## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 6 April 2024 Period start date To 5 April 2025 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Trident Association**
## **Charity registration number:** 1197302
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**1.**
Embrace those who have
served/are serving in Defence
HUMINT.
**2.**
Educate on past HUMINT
operational activity.
**3.**
Educational support to the Military
Intelligence.
**4.**
Provide a single and authoritative
poc for serving/Veteran HUMINT
operator (incl wife, husband,
widow, widower) who may need
support.
**5.**
To commemorate HUMINT
operators who have lost their lives
or suffered injury.
**6.**
To engage in any other activity
which the Trustees deem to be
appropriate to support its
members.|
|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|The Charity has engaged throughout the
reporting period with associated Military
Units and a number of external bodies
(including other Military Charities to benefit
both the Trident members and the wider
public). Much of this has been to advance
the development and social/educational
interaction and wellbeing of the HUMINT
Community (veteran and serving) including:
establishing a Trident website; raising
awareness and actual delivery of Mental
Health; identifying how the Charity can
further aid its members; setting and
notifying wellbeing procedures; arranging|
|||respite opportunities for members through
association with another Charity; advising
members in respect of operational legacy
matters; facilitating social gatherings; and
delivering historical HUMINT educational
presentations. We have been especially
active in raising awareness of NI Legacy
issues and the impact upon our Veteran
community.|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Each of our Trustees remain fully
conversant/familiar with the Charities
Commission guidance on public benefit.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Our ‘grant making’ has continued its
development during 24/25, amidst
developing association with others and
improved awareness of our members and
the issues they face. All decisions have
been taken at Committee/Trustee Meetings
and minuted.|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|We have no need to engage in social
investment (at this point) and therefore no
policy.|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|A growing number of our members are
providing our charity with their services ‘pro
bono’ – arranging fundraising and/or social
events, the AGM, welfare awareness,
developing our charity website. We
continue to see an increase in the efforts of
members to raise funds and attract donors,
while continuing to commit personal
donations.|
|Other||Nil.|
## **Achievements and Performance**
SORP reference
|Summary of the main
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.|Para 1.20|Maintaining the charity continues to be a
challenge, never mind growing it – although
the rise in membership is pleasing;
nonetheless, we remain small and with
minimal needs. We continue to derive
benefit from the diverse range of our
members. The nature of HUMINT deems
its existence and workings to be sensitive.
Managing Trident is not straightforward
given these circumstances and is facing
growing pressures from the rise in volume
of NI Legacy activity matters [something
that will both continue and grow]. Trident
continues to deliver a broad membership
from all corners of the Armed Forces -
serving and retired, all ranks. We further
benefit from association with like-minded
charities to mutual benefit – Taigh Mor
Foundation continues to be the principal
charity within this context; but also charities
similarly at risk from NI Legacy activities.|
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|We have insufficient funds to warrant
investment, at this point.|
|Other||N/A|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We continue to retain sufficient funds that
enable us to meet all of our commitments
while providing benefit to our members.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We have no financial ‘reserves’.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Zero.|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Insufficient funds|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|We are not in deficit.|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|We have no such concerns.|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Membership Fees; charitable donations
from the private Sector; charitable
donations; fundraising activities by
Trustees and members.|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|None.|
|Other||N/A|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||We are not a Trust.|
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trident Association Rules; Trident (CIO)
Association Constitution.|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO.|
|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|Volunteers from membership.|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Charities Commission Guidance note.|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|A single Committee comprising both
Trustees and Committee Members.|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|None that are formal.|
|Other||N/A|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Trident Association|
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|Other name the charity uses|Trident|
|Registered charity number|1197302|
|Charity’s principal address|Trident Association
PO Box 427
HEREFORD
HR1 9SP
Note – this address will change during the next reporting
period.|
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Ewan Duncan|Chairman|Throughout theperiod|Trident Committee|
||John Harring|Secretary|“|Trident Committee|
||AndyMackay|Committee Member|“|Trident Committee|
||Douglas Glasgow|Treasurer|“|Trident Committee|
||Gene Knought|Vice-Chairman|“|Trident Committee|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name** N/A
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
None
## **Other optional information**
None
## **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 (e.g. Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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||Ewan R Duncan||
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Chairman||
||1 May 2026||
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