## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

From 6th April 2022 Period start date To 5th April 2023 Period end date 

## Charity name: The Tamesis Trust 

Charity registration number: 1159891 

## **Public benefit** 

The Tamesis Trust objects are:- 

" The Advancement of Education in the History of Navigation on the River Thames by the Conservation, Maintenance and Display of all types of craft associated with the River, and or related artifacts and records of any kind and in any format, for the benefit of the public by exhibition in a Museum or otherwise and through publication, lectures and events." 

## **Activities** 

The Tamesis Trust was established by trustees of The Consuta Trust in 2015 to work towards a Thames Historic Boat Museum to be based at Beale Park. The Beale Park Trustees however subsequently decided to cancel their agreement with the Tamesis Trust despite gaining planning approval for a museum at the park. The Tamesis Trust have been looking at other possible locations for a public historic boat museum. 

During 2022/23 the trust continued to share shed storage facilities with the Consuta Trust as there has been no progress yet towards establishing a Thames museum. 

The Tamesis Trust have a website and a presence on facebook media. The Trust own the 1870 steam launch Cygnet plus a variety of historical steam, internal combustion and electric boat engines, and also many other related artifacts. Most of these have been donated by supporters, further details can be found on the trust website. 

The Consuta Trust had a marquee at the 2022 Thames Traditional Boat Festival at Henley and were able to display Cygnet at the show. 

## **Finances during the financial year.** 

The only expenditure during the year was the £283 annual insurance cost for Cygnet, however there was £80 interest from our Virgin savings account plus £30 donations at the CCBF display at Henley, giving a net deficit of £243 in the general funds for the financial year. 

## **The Tamesis Trust Accounts for 2022-2023** 

The Trust current account is with the Cooperative Bank and a savings account with Virgin Money. The accounts were approved by the trustees on 10/11/23, and are shown on pdf file “Tamesis Trust accounts 2022-23” 

## **Trustees in office during the financial period** (alphabetical surnames listing) 

Brian W. Smith Chairman and Secretary Paul J. Smith Media and Facebook Peter J. Turvey 

The Tamesis Trust treasurer is Lucy Jones of 12 Peacock Lane, Aylesbury HP19 9DB. 

This report has been approved by the Trustee on 20/12/2023 

Signed 

Brian W. Smith - Trustee and Chairman 

Dated:- 10th December 2023 



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|||U nrestricted|U nrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
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|Categories|Details|funds||lunds|tunds|
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||Details|to n€aresl E||to noaresi e|lo nearest €|
|82 Other monetary assets||||||
||Details|||Cost (optional)||
|83 Investment assets||||||
||Details|Fund lo which||Cosl (optlonal)|Curredt value|
|84 Assets retained for the|Historic sleam launch "Cygnet"|||||
|charity's own use||||||
|||Fund to whlch||Amounl due|When due|
||Details|||||
|85 Liabilities||||||
|Signed by one or two Vustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|||Print Name|||
||||B. W.|Smith||