SIR ROBERT SPEED CHARITABLE TRUST
TRUSTEE'S REPORT AND INDEPENDENTLY
EXAMINED ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES NUMBER 281440

SIR ROBERT SPEED CHARITABLE TRUST
FOR THEYEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2026
TENT
F TRUST ACC
Page
Trustee's Annual Report
14
ndeFendent Examiner's Report
ststement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
S¢hedul8s of Investments
8-10
Notes to the Accounts
11-12

IR ROBERT SPEED CHARITABLE TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30
NE 2025
TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL REPORT
Ref•rence and admlnislration Infomiatlon
Charity nam•:
Sir Robert Speed Charitable Tiust
Charity roglstratlon number:
Chanty Commission for England and Wales 281440
Trusiee and Admlnlslmtor:
Apex Corporate Trustees (UK} Limited
4th Floor, 140 Aldersgate
London
EC1A 4HY
Chalrman to the CounGil:
T M Powell
34 Gorst Road
London
SW116JE
Inv•slment Manager:
Canaccord Genuity
9th Floor
88 Wood Street
London. EC2V 7QR
Bankors:
Lloyds Bank PIC
PO Box 72
Bailey Drive
Gillingham Business Park
Kent, ME8 OLS
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SIR ROBERT SPEED CHARITABLE TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL REPORT
CONTINUED
The Trustee prasents ils report and financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2025.
Structure governarbce, objectives and management
Sir Robert Spééd Charitable Trust was set up by deed dated 15 September 1980 by Sir Robert
Speed CB QC.
The Trust up to November 2020 w88 divkI8d into Ih¥o parts, the first being the ori3inal Fund Ythi¢h
is held by the Trustee, upon trust to apply the same (at the direction of Ihe Co(Jncil) 8ilh&r as
capital or income for the purpose of providing recreational facilities for the physical education 8nd
development of persons who are from time lo time Resident Junior Mèmbers of the Univ&rsitte$ of
Oxford and Cambridge. No part of the whol8 of the Trust fund need be retained or shall be trealed
as a pemianent endowment, so that Ihe ￿ole of tha Trust fund. wheth•r Capital or income, may
at th• discretion of the Council, be expended on the objects of the Trust.
The second part is the Lad￿6 Fund which was set up following receipt in Febn￿ry 2007 of a
personal gift from Mr David Gilchrist of 50,000 shares in Kiln Gioup Plc. This fund and the income
therefrom are kept separate from the other Charty investments, so Ihat the income can be used to
assi51 wth the running and coaching costs for th& Oxford and Cambridge UnNersty Ladies Golf
Clubs. During the year £3.50012024'. £3,500) vms paid wt to 1he Ladies Golf Clubs from the
ie$ Fund.
In November 2020. The Council decidad to set up a new Fund ' Dr￿ts/stymles Fund ' lo help
second team golf at the Universrlies. Money paid into the Fund can only be distributed to Ihose
teams. During the year £4,000 12024: £3,500) was paid out to the Divots and Stymies from the
Divotslstymies Fund.
Risk Managemènt
The Trustee ha$ considered the major rlsks to ￿lCh the Trusl 1$ exposed and has reviewed th058
rSsk$ and established systems and procedures to manage Iho$e risks. The Trustee considers the
variability of investment returns on the expendable endowmenl to constitute the Charity's main
risk. The Trust•& and Council have conlra¢ted the services of Can8ccord Genuty, the investment
manager, to provSde serwces and advice on investments. The Trustee and Council consider that
the investment advice receNed from Canaccord Genuity wlll help grow the resources avaik3ble for
generating income and capitsl growth so a$ to achieve the Charty's objectives. The varTrability of
the donations i% also a rfgk and the Councll monitors all donations.
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SIR ROBERT SPEED CHARITABLE TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL REPORT
CONTINUED
Investments
In accordance with the provisions of the Trust Deed, the control and management of the Trusfs
funds is vested in the Council, who. in consultation with the Trust's Investment Manager, decide
the investment policies to be followed. The Trusvs investment policy was changed in the 2021
accounting year. The Trust now invests in a maximum of 8 ¢olle¢live fundslinveslment trusts and
no one fund should ordinarily exceed 30% of the overall value of the investment portfolio.
Separate investment reports are made by the Investment Manager direct to the Council and
ac¢ordiNJly no further comment is approprkqte in this reporL wth the ex￿ption of ¢omparing the
value of the Funds wtth the values as at 30 June 2024.
The dunng the period £40,000 was transferred from Ihe Trustee's bank account for reinvestment
in the Original fund held wth the Investment Manager. The investrnents held as at 30 June 2025
had a value of £776,467. Adding lo this figure the cash in hand and debtors and deduclirYJ the
creditors gives a totsl net value for the fund of £850,141 which compares with a value at 30 June
2024 of £843.543. This represents a increase in value of £6,598 or 0.78%. The Council has
reviewed the perfom)ance of the investments since year end and has concluded that the mid to
long term investment Strategy adopted is approprk4te for the TTUSI.
Flnanclal Rovlow
2025
£ 35,764
£ 15.332
2024
£ 36,064
£ 34,915
Donations subject to Glft Aid
other Donations
During the period 7 (2024.. 131 new Gift Aid fomis were r￿1Ved totalling £8CN) {2024: £1.040)
incI￿1n9 one off payments.
£59.933 {2024'. £57,187) of the Trust income was distributed to the Oxford and Cambridge
University Golf Clu1% to Cover expenses incurred during Ihe year and a conlritrArtion to the goll
coaching costs of Resident Junior Members.
Reserves Policy
The appropriate level of financial reserves is ¢onsKlered each year by the Council. Reserves
comprise unrestricted general and endownEnl fijnds, and restricted general and endowment
funds which are only available for the Universities. Ladies teams and the Universities, second
teams. Whilst the Trust Deeds slate that no part of the Trust property shall be treated as a
permanent endowment so that the Who￿ of the Trust fund, whether capital or income, may I
expended on the objects of the Tnjst, the Council adopts a long-term plan in generating sufficient
funds to support future generations of University go￿erS. The Council Wk8hes to generate
gufficient endowment funds (defined as significant one-off donations intended by the donor for
permanent invesbnent and not current spend) to support the Charltys objectives.
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SIR ROBERT SPEED CHARITABLE TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL REPORT
CONTINUED
Res•rves Pollcy (contlnued)
The Councll expect$ Ihe Trust to hold. under normal circumstances, not more than £50,000 of
nr8strKted general funds at year end, to allow for Significant fluctuations In In￿rne and
expenditure and the potentval need for a major grant to one or other University for a onevoff
purpose. At the year end, unrestricted general funds were £32.696 {2024- £32.619)-
Taxation
A provision foi income tax re¢overable has be8n made 8$ shown. A claim for refund of this tax in
resFÉd of Gtft Aid has been submitted lo HMRC.
Trustse Charying Clause
The Trustee has [￿[ lo charge fees under the teTms of Ihe Trust deed in accordan￿ with its
published fee scale. The fee ch8rged 18 shown on page 12.
Apex Corporate Trustees IUKI Limited
Authorised S￿natory
Date 5, ftÉth 2026
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Independent examlnerfs reptyt to the trustees of the Slr Robert Speed Charitable Trust
I report to the charlty trustees on my exèmlnation of the accounts of the Sir Robert Speed Charitable
Trust for the year ended 30 June 2025 which a￿ set out on pages I to 12.
Respon51bilities and ba￿$ of report
As the charity trustees of the Trnst you are responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts in
accordante wtth the requirements of the Charities Art 20111'the Act'l-
l ￿port In respect of my examlnatlon of the Trust's accounts carried out un(ler sertion 145 of the
2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applkable Directions given bv
the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act.
Independent examinerf$ statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attentlon in
cOnneCt￿n with the examlnation giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
l. accountin8 wecords were not kept In respert of the Trust as required by sertion 130 of the
Act; or,.
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
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 reathed.
Slgned-
Name: AlexanderGems
Relevant professlonal qu8lrfication or body.. ICAEW Chartere(l Accountant
Addre55: 12 Spen￿r Road, Raynes Parl London, SW20 (JIP
Date: 27 February 2026

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SIR ROBERT SPEEO CHARITABLE TRUST
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
1. Aeeoub)Ung pollcleg
1.1 Bas15 of ar£ounting
The acuunts have been prgpored ¢)n tho hi%wrkal cost b88kn a5 rnodifi•d by the revaluat￿ of fftstn￿nts.
1.2 Natuyeand purpose of lunds
Endo*Tnent funds are unr¢strthd and restfi¢thd fund$ thatare hohl fort￿ beneffl of the charty 85 Cathl fvTrJs.
Unresldcted fijnds are availab￿ for u88 at the d18crt￿n ol ts Tru8tse in furtheranee oltho ottsdNes of Ihp
Chartyand wh￿h have nol been deslgnated for olh•r purpo￿& Unrestrlcaed funds ¢oftN)w gen8r81 funds and
endowTnent funds. Restricled fvnds a￿ thoso which are to be used in a￿￿rdance wth the ￿tr￿tionS of
thB donors ond o)mpris¢ the Ladies Fund and the DlvotslslyTh￿ Fund. Restrrted funds eorrorise 98twal and
endth¥ment funds.
1.3 Invo5tments
Invèstrrnnis ar* $1oted at fair Nwrk•t valuE with gains 8TrJ kjsses tein9 recognbed TrAith•i Net
in¢￿1&Xpend￿ure.
2. Gow CoachlrvJ CoBts
Oxlord UnN•rsfty &)If club IOUGCI
Carnbr*e Universty Golf Clth ICUGCI
4.200
4,973
9.173
Oxford Unwersity Ladi88 Golf Club IOULGCI
C8rnbr¥Jg8 Univer$ty Ladles Goff Club ICULGCI
700
660
3. Flx•d a¥8ot Investme
Quoted Investh*nts
Market Vduè at 1 July 2024
737,391
A¢dMkJrts atC05t
329,198
DisposaL% at ¢8rryir#J value
(294,487)
Net Inveslrn•rbt gains
4,365
Mathetvalue ot 30 Jun¢ 2￿25
77
,467
Historical Cost 8s at 30 June 2025
753,168
Thg during th• period É40,OOOwa5 transferwed from the Trustee's bank Attount for weinvestrnentwth thè
Invostnwnt Manager.

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