HRH Tbe Duke of Edinburgh's Commonwealth
Stsdy Conferences
Trustees, report and financial statements
Registered number 1186852
For the year ended 31 December 2023

HRH The Dukeof EdI￿b￿,$ CoJDJWTLw¢aJth Study C.'ollf¢r¢tLces
rnuffees report widfinaycwlstyements
For I1￿)Y￿rePldedj] December2D25
Contents
Trusiees, Report............................................................................................................................................................
Ststernent of TnEStees' Resp)rysibtliti¢s in respect of the Trustees. Rtp)rt and th¢ Firtanciaj StstemeDts ..................
Stat¢m¢nt of fJEJancial activittcs (incortKTrrating the Incotlle and Expelldibjre accouut)................................................
Balance sb¢¢t................................................................................................................................................................
Notes.................................................................................................................................................................... ........

HRH Thc Duke of Edinburgh's CommoDwe41th Study Confer¢tLces
TnLTtEES'report ondfuianciulstsiements
For the vear eKded31 December2023
Trnstees. Report
The TnL%tees present their annual re￿¢ and financial wteEneDts for the year to 31 December 2023. The financial
statements comply witb current sratutory rquirement4 the Collstitutio￿ and Accouotllig and Reporting by Charities..
Statement of Rec¢)mm¢nded Practice applicable to charitiLs P￿pariT]g their accounts in accordance with the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Reptjblic of Ireland (FRS 102} (2 edition) issued it) October 2019 (the
SORP).
Reference #lld Administratlve Details
4TBdckntiy régistrdiion
The lla￿e of the charity is HRH The Duke of Edinburgh's Comrnonwealth Study Conferences alld is ￿fe￿ed to in
this rq)ort as.the CIO-. Its ckRTity registration number is 1186852.
23 MouDt Pl&¥ant Road LondonNWIO 3EG
Trnstees
The Trustees on 31 December2¢f23 w¢re as follows:
Sir Alan Parker
Ms Ladi Dariya
Mr Peter Flavel
Vice Cbair
Sir Eric Thon)as resigned on 4 Novcmber 2023.
Secretary
Dr Peter Moore
Banke
Barclays Bauk PLC Busin￿ Bankin& Leicester. IE87 2BB
Strnethre. GoTherDan¢e aDd M#n*•emen*
ConstilHtio
The CIO was estsb]ished as a Cbaritsble 1llcory￿ted OrgaD1￿10ll by a C(>nstitiLtion dated4 Septe￿ber 2019.
Re¢rnilment. Appoinhnaryl tvjd Tr4i•itig Tnute
Poiential new apwTrilltrneots are at Tr￿. meetiDgs and a short ]ist agreed of those to be approached.
Candid￿e$ are then approached to estsblish whether they are willing to serve and, if so, appOint￿ellts are then
confllined at the next meetills of the Trustee& The w)licie5 and procedures adopted for the induction and training of
ne￿ Trnstees are tailored io their individual nceds, COTIJMe￿llTrle wlththeir experience. ensuring thattheyunderstand
¢beir obligations aDd possess a sufficient knowl¢dg¢ as w how to discharge them.
Sir Alall Parker w&$ appointed as Chait on 10 February 2021.

HRH The Ihke of EdItib￿% Study ConfeRDc¢5
T￿£￿£￿￿ report undfiKanciGlstotemeFJts
FortheJvarÉ*ded31 December 2023
Organisthion
The Trnsttts rneei a( least tivice per year in ordinary circumstances. More frry4uent meetiygs are ￿]ed whe
ttecessary.
Risk osse55ment
The Tn]stees identify the major risks to which the CIO is ¢xpowJ Whic￿ in their view. are the reputstion and
continuing value of the programrn&s they oversee and the abllity to balance fi￿dIllg with costs. The Tn￿teeS will
keep these risks under regular review.
Objeetives Activities
The TTh￿teeS confjrni that in setting the objectives and planning the aciivitie4 they have referred to the Charity
C.ommission's general guidance on public benefiL
Churitoblepurpose rfndobieciives
Advancing educatioll. particularly but not exchjsivety througknut the Comrnonwealth, by promoting and 5upportinE
intcmational %￿dY conferences for emerging and Cu￿nt leader5 from all 5eCtor& including but not li￿lled to
governtncllL publi¢ seTvice. public and private companie5. non%overDmentsl atMI cornrnunity-b&fed organisations.
trade unions. educ￿10t￿ institiLtions and artistic and culturdl orgallisatiOTIS.
Entering thn)ugh study conference4 etllerging and current leadeo a lifelong nehvrf forcotttinued l¢anJing and
mutual support, of benefit to so¢iW alld the Commonwealth as they rise to positions of responsibility and influence
within all walks of lift.
The obje¢tive5 of the TTUStees are to:
facililate orgaDisalion of study co]fftrthcts and
provid¢ support to lle1w0￿ of alumtii including events for alumni.
AcÉiviiies during theyear
Thc activities of the CIO in 2023 were an cvent foralumni worldwide and planning for a future Cx>mmonwealth
Study Conference. In partnershipwith CSC Global Alumni and the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth
a wccessful event OD the Nexf Generatio￿ of Farniing was held ID the presence of our PresidenL HRH The Princess
Royal with online links worldwide. Plans for a futswe CoTnwnonwealth SDJty Conference were d¢v¢loped in
ctsllabor*ion potential parthers. Trustees ￿et once (mline and threelimes in person. with g)m¢ attcnding online.
Trustees record their ￿l￿de to Coutts & Co for their genernus support ID hosting the Next Generation of Farlljillg
eVe￿L

HRHThe thjke of EdInb￿¥b.5 CoTwnonwealth Study Conferences
Tn￿let$.￿E￿rl ondfinun￿a1sÉQteM￿ts
Forthewurended31 DecernlRr2023
FlnaM¢i#l review
Resenys and in￿l￿£￿tpO1#ty
The reserves and inv¢stmellt policy WRII be based on the financial denwids made upon the CIO at reglllar interyals.
over collferellce cycles.
The Con5tibtstion allows inYeststLellt ill the same mauuer and subject to the same conditions as tbe Trustees of a tryst
are pemiitted to do by the Trustre Act 20(K).
RÉsults
The CIO'S income is composed of donations and will be supplement￿ io fttture by income from investments.
In 2023. the expenditure of the CIO consisted of the costs of supp)rt to its eyents and to the development and
meetings of the CIO and its plans. illcMding paymeni for 2022 activities billed in 2023.
The balance sheet for the endof 2022 shows modest r*t ass¢ts. However the cIO'spredeC￿$or, a Tnjst named HRH
The t)uke of FAIiDburgh's Cornmonwealth Study conferett￿s {UK Fund). h¢ld net assets of over£20,000 which will
b¢ transferted to the CIO whco the iwo orgaDi5ations are mergesl
Plans for Fknture Aetivities
The Tn￿te¢S plan to support the develop￿¢￿1 and funding of a new CoJDmonwealth Study Conference, with dclivery
ill partnership with other organisations.
Signed ot) behaltof the Trus
on
0 ￿4} 2024
Sir Alan Parker
ChaTr
Charity add￿S
23 mO￿t Pleasant Road
London
NWIO 3ECJ

HRH The thth¢ofEdin*¥ CDmmonwealth S)Jdy Corrferettces
TnLftees'repok¥apJdfin<24eiol Siuieme4ts
Forthe)Yllrended3J December2023
Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities in respect of the Trnstees, Report and the
Financial Statements
Under the ConstitutiOTJ of the CIO and charity law. the TTUStees are resp)nsible for prepatmg the Ttustees. Report and tbe
f]nan¢ial sthtements in ac£ordan¢e with applicable law and ￿gulatiO￿S.
Charity law requires the TTr￿ees to prepare flljancial statements for eacb financial yw.
The financial ststemettts are required by law to give a tsue and fair view of the state of affairs of the CIO at the end of the
year and of its. incon)ing resourccs 2nd appltcation of resour￿$ for the year then cndul.
Ill preJwiDg these finan¢ial thtements generally accwed accow7ting practice entsils that the Tnjstees:
select suitablc accounting policies and then aN>ly them Consi￿ty.
make jud8ellLeuts a]￿ estitllatC5 thatarc rEasonabk a￿d pnMJeu¢
state whether applicable UK A¢co¥mting Srandards and the Sratement of Recommended Practice have been
followed. lubject to any dep￿ di￿lOSed and explained in the fIJ￿181 statements;
state whetlfft tbe finalleial ststements comply with the con￿ltUtt¢)￿ subject to any material depanures disclosed
8nd explained in tbe fiDallcial statements. a￿j
pr¢pare the financTal statements on the going concem basis it is inappropriate to p￿SuM¢ that th¢ CIO will
continue in business.
TheTrnstces aterequued to act in acconlance ￿Eth the CoDsiithtion of tbe CIO. withi"u the framework of charity law. They
are rcsponsible for keeping proper accounting record% sufficiellt to disclose * ally ttme, with reasonable a¢curd¢y, the
financial positÈon of the CIO at that time, and io enable the T￿￿treS w ettsure thaL where any statrments of accounts are
prepatoj by thetu uttder the Charities Aet 2011, those statements of accounts Comply with the requir¢m¢nts of rcgU1￿lo￿s
L￿der that provision. They have get￿ r¢spoll5JTrib"ty foi taktng such'steps as are reawDably open to them to s&eguatd
the assets of tbe CIO and io ￿ent and d¢t¢¢t fraud and other iEregu]aritie
The Trustees are respovsible for the m2intetwice and integrjty of the financial and other infomjatioti provided to the
Charity co￿￿1$s1on. Legislatton in the UK governing the preparation and dissemination of financial Sta￿rnents snay
differ froTn legislation in other jurisdiclions.

HRH The fhthe of Edinburgh's co]￿r￿0￿wealth Smdy ConfeTences
Tntsiees'reporl andJSuan¢tolsthiernents
For theiror ended31 Deeember2023
Statement of financial activities (incorporating the Income and Expenditure account)
for¢heyearended 31 December2023
2•23
2022
Incoming r45oNrce5 from ge￿tThted fimts
Voluntxry incon
tknnations from members
Otherth)DatiotL
IDve5tmeDt
Totsl ille0￿1￿# re¥ourtts
c'ommonw￿1￿ wents
277
6277
7.877
4etMoveme￿tlO fvnd5
31 DEcethbÈr
All funds are unrestricted illcowe fimds.
The ineomingl{oiitgoing) res(yJrcts and reAdting net ￿K)vement in arise from cOntinu￿g ¢)p¢rati¢)t]s.

rnuleE5 Teponllndfinanc￿l sialemeuts
For the)wr￿jded3] December2023
Balance sheet
É 31 December 2023
2023
2022
Irettt as5¢ts
C&sh atbatLk..
CUFMI accoth)ts
100
100
Net ¢ll￿t￿lassets
100
Net assets
Funds
U]Jresrricted futm
100
Signed on behalfofthe Trust￿ oll l o: (J4) 2024
Sir Alan Parker
ChaiT

HRH The Ih]keof EdTnbwgh'sCoTtrnonwealth Study Cottf¢T¢nces
Tn£¥iees'repori ondfioanLyal.Stslemevts
Forthe)Y4r ended31 DecembEr2023
Notes
(forniingpartofthefin*7nu"41statswAts)
Ace•uDtinE policies
The following accounting p)licies have been applied eonsi&ently ID dealingwith itetlls which are considered material
ID relaiioD to the chaTÉty's financial ststements:
Bags ofpreptVQti•
These accounts have been prepared undet the historical cost convcntion with items recognised at cost or transaction
vakne unless othenvise stated in the relevant notes to tbese ac£owits. The accounts have beell prepared in accordallce
wtth Accounting and Reponing by Charitits". Statement of Rc¢ommellded Practice applicablc ttTr charitie5 preparing
tbeir accounts in accordance with Ihe FiDall¢thl Reporting Stalldardapplicablc in the UKand Republic of trelalld IFRS
1021 (2nd edition) issued ill October 2019 and with tbe Financial RqK>rttng Standard 3ppItLthle in the United
Kiti8th)m ond Republic of Jttlaud (FRS 102) and with the C￿￿ltieS Act 2011.
b)
Fund4e¢oiinttng
General filljds ate UllTestricted fimds which are awdilable for use at the discretion of tbe Tn&ees in furtherance of the
general objectives of the chan.ry and which hav¢ not been d￿ig￿8ttd for0therpU￿0scs.
Donations thnd COftfribHAtons
Donation andcontributioTt income as re¢ogtt]sed in thefillanci￿ staternentswhenreceivable. Gifts in kind are Included
at valuation aDd recogDi5ed &s income whell the service been provideiL
Other income undapendith
All other income and expenditure is recogrti5ed when rtceivable orpayable.
All expenses ineutted in providing or meeting the objectives of the CIO have been Included as expellditllre on
charitable activitie& ExpeDs¢s TelJting to the governanc¢ and strategic direcfion of the CIO have been imcluded &8
governance costs.
Expenses wkn.ch are commoD to both cbBrirable a¢tivÉlies and governance costs have been apwprtioned on the basis of
tirne spent by statTr¢l*ing to the appropria* of the Cto's activities.
Charitable activities
2023
Totsl
2022
Total
tveAts
comthu•iratioDs
tk¥¢lopmelli of C¢)mrllot)wtalth ¢vert8
77
277
6377
2023
2022
S¢cTetary's fe&8
twl Fees

HRHThe tsf Edinbu￿,5 Comrnonwealth Sthdy Conferellces
rn£4tees' report LrndfinonrtulsfÉdeFMenÉ.¥
Forthe)￿rEAded3j Decenther2023
Notes (contin￿d)
Staff eosts
The CIO employed no staff dwing th¢ y¢ar.
Four Tr￿￿teeS served dunng the year and receiveJl no Temunernlion for their service& Wbere elaimed. expenses for
travel, sllbsistence and we￿1￿)stIng illcth-r￿l on behalf of the CIO are reimbu￿ed. No arnount w&$ claimed in the
year by any Tn￿.
Creditors: Amounts falling due WAttditt ODt year
20
2022
Accruals
io