scholarship5. trainin8. appronliciships and financial and losislical support in the Unilcd Kingdorn and Oman.
In lurtheTance of these aims. the Charity arTan8es a regular schedule OÉ lectUrn￿ semit￿r¥ ID L()ndoTh and webinars and
dcasls covcriTrs a wide varioly of subi'L'cls rclalod lo Oman which aTC reported on in the 5oriety'5 Annual Revicw. The Charity
also provides rcsulJr PTo￿at￿m￿ of placink Brit15h stUdL￿t5 fTum a widL' ran8e backhryuunds Educatiorwl A591slan15 in
Schoo15 In Ornan. and placin& Brilish students ol Arabic ID C)rnani in51ilule5 lo ImPTQVf IheiT spoken Arabic. A further
PTograrnTno for Arabic laDguasc 5tudcnl placcmL'nls i5 in pla¢0 for 2025-26. In addition, thc. Charity alw Pro￿ldC5 OPPOTtunitios
foromani Daliuna15 lu attend educati()[￿1 and uthc'r IT3inillscLiuf5es in ihv UK.

The BTltish Omani Society
Report of the Trustees
For the Yoar Endod 31 MaT¢h 2025
REGisfERED COMPANY NUMBER.. 6708685
OBIEcfIvES AND ACTIVITIES
Obje¢tivÈs and aims colltijiucd
The Board aciivolv cncourascs applications for srants and donations to fund activities. event5, re5farth, dttcation, trainin8 and
publications which prumvtè the Charity's Object5. Over recenl peri(MtS 8rants and donalion5 have been made to help lund". OTr
line vducalional ITainin& expEditi(ms to Oman for young Brihsh poople from diveT5C back￿0vAdS, cultural exchanw.
rchaoolosical projcrts, con*rvatiOtt and enviTonrneDlal PTujects, natural history PToiecLs and 5UPPOrt For the ptsbltcalion of
b￿ks, 8uvernance exchangL￿, Otnani music and audio recordin￿. The Charity al80 hold5 an anDvJl lU￿h and re￿￿aT
semtnars. p(Klca5ts and wcbiDar5 topical is5uey.
Through pur5uins the abt>VÈ aetivlties the &)ard con5ideTS thai it ha5 establisiwd 5uilable 3trakn%ie3 lor rneeting the Charity's
Oknects.
Public benefit
The Trustees have paid dur Tegard to the Charity CoTDMiSS￿Oll,s guidance on public benofLI in ¢onsid¢ring applications for
scholar5hip5 and grant5 ond in the Charity'5 lectUTC PToKrarnme. The Trustees have svushi to Widen ti> the CTharity's
activittes Ihroush c(x)peratiDn with OT8aniSalions working with di%advanta8ed youns pcoplc on educational exchanges and
expedilions and through brin&ns Ihc Thariry'5 activities lo Ihc aitcpknon of a wider ranso ol Brili5h and C>mani wple in Britain
via its We￿site. In this way and throu%h 8Tants lor pvblicat)Orts ar*d circulation of the S(Kiety'5 Annyal Review. the Charity
works to brin8 Oman's hi%lry and culttsre to the altfntion of a broader British audienco and to iD¢rease the lirtks between the
peoplesol the two With a growing [￿u5 on the yotttsger 8et)eralion.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Property rental
During Ihc yeaT ettded 31 March 2015. Ihc Charity's freehold property ID Sackville Street. London. (the 'Property'l scnerated
Tentsl iDCPTne and With ihe security ol this incoTne together with acctss lo the Tnanaged invostmonl fund. Ihe TNst(rs
encouraged corttinued applicalionsduritsg the yeatr for 8Tanls in accordance with the Charity'sobjecls.
New Ceneration Crowp
The New Generation Group Ith¢'NTC£J is on foT8iDg cln*r links betwe(YL young Otnani and y¢wig British people. The
NGC artanges rneotings and PTE5Crttations in ix>th London avd MvschL addTessed by both prorniDenl young Otnani artd British
speaker5. The YGG 1> a wnduit for introducins young British ￿ople to Oman and yQUDg OtnJni5 to tho UK and these
exchanges will continue lo foTm a regular part of tho NGG'S aclivitics The NGG has in previous ycary held per1(￿i[ eonfeTences
on topical i55ues in bpth the UK artd Oman with youns pr()fe5siOnals From ￿1h counlTif5 alleDding. ThE las1 such conference.
entitled 'AI.. Education and Workforce Dcvelopmenv, was held ovcr throe days in London in NovcmL*r 2ff24 and was a8ain vory
woll recoivcd.
Charitable aclivjl¥ES- 8rartts aftd Yelaied &ctivitiC5
For the year under Tevi¢w expenditure on grants &Thd relatcd artiviti¢scaTh be summarised a5 follows."
2024
Spon50r5hipof UK studonls loatlcnd academTC inOrrtaTr
SpoD50r5hip nfomanis Studyin8 in thc UK
Con5prv3tl()n. archaeology. nhlural hi31ory, photography. literary aDd ]tscar¢h projL<ts
Cultural. developmonl. trainiDsaDd hcrits8Q Luchangfs with Ornanis
Grailt5 in fespeil of otherl)mani f()ru￿d bodie5 and a5socialiory8
C05t5 of holding leC￿re% including Icctur¢rs' travel costs
21299
25,156
20,461
20,399
16,870
10,916
116,Iin
15.475
22.703
J3,
118.0151
9,019
Please refeT lo Ih¢Sotioty's Imyacl Roport publTekbon regardiTh8 tho charitable i]DPaCt of the hbtjve exwndiiure.
The princi￿1 fundin8 For the Charity's STJn15 and awards is the surplus inCOtn¢ aTl5ing from the renting of Ihoso parts of tho
Property not owupied by the Charity. supplcmented when required by acce55 to thc Charity's mana8ed inveStn￿nI fund. Thc
ChaTily is thetre(ore not reliant on 5ub3criptions from members OT inlere3t to fund its activitios. alihoush sub5criptiODg
rernain an irnportant element ol t￿Charity'S inCOm¢.
ltt addition to the aknve expenditurÈ en 8rar*ts and related activities swnSQT5hips and donaliorLq from ihird partie5 totslling
7,768 12024 . £28.3841 werc received durin8 the year and applied irt full tts fund some of the &xiety's chaTitJble cveni5.
Accordingly. over the year S(Kiety'S grossexpendilure on charitable aitivitiesamounted to CJTJ.86912024- Tr7,6341.

The British Omani Society
Report of the Trustees
or the Year Ended 31 MaTch 2025
RECISTERED COMPANY NUMBER.. 6708685
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE contiryued
The Oman Btltish Busine65 Council I'OBBC'I
Thc OBBC. which hhs been absorbed within the &Kiety now known as the Bu5ine55 Cornjnitlee and 15 Chaired by the
vic￿Chair[￿an uf the S￿l01Y. continued to protnote inf()Tmatiort akntst invoslment and trade appor￿nitieS In Omaft to Brit
jnvc¥tOT$ 3Td busthessos. During the year th£ Business Ctsmmittee hosted lalk5 and SgTDiTLifs fur the SLKwty's cuwrat
Jnernbers fisial and lesal development in Oman And welcumed a number of new corporale rnernber5. Ihe BusinE39
CDmmiltee continued to Work vory c105ely with thc muscat-baS￿ Omani Brit15h Fricttdship AsSuCiatit>n IOBFAI, now renamed
the Omani British Sxiety.
Rev*lu•tiOn of irtVes￿ettt pwe
It is the Truslee5' 2Dtentiun to aS￿S the market value of the prO￿rty ￿riodiCallY and al lea51 every three years via an
independent valuation Carried out by a professiottal valuer. In accordance with the Lhatity'5 accovntin8 policy in respect of
fixed a55et investtncttts, the pto￿[￿ was last PTo[essTOt￿l1Y rcvaluvd èt£15XKK),IKN) as at 31 March 20LI represenlin8 a redurtion
of £t.500.(XM> from the then tarying value of the ProFTty. rcfleclins reducfd Tental intome from a vacant floor in the Property
and coDITnued pre55UTeon lotal markL*t renta15. The noxt indepondcnl valuatiofi will be cayried outas al 31 March ￿26.
Movement in ttet aJset&
Th¢ Charity'3 net awts decreased over tho year by an atnourtt of £22,7tA) and stQLwJ at £17h71413 as at 31 March 202512024-
£17,697,Inl.
FINANCIAL REVIEW INCLUDING RESERVES POLICY
A5 al 31 March 2025 Ihe Chorily'5 Te5erve lund5 WeTe £17A)74.41312024-£17.697.1731 c(unpri51ng the the Wlr(stricted gcrt¢ral and
property funds of £It￿s,43912024- £2,635,3(knl, and the re51ricled endowmeDI fund artd Pruprtv revaltsatitsrt reserve am0￿￿ting
lo ll5.068.974 12024 n5,061.8671 Ihe rEstricted vndowmenl fund Tepre5ents the fund5 advancEd by 3 dottoT whieh were
applitd lo purch65C th¢ ￿ts￿rtY artd pay (or its subsoquent structural Tnodific#ti¥n and fit-out. The inctease in the value of the
PrOTr￿.rty following its revaluations in 2014 and 2017 and the 5ub5equ¢nl decTea5E5 Itt value in 2020. 2022 and 20￿ are also
rellected in thL' endowmonl fund balan(c. The Trustee5 havc lunilcd Fowtrs Qver tho use of tho endowment fund and are
r4uJred to retain it indeFinilely. They are not PeTmittEd tu c￿vetrt it irtto expendable income. The Trustees do thoush have
unlTmited Frf)Wets io apply the unrestricted funds as they wn5ider appTOPfiate and may convert part or all OF it in to oxpondable
income.
A5 al 31 March 2025. the Trustees held ÉPA),{￿ 12ff24 f38.1331 of the unrestricted fuDd5 a¥ a 'proFErly lund,. to 117Ttn a
Cuntribution towards lulure T¢furbishrneDI costs for the PTLiperty 'fhe ￿ard monitor5 Tosularly thc 5uffIcieDCy of thi5 fund. The
balanco of the Unrestrictcd fund Ith¢ 'gL4￿ra1 fllttd'l ￿ available lo meet the costs ol Ihc c￿rity'S activili¢s. The Board wjll
continue to review at resular inl¢rva15 the level ()f furtds Ihaf may need to be held to tneel the c03t5 Of any future rental void5
peri(dic refuTbishrncnt r4uiremonts (or tho PrOF￿Y.
An opcrahng budgÈt IOT the Lharitv is a8roed by the Board earh year. whirh PToJects the level of reserves tu be reiaineÉl athd thè
funds availabl¢ li) meet the Charity's day-l(Fday adivilies. includins an allowance for tn4kins grants and aw4rd> in furth¢Tance
ol the Cknrity'5 Object$.
INVESTMENT POLICY
The Trustees have the power Icb invest surplu4 fuDd4 a8 yff (il. Th¢ BDaTd'5 policy is to have the majotity o( its surplus
fund3 IllVC5tEd by an experienced third partv charilics fund Tnanagcr QD a di¥TQtIOJthry basis, with tho balance of its ftjnds hold
in low risk tnlerest karing tETm deposit5 Wlth a xyur¢ UK Élearinx bank. Charles Sianley & Co. LiTniled are the Charity's fund
mana8er and twice a year report in person to the Board, enablTns TruEtEC5 to assess the wrformance of the kniety's invcstrncnts.
As al 31 March 2025. the valuc ofthc Tnv¢stfd $tOLKI atQ580.23212024- [1582,2￿11. a net decrca5e in valueof th,975, which
is after drawins £100.0￿ in cash Ir(im the fund durrin¥ the year. AFler a5sessin8 a numbcr ol tender5 from PTOSpcclivc fund
managcrs. including Charlc5 51anley, a Su￿1)mmIttee of tho Board has sol&-ted a new fund Tnanagcr, CCLA, who will bo taking
over Ihe tnanagcmcnl of thv Charity's investment furtd durin% the current year.
PLANS FOR FUTURE FERIODS
Tho S(K-ioty intends lo contittljc It5 ¢Uftettt level of attivities over 2￿26 and to maintain the SUTDS allocated to awaTd5 and
nty. as it5 finaticial reyutlrcea permit. Through the B￿ Bu5Fne5s Comrnillee the kni¢ty contiftued 115 rlo3e workins
Telalion5hip with the L)marti Britishknioty and oth0r0tnan-focu￿d UK bodics.
REQUIREMENT FOR AUDrr
As a result uf receivin& a dcinalioTr of sotTre £1? million in 2(X)9. lh¢ Charity was required to prepare its accounts on an attrual
ba515 3$ 15 ol a size under bolh charily aDd CQTnpany law whETE Its annual accounts are rtyuired to ￿ audited. Accor<tin8ly. the
Board appointed ltsaccou￿tdnts. Azc15 Avdil SETViCC5 Litnited, to act d5 its Auditors.

The British Omani Society
Report of the Trustees
For the Year En(led 31 March 2025
REGisfERED COMPANY NUfvIBER.. 6708685
STATEMENf OFTRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILrrIES
The Trustoos (who aTf 1150 diie¢tor5 of the kniety IOT the purwses of company lawl aT£' Tespvn5ible for preparin8 Ihe Report ol
the Trustees and the financial statett*n15 in accordapce wiih applicable law and Unikd Klnsdom Acthunting Stsndards (United
Kirt8dom Generally Accepted Accountin&Pr￿1]CQl.
Company law requirES the TTiESteES to prepare financial 3t3temen*s for each finanrial ycar, which yve a truo and fair view of the
stste of aEFairs of the Charity artd of the incon)ins r￿Vr¢C5 application of resourc￿, inrluding th¢ income and expenditure.
of the Charity for the yL'ar In preparin8 these fI[￿ncl￿1 statetnent5. IhÈTrusleesaTe rcquired to..
sokyt $uitsble accountin% pulicie5 artd then apply them consistently,
observe the mpihud5 and PTinciples in the chariti￿ ￿Rp 2015 IFRS1021'.
make jud%emertt5 and estimate5 that ar¢ reasonable and PTudcnt,'
Sta￿ whether applicable UK Accountin8 Standard5 have been fullowed. subject to any tDatErt41 departure5 disclo￿ and
explained in the finan¢Tal statemonts.. and
prepare the firtancial staten)ent5 on IhE going ctsncern basis unless il is inappropriate to Presume that Ihe Charity will
continue in its present fomi.
The TTUStsYS aTe responsible lor kcppins proper accountins recoTd5 that di￿10$e With reasonable accurary at any hTne the
Ir￿nCIal P¢Ks11ion the Charity aDd cnAble them to ensure that Ihc linan¢ial ststements comply with thc CotDpanieS Act 2006.
They are also responsible for 5afcsuaTding the a55ets of the Charity and hènce, for tskins reasortable slep5 for the prevention and
detertiUEI J( fraud and other irTcsuIAriti*.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS
Tho TTUSteos havo diKu55cd with the Auditors, a5 part of the clearance and review PToce5s, the 5i8nlF￿ant estimat￿ and
jud#ernents made by the Trustee5 In the preparation of the finan￿al statoments. and whclheT tho a¢¢ountirtg p)lities are
apprvpriale to thocircumstsTKQs of the Charity. consistently applied artd adequately disclosed. Thi, discugsion with the AuditOTS
also Cvvvred py)int5 ari5ins ITUrn the work the AuditOTS Ferliirrned durlng their audit.. and explanalioti8 weTe 8iven where the
Auditors considered them nec¢55ary in order lo provide the5D With sufficient ovidonce lo give ￿￿30nable assurance that the
finantial 51aterfients are frec from material misslatetnent, whetheT caused by ftaud or other irresularity yr error. In so far a5 the
Trii*tpp* a￿A￿arp.
there i5 no relevant audit informativn las definEd by 5edion 418 01 the CoTDpanies Ad 211K>l of which Ihc Charity's Auditors
re unaware." and
the Tiusteeg have taken all steps that they ou%ht lo have taken lo make ihem5elves aware of any relevant Audit irtformation
nd to establish that the Auditors aro aware of thal information
AUDITORS
The TnJstQQ5 will plart a ￿901￿tl•n before the annual gL'neral meetin8 lo con(irm the rc-appoirttment OF MessTS Azets Audtt
Sejvi￿S Lirnited a5 avdilvrs to the Charity.
Thts repo￿ h•5 been Prepared in accordance with Ihc special provisi1￿5 of Part 15 of the Companies Acl relating to small
companie5.
ON BEHALFOFTHE BOARD
Maj-GeD RI A stsnford CB MBE (ClhgiT7FTiiU)
Date.. 16 July 2025

The British Omanl Society
Independent AudTtDT'S Report
FLTrr tho Year Ended 31 March 2025
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER.. 6708
IrtdependÈrtt Audltor's Report to the Membev5 of The Brtt15h Omani Society
Opinio
Wc havLi alTdilcd the financial statements of The Brilish Omani S(Kii'ty la 'char)table iompany. tL.ferred to kn.Tein as the'charity'i
IOT the year ended 31 MaKh 2025. which iomprise the Slalern¢nt of Financial ActivitTe5. Balancv SheEt. SldteTnenl of Cash Flows.
nd ntstL￿ to the firtancial staloments. including a summary of significant a¢Co￿nting policios. Tho financial roporting Framework
that has be¢rt applied in their preparation is United Kingdotn Accuuntin¥ Stsndard5. cun)prisin8 Charitigs SORP- FRS 102 'The
Financial Rewrting Standard applicable in the UK and Reyblit of Ireland, and applicable law Iunilcd Kinsdom Gcnerally
Accopted Aeeounting Practice).
In ouropinion the fina￿la] slalements..
8ive a true and fair view ol the 51alf ol th¢ Charity'5 affai[5 as at 31 March 2025 and of its incomin8 T¢￿UrceS and application
of rcwurcos. and 115 Tr*omc ¢xpertdittsro for the voar Ihon ellded..
havp tyeen pro￿rIY prepar¢J in accordattcv With UnitEd Kin8dom Generally Accepted Accounlins pr￿11(£.. arKi
have becn prepared ina¢CVTdan¢t with the requirements ortho Companies Act 2(MJ6.
Basls fot opkrtlo
WL. conducted Qui audit in accordan￿ with Inlernalional SlandaTds on Audilin% IUKI IISAS IUKII and applitable law.
5PQn5ibililie5 under Ih()5e Standards are further describcd in thc AudilDr's TespDn5Tbilitie5 for the audil al the finan(ial
5tstementS SL¥bon of our roport. Wo are indcpcndenl of th¢ ChaTitv ITr accordance With the ethical Teqtjiremertts that are relevant
tu Our audit uf the financial slaiernents in Ihv UK. includiDA IhL' FRCS Eihical Standard, and we have fulfilled IIUT ntheT ethirjl
responsibilities in accordance with IhLW requiremcnls. Wc t￿lifve that the audit evidenl￿ we have obtairted L8 sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basi5 for ouropinivn.
CoAcluglOns ￿lating tosoin8 concern
In auditing tho linattcial stattmonts. wo havo concludod that Ihc trustoes. of the going ¢ott¢trn basi5 of a¢¢ounting ill the
PTeparatlOn ol the financial statements is appropriale.
Based on work we havc perfortned. we have not identilied anv rnatcrial uncertainties relatin8 to evortts or (onditions that.
individually or colleclivcly. rnay cast si￿￿111c3nt duubt the chaiit3ble company's ability to continue as a 8Qjn8 concern for
period of at least twelve rnonih5 frotn when thE financial statemertts aTe authorised lor i55ue.
T re3pon5iblliti￿ and the re5ptrn5ibilities of th¥ trustees Wlth rospod lo soins concern are dc5crikd in Ihc relevant scctions 01
thi5 repoTt.
Other infornialion
The trustkn are responsible for the other inlormation. The other information rotllPri¥L¥ th¢ lTrfvrtr￿1Eon includ¢d in the annual
repott. other than the linancial slatemcnls and our auditor's Ttwrt thfreon. OUT opinian on tho fTnancial 5tstetnents d(Jes not
cover tho other information and. oxcopl lo Ihc cxlenl olhcTWiSC cxpliciily statod in Our Tewrt, IVL. du nut C'xPlL￿5 anv fvTm yl
assurance conclusion thereon.
The other inlormation rornprises the information includd in the annual Report of the Trustees, otheT than the findiliial
Staternenls dnd our audilorfs rewrt thereon. The ITl151ees are re5pon5ible lor the nther inloTttiatTon cnnlained within the annual
report. Our opinion on the linaDcial statcmL'nls not coveT thL' Ot￿1 information and. ex￿pt to the extent otheiwise
explicitly yialpd ID vur repurl. we dv not expTe55 an! lurm ol a￿￿Urance r¢mclusion thvreon. Our responsibility its lo read the
othcr inforrnation attd. in doing $0. consider whothor tho othor information is malorially inconsislcnl with the financial
tatetnents uf Our knowledge obtained in the course ul the audit or olherwi4e ￿p￿ar$ to bi. ttwlcrially misstated. If id¥nliIy
such material intonsistenci(s or apparonl n￿terial mi5slalcmen15. wc are TCqUiTed to delcrmine wheihcr this gives rise lo a
mateTbal msststement in the financial stalen￿nIS themselve5. If. based on the work WL. have PVTfvTtned, we conclude that there
ts a material rntS51alement of this other informalion. we are required lo ￿por1 that lacl.
We havi. noihins lu repurt in this resard.
Oplniort on othet matters prescdbed by the Companies Ad 2￿0
In (￿r opinion, ba5Ed un the Wurk undertakiin in the cour￿? ol Ihe audit..
Ihe infornialion given in the Report of the Tru51ees for the fittattcial yL'3r fot which the financial statements aTe prePaTed i5
consislenl with Ihe financial 51aleTnrn15,' and
the Report 91 the Trusts ha5 b¢en prepared in accordance with applicable le8al requirernonts.

The Brit15h Omani kniety
Independent Auditor's Report
Foi thp Year Ended 31 March 2025
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER.. 6708685
Independenl Audilor's Rep¢)rt to the MembeT$ of ThÈ Brillsh Omani So¢itty
Matters on whith wt are required tts report by exceptioD
In the light ol nyT knowledge and understsndin8 OF the Charity arKI it5 environtt*nt obtained in thecour5e of ih¢ 3udiL we have
not identified material mi551atements in the Report of the TThJstfes.
We havc nothitt8 to report ITi Te5pect OF the followins matiets where the Compartie5 Act 2￿6 requiTC8 US to report to you if. in
OUTopiniort-.
dfquale accounting Tccord$ have not bcen knpt, or re￿In5 adequate fot audtt have not been Te¢eived from brarK￿ Dut
VISTtcd by us.. or
the financial stslemen15 are not in a8Teernenl with the acthunling record5 retums.. or
¢ETlain disclosure5 01 tru5tL*5 remuneration spccilied by law are Dot made," or
w¢ have nol receivi'd all the inFormaliun and explanations we requiTf fotour audit. or
trustee5 were nol eDtitled to prepare the financial 5tstoment5 in accordance with tho small cvmpanies resime and lake
dvan*a8e ol the gTnall companies, exempliOTh in preparins Ihp director5, report and fTOTD the requirement lo prepare a
Stratv¥iC reporl.
Responslbililies of trv4eeB
As explainEd trtore fully in thc 5tat¢meftt of Tru51e£s' thponsibililies1svl out on page 61. the ITU51ffs aTe rEsponsible £oT the
PTCPaTation ol the financial staternents and for being satlsfied thal thry STVÈ a true and lair view, and for such internal coDtrol as
the ITU51ees determine 15 IKce553Ty to enable Ihc PT¢paratton of fLnaPCi31 sta￿mentS that 4re fTee fr17m material mi451aletnent,
whether due to fraud or error.
In preparins the finanEial slaterneDl¥, the trustees are re4ppn5ible for a5se551ris the Chariry's ability lo contlTiU¢ as a %oin%
concern, disc105in￿ as applicable. matter5 related to 8oin8 coDrtrn and 4js&n8 the going concern basi5 01 acwuDting the
trustees either iDlend to liquidato the chjrity Ot to cease OFEratiutiS. orhave no Teali51ic Jlten)ative bul lo do so.
AuditoV5 resport61bllitries £Dr the audit of the financial &talemertlg
Our vFfjeclive5 are to obtain rea50nJble tyUTance about whcther the financial statcnionts as a whole are free from material
mi55talemept, whether duo to fraud or erTor, and lo issue an audilorfs report that 2ttcludEs our opinion. Reasonable a&stsrance i5
a high Icvel of assurance. t￿1 14 not a 8uaTanlee that an audit cenducled ITr ¥tordanco with ISA5 IUKI will always delecl a
material mi55tatemenl W￿￿n il cxislE. Misstalornenls can atise from fraud or crrur and are considered Jnaterial if, indtvidually QT
in tho assrcgatc, they could reas(Mably be expected ti? influertt the economic decisions of USQT5 lakcn tho basis of those
finaDci•l statements.
Irre8ularitlQs, including fTaud. aro in51anccs of non-cornpliancf with laws and Tesulaliurts We desisn pr(Kedure5 Tll ITnE Wlth
our Tesponsibilsties. Outlined aiK)ve, to deteci material mi¥4latemErtts in rcspLrl of I￿e￿I￿ritIeS. including fTaud. The syxyific
proredures for thi5 en8a8ement and the extent lo which IhE5e are capable of dcterting irresularitie5, includin8 fraod is detailed
Based ollr undeT51anding of the Charity. we idftitified that the principal n5k of nc)n-complian(e M'Tih laws and re￿latIons
Telatsd to breaches of hLpalih safely employec IJw5 and re%Ltla150D5. Wc also obtained an undL'TStandin% ol the legal and
re%ulalory frarnoworks that the company operate5 in, foEusin8 on those Ihai had a direct efl¢cl on tnaterial fi8ures and
discI￿ur￿ irt the financial slatemEnts, Ihe main rosulatlQnS Lonsidered in this Context Includ￿ tho Companies Act 2W6
ChaTilies Ad 2011. as well as Ihp CTharity ￿RP.
We evaluated the incentivE￿ and opporlunities for fTaud irt the financial &latoment5. includ￿& but not limited to. the Tl5k of
OV¢Tride of controls. and designed prLKodures ID Tcsponse to thesc risks as follows."
eryuirJn8 01 managorn¢nt eonternins actual and p)tential lilisation artd claims.
pcrfonninR analytical PTvcedures lo ideDtify any OT unexpetted relationships that may irtdicato risk5 of material
rn155tatement due lo fTaUd,
t￿lIft8 the appT<?priatenE5S of journal enlT1¢5 and thlher adju51menls,'
assessin8 wheth¢T thejudsements made itt makin8 arcouDlin8 estimates are indi£aliveoFa PDtential bias. and..
evalualins the busine$5 rationale ol any signiFicant tran5actiunS that are unusual ¢)r£)utSide the nornial course ol bu5ln¢55.
We a150 commUnltatLryI relevanl identified laws and regulations and potential fraud Tisks to all ongasemenl trarn members, and
remained alcrt lo any indications of fraud or non-cornpliance with lawsand resulatiun% throu8huul the audTt.

The British Omani Society
Independent Auditor's Report
For tho Year Ended 31 March 2025
REGlSfERED COMPANY NUMBER.. 67(W5
Independent Audito￿$ Report to the Me]llb￿S of The Bri*igh Society coiiltnued
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the floand•l 9fratements conliniifd
BetaU5e of the inherent limitations of an audit, there 15 3 T15k that we will not dclcrt all iTTesularitifs, iD¢ludin8 thtsc Icjdirtg toa
material msstatoment in the financial 5takimL'nts yr ntsn-compliance with regulation. Thi5 Tisk ittLrease¥ the tnvre that
cumpliance with a law or regulalivD is remuved frurn the events and transactiorn￿ Teflfcted in the finarttial Statements. as we Will
be less likely to knome aware of instar￿¥ of rt0tt<omplianco. The risk 15 also grcht¢r TcgaTding iTre8thatitieS L￿￿rring due to
fraud rather than error.as fraud involves intvntional Cor￿e3]Ment, for8ery. collu510n. Qmj55jyD or tni5TepTe5entJhOn.
A further description vf our iesponsibilitTes is available on the Financial Reprtins Ci>vnril's Website al..
https.'/lwww.Irc.or8.uklOvT-Work/Audit/Audit-and-assurance/51andard5-aDd-guidaTKel5tJndards-artd-giJidan¢trfor-
auditorsJAuditor5-reSwnsibililio5-for-auditlD￿￿pt10n-of-audl1or5-resW￿sibIlit1c￿-for-AuJ1l.￿¥￿. Th15 d£'ycTlPtiun fvrns Part
of ourauditorfs report.
Vse of our report
Thts fepjrt is made solely lo the charitable company'.5 tnernkts, a5 a EK)dy. in a(￿rdance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the
Companios Aci 2(MK. Our audit work has E¢ett und¢rtaken so that we mishl 51Atc lo the charytsblc company's those
matters we are required 10 state lo Ihv¥n in an report and foi other purpose. To Ihe lulle51 exlenl FYTmilted by law,
we do not a(￿p1 or a5SUTne reswn5ibility to anyDnt othLhr than tho charitable COTnPPny and thc charitsblc corrypany's menthers
as a body. forour audit WOTk, forthis t¢P)rt, or f4)r the opinions we have formed.
A ZL IJA
jonathan Vickery BA FCA (Senior Slalulory AvdiloTI
For and on behalf of Azels Audit ￿TvIceS LirDitcd. Statutory Audttor
Ashcombe Court
Wooisack Way
Godalmin8
Surrey.
GU71LQ
Date.. 16lvly 2025

The British Omani Society
(Regi5teTed Company Number.. 67086851
Statement of Financial Activities lincoTporating the Income and Expenditure Account)
For the Year Ended.31 Mar¢h 2025
io
Restricted
endowment
fundg
Vnr¢AtriCted
funds
2024
Notss
Total
Total
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and lesacies
Charitable activities
Income from inv£stsnents
(Mher income
16.645
8,212
332,015
37,143
16,645
8.212
L015
37.143
11707
7,567
306,￿5
129,764
Total
394.015
394,015
456,9
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising fund5
Charitablc arhvitiQS
Governance((￿1
(lo￿31)
1443,717)
115,2221
110,8311
1443,nn
115,2221
125.399)
1468.0841
Total
1469,Tml
1469.770)
I￿￿33￿
L055 on El￿d asset fftvestments
Gains on current assot investtnents
12
51
52.995
91385
NEf INCOMFIIEXPENDrruiiEI
7fA)I
1217fA>I
40,745
Olher re¢osni8ed g*iDsAlo$sesl
NEf MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
147fA)I
1217601
40,745
RECONCIUATION OF FUNDS
'rolal funds brDuEhl forward
MovEtnÈnt between funds in the FfTied
14
14
2,&35,306
17,107>
15,061.867
7,107
17.697.173
17,656,4
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
14
2,605,439
15,1kn8,974
17fi74,413
17.697.173
ThE Charity has M recogni5ed 8ain5/losses ot￿r thaTh th05c iH¢ludcd in tho results aknvo and therefore separaie statotThÈnt or
total recogniscd Salt￿/1￿5￿5 has been Presented.
The accvtnpanyin8 notes on pases 13 10 19 form an integral part of those fi￿￿1￿￿11 slatemeilts.

The British Omani Society
Balance Sheet
(Resistered Companv Number.. 6708&851
For Ihc Year Endfil 31 March 20J?
Restricted
tndowftttrtt
funds
Uttrtstricled
futbds
2024
TLTrtal
Nutes
Total
FIXED ASSETS
Investtnents
ible a%set
TOTAL FIXED ASSETS
10.44Y,4P
4.619.494
IS,￿.974
10.449.480
4kn26.750
15,076,230
10.442.373
4.634.214
15.076.597
Tan
7,256
7256
CURRENT ASSErs
Deblcir%
Invest￿￿n*￿- mana%ed iDvislrngDI fund
Cash al bank anJ in hand
11
25,157
2.5¥2,207
43.567
16X).931
12
25¥U.232
47.392
2*58,564
2h58.564
CREDITORS
Ajnovnts lalliD¥ duLh Within one yLhar
13
160,A811
160.k*l1
IX),3451
NE[ CURKENT ASSETS
1598,183
2598,183
2.6X).586
TOTAL A55ETS LESS CURRENT LIAI%ILITIE5
2J>5,439
15,(kn8,974
17,674,413
17,697,173
CREDITORS
Amounts falling duo aftcrone yoar
NET ASSETS
1605A39
1S.fKO.974
17ffi74A13
17.697,IT3
THE FUNDS OFTHE CHARITY
U#rtstsicled funds
14
2,525,439
2.5￿￿39
80,IKN)
1605,439
2,597,ITJ
38.133
1635x16
l¥oport fund
14
2,605,439
Resthc¢ed funds
Endowment fund
RcvaluatiuD rLscrvL'
14
14
9.941.098
5.127.87
Is,￿,974
9.941.tB8
5.1q7.876
15,fM.974
9.￿53.￿31
5.127.876
15.061.867
TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS
14
1605,439
IS.￿,974
17fv74A13
17,697.173
ThLJ htcompanying niyles on Pa8￿ 13 lu 19 furm an inl¥8ral part i)f these linancial 51alemgnl5.
Th¢ financial statoments havo proparod in acCOrda￿t with the swcial provi52ons of Part 15 of thi LompartlL'S Act 2(K16
Telatinhk to 5tnall ihdritable companie5 anLI ihe pribVIsiLmS of Slbtement vf Ri￿0mmended Practice'AccuuntinK and RepLSrtinby by
Lharities. applicable lo charitiiSS preparins Ihcir accounts in accordAncc with IhL Financial l<eporlins Standard lefft*tive I
january 2fft91.
The financial stalemenls on pa8e8 10 to 19 were approved by the BoJTd 16 luly 2025 aDJ jiycd on it5 behalf by..
Maj£cn R l A Sljnlord
hqBE (Clirtirmttiij
Dale.. 16 July 2025

The British Omani Society
Cash Flow Statement
(Registered Company NUMi￿r. 6708&851
12
For thcYcaT Endixl 31 March 2025
Re¥lvlcted
endowment
fund$
UnMtrtcied
fund$
202%
2024
Total
Totral
INCOME
Net movement in fund5 dutit)8 the yvr
Le55 iDvestment iftcome
Add back depreciation char¥ed In the year
IlncrEa*l/decrease in inve5tmeni fund value in the year
Detrcase in debtor5
Ilncrga*l/decrease ith Creditors due within oneyear
I217￿)
1385,QlO)
7.762
1,975
15,7831
30m6
1217t4)1
.moi
7,762
40.745
1199.2901
7.617
1140.9)71
8.547
156.857)
15,7831
30.036
NETCASH ABSORBED BY OPERATING ACT]vmES
1373,7801
1373.7801
1539.7451
CASH FLOW5 FROM INVESTING AcllviTIES
Add back investTnent in¢on
Additions lo fixcd assets
io
12981
385.010
J99J)
P,1281
17,1071
NET CASH PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES
384.n2
17.107)
,162
Reconciliation of ¢ash flow
(D￿rease1/i￿CrE￿ inca5h iTh thevear
10,932
17.lon
1143.5831
Movement bEtween fund$
17,1071
7,107
161,867J
Cash balance5 at start of the year
43.567
43.567
249,017
CASH BALANCES AT END OFTHE YEAR
47.392
47,392
43.567
The accompanvlns nolosun Pa￿ 13 to 19 forrn an inte8ro1 part of Ihc¥o finasKiJl Statements.

The British Omant Society
{Registered Company NumiEr'. 67086851
Notes to the Financial Statements
13
For the YeaT enJ¢d 31 MaTch 2025
I ACCOUNTING POLICIES
With cllocl from 14 A￿¥￿t 2023, the t￿me of the Charity was chanse(l érotn The. Anhlv-otnarti Suciety lu The British Othani
5(Kiety. The Charilv 15 a ￿)MpanY ITrnIttxl by Warant￿ and incorporated in England and W4le5 and its registered oflice 15
t out on page l. The nature of th¢ Chattty's yration5 is sol out in the Rewrt of th£ TTusIcr5.
Bas18 of preparatlon
The financial slalcmcnt¥ the chaTltable company, which is a public benefit enlily under FRS 101 have EEen pre￿red TP
accoTdance with the ChaTltit5 ￿Rp (FI￿ 1021'Accttuntill8 and Roporting by CharitiC5". statement of kccntnmendtd PTaebce
pplirable to charities prÉ'parirtg theiraccounts in accordance with the Fin&[K￿l Reportin￿s￿ndard applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 IEF(ec*ive I January 20191.. FinaDrial Reportins Standard 102'The Financial Reporting Standard
apPI￿able in the UK and Republic of Irejand. and the Cornpanie5 Act 2006. Tho flttancial statoment9 havo been prL'pared
der the hIs￿riCal convenlion.
Goingconcer
The Trubtees Tematn confident thal the kniety has suffirient [und￿n8 aT￿ re*)urces in place to remain as a goins concern For
tho fore￿Oable future and continu¢ WTth its charitable aetivities.
All incoming Te￿￿Tc¢S arc iocludvd gross of any related expenditure in the Ststernent of Financial Activities when the
Charity is lesally enliiled to the iTKQmE and the amount can be quanltfied with reasonable accuracy.
ItKQTnf from dor￿lI0n5 Is Included in inC()mins resoufL*S when it is receivable. excopl whcn donor5 9F￿CIfY that donations
IDUSt ￿ u%d irt future actounting roriods. in which case the income is dcfcrT¢d until Ih(be period$ When donots swify
Ihdt donaliuTr5 are to be applied fur reslricleil PUTwses. which do n(it to pre￿nditIoTis ￿atrding entitlement, thi5
income is lrtcluded in incomin8 resourccs when rcccivable. bul J5 re51TlCtcd furtds.
Momknship foe5, invL%tmenl income and other incotDC is a¢¢ounid fi)T on an accrllais basis. Where it is not praciicable to
identify invesimenl maDa%ement C(￿15 inrurrea K'iihin a with reawnable accuracy. the investmEnl incomv 15 rep)rted
not of these costs. It Is included when the aThouDtcan tncaEvred ￿lIablY.
R¢8Our¢e&expertded
ExFendilutv. includin8 the award or sranl¥, is a(￿unted for on an actTuals ba51s and has bL*n clas4ilied under headings that
agsregale all cos15 to the category. Grants ￿Y￿ble lo third partics are within tho charitable objectiVL￿. Where unconditional
nts arc oftcred, the¥e are aEcTud d5 as the tecipient j5 notified ol the 8ranl. as this Kives rise lo a reasunable
expv(talion that the fetipieTht will receive the grants. Where sranls aro conditional Telaling to PCT(ortnance. then the grant is
only atcruLYt whett atty unfulfilled conditions are outsideof control of the Chatity.
Cost of generating funds
Cost5 018enoratin8 f￿ndS reprosenl the cost5 rolaling to fuDd-T6i$inscvcnts yrgantsed by the Charity.
Charitableactivitie
Ixpenditure on chariLible aclivilie5 in the PUT5UallC¢ of the Charit!'E ObFCts is categorised in note 7 a5 Telating to eithEr the
promotion of Oman, QT grant5 and awards. SuppoTt ¢0sts irtcurTed are alIL￿ated equally between these cate8Uties, and
PTpperty cost5 are all(Kated Wh￿IlY tD thE pfomohonof Ornan.
Governance costs
These comp¥t5e the c05t5 of cornpliar￿e wilh conslitulional and statutory requ1￿Ments.
Fixed iDvesFJn¢nts
Fixed asget invesimenls Tepresenl assets held for thv I(￿8-t¢rrn with the aim of proVIdirts ihe Charity with a continuin
nolit in the lorm of income and capital aPp￿ri￿tIon. AdditiOnE reP￿sertt the cost of improvemonts made in the period.
Fixed as4cI inve5ttncDt5 are hcld in th¢ balanrc sheet at theii fair value, or at the Trustees, E*st estimate of fair value. Al
chanse5 ID the Yalue of fixed avt 1nve5trnent￿ iti the year, whelher or not reall￿d. arc rcwrtcd as 8atrLS or losses on
jnvcst[[￿)¢￿s5c￿S, irt the Stattm¢nt Fithancial Aettvities.
Fixed a%sel investments are revalued annually. WLth the exception of investrrrnt Pro￿Tty, which ig Tevhlued at Ica51 every
thTCt years. Investmonl pror￿ty is nol dOprL￿la1Od and ropre5ents fTeehold prop¢Tty, which 15 hcld by the Charity for its
i￿v[ne￿nd invesknent potential and which is predominantly let lo Ihird parties.

The British Omant kniety
(Rwstered Company NumiEr: 6708685)
Note5 to the Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
14
I ACCOUNTING POLICIES conttmued
Fixed aB8ets- than investmtht$
Fix¢d assots other than investments compri&e,. freehold property. computer e4uiprnenl and fixtures and fitknngs rolalins lo
that part of the inve4trnent propèrty ￿CUpied by the Chatity and which wcro acquirod aftor thc purchase and full fit-out of
the investment PTQFrty. 'fhLJseassels. othcT than freehold propeTty, are ￿ing fully depreciated on a 5trai8ht line basis over
period between thre¢ and ei8ht yeaTS. corDtn2nring in Ihe month of PUTcha5e, or on bringin8 ill to u*.
Mamged invejlment fuDd
Funds held by third parry profossional ful￿ manaser5 ona dis¢retionary basis are shown in the balan￿ sheet al rtiaTket va14Je
at the year end, based on valuations pr()VTded by the fund manaser, le&% any accrucd fce5. The Incroaseld￿rease in the
valtte of the fuDd5 Urtder manasemcnl 18 reflected as a combinativn of net investment IT￿N￿e/lUs￿9 and saIr￿lI055e￿ On
Currenta￿OI invcskn¢nts in the year jn IheStatÈment of FinatKknil Actlvities.
Fund xroutttitts
Unrestricted lunds can bo used in acCOrdaT￿ With the Charity'5 oty"ett￿ at the discretion of IheTrustE*S. Rostricled fund5 Ca
only bp used fuT Particiilar restrickd PUTPP%ES within Ihc Objec15 Df the Charity. Ilestriclivrts arise whon 5￿CIficd by t
donor or whcD fund5 are raL￿d for Particular restrictod puwsts There are three ￿￿rate ftsnds wilhin the Charity,. Ibe
Staternenl of Financial Activities for these fttnds areconlaingd ID th¢5E fifia￿L31 slatcmfnts. The funds held werc as lollow5".
C*neral
Pr()F
EndowmeTrt
omprisinx unTestricled assets les% li)bilitiES. eFfectively'frec re￿ryt5,.
established lo meet future property refurbishment cos15,' and
sins d0T￿tion 10 tho Charity for the purchase of and modification t4> thÈ inve5tmeTht property,
adjusted lo rnatch aThy revaluatiop of the investment Property.
Taxatlon
The Charity is exempt payins Corp)ration Tax on its Chatitablo activitie5. The Charity'5 aclivilies are thovgh svbFd lo
VAT and the Charity js regL51er£d for VAT.
Debh)Th *nd ¢tedltors receivablclpayablÈ within one year
Debtots and Creditu￿ with no staled ints'TeSt ra* and rEceivable OT payable within one year arc ￿corded at the transaction
price. Any losses ori51Dg froTn impairmonl aTC Tccognisod in exponditurc.
2 DONATtONS AND LEGACIES
2024
Unrestricted fvttds
MeMl￿r5bTrP fee5- eorp)rate
Membcr5hip ftes- privalc
DonalioDs
5.775
6.927
11(L87
16,645
12.707
3 CHARrrABLE ACTIVITIES
S(KiL'ty's Annual l.unch and t)thÈT events
Inve51Tnpnt prtsrerty TIYOM hTT¢ fcfs
Adv¢ttisin% income frvTD thè kniety's Annual Review publlcalion
Sale uf &xti'
tiesand books
4.958
5,179
650
295
8212
354
1,05)
7.567
4 INCOME FROM INVESTMETr¥rs
Rental Ir￿n￿ frotn lettin% of tnvestmenl PToperty
Net income froTD tnaThaged iThve4tmeril fund 1￿C note 121
Interest received
Exchan
Ins in the vear
285231
45.CN)
1.729
252,411
48,122
6372
332,015

The British Omani Society
(Registered Company Number.. 6708￿)
Notes to the Financial Statements
15
For Ihc YcaT Endcd 31 MaTch 2025
5 OTHER INCOME
2024
Fecs rhaTscd foT Ptoviding m-1￿￿ Arabic language COLtrses Itcrtninated in the yeatl
InsuTaOCC ¢laim prtteeds less repairs expenditure
SwnsoTship ol NGG conferencL
1979
2,2(
31,959
37.143
14.05)
93,N7
16,667
129,764
6 EXPENDITURE ON RAISING FUNDS
Costs ofholdins the kniety'5 Annual Lunch and vther kniety events
cl￿15 of providips on-line Arabic lanKua¥e (terminated in the year)
Purchase of &Ki¢ty tivs and LK)uks' fJT resale
7￿31
11.126
5.427
10,831
7 FXPENDITURE ON CHARtTABLE ACTIVITIES
(bl
Property
Costs
Total
Total
Dircctco$t
Support costs
Um￿strIcted funds
Promotion ofoman
Grants and awards
10.916
105.185
116,1(ry
97.iX14
97.(XH
194.
133,608
241,528
202,189
443.n7
310,&38
157.446
133.608
An analysisof diTccI co$1$, supporteostsard property mana8ement costs ts siven below..
2ff24
al Direct costs comprise..
Proilli71iott of OpnapT
Cost5 olholdin
lecture5 itKludin
IEctUT¥]y' travel & entertairtin
10.916
10.916
9J)19
9J>19
Grnn15AndAwurds-
Swnsorship of UK studtn15 loattcnd academic Courses inoman
STr￿l￿TShiP ofQmani$ studyirtg irt the UK
Conservation, archaeolo8y, natural history. pholo%raphy. literary and research ￿a￿tS
Ctslhjral, development, traininsand heritage exchanses WTth Otnanis
Grants in res
ect of olheromani focused bodios and a55(KiatioD5
22,299
25.156
20.461
20,399
16070
105.185
15,475
703
13,7
118,0151
Total direct COStS
116,101
69,2
AllAlysts oJgrnnts mgdein IltfyeqT-
Grants and
wards to
irtstitulions
Grants and
awards to
Indivsduals
Total
Spvn5OT5hip of UK student8 to attend aeademsCCOurse5 inoman
Swn5OT8hip o(Omani5 Stttdying in the UK
Cvn4ervatiun. a]rhaeolo8y. rtatilral history. phutO8raphy & literary srants
Cultural. development. trainin8and herila8eexchan8cs with (hnanis
Crants in Tes
l of other Omani Iocuscd bodics and assoriations
29)
10.156
299
25,156
20A61
20399
16.870
105,185
15,1
20A61
li.￿1
16.870
63.562
9.l&q
41.623

The British Omani S(Kiety
(Resi5teTed Company NumlEr.' 67086851
Notes to the Financial Statements
16
For the Yyar Ended 31 March 2025
7 EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE AcfIviTIES ¢tsyttriptued
lal Direttr t¢￿t5 comprise cpjttiuued
Jry.qlilHbpAoI rocipieKts ofGrqJit5 #nd IhtyCQT-
Oman based
British basod
traittIn8
(h8anisalioDs
Other
insiitutions
0rgani5atii)n5
Sponsorship ofOmani5 StudyiDS in the UK
ConYTvatiort. aTchaeolo£y, natural his10ry. photosraphy,
and literary RTantS
Cultural. develuprnent. trainin%and herilaKe exchanse5
with Omartis
Grants in respect of oiheTOmani focused b(Kiiesand
ssocialions
15,IlJ)
15.IMK)
20A61
10,461
io,(Mio
7,0
16070
29,712
17.fMX)
16,850
63.562
Total
Total
2￿24
(bl Support COslscompri5t'.
Manaser5, 51afl, aRency slafl and intern tl￿tS Isee staff c0515 anhlysis ￿lOw)
ReCruitm￿nt and ITainin%co%ls
Annual Review. newsleltiys, printifig, postage and stationery
Staff travel & accommodation
NGG confernjnce Costs
Other su
rt ci)Sts
Total support C0919
155,946
148Jll2
4A56
11.692
1438
10,140
1.582
24,637
1,703
194fftJ8
194.430
1¢) Property co8t& fQmPTI5e".
782
48.640
7JX)
16.627
8.437
16,277
11.754
7.762
912
731
.279
7,5
16,036
5haTC of sorvice chaTSe5 and PToperty in5uraTKe
Managin8a8enlS fee5
Bu5TnQSS ra￿S
Wcb-sito and ITsuppoTI & development
Itretoverablo VATVD thekniety's adivities written-olf
Prwrty markclins3nd costs rolalod tv nvw IEaS
Depreciation ol lixed a5sets- other ihan fixed asset investmen15
RopaiT5 and mairttenance
Phonoand IT lines
T¢.latcd Cobts
Totsl propety manaBement rDsts
,731
5,931
7,618
3,405
6,136
8,781
133J
or
3.418
21M.404
The Charity admini*eTed day-lfrday by two full-timo employec512024- two). neither ol whum receTVLxI emoluments OF
tt)ore than £(Q.(KKI pcr anrtum, toKeihor with twu part-iime employve and Interns (paid the LoDdon Livin8 Wage) at diflorcnt
ifiods durin8 the year The hi6hest paid tneTnbÈr of staff rcceived emolurnenls and benefit5 for the year totalling £56.133
121)24. £48B97).
Total staff co$t* Ilncluded within Ibl $uppovt tOSts above) cotnPri5e.'
2￿4
&laTie5 and ￿nU%5
SLKial SLYUTity (￿t
er's contribution to definod contribution
137.098
129WO
13,(K)7
5.125
148.012
n5ion schcTDe5 for em
ees
4,949
155.946

The British Omani Society
(Resislered Company Number.. 67(k86851
Notes to the Financial Statements
For ihE Yedr IndL.J 31 Mar(h 2025
17
8 GOVERNANCE COSTS
2025
J)24
Trusti￿$. roimbursod travel and a((ornmiJdatlLIll LXPCt15C5
ProfL'ssTonal fots
1,795
2,551
5.723
5,150
15,222
3.4
InsurancL' prcrniums
Audilors. remunL'ralion
15,IlX
Nu Trustee received any remuneTalion OT other beDvfit5 durinb the yedr 12024 . £Nill. Certain Tru5t¥es TeiviVI
ri'imbur5emenl li>r their oui of pLKkel' expenses relatin% directl! lo the Charity. The assTcsate arnount of zyimbursed
L'xpensLiS was £46212024- Q.5331. covorins ono Truslcc12024- Éuur Trusti￿.5}. in T￿PL￿t ol the rL'imbutsLimont ol expiJnditUTC
Ibn.. lecturer entertainin￿ Iravpl. 4u&-i%lL'nce. P(￿la￿v, %ifis and purtha4t' vl smbll g(TrLMls for the Prvpl.￿y.
9 AXED ASSETS- INVESTMENTS
FTeehvld
prupvriy
Investment PToperty
Carryins valuc al 1 April 2024
Addition5 In Ihc ycar
CarryiThg value as al 31 Marth 2025
10,442J
7.1
10.449.480
Fixod asset IRvc51ments trprosenl IhL' ChJrity'5 Ircchold pTOr￿TtY irt LLhntral Lot)don Ithe'PropeTty'l which was pUrcha￿,d in
2(KW and is rKorJixl 0% an inve%ltn('nl prvp¢rty. Thc. Trust¢¢s co￿1￿er the pr0￿.rty as priTnaril}' lu pwvid¢ an itKvJn£'
51TCOtn and ItTrVf51rncnt Tc'tum foT the Lharity Jnd a(¢yrdingly. rL'gard the Pro￿)rtY prodomjnantl). as art irtvostmont assot. A
prupurlion of thp PrvpL'rty is uccupivÉt bv ihL. ChaTlty and based vil that propurtivn, parl ol thè investmèrtt valuè uf tho
ProFErly Iva5 rccla5$1fied in a prjor pcriod a> Ircchold pr(iperty Within Fixed A￿ts- Other than Inv(sttnents1sEe npte 101.
Thc PTopcrty W475 last Tcvalucd J5 at 31 March Y023 bv Mr 11 Mogs MRIC5. a RICS RL'%1StL￿rOd Vciluer of Cluttorts LLIJ
5,IKK),￿O On tho basls of Fair Value. in accordar*ce wilh IhL, RICS Valuation
C-,Ivbal SlanJarJ4 issued in lanuaTV 2022.
includin5 thE UK National Supplement. for valtsations for inclusion in Financial ¥lalemcntS.
10 FIXED ASSEfs- OTHER THAN INVFSTMENf5
reehold
PTVPL'Tty
CoTnpuler
equipment
Fixlurcs &
Total
As at l April 2024
Additions In thL'
As al 31 March 202>
4.679,494
I1￿5
51787
4.685,186
4.619.494
13.203
52,787
4M5.484
Depreciation
As al l April 2024
D¢'pr¢yiali{In charxed in th¢. yiaT
As at 31 Mdrch 2025
111.0501
18231
111.8731
139,9221
1&.gJg1
146,8&11
1.50.9721
17.7621
158,7J41
Net boDk value
As Ot 31 March 2025
4,619,494
5,926
4.626,750
As ai 31 Marih 2024
4.619.494
12.8kn5
4.634.214

The British Omani Society
(Registered Company NumEEr.. 6708685)
Notes to the Financial Statements
For theyear Endwl 31 March 2025
18
io FIXED ASSETS- OTHER THAN INVEsTmETr￿ con11￿￿Ed
Nu depreciatioil 15 provided in re5PCCt of the Property i￿Ch￿se the Trustees considw th3t the hiBh residual value of th
PropcTty, togcther with the fad that thE Property 15 m3iDlained to a hish slandard. rnpanti ihat il is not appropriate to rhaf8e
depTeciatitrn Althou8h n0p-depT￿laI10n of this asscl is Dot in accordance with the CompanJÉ% Act 2W6. the Trusti'É'5 ￿lieve
that thi5 de￿Tt￿re is nocL55ary ID vrdcr to provido a truc a]￿ fair view.
11 DEBTORS
2024
Prepayments and actrued incorne
OtheT Jebtur5- NGG confeTence dottation
13.440
17.
30,%0
25.157
25.157
12 INVESTMENTS- MANAGED INVESTMENf FUND
Markrt valueof fundsat l ApTiI
Not income Trceived in the year(5￿ rKJte41
Increase in IhL. fund value in Ihf year
Cash withdTawn in the
'eaT
Marktl value of furtd a$ at 31 March
2,582,207
45,030
52,9
Iifft).owi
25M).232
1441.7
48.122
92,385
2582,207
This lund 15 invesied on a discretionary basis and the TTU5tees rereive re8ular IiDanri61 rEpDrts and lace lo lacc pre￿￿tatiOnS
Irvm thE Ivnd manaseTS.
13 CREDITORS: AMOUTrm FALLING DUEwrrHIN ONEYEAR
2024
Atcrued eXF￿￿5
Grantsawarded yet to ￿ paid
MernboTS' 5ub5criptions paid in advance
7,153
9.095
16262
1,1
3388
30.345
1,612
7,831
60,381
VAT
ablc
14 THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Net
Al l Apnl
2024
moveiyient
in furtds
At 31 ￿r¢b
Unreslritltd hxnds
General fund
fund
IYi,n41
41.￿7
?g,A6n
2525.439
2,605A39
Re8trittred funds
Endowment (und
Rcvaluatiort resorve
7.107
9.941.(
5.127fi76
15,068.974
5.127,1176
IS.￿].1167
7.107
Total funds held by the Chavity
17,697,173
1217601
17,674,413

The Britlsh Omani &Kiety
IRegi5tvred Company Number. 67086851
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the Year Énded 31 MaTch
19
14 THE FUNDS OFTHE CHARITY co*lillNtd
The rtetmrtvement In futtds was as follows..
2025
2W24
IncomIng
tewurte$
Re50ur¢e$
expended
G¥ins on
Movemont Net movejllent
investments between lunds
in fundg
in fuThds
UtyTestrkted furtds
General fund
Pro
fund
394.015
1469.7701
5Lg)5
148.9741
41,867
.107)
(71.n41
41.Pkn7
12916
40.745
161.8
121.1221
394,015
1469.770)
51*45
Restrlcted hnds
EndOWn￿￿t fund
Kevalualion rc5f rve
Tolal inflow/{0￿￿0WI
7,11)7
7,107
61,867
39£015
1469.Tm)
51995
1¥76
40.745
Tho reslriclod cndowmcnl fund Telales to funds adv4nced by a donuT and applied to the purcha5c of the freehold invcslmeDt
Property and its sub￿quent structyial mvdificat2un attd fit-out. The Property was la51 revalued as at 31 Ma￿h 20￿ a¥O a
revalualion delicil of £l,sX),￿ debiid lo the Tevaluatitsn re￿rve at that time, which the Trustees Tegard a5 restriclEd
fund5. The TTU$tL*S have limitod powers over the use of the ondowment fund and are required to rotain It indefinitely. They
re not to runvert any part ithto expendable tncome.
The TTVStee5 do thDugh have unlimited power5 to apply tho unro5triclod funds a5 they considor appropriate. It is the
TruStL￿. intention lo inctease this fund Peri￿lc￿lIY in Order Iv accutnulale %uffici¢nt funds to wver future refuTbi5hmenls of
the Pru￿rtY in due course. Al the year end the Trustees held 130.￿0{2(r24- Ql8.1&1l ol Ihe unrestricted fund as a proFrty
fund tociwer fu￿re costs reiatingto the Pro￿Tty.
The assets and liabilitie5 ofeach fund are allocated as follows..
Genoral
fund
Properly
fund
Restricted
lund5
2024
Totsl funds
Total funds
Fixed asset investtnents
Fixed asset uiherthan investments
DebtL)r5
Investmen15- manasod investmenl lund
Cash at bank
CTcditors- QmL)ttnt% duewi11ii￿ onewr
Nel assetg
10,449,480
4h19,494
IDM9A
4.626.79J
30.910
2,580.232
47.392
160.3YII
17.674A13
10.442.37J
4.634.214
25.157
2.582.207
43,567
130,3451
17.697.1
I￿,232
47.392
I60.-￿Il
1525A39
15,W,974
IS RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Trustees confirm ihal there are no related party transactions rEquirIngdi￿1osurc In the financial stalemenly.
16 ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY
The Charity is controllod by itsTrust&%. Copies of Ihc linanci¥l 5tat¢mentsat¢avaiiable from."
Company ￿Tel￿ry
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L&)ndon
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