Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start dale Jan Peritjd end dale Dec 31 From 2024 2024 .To Section A Reference and administration details Charlty narne Long Range Desert Group Memorial Fund Other names charity is known by LRDG Memorial Fund Reglstered charity number (if any) 1199826 Charity's principal address 35 Thingwall Park Bristol Postcode BS16 2AJ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charlty Dates acted if notforwhole ear Trustee name Offr¢e lif any) Name of person IOT body) entitled oint trustee Ifan Margaret Eleanor Kennedy Shaw lan Chard Chair Self-appoinled Secretary Treasurer Chair Chair William Mark Faure Walker 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity. if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted rf not for whole ear TAR March 2012 Names and addresses of adviser5 (Optional Infomiatlonl e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Oplional infomiationl Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Des¢rlptlon of the charlty's trusts Constitution daled 27 July 2022 Type of governing document How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustee selection methods iTrtthd bi. elec:.- Appointed by Chair Additional governance issues (Optional informatlon) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant. about= policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of Irustees.. the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works.. relationship with any related parties.. Irustees, consideration of major iisks and the syslem and procedures to manage them. TAR Marth 2012 Section C Objectives and activities The objetts of the CIO are the promotion of the efficiency of the armed forces of the crown bv.. al the establishment and maintenance of a memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum to commemorate the members of the Long Range Desert Group who losttheir lives or suffered injury, or put themselve5 at risk of loss of life or injury. in Se￿iCe of the public, and Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document bl the education of the public in the history of the Long Range Desert Group. TAR March 2012 The Long Range Desert Group Memorial Fund board of trustees met remolety eight times during 2024. Progress was made towards opening bank accounts. establishing Gift Aid and drafting board policies. The board began the search for an artisusculptor to design and execute a suitable memorial. Eight interviews were conducted remotely. The chair visited the National Memorial Arboretum again, in order to familiarise herself with possible sites for the memorial. Summary ofthe main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guldance issued by the Charity Commisslon on public benefiti Our trustees have had regard to the guidance bS5ued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. Addltlonal detalls of ollectives and acllvltles (Optional inforniation) You may choose to include further statements, where relevant. about.. policy on grantmaking., policy programme related Investment., contribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charlty durin9 the year The charity's main achievemenls were the establishment oflwo bank accounts and Gift Aid. Additionally, a clearer idea began to evolve of the form that the desired memorial wyll lake. TAR March 2012 Section E Financial review Funds of £125 (induding Gift Aid) were rai£ed in the year. Brlef statement of the charlty'5 poll¢y on r•sgrvos The charity's lunds are Un￿$t￿Cted. Detalls of any funds materlally In defi¢l* None Further flnanclal reviéw d¢talls Ioptlonal informatlon) You may choose to include additional infom￿110n, where relevant about= the charity's principal sources of funds lineluding any fundraising). how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity,. investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trltstees declare that they hava approved thg trustees, rgport above. Slgnod on behalf of the charlty's trustegs signaturelsl Full namels} Position (eg 8e¢retary, Chalr, etcl Margaret Eleanor Kennedy Shaw Chair Date TAR March 2012 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Long Rang• DesertGTOUP Mèmorlal Fund 1199B26 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th• perlod 0110112024 3111212024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted fund# EndobvmÈnt funds Totsl lunds Last year tothe n￿re&l to lh• nfj•rq•t£ toth4 n•AY•stE tothg noar••t£ A1 Reeei Donètyons & Le￿&￿e$ Bankinter85t received 12 126 Sub total( ross income AR) f26 126 Asset and Inveslmentsales. l$ee tablg). Sub total Total r•c8lpts 126 126 A3Pa ments Bankchaiges Sub total A4 ￿Sset and invesknent purcha8es. (see table Sub total Net or￿elPts1(PaYrne￿tsj A5 Trdn5fers b8tr4een funds A6 cash fund$ la5tyearend Cash fund5 this yearènd 86 86 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 16110r2026 Section B Statement of assets arid liabilities al the end of the period UttT¥Stri¢ted funds Resirtdod fund5 Endowmant lunds Caiegotles r¢•r•Jt£ B1 Cashfvnds Tofalcashlunds 8e Unmstrfctqd fvnds Re6tdctqd fund6 Endowmoot futtds tomirqst£ arrJt£ B3 IrNo8fmofttassots t{opU(Y￿) (rnl} 84 A8Eots Tetslnedhrthe chBTIty'8 o*m us• FundtowNch {￿c￿lI B5 U)bilith Svaned Dyong on b•h#¥of althe INsiao* Dateofapprtr481 a￿t EknanorKenng4 Shaw g&t,20 Faurn Wa￿or CCXX R1 acwunrs IS81 10nn5