2025-06-30-accounts

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From	Period start date			To	Period end date
	Day 01	Month July	Year 2024		Day 30	Month June	Year 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

	Charity name	Charity name			The Martin Ryle Trust	The Martin Ryle Trust	The Martin Ryle Trust
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address		Registered charity number (if any)327946 Charity's principal addressPO Box 3760 Norwich Postcode NR7 7HN ~~——~~
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity	Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
	Trustee name Office (if any)			Dates acted if not for whole year	Dates acted if not for whole year		Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1	PhilipWebber Chair
2	JennyNelson Treasurer
3	Vanessa Spedding
4	Tim Foxon
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year ~~ee~~ Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ~~=———~~

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

• Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)

• How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Deed of trust

Trust

In accordance with the Trust Deed, there must be at least three and not Trustee selection methods more than nine trustees. Trustees have a wide network of contacts and (eg. appointed by, elected by) from time to time invite new trustees who have a track record of work in a similar field of charitable activity or who have specific skills relevant to charitable governance. This may include members of the Martin Ryle family.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

To fund scientific research and education on any aspects of reducing violence between states.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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The trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the grant making policy in the year Summary of the main activities The Trust pursues its aims chiefly through support of the organisational undertaken for the public development, and education and advocacy activities, of Scientists for benefit in relation to these Global Responsibility (SGR) (SGR General Purpose Fund). objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

The Trust envisages that further applications for funding will be made to meet its general objects and specifically it will support organisations such as SGR and the Nuclear Information Service which are committed to the Trust's aims. The Trust actively supports the charitable work of Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR), a membership organisation promoting responsible science and technology. Examples of this type of work are research, education and advocacy centred around the military and other major corporate influences on science, design and technology in You may choose to include education and universities, information for young people on ethical career further statements, where choices, providing briefings about security and disarmament, climate relevant, about: change and energy, science and technology policy, emerging  policy on grantmaking; technologies and conferences and other educational events and publications covering these areas of work.

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Grants totalling £55,851 were made to SGR.

SGR’s	key achievements over the reporting period:
	In collaboration with the New Weather Institute (NWI), SGR
	published two reports on the carbon footprint of football - 'Dirty
	Tackle ' (February 2025) and 'Playing With the Planet ' (May 2025),
	with further publications to come. Our research highlights the key
	role that the world’s most popular sport plays in encouraging high
	carbon lifestyles, especially through sponsorship from oil and gas
	companies and airlines.
	SGR has also secured funding from NWI to research the carbon
	footprint of the winter sports sector. Several reports will be
	published later this year.
	Stuart Parkinson is working on a two-year project (until June 2026)
	funded by Marmot Charitable Trust and the MRT, researching
	examples and trends in greenwashing in military-industrial sectors.
	SGR has been awarded a grant of £20,000 by the Network for
	Social Change, for a new project challenging the military influence
	on universities and schools, planned to begin in September 2025.
	SGR’s previous research on military carbon emissions continues to
	be very influential. Most notably, it was quoted in the State of
	Palestine’s submission to the International Court of Justice climate
	hearing.
	Nico Edwards was appointed to SGR's Board of Directors in
	January 2025, replacing Simon Reed. Nico has published several
	recent articles on military and climate issues, and helping to
	organise the Global Week of Action for Peace and Climate Justice
	in September 2024.
	Stuart Parkinson analysed the major rises in UK military spending
	in both the Autumn and Spring budget statements, for the British
	branch of the Global Campaign on Military Spending.
	Phil Webber and Stuart Parkinson spoke at several events
	organised by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
	Andrew Simms spoke at numerous events about overconsumption
	and the harmful activities of the fossil fuel industry.
	SGR is a part of a new network of organisations called theSUV
	Alliance ,which was launched in March 2025 to campaign against
	the ever bigger, more dangerous and polluting Sports Utility
	Vehicles cluttering our streets.
	Jan Maskell has continued to contribute to a 5-year project (until
	early 2027), funded by the National Lottery, to develop a
	sustainable food system in North Lancashire.
	85 people attended SGR's onlineconference in October 2024 on
	'Defusing carbon bombs: how do we stop remaining dangerous
	fossil fuels from being burned?'
	SGR's website has continued to be a valuable resource for
	campaigners, academics, journalists and students, with around
	115,000 page views in the year ending in February 2025.
	The 7th edition of SGR's annualResponsible Science journal was
	published in May 2025.

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Trust has a policy of keeping reserves to a minimum, but to retain sufficient to cover recurring administrative expenses such as the independent examination of the accounts and operating costs. Funds are available in the General Unrestricted Fund to cover these. The Trustees have agreed that it is prudent to retain enough to cover the equivalent of 3 years costs, as it is difficult to raise funds for these purposes, but they are essential to ensure that the Trust can continue its work and comply with statutory obligations. This is estimated to be £4,000. At the end of this financial year the Trust set aside £5000 in this fund to cover future admin costs.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

N/a

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

Fund movements in the year

The Unrestricted Funds ended the year at £32,752

Part of this has been designated by the trustees to be available for grant making purposes. The balance will be used for MRT administration expenses.

• how expenditure has Restricted funds - The SGR General Purposes Fund ended the year supported the key objectives with a balance of £31,727 of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information ~~i~~

~~SSC~~ Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)
Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair etc)	PHILIP WEBBER VANESSA SPEDDING CHAIR SECRETARY ~~ee~~ ~~Pp~~
Date	3 November 2025 ~~po~~

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	Martin Ryle Trust							No (if any)	No (if any)
Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts 1st July 2024 30th June 2025 Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from ee e ee												Last year to the nearest £ CC16a
Grants and donations			52,172		-	-	-		52,172	52,172		11,774	11,774
Income tax recovered			1,115		-	-	-		1,115	1,115		1,129	1,129
Other receipts	125		-		-	-	-		125	125		74	74
Legacy	-		34,634		-	-	-		34,634	34,634		15,000	15,000
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	AR) 125		87,920		-	-	-		88,045	88,045		27,977	27,977
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 125 87,920 - 88,045 27,977 A3 Payments ————~~——~~
Grants paid			55,851		-	-	-		55,851	55,851		30,966	30,966
Running costs	743				-	-	-		743	743		790	790
Administrator fees	600				-	-	-		600	600		600	600
Independent examiner fees	50		-		-	-	-		50	50		-	-
Event costs	-		-		-	-	-		-	-		-	-
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**Sub total **	1,393		55,851		-	-	-		57,244	57,244		32,356	32,356
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 1,393 55,851 - 57,244 32,356 Net of receipts/(payments) - 1,269 32,069 - 30,800 - 4,379 A5 Transfers between funds 1,178 - 1,178 - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 32,843 836 - 33,679 Cash funds this year end 32,752 31,727 - 64,479 ————~~——~~ =====>>

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Categories|Details|funds|funds|funds| |to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B1 Cash funds|32,752|31,727|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |Total cash funds|32,752|31,727|-| |—S| |(agree balances with receipts and payments| |account(s))|OK|OK|=|OK| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |funds|funds|funds| |Details|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B2 Other monetary assets|-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |—===| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B3 Investment assets|-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |——| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B4 Assets retained for the|-|-| |charity’s own use|-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |=|===| |Fund to which|Amount due|When due| |Details|liability relates|(optional)|(optional)| |B5 Liabilities|-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |Signed by one or two trustees on|Date of| |behalf of all the trustees|Signature|Print Name|approval| |VANESSA SPEDDING|29-Oct-25| |PHIL WEBBER|27-Oct-25|

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K CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES

. Independent examiner's report on the accounts

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Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
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Report to the trustees/ ; members of | !he Martin Ryle Trust

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On accounts for the year | 30". June 2025
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Charity no | 3279486
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30/06/2025. .

• Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act’).

• | report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

• Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or

e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

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| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:| Ata, A Chersnenlf .- Date: | 21%. October 2025

Name: | Revd. Alan A. Clements

Relevant professional | Fellow Association Charity Independent Examiners. qualification(s) or body (if any):

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Address: | 15 Carleton Road, Great Knowley, Chorley PR6 8TQ
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