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 2025

THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
CONTENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
Page
Legal and administrative details
Report of the Directors and Trustees
Statement of Tnjstees, Responsibilities
Independent Audilorfs Report to the Trustees of The Margaret Thatchfjr Scholarship Trust
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
10
Notes to the Accounts

THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS
DIRECTORS AND TRVSTEES
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Ms Catherine Royle
Mrs Clara Freeman
Professor Almut Suerfoaum
Professor Stephen Weatherill
Professor Daniel Anthony
Professor Dan Ciubotaru
Lord Sherboume of Didsbury
Mr Andrew Parker
(Resigned September 2025}
(Appointed October 2025)
IResi9ned March 2025)
IN)pointed March 20251
REGISTERED OFFICE
SomeNi1￿ College
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6HD
BANKERS AND DEPOSIT HOLDERS
Barclays Bank PIC
Oxford
OX13HB
AUDITOR
Crowe U.K. LLP
R+ Building
2 Blagrave Street
Reading
Berks RG1 1AZ
SOLICITORS
Penningtons LLP
Apex Plaza
Forbury Road
Reading
RG1 1AX
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER
1154547
COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER
08600905
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
The diroctors, who ar9 also the Trustees of the Charity, pres8nl the report and finanGial statements for thg
year gndgd 31 July 2025.
The financial statements comply wth thg Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum
and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities- Statement of Recommended
Practicg applicable to charities prepartng their a￿ount$ in a￿ordance with Ihg Finanaal Reporbng
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 leffeclive 1 January 20191.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
GOVERNING DOCUMENT
The Margaret Thatcher Scholarship Trusl was incorporalgd a$ a company limited by guarantee (number:
086009051 on 8 July 2013 and is a charity registered with the Charty Commission Inumb8r.' 11545471.
The governing docum9nls ot the company are its hAemorandum and Arb'cles of Association, datod 1 July
2013.
TRUSTEE RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENT
The Trustees are made up of three int8mal truste85, ext&mal trustees and gx officio truste8s.
Curr8nt trustees of the Margargt Thatcher Stholarship Trust ar8=
Exlefnal tru5tee5
Mrs Clara Freeman OBE.
Lord Sherboume of Oid5bury,
Internal trustees
Professor Almut Suerbaum,
Professor Stephen Weatherill,
Professor Daniel Anthony.
Ex officio trustees
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, and
Mr Andrew Parker.
OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
The ¢harity's objects are spe¢ifi¢ally restrlcted lo promotlng and advancing education at the Universlty of
Oxford, and in particular at some￿1118 College, Including by proviéing financial support lo outstanding
students from all over the world ané by Supportlng academlc posts and other initlalive$ which help to
nurture the talents of these students.
The focus remains on mentorSng these students and eTrSU￿ng that they are fully supported In order lo
athieve thelr potenllal. whlle also provlding the Somervllle Development Programme that all Somervillians
can access.
Fundraising continues for both the endowment and spend4own scholarships.
PUBLIC BENEFIT
11 is a duty of the chariiys Iruslees to ￿p)Ort on the organisation's public benefil in the Trustees Annual
Report. To meet thi8 requirement, charities must be able lo demonstrate that..
there is an identifiable benefit which has arisen by fulfilling the charity's aims-,
the beneficiaries are the public, or a sectior) of the public.
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
PUBLIC BENEFIT conL
The trustees have satisfied themselves that, in achieving the obj8Ctives described in this report, The
Margaret Thatcher Scholarship Trust meets the public benefit requirement. The trustees have given due
regard to the Charity Commission's published guidan* on the Public Benefrt requiremenl under the
Charities Act 2011 in ¢oming to this wnGlusion.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
In 2024.25 we welcomed ten new Thatcher SGholars'. Six undergraduate lone overseas) and four
poslgraduates. The in¢rea$e was as a re$ull of being able to award three UK undergraduate scholarships
from the Mich8el Bishop Foundatlon increased donation that was reported last year.
Thls was the last year In whlch we aw8rd8d a Lee Kuan Yew - Thatcher Scholarshlp. the fourth from the
agreement that was signed In 2019. 11 has been a very productlve partnership vAth ST Telemedia and the
quality of the scholars has been exceptional. Ming Song Oh, the scholar that graduated at the end of the
year won the Law Faculty's Prize for Company Law. We will ¢ontlnue to explore ways In whiGh we can
continue to partner with STT in Ihe future.
Following the success of the Skills Hub $es$ions in Fre$hers Week. this was ￿ffined and continued in this
year, as well as providing 11$ offerings lo all Students over the ¢ourse of the terms.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Trust has total incoming resources of £858k12024.. £690k}- Of this £389k12024.. £234kl came from
donations and £469k {2024.. £456kl from inv8slment income. Total expenditur8 was £818k12024: £737k).
with investment in scholarships increasing by £86k (14%).
The net inwmg bgforg investrn8nt movement for th8 ygar was £40k12024: £48k deficf(), rgpresenting a
planned increase in th¢ numb8r of sGholarship5. Thfjrg was a capital gain on investments of £759k.
At the year4nd net ass8ts totslled of £12,043k12024: £11,244k} being unrestricted fund5 of £243k (2024-.
£189k> and endowment funds of £11,800k {2024 £11,054k).
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
The Trust will continue to fundraise to build the endowment of the Tnjsl and lo make awards to selected
scholars. The Sornerville Development Programme rebrsnded to become the Skills Hub, and has been
very successful in helping all Somervillian students with trainlng and support in academic. personal and
career ski11g. It will become part of the College offering and from next year will be funded and manged by
the Academic Office.
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
GOING CONCERN
The Margaret Th?t¢her Scholarship Trust has considered its financial performance in the past year. the
risks we face and our financial projections for the next tWe￿e months and beyond. We are satisfied that
we have adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. and that we have the
appropriate controls in place lo manage any material change in circumstsnces. We have th8refore
prepared our accounts on the basis that we are a going concem.
The charity has cash resources and has no requirement for exlemal fundlng In ex¢ess of ¢urenl facilities.
The Trustees have 8 high expectation that the charity has adequate resoureeg to continue in operational
exislence for the foreseeable future. They continue to belleve the golng ¢on¢em basis of accounting
appropriate in preparing the annual financial statements.
RESERVES POLICY
At pres8nl Iha charty holds unr8Stri¢ted fvnds, representing income received nol yet expondgd for the
purposes given.
Now that the core activities of the Irust are established the Board of Trustees will monitor the level of
reserves appropriate to its level of activty and associated risk. to ensu￿ that sufficient funds are available
lo meet the objectives of the Charity on an on-going basis.
The Board regularly reviews its reserves and compares Ihls to publlshed guidance on best practice for
small charili8s. Whereas the guidance recommends charfties hokl reserves sufficient to deliver al least 12
months of operations, the Trust currenly has reserves of £243k and an annual operating surplus on
unrestricted fvnds of 53k.
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES
The Trustees (who are also the directors of Margaret Thatcher Scholarship Trust for the purposes of
company law) are responsible for preparing Ihe Trustees. Annual Report and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted AccoLfnling Practice (United
Kingdom Accounting Slandardsl.
Company law requires the Trustees lo prepare flnancial statements for each financlal year. Under
company law the Trusteeg must not approve the financial ststements unless they are satisfied that they
give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the Incomlng resourees
and appllcallon of resources, including the Income and expenditure. of the charttable company for that
period. In preparing Ihese financial statements. the Trustees are required to..
Select suitabla accounting pdici05 and thon apply Ihom conslSt8rrtly-
observe Ihe mgthods and principlgs in thg Chariti95 SORP-
make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudenl-
slate whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed. subject to any materfal
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the charitable company will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records trat are sufficient to show and
explain the charitable company's transactions, disclose wth reasonable accuracy al any time the financial
position of the charf(able company and enable them to ensure that the financial slatements comply with
the Companies Act 2006 and Ihe provisions of the charity's constitution. They are also responsible for
safeguardlng the assets of Ihe charity land the groupl and hence for taklng reasonable steps for the
preventlon and detectlon of fraud and other Irregularities.
Small company provlslons
Thls report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under Part
15 of the Companies kl 2006
Statomont as to dlsclosuro of inf0m￿tIon to audltors
In so far as the trustees #re aware..
there is no relevsnl audit information of which the charitable company's Auditors Bre un#ware- and
the trustees hav8 taken all steps that they ought to have tsken to make themselves aware of any
relevant audit information and to estsblish that the auditors are aware of that information.
Thls report was approved by the Board on 3 .Ix and slgned on Its behalf.
Andrew Parker
Tru8188
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
Opinion
We have audlted the financlal statements of The Margaret Thatcher S¢holarship Trust ('the charitable
company'l for the year ended 31 July 2025 whi¢h comprise Statement of Financial Activities. the Balance
Sheet and notes to the financial slatemenls, includlng s19nrf￿8nI accounting policies. The financial
reporting framework that has been applied In thelr preparatlon is applkable law and United Kingdom
Accountlng Standards. Including Flnancial Reportlng Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and RepLFblic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting PraC￿ce}.
In our opinion the financi81 statements..
give a true and fair view of the stale of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 July 2025 and of its
incomg and oxpenditurg, for the year then &nded-
have been property prepared In accordance Unlted Klngdom Generally Accgpled Accounting
Practice., and
hav8 been prepared In accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Basi8 for opln5on
We Conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) IISAS IUK)) and
applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further descrlbed In the Auditor's
responsibilities for the audit of the finan￿al ststements section of our report. We are Independent of the
charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant lo our auéil of the
financial statements in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fU￿illed our other ethical
responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have
obtained is sufficient and appropriate lo provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclus5ons relatlng to golng concern
In auditing the financial slatemenls, we have COr￿luded that the trustees, use of the going conGem basis
of accounting in the preparation of the financlal statements is approprlale.
Based on Ihe work we have perfonned, we have not idenlified any material uncertainties relating to events
or conditions that, individualty or cdle¢tively, may cast significant doubl on the charitable company's ability
to continue as a going concern for a period of atlgasl twelve months from when the financial statements
are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilitie5 and the responsibiliiies of the trustees wtth respect to going concem are described In
the Televanl seclions of Ihis report.
Other Infonnatlon
The trustees are responslble for the other information contained within the annual report. The other
Information comprfses the Infomatlon in¢Fuded in the annual ￿pOrt, other than the financial statements
and our auditor's report thereon. Our opinion on the flnanclal statements does not cover the other
informatlon and. except lo the extent otherwise expliThlly stated in our report. we do not express any fomi
of assuranc8 concluslon thereon.
Our responglblllty i% lo read the olher infornabon and. in doing so. consider whether the other inform8tlon
1$ m8terfally Inconsistent wlth the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or othenvise
appears to be malerfally misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent materi81
mlsstal8ments, we are required lo detemiine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the
financlal statements themselves. If, based on Ihe work we hav8 performe(J, we conclude Ihat Ihere is a
materlal misslalement of thls othar infom)ation, we are requlred io report Ihat fact.
We have nothing to report in Ihis regard.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TOTHE TRUSTEES OF
THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
Oplnlons on oth•r matt•r$ pro$¢rfb•d by tho Companl•g A¢t 2006
In our opinion based on the worf( undertaken in the course of our audit
the inforrnatK)n given in the trustees. report, which includes the directors, report prepared for the
purposes of company law, for the financial ygar for whith the financial ststemenls ar8 prepared is
consislenl wtth the financial stslements- and
the dire¢tors' report Included wlthln Ihe trustees, report have been p￿pared In 8Gcordan¢e with
applic8bie legal requirements.
Matters on whl¢h we are requlr¢d to report by ¢x¢eptlon
In light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and theSr envlronment obtalned In
the cours8 of the audrt, we have not Identified material mls8tatemenl8 In the dlrector8' report Induded
within th8 trustees, report.
We hav8 nothing to report in r8spect ofthe following matter8 In rela￿On to ￿lch the Companles Act 2006
requires us lo report to you If. In our opinlon:
adequate and proper accounting records have not been kept: or
the financial slatements are nol in agrnemenl with the accounting reGords and relums; or
certain disdosures of trust88s' r8mun8ralion specified by law are not made,. or
we have not recelved all the Infomiallon and explanatlons we require for our audlt. or
thg trustées were not entitled to prepare tho financial statements in a￿ordanCe Ythh the small
¢omp8nies regime artd tske advantage of the sm811 Compan￿9. exemptions in preparing the truslegs,
dlreclors, report and frcm the requirement to prepare a strategic report.
Re¥ponsibiliti•s of trustaas
As explaingd more fully in the Irusto8s' responsibililies stat8mont set out on page 5, the twstees <who are
also tha directors of tho charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the
preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair v￿w, ané for
such internal control as the Iruslegs detemiine is necessary to enable the preparation of finanrAal
statements that 8r9 fr99 from matsrial mi5Statement, whelher due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements. the trustees are responsible for a8sessing the ¢haritsbl8 company's
abilty to continue as a going concem, disclosing, as applicable, matter8 related to going Goncem and
using the going concem basis of accounting unless the truste8s either intend to liquidate the Charitable
company or to cease operations, or hav8 no r&alislic altemative but to do so.
Auditor's regpon8lbllltle$ for the audlt of the fln•n¢lal ststements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonabl8 assurance about whether th8 financial statements as a whole are
freefrom material misslatement, whetherdu8 to fraud or error, and to issue an auditorfs report that Includes
our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but ts not a guaranlee that an audit
corKluctod In a¢cordanGe with ISAS (UK) will a￿ayS dètect 8 materlal misstatement when rf( exists.
Misststements ¢an arise from fraud or error and ar8 considered material rf, Individualty or in the aggregate,
they Gould reasonably be expected to Infiuence th& e¢onomic de¢lslons of usèrs taken on the basis of
these financlal ststement$.
Details of the extent to whith the audit was considered capable of d8tecting iwularities. Indudlng fraud
and non-oomplianoe wth laws and regulations are set out below.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements L8 located on the
Financial Reporting Council's website at- www.frc.oF
-uklaudilorsres
onsibililies. This degcrlptlon fomis
part of our auditorfs report.
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INDEPENDENT AUDrroR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
Exlgnt to which tho audit was considorod capablo of dgtscting Irr•gularltles. Includlng fraud
Irregularitles, including fraud. are instances of non•￿mpli8nca wlth laws and regulations. We id8ntified
and assessed the risks of material misstatement of the financl81 statements from irrogularities, whether
due to fraud or error. and discussed these be￿een our audit team members. We then designed and
performed audit procedures responsive to those risks. includlng obtaining audlt evidence suffiGient and
appropriate lo provide a basis for our opinion.
W9 Qblalned an un¢Jgrstanding of thglggal and regulatory framework5 ￿thIn which the chari18ble company
operalgs, focuslng on Ihose laws and r9gul*lons that have a dlrgct effect on the detennlnation of materfal
arnounts and dlsclosures In the flnanclal statements. The laws and regulatknns we considered in thi8
context wer• the Companies Ad 2006, the Chariti9$ Art 2011, together wlth the Charllles SORP (FRS
1021. We assessed tho r8quired complianc8 with thgsg laws and r9gulatlons as part of our aud
procédurès on thè rèlatèd financial stat•mènt itèms.
In addllion, we consldered provislons of other laws and regulatlons that ¢Jo nol h8ve 8 dlre¢t effect on thg
flnanclal statem8nts bLrt compllance ￿ whlch ml9ht be fundamental to the charilable company's abllity
to operate or to avold a materLg1 penaty. We afso consldered the opporbjnities and InCen￿we$ that may
exist within the charitable company for fraud. The laws and regulatlons we considered in Ihis conlext for
the charftable company's operallons were Companles Act 2006 and relevant Taxation leglslation.
Auditing stsndar<ls limf( the required audit pro¢efJures to Identify non-compliance with these laws and
regulations to enquiry of the Trustees and other management and inspeGtion of regulatory and 18gal
corresponrJen¢e, if any.
We al80 considered the opwrtunilies and incentives that may exist within the Ichadtable companylgroupl
for fraud. twe identified the greatest risk of matertal impact on the financial statements from Irregularfiles,
induding fraud, to be wilhin the ove￿Ide of Gontrols by management. Our audit procedures to respond to
these risks included enquiries of management. and the Audit & Risk Committee aboul their own
Idenllfic8tion an(J assessment of the risks of Irwularitle$. sample testing on the posting of joumals,
revlewing regul8tory ¢orr$spondonco with the Charity Commission and reading minutes of meetings of
Ihosè charged with governan￿.
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 prOpe￿Y planned and
perfomied our audit In accordance with auditing standards. For example. the further removed non-
compliance with law5 and regulations lirregularilies> is from the events and transactlon6 reflected Sn th8
financial statements, the less likely the inherentty limited procedures required by audltlng standards would
identify It.
In addition, as with any audit, there remained a higher risk of non-delectlon of Irregularllles. as these may
involve Collus￿￿, for98ry, intent￿n81 omissions, misrepresentations, or the ovethde of Internal ¢ontrol$.
We are not responsible for preventing non-complianc8 and cannot be expected to deteot non-¢ompli8n¢e
th 811 laws and r8gulatlon8.
Use of our rèport
Thts ￿port 1$ made 601&ly lo the charitable ¢ompany'$ members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter
3 of Part 16 of the CompanSe$ Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that W8 might state to
Ihe ¢harltsble company's members Ihose matters we ar& required to stsle to thom in an auditor's report
and for no other purpose. To Ihe fullest extenl permlltsd by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility
lo anyona other than the Cha￿table ¢ompany and the ¢harftsble company's members as a body, for our
audll work. for thls raport. or for the oplnlon8 we have formed.
Alastair Lyon
Senior Statutory Auditor
For and on behalf of
Crowe U.K. LLP
ststutory Auditor
Reading
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
(Incorporating Income and Expenditure Account)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
Unrnstrietèd
Funds
Rèstrict
Funds
EndowTnent
Funds
Note
2025
2024
INCOME AND
ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donallons
Investment income
Miscellaneous Ineome
389.389
468,533
389,389
468,533
234,426
455,244
Total In¢omlng M$our¢es
857,922
857,922
689,670
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charflable aCt*￿tIeS
817,621
817,621
737,387
Total exp¢ndlture
817,621
817.621
737,387
Net Incomel{expendlture)
before galns
40,301
40.301
{47.717)
Nel gain on investments
12,787
746,149
758,936
493.053
Net incomg and net
movement In funds
53.088
746.149
799.237
445,336
Transfer between funds
Net InGomel{expenditurel
and net movement in
fund$
53,088
746,149
799,237
445,336
RECONCILIATION OF
FUNDS:
FUND BALANCES AT
1 AUGUST 2024
189.444
11,054,279 11.243.723 10,798,387
FUND BALANCES AT
31 JULY 2025
242,532
11.800.428
12.042.960 11,243,723
Atl amounts r8lat8 to (￿ntInuing activities. The company ha$ no gains or losses other than the results for
Ihe year.
Tho notes on pages 11 to 17 forni part of those financial Statsmonts.
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
BALANCE SHEET
AT 31 JULY 2025
Note
2025
2024
FIXED ASSETS
Investments
12,018,653 11,259,717
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash
29,632
220
29,852
576,879
576,879
Credrtors: amounts falling due wRhln one year
{5,5451 {592,873)
NET CURRENT ASs￿s I {LIABIUTIESI
24,307
{15,994
NEf ASSETS
12.042.960 11.243,723
FUNDS
Endowment Funds
Reslrlcted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
11,800,428 11.054,279
242,532
189,444
TOTAL FUNDS
12.042,960 11,243.723
The financi818talements are prepared in ac¢ord8nce with the special provisions of Part 15 of tho
Companies Act 2006 relatlng lo small compani8$ and In a¢¢ordan¢e wilh the Financial Reporting
Standard IFRS1021 leffeclive 01 January 2019)
The directors a¢knowledge their responsibility for complying with Ihe requirements of the Act with respect
to a¢¢ountlng records and for the preparation of accounls.
Approved and authorlsed for Issue by the Board on 3 . 1 L Wovfand signed on ils behalf.
Andrew Parker
Tnjslee
The notes on pages 11 to 17 fomi part of Ihese finan¢lal statements.
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
STATUS
Margaret Thatcher Schols￿hlp Trust. Somerville College. Oxford is a rggistergd charity {number.
1154547} and qualtfies for exemption from corporab'on arKI Gapital gains lax on its charitable
activities.
The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital. Thfj Memorandum of ASsocial￿n
provides that 811 members are liable lo contribute a sum not exceeding £1 in the event of the
company being wound up while they are members or within one year of ceasing to b8 members.
The charity's objects are speclfically restricted to promting and advancing education at the
University of Oxford. and in particular at Somèrville coll￿#, including by providing financial support
lo outstanding students from all over the world and by supporting academic posts and other initiative
which help to nurture the talents of these students.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The principal accounting pollcies adopted In preparation of the financial ststements are as
follow$:_
Basls of a¢¢ounllng
The finanGial ststements have been prepared in aGcordance with Accounting and Reportlng
by charilies.. Statement of Recommended Pr8Cti(* applicable to charities preparing fheir
accounts in accordance wth Financi81 Reporting Standards applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland (FRS10218ffeclive 1 January 2015) - (Charity SORP IFRS102}), the
Financial Reporting Standard applbcable in the UK and Republ￿ of Ireland {FRS 1021 and
the Companies Acl 2006.
The flnancial statements are prepared under the hlstori¢al cost conyention, modified to
Indude the revaluallon of Investments at market value.
After maklng enqulrles, the trustees have a reasonable expeclation Ihal the charity has
adequate resources to conUnu8 its aCtiVit￿S for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they
continue lo adopl the going concem basis In preparlng the financial slalemenis as outlined
in th& Report of the Directors and Trustees on page 4.
b)
Accountlng judgements and estlmatlon uncertalnty
In preparing financial stslemenls It is necessary to make certain judgements. estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts recognised in the financial slalements. The following
judggmgnls and estimal8s ar8 considered by the Trustees to have most slgnlficant effad on
amounts recognised in th9 financial statements.
In the view of the Trustees, in applying the accounting policies adopted. noludgemenls were
required that have a significant efle¢l on Ihe amounts recognised in the financial statements
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THE MARGARETTHATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
In¢omg ro¢ognition
AJI in¢ome is re¢ognised On￿ the Trust has enlillemenl to the In￿rne. the economic benefit
is probable and the amount ean be reliably measu￿d.
Donations and Grant Incom8'.
Donations and grants that do not impose specific future performance-relaled or other specific
conditions aro recognised on the date on which the charity has entitlement lo the resource,
the amount can be reliably measured and the economic benefit to the Trust of the donation
or grant is probable. Donations and grants subject lo perfomiance-related conditions are
recognised as and when thos& conditions mot. Donations and grants subject to other
specific conditions are r8¢ognised as those conditions are met or their fulfilment is wholty
within the control of th8 Trust and il is probab19 that tho spec[r￿1 conditions will be mel.
Investment in¢ome'.
Interest on bank balances Is a¢¢ounted for on an acerual basis with interest recognised in
the period to which the interest relates. DNidend income and similar distribution5 arè
recognised on the dale the share interest becomes ex-dividend or when the right to the
dividend can be established.
d}
Resources Expended and Basi$ of Allo¢ation of Costs
Expenditure is accounted for orb an accruals basis. A liability and related expenditure is
recognised when a legal or constructive obligation commits the Trust to expenditure that will
probabty require settlement, the amounl of which can be reliably measured or estimated.
Atl costs are direclty attributable tr) specific activities.
Inv•stments
Investments such as hedge fund5 and private equity funds which have no readlly Identifiable
market value are initially measured at their costs and subsequently measured at their fair
value al each reporting date without deduction of the estimated future selling costs.
Fair value is based on the most recent valuations availabEe from their respective fund
managers.
Othor finan¢ial Inslrumonts
Cash and cash equivalents=
Cash and ￿$b equivalents inGlude Gash al banks and in hand and short term deposlls wlth
a maturity dats of throe month$ orlgss.
Debtors and creditors:
Debtors and creditors receivable or payable within one year of the reporting dale are carri9d
al their al transaction price. Debtors and creditors that are receivable or payable in more than
one year and not subject to a market rale of interest are measured at the present value of the
exp8cled fvrture rec8ipts or payment discountgd al a market rate of interest.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
ACCOUNTING POLICIES {CONTINUEDI
Fund accountlng
General ftjnds are unrestricted fijnds which are available for use at the dlscretion of the
trustees in furtherance of the general obj8Ctiv85 of the charity and whkh have not been
designated for other purpos8S.
Restrfcted funds are funds whkh are to be used in accordance wlth specmc restrlclion8
Imposed by donors or whlch have been raised by the charlty for parUcular purposes. The
costs of ralslng and admlnlstering such funds are charged agalnst Ihe specific fund. The aim
and use of each restrlcted fund Ss set out In the notes to the flnancial statements.
Pemianent endowment fvjnds arise where donors specify that the funds should be retained
as capital for the permanent benefit of the Trust. Any income arising from the capital wlll be
accounted for as unrestricted funds unless the donor has placed restricted the use of that
income. in which case it will be accounted for as a restricted fund.
Expendable endowment funds are similar lo pemianenl endowment in Ihal they have been
given, or the Trust has determined based on the circumstances that they have been given,
for the long lemi benefit of the Trust. However. the Trustees may atthelr dlscrellon determine
to spend all 01 part of the capital.
INCOMING RESOURCES FROM GENERATED FUNDS
2025
2024
Donations
Investment income
389,389
468.533
234.426
455.244
857,922
689,670
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
2025
2024
Charitable aGtivitie$
Scholarships
Development awards
Salaries
690.959
604,629
1,710
73.634
40,436
16,978
78.394
39.852
8.416
Consultancy fees
Miscellaneous admin expenses
817.621
737,387
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The members of the Board received no remuneratlon during the year {2024: £Nil) and no expenses
were reimbvrsed to trustees durfng the year12024.' £NIII-
INVESTMENTS
2025
2024
Valuation at start of year
New money Invested
Increase In value of investments
11.259,717 10,766,664
758.936
493,053
12,018,653 11,259.717
DEBTORS
2025
2024
Amount owed by Somerville Collggg
29,632
29.632
CREDrroRS
2025
2024
Arnounl owed lo Somerville College
Accruals
587,323
5,550
592,873
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THE MARGARET THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
FUNDS
Movement in funds
Balance
Incoming Resources
Gain on
1 August Resources
Expended
Investments Transfers
2024
2025
Balancg at
31 July
2025
Endowment
fijnds
Restricted Funds
Unreslrictod
funds
11,054,279
746,149
11,800.428
189,444
857,922
1817,6211
12,787
242.532
Total funds
11.243,723
857.922
1817.6211
758,936
12.042.960
Movement in fuNIs
Incoming Resouices
Loss on
Resources
Expended
Investments
2024
Balance
1 August
2023
Balance at
31 July
2024
Transfers
Endowment
funds
Restricted Funds
Unreslricled
funds
10,571,582
482.697
11,054,279
226,805
689,670
1737,3871
10,356
189,444
Totsl funds
10,798,387
689,670
1737,3871
493,053
11.243,723
10. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BEfwEEN FUNDS
2025
Unrestricted
Funds
Reslricled Endowment
Funds
Funds
Total
Investments
Cash & Debtors
Creditors
218,225
29,852
15,545}
11,800,428
12,018.653
29.852
{5.5451
242,532
11,800,428
12.042.960
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
10. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS CONTINUED
2024
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Endowment
Funds
Funds
Total
Investments
Cash
Creditors
205,438
576,879
{592,873)
11,054,279
11.259,717
576.879
1592.873)
189,444
11,054,279
11,243,723
11. AUDrroR'S REMUNERATION
The audilorfs remuneration in respect of audit services to the company was £2,62012024'. £2,450)
excluding VAT.
12. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The financial statements include the following in respect of items held al fair valug..
2025
2024
Financial assets mgasurgd at fair valug through profil or Ios5
12.018.653 11.259,717
Financial assets measured at amortised cost
Financial liabiliti85 measured at amortised cost
29.852
5,545
579,879
592,873
13. RELATED PARTIES
At the year 8nd Somerville College owed the Trust £29,63212024: The Trusl owed Somerville
College £587,323). The movement in the year represents the inter¢ompany position between the
two group entities. No income or expenditure was incU￿ed between the parties, bul certain
transactions were carried out by Somerville College on behalf of th8 Trust and remain outstanding
for recharge al year end.
There were no other related party transactions in the reporting period that require disdosure.
14. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY
Th8 ults'male controlling party is deemed to be Somerville College and as Such The Margaret
Thatcher Scholarship Trust finanaal stat8m8nts have been included wthin the consolidated
financial statements of Somerville College. However, despite the Charity working for the benefit of
the College, it is controlled independently by the Trustees of the Charity. Copi85 of the Somerville
Coll8ge consolidated financial slalemenls can be obtained from the Charity Commissioners.
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THE MARGAREf THATCHER SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
15. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY
Unrestrictgd Restriclgd Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
Not8
2024
INCOME AND
ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations
Inv&stment income
Miscellaneous income
234.426
455,244
234.426
455,244
Total Incomlng resour￿#
689,670
689,670
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activilies
737,387
737.387
Total expendlture
737,387
737,387
Net (expendituro}l in¢om•
befor¢ gains
{47.7171
(47,717)
N81 gainlllossl on investments
10.356
482.697
493,053
Net incomel (expenditure)
and net movement in funds
(37.3611
482.697
445.336
Transfer be￿veen ￿ndS
Net Incomel (expondlture)
and net mov•ment In fvnd$
(37,3611
482,697
445.336
RECONCILIATION OF
FUNDS:
FUND BALANCES AT
1 AUGUST 2023
226,805
10,571,582
10.798,387
FUND BALANCES AT
31 JULY 2024
189.444
11,054,279
11243 723
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