Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 6th April 2023 Period start date To 5th April 2024 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." 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. ## Activities The Tamesis Trust was established by trustees of The Consuta Trust as a CIO 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 the Tamesis Trust gaining planning approval for a museum at the park. The Tamesis Trust are now looking to display Cygnet at a new museum in Henley. The Consuta Trust had a marquee at the 2023 Thames Traditional Boat Festival at Henley and agreed to display Cygnet during the three day show. ## Finances during the financial year. The only expenditure during the year was the £341 annual insurance cost for Cygnet, however there was £314 interest from our Virgin savings account, giving a net deficit of £35 in the general funds for the financial year. ## The Tamesis Trust Accounts for 2023-2024 The Trust current account is with the Cooperative Bank and a savings account with Virgin Money. The accounts were approved by the trustees on 31/12/24, and are shown on pdf file “Tamesis Trust accounts 2023-24” 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 31[st] December 2024 ## Signed Brian W. Smith - Trustee and Chairman Dated:- ???????? |**Charity Name**|||**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Tamesis Trust**|||**1159891**||| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**|Period start date
06/04/2023|**To**|Period end date
05/04/2024||| ## **Section A Receipts and payments** **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £ A1 Receipts** Virgin Money interest of £304.61 Not shown here but is included in the **-** updated figure for Virgin account balance Trad 18/07/2022 **30** Trad 20/07/2022 **-** _**Sub total** (Gross income for_ **39** ~~ass:~~ _AR)_ **A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **- -** ~~——_————~~ _**Total receipts**_ **55 A3 Payments** Cygnet inssurance **341 - - 341 314 - - - -** Unknown error **8 - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **[ 349 ] - - 349 314** ~~Saas~~ **A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **[ - ] - - - -** ~~—~~ _**Total payments**_ ~~—=———~~ **349 - - 349 314** _**Net of receipts/(payments)**_ **- 349 - - - 349 - 259 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 59,393 - - 59,393 59,393** _**Cash funds this year end**_ ~~===>~~ **59,044 - - 59,044 59,134** CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 08/12/2024 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B1 Cash funds**|(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Coop bank current account
Virgin savings account
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**27,993**
**31,052**
**-**
**59,044**
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||OK| |||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 08/12/2024 2