**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 213690**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025**
## **FOR**
## **THE EDWIN JOHN THOMPSON MEMORIAL FUND**
Prime Chartered Accountants Corner Oak 1 Homer Road Solihull B91 3QG
**THE EDWIN JOHN THOMPSON MEMORIAL FUND**
**CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|**Report of the Trustees**|1 to 2|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**|3|
|**Statement of Financial Activities**|4|
|**Balance Sheet**|5|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|6 to 9|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**|10|
**THE EDWIN JOHN THOMPSON MEMORIAL FUND**
**REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Objectives and aims**
Legally charitable purposes for the benefit of the County Borough of Dudley or any other local district, area or administrative unit present or future whether County Borough, Urban District, Rural District or otherwise having the offices of its authority within a radius of fifteen miles from Dudley Town Hall ("the prescribed area") and for the inhabitants of this area.
The trustees have absolute and unfettered discretion in the investment of funds and to apply capital or income of the Trust in the above legally charitable objects as the Trustees shall from time to time decide.
Without limiting the absolute and unfettered discretion given to the trustees, they shall have power to apply the Trust Fund in or towards doing any of the following as are legally charitable:
- (a) Purchasing works of art or virtue
- (b) Forming a collection of such works of art for display in the prescribed area.
- (c) Endowing or providing scholarships for any inhabitants of the prescribed area.
- (d) Providing equipment for disabled persons.
- (e) Providing for convalescents any facilities, amenities, etc. not available under the NHS.
The above summary of the charitable objects is for information only and reference to the Trust Deed should be made for full details.
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
## **Charitable activities**
The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. They consider that the public benefit requirement has been fulfilled by the making of grants directed to help young people from the Black Country to improve their skills and also to help the sick and needy in the area.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Financial position**
The results of the charity are set out on page 4. The investment income for the year amounted to £33,779 (2024: £33,674) and the expenditure £26,448 (2024: £17,222). After allowing for the net loss on investments of £4,842 (2024: £36,934 net gain), the net asset fund has increased to £1,020,424.
## **Principal funding sources**
Principal funding sources is investment income.
## **Reserves policy**
The trustees aim to retain a level of reserves sufficient to generate the income required by the charity to fulfil its objectives.
## **Going concern**
The accounts have been prepared on the basis of being a going concern. The Trustees confirm that they have taken into account all available information about the future for at least 12 months from the date of the accounts were approved and conclude that there is no uncertainty relating to going concern.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
The Edwin John Thompson Memorial Fund is constituted under a trust deed dated 3 August 1950. The objects of the charity are set out below.
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**THE EDWIN JOHN THOMPSON MEMORIAL FUND**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025**
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
The appointment of trustees is governed by the trust deed.
## **Organisational structure**
The trustees meet from time to time to consider policy and current applications for grant assistance. Between meetings decisions are made by correspondence between them.
## **Risk management**
The trustees examine the major risks that the charity faces on an ongoing basis. Systems have been developed to monitor and control these risks to mitigate any impact that they may have on the operations of the charity.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number**
213690
## **Principal address**
141 Antil Road London E3 5BW
## **Trustees**
Mrs H J Greig Mr P R Swanson Miss M H Thompson Mr E Greig
## **Independent Examiner**
Paul Guise ACA Prime Chartered Accountants Corner Oak 1 Homer Road Solihull B91 3QG
## **Bankers**
The Co-operative Bank 25 Islington High Street London N1 9LQ
## **Investment Advisors**
EFG Harris Allday 33 Great Charles Street Birmingham B3 3JN
Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by: **9th February 2026**
................................................................. Miss M H Thompson - Trustee
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**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE EDWIN JOHN THOMPSON MEMORIAL FUND**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Edwin John Thompson Memorial Fund**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Edwin John Thompson Memorial Fund (the Trust) for the year ended 5 April 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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.
Paul Guise ACA
Prime Chartered Accountants Corner Oak 1 Homer Road Solihull B91 3QG 11.02.2026. Date: .............................................
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## **THE EDWIN JOHN THOMPSON MEMORIAL FUND**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025**
|Notes
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Investment income
2
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
**Charitable activities**
To assist young people to improve their skills
To assist the sick and needy
General donations to other charitable causes
Other
**Total**
Net gains/(losses) on investments
**NET INCOME**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**fund**
**£**
**33,779**
**1,190**
**15,000**
**5,000**
**5,258**
**-**
**26,448**
**(4,842)**
**2,489**
**1,017,935**
**1,020,424**|2024
Total
funds
£
33,674|
|---|---|---|
|||-
10,000
-
-
7,222|
|||17,222|
|||36,934|
|||53,386
964,549|
|||1,017,935|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **THE EDWIN JOHN THOMPSON MEMORIAL FUND**
## **BALANCE SHEET 5 APRIL 2025**
|Notes
**FIXED ASSETS**
Investments
5
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
6
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
Unrestricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**fund**
**£**
**955,995**
**65,430**
**(1,001)**
**64,429**
**1,020,424**
**1,020,424**
**1,020,424**
**1,020,424**|2024
Total
funds
£
973,737
45,148
(950)
44,198
1,017,935
1,017,935
1,017,935
1,017,935|
|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by: **9th February 2026**
............................................. Miss M H Thompson - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**THE EDWIN JOHN THOMPSON MEMORIAL FUND NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements**
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.
## **Income**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## **Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
There are no restricted funds.
## **Investments**
Investments are shown at market value at the balance sheet date. Realised and unrealised gains and losses are dealt with through the Statement of Financial Activities.
## **2. INVESTMENT INCOME**
|Dividends receivable
Deposit account interest|**2025**
**£**
**28,508**
**5,271**
**33,779**|2024
£
30,289
3,385|
|---|---|---|
|||33,674|
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**THE EDWIN JOHN THOMPSON MEMORIAL FUND**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025**
## **3. GRANTS PAYABLE**
|**GRANTS PAYABLE**|||
|---|---|---|
|To assist young people to improve their skills
To assist the sick and needy
The total grants paid to institutions during the year was as
follows:
Motor Neurone
EDT Engineering Trust
Shropshire Youth Support Trust donation
Wolverhampton Youth Zone donation
Young Classical Artists Trust|**2025**
**£**
**15,000**
**5,000**
**20,000**
**2025**
**£**
**5,000**
**5,000**
**5,000**
**5,000**
**-**
**20,000**|2024
£
10,000
-|
|||10,000|
|||2024
£
-
-
-
-
10,000|
|||10,000|
## **4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 5 April 2025 nor for the year ended 5 April 2024.
## **Trustees' expenses**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 5 April 2025 nor for the year ended 5 April 2024.
## **5. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS**
||Listed|
|---|---|
||investments|
||£|
|**MARKET VALUE**||
|At 6 April 2024|**973,737**|
|Additions|**67,618**|
|Disposals|**(23,349)**|
|Revaluations|**(62,011)**|
|At 5 April 2025|**955,995**|
|**NET BOOK VALUE**||
|At 5 April 2025|**955,995**|
|At 5 April 2024|973,737|
There were £262,724 (2024: £236,678) investment assets outside the UK.
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**THE EDWIN JOHN THOMPSON MEMORIAL FUND**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025**
## **5. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS - continued**
||**2025**|2024|
|---|---|---|
||||
||**£**|£|
|Historical cost - North America|**59,865**|50,441|
|Historical cost - Global|**115,449**|98,827|
|Historical cost - Asia|**50,144**|50,144|
|Historical cost - Europe|**37,266**|37,266|
|Historical cost - UK|**340,936**|362,713|
||||
||||
|Historical cost (Total)|**603,660**|599,391|
||||
The following holdings each comprise more than 5% of the market value of the investment portfolio and are considered by the trustees to be individually material.
||**Market**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Holding**|**Value**|**2025**|**2024**|
||**£**|**%**|**%**|
|Astrazeneca|42,692|4.47%|5.07%|
|Caledonia Invs|50,850|5.32%|5.02%|
|Royal Dutch Shell Transport|48,885|5.11%|5.62%|
|M&G Equities Investment Fund|71,785|7.51%|7.08%|
|Unilever|51,869|5.43%|4.81%|
|JPMorgan GBL Growth & INC|43,902|4.59%|5.08%|
|Fidelity European Trust|45,393|4.75%|5.12%|
|Scottish Mortgage|155,768|16.29%|20.22%|
|Blackrock SUS|49,164|5.14%|5.43%|
|Dunedin|48,224|5.04%|4.99%|
Cost or valuation at 5 April 2025 is represented by:
|Valuation in 2022
Valuation in 2023
Valuation in 2024
Valuation in 2025|**Listed**
**investment**
**£**
**1,019,136**
**(79,035)**
**33,636**
**(17,742)**
**955,995**|
|---|---|
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**THE EDWIN JOHN THOMPSON MEMORIAL FUND**
**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025**
|**6.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Other creditors
**7.**
**RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**|**2025**
**£**
**1,001**|2024
£
950|
|---|---|---|
||||
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 5 April 2025.
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**THE EDWIN JOHN THOMPSON MEMORIAL FUND**
## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025**
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Investment income**
Dividends receivable
Deposit account interest
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Charitable activities**
Grants to institutions
**Support costs**
**Management**
Accountancy fees
**Governance costs**
Sundries
Independent examiner's fees
Total resources expended
**Net income before gains and losses**
**Realised recognised gains and losses**
Realised gains/(losses) on fixed asset
investments
**Net income**|2025
£
**28,508**
**5,271**
**33,779**
**33,779**
**20,000**
**790**
**5,258**
**400**
**5,658**
**26,448**
**7,331**
**57,169**
**64,500**|2024
£
30,289
3,385|
|---|---|---|
|||33,674|
|||33,674
10,000
945
5,877
400|
|||6,277|
|||17,222|
|||16,452
5,519|
|||21,971|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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