THE E.W. GLADSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST
Financial Statements
for the year ended
5th April 2024
Charity Number
260417

THE E.W. GLADSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST
Trust Information
Year ended 5th April 2024
Trustees..
Sir C Gladstone
Lady C Gladstonc
Mrs V Mcrison
Bankers..
Coutts & Co
Buckingham Branch
440 Strand
London
WC2R OQS
Investment Manager5'.
HSBC Asset Mana¥cTnciit
HSBC Investment Bank PIC
78 Si. James's Street
London
SWIA IHL
Independent Examiner:
R J Hall FCA
Mitchell Charlesworth
24 Nicholas Street
Chester
CHI 2AU
Registered office..
Hawarden Castle
Flintshire
CH5 3PB

THE E.W. GLADSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST
Trustees, Annual Report
Year ended 5th April 2024
Thc Trustccs prcscnt thcir rcport and financial statcmcnts for thc ycar cndcd 5ih April 2024.
Objeets of the Charity
Thc Charity was constitutcd undcr a trust dccd dated 5th Dccembcr 1969 for gcncral charitable purposes.
Rcgistercd Charity Numbcr 260417.
Organisation of the Charity
Dctails of thc Truslccs and principal 0￿]ccr5 scrving throughout thc ycar can bc found on pagc l. Invcstmcnt
poIiLy IS dcc'idcd by Ihc Tru51¢cs on the basis of advicc from HSBC Assct Managcmcnt, whu admini5tcr the
portfolio. Thc Truslccs dccidc upon thc r¢Lipicni and thc Icvcl of donations madc by thc Charity.
Review of the Year
The Statement of Financial Activities on page 5 shows that resources retained for the future decreased by
£84,242 during the year.
Independeni Examiner
The Independent Examiner R J Hall has intimated his willingness to continue in office.
Appointment of Trustees
The appointment of Trustees is governed by the statutory powers as stated in the Trust Deed.

THE E.W. GLADSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST
Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities
Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each
Iinancial year. which give a true and lair view ol. the charity's financial activities during the year and of its
financial position al thc cnd of the ycar. In preparing financial statemcnts giving a true and fair view. the
truslees should follow best practice and..
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make rcasonablc and prudent judgcmcnts and cstimatcs.
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless il is inappropriate lo
prcsutnc that thc charity will continuc in business.
state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have
been followed, gubject to any departureg discloged and explained in the financial statements.
The Trustees are responsible for=
keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the
tinancial position ot the charity and to enable them to ensure that the tinancial statements
comply with the Charities A¢t 2011;
safeguarding the charity's assets;
taking reasonable steps for the prevention and deteclion of fraud.
On behalf of the Trustees
Sir C Gladstone
Date..
2810112025

Mitchell Charlesworth
Accountants
24 Nichvl(1S Street, Chesler, Ckll 2AU
THE E.W. GLADSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST
Indcpcndent Examlner'y R¢port ¢0 the Trustecs
Ye4r ended 5th April 2U24
I rcport io 1hL￿ Irusices on my Lxaminaiion of ihc unaudiiLd financial sthicmcnls of IhL Tru￿ for ihe year ended
5th April ?024 .sei oui on pages 5 10 S.
Responsibilities and basis of reportin
As ihi ITublLC4 of (hi Lharily you dfL rL%ponsible for Ihc prcparaiion of ihe financial siaiements" in accordance
with the requirL'inenL4 ol-thc Charitie% ALI ?01 I (the ?0 I l Act).
I repon in I'especl of n)y exajiiinatioi? of Ilie LhJriry'.4 finai)ci81 sratemeiiis c8rried out uiider qection 14$ of tlie
201 l Act. In carryingT oui my CX&iminaiiun I have follow'ed all Ihc applicable Diii'Lliun4 ¥ii'Ln by ihe Ch47riry
Commission undcr Scciion 145(511bl of Ihc 201 I Aci.
Independent examiner's statement
Your altiniion 1% drawn lo ih¢' faci thai Ihc chariiy has prcparL'd financial sialcmcnl.s in aLcordanLL with
Alcouniing and Rewnine by C hariiies prlparing Elieir aL¢ouiiis in aclordance with the Fiiianlial Reponing
Si¢indtirds 41ppliiJblL in lh¢ UK dnd RLyubli¥ of Ireldnd IFRS 1021 in pr¢f¢ren¢e lo th¢ A¥¢4)unlingi dnd
Reportin¥ by ChariliLS= Siatcmeni of Rccommciidcd Practicc issucd on l April 21Y>5 which is rcfQrr¥￿ lo in
the extanl rL'gulations but has now been wiihdraiv
l und¢rsiand thai this been done in order for financial statements io provide a trve and fair view in
a¢iordani¢ wilh G¢'n¢r49lly A¢¢Lpl¢d A¢¢ouniing PrJLlic¢ Lif¢iliv¥ for Teportin¥ p¢r]￿l￿ b¢¥inning on or ufter
l January 2015.
have compl¢led Iny cx8minalion. I confinii thlll no matters have come to my atteniion in Lonnection wtth the
examinalion ¥i￿.1ng me cause to believe that in any malerial respect..
accounting? rccords not kLPt in rL'S￿￿t of the ¢harily as r¢quircd by 8¢Ction l JO ol'th¢ 2011 Act- or
2 the financial %tatLmenls do not accord with those records.. or
I th¥ finhnLial siatèmLnlb do noi Lomply with the appliciible rLquiremLnl.s LonLerniny> ihL furm and Lontenl
of accounts set in the C haritie.s {Account.% and RerK)rt%l Regulations ?Iinx other than any requirement that
the aLLDunts gpjN'e d true and fdir view whiLh is nut a mdller Lon5idered as part 01.￿ indepvndent exdmindtiun.
I have no concerns aT￿ have come acr05s no other matteT5 in connectton with thc examination to which
atlLnlion shoulLI bc drawn in this rew)rt in order io LnablL a prO￿r undLr%iandingi of ihc finanLial slalCII)Lnts
to be reached.
R J Ildll FLA
Chartrred Ace(yuntsnt
Dale.. 2810112025

THE E.W. GLADSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST
Statement of Financial Activities Incorporating the Income and Expenditure Account
Year ended Sth April 2024
Total
Funds
2024
Total
Funds
2023
Note
Incomlng Resources
Inc'uNiing resourc'e5from ¥eneraledfunds
Invcstmcnt income
Cash donations
21,058
2,780
41,058
2,780
Resources Expended
Charilable uc'livilies
Governance cosls
App 1 124,320
980
81,000
800
Total Resomrees Expended
125 300
Net (Outgoing)Ilncoming Resources
{84,242)
(79,020}
Oiher peeognisedflo.sses)/gains
GainQ{Losses) on Investments
Net movement in funds
{84,242)
{79,020}
Total funds brought fonvard
619531
698 551
Total funds carried forward
619 531
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a statement of
total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared.
All activities are classed as continuing.
All movements are in Unrestricted Funds.
The notes on page 7 gnd 8 form part of these financial statements.

THE E.W. GLADSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST
Balance Sheet
5th April 2024
Total
Funds
Total
Funds
2023
2024
Note
Fixed A55ets
Fixed T¢nn Investments
500,000
500,000
Total Flxed Assets
Current Assets
Mcssrs Coutts and Co
536 139
120331
Total Current Asset5
536,139
120,331
Current Liabilities
Creditors.. Amounts falling due within one year
Total Current Liabilities
850
800
(850)
(800)
Net Current Asset5
535 289
119 531
Net Assets
535,289
619,531
61
Total Funds
2810112025
These financial statements were approved and signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees on .2810112025
Sir C Gladstone
The notes on page 7 gnd 8 form part of these financial statements.

THE E.W. GLADSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 5th April 2024
Aecounting Policies
Accounting Basis
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document,
the Charities ALt 2011 and Aecounling and Reporting by Charilies: Statcinenl of ReLommendcd
Practice applicable to charities preparingF their tinancial 5tatemcnts in accordancc with thc Financial
ReportingF Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) {effective l January
2019)" The charity is a Public Bcncfit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The charily has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update
Bulletin I not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity.
Mondary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statemenis have been prepared on the historical cost convention, modified to include
certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are sel out
below.
Income and Expenditure
Income and expenditure has been credited and charged in the financial statements on accruals basis.
Investments
All fixed asset investments are stated at Market Value.
2. Going concern
Ai the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the
charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus
the trustees, continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial
statements.
3. Charitable funds
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable
objectives unless the funds have been designated for other putposes.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and
uscs of the restricted funds arc set out in ihc notes to the tinancial stalcmcnls.

THE E.W. GLADSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST
Note5 to the Financial Statements
Year ended Sth April 2024
4. Investment Income
All investment income arises from the maturity of a fixed term investment (note 5).
5. Fixed Asset Investments
2024
2023
Fixed Term Investments
500 000
500 000
6. Creditors
2024
2023
Independent Examiners, Fee
Trustees Remuneration
The Trustees received no remuneration during the year.

Appendix I
THE E.W. GLADSTONE CHARITABLE TRUST
Donation5 and payments
Year ended 5th April 2024
2024
2023
Donations
Gladstone Library
Martin Parr Foundation
Prism the Gift Fund
Seedbox Ltd
HF Truqt Ltd
The Right Course
St Dieniols Church
Simon Rivett-carnac Trust
Liverpool Bldck History Group
BlaLk Girls Hikc
Bristol History Group
Hcnlcy Caribbean Sustainable Ventures
Gladstone Park Community Projects
Guyana Speaks Group
Sedulo London Ltd
Cherie Blair Foundation.
University College London, Development
Office
Memorial 2007
13,000
20,000
5,000
1,000
5,000
5,000
20,000
20,000
5,000
1,100
5,000
10,000
5,000
4,000
10.000
12.000
2.000
1,920
50,000
10,000
300
124,320
81,000