Charity registration number.. 278306
The Spielman Charitable Trust
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 5 April 2025

The Spielman Charitable Trust
Contents
Reference and Administrative Details
Tru5tees' Report
Statement of Trustees, Responslbllitles
Independent Examlner's Report
Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements
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The 5pielman Charltable Trust
Reference and Administrative Detai15
Tru5tee5
Mr CJ L Moorsom, Chairman
Mrs K Hann
Mr PA Cooper
MSA Hann
Ms A McCaTthy
Secretary
Mrs J T Anderson
Principal Offlce
Whitefriars Bu5ines5 Centre
2nd Floor
Lewins Mead
Bristol
BSI 6UT
Charlty Reglstr?tlon Number
278306
Investment Manager5
Evelyn Partners
Portwall Place
Portwall Lane
Bristol
8516NA
Bankers
CAF Bank Llmited
25 Klngs Hlll Avenue
Kings Hlll
West MallSng
Kent
ME19 4TA
Independent Examlner
C J Keates-Porter FCA
R S Porter & Co Llmlted
The Old Dalry
Ashton Hlll Farm
Weston Road
Failand
Bristol
BS8 3US
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The Spielm3n Charitablè Trust
Tru5tees' Report
The frustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the Charity for the year
ènded S April 2025
i)
Structure, governance and management
The Trust is an incorporated trust, constituted under a Irust deed dated 8th June 1979 and is a
reBlstered ¢harlty, number 278306. The trust was established by an inltlal glft of £S.000 in 1979 and
does not actively fundralse. The trustee5 wlll seek to continue the charitable work carried out by
John and Paula Spielman over many years.
The Instltutlon does not actlvelv fundralse. All Income Is obtalned from investment5 which are
managed by Evelyn Partners.
Recrultment and appolntment of trustees
The Trust wa5 set up in 1979 and the ori8irial trustee5 were Chrls Moorsom, Karen Hann and Paul
Cooper, who were appolnted by John and Paula Splelman In 2019. The day to day admlnlstration 15
delegated to an Admlnbstrator
Organlsatlonal structurg
The trustees agree the broad strategy and areas of activlty for the trust, Including conslderatlon of
giant makln8 and Investment pollcv.
Malor rlsks and management of those r15ks
Rlsk Pollcy
Trustees place a priorlty on rlsk management. Rlsks are cate8orlsed as follow:
Governance and management rlsks
Operatlonal risks
Financlal rlsks
External and compllance r15ks
It is the polScy of the trustees to review all risks on an annual basls. The annual review seeks to
establish that all risks are documentated and steps to mitigate such risk5 are established and
executed. As a result of this proces5, the trustees are Satisfied that residual risks are minimal.
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Thè Spie1man Charltable Trust
Trustee5' Report Continued
Objects, Achlevement and performantè
Objetts
The Trust provide5 grants to a ran8e of Instltutions and individua15 to help them deal wlth Immediate needs.
The Trust 1150 SUPPOrts a number of chariiles, partlcularly those en83ged in caring for and educatin8 children
and young people In Brlstol and th& South We51 of England. It also provides grants to other tharltles that the
trustee5 believe tnerit support ol the Trust.
Achlevements and performance
The followln8 are the statistlcs in respect ol certain kèy actlvltles undèrtaken..
2025
2024
Grants glven to organlsatlons helplng young Indlvlduals
wlth cancer or a terminal illne55 or who are deaf, blind
or sufferlng other di5abi1Sties
36,000
23,950
Grants glven to or88nlsatlons helpln8 dlsadvantaged
hildren and their parents in Bristol, IncludSn8 boys
club5 and 5COUt groups
131,500
132,060
Grant5 rnade to xhoo15
Grants made to Art and theatre or88nlsatSons
54,000
53,000
Grant5 rnade to a number of Bristol charltles. HelplnB
elderly people and the dlsabltd or to Èlderly Individuals
9,000
10,000
Grants to help community projects
30,000
260.500
219,010
Financial Revlew
Performance In Year
DurlnE the year the trust received total investment income of E248,894 12024.. £265,908). Charitable
distributiOD5 fDr the year amounted to £26D.SOO12024= £219.0101. After charElng admlnisrration expenses
and investment rnanaBernent charges totallin8 £34,782 12024.. £33,076). there was a IDeficitllSurplus of
expenditure over income of £146.388112024 ..£45.5021. The ILossl/profSt on the investments amounted to
£1136,269112024: £31,680)
Takin8 Into account the deficit of inctsme over expenditure including the unrezli5ed ILossl/prtsfit trom the
investment portfolio of the Trust, the unrestricted assets of the Tru5l reduced from £5,870.294 to £5.687,637
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The Spielman Charitable Trust
Statement of Trustees. Responslbllltles
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Annual Repart and the financial statements
in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards Iunlted Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulation5.
The law applic3ble to tharities requires the trustees to prepare financial Statements for each
financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affaSrs of the charity and of the incoming
resources and applitation of resources of the charlty for that perlod. In preparing these financial
statements, the trustees are required to:
select sultable accountlng policles and then apply them consistently;
observe the methods and princlples In the Charities SORP,.
state whether appllcable accouritlns Standards have been followed, subject to any
material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,. and
prepare the flnanclal statements on the going concern ba515 unle55 It is inapproprlate to
presume that the charlty w511 contlnue in business.
The trustees are responslble for keepln8 proper accounting records that disc105e with reasonable
accuracy at any tlme the flnanclal p05itlon of the charity and enable them to ensure that the
financial statements comply wSth the Charities Act 2011. The trustees are also responslble for
safeguardlng the a55et5 of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the preventlon and
detection of fraud and other irre8ularltle5.
Approved by the trustees of the Charity on the 30th September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
Mr CJ L Moorsom
Trustee
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The 5plelman Charitable Trust
Independent ExamIne￿S Report to the Trustee5 of The Splelman Charitable TNst
I report on the accounts of the charsty lor the year ended 5 Aprll 2025 whlch are set out on paBes
6t012
Respecilve responslbllltles of trustees and examlfier
The Charity's trustee5 are responsible for the prep3ration of the accounts. The Charlty's trustees
consider that an audit is not ￿QUIred lor thi5 year under section 144121 ol the Charitle5 Act 2011
Ithe 2011 Actl and that aTh independent examination is needed.
It 15 my responsibility to..
examlne the accounts under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act,.
to follow the procedures lald down In the general Dlrettlons glven by the Charity
Comm1$51on under sectlon I451Sllbl of the 2011 Act., ènd
to state whether particular matters have come to my attentlon.
B8515 cf IndBpendent examln*r'$ report
My examln3tlon was carrled Dut In accordance with the general Dlrectlons 8iven by the Charlty
Commission. An examinatioa tnclude5 a revlew of the accouDtln8 records kept by the charity and
comparison of the accounts presented wlth those recDrds. It also Includes conslderatlon of anv
unusual Items or di5c105ure5 In the accounts. ènd seekln8 explanatlons from you as trustee5
concernln8 any such rnaiter5. The pr¢xedures undertaken do not provide all the evldence that
would be fequlred In an audlt and con58quently no oplnlon Is 8lven as to whether the aecounts
present a 'true and lalr vlew" and the rèport Is Ilmlttd to those matters set otst In the ststement
below.
Independent examlngr's slltoment
In conncction with my examlnatlon, no matter has come to my attentlon..
whSch 8lYès me a reasenablÈ cause to belleve that In any materlal respect the
requlrements..
to keep accountln$ records In accordance wlth sectlon 130 of the Charltle5 Act 2011.,
and
to prepare ateounts which accord wlth the accountlng records, £ornply wlth the
accountln8 requlrernents ef the 2011 Act.
have not been met,. or
to whlch, In my oplnion, attention shDuld be drawn in order to enable a proper
understandlng of the accounts to be Teached.
C J Keates-Parter FCA
R S Porter & Co Limited
The Old Dalry
Ashton Hlll Farm
Weston Road
B58 3U5
Date: 30th September 2025
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The Splelman Charitablè Trust
Statement of Financlal Actlvltles for the Year Ended 5th April 2025
Ilncludlng Income and Expendlture Ac¢ount artd Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Loss8sI
Unrestrlcted
funds
Total
2025
Totsl
2024
Note
Income and Endowmentsfrom:
Investment income
248,894
248,894
248,894
248,894
265,908
265,908
Expendlture on..
Charltable actlvlties
295,282
295,282
252,086
Totsl Expendlture
295,282
295,282
146,3881 146,3881
252,086
13,822
Galn/lLossl on programme related Investments
1136,2691 1136,2691
31,680
Net movement In funds
1182,6571 1182.6571
45,502
Recon¢Sllatlon of tunds
Total funds brought forward
5,870,294 5,870,294
5,824,792
Total funds carrled forward
5,687,637 5,687,637
5,870,294
All of the Charity's actlvitie5 derSve from eontinulng operatlons durlng the above two perlods.
The funds breakdown for 2025 Is shown In note 5.
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The Spielman Charitable Trust
Balance Sheet as at S April 2025
2025
2024
Note
Flxed assets
Investments
5,663,343 5,849,916
Current a$5ets
Cash at bank and In hand
25,746
21,830
Credltors: Amounts falling due within one year
11,4521
11,4521
Net current assets
24,294
20,378
Net assets
5,687,637 5,870,294
Funds of the Charlty:
Unrestricted Income funds
Funds Blfwd
Net incomellexpenditurel
5,870,294 5,824,792
1182,6571
45,502
Totsl unrestrlcted funds
5,687,637 5,870,294
Total funds
5,687,637 5,870,294
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The Splelman Charitable Trust
Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 5 April 2025
2025
2024
Note
Cash flows from operating artivitie5
Net cash incomellexpenditurel
1182,6571
45,502
Adjustments to cash flow5 from non-cash items
Investment income
FA inv~ UK listed other sh5 provi5i9n tharge IUI,BSI
1248,8941 1265,9081
136,269
131,6801
1295,282) 1252,0861
Worklng capital adlustments
(Decreaselllncrease in creditors
Net cash flows from operating activitles
1295,2821 1252,0861
Cash flows from Investlng actlvltles
Purchase of investment5
Sale of investments
Income from interest and dividends
12.121,4361 1977,8221
2,171,740
920,653
248,894
26S,908
Net cash flows from investing activitles
299,198
208,739
Net Idecreasel/increase in cash and cash equiva5ent5
Cash and cash equivalents at 6 Aprll
3,916
21,830
43,347
65,177
Cash and cash equivalents at 5 Aprll
25,746
21,830
All of the cash flows are derived from continuln8 operations durlng the above two period5.
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The Splelman Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financlal Statements for the Year Ended 5th April 2025
11 Accountlng pollcles
Basls of preparatlon
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with AtcounElne and Reporting by
Charities.. Staternent of Recommended Practice applicable to charities Pfeparing thelr accounts in
atcordance wlth the Flnanc5al Reporting Standard applicable Sn the uk and Republic of Ireland IFRS
1021 leffeciive l January 20151 (Charlties SORP IFRS 10211, the Financial Rèporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland IFRS 1021 and the Companies Act 2006.
The Spielman Charitable Trust meets the dellnltlon ol a publlc entlty under FR5 102. Assets and
liabilities are initially re¢o8nised at historl£al cost or transactlon value unles5 Otherwlse stated in the
relevant accountin8 policy notes.
Income and endowments
Voluntary Incorne in¢ludlng dgnotlons, glfts, legacles and grant5 that provlde core fundlN8 or are of a
general nature Is reco8nised when the Charity ha5 entitlement to the Income, it Is probable that the
ncome wlll be recelved ènd the amount can be rneasured wlth sufflelènt rellablllty.
Donatlons and legacles
Donatlons and le8acles are reco8n15ed on a re¢eivable basls when recelpt 5s probable and the arnount
can be rellably measured.
Expendlture
All expenditure is reco8ni5ed once there Is a legal or ¢onstruct1ve obll8atlon to that expenditure, it Is
probable that settlement Is requlred and the amount Ean be measured reliably. All costs are allocated
to the appllcable expendSture he8iJlnE that aggregate similar tosts to that cate8ory. Where costs
Cannot be directly attributed to partlcular he3dinBs they have beÈn allocated on a basis con515teni
with the use ol resources, with central staff costs allocated ¢n the basls of tlme spent and
depreciation charges allocated on the portlon of the asset's use. Other support costs are allocated
based on the spread of staff costs.
Governance c05ts
These include the ¢0gts attrlbutable to the Charlty's compllance with constitutional and statutory
requirements, including audit, stategit management and Trustees, meetings and feinbursed
expense5.
T3x3tion
The Charity is consldered to pass the tests set oui Sn Parngraph I Schedule 6 of the Financial Act 2010
nd therefore it meets the definition of a charltable company for UK corporation tax purposes.
Accordingly, the Charity is potentially exÈmpt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains
recelved withln categories CDvered by Ctkapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section
256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or 8ain5 are èpplled
extlusively to charitable purposes.
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The Splelman Charitable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 5th April 2025
l) Accounting policies (tontlnuedl
Fixed asset investments
Fixed asset investments, other than pro8ramme related investments. are included at market value
t the balènce sheet date. Realised 8ains and1055es on investments are calculated as the difference
between sales proceeds and their market value at the start of the year, or thelr subsequent cost, and
are charged or credited to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period of dlsposal.
Unrealised gains and 1055e5 represent the movement in market values durln8 the year and are
credited or charged to the Statement of Financial Activltles based on the market value at the year
end.
21 Investment income
Unrestrlcted
funds
Total
2025
Total
2024
General
Income from dlvldends..
Dlvldends recelvable from group undertokln8S
248,820 248,820 265,814
Interest receivable and similar income.,
Interest recelvable on bank deposlts
74
74
94
248,894 248,894 265,908
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The 5pielman CharitablÈ Trust
Notes to the Fsnancial Statements for the Year Ended 5th April 20Z51 continued I
31 Flxed asset Investments
other Investments
Listed
Investmènts
2025
Total
2025
Total
2024
Cost or Valuatlon
At 6 April 2024
Additions
Disposals
5.849,916
5,849,916
2,121,436
2,121,436
2,171,740) 12.171,7401
5.761.067
977.822
1920,6531
At S April 2025
5,799,612
5,799,612
5.818,236
G81n on Programme Related Investments
LossllGaln for the year
1136,2691
1136,2691
31,680
At S Aprll 2025
5,663.343
5,663,343
5,849,916
Net book value
At 5 April 2024
5,849.916
5,849,916
5,761,067
At 5 Aprll 2025
5,663,343
5,663,343
5,849.916
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The Splelman Charltable Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 5 April 202S Icontirtuèdl
41 Creditors: amounts falling due within on• year
2025
2024
Accruals
1,452
IA52
1,452
1.452
Sl Analysls of netfunds
At
6 April
2024
At
6 Aprll
2025
Cashliow
Cash at bank and in hand
Credltors due withln one year
21.830
3.916
25,746
Net fund5
21,830
3,916
25,746
61 Analys15 of charltable actlvltles
2025
2024
Grants
Admlnistratlon expenses
Investment management charges
260,500
10,896
23.886
219,010
10,240
22,836
295,282
252,086
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The Spielman Charitable Trust
Appendix l- Grant Beneficiarles
Beneficiary of grant
Amount
Access Sport
Anchor Society
Avon Riding Centre
Brandon Trust
Brianwave
Bristol Childrens Help Society
Brlstol Ensemble
Brlstol Old Vlc Theatre School
Cerebral Palsy Plus
Chicks
Childrens Hosplce South West
Creative Youth Network
Dolphin Society
Eastslde Community Trust
Empire Fi8htin8 Chance
ERIC
Fare Share
Farm Llnk
Grateful Society
Je5sle May Trust
Key Café
Music Trust
NSPCC
One 25 Ltd
Paul Mitchell Golf
Re:Work
Ronald MacDonald House
Royal Welsh College of Music
St Peter's Hospice
St Werburghs Clty Farm
Step and Stone
Swanneryyouth aub
The Green House
Tobacco Factory
Wheels Project
Young Bristol
5,000.00
3,000.00
4,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
20,ODO.00
10,000.00
4,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
5,000.00
10,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
7,000.00
3,000.00
5,000.00
30,000.00
10,000.00
15,000.00
5,000.00
4,000.00
1,000.00
3,000.00
20,000.00
5,000.00
7,500.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
10,000.00
15,000.00
10,000.00
260,500.00
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