THE THOMAS STANLEY SHIPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST
STOIYE HOUSE
LONDON ROAD
UPPJNGHAM
RUTLAND
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR EIYDED
SOMERBYS LIMITED
CHARTEREDACCOUNTATr¥TS
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EICESTER LEI 7BA

THE THOMAS STANLEY SHIPMAN CHAR￿ABLE TRUST
INDEX
Charity Particulars
Annual Report
Auditor's Report
Statement of Financial Activities
io
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements
12-17

THE THOMAS STANLEY SHIPMAN CIIARITABLE TRUST
REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 21K1789
TTUSt¢es
Mr H C Stev¢nsoD (Chllmall}
MT P Doleman
MrPBDmU￿aY
Mr M T Ngwby
S¢¢retary to the Trustees
Mrs H Cast]e
Bankers
CAF Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenu¢
Kings Hill
West Ma]ling
Kent
ME19 4JQ
Stockbrokcrs
Rethnayne Bentley LLP
Venari House
Rockingham Road
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 7XY
Auditor
Somerbys Limited
Chartered Accountsnts
and Ststytory Auditor
30 Nelson StTeet
Leic¢st¢r
LEI 7BA

THE THOMAS STANLEY SHtPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST
ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 202S
The Trnslees have ple&sure in PTes¢nting their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2025.
The financial statements have b¢¢ll prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note l on pages 12
and 13 and comply with the Tn￿t'S governing documen( applicable law and the requirements of FRS 102, the Financial
Reportlng Standard applicable in thc United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and"Accounling and Reporting by
Chariti¢s", the Statement orR￿0mMendcd Prdcticc for Charities applying FRS 102.
Structhr4 Governante and Management
Governing Document
The organisati4)n is a registred charity. which wa5 established on 31 August 1961 under a Deed of T￿￿t.
Retrultment and Appolntment of the Trn8te
Und¢T the requiren*nES of the Dee& the Ttwt shall have not less than three and not more than five Trust¢¢s.
The Tn￿leeS should be persons who ihrough residence, occupation or emplo)In¢nt OT otherwise have S￿claI knowledge
of th¢ City and County of Leicest¢r and of the wishes of the Settlor. They are selected for an indefinite peTii>d of seNice
by resolution of the Tn￿te¢s.
Trustees? Tnductlon 4nd TrtiinlllE
Trustees mad¢ aware of their responsibilities at the time ot appointment and kept abrwl of change5 in charity law and
any matters affecting the governance and &s￿ts of the Trust.
Trustees, ReJponsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the TTUSte¢s' Arniual Report and financial statements in accordance with
applicabl¢ law and United Kingdom Ac¢ounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accq)led Ac¢ow)ting Practice).
The law appltcable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustees lo prepare financial statements for each financial
year which give a trne and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the income and expenditure of the chan'ty
for that wiod.
In prep￿ these financial statement5 the Trustees are r¢quir¢d to:
select suitable a￿ountIng wlicies ¥md then apply th¢m wnsistently.
obse￿¢ the methods and prittciples in the Clwiti¢s SORP 2019 (FRS 102)"
make jud8em¢nts and estiTnates that are reasonabl¢ and prndent.
State whether applicable accounting sthndards have been followed, subjecl to any Materi￿ deparths disclosed
and explained in the financial stafrrnents..
prepare the fittancial statements on the going ¢on¢ern basis unless it is inappTOPTiate to presume that the charity
will contltiue in op¢ration.

THE THOMAS STANLEY SHIPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST
ANNUAL REPORT {continued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025
The Trustees are respO￿l￿1e for keeping proper a￿oUntIng Tecor&8 which disclose with reasonabl¢ a¢¢uracy at any time
the fJDancial position of the rharity and them to ensure that the finan¢?al ststements comply with th¢ Charili&q Act
2011, the Charity (Aw)unts Reports) RegulatiorL8 2008 and the pmvisions of the TTUYt Deed. They are also r¢sponsible
for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hen¢¢ for tskin8 rc&sonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud
and other irregularlties.
org￿582110ll￿ Strlltture
The day-to4ay activities of the Trust have been delegated to the Sccretary to the Trnstees. who also attends the mcctings
of the Trnste¢8. although they have no voting rights.
Two meetings ofthe Trustees have tsken place during the year.
The names of the Trustees who h¢ld offic¢ during the year under revi¢w and up to the date of this report are set out on
page l.
There has been no change to the Board of TTU5tees since last year's report.
Step5 are still in hand ty recruit a further Tn￿￿e at the earliest possible opp)Ttunity.
Obje¢tives and Actlvities
The principal aim of the Trust is lo distribut¢ the income for such charitsble pury0S￿ as the Tn￿tee8 may in their
absolute discretion from time to time think fit.
The objectives and activities have remained unchanged during the ye8r.
The Tr￿￿teeS consider ihat the Trust has met its objwtive5 during ihe year.
Investment Pollcy
The T￿￿t continues to invest in stocks and share on th¢ advice of their stockbrokers. The returns duTing the year are
considered to be satisfactory in the face of the lingering effects of the COVID pandemic, stagnanl growih in mwh of
the worfd not being helped by wars in Ukraine and the Middl¢ East. The trustees believe Ihat &s th¢ portfolio is made
up of high quality inv¢sim¢nts the portfolio in the longer tern) will continue to provide copitsl grovlth and a rising
income.
The Trustees Intend that the real value of the assets be maintained and enhanced overthe long term. Abalanced approach
bthveen income and capital has, therefore, been adopted. They wish to maintain the Capital value of the investsnent
fi￿d$ at least in line with inflation, whilst providing adequate income to meet the Trust's charitable objectives. The
Stockbrokers ar¢. therefore, requested to invest in a diversified portfolio, comprising equities, r￿ed interest stocks and
ash. Th¢ Trustees adopt a m(Kler&te Tisk investment strategy and do nol comn)it to any underwritin8 or similar
obligations.
The Trustees also do nol wish ony one investment to represent more than a reasonable percentage of the overall value
of the investment funds. At the yearwend only four investments had a value greater than 50/0 of the lotsl, the Iwo larg￿t
representing around 8.7 /0 and 7.30/0 respectively of the portfolio (note 7), a posltion which is regularly reviewed,
together with the remainder of the contents of the portfolios, in conjunction with the Stockbroker and action taken wh¢r¢
appropriate.

THE THOMAS STANLEY SHIPMAI¥4 CHARITABLE TRUST
ANNUAL REPORT (¢ontinued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025
Reserves Pomcy
It is the policy of the Trnstees to maintain ￿n￿StTl¢¢ed funds, which in¢lude the free rcscryes of thc Trust, at a level.
which, in the event of a significant fall in income, would provide sufficient funds to meet the on-going operating
expenditure. At the present time the free reserves are considerably in excess of such expenditure. Ihe Trustees are,
however, mindfid of their responsibilities and regularly review the Man￿￿ in which the avafftlable fun(ts may bc applied
in furtheraTKC of the ch8ritsble objectives of the Trust.
Grant Maldng Polky
The Trust receives applications for grants. which are considered by the TruSt￿S at their meetings, having regard to the
provisions of the Trnst Deed. It is the Primary aim of the Trustees to provide assistance for the relief of poverty and
general charitable puryoses for tbe benefit of residents of the City and County of Leicester.
Gr•nts
Donations during the year to charitable organisations totalled £69,750 Compar￿ with £26,500 in the previous year.
The Trustees are encourd8ed by the level of requests for grants and th¢ Clwities web site conlinues to draw applications
which is helping the Trustees to distribute a¢¢umulated illcome.
Public Benefit
The TnLgt¢¢s confim) that have Tere￿ed to the guidance contsin¢d in the Clwity Commission's genernl guidance on
public benefit when reviewing the TTUSt's aims and objectives and in the planning of future activiti¢s.
Flnandal Review
The statem¢nt of financial aclivilies on page 10 shows net expendittwe for th¢ year, before othu r¢¢ogDised gains and
losses, of £23,715 compared with net income of £8,002 for the previous year. Totsl income increased marginally from
£54.671 to £65.065, given the prevailing climat¢ this is considered io ￿ more than reasonable. Total ¢XFfflditure
increased overall, in¢reasing frlrn £46.669 to £88,780, incrw¢ in charitable distributions of £43,250 being partly otTset
by a small decrease in admiIllstsxtion cosls of£i.475.
There & increase during the year on the capitsl fund of £16,048 c(Jmprising net r¢alised loss of £24,609 on the sale of
investsnents and net unrealised gains of £38,698 arising on the revaluation of investments at balance sheet date, compared
with net realised gains of £691 and net unrealised gains of £32,363 in 2024. At the end of the year the capitsl fimd stood
at £859,795 represented by listed investments at market value of £844,382 and un-invested Cash being £15.413.
Unrestricted income funds. meanwhile, were £561.541 comprising listed investments at njarket value of £487.673 and net
current assets of £73,868. Other recognised gains and losses in unrestricted Incon￿ fimds during th¢ year comprised of
net unrealised gains of £37,872 arising on the revaluation of investments and rea]is¢d losses of £1,202 on disposal of
inv¢stsnents. ¢(xnpared with nel realised gains of £nil and net unrealised gains of £16,987 in 2024.
The Trustees contittue to monitor unresttictrd funds and constantly review the manner iti which the￿ will bc us¢d. In the
opinion of the Tn￿te¢s. th¢ Trust will have adequate cash resources available to finance its operAtions and to meet its
obligations throughout the whole of the cutrent financial year

THE THOMAS STANLEY SHIPMA]Y CHARITABLE TRUST
AI¥NUAL REPORT {conthiued)
YLIR ENDED 31 MAY 21)25
Investments
As perniitted by th¢ TThsi Deed. monies can be invested in the pwchase of stocks, shares, fund4 se¢uri¢i¢s or i)tIKr
investments at the absolut¢ discretion ofthe Trust¢¢s. who have givcn the investmo]I ￿￿￿gerS diwretion to manage the
rtfolio wiihin an agreed risk profile. A8 in the pasL the investments have been reviewed in conju￿tion with th¢
Stockbrokers on a regular basis.
At th¢ end of th¢ financial yvar the mark¢t value of th¢ investment portfolio was £1,332,055 ¢x¢luding any un-invested
cash, compared with £1.331,714 a year earlier. As previously mentione¢ there were net losses on the sale of investments
of £25,811 and a net unrealiscd revaluation incTease of £76.570 compared with net realised gains of £691 and * net
unffalised revaluation gain of £49,350 in 2024.
The trnstees were satisfied with the progress and str• of the portfolio during the year under revi¢w and r¢main
optimistic for the future growth of the Sca￿lI1eS which make up the Charity's portfolio. The Trustees remain confident
that the portfolio can stsnd mark¢t volatility and that the Tn￿te¢S have 4dequat¢ resources to cover market vOl￿111ty and
enable rwonable lo be made.
Rlsk Management
The Trustees continue t(> as8¢SS th¢ major risks to which the TTWt is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to
mitigate exposure to these risks.
Futhre Pl4h$
The Trustees intend to continue with current distribution polRcies in line with the provisions of the T￿￿t Deed, their
obligations for public benefit and charity law.
They do not anticipate any changes in their investment or reserves policies or in their activities and objective
Members of the Trust
Members of Ihe Trust, who are the Trustees for Ihe purp0$¢5 of charity law, who s¢rva during ihe year and up to the
date of this report are set out on page l.

THE THOMAS STANLEY SHIPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST
ANNUAL REPORT (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025
Advi*rs
The Trustees wish to record their thanks to all of our prof¢&8ional advisers, who are listed on page I, for their help and
advice througb(MJt the year.
Thes¢ fittancial statements were approved by the TTUStees on 24 March 2026 and Si￿ed on theiT behalf by:
k ste v84Jo
Hugh
èvenson (Mar 24, 2026 14.03..59 GMTI
H C Stevenson
Cholrman
24 March 2026

THE THOMAS STANLEY SHIPMAN CHARfTABiE TRUST
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025
Oplnion
Wc have audited the fina￿18] statements of The Thomas Stanley Shipman ChaTitable TTUSt (the 'chazity') for the year
ended 31 May 2025 which Comprise the Statement of Financial Activities. the Balance Sheet and notes ¢0 the fman¢ial
statements, including significant acwunting ￿lIcIes. The financi￿ rq)orting framework that has been applicd in their
preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102.
Th¢ Financial Re￿tIllg Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generdlly Accepted
Accounting Ptxctice).
In our opinion the rjnancial statements:
give a true and fatr view of the state of the charity's affairs as al 31 May 2025, and of its in¢iMning r¢50urces atsj
application of resources includin8 It's income and expenditure, for the year then ended.
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally A￿¢pIed Ac¢ounting Practic¢; and
hav¢ be¢n prepar&A in accordance with the rquirements of the Charities Act 2011.
Basis for opinion
We Cond￿ted our audit in accoTdance with tnternattonal Standar<Ls on Auditing (UK) OSAS (UK)) and applicable law.
Ourtrsponsibiliti&% underthose stsndards are further desuibed in the Auditor's responsibiliti￿ for the auditof the financial
statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in awordance with the ethical requirements that a
r¢l¢vant t<) our audit of the financial stalem¢nts in the UK including the FRC'S Ethical Standard. and we have fulfilled our
other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe ihat the audit evidence we have obthined
18 SUtTicient and appropnate to provide a basis for our opinio
Conclu51ons relating to going ronrern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that th¢ trustee's use of the 80ing concern b&sis of accounting
in the preparation of ihe ftnancial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have perforn)ed, we have not identified any material uncertainties r¢lating to ¢vents or conditions
that, individually or wll¢¢tiv¢ly, may cast significant doubt on the chaTity'S ability 10 conlinue as a going ¢onc¢rn for a
period of at least twelve months from when th¢ financial stalements are fAUthorised for issue.
Our responsibilities atLd the Tesponsibilities of the Trust¢¢s with respect to going concern are described in the relevant
sections of this report.
Other inforniallon
The other infomiation comprises the iJ]fonnation included in the In￿ees, annual report. oth¢r than the financial
statements and our auditor's r￿ort thereon. Our opinion on the fu￿1¢1&1 ststements does not cover ihe other infonnation
an4 except to the extenl otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any fomi of &ssuranc¢ conclusion
thereon.

THE THOMLS STANLEY SHIPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025
Our responsibility is to read the other information and. in doing so. consider wheth¢r the other infornjation is materially
inconsistent with the financial ststements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit OT othenvise appears to be
materially missta1￿. If we identify such mateTial inconsistencies or apparcnt material misstatements. we are required to
determinc whetheT this gkves rise lo a material misslatwnent in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work
we havc perfornied, we conclude that there is a mateTial misstatement of this other inf0mlatio￿ we ar¢ tequiT¢d to rq>ort
that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Matters on whlcb we are requlred to report by exceptio
We hAve nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which th¢ Charitie8 (Accounts and Reports)
R¢gulations 2008 require us to r¢port to you if, in our opinion:
the infornyation given in the trustee's report is inconsistent in any material respect with the tnist¢e8 repoi( or
sufficient accountin8 ￿OrdS have not been kepl or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accountln8 records" or
w¢ hav¢ not re¢eived all the infrlrn￿tion atxl explanations we require for OUT audit.
Responsibilities of trwtees
As explain￿ more fully in the trustees. responsibiliti¢S Statement set out on page 2, the trust¢es are responsible for the
preparation of financial slatemenls and for being satisfied that they give a tru¢ alid fair view, and for such internal control
as the tswtees deterniine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that ate free from ma￿181
misstatem¢nL whether due ￿ ftaud or eJTOr.
In preparing the financial sthtemenls, the iTUStees are responsible for assessing the Charity's ability lo u)ntinue as a going
ncem, disc105ing. as applicable, matters related to gotng conc¢rn and using the going concern basis of accounting unless
the I￿￿tee8 either intend to liquidate the charity or to operdtions, or have no realistic ahernative but to do so.
Audilor's responsibllltfies for the audlt of the financiwl Jtatements
We have appointed as auditor under section 145 of the ChaTities Act 2011 and r¢port in accordance with the Acl and
relevant regulations made or having effect th¢r¢under.
Our obj¢div¢s are to obtain re&sonable &8surance aboutwhether the financial statements as a whole are free fn)m nJateTial
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. and lo issuean auditor's report thatincludesouropinion. Re&sonable assurance
is a higb l¢v¢l of assurance, but is not a guaranteethat an audit conducted in accordance wlth ISAS (UK) ￿ryI1 always detect
a malerial misstatejnent wh¢n it exists. Misstatements can atise fn)m fraud OT ￿rOr and aTe considered material if,
indivithially or in the aggregate, they Could T￿OrtablY be ex[rtt￿ to infiu¢nc¢ the economic decisions of Use￿ tsken on
the basis of these fu￿￿la1 stst¢m¢nts.
The extent to which our proc¢dur¢s are capable of detecting irregulaTities, including frau￿ is detailed below.
The risk of not detecting a ma*rial misstatement resulting from error is considered to be low. The tisk of not detecting
a maÉeria] misstatement resulting from fraud is higher, as fraud may involve Collusion, forgery. intentional (pmissions.
misrepresentations, or the oveThide of internal controls.

THE THOMAS STANLEY SHIPMAN CHAR￿ABLE TRUST
INDEPEI4DENT AUD￿OR's REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES (tollthiued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025
In the context of The Thonw Sianley Shipman Clwitable Ttusl. we have not identified any specific laws and Tegulations
oth¢r than general comrnercial laws and regulalioDS such as.. Charitics Act 2011. Clwlty Commission guidan¢¢"
FATCA. and GDPR.
In response to the audit risk8 identified, we have undertaken the following procedur¢s:
Enquiry of tnjstees to identify any inslan¢¢s of nonvcompliance with laws and regulations.
Enquiry of trust¢es of actual andlor potential litigation and claims.
Enquiry of tn￿teeS to identify any subsequent events tha¢ hav¢ ￿CUrred after the year end relating lo this
financial perio
Reviewing legal expenses during and after the year end for ¢viden¢¢ of nonvcompliaoce with laws and
regulatio￿.
Reviewing financial staternent disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with
applicable laws and Tegulations.
Auditing the risk of management override of controls. including through testing journal entries and other
adjustmenls for appropriatenes5, and evaluation of the rationale of any significant transactions falling outside
the norn￿] cows¢ of activities.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is locaied on the Financial Rep)rting
Council's w¢bsite at.. www.frc.org.uklauditors/audit-assuran¢e4hicslauditorswTesponsibilities-for-th¢-audit. This
description fornis part of our auditor's report.
Use of OUT Report
This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Acwunts and
Reports) Regulalions 21M)8. Our aud2t Work has been und¢rtaken so that we might stat to the chariry's mLStees those
matters we are required to state lo them ID an auditor's repjrt and for no other pu￿Se. To the fiillest extent perniitted by
law, we do not accepl or assum¢ r¢s￿IbIlIty to anyone oihcr than the charity and the charity's tr￿stee$ as a b)dy, for our
audil work. for this report, or for the opinions we have fomied.
SOMERBYS LIMITED
CRwtered AccountaDts and Statutory Auditor
30 N¢lson Street
Leicester
LEI 7BA
2y- LI￿ 2076
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THE ThOMAS STANLEY SHIPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIvrriES
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 202S
2025
2024
Unr¢stricled
Endown¢nt
Unrcstricted
Endowment
Note
Incomc
Income
IncoJDe from:
tnvestsnents
57.101
1,959
53,220
1,451
Interest received
1.005
5,IXIO
Volwilary income
Total in¢ome
63,106
1,959
54,671
Expendlture on:
Raising funds
6.647
6.431
Charitable athiTriti¢s'.
Qrants
Management and administralion of tbe
charity
69,750
26.500
8.303
4,080
9,778
3.960
Totsl expendlture
88.780
46,669
Net income/(expenditure) for the year
(25,674}
1.959
8.￿2
Other refogDi5ed galns and losses
Gain8 1 (losses) on investments:
Realised
Unrealis¢d
(1,202)
37,872
(24.609)
38.698
691
32.363
16,987
Net movement in fuDds
10.996
16,048
24,989
33,054
Balance broU￿t forward at l June 2024
£550.545
£843,747
£525,556
£810,693
Balance earried forward *t 31 May 2025
£561.541
£859.795
£550,545
£843,747
The above fill￿S are all unT¢stricted.

ThE THOMAS STANLEY SHIPMAN CHAIUTABLE TRUST
ij
BALANCE SHEET
AT 31 MAY 2025
Total
2025
Total
2024
Note Ill¢ome
Ffixed assets
Listed investments
487,673
844382
1,332,055
1,331,714
Current Assets
Cash at bank and on deposit
76J68
15.413
91.781
65,078
Current Il*bllltles
Creditors:
amounts falling du¢ within one year
{2.500)
(2,5(M))
{2.51X))
Net current assets
73.868
15,413
89,282
62,578
£561,541
£859.795
£1,421.336
£1.394,292
Illcon￿ account
io
561.541
561,541
550,545
Capitsl 2¢¢ount
859,795
859.795
843.747
£561,541
£859,795
£1.421.336
£1.394,292
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 24 March 2026 and si8ned on its behalf by:
Hugh
enson (Mar 24, 2026 14.'03'.59 GMTI
H C Sleven50n
Chairman
24 March 2026
The notes on pages 12 to 17 forni part of tbese finaDcial statements

THE THOMAS STAIYLEY SHtPMAN CIWUTABLE TRUST
12
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025
Ac¢ouDting policie
The Financial Statements bav¢ been prepared in accordancc with the Ttust's governing document. the Charities A¢t
2011 and"Accounting and Reporting by Ch8Sities", the StrtrM￿t of Recommended Practice applicable to ch￿l(l¢S
prcpaTing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland (FRS 102. effective l January 2019). The Trust is a Publi¢ B¢n¢fit Entity, &8 defined by FRS 102.
The Trust has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP not to prepa￿ a Statement of Cash Flows.
The Financial Stakmentshave departed from th¢ ChaTities (AccOunts￿d Reports) Regul&tions 2008 only to the extent
r¢quir¢d to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the SORP for charities applying FRS
102 rather than the v¢rsii)n of the SORP which is referred to in the Regulations and which has since be¢n withdrnwn.
The Financial Statements are prepared on a going concern basis under th¢ histOTical cost convention. m(Klifi¢d to
include certain items at fair value: they are presentrd in St¢rling* the functional Currency of the Tn]st, monetsry
amowits being rounded to the nearest £.
The principal accountingpolicies adopted which h8v¢been ¢onsistentlyapplied toall years pr¢s¢nted unless otheTrvis¢
sW¢d. aff set out below. There hav¢ been no changes to accounting estimat¢s during the reporting perio
1.1 Grants
Grants payable are included on aj) acC￿￿S basi8 in reSp￿t of when they are due lo be paid.
1.2 Investment in¢ome
Income from investments and interest on deposits are included in the accounls when credited or due to be
received.
1.3 Voluntsry income
Voluntary income is accounted for on a Teceipts basis.
1.4 Expendfiture
Expenditure is recognised on an ￿¢n￿lS basis as & liability is incurred.
Expendityre includes VAT wkncb cannot k r¢cov¢red by the Tntst and is reported a5 part of the expenditure to
which it relates.
Raising funds comprises costs of generating investment income.
Man&gement and adminlstration ofthe charity includes the costs incuTTed by the Tn￿t in the delivery of its
activities for its ben¢fi¢1￿1es.
Governance relates to the costs associated with meeting the Constitution￿ and stathtory obligations ofthe Tn￿t.
All costs are all￿ted between the various classes of expenditure iti the Statement of FirAanoial Activities on a
&C￿al basis.

THE THOMAS STANLEY SHIPMAN CHARfrABLE TRUST
13
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sTATEmE￿s (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025
1.5 Investments
Invesirnents are stated at mwket valu¢ at the balance sheet date. Any gains or losse5 on Tevaluation are taken to
the Ststement of Fin8ncial Aciivities. cU￿ent assets includes cash dqyosils and th8h equivalents with a maturity
of less than one year.
1.6 Debtors and eredltors receivable I p•yAble FAthlD one year
Debtors and creditors WAth no sta*d interest rate and receivable or payablc within one year are recorded at
transaction price. Any losses arising from impairnient are recognised in ¢xp¢nditure.
1.7 Income ￿ndS
Income funds represent the unr¢stii¢t¢d income and expenditLWC of the Trust.
1.8 De5ign¥ted funds
Amounts that the Tn￿tee5 have identified to be paid at a fiiture dat are set aside into designated fimds. These
are not disclosed separntely in th¢ accounts but fomi part of the unrestricted ￿nds.
1.9 Endowment funds
Endowrn¢nt finths represent those assets which are held on a long-lernib&sis bYtheTn￿t.prirn8rIIY invesiments.
Jncome arising on the endowment fimds can be used in accordance with the objectives of the Trust and included
as untEstTi¢ted income.
1.10 ￿nIn¢141 Instruments
The Tn￿1 has elected io apply the provi8ions of Section I I "Basic Financial Instrwnents" and Section 12'Thher
Financial JnstTument Issues" of FRS 102 to all of its financial instnmients.
Financial instnmients are reCo￿ls¢d in iheTrust'sbalance sheetwhen theTrustb¢¢omespartyto the contraclual
provisions of the ins¢nunenL
Financial assets and liabilities are offs¢L with the net omounts presented In the financial statements, when there
is a legally e￿fO￿eab1e rigbt to set off Ihe re¢ognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis
or to reall.se the asset and settle the liability simultsneously.
1.1 l Tax*tion
The Tn￿ is a registered ch￿lty and is exempt from tsxation on its incijme 8nd capital gains.
Voluntary iDcome
2025
£5,IKIO
2024
Donations
ExpeDditur¢ on ralslng funds
2025
£6,647
2024
Portfolio matthgement fees
£6.431

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14
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMKNfs (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025
Grants
2025
2024
Donv¢tions (see analysis)
Grants to indiv1th￿l$ administered by Leicestw ChaTity Link
59,250
10,500
26.500
£69,750
£26.500
Grants- (tonthiued)
Donations
2025
2024
Dogs for Autism
Fotward Thinking Movement
Rainbows Hospice for Children & Young People
John Heggs Batss Charity For Convalescents
Leicestershire. Leicester and Rutland H¢adway
Asthma UK
Age UK
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Air Ambulance
Attenknrough Arts Centre - University of L¢i¢ester
Bodie Hodges Foundation
Leicester Children's Hol￿8
Vista
25,000
5,000
2,500
2.000
2,000
2,500
2,0(Kl
2.OIMI
1.5(Kl
1,5(M)
1,0
1.000
British Rowing Charity
Children's Cancer and Leukaemia
Spinal Injuries Society
British Wireless for Blind
PDSA
Family Holiday Charity
School Readers
750
500
750
500
500
500
Bereavement Support Appeals
Canine Partners
Elizabeth Heyrick Society
Go Beyond Charity
Greenhouse Sports
Independent Age Fundraising
Leicest¢r LGBT Centr¢
Newlifr
Royal Voluntary SeTvice
Sunny Skles ErIte￿ise
Wesley Hall Community
51x1
5(M)
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500

THE THOMAS STANLEY SHIPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST
Is
NOTES TO ThE FINANCIAL STATEMENtS (contitiued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025
Grants-
Hope Against Cancer
Sensc Hub Lougbborougb
Ratby Co-operative Band
Bradgate Park Tn￿t
2,500
2.500
Love 4 Life
On Course Foundation
I,O(K)
RN
Samaritans of Leicester
Carers UK
750
Caudwell Children
750
Gaulby Group PCC
Hourglass
Rutland Ospreys Future Fund
750
750
750
500
Toys On The Table
Willow
500
500
£59.250
£26,500
It is the policy of th¢ Tnlstees nol to dTrsClo￿ d¢tails of grants to individual5.
Man4gement and administrAtlon of the charity
2025
2024
8,￿)0
1,778
Distribution and administTation expenses
Offi¢¢ expenses
Bank ¢harges
243
60
£8J03
£9.778
All of the atrt)ve support costs have been allocated to charilable activities.
Governance
2025
2024
Audit fee
1.836
2244
1,800
2.160
Accounts fee
£4,080
£3.960

THE THOMAS sTA1￿y SHIPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST
16
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025
Fix¢d *ssets
Total
2025
Total
2024
Income
Listed Investments
Marlot value at l 2024
Additions
Disposal proceeds
Net realised gains l Oosses)
Net uDwlised gains l (loss¢s)
465,731
9,656
(24,384)
(1,202)
37,872
865,983
12,349
{48.039)
(24,609)
38.698
1.331,714
22,￿5
(72.423)
{25,811)
76,570
1,258,979
31275
(8,581)
691
49,350
M*rket value AS At 31 May 2025
£487.673
£844,382
£1.331055 £1,331,714
Historical cost 95 at 31 May 2025
£300,951
£694,338
£995289 £1.068.857
The Tn￿tee5 consider that there were fow material holdings at th¢ year￿.
Market
Value
Law Debenture Ci)Tpora¢ion plc- 5p ordinary
J P MorgaD Funds Limited - US Equity Income C2
Blackrock Fund Managers LimI￿d- Continental European Income D
Astrazeneca plc- USSO.25 OTdinary
£120.250
£101,173
£89.952
£85.760
Cash at bank and on dep05lt
Total
2025
Total
2024
Income
Kedmayne Bentley
HSBC aurent account
44,983
13252
58.235
10,917
33,260
329
HSBC deposit account
31,385
1161
33,546
3.750
16,822
Market Harborough Building Society
£76.368
£15,413
£91.781
£65,078

THE THOMAS STANLEY SHIPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST
17
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEI¥TS {conllDued)
YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2025
Creditors
202
2024
Ac¢rned expens¢s
£2.500
£2.5(M)
£2.500
£2,51KI
io.
Trustees remuneratlon
No Trust¢e w&s paid any remuneration during the year. TTUSt¢¢ ¢xpenses reimbursed totailed £243 (2024- £nil)
during the year.
ii.
Related party transactlons
Mr P B D Murray, a TTUSte¢ of this charity, manages the Market Harborough office of Rethnayne Bentley LLP.
the stockbroker for ihe Charity.
During th¢ y¢ar portfolio management fees of £6.647 (2024 £6.431) were charged by Rthayne Beniley LLP
to th¢ TwsL
Mr P B D Murray is a Trustee of The Thomlls Stanley Shipman Charitable Trust. During the year. the Tntst
provided a grant of £2,1>1)0 (2Q24 £2,000) to John Heggs Bates Charity For Conval¢scent4 a charity in which
Mr P B D Murray is a current Tntstee.
Mr Murray declared his interests and took no part in the decision to make the awards.