THE TOLKIEN TRUST
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 DECEMBER 2020
INDEX
Pag8 1-5
Truslees, Report
Independent Auditors, Report
Slalemenl of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Slalemenl of Cash Flows
Notes lo the Financial statements
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Charity Comrnlsslon Reference No. 1150801
Company No. 8354834

THE TOLKIEN TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS
Charity registration no
1150801
Company regl$tration no
8354834
Regislere(l Office
Prama House
267 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 7HT
Trustees
Priscilla Mary Anne Reuel Tolkian
Baillie Jean Tolkien
Michael George Reuel Tolkien
Simon Mario Reuel Tolkien lappoinled 18 D￿rnber 20201
Calhleen Blackbum
Company Secretary
Solicitors
Maier Blackbum LLP
Prama House
267 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 7HT
Auditors
Cntchleys Audit LLP
Beaver House
23-38 HY1￿ Bridge Street
Oxford
OX12EP
Investment Managers
Investe¢ Wealth & Inveslment
30 Gresham Street
Londo
EC2V 7QN
Bankers
Lloyds Bank pl¢
Oxlord
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The Tolkien Trust is a Charitable company and was In￿rpOrated uThJer Ihe Companies Act on 10 January 2013.
Ils predecessor unincorporated charity, also named The Tolkien Tnjsl, was established by a Declaration of
Trust on 1 April 1977. On 12 April 2013 the unin¢Orp￿￿ed chanty transferred all of its assets, liabilities and
ongoing activities lo the charitable company.
The constitution of the charitable company establishes the temis on whi¢h Trustees are appointed and exercise
their powers. New Trustees are given guidance on their legal responsibilities as charity trustees, and all
Trustees are kept uplo4ate with relevanl legal developments and Charity Commission guidance.
The TnJstees make all strategic d￿lSIonS relating to the charity. induding decisions as to whom grants should
be paid.

THE TOLKIEN TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
The objects of the Trust are to benefit such charitable inslilutions or purposes as the Trustees from lime lo time
think fil. Ac¢ordingly, the Trust operates for the public benefit. The TnJslee$ have complied with their duty
under section 1715) of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guhlance p￿blIShed by the
Charity Commission.
GRANT-MAKING POLICY
The Trust makes donations annually lo a wide range of ¢harili8s and charitabl8 causes. but with a recurrent
emphasis upon those aimed al alleviating wverty and social. educational and healthcare disadvantage, as well
as those focusing on environmental concems and the arts. Charit￿S and causes are selected by the Trusleos
in their discretion on the basis of research undertaken on their behalf and. in tho case of existing beneficiaries,
the Tru$lee5' assessment of the use made of grants previously given. Though many of Ir)e charities receiving
grants are based in the United Kingdom. the funds giv8n are éxpended on charilable work both at home and
abroad, including in Uganda, Rwanda, the Democratic Republi¢ of Congo and the Middle East and, more
recently, ELbrope (for assistance lo refugees fleeing conflict zones).
A5 a solely granl-making charity, the Trust's emphasis is on focused and effective giving. Recipients of grants
are therefore required lo undergo monitoring and evaluation. whi¢h involves them in providing reports lo the
Trust on how their grant$ have been used and, in ¢ertain cases. meeting with the Trusl8es' represenlalives lo
discuss their achievements. The TnJsl llow gwes lo fewer charities Ihan previously but, where appropriate,
aims lo build closer relationships with beneficiaries with a view lo maximising the impact of its giving. In some
instances, the Trust makes grants which are conditional upon the raising of matched lunding, enabling the
charllies concerned lo leverage the Tnjst's conlribulions in ￿der lo increa$e their supporter base and income.
The Trust may also challenge ¢harilies lo idenlfy the actions which would enable them lo develop and grow,
such as appoinling a key member of staff or cwaling a new website enabling greater online engagement and
donations, and help to fund these actions.
Further detaS1s can be found on the Trust's website at w¥￿¥.tOlkIentrust.wJ.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Dunng the year the Tnjst made dislribullons from incomè lo 67 charIt￿S.
PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS
The Trust plans lo continue to work wilh a limited number of charities, developing and consolidating ils current
strategy, and modfying ils approach rf current monitoring pr8ctiwJ suggesl that inueased impact can be
achieved.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Trust's chief assets consist of copyrights in certain works by J R R Tolkien. which provide royalty income,
and cash and investments. The Trust does nol engage in fun(J-raising. The Trust has no restricted funds and
no endowment.
For the year royalty In￿Me was £5.377.136 {2019.' £4.355.762) and the charity awarded grants totalling
£3,530,45312019'. £3,367,693). Further details are induded in the statement of finan¢ial activities and related
notes below.

THE TOLKIEN TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The principal risks and uncertainties affecting the Trust arise from its ownership of copyright assets. It is
necessary from time lo time lo engage in legal action to defend these assets or to ensure that the Trust receives
appropriate value from them, which can increase the operating ￿$¢S of ihe Trust. The income earned from
these assets may also flucluale from year lo year. often lo a signfficanl exlenl. The Trust deals with these risks
and uncertainties by adding to nel income from its reserves in order lo ty lo achieve a consislenl level of annual
grant expenditure. {11 should be noted, however. that this consistency is not always apparent when comparing
the level of grant expendilure from year to year, given that grants to be paid out over a term of years are
accounted for in full in the financial year in which they are initially agreed. Grants payable over 2 term of years
81so require the maintenance of sufficient reserves to enable the Trust lo honour fvlure grant commilmenls.)
INVESTMENT POLICY
The Trust has engaged professional investment managers lo adminisler ils inveslmènls. These consist of a
portfolio of equities, fixed interest securities. unil trusts and other instruments invested to provide both income
and capital appreciation. The return is measured on a total return basis. No individual investment exceeds 100/0
of the portfolio. No investments are made in derivatives. The Trust follow5 an ethical investment policy and
does not inve$1 in tobacco companies. companies whose main business Is the manufacture of armaments or
in companles providing gambling services.
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
The Trust has agreed an Investment performance benchmath wllh its investment managers based on the
Trustees, need lo build capltal lo fund Iheir grant making,. their attitude lo investment ri$k,' and the timeframe
for investment. These three factors determine an appropriate asset allocation and thu$ a benchmark against
which the investment managers, performance can be assessed. During 2017 the Trustees agreed 8 benchmark
with their investment managers which was amended lo a "bespoke" benchmark, after discussion with and
advice from their investment managers. The agreed benchmark is.. 120h of the return of the FTA British
Government All Stocks Index.. 52Yo of the FTSE Al Share Index.. 25% of the FTSE Worl¢ EX-UK Index-, 50A of
the IPD Monthly Propety Index,. and Swo of the "cash return +2•A" against which the allernalive investments
(currently infraslruclure fvnd investment) is measured- and 1 % cash. There are agreed limitations as lo the
minimum and maximum amounts of each asset dass that can be held. The Investment managers deem a
"Medium/High" risk approach suitable gNen the Trust's circumslances with a restriction to a maxlmum of 82.5¥0
In equilies.. UK and ex-UK combined.
The Trustees understand that over the long term this agreed fomial will allow the Capital value of the portfolio
lo be al least retained in real temis and will generate a good level of income which over the medium term is a
major conlribulor lo the lolal returns generated from an equity4ominant portfolio. The Trustees also understand
that investments do not move in a linear fashion and there will be years and periods perhaps longer than a year
when the portfolio value may fall. However. they also understand that, based on historical returns. equity
investment is necessary rf the value of both the c8Prtal of tho fund and income is lo maintain its purchasing
power when comparod with inflation.
The 12 months to 31 December 2020 saw the portfolio making a reasonable return bul the number alone
1+6.00/0 total return} belies 8 background that featured one of the most extraordinary events in modern history.
As is well known a highly infectious virus
a SARS-type Isevere acute respiratory syndrome} disease
originating in Wuhan, China quickly spread globally (from Febnjary 20201 and such was ils virulence that most
governments worldwide issued orders banning public galherings, and effectively shutting down a large
proportion of the wodd's businesses in order to prol&t their populations from this virulent. life-threatening and
often lothal infection

THE TOLKIEN TRUST
TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE {contlnuod)
Interest rates were cul to zero,- govemmenls in the Westem wodd lavished mammoth amounts of cash on their
populations lo support them - the allemalive being penury for those many. many people working in any area
subjecl lo the uncertainties of discretionary spending such as aidines, bars, cinemas. cruise lines. holiday
companies, dentists, hairdressers, hotels, leisure, pubs. restaurants, Ihealres, passenger transport and non-
essential shopping. In this environment it was broadly only the pharmaceutical companies. food retailers and
major household goods manufacturers that could be sure of a continuing market for their go(Kls. Reacting lo
these events stock markets globally collapsed wilh all major equity indices falling by almost exactly a third
be￿een mid-February and the third week of March. As soon as investors had a beller idea of what they were
dealing with equity markels steadied and made a faltering recovery bul not until after some months of huge
uncertainly as companies globally assessed their business prosp8¢1s with many halting the paymen15 of
dividends and only a comparalive few able lo maintain their dNidend paY￿ul$. As lime has passed since many
companies have returned lo the dividend lists bul the future is slill uncertain. Al the lime of writing, new varlants
of the viru5 appear and many countries are still subject lo lockd¢)wns curtailing th& movement of Iheir
populations, and this despite the global twL in places, patchy rollvout of the many va￿lneS that have been
developed in record limes.
Stock mark8ts though have regained their poise because stock markets are always lorward-looking. Investors
broadly see a company s last year's results as history.. il is a company's future earnings and improving
prospects that is the reason share prices move up. So, with interest rates still al all-lime lcyws il is stock market5
where there is industrial re￿Very and growlh, and the prospect of div￿endS - that relain appeal for long-
term investors. The Tolkien Trust's investmen15 recorded a total return of +6.0 % for calendar 2020 compared
lo the benchmark's return of ￿.5•fi- the positive drfference emanating from the Trust's large and well-focussed
investments in Overseas equities with the USA exposure and lechnology company exposure in partlcular
responsible for the outperformance of the benchmark. The three year cumulative performance shows a total
return of +22.1% compared lo the benchmark'5 +10.4%. The Trustees monitor the performance of their
nveslmenl managers carefully and are satisfied with the currenl arrangements.
RESERVES POLICY
The Trust maintains a general reseTV8. the balance on which as at 31 December 2020 was £36,091,705 {2019.'
£33,341,247). Reserves are held lo enable the Trust lo smooth out the fluctuations in ils net income from year
to year and thus lo maintain a subslanlial level of annual grant expendilure over the longer term,. lo meet future
grant commitments where grants are payable over a number ofyears.. and lo sland ready lo defend its copyright
interests whenever these come under threat.

THE TOLKIEN TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILMES
The Trustees (who are also directors of The Tolkien Trust for the purposes of company lawl are responsible
for preparing the Trustees, Report and the financial stslements in accordance with appI￿able law and United
Kingdom Accounting Standards including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard
8pplicab16 in the UK and Republic of Ireland Iunited Kirodom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Under company law the Trustees musl not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they
glve a true and fair view of the stsle of affairs of Ihe charity and of the surplus or defi¢il of the charity for that
year. In preparing these financial stalements. Ihe Trustees are required lo..
Select suitable accounting polioles and then apply them ¢onsistenUy.'
Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP
Make judgements and estimates thal are reasonable and prudent,.
Stale whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material
departures disclos￿ and explained in the financial stalemenls. and
Prepare the financial slalemenls on the going ¢onC￿n basis unless il is inapproprfale to presume that
the company will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounllng records that aTr sufficient to show and explaln the
Trust's transactions and disclose with reasonable accura¢y at any lime the financial p0511ion of the company
and enable them lo ensure that the financial statements I￿pIY with the Companies Act 2006. They are also
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Trust and hence for taking reasonable sl8ps for the prevention
and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
So far a$ the Trustees are aware. there 18 no relevant audll information of whth th8 company's auditors are
unaware, and each Tnjstee has taken all the steps that he or she ought lo have taken as a dlreclor in order lo
make himself or herself aware of any relevant audit information and lo establish that the company'5 auditors
are aware of that infornialion.
This report also includes a directors. report as required by company law.
The report has been prepared in accordance wilh the Small Companies Regime under Section 419{2) of the
Companies Act 2006.
On b8haW of the Trustees
P M A R Tolklen (Trusteg)

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOLKIEN TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Oplnion
We have audited the financlal stalemenls of The Tolkien Trust {the'charitable wmpany) for the year ended 31
December 2020 which comprise the $latemenl of financial activities. balance sheet , slatemenl of eash flows
and notes lo the financial slalemenls. including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial
reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is 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 Generally Accepted A¢countsng Pra¢licel.
In our opinlon the financial statements-.
give a true and fair view of the stalo of the charitable o)mpany's affalrs as at 31 Decemb8r 2020, and
of ils income and expendtture, for the year then ended:
have been propedy prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice,. and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20,1
8as18 for oplnlon
We conducted our audll in accordance with Intemalional Standards on Auditing {UK) (ISAS {UKII and applicable
law. Our respoDsibililies under those standards are further described in the 'Audilors' responsibilities for the
audit of the financial sl8temenls' section of our report. We are independent of the charllable company In
accordan¢e with the ethical reouiremenls that are Televanl lo our audit of the financial statements in the UK,
including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fU￿1118d our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with
these requirements. We believe Ihal Ihe audit evidence wé have obtained 15 sufficient and approprlale lo
provide a basss for our opinion.
Concluslons rolatlng to golng ¢on¢om
In auditing th6 financial Slalements. we have conduded that the trustees, use of the going concern basis of
accounting in the preparation of the fInar￿la1 slalements is approFyiale.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not idenirfied any material uncertainties relating to events or
conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast signrficanl d￿bI on the charitable company's ability lo
continue as a going concern for a period of al least 12 monlhs from when the financial slalemenls are
aulhorised for issue.
Our re5ponsibililies and the responsibilities of the Irustees with respect lo going con¢ern are described in the
relevant 8eclton$ of this report.
Other Infomiatlon
Our responsibilty is to read the other infomiallon and, in doing so. consider whether the other information is
materially inconsislenl with the financial slalements or our knowledge obtained in Ihe course of the audit, or
otherwise appears lo be materially misslaled.11 we idenlify such material inconsistencies or apparent material
misslatemenls, we are required to delemiine whether this gNes rise to a material misstalement in the financial
slalemenls themselves. If, based on the work we have performed. we condude that there is 2 material
misslatemenl of this other irrformation. we are required to ￿port that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, REPORT
TO THE TRusfEES OF THE TOLKIEN TRUS[
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2020 (Con￿Trued)
Oplnlons on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audrt:
the information gwen in the Iruslees. report. which indudes the directors. report prepared for the purposes
of company law, for the financial year for whi¢h the financial statements are prepared is consistent with
the financial slal8menls', and
the directors. report included within the trustees. rewt has been prepared in attordance with applicable
legal requirements.
Matters on whlch we are requlrgd to rèport by ex¢oPtlon
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and Ils environment oblalned in the
Course of the audit, we have not Identified material misstatements in the Iruslees, report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies A¢t 2006
require us lo report lo you rf, in our oplnlon:
adequate and proper accounlirvJ records have not been kept. or rnlums adequate for our audit have not
been received from branches not visited by us,. or
the financial statements are not in agreement with Ihe accounting records and r8tums.' or
certain disclosure$ of Iruslees. remuneration specrfied by law are not made,. or
we have not received all the infomiation and explanations we require for our audit,. or
the Iru51ees were not entitled lo prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies
regime and lake advantage of the small ¢ompanies' exemptions in pyeparing the trustees, report and from
the requirement lo prepare a slrateglc ￿port.
R68ponslbllltle8 of tru8tee8
As explained more fully in the Iruslees. responsibilities stalemenl sel out on page 5, the Iruslees are ￿sponSible
for the preparation of financial slalements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for
such internal conlrol as the Iruslees determine is necessary lo enable the preparation of financial statements
that are free from material mi5Statemenl, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial slalemenls. the Iruslees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability lo continue
as 8 going concern, disclosing, as applicable. matters related lo going concern and using the going concern
basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend lo liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no
realistic allemative bul lo do so.

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOLKIEN TRU
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 20201contlnuedl
Audltors, responslbilitles for the audlt of the flnancial statgments
Our objèctives are lo obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are fre8
from material misstatement. whether due lo fraud or error. and to issue an auditor's report that includes our
opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, bul is nol a guarantee that an audit conducted in
accordance with ISAS (UK) will always delecl 8 material mtsststemenl when il exists.
Misslalemenls can arise from fraud or error and are considered materlal if. individually or in the aggregate, they
could reasonably be expected to influence the econofflic dedsions of users taken on the basis of these finanGial
stalemenls.
Irregularities, Including fraud. are InStan￿S of non<ompliance with laws and regulations. We design
procedures In line with our responsibilitie$. outlined above. lo delecl malerlal misslalemenls in respect of
rregularities, including fraud. The extent lo which our procedurès are capable of detecting irregularities,
Including fraud is detailed below..
Our approach lo idenlrfying and assessing the risks of material misstslemenl in re8pe¢l of irregulaTi1188,
including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations. was as foll¢)ws'.
the engagement partner ensured that engagement team colle¢tively had the appropriate
competence. capabilities and skills lo identrfy or recognise non<ompliance with applicable laws and
regulations;
we identified the laws and regulations applicable lo the charilable company through discussions with
direclorsltnjslees and olher managemenl, and from tjur knowledge and experience of the client'$
se¢lor-,
we focused on specif￿ laws and regulations which we Considered may have a direct materlal effect on
the flnancial statements or the operations of the charitable company..
we assessed the exlenl of compliance wrth the laws and regulations idenirfied above through making
enquiries of management.. and
Idenlrfied laws and regulations were communicated within the audf( team regularly and the team
remained alert to instances of non<ompliance throughout the audit.
We assessed the susceplibilty of the chariL8ble company s financial stslements lo material misslatemenl,
including obtaining an understanding of how fraud mighl occur, by..
making enquirie3 of management as lo where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their
kn￿edge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud,. and
considering the internal controls in place lo mitigale risks of fraud and rKJn-compliance with laws and
regulations.
To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls. we..
P8rformed analytical procedu￿$ Io Klenlify any unusual or unexpected relationships,.
lesled journal entries to identify unusual tranSaCt￿n5'
assessed whether judgements arKI assumptions made in delemiining the accounting eslimales were
indicative of potential bias..
investigated the rationale behind signrficant or unusual transactions.

INDEPENDETr￿ AUDITORS. REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE SOCIETY OF THE TOLKIEN TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 (contlnved)
In response to the risk of iTregu18ri1ies and non-compliance with laws arKI regUlat￿n$, we designed procedure5
which induded, bul were not limited to..
agreeing financial statement disdosures to uNlerlying supporting documentation,.
reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with govemance., and
enquiring of management as lo actual and polential litigation arKI claims.
There are inherent limitations in our audtt procedures described alxive. The more removed that laws and
regulations are from financial transactions, Ihe less likely il is thal we would be¢ome awa￿ of non-compliance.
Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required lo identify non-compliance with laws and regulations
lo enquiry of the direclorsllruslees and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal
correspondence. If any.
Malerlal mi5slalemenls that arise due lo fraud can be harder to detect than tho$¢ that arise from error a$ they
may involve deliberate ¢oncealm6nl w collusion.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Flnancial
Reporting Council's websile al.. www.frc.org.ukJauditors respon$ibilits'es.
This description fomis part of our auditor's report
Use of our report
Thi5 report is made solely lo the ¢harilable ¢ompany's members. 8$ a body. in a¢cordance with Chapter 3 of
Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might stale to the charitabl8
company's mernbers those matters we are required to slate lo them in an auditor's report and for no other
purpose. To the fullest exlenl permilled by law. we do not aceept or assume responsibility lo anyone other than
the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or
for the opinions we have formed.
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Robert Klrtland, Senior Statutory Audllor
for and on behalf of Crilchleys Audit LLP
Stalulory Audil¢ys
Beaver House
23- 38 Hythe Brldge Street
Oxford
OX7 2EP
Date.. 8 September 2021

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THE TOLKIEN TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivrriES
{in¢ludlng income and expenditure account)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
2020
2019
Income from
Note
Unrestr￿e￿
Unrestricted
Investments
Interest receivable
Dividends received
136,735
458,529
176,572
643,422
Royalty irbcome
Total Income
Expenditure on
Raising funds
Investment management costs
Charitable a¢livities
245,858
328,536
3619124
Total expgndlturo
Not Income before Investmont galns
N•t galn81{108se8) on Investments
Gains on revaluation and disposal of investment assets
1.926,275
1,228.096
Net Income
2,750.458
4,307.889
Funds brought forward
33
Funds carrled forward

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THE TOLKIEN TRUST
(Company number". 8354834)
BALANCE SHE
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020
Note
2020
2019
Flxed assets
Investments
24.500,199
23,217,976
Curront assets
Debtors
Cash al bank and in hand
2,156.438
10 535084
2.404,667
11 148394
12.691,522
13.553.061
cr￿lIOrS. amounts falllng
dug wlthln one year
10
2 569 790
Net currnnt a880ts
10 983 271
Total assots le88 currènt
Ilabilltles
36.806,705
34,201,247
Creditors.. amounts falling due
after one year
11
Ngt assat8
Represented by..
UnrestrlGted funds
General fund
These flnancial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on
are signed on their behalf by..
419121
and
SCI
. P M A R Tolkien {Truslee)

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THE TOLKIEN TRUST
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
2020
2019
Note
Cash {used In) operating acllvllios
14
Cash flow from Invostlng a¢tivitles
Investment income
Nel Ipur¢hase oo investments
595,264
819,994
622 145
Cash provided by investing aclwilies
{De¢rease} in cash in the year
137224
197
1613.3101
189.0411
Cash and cash equivalent$ at the beginning of the year
Total cash and cash equlvalents at the of the yoar
11 148394

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THE TOLKIEN TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Bas18 of preparatlon and assessment of golng concern
The financial statements have been prepared in ￿CordanCe with Accounting and Reporting by
Charit￿S Statement of Recommended Practice applicable lo charities preparing their financial
slatemenls in accordance wllh the Financial Reporting Standard in the UK and Republic of
Ireland (FRS1021- (Charities SORP IFRS10211. the Finanual Reporting Standard applicable in
the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS102} and the Companies Act 2006.
The Tolkien Trust meets the definf(ions of a publi¢ benefit enlty under FRS102.
The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainll&s about the Trust's ability to
Continue a$ a going concern.
bl
Income
Royalties and similar I￿rne are Induded in income Inel of VATI when they are receivable.
Amounts eamed in respect of the year lo 31 December are recognised as income in the year If
they can be quarilrfied by the lime of Ihe approval of the financial slalemenls. Dlvidends are
included when they are received. Inleresl is included on a receivable basi8.
Uncapltallsed flx8d a888ts
The assets of the charity consist in part of copyrights in relation lo works wrillen by the late
J R R Tolkien. These are shown in note 7. They have not been valued for inclusion in the
finan¢ial stalemenis as these were mostly settled inlo the Trust (when il was an unincorporated
charity) many years ago and il is not wa¢tical ¢osl-effectlve to oblaln an accurate current
valualion.
d)
Grants and other oxpgndltura
Grants are normally recognised as an expense when they a￿ approved for payment by the
Trustees. However. rf the TnJslees have entered into a grant agreement with a beneficiary. the
full amount of the grant is recognised when the agreement is signed. Expenditure is recognised
on an accruals basis and include any irrecoverable VAT. Any c051s that need lo be apportioned
be￿een costs of generaling funds, support costs and governance costs are done so based on
the Trustees, estimate of the amount of costs applicable lo each category.
Forelgn currencle8
Transactions In foreign currencies are Iranslaled into steding al the exchange rate at the date
of the Iransaclion. Monetary assets and liabilities are converted at the year-end exchange rale
with any drfferences going via the Slalement of Financial Activilies.
Investment assets
Investments are shown at market value al the balance sheet date. Any realised or unrealised
gains and losses are included in the Slalement of Financial Activities. Realised gains In the year
are immaterial and therefore no separate d￿l0$Ure has been made.
gl
Creditors and provision$
Creditors and provisions are recognised where Ihe charity has a KKesenl obligation resulting
from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds lo a third party and the
afflount due lo settle the obligation can be measured or eslimaled reliably. Creditors and
provisions are nomially recognised al their settlement amount after allowing for any trade
discounts due

14
THE TOLKIEN TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEvrs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COSTS
2020
2019
UK legal fees relating lo contract and copyright matters
US and other overseas le9￿ fees
Other professional fees
Investment manager fees
141,946
13.968
2.290
213.381
28,869
1,750
Included within other profegsional fees is £2.000 (2019.. £1,750) of fees payable to the auditors for non-
audit serv6¢es.
EXPENDITURE ON CHARrrABLE ACTivrriES
INole 41
Grants Payablo
(Note 51
Support Costs
Total
2020 Grants to institutions
2019 Grants lo inslitulions
GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS
2020
2019
Aladdin Project (France)
Association IMAD
Asylum Welcome
Basmeh and Zeilooneh
Become Charity
Birdlrfe International
Blackfriars (The English Province of the Order of Preachers)
Bloemfontein Cathedral
Bodleian Library
Camfed International
Campaign lo Protect Rural England
Chaises Musicales
Change Please Foundation
Children On The Edge
Cité Inlernalion81e de la tapisserre Aubusson
Client Earth
Cutteslowe & District Community AssocialM)n
Detention Action
Doctors of the Wortd UK
Dragon School Trust
Dyslexia Research Trust
Find Your Feet Imalawl
Freedom from Torture
GB Friends ofNeve Shalom
Glass Door Homeless Charity
Greenpea￿ Environmental Trust
Help Refugees
Humanity and Inclusion UK
Jane Grigson Trust
Kent Refugee Action Network
La Cimade
Linda Norgrove Foundation
Linkage Community Trust
Maison Shalom
20,OCKJ
20,000
40,000
50,000
50,000
20.000
10,000
5,000
150,000
30,000
20,000
20,000
40,000
21,000
50.000
20,000
5,000
40,000
100.000
20,000
10,000
40.000
30,000
150,000
200,000
15,000
82,OCH)
30.000
10.000
30,000
150,000
15,000
40,000
130,000
40,000
15,000
100,000
75,000
40,000
80,283
30,000
80,000
150,000
100,1)00
10,000
15,000
13,000
100,000
20,000
50,000
30.000
10,000
43,000
20,000
50,000
30,000

15
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 (CONTINUED>
GRANTS TO INSTrruTIONS (contlnued)
2020
2019
Médecins du Monde
Médecins Sans Frontières (Libywyemen)
Neuro Therapy Centre
New Bridge Foundation
Operation Fistula
Oxford Bach Choir
Oxford Food Bank
Oxford Lieder Festival
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Oxford Playhouse Trust
Oxford Sanctuary Housing
Oxford Shakespeare Ensemble (Creation Theatre Company)
Panzi Foundation
Pesticide Action Ne￿rk UK
Photography Oxford
Piloles Volonlaires
Primo Levi Centr8
Prism the Gift Fund (REFUAID)
Prism the Gift Fund (The Hope Proje¢l)
Prism the Gift Fund (Help Refugees)
Prison Phoenix TnJ$l
Prisoners Abroad
The Porch
Reading List Foundation
Remodel (Haili Orphanage)
Refugees at Home
Reprieve
Road lo Recovery
San Marcos High School AAPLE Academy
Sanctuary Hosting
Schoolreaders
Sellle Support
Shelter Cymru
Solidarilés International
SOS Medilerranee
Southampton and Winchester Visitors. Group
Support a Survivor of Torture
The Tablet Trust
Tempus Novo
Theatres Trust, The
The Howard League for Penal Refomi
TREAT (Trust for Research and Education on the Arms Trade)
Uganda Childbirth Injury Fund
Videre est Credere
Wiener Library
Working Chance
130,000
250.000
94,000
250.000
80,000
10,000
150,000
25,000
4W,000
25,000
20,000
10.000
15,000
20,000
70,000
217.302
10,000
15.000
25.000
20,000
10.0(J)
20,000
70.000
170.000
15,000
50,000
40,000
50.000
40.000
50,000
30,000
50,000
1¢)0,000
15.000
110,000
80,000
20,000
1S.000
88,000
20,000
20,000
{s,000}
40,000
95,000
20,000
25,000
40,000
95,01)0
30,000
25,453
15,000
20,000
40,000
30.000
130,000
25,000
20,000
40.000
15.000
30,000
84.108
100,000
50,000
20,000
35,000
20,000
80,000
10.000
40,000
70,000
30,000
30,000
20,000
120.000
30,000
30.000
15.000
Total

16
THE TOLKIEN TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 {CONTINUED}
SUPPORT COSTS
2020
2019
UK legal fees relating to grant distribulion
Other professional fees
Governance Costs Inole 6)
Other
10,866
191,659
66,150
10,227
191.513
49.079
612
GOVERNANCE COSTS
2020
2019
UK legal fees relating to adminislralion of Ihe Trust
Auditors. remuneration- current year estimate
Aijditors. remuneration- adjuslmenl in respect of prior year
61,575
7,000
39,974
8,890
21
No Iruslees were reimbursed Iravel and accommodatlon expenses in ellher year. No Iruslee received
any remuneration in either year.
COPYRIGHT ASSETS
The charity'8 literary assets ￿Mpris&-
Certaln US copyrights in The Lord of the Rlngs,. and the worfdwide copyrights in Smith of Wootton M8ior,
Tree and Leaf, Rover8ndom, Mythopoeia. The Legend ol Suurd 8nd Gudrun. The Fall of Arthur and
8eowuM.. A Tr8nslalion and cornn￿n1ary, all by J R R Tolkien.
The copyrights in the published editions of various philologi¢al writlngs and fragments by J R R Tolkien.
Certaln unpublished papers, letters, artistic works, pictures, pholographs and olher documents originally
forming part of the Eslale of J R R Tolkien, and the copyright in such materials formedy owned by the
Eslale.
INVESTMENTS
Market
Value
blfwd
Purchases
In
Year
Sal98
In
Year
Chango In
Market
Value
Market
Value
clfwd
Equities
Fixed Interest securitie$
20,275.227
2 231443
22,506.670
4,208.033 (3.898,5571
100000
4,771.812 {3.998,557)
818,570 21,403,273
2 700 835
824,183 24,104,108
Cash held by illveslment
managers
315215

17
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 (CONTINUED)
DEBTORS
2020
2019
Royalties re¢eivable
VAT
2.147,145
2.393,550
10 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WtrHIN ONE YEAR
2020
2019
Grants awarded not yet paid (note 121
Accwals
270,000
115016
2.467,000
11
CREDrroRS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFfER ONE YEAR
2020
2019
Grants awarded not yel paid Inole 12)

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18
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 (CONTINUED)
12
GRANTS AWARDED NOT PAID
At1
January
2020
At31
D#¢embèr
2020
Amounts
Awardod
Payments
Made
2020 movoments
University of Manitoba
an Klass Memorial Fund Programme
Bodleian Archivi$l
B¢xJleian Curator of Medieval Manuscripts
Cite Inlernalionale de la tapISser￿ Aubusson
Awar(led 2019,. paid in 2020
Awarded and paid in 2020
Awarded December 2020., paid in 2021
270,CM)O
340,000
445.000
90.000
45,000
60,000
100.000
2,222,000
3,355,453
180,000
295,000
385,000
100,000
150.000
2.222,000
3,355,453
25
January
2019
At31
Da¢gmb8r
2019
Amounts
Award•d
Paymonts
Made
2019 movemonts
University of Maniloba
Alan Klass Memorial Fund Programme
Bodleian Archivist
Bodleian Curator of Medieval Manuscripts
Cite Inlernalionale de la lapisserie Aubusson
Future Hope UK
The Haili Orphanage Clinic Project
Awarded 2018,. paid in 2019
Awarded and paid in 2019
Awarded December 2019.. paid in 2020
ts￿,000
45,000
60,000
50,000
32,947
270,000
340,000
445,000
50,000
385,000
S05,1￿0
100.000
32.947
5,000
2,028.851
(5,0001
2,028.851
1.150.693
1.150,693
2 222 000
Movement In recognlsed provl8Son$ and fundlng
Gommitm•nts during the year
Charltablg
Charltable
¢ommltment8 commltments
accrued
a¢crued
2020
2019
Grant commitments recognised al the start of the year
New grant commitments charged to the Statement of Financial Activities
in the year (see note 3)
Grants paid during the year
Amount of grant commitments recognised as al 31 December 2020
3,327,000
3,416,798
3,530,453
587245
3,367.693
457 491

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19
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 (CONTINUED)
13
MEMBERS, LIABIL￿y AND CHARrrf INFORMATION
The Tolkien Tnjst is a company limited by guarantee (incorwjraled in England and Wales) and does not
have share capital. The members undertake to contribute a sum, not exceeding £10. to the assets of the
company in the event ofihe company being wound up. Ils registered office Is Prama House, 267 Banbury
Road, Oxford. OX2 7HT.
14
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOMEI{EXPENDITURE)TO NET CASH FLOW
FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
2020
2019
Nel income as per Sialement of Financial Activities
Deduct investment income in investing aclivilies
Decreasellincreasel in debtors
IDecreaseyincrea$e in creditors
Deduct gainsladd back losses on investments
2,750,458
1595,264}
248,229
12.329,7741
4.307,889
{819,994)
1573,8671
1121,1251
079 793
Nel cash used in operating activities
15
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
There were no relatod parly transactions in the rerKJrting period Ihal require disclo$ure12019'. Nill.