## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 17 March 2024 To 16 March 2025** **Charity name: The Porto Charitable Trust Charity registration number: 1189244** ## **Objectives and Activities** |SORP reference|SORP reference|SORP reference| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
Para 1.17
To hold the capital and income upon trust to
apply the income and all or such parts of the
capital at such time or times and in such a
manner to or for the benefit of such
exclusively charitable objects and purposes
in any part of the world as the Trustees may
in their absolute discretion think fit.||| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.
Para 1.17 and
1.19
In furtherance of the charity’s objects for the
public benefit the trustees provide grants.||| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In determining the charity’s activities, the
trustees have had regard to the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment Para 1.38 including program related investment Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the main Para 1.20 During the year under review the charity
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**| |---|---|---| |SORP reference||| |Summary of the main|Para 1.20|During the year under review the charity| |achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.||made four grants to the following charities
totalling £100,000.

Empower Youth Zone Salford

Bollington United FC

RAF Benevolent Fund

Altrincham FC Community Sports| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41||| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 At the end of the reporting period the charity
financial position at the end had free reserves of £14,750 (2024:
£14,034).
of the period
In addition to the free reserves the charity
has bank balances of £421,445 (2024:
£505,489).
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining
policy for holding reserves a free reserve available to be spent in the
furtherance of the charity’s objectives as
stating why they are held
well as covering future needs, opportunities,
contingencies and risks.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24
deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
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**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal Para 1.47 sources of funds (including any fundraising) Investment policy and Para 1.46 objectives including any |social investment policy
adopted|social investment policy
adopted|social investment policy
adopted| |---|---|---| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
Para 1.46||| |Other||Expendable endowment funds are those
which are required to be invested to produce
income, but which may be transferred to
unrestricted funds at the discretion of the
trustees in order that they may be expended
in furtherance of the charity’s objectives.
Unrestricted income funds are available for
use at the discretion of the trustees in
furtherance of the general objectives of the
charity and which have not been designated
for other purposes.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**| |---|---|---| |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |Type of governing document
Para 1.25
Trust deed dated 16 March 2020||| |How is the charity
constituted?
Para 1.25
Trust||| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed by the trustees from
time to time.| |**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51||| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
Para 1.51||| |Relationship with any related
parties
Para 1.51
No trustee received any remuneration or
was reimbursed any expenses in the year
under review.
Ludlow
was
paid
£4,912
for
trust
administration
and
cash
management
services during the year under review.
These fees are authorised under clause 6 of
the trust deed.||| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |**Reference and Administrative details**|**Reference and Administrative details**| |---|---| |Charity name
The Porto Charitable Trust|| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number
1189244|| |Charity’s principal address|Ludlow Trust Co Ltd
Tower Wharf
Cheese Lane
BRISTOL
BS2 0JJ| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
Ludlow Trust
1
Company Limited
2 Stephen Mark Malone
3 Dawn Malone
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Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Matthew John Wickers
Christopher Ian Thurlow
Walter Duncan Coxon
Gary St John Collins
Ali Reza Sarikhani
Ziba Christina Sakine
Sarikhani
John Stephen Dennis (Resigned On 25/10/2024)
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Type of adviser Name Address
Accountants Charter Tax Consulting 8th Floor, 1 Southampton St, London
Limited WC2R 0LR
Independent Examiner Katie Wilson Blue Spire Limited, Cawley Priory, South
Pallant, Chichester, PO19 1SY
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|| |---|---| ||Connor Bunney| ||
On behalf of Ludlow Trust
Company Limited (Trustee)| ||
16 January 2026| ||
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The Porto Charitable Trust 1189244
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 17.03.2024 16.03.2025
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
Interest received 21,582 - - 21,582 14,232
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 21,582 ] - - 21,582 14,232
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Sale of investments - - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 21,582 - - 21,582 14,232
A3 Payments
Grants awarded 100,000 - - 100,000 -
Trust administration fees 4,045 - - 4,045 4,297
Cash Management Charges 866 - - 866 922
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 104,911 ] - - 104,911 5,219
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Investment purchases - - - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 104,911 - - 104,911 5,219
Net of receipts/(payments) - 83,329 - - - 83,329 9,013
A5 Transfers between funds 84,045 - 84,045 - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 14,034 505,489 519,523 510,510
Cash funds this year end 14,750 - 421,445 436,194 519,523
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 07/01/2026 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
Capital account
Income account
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
Securities
**Details**
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**14,750**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**14,750**
**-**
OK
OK
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**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
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Print Name
Connor Bunney on behalf of Ludlow
Trust Company Limited (Trustee)|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**421,445**
**-**
**-**
**421,445**
OK
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
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**Current value**
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Date of
approval
16 January 2026| |---|---|---|---| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 07/01/2026 2 ## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Porter Charitable Trust** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 16 March 2025. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Katie Wilson FCA Blue Spire Limited Cawley Priory South Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SY Date 16 January 2026