ORMAN COLLISSON fouNDA
CH
2638
ON
TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FI
AN
LSTA
F.MENTS
Year EndLd
' APRIL 2U25

TH
N COLLISS
FOUNDA TIO
INDEX
Trusiees. Report.
Independent Exainirtaiion Report.
Statcffient of Ftnan¢ial Acrivities.
Balante Shecr.
7-10.
Not¢5 to the Financial Statement5.

LLISSON fouNDA
TRIJSTEE.%' REPOR
The Trusiees PTeseni th¢ir ReEh)Tl, iogeihcr with the Financial Staiements, fror the year endcd 51h
Administration In
April 2025.
ormaiton
Registered Charity Numbcr..
263852
Governing Insirunieiii..
I rusi Deed d21cd 5th March 1970.
Pi'in¢ipal Oftic¢ Addre$s'.
25A Mai'kct Square.
Biccsicr,
Oxoii.
OX26 6AD
Truslecs and Principal Ofticer%'.
Mr. R. C. M. Colli550n (Chairman)
4r..l. G. Hellcr
Miss.,S. E. Collisson
Professor A..1. Carr
Bankers..
Barclays Bank p.l.c..
50 Pdll Mall,
Loiidon.
SWIA IQD
Investmeni Managers
Raihbone£.
8 Finsbury Circu&
Nqayfair,
London.
EC2M 7A7
IndLp¢ndent Examin¢r'.
Edwin Smith
ChartLr¢d Aecountants
32 Qu¢ens Road
Rcadiiig
RGI 4AU
S￿leMent of T
usiec%' Res
Chariiy Law rquiic8 IliL' I rustees lo ptrepare financial siaiements for each finanLial year, in accthrdance with Unii¢d
Kingdotn CJciicTally AcLepied Practice Iunited Kingdoill Ac£ounling Siandards and applicablc lawl. Th¢ financial.4taitrn¢nis
are required by laiv to give a true *)nd fair view ofihe stat¢ ofaftaiTS ofihc Cliarjly and of ils incoining resouires and
applications of resour￿ of the Charity for ￿lat I￿riod. In preparing Ihese financial stalcmeni& the Trustees should folloiv besi
practicc and..
Srlcci sultablc accounting polici¢s and then apply Ihcm consis￿ni1y.
b. Make.judgemcnts aiid &%litnaies Ihat are ￿asOnable PTudeni.
Stai¢ wh¢iher applicable UK Accouniing Standards have folltswed, subj¢cl 10 any maicrial deparwres
disclosed and explainLd in the financial siatcmcnts.
Preparc Ihc financial staiemenis on Ilie going eoncern basi5. unles8 it 15 inappropriaie to assume tliat the Charity
will wntinuc to fvnciion.
The Trusices are responsibl¢ for kcepinE propel. accounting rccDrd4. %%'hich disclose, Ivith r¢a$onahle
accuracy ai any titn¢. IhL financial pvsiiion of the CharitN, and to enable th¥tn 10 ensiire thai, Ivli¢rt dppliiobl¢. th¢ finanrial
5tatemeiiis coixply with Ihe applicable lau.. regulalions and tru51 dccd. They also rL5ponsibl¢ foT safeguarding Ihe asseL% of
the Charity, and h¢n¢t for iakiiig 1rd￿nable sieps for the preveniion and deteciion offraud or otlier ir￿gularl[l¢s.

E NORMAN COLLISSON
UNDATI
TRUS
EE
Coniinu¢d
nce & Mana
emenl
The Charilv .% uoiisliiulion was adopted ort th¢ 51h March 1970 by Trust D¢ed, cr¢ating a Charilable Trust.
Th¢ apwintsneni of new Trusiees is ve%ied in Mr. R. C. M. Collisson a5 StaiLd in tlir founders Will. ApwinlcLs are
intervieived by Mr. R. C. M. Collisson and are pi'ovided ii'iih full infoi'iiiation aboui the Charity befo1¢ bring invited loioin th¢
Board. New Trustees are given an appropi'iale ijiduciion programm¢ to the workings of Ihe Charity and receive tr8inin8 as
n¢Gessary.
The Board fr￿￿1¢¢ Members genei?Ily meet bi-annuallv and otherwise as require¢f to administer the Charity.
The Board ot Trustees delegate the day to day running of the Chariiy 10 Wilkin5 & Co., BicL5t¢r and [nan(￿¢￿ent and
custody of invcstments 10 Raihbones.
The Board Members have overall responsibility for ensuring thai the Chariiy has appropriate systetns of Lx>nirol.
financial tnd oihcrwise. These systems should provide reasonable assurance Ihat'.-
IhE ¢harity 15 operating tfrficienily and efl¢ciively.
its &8stls are sdfrgyuarded dgainst unauthorised use OT di8POSltion.
pi'oper rcLords are tnaiiilained, and finanLial infortnarion used ii.ithin the charity. or for publicaiion, is reliable. and
the cliarity complies M'ith Irlcvanl la￿S rtgulation5.
Th¢ systems of'int¢i'nal coiilrol air designed 10 providc r¢asonable. but not ab501ute llssultnce a8ains(
iiiaierikjl Jnissuienient ur loss, Ihcy include-.-
regular consideration by-l tuslees of financial results. and
delegation of authority and segrcgation of duties as dLfined above.
kRev
The Twstees have as%essed the major risks to ivhich Uic Ch&'ily niay be Lxposed. iii particular Iho8c relatcd lo Ihc
operation and tinanLes of IliL Tiust and arL satisticd that S)Stwns are in plac¢ to miligaiL Ilieir exposuiy io the major risks.
The I'rusites lake legal and other pr()fessional advice wherevLr nccessary and Ivill alwavs continue to do so.
Ob'ectives and At
lkne objects. of th¢ Charity tre as follows...
Al The general Promotion. advanceinLnt and en¢oura2etnent of the arts and scienL¢s of archiiecturc. and of mcchwiical and
conslruaional ¢n8ine¢ring.
Bl The genera] protnolion and encouragement of Studies and rcsearch into archileclural dnd nicchanical and construcliondl
enginecriiig.
Cl Th¢ gcneral protnoiion, advan¢etllcnt and encOUr￿e￿ient of surgical m¢dical sci¢nce.
DI The genetral proinotion and Cncouragemctti of sutBical and medi￿1 siudi¢s and re5¢arch.
The Trustc¢s ha¥L fLfcrred li) Ihe guidaice the Charity Coinmissions general guidvmc¥ on publir benelii
wh¢rt iyvieiving iheir aims and objcctivcs aiid iii planninuT their future a¢tiVilies. In parti¢ulai' lh¢ Truste¢5 eonsidcr how plannLd
activitie5 will ¢onirtbule lo the diins and objeetivcs they hai'c s¢t.
Achievetnents and Perf
ante
I'h¢ Foundaiioji s finantial accounting ycar ended 5 Api'il 2025 produced ihe followiiig r¢sulis'.
Incomc aillounLe(I to £121,363 bcing a decrLase of £38,667 N%'hen compared ￿.1111 the previous year. The income is
deiived frotn intercst and dividends ￿151￿8 from investments made vn behalf of the Charity by an indepettd¢lll finthcial
management Cotnpany.

THENORM
COLLISSON F
UND
()N
TRUSTELS.. REPORT Co
nue
A¢hievcmenis and Pci'f
rmance
Coniinue
Mana¥¢meni cxpendilure of £58,705 increascd by £7.656 Compared to 2024. This was due 10 an in¢rcase in
manag¢ment fces for day lo day iunning Costs paid lo Wilkin5 & Co, Biccs1¢r.
Charitable donations 8how a cost of £440.486 in the accounts for the year. Thi.% relates io a new grants being am'arded.
A net operating deticit of £377.828 arDse in the y¢ar12024 deficit £25.515). The IJLficii of £377.828 arose fD)m noimal
operations and ar05e due lo a new grants being Lonitnilted to in IhL vear.
Arter taking account ot-a decrease in the value of tlie Cliarity's quoted investmenis iii the year of £406,244 12024
incrca$¢ £534,624) the Charity recorded overall deficit of £784,072 (2024 £509.109 ovcrall surplusl.
The overall iolal of Unrcstrtcled Funds ai 51h April 2025 amounted 10 £5,402.456 and was represented by qLlOted
investments thd cash deposiis less crcdiioT5.
The balance held on the Charity s bank current accounl will ¢oniinue 10 be reviewLd aiid coiiipar¢d with known futur
ouigoings with aiiy excess funds being rettinied 10 the fin￿¢la1 maiiagcmcDI cojnpany for re-invesimeni.
Having regard to currcnt market condiiion4 ihe Tru5tces cons&der Ihat tliat the Poitfolio h&s p¢rfoitn¢d sdtisfactorily
when compaTed to similar invesiinent funds.
ina
ial Rei'iew
R¢serv¢5 P ITC
No coininilinenis are Inadc unless funding is in place and the Trusiees intend that thi5 policy will Continue for the
pr0￿ctIOn of I'rustees.
Grdni Nqaki
(Trant applicdlions in respect of mcdical research are tonsid¢red at the periodic Trustees, Meetings. and ifapproved
they are Lonfririned by Ihc Trustugs. The Trubt¢es are ablc to make grants from both the capi&l and incoine of the Cliariiy.
Csltncni Polic
The monics and pr(>perty of the Charity not imtnediat¢ly required for th¢ purpose ol-the Charity Inay bc held or Y¢sicd
in such persons, whcther Members of Ihe Charity or not. as the 1302rd ot-Ti'usiees may from tirne lo time dciermine a5 HolJing
Trustees.
The I'riislecs have placed the rnanagcmeni ofihe Charity'% Tni'osttnenis 14.iih a fully authoriscd invLstmeni management
Ol'8dni5aiion are in rLcLlPt ofquartei'lj r¢txirts froni this organisaiiun. These repnns £LSSiSI Ihc TrusicLS r¢garding lh¢
iliVCSlni¢ni fund value and asset5 of ihe Charity. and in considcring decisions regarding expcndilurt of lunds where applicable.
The Tru5tce.s rcviciv Ihc perforrnanc¢ of Ihc inv¥slniciii nianagement organisalion periodically, by measuring ihe
portfolio pertoriiiance againgi Rarhhon¢ Bencli Mark 5 total r¢iurn indcy and a ran¥e of oiliLr coinparators, wilh any signiftcant
variaiions bEing discussd ¥vith the iovestnient tnanageiiienl Org￿lsai10n.
l)lan for th¢ l.'Llture
Iviih all availablc funds continu￿n￿ 10 be held in Ihe hands ora firm of invcsimcni ltind Inanagers the Tru8tec% can
corttinuc lo conc¢nirai¢ on the maiii aitns ol'ih¢ Chariry being the fiinding of Medical rescarch proj¢cis.
The Trustee% have resolved that the Charity sliould not hold any diTect invesim¥nls in Ihe tobacco industry 2nd will
¢ontinu¢ lo Itview the inv¢sim¥nls held in order to ensure ih4t thc firm U1.￿n1'es￿n¢Tht managcrs ar¢ cotnplying M'iih this
R.C.M. COLLISSON
Dated..............
On bthalf ofihe Board of Trw8tees

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER.
COLLISSON FOUNDATION
REP
RT TO THE TRUSTEE
OF THE NORMAN
report to th¢ trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Norman Collisson Foundation (the Foundaiion) for the year
ended 5th April 2025, which arc set out on pages 5 to 10.
Res
onsibilities and basis of Te
As the charit). trusiees of the Foundation) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in a¢¢OTdance with the
r¢quiremertts to the Charities Acr 2011 I'th¢ Act'l.
I report in respect of my exajnination of the FoundatiotL'S ac¢ounts caTiied out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in catrying
out my examination I have followed all the applicable Direction5 given by the Charity Cotnmission under section 14515)Ibl of
the 2011 A¢t.
Inde
¢ndent examiner's Statcrn¢nt
I have Cornpleted examination. I confirm that no n)aterial niatters have ¢onie to my attention iji connection with the
exaniination giviiigF nie cause to believe that in any Tnalerial respect..
l) Accounlirtg records w'ere noi kept in resp¢ct of thc Foundatlon a5 required by se¢tion 130 of the A¢¢,. or
21 The accounts do not aceord with those records.. or
31 The accout]ts do not comply with the applicable requirements con¢eming the form artd content of accounts set out ii)
Ilie Cliarilies (Accounts at)d Reports) RegLilaii<)i)s 2008 other thali any requircmcnt tliat tlic ac¢ouiits give a 'trlle aiid
fair view, which is not a matter considered a5 part of an independent examination.
I liave tjo conccnis aiid h3v¢ come 2cross no other matters in Connection with the exaniinaiion lo which attei)tion slioiild be
dram'n in this repon in ordei- to enable a pi'oper understanding of the accouiiis to be reaclied.
P. Nixon F.C.A.
Edivin Sjiiiih
.hartered Accountants
32 Queens Road
Re)ding
RGI 4AU
Datc..
102

THE
ORMAN COLLISSON FO
DATION
I'A fEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACT
vI-riL.% tor the
ea
cn
APRIL 2
25
025
Unrestricted
2024
Unrttslricted
Fund
Notes
Income
InvesimeTrt Incorne
121,363
160.030
cndilur
Charitable Aciivtiies
Oih¢i- Govcmanic COSTS
2 lal
21b)
440,486
58,705
134.496
51,049
Total Expettditure
499,191
ei Incomin
185,545
enditure
for the
ear
{377.8281
Oiher Reco
nised GaTns & L055eS
GainJlL0$5¢sI Dn invcslm¢nl asse
125,515)
1406.2441
Nei Movetnen
534,624
unds
1784,0721
T al F nd% brou
509.109
11 forward
ril 2024
6,186,528
Totsl funds thvried fo
5,677,419
rd th A ril 2025
£ 5,402.456
£ 6.186.528

NORN(4N COLLI
ON FOUNDA'fioN
BALANCE
HEET as
5" APRIL 2025
202
?024
Unr¢slricied
UnrL'btricicd
Fuiids
01
Fixed As
Inyeslinenis
5,865.723
6,490,217
Current As8eis
Cash ai Bank
139.554
140,748
Tt>lal Current A
139.554
140.748
Creditors.. amounts falling due wiihin onkn year
Net Cuiren
269.488
338,841
IAsseis
1129,9341
{198.093)
5,735,789
6.292,124
Crediiots.. amounts fallin8 due after ont year
333,333
105.596
Net
rrcn
Asscls
£ 5,402.456
£ 0,186,528
Th¢ Funds of the Chaiit
Unresiricied fund$
5,402.456
6,186,528
£ 5,402.456
6.186,528
Approvcd on behalt'ofihe Board ofTrustees on .
and signed on ils b¢half by..
J. G. FIELL6R-
RLSTEE

THEN
AN
ISSON FOUNDATION
STOTHF
ANCIAI.
TATEMENTS for the
t￿. ended 51h APRIL 2
l. AC
N I-ING POI.ICIES
The Ntsriiian Collisson Fouiidaiion ib a registercd chariiy inrorporaied in England Wales and governcd by Trust
Deed. l-hc principal ofrlice addrc55 is 25A m￿￿k¢1 Square. Bicestcr, O¥on, OX26 6AD.
The lin£￿CIal siaiemenis have been prepared in aceordan¢e iviih AcLouniing and Reponing by CliaritiLS.'
Staicmcnl ol. Rc¢omiiiendLd Pr<tciice applicable to charilics prLpaTing Ihcir atcounis in aLC4)rdance ￿'11h the Financial
Reporting Siandard applicablL Tll tlic UK Rcpublic ofIi"Lland IfRS 1021 (eftcciive l January, 20191- (Charitie%
SORP FR%1 021. and ihe Charities Act 2011 and applieablc regulations. The accounts have been prL'P(urd undcr the
historical cosr conveiilion with iteins recognise(J at cosi or ¢r#nsaction value unless oth¢rwisc Slated in the rclevant
noies lo Ihese aLLounts.
The a¢¢ounts are prepared in sterling ivhich is the fun¢iion curiLncy of th¢ Chttrity. Moneiary ainounis irt Ihrse
accounts are Tounded 10 the neare81 £.
The charity ￿nstituteS a publi¢ eiitity as defined by FRS 102.
Thc chwity has d r¢asonable expectaijon that thcre are adequaie resources lo continue in oreration?l ¢xisience foi. thc
f()r¢sccable future. It has Iherfoiy Luntinued 10 adopi th¢ going concern b&%1% in preparing its finaiicial Slalern¢nis. as
there are no known Inaterial unccrrainlies ak>ul the Cliariiy s ability to continue.
The principal &ccounting policics adopted in th¢ prepardiion uf Ihe financlal slaicments are as follows..
und Accountin
The Charity's gencral fund consists gf funds. which the Charity may use for its purpose, at ils discretion, under the
Itm)s of the objecis clause of the Trusi Deed. Thcre bcing iio rtt511'icled funds.
e Reco
All inconje is IrcognisLJ when IhLrt is cniillemLnL SU￿1¢It￿l cci'iainty Ihat receipi of intome is probablc, and Ihc
amount of income r¥Leivabl¢ can m¢asured r¢liablv.
Inve$itn¢nt income is recorded upon notification by Ihe Inve51meni Managers.
ndilure Rcco
on
Liabiliii¢s art tLLogniseiJ 89 expendiiure as soon as ther¢ 15 a legal or wnsiruLliYe obligation Lwtnniitting ilie Charity io
thai expcnditur¢, it Is probablc that setilemenl will b¢ required, and the amount of Ihc obligation can be Ineasured
reliably.
All ¢Kpenditurc 1$ bccounied for on an accrual's basis.
d}
vcmancc Co.4ts
This compris￿ all ¢051s incurred in the martdgement and administrdiion of the Charity during IhL year iind¢r rcvjgw.
e) Charil ble Aciivirics
Grants aiid donaiions payablt are accounted tor when Ihe Charity is commitied to paying them. with furthcr dctails
Eiveli in Notc 2{a).
Assci Inveslinenls
InvesimLnts are iniiially recognised al their transaction value and subsequcntly measured at rh¢ir mdrk¢t value ai Ihe
balanLL sheet date u*ing the clo%ing rnid-mark¥l quoted prices. -rhe Svdiemeni of Financial Activities include the nei
gains and losses ai'isinL? on revaluation and disposal.8 tlimiighout the veti.

HF. f¥ORMAN
LI8SON FO
NDA TION
NOTES T
TIIE FINANCIAL
TA TEMENT
e￿. endL
PRIL 2025
g) Realised and
nTealiscd Gains and
ss
All gain.% and losses gre lakL'n tD IhL Siaieireni ot'Financial Aciivilies as (hey arise. Realised gains and loss¢s o
inw¢simenL% are calculaieé as the diffttr¢iiLe beiween %ale proeeeds and thcir openiiig carrying i'alue or Ilieir purcliasc
valuc ifaLquired subsequeni to the firsi da}, of the financial year. Llnrealiscd 8ains and 105ses on inve51mLlll ¥L%seis are
calculated as tlie dilTerenc¢ b¢t%¥e¢n lh¢ fair valLie ai die year end and tliLir carrying value. Realised and uiircalis¥d
invesiinent gains and losses aTe combined in the Siattrincni ofi.'in3nci21 Aciivilies.
h) Debttrr
Deb1015 are ￿cognISed ai theiT s¢iIIcix¥ni aniouiii.
at ljank
Cash ai bank includes cash held at bank Current ￿cOunts and rash accounts with rh¢ Investment Mana8¢rs.
rs and
Crediiors and pr()ViSiU115 ￿.here the charity ha5 a prescnt obligation resulting from a past ei'eni Iliat will piobabl>' r¢suli
in th¥ transfer of luttd5 to a Ihird party and rhe aiiiounl due 10 scitlc IliB ubligaiTon ean b¢ tn¢asura or esiimal¢d
reliably. Cr¥diloi's dnd provisions &i-¢ staled at their 5eiil¢ment amouni.
Legally bindiiig and non-legally biiidiiig commitment% arc sjiown in the Notes 10 the Financial Siai¢menls. When
rittancial support is proJiiis¢d, but not coiilracled, the amount 15 shown in th¢ Finantial Staiemenis wlien paid.
11 R
erves
The Trustees will nul comniit funds for any dooations, unlcss iiionies are in place or Ihe receipt of sanie is definitc.
The Trustees always ensuir that funds availablc foi. overheads for ar leasi one futUTe year.
-XPENDIT
RE
2025
University of Oxford
Funding appri>ved in Ihe year
440.486
£ 134,496
bl Mana
tment nd Adrninislraii
Bank ChclrKe5
Investmeni Mana8¢r
Aceoiiiitancy Sei'viecs
IndL'pendeni b.xaiiiiDers Fce
Tru.8ILc Mectijig ExpensLS
n of he Chari
105
40,025
11.686
2.160
2.248
156
58.705
51.049
No salarie5 were paid to any Trustee12024. £Nill. Expenses were paid to Trusle¢s in tho y¢ar WLre £15612024-

E NORMAN COLLI8
N FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCI L STA'FEMENTS
rihe
L'J. ¢nd¢d 51h AP
LIABILITIE
2025
2024
un
within o
Trad¢ Creditors
Professional Fees
Charitabl¢ Dvnaiion5
9,864
6.000
253.624
9.315
6.9aO
322.628
£ 269,488
£ 338,841
Amoun
ftcr one
ear
Charilablc Donations
£ 333.333
105,596
4. ACC
GR
F COMMIT
Nl's
In accordance ￿'Ith policy Noi¢ Il¢} wniiacted grants are accounted for ai dic inception of the granl.
The &crued donations comprise'.-
2025
Duc dftcr
One Year
Oiic Year
Ilie Developtncnt of t Novel lJrdid¢d EI¢cirospun Cord for
Knec Ligameiii Rep&ir
Tru¥ Colours IBI) I'ndeavour
Biolig Proj¢¢l- NLW Grant
ResLaiEh Pl￿g[l$s1￿c Supr<inuelear Palsy- NeN4' Grant
Clinical Study of PnlvnLuropathylniyopathy- Ncw Grdnl
117.366
34,106
16,666
50.0
40.486
83.333
250.￿0
£ 253,624
£ 333.333
5. TAN
IB
uoie
In
mcD15
202
2024
Markei Value ai 6th April ?024
Addiiions
Disp05als
Nei Unwlised InvLStmeni Gain51lLossesl
Market Value ai S" April 2025
6,490,217
2.009,192
(2.227,4421
14(16,244}
5.863,595
2.255,981
{2.163.9851
534.624
£ 5.865.723
£ 6,490.217
6. Th¢ Cliarity liag taken advantage of the exeiiiption available not to PTepare Cash Flow Staiernertt&
TED PARTIES
Th¢TÈ wcre no related party IransaciEons in Ihc year (2024_None).

TFIE NORMAN CO
ISSON FOUNDA TION
e 10
NO'fES TO T
E FINANCIAI. STAT
MENTS for the
eaT en
APRIL 2025
TURF. EVENTS
A. F iidin for r
se
h into and ihe dev
ent of a Novel Bra
a) Phase I funding agrc¢d 1277.363 0%'er Ihree >'cars-
LIl￿S
noiv compleie:_
£230,492 had becn paid by 5th April 2024
£46.871 was paid duriiig Ilie ycar.
b) Phase 2- Funding agree(1 £280,000 owcr lh￿¢ vears tiY)m 1° Augusi 2022-.
£0 had been paid b), 51h April 2024.
£167,634 was paid durillg the vear.
£51.861 ha* b¢cn paid since Ilie }'ear end.
cl Phase 3- Fiinding approved 2n4 June 2025 10 exiend th¢ prvjeci. £226.000 payable over 3 y¢ais to cornmence
]# January 2026.
un Con
for
nee Li
amenl Re
B. Fundii
for rcsearch h True C lour
IBD k.ndeavour
al Continudiion of Te%car¢h approv¢d last ycar. £134.496 over two years from l* January 2024
£33,143 had been paid by 5rh April 2024.
£67,248 wa8 paid during Iheyear.
£34.105 has b¢en paid since the )'ear end.
C. New Gr
tsa
rov d in tlie
Biolig Projcct- £1 00.000 over lh￿¢ years lo siarl in Ihe Autumn ot'2025.
Progr¥55ive SupranuLlear Palsy Rcsear¢h- £300,000 over Ihrce ycars 10 Sthrl in the Autumn ot'21)25.
8iud) ol-critical IIIIics% PolyeuTopathy/myopatli)' iii cliildren ￿7￿ young adulis- £40,486 oiie ot].
payment. Grant paid 3010512025.