COMPANY NO: 08600905
CHARITY NO: 1154547
THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
(A company limited by guarantee)
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021

THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
CONTENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
Page
Legal and admlnislratlve details
Report of the Dlrectors and Trustees
Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities
Independent audRor's report to the Tnjstees of The Margaret ThatcheT Scholarshlp Trust
Statement of Financial Activil
Balance Sheet
10
Notes to the Accounts
11-17

THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES
Baron9¥5 Royall of 8lai5don
Mrs Clara Freeman
Professor ￿rnut Suerbaum
Professor Stephen Weatherill
Lord Sherboume of Didsbury
Mr Andrew Parker
REGISTERED OFFICE
Somerville College
Woodytock Road
Oxford
OX2 6HD
BANKERS AND DEposrr HOLDERS
Barclays Bank PIC
Oxford
OX13HB
AUDITOR
Crowe U.K. LLP
Aquis House
49-51 Blagrave Street
Reading
Berks RG1 1PL
SOLIC￿OR8
Penningtons LLP
Apex Plaza
Forbury Road
Readir
RG1 1AX
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER
1154547
COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER
0860￿15
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
The directors, who are also Trustee5 of the Charity, present the reprKt and flnan¢ial siatements for the
year ended 31 July 2021.
The fInar￿la1 statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. the Companles Act 2006, the
Memorandum and Articles of Associats'on. and Accounting and Reportlng by Charities.. Statement of
Recommended Practice ap￿Icable to charities preparing their accounts In accordance wth the Financral
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective 1 January 2015>.
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
GOVERNING DOCUMENT
The Margaret Thatcher Scholarship Trust was incorporated as a company Ilmited by guarantee (number:
08600￿5) on 8 July 2013 and is a charity registered wth the Charity Commission (number.. 1154547).
The governing doGuments of the Gompany are ils Memorandum and Articles of Asso¢ialion, dated 1 July
2013.
TRUSTEE RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMEKr
The Trustees a￿ made up of two internal Iruslees, Iwo extemal trustees and ex Offic￿ tnjslees.
Current trustees of the Margaret Thatcher Scholarship Trust are..
External Iruslees
Mr$ Clara Freeman OBE,
Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury,
Inlemal trustees
Professor Almut Suerbaum.
Professor Stephen Wealherill.
Ex offtlo trustee8
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, and
Mr Andrew Parker.
OBJECTS AND AtTIVITIES
The charlly's objects are specifically restricte(I lo promoting and advancing education at the University of
Oxford, and in partlcular at Somerville College. irKluding by providing financial support to outstanding
students from all over tho wodd and by supportlng acaéemic posls and other initiatives which help to
nurture the talents of these students.
The focus remains on mentoring Ihesg Students arKI ensuring Ihat they are fully supported in ordeT to
athieve their potential, while also providing thg Somerville Development Programme that all Somervillians
can access.
Fun(Iraisiw continues for both the endowment and spend4own scholarships.
PUBLIC BENEF
It is a duty of the charity's trustees lo report on the organisation's publ￿ benefit in the Trustees Annual
Report. To meet this requirement, charities must be able to demonstrate that=
therg is an idenirfiable benefit which has arisen by fulfilling the char￿$ aims-,
the beneficiaries are the publlc. or a secuon of the public.
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY2021
PUBLIC BENEFrr ¢ont.
The trustees have Satisf￿ themselves Ihac in achieving the obje¢tiV85 described in this report, Thg
Margaret Thatcher Scholarship Trust meets the public benefrt requirement. The Iruslees have given due
gard to the Charity Commission's published guidance on the Public Benefit requiremenl under the
Charities Act 2011 in coming to this conclusion.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Of the 14 Thatcher Scholars of 2019120, four graduated and the remaining ten scholars were joined by
eight new Thatcher Scholars in m￿hae1Mas 2020. Of these, fwe are undertakiro Fx)slgraduale studies
(3 DPhil and 2 Masters), and three are undergraduate5. There had originally been only two
undergraduate awards to be made, bul on examination of the a￿oUnt5, the Trustees agreed that the
perfomance of the endowment was such that il allowed for an extra undergraduate scholarship to be
awarded. This scholarship was named the Sir John Vickers Thatcher SGholarship to mark Sir John's
retirement as a Trustee.
The Somervrlle Development Programme continued lo provide valuable training for students m?inly on-
Ilne, although there were some face40-face seminars towards the end of the year, and some hybrid
events whfith we will continue lo test in the coming year.
There were 18 applications for Thatcher Development Awards of which 11 wgre approved. Grants
rangeé from £71010 £2,000, with the mean grant being £1,269. The total funds awarded for Th*¢her
Development Awards was £13.956. The figure is higher than in previous years as many of the projects
from 2019120 were unable to go ahead in their original fom ov￿ng lo the pandemic, meaning many of
the grants were unable to be taken up.
Fnie new graduate Scholarships were awarded in the spring and summer of 2021 to start in Michaelma5
term 2021. One of our current Oxford Thatcher Scholars has changed from full-time to part-lime study
and had been due to complete their studies al the end of the next academic year. They wll now
COM￿ete in Trinty term 2024.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Trust has totsl incoming resources of £512k {2020: £489kl. Of this £108k12020.. £108k) came from
donations and £398k (2020: £380kl from Investment income. Total expendf(ure was £519k (2020.. £430kl.
The r￿1 surplus for the year was £1,798k {2020,- -£410kl, drlven entirely by a strong capital gain on
investments placed with OUEM.
At the year-end net assets totalled of £11,683k {2020- £9,884kl being unrestricted funds of £970k {2020:
£826k) and endowment funds of £10,713k {2020.. £9,068kl.
At the year end free reserves stood at £970k {2020= £826kl, being 22 months of unrestricted expendI￿re.
These reseryes will be reduced over the next few years lo no more than 12 months, expend(ture as we
fund an increased number of scholars.
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
The Trust will continue to fundraise to build Ihe endowment of the Trust and to make awards lo selected
$Ch￿ar$. The Somervi118 Development Programme has become a fundamental part of the offering that
Somerville makes to its students and will continue lo give them the tools and skills that they need to fulfil
their a¢adernic potential at College and lo go out into the wodd and make a positive impact.
The number of scholars in 2020121 will rise from 17 to 24.
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
GOING CONCERN
Th8 Margaret Thatcher Scholarship Trust has considered its financial performance in the past year. the
risks we face and our finan¢ial projections for the next twelve months and beyond. We are satisfied that
we have adequate resour¢e$ to continue operating for the foreseeable future. and that we have the
appropriate ¢onlrol$ in to manage any Material change in circumstances. We have Iherefore
prepared our accounts on the basis that we are a going concern.
The charity has cash resour¢es and has no requirement for external funding In excess of current facilib'gs.
The Trustees have a hKdh expectalDn that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation?1
exlslence for Ihe fO￿Seeable future. In making their assessment the Trustees have considered the impa
on the txjsiness of Covid-19 includin9 the ability of the charty to continue lo operate within Somervi11g
College. They contlnue lo believe the going concern basis of accounting appropriate in preparing the
annual financlal statements.
RESERVES POLICY
At present the charity holds unrestricted funds. representing inc#)me received not yet expended for
purp¢)ses given.
Now that the core activities of the trust are established the Board of Trustees wll monllor t1￿ level of
reserves appropriate to ils level of activity and associated risk. to ensure that sufficient funds are avallable
to meet the objective5 of the Charty on an on-going bask8.
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES
FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILrriES
The Tnjslees (wlb) are also the directors of Margaret Thatther Scholarshlp Trust for the wrp)ses of
company18w) are responsible for preparing the Trustees. knnual Report and the financial gtalemenls in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United
Kingdom Accounting Standards).
Company law requires Ihe Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under
company law the Trustees must not approve the finanual statements unless they are salisfth that they
give a true and fair view of the stale of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resource5
and applicalKJn of reswrces, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that
period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to..
select suitab[8 accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP.,
make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,.
state whether applicable UK a¢counling standards have teen followed, subject to any malerSal
departures dis¢losed and explained in the financial stalements,- and
pr8paTr the financial Statements on the going ¢oncem basis unless it is inapproprfale to presume
that the Chariiable ¢ompany will ¢onlinue in business.
The TNslee$ are responsible for keeping adequate a¢¢ounling records that are SLrfltclent lo show and
eX￿aIn the Charitable companvs transaclions, disclose with reasonable accuracy at any tim8 the financial
position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statem8nls comply with
the Companies Act 2006 and the provision$ of the ¢hariV$ ¢onslttulion. fhey are also rgsponsible for
safeguarding the assets of the charity land the groupl and hence for taking reasonable Steps for th8
preventlon and detectlon of fraud and other Irregtslarltles.
Small company provlslon8
This report has been prepared in accordance wilh the special provisions for small companies under Part
15 of the Companies Act 2CQ6
Statomont as to dls¢losur• of Snformatlon to audltors
In so far as the trustees are aware..
there is no re￿vant audit information of which the charilat4e companls auditors are unaware. and
the Iruslees have taken all steps that they ought to have laken to make themselves aware of any
rdevant audit information and lo establish that the auditors are aware of that irrformation.
This report was approved by the Board on 19th October 2021 and signed on ils behalf
ArKlrew Parker
Trustee
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
Oplnlon
We have audited the financial statements of The Margaret Thatcher Scholarship Trust Ilhe charitable
company'l for the year ended 31 July 2021 which comprise Statement of Finan¢ial Activities. the
Balance Sheel arnl notes lo the financial statements, including signrficanl accounting policies. The
financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United
Kingdom Accounting Standards, itKluding Financial Rewrting Standard 102 The Financial Rewrting
Standard 8ppIKable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (Unrted Kingdom Generally Accepted A¢¢wntlng
Practice).
In our opinion thg finarKial stalgmgnls=
give a true and faST vlew of the stste of the charitable companvs affalrs as at 31 July 2021 and of
Ir￿me and expenditure, for the year then ended",
have been propedy prepared In accorda￿e wlth United K1￿jd0M Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice,. and
have been prepared in accordance with the requ1￿mentS of the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordarte with Inlemational Standards on Auditing {UKI (ISAS IUK}l and
8pplicable18w. Our responsibilities under those standards are further dgscribed in the Auditor's
reswnsibilities for the audit of the financial statement$ section of our report. We are independent of the
charitable company in accordan￿ ￿th the ethical requirements Ihal are relevant lo our audit of the
financkgl statements in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fu￿illed our othgr
ethical responsibilib'es in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence wfj
have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Ctsndusions r8lating to going concem
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Irustees, use of the going concern basis
of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriale.
Based work we have perfomied, v* have nol identified any material Ur￿rtainlles relatiro to
events or Conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast signrfiGant doubt on Ihe charitable
companls abilty lo Continue as a going ¢on¢em for a period of al least twelve months from when the
financial $tatement$ are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to golno con¢ern are d8scribed In
the relevant sections of this report.
Other Inforniatk>n
The trustees are responsible for the other information Contained within the annual report. Th& other
information Comprises the inf0ma￿On induded in the annual report, other than the financial statements
and our aLKlilor'$ report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other
informalion and, except lo the exlenl otherwise expll¢llly staled in our report, we do not express any form
of assuran￿ ¢on¢lu$ion Ihereon.
Our responsibility is lo read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other
infomation is materially inconsistent wth the financial statements or our knowledge obtsined in the audit
or olheTwise appears lo be materially misslaled. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent
material misstatements, we are required lo determine whether this give5 rise to a material misslalement
In the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have perfcwmed, we conclude Ihat there
1$ a materlal misstatement of Ihls other Informallon. V￿ a￿ required to reF)Ort that f8cI.
We have nothing to rep)rt in this regard.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
Oplnions on other rnatters pre3Grfbed by the Companles Act 2006
In our oplnlon based on the work undertaken in th8 course of our audit
the infomialion given in the trustees. reporL which Includes the directors, report prepared for the
purposes of company law, for the financial year for which the financlal statements are prepared is
consislenl wth the financial statements,. and
the dire¢tors' report included wthin the trustees, report have been prepared in accordance ￿￿th
applicable legal requirements.
Matt•r8 on whlch wg are roqulrgd to report by exceptlon
In light of Ihe kno%￿edge and understanding of the charitable company and thelr envtronmenl obtained in
the course ol the auéll, we have not Idenlrfied materk*l misstatements in the dlreclors, report included
within the tNslees' report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in re18tlon to whlch the Companies Act
2C(16 requi￿$ us to report to you if, in our opinion..
lequate and proper accounting records have not been kept" or
the fir￿nGla1 statements are not in agreement with the accounllng ￿COrdS and r8tums.' or
certain disdosures of trustees. remuner8tk)n specrfied by law are rK)t made,. or
we have not r￿e1Ved all the information and explanations we require for our audit- or
the trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial slalements in a¢¢tydance with the Small
companies regime and take advantage of the small companies. exemptions in preparlng the
trustees, directors, report and from th8 requirement to prepare a strategic report.
Rgsponsibilities of tru8tee8
As explained more fully in the tru$lees' ￿SponSibl11t1eS statement sel out on page 5, the trustees (who
are also the dire¢tor$ of the charitable company for the purposes of company lawl are responsiblg for the
preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. for
such Internal control as the trustees determine Is nec£ssary to enable the preparatlon of financial
statements that are free from materlal mlsstslement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for asgessing the charitablg
empan￿$ ability lo continue as a going concern, disclosing. as applicable. mallers related to going
concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees erther intend to liquidate
the chartsble company or lo Cease operations, or have no realistlc alternative but to do so.
AudIt0￿$ rgspon81bllltles for the audlt of the flnanclal statements
Our objectives are lo obtaln reasonable assurance about whether the finanaal slalemenls as a whole
are free from material mlsslatement, thether due lo fraud or error, and to issue an audilorfs rewrt that
Includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance Is a hlgh level of assurance, bul is not a guarantee that an
8udil conducted in accordance wtth ISA5 (UK) wll always delect a material misstatement when il exists.
Misststements can arise fiom fraud or error and are consldered material rf, individually or in the
aggregale, they could reasonably be expected to influen¢e the e¢onomlc d&isKtrns of users taken on the
basis of these financial ststements.
Delai15 of the extent lo whlch the audll was ￿nsIdered capable of detecting Irregularities, including fraud
and non-compliance wth laws and regulations are set out bdow.
A fijrther descrfplkin of our responslbilllles for the a￿111 of the financial statemenis is kKaled on the
Financial Reportlng Councll's website at: www.frc.
kj ditorsres
nsibilities. This de8criptKJn forms
part of our audllor's rep)rt.
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## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021** 

## **Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud** 

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We identified and assessed the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements from irregularities, whether due to fraud or error, and discussed these between our audit team members. We then designed and performed audit procedures responsive to those risks, including obtaining audit evidence sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. 

We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which the charitable company operates, focusing on those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The laws and regulations we considered in this context were the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011, together with the Charities SORP (FRS 102). We assessed the required compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our audit procedures on the related financial statement items. 

In addition, we considered provisions of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but compliance with which might be fundamental to the charitable company's ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty. We also considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the charitable company for fraud. The laws and regulations we considered in this context for the charitable company's operations were Companies Act 2006 and relevant Taxation legislation. 

Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the Trustees and other management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. 

We identified the greatest risk of material impact on the financial statements from irregularities, including fraud, to be within the recognition of income and the override of controls by management. Our audit procedures to respond to these risks included enquiries of management, about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities, sample testing on the posting of journals and agreement of investment income to relevant supporting documentation. 

Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example, the further removed non­ compliance with laws and regulations {irregularities) is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely the inherently limited procedures required by auditing standards would identify it. In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-detection of irregularities, as these may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations. 

## **Use of our report** 

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to 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. 


Alastair Lyon Senior Statutory Auditor 

For and on behalf of Crowe U.K. LLP Statutory Auditor 

## **Reading** 

**25 November 2021** 

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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
(Incorporating Income and Expenditure Account)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY2021
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Funds
Fund$
Funds
Note
2021
2020
INCOME AND
ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations
Investment income
Miscellaneous income
108,442
398,405
4.812
108,442
398,405
4,812
107,548
380.057
Total Incomlng resource8
511.659
511.659
488.995
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable a¢tivilie5
519,226
519,226
429,580
Total expenditure
519,226
519,226
429,580
Net Incomel{exp¢ndlturn)
before galns
(7,567>
(7,567)
59,415
N8t (lossygain on
investments
150.940
1,654,987
1,805,927
1469,174)
Net Incomo and nat
movement In funds
143.373
1.654,987
1,798260
1409,759)
RECONCILIATION OF
FUNDS:
FUND BALANCES AT
1 AUGUST 2020
826,142
9,058,278
9,884,420 10.294,179
FUND BALANCES AT
31 JULY 2021
969,515
10.713,265 11,682.780
9,884,420
All amount8 relate to continulng activities. The company has no gains or losses other than the results for
the year.
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
BALANCE SHEET
AT 31 JULY 2021
Note
2021
2020
FIXED ASSETS
INestments
11,480.347 9,674,420
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash
1,1S1,no
1,1S1,730
644,883
644,883
Creditors.. amounts falling due wrthin one year
(949,297) (434,883)
NEf CURRENT ASSETS
202.433
210,OLXI
NEf ASSETS
11,682,780 9,884,420
FUNDS
EThYowment FuThJs
Restrlcled FurKIs
Unrestrlcle(l Funds
10,713,265 9.058,278
969,515
826.142
TOTAL FUNDS
11.682.780 9,884,420
The financial slalemenl$ are prepared in a¢xordance with the special provisions of Part 15
of the Compan￿$ Act 2006 rel8llro to small companies aThJ in ￿OrdanCe with the Flnan¢lal
Reporting Slandar(l (FRS102) {effeclive 01 January 2015)
The diwlors a¢knO￿e￿ge Ihelr re8pon8ibilityfor complying with the requirements of the Act
th respect lo acc£sunling rwd8 and for the preparation of acc(wrrts.
Apwoved
ue by the Board on 19th C¢tober 2021 arwj signed on ils behalf
AThlrew Parker
TTuslee
Th• ntst￿ on pagm 11 to 17 fomi part of thue flnanclal stat•m•nts.
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
STATUS
Margaret Thalch8r Scholarship Trust, Somerwllg College, OXf￿d is a registered ¢harily (number..
11545471 and qualifies for exemption from corporation and capital gains tax on its Gharitable
activities.
The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The Memorandum of AssoGiation
provides that all members are liable to Contribute a sum not exceeding £1 in the event of the
company b8ing wound up while they are Mem1￿r$ or within one year of ceasing lo be members.
Th8 charivs objects are specffically restricted to promoting and advancing education al the
University of Oxford, and in particular at Somerville College, including by providing financial support
lo outstanding student5 from all over the wortd and by SUPFthing academic posts and other inf(iative
which Wp to nurture the talents of these student¥.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The principal accounting policies adopted in FYeparati¢Jn of the finanryal statements are as
fc4lows.'-
Bas1$ of a¢￿UntIng
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance Accounting and Reporting
by Gharilie5.' Statement of Recommended PraGliGe applicable to charf(ies preparlng Iheir
accounts in accordance with Financial Reporting Standards applicable In the UK and
Repl1￿￿ of Ireland IFRS102> effective 1 January 2015) - (Charity SORP (FRS10211, the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102> and
the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements are ￿epa￿d under the historical cost convention. modlfied to
irKlude the revaluation of investments al market value.
After making erKJuiries, the trustees have a wsonable expectation Ihal the charlty has
adequate resources to continue its activlties for the foreseeable future. Accordlngly. they
¢ontinue lo adopt the golng concern basls In preparlng the financial statements as outlined
In the Report of the Oirectors and Tnjslees on page 4.
b)
Accountlng Judgements and estlmatlon uncertalnty
In preparlng finan¢lal statements il Is necessary to make certain judgements, estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts recognised in the financlal statements. The following
judgements and estimates are considered by the Trustees lo have most $ignrficant effect on
amounts recc¥Jnised in the financ￿1 statements.
In the view of the Truslees, in applying the accounting wlicies adopled. nojudgemenls were
required that have a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the flnanclal statements
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
Income r¢¢ognltlon
All In￿Me is re())gnised once the Trusl has enlitlemenl to the income. the economic benefit
is probaNe and the amount Can be reliably measured.
Donalvjns and Grant Income:
Donations and grants that do nol impose specific future ￿￿forMance-re1ated or other specrfic
conditions a￿ recognised on the dale on vthich the charity has enlltlement to the resource,
the amount can be ￿ liably measureé and the economic benefit to the Trust of the donation
c¢ grant is probable. Donations and gran15 subject to performance-related (x)ndilion5 are
reGognised as and when those Gondilions are mel. Donations and grants subject lo other
specrfK conditions are reGognised as those condriions are met ￿ their fi1￿lIment is wholly
within the wntrol of the Trust and it is probatAe that the 8pecrfied conditions will be mel.
Investment income-
Interest on bank balances is accounted on an accTu81 ba8lS Wlth Interest recognised in
the period to which the interest relates. DNKlend income and slmllar dislribulions are
recognised on the date the share interest become5 ex4ividend or vthen the right to the
dividend can be established.
d)
Resources Expended and Basls of Allocatlon of Costs
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basi5. A liability 8nd related &xpendilure is
reGognised when a legal or construclrve obligats'on commits the Twst lo expendilure that wdl
probably require settlement. the amount of wh￿h can be reliably measured or eslimaled.
l ct￿$ are directly attribuialle to spwfic activities.
Inv•stmonts
Investments such as hedge funds and prlvate equity fur¥Js which have no readily Identifiable
market value are inlllally measured at Ihelr costs and subsequently measured at their falr
value al each reportlng date wlhout deduclbn of the estimated future selling costs.
Falr value Is based on the most recent valuations available from their respecllve fund
managers.
Other financial Instruments
Cash and cash equNalents".
Cash and cash equivalents include cash at banks and In hand and short terni depJsits with
a maturity dale of three months or less.
Debtors and ¢reditors'.
Debtors and ¢redktors receivable c* payable within one year of the reportlng date are carried
al their at Iransa¢lion prti. Deblors and ¢redilors that are receNable or payable in more than
one year and not 5ubje¢l lo a market rate of interest are measured al the present value of th8
expected future receipts or payment dlscounted al a market rale of interest.
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Fund accountlng
General funds are unrestricted fLtnds whl¢h a￿ available for use al the di8¢￿tIon of the
trustees In furtherance of Ihe general objectives of the Charity and ￿lch have not been
designated for other purposes.
ReSt￿ted fvnds are funds vknich a￿ lo be used in accordancè vAth Spec￿1¢ restrictions
imposed by donors or wh￿h have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The
¢osts of raising arKI administenng such funds are charged again51 the spectfi¢ fund. The aim
and use of ea¢h re$lri¢led fijnd is set out in the notes lo the financial 9tat8ments.
Permanent endovffl)enl funds arise where donors specrfy that the funds should be retained
as captlal for Ihe permanent benefit of the Trust. Any income arising from the capital will be
accounted for as unrestricted fund$ unless the donor has placed restri￿ed the use of that
income, In whl¢h case il will be a¢¢c￿nted for as a restricted fund.
Expendable endowment funds are similar to permanent endowment in that they have been
given, or the Trust has determined based on the circumstances that they have been given,
for the long term beneflt of the Trust. However, the Trustees may al their discretion d8lermin8
to spend all or part of the ¢apttal.
INCOMING RESOURCES FROM GENERATED FUNDS
2021
2020
Donallons
Investment Income
Mlscellaneou8 Income
108,442
398,405
4812
107,548
380,057
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
2021
2020
Charitable activiti•s
Scholarshlps
Development ayrdrds
Student ￿CesS
Salartes
Consultancy fees
Mi5¢ellan8ous admin expen¥es
366,152
7,105
299.425
53,763
85,910
6,306
58,336
64,905
6,914
519,226
429,580
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THE MARGARETTHATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The members of the Board recelved no remunerafjon dudng Ihe year (2020: £Nil) and no expenses
were reimbursed to trustees during the year12020'. £Nil).
INVESTMENTS
2021
2020
Valuation 81 start of year
Now money invested
{Deueaseyln¢msè in value Investrnents
,674420 10,143,594
1.805.927
1469,174)
11
0 347 9 674 420
CREDITORS
2021
2020
Amount owed to Somerville College
Accruals
933,897
15,400
421.683
13.21Xl
434.883
FUNDS
Movernenl in funds
Incoming
Resources
Loss on
Resources
Expended Investments
2021
Balance
1 August
2020
Balanc• at
31 July
2021
Endowmentfund$
Restricted Funds
Unrestricted funds
9.058.278
1,654,987
10,713,265
826,142
511.659
{519,226)
150,940
969,51S
Total funds
9,884.420
511.659
(519,2261
1,805,927
11,682,780
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
FUNDS CONTINUED
Movement in funds
Incoming
Resources
R950urces
Expended
Balance
1 August
Gain on
Investments
Balance at
31 July
2020
2019
2020
Endowment funds
Restricted Funds
Unrestricted funds
9,490,838
(432.560)
9,058,278
803.341
488.995
1429.580)
136.614)
826,142
Total fund8
10,294,179
488,995
429.580}
1469,1741
9,884,420
ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
2021
Unr8Stncted
Funds
Restricted Endowment
Funds
Funds
Total
Investments
Cash
Creditors
767.082
1,151.730
1949.297)
10,713,265
11,480.347
1,151.730
{949,2971
969.515
10,713.265
11,682,780
2020
Unre$trl¢led
Funds
Restricted Endowment
Funds
Funds
Total
Investments
Cash
cr￿ltorS
616.142
644,883
(434,883)
9,058,278
9,674,420
644,883
(434,883)
826,142
9,058,278
9,684,420
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
10. AUDITOR'S REMUNERATION
The audilors. remuneration in re5P8cI of audit services to the company was £1,800 {2020'.
£1,750) excluding VAT.
11. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The finan¢ial ststemenls include the following in respecl of items held at fair value:
2021
2020
Financial assets measured at fair value through profil or loss
11,480,347
9,674,420
Flnancial assets measured at amortised cost
Financial liabilities measured at amortised cost
1,151,730
949,297
644.883
434,883
12. RELATED PARTIES
There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period that require disclosure. At
the year end the Trust Qwgd Somerville College £933,89712020.' £421,683)
13. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PAR
The ultimate controlling paty is deemed to bg Somerville College and as Such The Margaret
Thatcher Scholarship Trust financial 5talgrnents have been included within the consolidated
financial statements of Somerville Collegg. How8vgr, despite the Charity working for the benefli of
the College, il is controlled independently by the Trustse5 of the Charity. Copies of the Somervllle
College consolidated financial statements be obtsin8d from the Charity commissioners.
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
14. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY
Unrestricted Reslricled Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
Note
2020
INCOME AND
ENDOWEMENTS FROM:
Donations
Investment income
Miscellaneous income
107,548
380,057
1,390
107,548
380.057
1.390
Total InGornlng resources
488,995
488,966
EXPENDrruRE ON:
Charitable aclwities
429,580
429,680
Total expendlture
429,580
429,580
Net Incomel(expendlturo1
before galns
59,415
59,415
Net {lossygaln on
Investments
(36.614)
(432,560) {469,174)
Net InGome and net
movèmènt funds
22,801
{432,560) {409,759}
RECONCILIATION OF
FUNDS:
FUND BALANCES AT
1 AUGUST 2019
803,341
9,490,838 10,294179
FUND BALANCES AT
31 JULY 2020
9,058 278
9 884 420
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