Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 11 June 2024 To 10 June 2025
Charity name: Megan Van’t Hoff Charitable Trust Charity registration number: 1131244
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The objects if the charity are to distribute the income, and the capital, to registered charity or charities whose main purpose and aim shall be to help and benefit famine relief, disaster aid or similar global catastrophes as the trustee shall determine. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
In furtherance of the charity’s objects for the public benefit the trustees provide grants. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | In determining the charity’s activities, the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment Para 1.38 including program related investment Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers Other
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | During the year under review the charity made grants totalling £95,658. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set
Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | In addition to the free reserves the charity has bank balances of £68,846 (2024: £76,211) and investments valued at £1,835,186 within the expendable endowment fund. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | At the end of the reporting period the charity had free reserves of £41,857 (2024: £76,586). |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | No funds in deficit |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal Para 1.47 sources of funds (including any fundraising)
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
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| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other | Expendable endowment funds are those which are required to be invested to produce income but which may be transferred to unrestricted funds at the discretion of the trustees in order that they may be expended in furtherance of the charity’s objectives. Unrestricted income funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for toher purposes. |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust deed dated 29 May 2009 from Will dated 24 July 2006 |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Trust |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Trustees are appointed by the existing trustees. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures Para 1.51 adopted for the induction and training of trustees The charity’s organisational Para 1.51 structure and any wider network with which the charity works
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | No trustee received any remuneration or was reimbursed any expenses in the year under review. Ludlow Trust Company Limited was paid £12,007 (2024: £12,280) for trust administration services and cash management fees during the year under review. These fees are authorized under clause 3 of the trust deed. |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Megan Van’t Hoff Charitable Trust |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1131244 |
| Charity’s principal address | Trustees Department 1stFloor, Tower Wharf Cheese Lane, Bristol BS2 0JJ |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 5 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Ludlow Trust CompanyLimited |
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| Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name Matthew John Wickers Christopher Ian Thurlow Walter Duncan Coxon Gary St John Collins Ali Reza Sarikhani Ziba Christine Sakine Sarikhani John Steven Dennis Resigned (25/10/2024) |
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| Director name | ||||||
| Matthew John Wickers | ||||||
| Christopher Ian Thurlow | ||||||
| Walter Duncan Coxon | ||||||
| Gary St John Collins | ||||||
| Ali Reza Sarikhani | ||||||
| Ziba Christine Sakine Sarikhani |
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| John Steven Dennis | Resigned (25/10/2024) |
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
| Description of the assets held in this capacity |
N/A |
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| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
N/A |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
N/A |
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Investment Managers Coutts & Co 440 The Strand, London, WC2R 0QS Bankers Coutts & Co 440 The Strand, London, WC2R 0QS Accountants Charter Tax Consulting 8th Floor, 1 Southampton St, London Limited WC2R 0LR Independent Examiner James O’Rourke Blue Spire Limited, Cawley Priory, South Pallant, Chichester, PO19 1SY Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ~~===>~~ Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
~~OC~~ Other optional information ~~BC~~
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Chris Thurlow Position (eg Secretary, On behalf of Ludlow Trust Chair, etc) Company Limited (Trustee) Date 06 March 2026
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||
| Income from investments | 36,455 | - | - | 36,455 | 64,171 | ||||
| Interest received | 6,334 | - | - | 6,334 | 4,000 | ||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for | (Gross income for | ||||||||
| AR) | AR)42,789 | - | - | 42,789 | 68,171 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). Sale of investments - - 861,313 861,313 1,755,295 - - - - - ~~Sub total~~- - 861,313 861,313 1,755,295 Total receipts 42,789 - 861,313 904,102 1,823,466 ~~——————~~ |
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| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| Grants awarded | 95,658 | - | - | 95,658 | 10,000 | ||||
| Investment management fees (VAT | |||||||||
| inclusive) | - | - | 8,598 | 8,598 | 10,079 | ||||
| Trust administration fees(VAT inclusive) | 11,791 | - | - | 11,791 | 12,112 | ||||
| Independent Examiners fees | 780 | - | - | 780 | 780 | ||||
| Cash management fees | 216 | - | - | 216 | 168 | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 108,445 | - | 8,598 | 117,043 | 33,139 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) Investmentpurchases - - 832,519 832,519 1,699,503 - - - - Sub total - - 832,519 832,519 1,699,503 0 Total payments 108,445 - 841,117 949,562 1,732,642 ~~——————~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) - 65,656 - 20,196 - 45,460 90,824 A5 Transfers between funds 30,927 - - 30,927 - - A6 Cash funds last year end 76,586 - 79,577 156,163 65,338 Cash funds this year end 41,857 - 68,846 110,703 156,162 ~~SSSS]~~ |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
06/03/2026
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Endowment | |||||
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| Categories | Details | funds funds |
funds | |||
| to nearest £ to nearest £ |
to nearest £ | |||||
| B1 Cash funds | - - 68,846 41,857 - - - - - 41,857 - 68,846 Total cash funds Capital account Income account ~~SeS=~~ |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments | (agree balances with receipts and payments | |||||
| account(s)) | OK OK |
OK | ||||
| Unrestricted Restricted |
Endowment | |||||
| funds funds |
funds | |||||
| Details | to nearest £ to nearest £ |
to nearest £ | ||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~—_—~~ |
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| B3 Investment assets | Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) Endowment - 1,835,186 - - - - - - - - Details Investment portfolio ~~===>~~ |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Details ~~at~~ |
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| Fund to which Amount due |
When due | |||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities CCXX R2 accounts (SS) |
liability relates (optional) (optional) - - - - - Date of approval Details Print Name Signature Chris Thurlow on behalf of Ludlow Trust CompanyLimited(Trustee) 2 06/03/2026 06 March 2026 ~~a~~ |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Megan Van’t Hoff Charitable Trust
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 10 June 2025
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
James O’Rourke FCA Blue Spire Limited Cawley Priory South Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SY
06 March 2026 Date