Charity number: 1192562
Company number.. 12999382
The Cordrey Foundation
Annual Accounts for the year ended 30 November 2024

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THE CORDREY FOUNDATION
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YE4R ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2024
The trustees who arEa150 dtrertor5 of tIE Charityforthe purp05esof the Companie5Act 2CMMb pre5enttheir repDrt
with thefinancial statements of thecharity forthe yearended 30 November 2024. The financial ststements comply
with the Charities Art 2011. the Companies Act 2006. the Memorandum aryi Articles of Association, and
Accounting and RerKirting by Charities: Statement of RecommeThled Practice aPp￿Cable to Charitie5 preparing their
accounts In accordan￿ with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of lieland IFR5
1021 (effective l January 20151.
REFERENCE AND ADMIN5TRATIVE DEfAILS
Reglstered company number
12999382 (En¥13￿j and Wale51
Registered ch￿ Number
1192562
Re8lstered
The Lodge
Ststion Road
Wargrave
Reading
Berkshire
RGIO 8EU
Trustses
Mr P Cordrey
Mrs C cOrd￿V
Mr M Linin8ton
Mr N Ledger
Independent Examlner
Essendon Accounts and Tax Lirnited
3 Warren Yard
Warren Park
Stratford Road
Milton Keynes
MK12 5NW
srRucfuRE GOVERNANCEAND MANAGEMENT
Govemlng document
The charity is controlled by its governing documen( a deed ofr trus( and constitutes a limited company. limited by
guarantee, as defined by the Cgmpanies Act 2W6.
Rerrulknentand appginknent of newtrustees
A new trustee or new tru5tee5 tnay be appointed at any tome (either by way of replacernent or addition). A trv5tee
may ￿ appointed ordischarged by a resolution of a meetingof thetrustees. provided that a memorandum declaring
such appointment ordischarge byshall be signed as a deed, eitheratthe meetingbythe person presiding or in some
other manner directed by the meeting and attested by the two other persons present at the meetin&
Rlsk management
The trustees have a thjtyto identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and tts enyjre appropriate
contrdsare in place to provtik reasonable assurance against fraud and erFOr.

THE CORDREY FOUNDATION
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
OBJECTf¥ES AND AcfiviTIES
Oblertlves and alms
The chartys otrlectives are restrirted specifically forthe public benefit to the follown
The advancetnent of eduration regaTding the history of transpor¢ atLd in partttular. exhibiting to the publlt historic
vehides, carrigges, carts atNI other mdes of transport for land. sea and air. and documents. photographs, artefacts
and other exhibits in connection vvith the history of transporL
The ad￿cement of education by the provision of financial SUp￿)rt and training to military personnel, liveryrnen.
profesSi￿alS tsctwe or retired) or any member of their family.
The rellel of those who are In need as a result of illnes& ￿veth, disability or old age by the provision of ffnanclal
support.
Such othef exclusively charitabl2 purpose5 as the trustees may from titne to time deterrnine.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Reserves policy
The ￿serveS polScy is reviewed regubady to erts￿￿ the charity has suffioent fund5 trj meet it5 objertive5 for the
foreseeable future.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
Havlng estsblished itsdf during the first year of eXiste￿e. the Charity aims to continue to build its asset base in
order to facilitate the tneeting of its objectives.
ON BEHALF OFTHE BOARD:
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Mr P Cordrey- TNstee
Date: 2810412025

INDEPENDENT EKAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
THE CORDREY FOUNDATION
I report on the accounts for the year Ènded 30 November 2024.
Respectlve respon￿bIlItIeS of IJUSt￿ and e¥amlner
The charity's trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of cornpany lawl are responsible for the
prepardtion of the3￿oUn￿ The d)arity's trustees consider that an audit ss notrequired for thisyear (under Section
144121 of the Charitie5Act 2011 tthe 2011 and that an independent examination is required.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not Subject to audlt under company law and is eligible for independent
examination. it 15 my re5pon5ibility to=
Examine thÈ accounts under Section 145 of the 2011 act
To folk)w the procedwes laid down I n the general direction5 given by Charity Commission (under section
1451bl ol the 2011 Act).. and
To state whether particular matters have come to my attentioTh
Basis of the independent examinerfs repDrt
examination was tarried out in accordance wlth the General DlrertSons given by the Charlty Commission. An
examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those record& It also indudes consideration of any unusual iterns ordi5c105ure5 111 the account5. and
seeklng explanations fromyou 3s trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide
all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion isgivenas towhetherthe accounts
present a Irue and lair vievl and the report is limtted to those matters set out in the statements below.
Independent examinerfs statement
In connertion with rny exarnination, no matter has come to my attention:
111 Which gives me reasonable cause to believe thaL in any rn3terial respert, the requirements
To keep accounting records in accordance with Section 386 and 387 of the Companie5 Act 2(¥)6- and
To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accountlng requirements
of Sections 34 and 395 of the Companies Act 2(￿J6 and with the methods and P￿￿1p1e5 of the Ststemenl
of Recommended Practise- Accounting and Reporting by Charities
have been metr. or
121 To which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in ord2r to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
Roger Eddowes
For and on behalf of Es5endon Accounts and Tèx Limited
Date:
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UnrestlkiedF￿n￿s
VnrestrlctedFunds
Incom
37.794
15,519
37.5ts)
9.779
I￿,4945
111.865J
59m)
15M33

Thecordrey FouDd•tr
c(￿p￿￿tsMb¢r 12999382
31thN¢J¥ember 2024
135sets
Herita8eassets
LKer
Ill￿tments
250,942
168.864
944.335
1,304,141
193.602
55.666
9￿.582
L157051
Debtors
3,571
211258
829
11.670
175,474
187,144
ash at bank and In hand
IS￿"￿0￿ntsf311insdUeWJth1noI*ye￿
13,0761
119.9(K).(N)I
Net£urrent3ssetslllthThde51
20.753
167244
Totslasfetsksscumt lknblwes
1.384A94
1.325.(Y14
Provi5VJThs for11ab￿1kn￿ andthèrges
Totsl rt355ets
1.384A94
1.325.094
1.384,894
1,325,094
The comp3nywasenti￿edt0 exefflption frixn auditunder s477ofthE Compan￿5 Ad 2006 relating tu 5tTr311 c(KnpaBiekThe membe[5 have not
reoulyed thecorroany toobtsln an audrt In accordaKewlth s￿￿0￿4700tth2C￿￿￿￿s kt ThE dirEltor5 ack[￿ed8C thtyr
re5P)n5ibllftks far complyln8 wlth the requlrements otthe Comparyes Act %%lthrespect to KCourbti￿feC0￿￿sa￿d theprepar#￿On of a£counts.
These aceounts h2ve betn prewed in *corLtsntrwthttt provl4oDsapplkaFJeto smal corr¢)anie&The5e acc(wnts ￿Vebe￿ prepared in
accordance with the prthlslons3ppIIc3ble tosmau companle5 subSertto the small re8Sme It) ac¢ordan¢Èwith FPSIQ2 SORP.
SiBned by PeterCordrey.Tru5tee
Date:

The Cordrey FO￿datiOn
Notestotheacwunts
Section C
Note l Basi5 of Preparation
1.1 Basis of accountl
These accounts have been p￿pared under the histodcal cost convention with items recognised at C05t or
transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevarit notelsl to these accounts. The accounts have been
prepared in accordaKe with: The Statetnent of Recommended Practice.. Accounting and Reportin8 by Ch3rities
prÈparing their acctsunts In accordance with the Financial Reportin8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland IFRS 1021 issued on 16 July 2014. The Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the United Kingdom and
Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021.. and with the Charities Art 2011. The charify constrtutes a public benefit entity as
defined by FRS 102.
Note 2 Accounting Policie5
11 Incq>me
Recognltlon of Inco
These are included in the Statement of Financial Actiwtles (SOFA) when.. The charity becomes entilled to the
resources, tt 15 more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and monetsry value can be
measured with suffitlent ￿lIabIlIty.
Offsettlng
There has tr*en no offsetting of a55ets and liajilities, or income and expenses. unless required or pemiitted by the
FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
Grahts aNI Donattons
Grants and donations are onty induded in the SOFA when the general income recognition Crit￿73 are met15.10 to
5.12 FRS 102 SORPI.
In the case of performance related grants, Intome must only be recognised to the extent that the charity h35
provSded the specified goods or services as entitlernent to the grant only ¢xcurs when the perfomance related
conditions are met15.16 FR5 102 50RPI.
2.2 Expendiiure and liabilitie5
Llablllty recogrétlon
Li3￿1•￿eS are reco8nised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligatson committing
the chaiity to pay out wurces and the amountof the obligation can be Measu￿ with reasonable certainty.
Governance and 5UPPOrtcosts
Support costs have been allocAted be￿een govemante tosts and other support Governa￿e costs comprorni5e
all costs involving public accountability of the ehèrlty and Its complkince with regUlat￿n and good practice.
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to artivity cost categories on a basis consistent
th th2 tjse of resources, e.& allocating property costs by floor areas. or per capita. stsff costs by the tirne spent
and otherc05t5 by their usage.
Deferred IwKorne
No rnate￿al it￿n of deferred income has b*n included in the accounts.

Credltors
The charity has creditors which are measured at setdement amounts les5 any trade discounts.
Provlslon5for Ilabllltles
A liability is ffleaS￿ed on recognition at Èts historical cost and then sUbSequen￿Y Thea5ured at the best e5tirnate of
the amount fequ*d to settle the 01￿183t10n at the reporting date.
Baslc Flnancial I￿trUMents
The tharity atcounts for basic finarttial tn5truments on in￿tIal retognition as per paragraph 10.7 FRS102 SORP.
Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17 to 11.19, FRS102 SORP.
Z3 A55ets
HÉritsgèAssÈts
The charity ha5 heritsge assets, that is. non-monetary assets with hi5torTt. artistic. scientific, technological,
geophysical, or environmental Qualities that are held and maintsined principalty for their contribvtitsn to
knowtedge and CUl￿re. The depreciation rates and methods used as disclosed in note S. They are valued at cost
Debtors
Debtors (including trade debtors and 1gan5 r￿1vable) are rneasured on initial recognition at sethement amount
after ary trade discounts or amount advanced by the ch¥lty. Subsequendy, they are measured at the cash or
other CDnsSderation expected to be received.
Note 3
Exp￿dIty
Charitable aCtiV￿eS indude an amountof £1,691 for bank char8es.
Note 4
Detsi15 of cettstn types of expeThllture
4.1 Fee'5 for attountanty servites has been incuNed as follows
2024
2023
Independent Examiners fee's
1.741
1.652
Assurance services other thgn independent examination
Total
1,741
1.652
Note S
HeTitsge A55ets
Renovation work totslling £57.340 have tneurred during the year. No dep￿lation has been provlded in the
period. nor any revaluation 01 impaifrnent amounts. The assets cornprise of a 5electyon of historic vehKles.
cairFaEe¥ carts. and other modes of transport for land. sea awMI air.

Note 6
Licence
The l*entr ￿lateS to costs incurred for the prepara￿On of a garage and parkSng area in relatlon to a 10 year
licence granted from 1st De￿rnber 2023 The asset is depreciated on a straight line basis over the 10 year period
of the licerKe with effect from 1st April 2024.
Note 7
Investments
2024
2023
Investments held at fairvalue
Totsl
944,335
908,582
Investments Kive ￿en valued at the market value as at 30 November 2024.
Nots8
Debtors and prepaym
2024
2023
VAT
Totsl
3.571
11,670
Note 9
editor5 aThJ accnjals
ArThJunts falling due wthin one yeaf=
2024
2023
Other creditDrs
1.776
18.600
Accruals
Total
3,076
19,900